National Institute of Technology, [NIT] Silchar

The campus of National Institute of Technology, Silchar is located on the Silchar-Hailakandi road at Fakiratilla near Silchar city in Assam. The area of NIT Silchar campus is 625 acres, and it is full of quality infrastructure. NIT Silchar is one of the ‘institutes of national importance’, established and governed by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. NIT Silchar operates autonomously and is linked to other NITs and is administered by the NIT Council. NIT Silchar has been approved by AICTE and UGC. NIT Silchar is known for providing undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level courses in the fields of engineering, humanities and social sciences, science and business.

Table of contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose National Institute of Technology, [NIT] Silchar?
• Ranking
• Courses
• Eligibility Criteria
• Departments
• Admission
• Results
• Cut Off
• Campus
• Hostel Details
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Alumni

NIT Silchar Highlights

Some of the key highlights of NIT Silchar are given below, including the courses and their programme levels offered, accreditations, recognitions, infrastructure etc.

Why Choose National Institute of Technology, [NIT] Silchar?

Choosing NIT Silchar is a good move for the following reasons.

• NIT Silchar has been ranked commendable by NIRF, THE and other institutes, signifying its quality of academics.
• NIT Silchar has made academic collaborations with international universities for improved learning experience of students.
• A dedicated Training and Placement Cell facilitates smooth transition of students from their academic lives into their corporate ones.
• Students of NIT Silchar are recipients of multiple scholarships and studentships.

NIT Silchar Ranking

Since NIT Silchar is an institute of national importance, it is very well known for its good quality academic programmes, faculties, infrastructure facilities, collaborations, multiple scholarships, solid placement statistics etc. Also, it is known for research and academics alike. Hence, NIT Silchar has scored good ranks in the books of respected ranking bodies like National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Outlook etc. Below given are some of the most notable ranks of NIT Silchar.

• 46th rank among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.
• 94th rank overall by NIRF in 2020.
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking ranked NIT Silchar 801-1000 in its 2020 rankings.

NIT Silchar Courses

NIT Silchar offers courses on undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels in the fields of engineering, science, humanities, social sciences and management. Below given are the major courses along with their specializations.

NIT Silchar Engineering Courses

NIT Silchar Science Courses

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NIT Silchar Eligibility Criteria

All the programmes offered have a predefined set of criteria that need to be fulfilled for a candidate to be eligible for applying for admission into it. Below are the criteria for major programmes by NIT Silchar.

NIT Silchar B.Tech Eligibility

• Candidates must have completed 12th standard.
• Candidates must have appeared for entrance exams.

NIT Silchar M.Tech Eligibility

• Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology with 60% marks OR
• Candidates must have completed MCA.
• Candidate must have appeared for the entrance exam.

NIT Silchar M.Sc Eligibility

• Candidates must have completed B.Sc.
• Candidates must qualify for IIT JAM.
• Candidates must attend Centralized Counseling for M.Sc (CCMN).

NIT Silchar Departments

All the academic activities at NIT Silchar are segregated for managing and conducting based on the following departments.

NIT Silchar Admission

Admission of B.Tech students at NIT Silchar is made by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) after appearing for JEE (Main). Admissions to M.Tech. Programs are made by the Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan. Admission (CCMT). MBA admissions happen on the basis of final scores of entrance exam, group discussion, personal interview etc. For the Ph.D programme admissions, it is done by the merit prepared from the scores of personal interview and entrance exam scores.

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NIT Silchar Results

Students of NIT Silchar can access their results from the “Results” link under the academic “Quick Links” present on the official website of the institute, or www.nits.ac.in/results/results.php. Here, students need to select the result link from the ones available, based on their programme, specialization, semester etc. details. Both provisional and revised results are present on this page. Moreover, if one seeks older results, they can do so from the “Archive of Results” page, which has its link on the results page.

NIT Silchar Cut Off

The NIT Silchar campus has a separate cut off criteria for every programme offered. NIT Silchar generally weighs the entrance test score of the candidate more and gives lesser importance to the 12th standard scores. The cut off scores are also dependent upon the category of the candidate, difficulty of entrance exam, number of applicants in the year, etc. For postgraduate courses having interviews in their selection process, like MBA and Ph.D, the interview score will also help in determining the cut off.

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NIT Silchar Campus

The campus of NIT Silchar is located on the Silchar-Hailakandi road at Fakiratilla near Silchar city in Assam. The area of NIT Silchar campus is 625 acres, and it is full of quality infrastructure to support learning and development of its students. The campus also hosts a number of extracurricular activities across the year, like cultural festivals, technical festivals, metal fest etc. The entire campus of NIT Silchar is connected to the internet via wi-fi connectivity.

NIT Silchar Hostel Details

At NIT Silchar, there are separate hostel facilities provided to boys and girls. There are eight boys hostels and three girls hostels. The rooms available are single seated, double seated and triple seated, depending upon the hostel building. There are also PG Hostels and 100 married Ph.D hostels, latter specifically for the residence of married students. Moreover, individual messes are also provided to the hostels. Along with this, there are staff quarters provided for the resident professors and assistant professors. 

NIT Silchar Infrastructure

NIT Silchar has top notch infrastructure facilities for the learning, development and living of all of its students, be it a resident or a commuter. The Library at NIT Silchar has more than 97000 documents, both print and electronic combined. The library also has membership of E-ShodhSindhu Consortium and NDL (National Digital Library) to access various journals and other materials. The sports facilities at NIT Silchar include Cricket, Football, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Chess, Basketball, Badminton etc. Below given are some of the other infrastructure facilities provided at NIT Silchar.

• Classrooms
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Gym
• Medical center
• Cafeteria
• Post office

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NIT Silchar Placements

The Training and Placement (T&P) Cell of NIT Silchar is not only responsible for the networking between the institute and the industries and supporting all the stages of the placement processes, but it also facilitates the training and overall development of its students. It also overlooks the internship process recruitments along with the final recruitments of the students. Below given are few of the many recruiters at NIT Silchar.

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NIT Silchar Scholarships

For supporting the current and future education of various students like those who are financially weak and academically strong, and also those who are physically challenged, NIT Silchar and other government bodies, private organizations, international institutes etc. provide a number of scholarships and assistantships. Different scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Below given are a few of the scholarships and assistantships provided to the students of NIT Silchar.

• Bharti Infratel Scholarship Program (BISP) for Students with Disabilities pursuing education in Govt. recognized Institutes of National Importance (INI) located in North-East India.
• Government of Maharashtra State scholarship for SC students of Maharashtra.
• Hakim Abdul Hameed Scholarship.
• Chinese Government Scholarship.
• New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships.
• Ph.D. Scholarships.
• Building Energy Efficiency - Higher & Advanced Network (BHAVAN) Fellowships/Internships.
• National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students.
• Swami Dayanand Charitable Educational Foundation's Merit-cum-Means Scholarships to students pursuing Engineering / Medical / Pharmacy / Architecture / IT Courses in India.
• Assistantship (M.Tech/M.Sc./Ph.D).
• Startup Scholarships for Students.

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NIT Silchar Collaborations

In order to facilitate smooth knowledge exchange between the students and the faculties of various institutes worldwide and NIT Silchar, the institute has signed a number of MoUs. These are aimed at collectively upgrading the knowledge pool of the students as well as faculties, while also providing the exposure and exchange of state of the art infrastructure and research facilities. Below are a few of the academic collaborations made by NIT Silchar.

NIT Silchar Alumni

Rexian, The Alumni Association of NIT Silchar, carries out activities to develop and maintain positive long lasting relationships between the institute and the alumni. This also includes promoting activities and interactions, be it professional, academic or cultural. This also leads to better career guidance and improved campus recruitments for the students of NIT Silchar. The association also conducts regular alumni meets and social activities for strengthening alumni relations with each other as well as NIT Silchar.