NIT Agartala: Admission, Placements, Courses & Fees

Established in 1965, the National Institute of Technology Agartala (NIT Agartala), formerly known as the Tripura Engineering College is a public engineering college in Tripura, India. Located on 365 acres of land, NIT Agartala offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees in engineering, architecture, basic sciences, biotechnology, humanities, and social sciences. NIT Agartala secured 91st rank in the engineering category by the  NIRF Ranking 2023.

One of the most popular programs offered at NIT Agartala is B.Tech. NIT Agartala B.Tech. admission mandates candidates with a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with a minimum of 75% of marks. Admission to the B.Tech. program is based on a national-level entrance examination (JEE Main scores) followed by the Joint seat allocation as per the Centralized JoSAA/DASA counseling. As per the NIRF report 2023, NIT Agartala admitted 3266 students (2485 male and 781 female seats) under the UG program.

NIT Agartala B.Tech tuition fee is INR 62,500 per semester for general candidates (GEN/OBC). SC/ST/PH candidates shall be exempted from tuition fees. Candidates from the Most Economically Backward category whose family income is less than INR 1 Lakh will get full remission of the tuition fees. Whereas, for the Other Economically Backward category (whose family income is between 1-5 Lakh), candidates will get a two-thirds remission of the tuition fee.

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is the most competitive program at NIT Agartala. NIT Agartala CSE opening and closing rank for 2023 is 24733 and 55861 (for Gender-Neutral open category candidates in the home state), and 14010 and 20102 (for Gender-Neutral open category candidates in the other states) in round 6 of JoSAA Counselling. 

In terms of placement, NIT Agartala has a good track record to providing opportunities to its graduating students. The median CTC of INR 7 LPA was offered to 619 UG students in the academic year 2021-22 at NIT Agartala. Top recruiters included Amazon, Samsung, Oracle, Cognizant, Deloitte, Adani, Axis Bank, Adobe, Rapido, TCS, Jio, HCL, and others. 

NIT Agartala Highlights

NIT Agartala Ranking 2024

NIT Agartala has been ranked by the various ranking bodies. The table below provides information about some of them:

NIT Agartala Courses & Fees 2024

NIT Agartala offers a wide range of courses in engineering, architecture, basic sciences, biotechnology, humanities, and social sciences. A course-wise list at NIT Agartala along with their eligibility and tuition fees is tabulated below:

NIT Agartala Admission 2024

NIT Agartala admission across programs mandates a national-level examination (JEE Main/GATE/IIT-JAM/NET/JRF) score. This will be followed by a centralized counselling process (JoSSA/CCMN/CCMT/DASA). A course-wise list of selection criteria and seat matrix is given below:

NIT Agartala B.Tech. Admission 2024

NIT Agartala B.Tech. admission in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, etc are entrance-based and will require a valid JEE Main rank. Shortlisted candidates will be allocated seats by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) Counselling. For the upcoming JEE Main exam in 2024, some important dates are mentioned below: 

NIT Agartala M.Tech. Admission 2024

NIT Agartala M.Tech admission in Artificial Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, and Cyber Security will require a valid national-level score (GATE). This will be followed by the Centralized Counseling (CCMT). A few details for upcoming GATE 2024 exam are tabulated below:

NIT Agartala Ph.D. Admission 2024

NIT Agartala offers Ph.D. admission in Civil Engineering, Computer Science and  Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with full-time scholarships and self-financed scholarships. It mandates a master’s degree with a minimum of 6.5 CGPA in a 10-point grading system. The selection criteria will be based on the NIT Agartala’s entrance test followed by a personal interview round.  Candidates with a valid UGC/CSIR-NET/GATE/NBHM score are exempted from taking the NIT Agartala’s entrance exam and will be directly shortlisted for their interview round. 

NIT Agartala Cutoff 2024

The JEE Main and GATE cutoffs for admission to NIT Agartala in the academic year 2023 have been released. Applicants are advised to check their scorecards and prepare the required documents for the final counseling or interview round.

NIT Agartala B.Tech. Cutoff 2024

NIT Agartala B.Tech. CSE opening and closing rank is 24733 and 55861 for the home state and 14010 and 20102 for the other states. Apart from CSE, the cutoffs for other disciplines are mentioned below:

NIT Agartala M.Tech. Cutoffs 2024

GATE 2023 cutoff is officially released for CCMT Counselling. The maximum and minimum GATE marks at NIT Agartala in special round 1 for open-category students are mentioned below:

NIT Agartala Placement 2024

NIT Agartala has a strong track record of providing job opportunities to its graduating students. In the academic year 2021-22, 619 UG students received job offers with a median CTC of INR 7 LPA. Some of the top recruiters included Amazon, Samsung, Oracle, Cognizant, Deloitte, Adani, Axis Bank, Adobe, Rapido, TCS, Jio, HCL, etc. 

NIT Agartala Placement 2024: UG program

A median package of  INR 7 LPA was offered at NIT Agartala to its 619 UG students for the academic year 2021-22. 

NIT Agartala Placement 2024: PG program

The median package offered at NIT Agartala to its 106 postgraduate students for the year 2021-22 was INR 6.5 LPA.