NIT Meghalaya: Admission, Placements, Courses & Fees

The National Institute of Technology Meghalaya (NIT Meghalaya) is among the thirty-one NITs in India established under the NIT Act 2007. The institute is currently operating from its temporary site in Shillong. NIT Meghalaya NIRF Ranking 2023 is 72nd in the engineering category. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees in engineering, architecture, management, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Founded in 2010, NIT Meghalaya has a sprawling campus of 300 acres. 

B.Tech is the most popular program offered at NIT Meghalaya. NIT Meghalaya B.Tech. admission mandates candidates with a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with 75% marks. Admission to the B.Tech. program is based on valid JEE Main scores. Seats will be then allocated as per the JoSAA counseling. For international candidates, joint seat allocation will be done through CSAB Counselling. In 2022-23, NIT Meghalaya admitted 454 students under the UG program. NIT Meghalaya B.Tech tuition fee is INR 24,650 per semester for candidates from the Open/OBC-NCL/EWS category. 

One of the most competitive disciplines in B.Tech programs is Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). NIT Meghalaya CSE opening and closing rank for 2023 is 48012 and 48012 (home state), and 15911 and 19175 (other states) for the open category in round 6 of JoSAA Counselling. 

NIT Meghalaya placement report for 2022-23 shows its commitment to providing opportunities to its graduating students and for higher education. A total of 187 offers were given to eligible students. The highest and average CTC were INR 32 LPA and INR 10.41 LPA. The top recruiters who visited the campus during that session included BPCl, HCL, Infosys, Jacobs, Hitachi, Deloitte, Nokia, Oracle, Samsung, Suzuki, Tata Projects, Vedanta, Byjus, Zycus, Tesco, Smartcoin, Reliance Jio, Napier, IBM, GAP, Amazon, Allen, and others. 

NIT Meghalaya Highlights

NIT Meghalaya Ranking 2024

NIT Meghalaya has been ranked by the various ranking bodies under different categories. The table below shows some of them:

NIT Meghalaya Courses & Fees 2024

NIT Meghalaya offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, architecture, management, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences. A list of NIT Meghalaya courses along with their eligibility, and tuition fees is mentioned below:

NIT Meghalaya Admission 2024

NIT Meghalaya admission in engineering, architecture, management, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences mandates a national-level exam score followed by a centralised counselling process (JoSSA/CCMN/CSAB). Course-wise selection criteria and seat matrix for NIT Meghalaya admission 2022-23 are given below:

NIT Meghalaya B.Tech. Admission 2024

NIT Meghalaya B.Tech. admission in five disciplines like Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering etc are entrance-based and will require a valid JEE Main scorecard. The joint seat allocations will be through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) and the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) for international candidates. The details for the JEE Main 2024 exam are mentioned below:

NIT Meghalaya M.Tech. Admission 2024

NIT Meghalaya M.Tech admission will require a valid GATE score through the Centralized Counseling (CCMT). The vacant seats after CCMT 2023 will be filled through the institute's mode. The first priority will be given to candidates holding a valid GATE score. A tabulated detail for GATE 2024 exam are given below:

NIT Meghalaya M.Sc. Admission 2024

NIT Meghalaya M.Sc. admission in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics will be based on the IIT JAM score followed by CCMN counselling. If there are any vacant seats after the CCMN 2023 admission process, they will be filled through the Institute Mode.

To apply for Institute Mode admission, candidates will need to contact participating institutes directly. The application process and eligibility criteria may vary from institute to institute.

The merit list for Institute Mode admission will be based on the weighted marks of 70% on B.Sc. Honours/Major (or up to 5th semester/2nd-year marks for result awaited candidates) and 30% on core Science subjects of class 12 exam. The registration process for the IIT JAM 2024 exam commenced on 5 September, candidates are advised to fill the form to avoid late fee.

NIT Meghalaya Ph.D. Admission 2024

NIT Meghalaya  Ph.D. admission in Civil Engineering, Computer Science and  Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics happens twice a year, in the spring semester (January) and the autumn semester (July). The selection criteria will be based on the institute’s entrance test followed by a personal interview. 

The list of eligible candidates will be issued on the institute’s official website. The important dates for the registration process for NIT Meghalaya Ph.D. admission for 2024 are given below:

NIT Meghalaya Cutoff 2024

Cutoffs for JEE Main and GATE exams have been officially released for the academic year 2023 for admission in different courses at NIT Meghalaya. Candidates are advised to prepare for the final counseling round or an interview round.

NIT Meghalaya B.Tech. Cutoff 2024

NIT Meghalaya B.Tech. CSE opening and closing rank is 48012 and 48012 (home state) and 15911 and 19175 (other states). NTA released these cutoffs for the academic year 2023. Apart from this, NTA also released cutoffs for different courses:

NIT Meghalaya M.Tech. Cutoffs 2024

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

NIT Meghalaya Placement 2024

NIT Meghalaya placement report for 2022-23 highlights the institute's commitment to providing job opportunities and higher education to its graduating students.

A total of 187 job offers were made to eligible students during the placement season. The highest and average cost-to-company (CTC) packages were INR 32 LPA and INR 10.41 LPA, respectively.

Some of the top recruiters who visited the NIT Meghalaya campus during placement season included BPCl, HCL, Infosys, Jacobs, Hitachi, Deloitte, Nokia, Oracle, Samsung, Suzuki, Tata Projects, Vedanta, Byjus, Zycus, Tesco, Smartcoin, Reliance Jio, Napier, IBM, GAP, Amazon, and Allen.

NIT Meghalaya Placement 2024: UG program

A median package of  INR 9.4 LPA was offered at NIT Meghalaya to its 91 UG students for the academic year 2021-22. 

NIT Meghalaya Placement 2024: PG program

The median package offered at NIT Meghalaya to its 12 postgraduate students for the year 2021-22 was INR 8.1 LPA.