About
NURTURING INNOVATION SINCE 1967
Right from its inception National Institute of Technology, Silchar (then Regional
Engineering College, Silchar) in 1967, has played pivotal role in delivering to the technocratic
demands of the world. The alumni of the institute have proved its worth in global arena and many
of them designated in senior positions at highly respected institutions.
Out of this massive crowd of about 1.3 million aspirants applying for JEE (Mains), about top
1.5% make it to the most sought after and highly respected institutions like NITs. Out of which
NIT Silchar itself offers to only 0.04% of the total aspirants.
The faculty, besides doing world class research, ensure that the students of the campus are
ready to face the challenges of the professional world by providing them with a sound conceptual
understanding of their respective disciplines, and also by playing a huge role in their
development as individuals who can lead and lead well.
With an average annual fund of Rs 150 crores received by the institute, the country
envisions its future in us. Identified as a Centre of Excellence by the Government of India, the
institute is reinventing itself to crush the competition from its contemporaries in various
domains.
NIT Silchar is ranked 51st best engineering college of India and 9th among 31 NITs in 2019
by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Human Resource Development, Government of India. It
is also ranked 2 nd best engineering college in the North Eastern region of India after IIT
Guwahati by National Institutional Ranking Framework.
NIT Silchar has signed MoUs with various organizations of international repute (like C-DAC,
NASSCOM, National Instruments, IBM, TATA Technologies, University of Illinois and many more) which
facilitates the students with regular Industrial training exposing them to a practical working
environment. Moreover students pursue Industrial, managerial and research internships in leading
Multinational firms and Research Labs contributing substantially to the industry. Intensity &
rigour of the Practice School Programme makes our students employment ready to take on work life
challenges.
Enrichment of the academic programme, with the introduction of the Industry oriented Audit
Courses, open and inter-departmental electives; promotion of interdisciplinary research allows
students to expand their horizon of learning and to diversify their knowledge.
The campus is home to students from 29 Indian states and 15 countries. The vibrant
socio-cultural system moulds our students into easily conformable species, ever-ready to adjust
everywhere. Using the power of Technology the ever motivated students of NIT Silchar make
themselves true professionals.