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			{{Short description\|Public engineering institution in Silchar, Assam, India}}
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	\| image_name = National Institute Of Technology Silchar Logo.svg		\| image_name = National Institute Of Technology Silchar Logo.svg
	\| established = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|paren=yes\|1967}}		\| established = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|paren=yes\|1967}}
	\| motto =		\| motto = ''Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu''
	\| mottoeng = ~~May~~ our ~~education~~ be ~~brilliant and radiant~~		\| mottoeng = Let our study be enlightening
	\| type = ] ]		\| type = ] ]
			\| chairperson = Gautam N. Mehra
	\| parent =
	\| ~~chairperson~~ = ~~Prof.~~ ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/~~acts~~/~~First_Statutes_NIT_Act_2007~~.~~pdf~~ \|title=~~First Statutes under NIT Act-2007 (Statute No. 17(15))~~ \|publisher=NITS\|access-date=~~2009~~-05-11}}</ref>		\| director = Dilip Kumar Baidya<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/director.php \|title=The Director\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
	\| director = Prof. ] <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/director.php \|title=The Director\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
	\| city = ]		\| city = ]
	\| state = ]		\| state = ]
	\| country = ]		\| country = India
			\| students = 4,417 ({{small\|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web \|title=NIRF 2022 \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/nirf/NITSilchar_Overall_2022.pdf\|publisher=NIT Silchar}}</ref>
	\| undergrad =
			\| academic_staff = 213 ({{small\|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
⚫	\| campus = 625 acres<ref name="about">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html/\|title=About NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222652/http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
			\| undergrad = 3,036 ({{small\|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
	\| postgrad =
			\| postgrad = 670 ({{small\|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
	\| faculty =
			\| doctoral = 711 ({{small\|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
		⚫	\| campus = ] 625 acres<ref name="about">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html/\|title=About NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222652/http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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	Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the ] is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the ], who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the ] and the Institute Senate.<ref name="admin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|title=Administration in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222357/http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="admin_org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|title=Organization Structure of NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132815/http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|archive-date=14 December 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the ] is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the ], who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the ] and the Institute Senate.<ref name="admin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|title=Administration in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222357/http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="admin_org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|title=Organization Structure of NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132815/http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|archive-date=14 December 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of ].<ref>https://nitnagaland.ac.in/templates/g5_helium/PDF/OTHERS/NIT_Nagaland-Annual_Report_Audit%20Report_2011-12.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>		NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of ].<ref>https://nitnagaland.ac.in/templates/g5_helium/PDF/OTHERS/NIT_Nagaland-Annual_Report_Audit%20Report_2011-12.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref> ] currently serves as the Director of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. Concurrently, the position of Dean of Research & Consultancy is held by ].

			==Notable visitors==
			Each year, the institute hosts a series of esteemed guests from diverse fields for a range of events, including invited lectures, convocation ceremonies, and other special engagements. Notable figures from past events include:<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-10-31 \|title=NIT Silchar's 18th Convocation: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' to be the chief guest \|url=https://www.barakbulletin.com/en_US/nit-silchars-18th-convocation-education-minister-ramesh-pokhriyal-nishank-to-be-the-chief-guest/ \|access-date=2023-09-16 \|website=Barak Bulletin \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Correspondent \|date=2021-11-02 \|title=19th convocation of NIT Silchar: Students urged to contribute to build new India \|url=https://assamtribune.com/assam/19th-convocation-of-nit-silchar-students-urged-to-contribute-to-build-new-india-1307462 \|access-date=2023-09-16 \|website=assamtribune.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Desk \|first=Sentinel Digital \|date=2016-05-15 \|title=NIT Silchar holds 14th convocation - Sentinelassam \|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/nit-silchar-holds-14th-convocation/ \|access-date=2023-09-16 \|website=www.sentinelassam.com \|language=en}}</ref>

	===Departments===		===Departments===
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	* ]<ref name="departments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|title=List of Departments in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-12-28\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230000926/http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		* ]<ref name="departments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|title=List of Departments in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-12-28\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230000926/http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	==Academics==		==Academics==
	NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments. The annual intake for the B.Tech. program is more than 632 {{as of\| 2015\|alt = (632 as of 2015)}}. The institute also offers different post graduation programs in Engineering, Science and Management. The institute also has a ] school up to Class XII.<ref name="kv">{{cite web\|url=http://kvnitsilchar.org/\|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya in NIT Silchar\|publisher=KV_NITS\|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> Now, the Kendriya Vidyalaya has got its own campus inside the institute. The institute has its own kids school near to computer science building.		NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments. The annual intake for the B.Tech. program is more than 632 {{as of\| 2015\|alt = (632 as of 2015)}}. The institute also offers different post graduation programs in Engineering, Science and Management. The institute also has a ] school up to Class XII.<ref name="kv">{{cite web\|url=http://kvnitsilchar.org/\|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya in NIT Silchar\|publisher=KV_NITS\|access-date=2013-02-19\|archive-date=3 July 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703132955/http://kvnitsilchar.org/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Now, the Kendriya Vidyalaya has got its own campus inside the institute. The institute has its own kids school near to computer science building.

	===Undergraduate programs===		===Undergraduate programs===
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	===Postgraduate programs===		===Postgraduate programs===
	The institute offers ] and ] degrees in various disciplines.<ref name="academics"></ref> The institute also offers ] degree in Human Resource, Marketing and Finance.		The institute offers ] and ] degrees in various disciplines.<ref name="academics"></ref> The institute also offers ] degree in Human Resource, Marketing and Finance. Every department offers the ] program, with the departments of computer science, management studies, humanities and social sciences, chemistry, and physics enrolling approximately 100 ] students annually.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ph.D. Admissions {{!}} NIT Silchar \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/admissions/phdadmission.php \|access-date=2023-09-13 \|website=www.nits.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jyoti \|date=2023-07-07 \|title=NIT Silchar: Admission 2023, Ranking, Courses, Fees & Placement \|url=https://en.janbharattimes.com/education/nit-silchar \|access-date=2023-09-13 \|website=JanBharat Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	\| ~~NIRF_E_2021~~ = 48		\| NIRF_E_2022 = 38
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	\| ~~NIRF_O_2021~~ = 93		\| NIRF_O_2022 = 76
	\|~~THE_W_2020~~ = ~~801~~-~~1000~~		\|THE_W_2023 = 600-800
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	NIT Silchar was ranked 46th among all engineering colleges in India by the ] (NIRF) in 2020 and the ] World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 801-1000 in 2020 rankings.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020">{{cite web \|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html\|title=National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)\|publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref>
			NIT Silchar was ranked 40th among all engineering colleges in India by the ] (NIRF) in 2023 and 2024,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) \|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking.html \|access-date=2023-10-14 \|website=www.nirfindia.org \|archive-date=5 June 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605160637/https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2024 NIRF Ranking \|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref> and is ranked as the 8th best NIT amongst the 31 NITs across the country. The ] World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 600-800 in 2023 rankings.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020">{{cite web \|title=National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering) \|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html \|publisher=Ministry of Education \|access-date=1 April 2022 \|archive-date=27 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231813/https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	===Admissions===		===Admissions===
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	===Awards===		===Awards===
	* The ] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/ ~~{{Dead~~ ~~link~~\|date=~~March~~ ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* The ] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/ \|title=PTBN – Inter College Network - NIT Silchar Bags Prestigious Award \|access-date=2015-07-21 \|archive-date=2016-03-04 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041623/http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by ] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-25\|title=World University Rankings\|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking\|access-date=2020-10-20\|website=Times Higher Education (THE)\|language=en}}</ref>		* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by ] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-08-25 \|title=World University Rankings \|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715113151/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking \|archive-date=15 July 2024 \|access-date=2020-10-20 \|website=Times Higher Education (THE) \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Research==		==Research==
	The institute has received funding in a number of international and domestic research projects with academia and industry in the past few years. Faculty from the institute have received 4 international projects in 2019 under the SPARC program of MHRD <ref></ref> with University of Saarland, Germany, Dalhousie University, Canada, Queen's University, Canada and Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. The institute has also received projects with universities in France <ref></ref> and Finland.<ref> in 2019</ref> There are ongoing research projects with SERB, DST, DIT, MNRE, CSIR, BRNS, BARC, UGC, AICTE, MeitY, CPRI, under Govt. of India.<ref></ref>		The institute has received funding in a number of international and domestic research projects with academia and industry in the past few years. Faculty from the institute have received 4 international projects in 2019 under the SPARC program of MHRD <ref></ref> with University of Saarland, Germany, Dalhousie University, Canada, Queen's University, Canada and Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. The institute has also received projects with universities in France <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.cefipra.org/Document/Results_cnrs_15_03_2019.pdf \|title=CEFIPRA Project \|access-date=2 May 2019 \|archive-date=12 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712111207/http://www.cefipra.org/Document/Results_cnrs_15_03_2019.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and Finland.<ref> in 2019</ref> There are ongoing research projects with SERB, DST, DIT, MNRE, CSIR, BRNS, BARC, UGC, AICTE, MeitY, CPRI, under Govt. of India.<ref></ref>

			The institute has contributed over 4,000 papers to Scopus and has garnered in excess of 30,000 citations from Scopus on a global scale.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=NIT Scopus research papers and citations \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/research/publications.php \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715113014/http://www.nits.ac.in/research/publications.php \|archive-date=15 July 2024 \|website=www.nits.ac.in}}</ref>

			From 2018 to 2022, the institute received international recognition with over 100 patents. The computer science department accounted for 42 of these patents. These innovations contributed to the institute, generating $39 million in revenue.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Patents {{!}} NIT Silchar \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/research/patents.php \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715112457/http://www.nits.ac.in/research/patents.php \|archive-date=15 July 2024 \|access-date=2023-09-13 \|website=www.nits.ac.in}}</ref>

	==Student life==		==Student life==
	===Technical and Cultural fests===		===Technical and Cultural fests===

	The annual technical and management festival of NIT Silchar, Tecnoesis,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tecnoesis Website\|url=http://www.tecnoesis.in/}}</ref> is held every year in the month of October. It comprises various events like competitions, exhibits, coding rounds, hackathons, robotic events and talks from guest speakers from all over India.		The annual technical and management festival of NIT Silchar, '''Tecnoesis''',<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tecnoesis Website\|url=http://www.tecnoesis.in/}}</ref> is held every year in the month of October. Each year, the festival follows a specific theme. It comprises various events like competitions, exhibits, coding rounds, hackathons, robotic events and talks from guest speakers from all over India.

	The annual cultural fest of ''Incandescence'', is held every year in the month of February. Various artists, singers, celebs are invited from all over the country. It also comprises the Gliterati, the annual fashion show of NITS and ThunderMarch, a ] concert.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gymkhana Activities \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/campuslife/festivals.php \|website=National Institute of Technology, Silchar \|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>		The annual cultural fest of '''Incandescence''', is held every year in the month of February. Various artists, singers, celebs are invited from all over the country. It also comprises the Gliterati, the annual fashion show of NITS and ThunderMarch, a ] concert.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gymkhana Activities \|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/campuslife/festivals.php \|website=National Institute of Technology, Silchar \|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>
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Public engineering institution in Silchar, Assam, India

National Institute of Technology Silchar

Motto	Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu
Motto in English	Let our study be enlightening
Type	Public engineering school
Established	1967 (58 years ago) (1967)
Chairperson	Gautam N. Mehra
Director	Dilip Kumar Baidya
Academic staff	213 (2022)
Students	4,417 (2022)
Undergraduates	3,036 (2022)
Postgraduates	670 (2022)
Doctoral students	711 (2022)
Location	Silchar, Assam, India
Campus	Urban 625 acres
Website	www.nits.ac.in

National Institute Of Technology Silchar (NIT Silchar or NITS) is one of the 31 NITs of India and was established in 1967 as a Regional Engineering College in Silchar. In 2002, it was upgraded to the status of National Institute of Technology and was declared as Institute of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.

History

The Regional Engineering College at Silchar (Assam) was founded in 1967 as a joint venture between the Government of India and the State Government of Assam to cater to the country's need for manpower in technology. RECs were jointly operated by the central government and the Assam state government.

The college was conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters. In 2002, the institution was granted Deemed University status and was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. In 2007, through the NIT Bill, the Indian government declared the National Institutes of Technology as Institutes of National Importance.

Campus

The institute is located at 24.75°N, 92.79°E by the Silchar-Hailakandi road, twelve kilometers from the city of Silchar in the state of Assam.

Organisation and administration

Governance

NIT Silchar, Assam

Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the President of India is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the chairperson, who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the NIT Council and the Institute Senate. NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of NIT Nagaland. Prof. Dilip Kumar Baidya currently serves as the Director of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. Concurrently, the position of Dean of Research & Consultancy is held by Srimanta Baishya.

Notable visitors

Each year, the institute hosts a series of esteemed guests from diverse fields for a range of events, including invited lectures, convocation ceremonies, and other special engagements. Notable figures from past events include:

A P J Abdul Kalam, Ramesh Pokhriyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Onir, Anupam Roy, Badal Sircar, Rituparno Ghosh, Ipsita Biswas, Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, Rajat K Baisya, Syed Samsuddin Ahmed.

Departments

Engineering departments

Non-engineering departments

Academics

NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments. The annual intake for the B.Tech. program is more than 632 (632 as of 2015). The institute also offers different post graduation programs in Engineering, Science and Management. The institute also has a Kendriya Vidyalaya school up to Class XII. Now, the Kendriya Vidyalaya has got its own campus inside the institute. The institute has its own kids school near to computer science building.

Undergraduate programs

The institute awards B.Tech. degrees in all six disciplines under the engineering departments. Admission to these programs is through the JEE-Main. NITS follows the Reservation Policy declared by the Supreme Court of India, by which 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 15% for Scheduled Castes (SCs), and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (STs).

The institute also accepts foreign nationals through scholarships awarded by the Government of India, and Non-Resident Indians through an independent scheme known as Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA).

In the four-year program of B.Tech, the first year instruction is common across all disciplines, in which students are taught the basic courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Professional communication, Basics of Computer Programming, Basic Engineering Drawing, and Basic Mechanical Workshop.

Postgraduate programs

The institute offers M.Tech. and M.Sc. degrees in various disciplines. The institute also offers MBA degree in Human Resource, Marketing and Finance. Every department offers the Ph.D. program, with the departments of computer science, management studies, humanities and social sciences, chemistry, and physics enrolling approximately 100 Ph.D. students annually.

Rankings and Reputation

University rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2023)	600-800
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)	76
NIRF (Overall) (2023)	83
NIRF (Overall) (2024)	92
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)	38
NIRF (2023)	40
NIRF (2024)	40

NIT Silchar was ranked 40th among all engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023 and 2024, and is ranked as the 8th best NIT amongst the 31 NITs across the country. The Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 600-800 in 2023 rankings.

Admissions

Students are admitted for the undergraduate courses through the JEE-Main conducted by National Testing Agency , . Admission to the M.Tech and PhD courses are primarily based on scores in the GATE exam, conducted by the IITs. Faculty from other institutes work as research scholars under Quality Improvement Program (QIP).

Awards

The ABP News National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.
NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by ASSOCHAM in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.

Research

The institute has received funding in a number of international and domestic research projects with academia and industry in the past few years. Faculty from the institute have received 4 international projects in 2019 under the SPARC program of MHRD with University of Saarland, Germany, Dalhousie University, Canada, Queen's University, Canada and Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. The institute has also received projects with universities in France and Finland. There are ongoing research projects with SERB, DST, DIT, MNRE, CSIR, BRNS, BARC, UGC, AICTE, MeitY, CPRI, under Govt. of India.

The institute has contributed over 4,000 papers to Scopus and has garnered in excess of 30,000 citations from Scopus on a global scale.

From 2018 to 2022, the institute received international recognition with over 100 patents. The computer science department accounted for 42 of these patents. These innovations contributed to the institute, generating $39 million in revenue.

Student life

Technical and Cultural fests

The annual technical and management festival of NIT Silchar, Tecnoesis, is held every year in the month of October. Each year, the festival follows a specific theme. It comprises various events like competitions, exhibits, coding rounds, hackathons, robotic events and talks from guest speakers from all over India.

The annual cultural fest of Incandescence, is held every year in the month of February. Various artists, singers, celebs are invited from all over the country. It also comprises the Gliterati, the annual fashion show of NITS and ThunderMarch, a metal concert.