The National Institute of Technology Silchar (NIT Silchar) was established in 1967 in Silchar, Assam to produce trained manpower for expanding Indian industries. However, it did not function immediately due to some problems; after ten years of its establishment, it finally started functioning and started academic programmes in 1977. In 2002, the Government of India accredited it with a deemed university status due to its excellent performance, and in 2007, this institute was declared as the Institute of National Importance due to its significance in northeast parts of India.
In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details pertaining to the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where NIT Silchar gave its reports.
Students Intake at NIT Silchar
Students Intake
NIT Silchar gave admission to 825 students at UG and 308 students at PG in 2021; In 2020, it admitted 660 students at UG and 270 students at PG; and in 2019, it admitted 632 students at UG.
Faculty
NIT Silchar has 200 distinguished professors at its faculty and 95% of them are PhD holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:15, that is, one professor is available for every 15 students.
NIT Silchar Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
In the year 2021, NIT Silchar spent Rs. 23 crores as a capital expenditure, of which 20.22% spent on procuring books, journals and e-resources for the library, 26.82% on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 19.38% on engineering workshop, and 33.58% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 17 crores, and in 2019, it was around Rs. 6 crores. The spending as a capital expenditure is increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
In 2021, NIT Silchar spent over Rs. 98 crores as an operational expenditure, of which it spent a whopping 64.24% on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable 33.01% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 2.75% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 71 crores in 2020 and Rs. 62 crores in 2019. The spending as an operational expenditure is also increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
NIT Silchar Research Details
Patents
Since NIT Silchar has a good faculty and good infrastructures, therefore, it was able to file 9 patents in 2021 and got 1, filed 14 patents and got 2 in 2020 and it filed 5 patents in 2019 and got 2.
Sponsored Projects
NIT Silchar has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, so, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 5 crores through the 33 sponsored research projects from 11 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 3 and Rs. 1.5 crores through 23 and 13 sponsored research projects from 9 and 8 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
NIT Silchar received Rs. 62 lakhs through 236 consultancy projects from 95 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 48 and Rs. 37 lakhs through 195 and 123 consultancy projects from 91 and 93 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
NIT Silchar Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At NIT Silchar, 590 students were admitted to UG degree courses and 92.88% of them were awarded graduations, of whom 81.4% got placements at top companies and 48 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 91.25% students were awarded graduations, of whom 79.53% got placements and 45 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 79.11% students were awarded graduations, of whom 79.51% got placements and 42 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programmes, 87.04% were awarded graduations, of whom 23.21% got placements at top companies and 76 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 83.33% students were awarded graduations, of whom 22.73% got placements and 75 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 75.91% students were awarded graduations, of whom 9.57% got placements and 73 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the PhD research programme, NIT Silchar admitted 629 students to research studies, of whom 48 were awarded graduations in 2021, 72 and 41 students were awarded graduations in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduation: UG graduates got Rs. 6.8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.27 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 5.7 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG Graduations: PG graduates got Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 5.19 LPA in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduations: PG graduates got Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 5.19 LPA in 2019.
The top recruiters of NIT Silchar are Microsoft, Deloitte, Maruti Suzuki, JCB, Directi, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Reliance, Amazon, Snapdeal, Citi Bank, Tata Motors, TCS, Ericsson, Sony, ITC, Vodafone, Mahindra, Vedanta, Honda, NTPC, HCL, etc.
Students Diversity at NIT Silchar
There are 3102 students currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 85.75% are boys and 14.25% are girls; 1432 students are from within the state, 1628 from outside of the state and 42 from foreign countries.
Facilities on NIT Silchar Campus
NIT Silchar has a lot of facilities that students can use. It has hostels, hospitals, transport, banks, post office, guest house, photo gallery, gym, sports and games, shopping center, lift/ramp, etc.
Campus Festivals at NIT Silchar
Incandescence is the annual cultural festival being organized in February to showcase the cultural flavors of north-east India. Thundermarch is the annual metal fest celebrated along with Incandescent, where many noted bands from India and the world are participating.
Tecnoesis is the annual technological fest where many events on current technologies like robotics are being conducted. Here, many students present their papers at this fest and quizzes are being organized.
POSUA is the annual celebration of Rongali Bihu in NIT that marks the beginning of the Hindu solar calendar year. It showcases Assamese culture.
Tecnoesis is the annual technological fest where many events on current technologies like robotics are being conducted. Here, many students present their papers at this fest and quizzes are being organized.
POSUA is the annual celebration of Rongali Bihu in NIT that marks the beginning of the Hindu solar calendar year. It showcases Assamese culture.
Accessibility
NIT Silchar is in Assam, North-East of India, where transportation facilities are decent. This Institution is 20.2 kms from Arunachal Junction, Arunachal, Silchar and 10.2 kms from Silchar railway station. For air traveling, Silchar Kumbhirgram Airport is available, which is 36.1 kms from the institution, so students from any part of the country or the world can commute to this institution easily.
How to Get Admission at NIT Silchar
For UG courses at NIT Silchar: Students who passed or appeared in the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and should get minimum JEE Main scores/rank required at this institution. Admission is given through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared in the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should get valid GATE scores to get admission to this institution; seats are given through a centralized allocation procedure.
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared in the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should get valid GATE scores to get admission to this institution; seats are given through a centralized allocation procedure.
Fee Structure at NIT Silchar
Students need to pay Rs. 5.43 lakhs as fees for UG courses at NIT Silchar, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 6.8 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a year. Therefore, the burden of fees would be eased.
NIT Silchar Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning and Resources: NIT Silchar has a good faculty and better infrastructures for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 63.11%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: NIT Silchar has many distinguished professors and research scholars and it got patents for some innovative technologies, so it scored 40.36%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As NIT Silchar has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 61.95%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: NIT Silchar has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 52.73%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: NIT Silchar has a good faculty, good infrastructures and conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it is not got much popularity like first-generation IITs, so it scored 8.68%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
