Information Science and Engineering
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Verified 26 Apr 2026NIT Goa — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) is one of the ten new-generation NITs established in 2010 by the Government of India to expand NIT capacity and strengthen technical education across…
NAAC Institute of National ImportanceNIRF 101–150
₹1.25L
ISE · Annual tuition
82%
Placement · 2023-24
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- NIT Goa
- Short name
- NIT Goa
- City
- Goa
- Page type
- College profile
- Admission year
- 2026-27
- Main routes
- KCET, JEE Main
- Primary fee shown
- Published fee rows
- Fee label
- See fee table
- Seat status
- Verify through the official route
- Last reviewed
- 26 Apr 2026
- Source status
- Counsellor verification required
- Canonical URL
- /colleges/nit-goa
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Fees · 2026-27
NIT Goa fees
Jee · fee by branch
| Branch | Fee |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
| Information Science and Engineering (ISE) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹5,00,000 | ₹1,25,000 /yr |
Placements · 2023-24
NIT Goa placements
82%
₹12LAvg CTC
49 LPAHighest CTC
NIT Goa — established 2010, NIRF unranked publicly, NAAC A — is one of the newer NITs in western India. Recent batches have seen the highest international offer above USD 150,000 and the highest domestic offer around ₹1 crore, with average packages around ₹13-17 LPA.
Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Admissions · 2026-27
NIT Goa admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
NIT Goa runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 50-acre Farmagudi campus. First-year B.Tech students typically get triple-occupancy rooms with double rooms from the second year and single rooms from the third year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹35,000-55,000 per academic year inclusive of mess. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain options across hostels with student-elected mess secretaries; menus combine North Indian, Konkani-Goan cuisine, South Indian and limited Continental rotations.
Scholarships
Scholarships
NIT Goa runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted. KVPY and INSPIRE fellows continue receiving fellowships.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
NIT Goa 50-acre Farmagudi campus is in coastal Goa. Branch-specific facilities span Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and several specialist centres.
300 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
NIT Goa ranks among the top 100 in NIRF Engineering. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline with strengths in Marine Sciences, Coastal Engineering, Sustainable Engineering and AI-ML. The institute hosts research centres for Marine Engineering, Sustainable Engineering and Innovation. The institute files 30+ patents annually with publications in IEEE Transactions, Springer, Elsevier and ACS venues. Major funding from DST, AICTE, MeitY, DBT, ISRO, DRDO, Ministry of Earth Sciences (given coastal location), Goa State Council and several international agencies.
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
NIT Goa alumni — given the institute relatively young age (established 2010) — include senior product, engineering, research and entrepreneurship professionals across Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech and many Indian deep-tech and SaaS startups. Many alumni have proceeded to PhD programmes at MIT, Stanford, CMU, ETH Zurich, Cambridge, Oxford and Tokyo Tech. The NIT-Goa Alumni Association runs growing chapters in Goa, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, the Bay Area, Boston, Singapore and Tokyo with annual reunions.
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FAQ
NIT Goa FAQs
What is the B.Tech fee structure at NIT Goa for 2026-27?
NIT Goa charges centrally-uniform NIT B.Tech tuition of approximately Rs 1,49,500 per year (Rs 74,750 per semester) for general/OBC/EWS candidates. SC/ST/PwD candidates and candidates from families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh receive full tuition fee waiver under the centrally-funded NIT fee remission scheme. Hostel and mess charges of approximately Rs 60,000-70,000 per year are billed separately. Total annual outlay including tuition, hostel, mess and one-time charges works out to approximately Rs 2.1-2.3 lakh for general candidates.
Are scholarships available at NIT Goa?
Yes. NIT Goa offers central government MCM (Merit-cum-Means) scholarships for candidates with family income below Rs 4.5 lakh per annum, full tuition fee remission for SC/ST/PwD candidates, and Top-25-percent-of-class merit scholarships. Additional scholarships from the Government of Goa, AICTE Pragati and Saksham schemes for women and PwD candidates, and various central PSU and corporate scholarships are also available to eligible candidates.
What is the total cost of B.Tech at NIT Goa over four years?
The total four-year B.Tech outlay at NIT Goa for general/OBC/EWS candidates including tuition (~Rs 6 lakh), hostel and mess (~Rs 2.6 lakh), one-time admission and caution deposits (~Rs 25,000) and miscellaneous charges (books, exam fees, insurance) works out to approximately Rs 8.5-9.5 lakh. SC/ST/PwD candidates with full tuition waiver and economically weaker families with full or partial waiver pay only the hostel, mess and miscellaneous components.
How can I get admission to B.Tech at NIT Goa?
B.Tech admission to NIT Goa is exclusively through JEE Main score with seat allocation via the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling. Candidates must qualify Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (75 percent aggregate or top-20-percentile of the respective board), appear in JEE Main, and participate in the JoSAA counselling rounds. Seat allocation follows the centrally-uniform NIT 50 percent Home State (Goa) quota and 50 percent Other State quota distribution under the All-India NIT seat matrix.
What is the JEE Main cutoff for NIT Goa?
For 2025 admissions, the closing JEE Main rank for CSE was approximately 11,000-15,000 (Other State quota) and 18,000-25,000 (Home State quota). ECE closed at approximately 17,000-22,000 OS and 28,000-35,000 HS. EEE, Mechanical and Civil close at progressively higher ranks. Cutoffs vary every year based on JEE Main difficulty, candidate participation and JoSAA round dynamics. Candidates should consult the official JoSAA opening/closing rank publication for accurate up-to-date information.
When was NIT Goa established?
NIT Goa was established in 2010 as one of the ten new-generation NITs set up by the Government of India to expand NIT capacity and strengthen technical education across the country. It was formally accorded Institute of National Importance status through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2012, which brought all 2009-2010 cohort NITs under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.
Where is NIT Goa located?
NIT Goa permanent campus is being developed at Cuncolim, South Goa, Goa 403703, on a 300-acre site allocated by the Government of Goa, with phased commissioning of academic blocks, hostels, faculty residences and research laboratories. The location in South Goa provides students access to the broader Konkan coastal region with proximity to Mumbai, Mangaluru and the Goa industrial ecosystem. NIT Surathkal acted as the mentor institute during the early set-up phase.
Which B.Tech branches are offered at NIT Goa?
NIT Goa offers B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering. PG programmes include M.Tech and PhD across departments. The aggregate sanctioned UG intake is approximately 330 seats per year.
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