Information Science and Engineering
₹1.25LAnnual · /yr
Verified 26 Apr 2026NIT Nagaland — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
National Institute of Technology Nagaland (NIT Nagaland) is one of the ten new-generation NITs established in 2010 by the Government of India to expand NIT capacity and strengthen technical education…
NAAC Institute of National ImportanceNIRF 101–150
₹1.25L
ISE · Annual tuition
70%
Placement · 2023-24
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- NIT Nagaland
- Short name
- NIT Nagaland
- City
- Dimapur
- 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-nagaland
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Fees · 2026-27
NIT Nagaland 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 Nagaland placements
70%
₹7LAvg CTC
20 LPAHighest CTC
NIT Nagaland (Dimapur — Institute of National Importance, established 2010) records placement rates of 65-75% across the BTech batch, with the CSE branch at 75-82%.
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 Nagaland admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
NIT Nagaland operates a fully residential campus model — 100% of BTech, MTech and PhD students live on-campus across 5 hostel blocks (3 boys, 2 girls). Hostel fee for 2026-27 is INR 11,000 per semester + INR 7,500 monthly mess fee — total INR 70,000 per academic year. All rooms are twin-sharing for first-year, single-occupancy from second year onwards. Mess offers North Indian, South Indian, Continental, Naga, and Assamese rotation, with separate Jain counter. Each room has built-in study desk, cot, wardrobe and 24x7 100 Mbps Wi-Fi.
Scholarships
Scholarships
NIT Nagaland participates in the central government Merit-cum-Means scholarship covering 100% tuition for SC/ST and 67% for OBC-NCL students with family income below INR 5 lakh. The Director Merit Scholarship awards INR 25,000 per semester to top 5% of each batch. Inspire Scholarship from DST covers INR 80,000 per year. Industry-sponsored: Microsoft Aspire Award, Adobe-NIT Excellence Fellowship, Tata Scholarship for SC/ST. Female BTech students with family income under INR 8 lakh get AICTE Pragati Scholarship (INR 50,000/year).
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
NIT Nagaland campus spans 75 acres in Chumukedima, Dimapur — 8 km from Dimapur city central, at 250 meters elevation. Academic blocks include the Computing Centre (250 high-end workstations), Research Labs, Communication Labs.
70 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
NIT Nagaland drives focused research across AI/ML, IoT, smart cities, sustainable energy, biotechnology, signal processing, environmental engineering for Northeast (biodiversity, forest cover, river systems), and structural engineering for high-seismic zones. The institute houses Centre of Excellence in AI and Robotics, the Centre for Renewable Energy, the IoT and Smart City Lab, and the Centre for Cyber Security.
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
NIT Nagaland alumni network spans roughly 1,800 graduates. Notable alumni concentrate in IT services, central PSUs and Northeast governance. Alumni chapters: Dimapur, Kohima, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, NCR, Mumbai, Singapore. The Founders Club connects 4+ NIT-Nagaland alumni founders. Annual Alumni Meet brings 130+ alumni back to campus every December. The Alumni Mentorship Program pairs final-year students with industry-experienced alumni — currently active for 50+ student-alumni pairs. The institute has placed alumni at FAANG, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan since 2019.
FAQ
NIT Nagaland FAQs
What is the B.Tech fee at NIT Nagaland for 2026-27?
NIT Nagaland is a centrally-funded Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, with B.Tech tuition fees in the range of approximately Rs 1.6-1.8 lakh per academic year (subject to standard revisions and Government-of-India tuition-fee waivers for eligible categories). Hostel fees, mess fees and other charges are billed separately. Final fee notifications for 2026-27 are released on the official NIT Nagaland website (nitnagaland.ac.in) and through the JoSAA counselling portal.
Is the B.Tech fee at NIT Nagaland lower than at private engineering colleges?
Yes. As a centrally-funded NIT and Institute of National Importance, NIT Nagaland charges substantially lower B.Tech tuition fees than private engineering colleges and private deemed universities, where annual fees typically range from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 4+ lakh per year. The Government-subsidised NIT fee structure makes NIT Nagaland one of the most affordable high-quality B.Tech destinations in north-east India.
Are scholarships and fee waivers available at NIT Nagaland?
Yes. NIT Nagaland students can access the MoE Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships, the SC/ST/OBC post-matric scholarship schemes, the AICTE Pragati and Saksham scholarships for women and differently-abled students, the Nagaland state government scholarship schemes for Nagaland-domicile candidates, and various private trust and alumni scholarships. The institute also offers tuition-fee waivers under the standard NIT fee-remission framework for eligible economically-weaker-section candidates.
How do I apply for B.Tech admission at NIT Nagaland?
B.Tech admission to NIT Nagaland is conducted through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) centralised counselling. Candidates must appear for JEE Main, register on the JoSAA portal (josaa.nic.in), complete online choice-filling listing NIT Nagaland and the desired B.Tech programme, receive provisional seat allotment based on JEE Main rank and the home-state/other-state quota, complete online document upload and verification, and report at NIT Nagaland on the designated admission date. The standard NIT 50-50 home-state (Nagaland) and other-state quota applies.
What is the eligibility for B.Tech admission at NIT Nagaland?
Candidates must have completed Class 12 (Higher Secondary) or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects, securing at least 75 percent aggregate marks (65 percent for SC/ST/PwD) or be in the top 20 percentile of their respective Class 12 board, in line with the standard MoE NIT eligibility framework. Candidates must qualify the JEE Main examination conducted by the National Testing Agency, with All-India Common Rank determining JoSAA seat allocation.
When was NIT Nagaland established?
NIT Nagaland was established in 2010 as one of the ten new-generation NITs created by the Government of India to expand NIT capacity and strengthen technical education in the under-served regions of the country, with a particular focus on the North-East. 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.
What is the affiliation and accreditation of NIT Nagaland?
NIT Nagaland is an Institute of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 (as amended by the 2012 Amendment Act), directly funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The institute is autonomous and awards its own degrees with no external university affiliation. NIT Nagaland is NBA-accredited across multiple B.Tech programmes and is consistently working towards NAAC accreditation as it matures.
What B.Tech programmes does NIT Nagaland offer?
NIT Nagaland offers a focused B.Tech programme suite covering Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering. Postgraduate programmes include M.Tech across departments and PhD research programmes.
Sources
Verification & sources
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