NIT Arunachal Pradesh - National Institute of Technology

NIT Arunachal Pradesh was established under the National Institute of Technology, Science and Research Act of 2007, Parliament of India in the year 2010, along with nine other NIT’s. The institute is currently functioning from its temporary site located in the district of Yupia in a high school building hired after seeking permission from the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The construction of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is currently ongoing in Jote, district of Papumpare in Arunachal Pradesh. The institute is currently functioning under the mentorship of NIT Durgapur. 

Location of NIT Arunachal Pradesh

The NIT Arunachal Pradesh is located at a distance of 18 kms from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Yupia is at a distance of 11kms from Naharlagun. The campus is well-connected through railways, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, which is approximately at a distance of 3 kms. Another nearest railway station is the Guwahati railway station, the journey from Guwahati to Naharlagun takes 10 hours. Local taxi and auto service are also available from Naharlagun city or Naharlagun Railway Station. The nearest airport is the Lilabari Airport in Assam, which is at a distance of 70 kms from the NIT Arunachal Pradesh campus.

 Latest News/Events of NIT Arunachal Pradesh

1. The IIC conducted a five-day workshop in Entrepreneurship and Innovation on the 13th of January 2021.

2. The institute has organized a five-day online Faculty Development programme on Innovation Management from the 15th to the 19th of February 2021.

3. The institute conducted a training programme on Vermicomposting, Bamboo Shoot, Layer Poultry Farming on the 9th of January 2021.

4. The institute conducted the First Pan-NIT humanities and social sciences Research Conclave from the 8th of January 2021 to the 10th of January 2021.

5.  The institute organized an online Faculty Development programme in the topic Mathematics and Machine Learning on the 6th of January 2021.

6. The institute released the list of holidays for the year 2021 on the 5th of January 2021.

7. The institute released the advertisement for guest faculty for the department management and humanities on the 5Th of January 2021.

8. The institute uploaded a notice regarding ATAL FDP programme on the 4th of January 2021.

9. The institute released an advertisement for guest faculty for the department of chemical engineering on the 4Th of January.

10. The institute uploaded the academic calendar of UG and PG courses on its official website.

Awards won by NIT Arunachal Pradesh

1. The National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) has ranked the NIT Arunachal Pradesh on the 200th position in Engineering colleges of India.

2. NIT Arunachal Pradesh secured 4th rank in ARIIA rankings among all the NIT’S in India.

Recognitions of the NIT Arunachal Pradesh

1. The NIT Arunachal Pradesh is recognized by the AICTE. (All India Council of Technical Education).

2. The NIT Arunachal Pradesh is recognized by the UGC (University Grants Commission).

3. The NIT Arunachal Pradesh is recognized by the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development), Government of India.

4. The NIT Arunachal Pradesh is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Collaborations of NIT Arunachal Pradesh

·       Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

·       Saint Claret College, Ziro

·       National Power Training Institute, Guwahati

·       Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

·       Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology

·       Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship

·       National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad

·       North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)

Clubs/Committees and Societies of NIT Arunachal Pradesh

Civil Engineering Student Society: The Civil Engineering Student Society at NIT Arunachal Pradesh or popularly known as CESS, is the official student society of the department of civil engineering. 

Electrical Engineering Student Society: The Electrical Engineering Student Society of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is the official student club of NIT Arunachal Pradesh.

Mechanical Engineering Student Society: The Mechanical Engineering Student Society is responsible for the entrepreneurship development of the mechanical engineering students and also organizing training programmes and workshops related to the development in the area of Mechanical Engineering.  

Prakousal: The Prakousal is the Start-Up cell of NIT Arunachal Pradesh. The Prakousal proves to be an excellent platform for students who want to avail the tools and equipment required to carry out various research activities in their respective specializations. 

Student’s Coding Club: The coding club of NIT Arunachal Pradesh encourages students to learn to code and develop codes and run applications that can be used by the different departments of NIT-AP. 

National Service Scheme (NSS): The NSS helps the young and active students of NIT Arunachal Pradesh to understand the importance of social welfare. The NSS conducts many drives like tree plantation drive, blood donation drive, cleanliness drive, food and clothes donation drive, etc., in order to help society.

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell: The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is responsible for uplifting the rural areas by providing higher education to the students living in rural areas and help them for their development. By connecting the different institutes of India, the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell works towards the goal of transformation and development of rural areas.

Sports Cell: The sports cell of NIT Arunachal Pradesh looks after the activities and events related to sports in NIT-AP. The cell also is responsible for conducting the annual sports club and inviting participants from different colleges and institutes.

Innovation Club: The innovation club of NIT Arunachal Pradesh was established in the year 2014. The Innovation Club of NIT-AP encourages the students to develop new technologies and innovations. The club also conducts many competitions on the institute level as well as inter-collegiate level.

Women Cell: The women cell of NIT Arunachal Pradesh takes care of the grievances and issues of women students of NIT-AP.

Facilities Provided by the NIT Arunachal Pradesh

Medical Unit: The Medical Unit of NIT Arunachal Pradesh comprises two nurses, one doctor, and availability of ambulance facility. The doctors and nurses of the medical unit of NIT-AP are available whenever called. Basic equipment for performing surgeries is also available at the medical unit.

Central Library: The Central Library of NIT Arunachal Pradesh consists of many e-books, journals, magazines, books, and different volumes and editions. Students, by using their library credentials, can access the various e-books and research papers and can download other study materials relating to their department. The Central Library of NIT Arunachal Pradesh was established in the year 2010 and provides reprographic and photocopy facilities.

IT Infrastructure: The Computer Centre of NIT Arunachal Pradesh consists of 30 computer sets updates with the latest applications and software. The computer center also provides other facilities like high-speed internet and printing facility.

Language Laboratory: The Language Laboratory of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is used to develop the communication skills and other soft skills of the students to prepare them for the corporate world. Communication skills play an important role in campus recruitment and are given the utmost attention in the language laboratory of NIT Arunachal Pradesh. The NIT Arunachal Pradesh accommodates a total of 32 students.

Auditorium: The seminar hall of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is used to held international conferences, workshops, and seminars on different topics. The convocation ceremony of fresh graduates is also held in the seminar hall. The seminar hall of NIT Arunachal Pradesh is fully air-conditioned with basic audio-visual facilities.

Cafeteria: The NIT Arunachal Pradesh offers a café service to the students and faculty members of the institute. The cafeteria serves hygienic and healthy food and beverages at affordable prices.

Fair Price Shop: A fair price shop is situated on the campus of NIT Arunachal Pradesh. The students of NIT-AP can buy essential goods like stationery and other items which they might need on a day-to-day basis from the fair price shop.

Hostels: The NIT Arunachal Pradesh offers accommodation for both male and female students of NIT-AP separately. The hostels are provided with all the basic facilities like running water, cafeteria, bedding and wi-fi. The hostel is situated at a distance from the campus. Transportation facilities to the hostel from the campus are made available to the students.

Sports Facilities: Sports facilities are made available to the students of NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Equipment required to play both indoor and outdoor sports can be used by the students of NIT-AP.

Courses Offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh

Specializations offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh in B. Tech

Specializations offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh in M. Tech

Specializations offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh in Master of Science (MS)

Specializations offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh in Ph.D.

The NIT Arunachal Pradesh also offered MBA in online mode for two years.

Admission Details of NIT Arunachal Pradesh

For NIT Arunachal Pradesh admissions in B. Tech courses, the candidate must appear for the JEE Mains entrance examination, obtain a qualifying score and lock NIT-AP as their first preference during the counselling rounds conducted by JOSAA. Only after the Joint Seat Allocation Authority allocates a seat to the candidate through its counselling rounds, then he/she will be admitted to the institute after verification of documents and payment of fees.

For M. Tech programmes, the candidates must qualify the GATE examination and obtain a valid score in the same. The candidates have to clear the interview round conducted by the university to get admitted to the institute for pursuing M. Tech. The students have to then submit their mandatory documents for verification and pay the required course fee to begin with, their programme. For Ph.D. courses, the institute conducts an admission test as well as an interview round to check the eligibility of the candidate for pursuing a doctoral degree in NIT-AP.

Scholarships Offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh

The students can avail NIT Arunachal Pradesh Scholarships after meeting the mentioned eligibility criteria on the National Scholarships Portal. The students must submit the scholarship form along with the required documents and obtain the scholarship amount. Many states and central government schemes are available on the NSP portal, which can support the students financially. The AICTE, All India Council of Technical Education also grants scholarships to students pursuing professional and post-matric courses in technology. The UGC (University Grants Commission) also confers scholarships to students who belong to the SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD category.

NIT Arunachal Pradesh Scholarships like National Merit cum Means Scholarship, Top Class Education Scholarship, Scholarship for Single Girl Child, Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, etc., can be availed by the students.

NIT Arunachal Pradesh Cut Off

The NIT Arunachal Pradesh Cut Off changes every year because of the changing trends in the educational field. Depending on the scope of a certain field and the developments in the same, the students, according to the needs of the corporate world, select those fields for a better future, which simultaneously contributes to the increased number of applications received by the institute for a particular course. The following are some of the reasons which are responsible for the fluctuating NIT Arunachal Pradesh Cut Off: -

1.     Total Number of Seats available for a particular course

2.     Total number of applications received for a particular course

3.     Preceding year cut-off trends

4.     The difficulty level of JEE Mains/GATE entrance examination

NIT Arunachal Pradesh Placement Details

The NIT Arunachal Pradesh has its own Training and Placement Cell, which is responsible for conducting placement drives in the institute. The cell also provides adequate training to the students to crack interviews when the campus recruitment is conducted.

The members of NIT Arunachal Pradesh Placement Cell conduct mock interviews, group discussion rounds, and written tests in order to train the students. The cell also offers sufficient guidance to the students by organizing seminars and guest lectures on developing soft skills and presentation skills, which are an important factor upon which the recruiter selects the candidate. The students are also given hands-on training through training sessions conducted by different professionals. Not only the NIT Arunachal Pradesh Placement Cell is responsible for developing the essential skills of the candidate, but also it conducts campus placements every year in the institute for better employment opportunities.

The placement percentage of NIT Arunachal Pradesh for the year 2019-2020 was 46.78%. The total jobs offered were 51, and the maximum package offered was Rs. 12 LPA, whereas the average package offered was Rs. 6.2 LPA.

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