NIT Sikkim: Admission , Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

South Sikkim, India


National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Overview

Latest Updates

1.  GATE 2025 exam  with be held on Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025

2.  IIT JAM 2025 exam will be held on Feb 2, 2025

 

National Institute of Technology Sikkim was established in 2010, is UGC recognised autonomous university. As per the NIRF 2023 NIT Sikkim has been ranked 151 in the engineering department.  NIT Sikkim offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees. NIT Sikkim has been granted the status of an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The most popular program at NIT Sikkim are BTec CSE. NIT Sikkim is recognized by AICTE. 

 NIT Sikkim  charges fees of  INR 1.5 Lakhs per year for its B.Tech program.  NIT Sikkim offers a four-year B.Tech program in 8 different specilizations, among them the most opted stream at the institute is Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). For the B.Tech admission at NIT Sikkim, candidates are required to appear for JEE Main examination and the seat allotment is done in order of JEE mains ranking.  In NIT Sikkim placements 75.37% of the B.Tect batch was placed. The leading recruiters of NIT Sikkim  placements 2024 included Deloitte,  Samsung,  IBM,  NVIDIA,  etc

 

Quick Highlights

Particulars

Details

Top Recruiters

Deloitte,  Samsung,  IBM,  NVIDIA

Placement % (2024)

75.37%

Median Package (2023)

INR 8.50- 8.20 LPA

Ranking 2024

151 in B.Tech by NIRF

 

University Type

Autonomous Institute.

Popular Courses

B.Tech (CSE)

Recognition By

UGC

Approved By

AICTE

Year of Establishment

2010

Application mode

Online


Ranking

With its good reputation, NIT Sikkim has been ranked 151 by NIRF. Below are ranking of NIT Manipur by NIRF for the last few years:

Organization

Ranking

NIRF

#151

NIRF

#151

NIRF

#173

National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Programs

NIT Sikkim offers 18 courses at the UG and PG levels. All these courses require minimum 10+2 with 75% , and graduation with 60% eligibility and courses require entrance exam qualification like GATE, JEE Main and IIT JAM.

 

Courses

Fees

B.Tech

₹5.78 Lakhs

M.Tech

₹1.82 Lakhs

M.Sc

₹1.46 Lakhs

Ph.D

₹1.11 Lakhs

Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech]

38 courses • 4 years
--Average tuition fees
--Median salary
--Exams accepted
-Application date

Master of Technology [M.Tech]

19 courses • 2 years
--Average tuition fees
--Median salary
--Exams accepted
-Application date

Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] + Master of Technology [M.Tech]

17 courses • 5 years
--Average tuition fees
--Median salary
--Exams accepted
-Application date

National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Admissions

NIT  Sikkim   Admission offers  a four years long B.Tech programme under 8 different specializations and charges a total fee of INR 5.78 Lakhs for B.Tech programme and its admission process involves other national level examinations too such as GATE, IIT JAM for the programs such as M.Tech and M.Sc. Here are the details for few of our in demand courses among the students:

 

 Important Date

 NIT  Sikkim  admission and registrations important dates both upcoming and expected are given as follows:


Important events

Dates

GATE 2025 exam

Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025

JEE Main 2025 Session 1 exam

Jan 22 to Jan 31, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 exam

Feb 2, 2025

 

 

Program Name

Eligibility Criteria

B.Tech

10+2 with 75%

M.Tech

Graduation with 60%

M.Sc

Graduation with 60%

Ph.D

Post Graduation

Cutoff

NIT  Sikkim  JEE Mains cut-offs 2024 have also been quite competitive especially for the computer engineering course. Below are the cut-off details:

 

Course

Round 1

Last Round

B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering

23245

28284

B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

35527

42538

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering

33269

37004

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

 

40597

47070

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering

 

        

48441

54266

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering

 

 

 

 

B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

 

25843

33955

Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech]

38

Courses

4 yrs

Duration

--

Total Seats

--

Tuition Fees

--

Exams

--

Eligibility

19

Courses

2 yrs

Duration

--

Total Seats

--

Tuition Fees

--

Exams

--

Eligibility

17

Courses

5 yrs

Duration

--

Total Seats

--

Tuition Fees

--

Exams

--

Eligibility

FAQs related to Admissions

For now NIT  Sikkim  has 8 specialization courses in B.Tech.


Candidates have to qualify either JEE Main, JoSSA  to take admission in B.Tech.


National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Placements

Particulars

Placements statistics

Placement % (2024)

75.37%

Numbers of students Received Offers

94

Median Package (2023)

INR 8.50- 8.20 LPA

Top Recruiters

Deloitte,  Samsung,  IBM,  NVIDIA

FAQS

The top recruiters for NIT Nagpur are Wipro, TCS, Mahindra Group, Virtusa, Hexaware, Barclays, HCL, Infosys and Accenture. Other regional companies concerned with technical branches also join in with handsome packages. 


The placement rate for NIT Nagpur was 82% with over 850 students placed at over 400 job opportunities. A smaller chunk of students also went for higher studies.

National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Scholarships

Students enrolled in professional degree programs and technical courses in Engineering at NIT Sikkim often benefit from various scholarship schemes based on merit, category, annual parental income, and other criteria. Interested students can find scholarships on the government website of Sikkim ‘Student services’.

The details of some of the scholarships offered by the Institute are as follows:

 

Scholarships name

Eligibility Criteria

Post Matric Scholarships

SC/ST/OBC students are eligible to apply for the same after the announcement by their state government.

ICCR Scholarships

(For Foreigner students) who seek admission through ICCR

Wakf Board New Delhi Scholarships

Students who belong to Mhod category

Sita Ram Jindal Foundation

Below Poverty Line (BPL) students/Physically Challenged or Handicaped students and the entire family income of the student from all sources should be less than Rs 2,00,000

Sail Scholarships

For reserved category students whose family income is less than 1,50,000 per annum

Departmental Scholarships

Students being wards of employee(Central/State Government or other agencies/Bank/Railway/Corporation etc)

Top Class Education For SC- Category Students

12 meritorious SC category students whose family income from all sources does not exceed Rs 4,50,000

National Institute of Technology - [NIT] ,South Sikkim ,Sikkim

Infrastructure

NIT Sikkim provides students with separate hostel building for girls and boys. There are 9 Boy’s hostels and 3 girl’s hostel. The central mess facility is large enough to accommodate 250-300 students at a time..

 

Particular

First Sem Fee

Mess caution deposit ( one time refundable on condition)

5000

Hostel caution deposit ( one time refundable)

3000

Refundable

500

Hostel Fee ( hostel rent, electricity charges and cleaning )

7500

Mess Maintenance charge

750

Total

16750

FAQs related to Infrastructure programs

 Yes, NIT Sikkim  does have hostel facilities.


Hostel Fees can range between 8250-16750.