Ph.D. in Civil Engineering 

at NIT Meghalaya, Shillong

To be considered for admission to the PhD programme at NIT Meghalaya, prospective students are required to fulfill certain eligibility criteria. These include having a minimum aggregate of 55% in their MA/MSc/BTech/MTech or equivalent degree, with relevance to the area of study, from a recognised university. In addition to this, candidates may also need to take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) or the National Eligibility Test (NET), depending on the specific department they are applying to

NIT Meghalaya offers both full-time and part-time PhD programme. The PhD programmes has around  eight department which offers multiple area of studies. The departments are namely:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry 
• Mathematics

The total tuition fee of the M.Tech programme at IIIT Bhagalpur is INR 6,500. These fees are excluded of other fees that are payable only at the time of admission. Other than the programme fee candidates have to pay a application fee for the GATE exam while registering for the exam. The applicatipn fees are : 

Below table contains a comparison of NIT Meghalaya with other NITs based on parameters such as course fee and NIRF ranking for BTech:

*The above fee is taken from unofficial sources and hence, is indicative. Students are requested to visit the official website to get more details on the same.

Compare NIT Meghalaya with other NITs.

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters offered 199 placement offers to the students of the batch 2023. However, in 2022, the participating recruiters offered 192 placement offers to the students in various sectors. The total number of offers provided during NIT Meghalaya placements between 2021 and 2023 are tabulated below:

The top recruiters of NIT Meghalaya in 2023 included Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Wipro, Deloitte, Infosys, L&T, IBM, TCS, etc. These recruiters placed students of NIT Meghalaya in various domains with handsome packages.

The lowest package offered in NIT Meghalaya placements 2023 was INR 5 LPA. The lowest package trends witnessed during NIT Meghalaya placements between 2021 and 2023 are presented below:

The highest stipend offered during NIT Meghalaya internships 2022 was INR 1 Lacs per month and was made by DevRev. The second-the highest stipend stood at INR 45,000 per month. Check the below table depicting the top 4 stipend amounts offered during 2022 internships:

According to unofficial sources, NIT Meghalaya alumni primarily work in the Engineering sector with a 43% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Education and Research with 20% and 16% shares, respectively. The pie chart below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NIT Meghalaya has a good record of placements for its BTech, MTech, and MSc courses. In 2023, the participating recruiters presented 199 job offers to the Class of 2023. The the highest and average package offered during NIT Meghalaya placements in 2023 was INR 32 LPA and INR 11.10 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of NIT Meghalaya placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below: