M.Sc. in Physics 

at NIT Nagaland, Dimapur

NIT  Nagaland is among the newly established NITs in the northeast region. It managed to secure 201-250 band under Engineering category. As for its placement,   NIT Nagaland hasn't released the 2023 placement report. However, its previous year's placement was very decent. The the highest and mean package offered during NIT Nagaland placements 2022 stood at INR 45 LPA and  INR 8.09 LPA, respectively. Further, the top recruiters during NIT Nagaland placements 2022 included TCS, Deloitte and Infosys. Apart from this, according to NIT Nagaland NIRF report 2023, the median package offered during NIT Nagaland BTech and MTech placements 2022 stood at INR 9 LPA and INR 10.05 LPA, respectively.

NIT Nagaland considers the scores of IIT-JAM for admission to the MSc programme. Followed by IIT JAM, students have to go through the CCMN counselling for final seat allotment to the institute. In addition to the exam, students must also meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute which is to have a bachelor’s degree, namely BSc (Hons) in Physics with first class or 6.5 CGPA for General and OBC candidates and 55% aggregate or 6.0 CGPA in 10 scale grading for SC and ST candidates.

NIT Nagaland application process is completely online and done via the JEE Main official website. Candidates applying through the JEE Main must follow the steps below: 

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIT JAM

Step 2: Click on JOAPS portal and register yourself with all the required details

Step 3: Now fill out the IIT JAM application form online with Exam details, Exam centre details, Exam centre details, Correspondence address, etc. and upload a photograph and signature.

Step 4: Pay the IIT JAM application fee. After checking these details, candidates need to click on the 'Proceed to Payment' button.

Step 5: Now candidates must download and print out the IIT JAM application form

The total seat intake of the MSc at NIT Meghalaya is 22. The seats are distributed among the two specialisations i.e. Chemistry intakes 11 and Physics intakes 11. As per the seat allocation guidelines, candidates must participate in the CCMN counselling for MSc seat allocation. However, if candidates fail to secure seats via the counselling they can opt for the institute mode, which required students to apply vis the NIT Meghalaya’s official website and appear for the entrance exam.

Yes, NIT Nagaland does offers MSc at postgraduate level. The MSc specialisation offered are in Physics and Chemistry at NIT Nagaland. Admission to the MSc programme is based on candidates performance in the qualifying exam i.e. bacheloir’s degree in BSc. Also candiates must apply via the CCMN counselling and later appear for the NIT Nagaland entrance exam for the left over seats.

Admission to MSc at NIT Meghalaya is based on the CCMN counselling process. CCMN released cutoff for admission to the institute. Find below the CCMN cutoff for M.Sc in Physics for 2023:

Candidates preparing for IITs are only required to appear for the JEE Advanced entrance exam after qualifying JEE Main. Students who who secure above the 98th percentile in JEE Main 2024 Session 2 should start preparing for JEE Advanced 2025 immediately. Those who score between 95th and 98th percentile should focus on improving their JEE Main score by taking multiple mock tests and practicing previous year's question papers. By analysing their strengths and weaknesses, candidates can identify their areas of proficiency and topics where they need improvement. If they can achieve full marks in their practice sessions, they can start preparing for JEE Advanced. However, if they cannot score full marks, it is recommended that they appear for multiple mock test series for more practice. 

There are seven departments in total at NIT Nagaland. Civil engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Science and Humanities, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electronics and Instrumentation engineering are some of these fields. These varied departments support a broad spectrum of academic fields, promoting learning environment at the institution.

MTech at NIT Nagaland is available across four specialisations, namely:

• Communication Engineering
• Communication Engineering Syllabus
• VLSI Systems Curriculum
• VLSI Systems Syllabus

The eligibility criteria for NIT Nagaland is getting atleast 75% in class 12 ( 65% for SC/ST/PwD) and cracking JEE mains. For scoring a good rank in JEE Main a candidate must: 

1. Segregate topics and work diligently and complete them in time.
2. Prioritise high weightage topics
3. Prepare proper notes and end time revision techniques
4. Practice is the key 
5. Take mock tests because ghere is negative marking in the exam.