B.Tech. in Civil Engineering 

at NERIST, Itanagar

The placement statistics for B.Tech at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) have been improving over the years. According to the NIRF report 2023, 70 B.Tech students were placed during NERIST placements 2022, and the median package offered to B.Tech students stood at INR 4.5 LPA. The highest salary package offered during NERIST placements in recent years stood at INR 16 LPA. The top recruiters during NERIST placements included IT companies such as Wipro, Bosch, and others.

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) is a deemed to be a university in Nirjuli place located in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The institute is autonomous and funded by MHRD, Govt. of India. NERIST offers 10+2 level certificate courses, post-10+2 Diploma courses, and degree programs. The degree programs offered at NERIST include BTech, BSc (Forestry Stream), MTech, MBA, MSc, and PhD programs. It has been ranked 186 among the top NIRF-rated Engineering colleges in 2021. Also, its fee is not very high.

Here is its fee structure:

No, you have to give different exams or score for getting admission in different courses  of the college respectively. Every course has its own admission criteria. As like for admission in MBA candidate should have with valid CAT/ MAT score or they  have to give NERIST admission test. Similarly, for all the other courses different exams are conducted by the institutes or scores of different exams are required for admission. It offers 10+2 level certificate courses, post-10+2 Diploma courses, and degree programs. The degree programs offered at NERIST include BTech, BSc (Forestry Stream), MTech, MBA, MSc, and PhD programs. Various conducted by them for admission purposes are like: NEE-I, NEE-II. and NEE-III, so, these are conducted by the institute itself.

For admission to the UG level degree courses, the institute admits students via NEE-III and NEE-II exams. Candidates seeking admission to the NERIST BTech programme must take NEE-III for lateral entry or they may directly be admitted through the Diploma module to the BTech degree module. Whereas, the candidates seeking admission to the BSc degree module have to qualify for the NEE-II exam after their 10+2 in PCB. Apart from NEE-II & NEE-III, NERIST also accepts the JEE Main entrance scores for BTech admissions. 

The fee structure for various courses at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) varies depending on the type of course and the student's category (General, OBC, SC, ST, PWD, etc.). Here are some of the fees for different courses:
Post Graduate Courses:
Admission fee: INR 220 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 110 for NERISTIAN students.
Tuition fee: Varies depending on the course.
Examination fee: INR 490 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 245 for NERISTIAN students.
Hostel fee: INR 14800 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 740 for NERISTIAN students.
Miscellaneous fee: Varies depending on the course.
Under Graduate Courses:
Admission fee: INR 220 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 110 for NERISTIAN students.
Registration fee: INR 430 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 220 for NERISTIAN students.
Semester fee (Tuition fee): Varies depending on the course.
Examination fee: INR 490 for General, OBC, and SC/ST/PWD categories, and INR 245 for NERISTIAN students.

NERIST NEE 2024 Application Form: The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) will release the NERIST NEE 2023 application form in February 2024. The application process for NEE-I, NEE-II and NEE-III will start together and candidates can apply for NEE as per their choice of course. The NEE-II exam is held for admission in BTech and BSc (Hons) in Forestry. Whereas, NEE-I is held for admission in certificate courses and the NEE-III is held for BTech LE admissions.

The entire process of filling online application form can be completed in below mentioned 9 steps. The steps include registration, activation, programme selection, filling details in the form, uploading scanned images, filling in academic details, selecting the NEE exam centre, and reviewing the form and fee payment. 

The highest salary package offered was 16 LPA. The lowest salary package offered was 3.50 LPA. In the previous year, about 11 students got placed in PSUs. In the mechanical department, last year's final year batch had 45 students, out of which more than 50% of students got placed, about 10 students were preparing for GATE, 5 students were into MBA courses, and around 5-6 students were looking for placements. The highest salary package offered was 20 LPA by Oil. The lowest salary package offered was 4 LPA by several IT companies. Top recruiting companies were Oil, IOCL, BHEL, NEPCO, NHPC, NTPC, NRL, Tata, Tisco, Mahindra, etc. About 20% of students got internships in some private and government firms such as NRL, etc. The top role offered was a senior executive engineer. Almost 41% of students are placed. The salary package has increased by 10%. Many students get placed in the college in many reputed companies. It is a good college for placements.

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Nirjuli was founded in 1984. NERIST Nirjuli is a deemed-to-be university that is autonomous, fully sponsored, and managed by the Government of India's Ministry of Education (formerly MHRD). The NERIST Nirjuli offers four levels of programmes that include undergraduate, diploma, postgraduate, and doctoral. The NERIST Nirjuli courses include B.Tech, B.Sc, L.L.B, B.A.L.L.B, M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, Diploma, and PhD. The candidates should meet the NERIST Nirjuli eligibility criteria for the desired course.

The total seat available for B.Tech/B.E is 60 and the candidates should have passed class 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics from any recognised board or in a 3-year Diploma course + NEE examination.

NERIST Quick Facts

• NERIST has secured 186 rank in NIRF Engineering Rankings 2021.
• The entrance exams that are conducted for various programs by the institute are- NEE (NERIST Entrance Exam). The exam is conducted at three-level for various programs, the exams are- NEE-I, NEE-II, and NEE-III
• At present, the institute is offering Diploma/ UG/ PG/ Ph.D. degrees in many different disciplines of Engineering/ Management/ Humanities and Social Science/ and Science
• For the UG courses, the institute is charging INR 39500 for admission fee/ tuition fee/ Misc. fee, etc.

The fees for B.Tech programs at NERIST (North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology) are as follows:
B.Tech (General Category): INR 13,750 for the first year.
B.Tech (OBC/EWS): INR 13,750 for the first year.
B.Tech (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe): INR 6,875 for the first year.

Yes, NERIST is also very good and is one of the top most college in Arunachal. Its fee is also lesser than the Arunachal University of Studies. Also, it has been ranked 186 among the top NIRF-rated Engineering colleges in 2021. The institute currently has 11 departments of education in Science & engineering and 1 center for management studies to offer degree courses across the disciplines of engineering, technology, sciences, and management. Also, you will get so much internship and placement opportunites here. Companies like Mahindra, tata, oil, Vedanta, etc. visited the campus this year The average package is around 6 LPA which is not a bad average. Here, faculty members are very kind and helpful. They have been supportive all throughout the courses. We had lot of subjects and many of them are very good at their knowledge and skills required for technical expertise. We had practicals guided by them, which were very helpful in understanding the concepts we learn in theory classes so, overall it is good as Arunachal University of Studies.

The branch of B.Tech that has shown more placements at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) is Electrical Engineering. According to the NIRF report 2023, 70 B.Tech students were placed during NERIST placements in 2022, with the median package offered to B.Tech students standing at INR 4.5 LPA. The highest salary package offered during recent NERIST placements reached INR 16 LPA.