National Institute of Technology Silchar
Silchar, Assam
Overview
Silchar in Assam is home to this engineering institute, which had 4,069 students and 257 teaching staff. In NIRF 2025, it ranked #50 among engineering institutes nationally (score 55.91/100) and #97 in the overall category (score 49.51/100), indicating a stronger standing within engineering specifically than across all disciplines.
Placement outcomes for the four-year undergraduate engineering programme have varied year on year. In 2022-23, 694 of 823 graduates were placed at a median salary of 13.95 LPA. In 2023-24, the number placed fell to 520 out of 823 graduates, with the median salary also dropping to 11 LPA, matching the 2021-22 figure when 600 of 662 graduates found placements at the same median.
The two-year postgraduate engineering programme has placed fewer students proportionally. In 2023-24, 89 of 159 graduates were placed at a median salary of 6 LPA, similar to 2022-23 (109 of 179 placed) and 2021-22 (124 of 249 placed), with the median salary holding steady at 6 LPA across all three years.
Placements
Reported by the institute in its NIRF data submission. Median salary is the figure NIRF asks for — half of the placed students were paid more, half less.
Engineering
| Year | Programme | Graduated | Placed | Median salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | UG 4-year | 823 | 520 | 11 LPA |
| 2023-24 | PG 2-year | 159 | 89 | 6 LPA |
| 2022-23 | UG 4-year | 823 | 694 | 13.95 LPA |
| 2022-23 | PG 2-year | 179 | 109 | 6 LPA |
| 2021-22 | UG 4-year | 662 | 600 | 11 LPA |
| 2021-22 | PG 2-year | 249 | 124 | 6 LPA |
Rankings
Published by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education. The score is out of 100 and is what the rank was decided on.
| Year | Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Engineering | #50 | 55.91 |
| 2025 | Overall | #97 | 49.51 |
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