Established in the year 1967, NIT Silchar is one of the 31 NITs of the country. Founded as a Regional Engineering College (REC), it was given the status of National Institute of Technology (NIT) in the year 2007. With 11 departments offering courses in Engineering, Science, and Humanities, NIT Silchar is certainly one of the best technical institutions of India. It has been ranked by various ranking agencies such as NIRF, India Today, The Week, and many more. NIT Silchar has been ranked 40th for Engineering and 83rd for overall performance by NIRF 2023 Rankings. The institute has also been ranked at 11th (overall), 8th Among Top Government Institution, and 2nd Zone wise (East) in the Dataquest top T-School Survey 2021.

Also, NIT Silchar has been recognized at the global level with the prestigious rankings of Times Higher Education in the rank band of 801-1000th in the THE World University Rankings 2022 which has been consistent as that of THE World University Rankings 2021. The institute has been placed QS Asia University Ranking-2022 in the rank band #401-450. Also, NIT Silchar retained its position in THE EMERGING ECONOMIES Ranking-2022 at the rank band 251-300. 

NIT Silchar Ranking Highlights

Ranking Organization  Year Rank
THE World University Rankings 2022 801–1000
2021 801–1000
THE Asia University Rankings 2021 201-250
NIRF Overall Rankings 2023 83
2022 78
NIRF Engineering Rankings 2023 40
2022 38
The Week Best Technical Universities India 2021 25
2020 25
The Week Top Engineering Colleges India 2021 26
2020 32
Outlook India's Top Govt. Engineering Colleges 2021 20
2020 19
India Today Top Govt. Engineering Colleges 2021 24
2020 26

NIT Silchar NIRF Rankings 2023

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking structure adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to rank higher education institutions in India based on several factors. It includes the following: Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research, Professional Practice, and Collaborative Performance (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), Peer Perception. NIT Silchar has been ranked at the 40th position in the NIRF Engineering Rankings 2023. The following parameters are considered by the NIRF for ranking institutions under the Engineering Category. 

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 60.85
Research and Professional Practice 54.59
Graduation Outcomes 69.77
Outreach and Inclusivity  53.35
Perception  11.40

NIT Silchar NIRF Ranking

NIT Silchar Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 13.34 20.00
FSR 21.04 30.00
PQE 14.23 20.00
FRU 12.25 30.00
RP PU 22.65 35.00
QP 23.74 40.00
IPR 7.00 15.00
FPPP 1.19 10.00

GO		 GPH 32.26 40.00
GUE 15.00 15.00
MS 14.72 25.00
GPHD 6.79 20.00
OI RD 14.00 30.00
WD 15.33 30.00
ESCS 4.02 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 11.40 100.00

In the NIRF Overall Category Rankings 2023, NIT Silchar has been ranked at the 83rd position with a total score of 48.12. The tabulation below shows the parameters and their scores of the overall category NIRF Ranking.

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 51.36
Research and Professional Practice 42.81
Graduation Outcomes 68.84
Outreach and Inclusivity  54.16
Perception  6.78

NIT Silchar NIRF Ranking

NIT Silchar Parameter Scores (Overall Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 13.28 20.00
FSR 16.29 25.00
FQE 13.16 20.00
FRU 8.63 20.00
OE 0.00 15.00
RP PU 19.02 35.00
QP 18.85 35.00
IPR 4.50 15.00
FPPP 0.44 15.00
GO GUE 60.00 60.00
GPHD 8.84 40.00
OI RD 15.25 30.00
WD 14.89 30.00
ESCS 4.02 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 6.78

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Among the Top 10 Institutes, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under Overall Category in NIRF 2022.

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 AIIMS Delhi 69.57
10 JNU Delhi 67.25

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