| NIT Silchar: CSE at 12,665, the Largest Campus and a ₹5.45 L Degree |
| Exams covered: JEE Main · JoSAA · CSAB | State: Assam | Fee band: Rs 5.45 L |
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| The easiest CSE cutoff in this NIT group at 12,665, the largest campus of the ten, and a ₹5.45 lakh degree. The only real objection to NIT Silchar is a map, and that objection is worth checking properly rather than dismissing. |
| THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER |
| Total four-year fee | Rs 5.45 L |
| Yearly (average) | About Rs 1.36 lakh a year on the average (total divided by four). Year-wise and category-wise splits differ — confirm the actual schedule with the college. |
| Median package | Rs 11.00 LPA |
| Average package | Rs 12.25 LPA |
| Placement rate | 78.35% |
| Cutoff | CSE 12,665 (Open, other-state) / 23,366 (home state) |
| Ranking | 50 |
| Programmes | 6 B.Tech |
| HOW YOU GET IN |
| Admission route for NIT Silchar: JoSAA / CSAB (JEE Main). The cutoff to plan around is CSE 12,665 (Open, other-state) / 23,366 (home state). Always confirm the current cycle's dates, eligibility and seat matrix on the official portal before you file. |
| TWO THINGS MOVING RIGHT NOW |
| 1. Median ₹11.00 lakh and average ₹12.25 lakh with 78.35% placed — figures that sit comfortably above several better-ranked NITs. About 9.8% of the batch cleared ₹20 lakh. |
| 2. The home-state cutoff of 23,366 for Assam-domicile candidates is nearly double the other-state number. If the family has any Assam connection, that relaxation is worth more than a year of coaching. |
| THE HONEST READ |
| An honest conversation about location, travel cost and language, then a straightforward recommendation. Silchar is a genuine NIT degree at a fee most families can self-fund. |
| Easiest CSE cutoff of the ten and the largest campus. Assam location is the only real objection - and 9.8% got above Rs 20 LPA. |
| BEFORE YOU PAY THE FIRST INSTALMENT |
| 1. Ask for the branch-wise median — the institute figure hides the branch you are actually joining. |
| 2. Ask for the placed-versus-eligible count, not the percentage. A count is evidence; a percentage is a claim. |
| 3. Ask which quota or fee category the quote refers to. In this college the same seat can carry two or three different prices. |
| 4. Diarise the counselling round you are planning for, and the refund deadline that follows it. |
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| TALK TO SOMEONE WHO HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT |
| Talk 1:1 with final-year students of the exact course and college you are considering. Ask them what the brochure will never tell you — how the teaching actually works, which branches get real recruiter attention, what the hostel and mess cost in year three, and what the final bill looked like. Then decide, with the full picture in front of you. We also handle end-to-end guidance on engineering form filling, counselling rounds, seat allotment, campus visits and travel. |
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| Figures compiled from NIRF returns, official placement reports and published fee schedules for the 2025-26 cycle. DRAFT — re-verify every number on the official website before publication. Where two figures appear for the same item, they conflict and both are shown on purpose. |
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