B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 

at NIST Berhampur, Brahmapur

NIST allows direct admission to the third semester of its BTech programme in all specialisations. The admission criteria for lateral entry is as per the JEE norms for lateral entry. Candidates willing to take lateral entry admission to NIST BTech programme must be eligible as per the following eligibility criteria:

• A Diploma of a minimum of three years, with at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category)

or

• A BSc degree from a UGC-recognised university, with at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) and a pass in Class 12 with Mathematics as a subject

At the time of admission to the BTech programme of NIST Berhampur, selected candidates have to pay an admission seat confirmation fee and a refundable caution deposit. The admission seat confirmation fee at NIST is INR 15,000. The fee amount is later adjusted toward the first instalment of the total BTech fee, which ranges between INR 4.28 lakh and INR 6.48 lakh for four years. Additionally, students must submit a caution deposit of INR 5,000 which will be refunded to them after the completion of the programme. It must be noted that the fee amount is based on the annual fee mentioned on the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

The career opportuinities after a BTech depend on the students' choice of specalisation. Some job profiles that NIST BTech graduates in various specialisations can seek are taulated below:

Yes, NIST Berhampur offers a full-time BTech programme in various specialisations. These specialisations include Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, IT, CSE, etc. The duration of these courses is four years. The admission to BTech at NIST is based on the applicant's performance in JEE (Main), followed by the JEE counselling of their state. 70% of the seats are filled through OJEE counselling. Interested candidates can visit the institute's official website to learn more about the programme.

NIST Berhampur offers BTech courses in various specialisations viz., CSE, IT, ME, etc. When it comes to the placements, the institute offers good placements annually. The key highlights of NIST Berhampur placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Note: The placements data for 2023 are updated till December 31, 2022. It may vary once the final placement report 2023 is out.

NIST Berhampur offers merit-based admission to a few of its UG & PG courses, namely BSc, BCA and MSc. Candidates are offered admission to these courses based on their merit scores obtained in the last qualifying exams of Class 12/ graduation.

National Institute of Science and Technology accepts scores of different entrance exams for admission to its UG & PG programmes. To check the eligibility and selection criteria of programmes offered by National Institute of Science and Technology, refer to the table below:

National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) is promoted by the SM Charitable Educational Trust. NIST Berhampur is ranked 38^th as per All India Rank Among All Institutes by Times Engineering Survey 2024. NIST University students are placed in top companies such as ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, PwC, Flipkart, Infosys,  and others. NIST has been granted an autonomous college status accorded by the UGC. NIST is NBA-accredited.

NIST Berhampur has kept the fee quite affordable. Hence, the fee does not seem expensive. Even if the students feel that the fee is expensive, worry not, students can apply for the scholarships. Some of the scholarships provided by the NIST are mentioned below:

NIST University has not released the placement report for 2025 yet. The highest offered during NIST University placements was INR 23 LPA. The company which offered the highest package has not been revealed yet.