M.Tech. in Cyber Security 

at NIT Agartala, Agartala

The NIT Agartala is one of the top NITs in India. Its M.Tech in Cyber Security is one of the best courses, as per market demand. 1. The course fee is just Rs. 1.04 Lacs for an M.Tech in cyber security. 2. The faculty focus on industry-oriented learning in the domain of cyber security. 3. It has really good infrastructure like labs, lecture halls, hostel facilities, etc. 4. According to previous year's placement trends, more than 93% of the graduates of this course have been placed in reputed companies. 5. Companies such as Google, HCL, and IBM hire cyber security graduates from NIT Agartala. 6. You can expect an average salary package of around 7 LPA after successfully completing the course. 7. To get admission in this course, you need to appear in the GATE exam after B.Tech.

The NIT Agartala GATE Cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1. The Cutoff was released for various M.Tech courses for different categories. For the General AI category candidates, the Cutoff scores ranged between 350 and 528. The most competitive course was M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence, with the closing cutoff of 528. Therefore, candidate with a Cutoff of 500 cannot get M.Tech in AI at NIT Agartala. 

For the OBC AI category candidates, the Cutoff for M.Tech in AI closed at 443. Therefore candidates falling under the OBC AI category can consider taking M.Tech in AI with the given score. 

No, NIT Agartala M.Tech without GATE is not possible. Candidates seeking admission to the National Institute of Technology Agartala M.Tech course must visit the official website of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) to apply online. NIT Agartala admits students on the basis of candidates' performance in the GATE entrance test. GATE 2025 exam will be held between February 1 and February 16.

The institute has released the branch-wise placement data for 2023 for M.Tech and other courses. Of all the PG branches, MBA recorded the highest number of offers (21). Take a look at the below table depicting the branch-wise PG data for NIT Agartala placements 2023:

Branch Name	Total Students Eligible (2023)	Total Offers (2023)
BSMS	58	16
BTMT	8	6
Civil Engineering	49	12
Computer Science and Engineering	13	5
Electrical Engineering	18	5
MBA	18	21
MCA	12	16
Mechanical Engineering	8	2

 

National Institute of Technology Agartala offers admission to the M.Tech course on the basis of candidates' performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The final selection is followed by the CCMT counselling process. Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur is the conducting body of CCMT counselling. Interested candidates need to register for the CCMT counselling.

The BTech/MTech CSE program at NIT Agartala got a highest package offer of INR 52 LPA in 2023 placements. A total of 137 job offers were made to BTech/MTech CSE students. The overall placement rate stood at 100%. Tabulated below are the NIT Agartala CSE placement statistics for 2023:

 

Candidates who want NIT Agartala admissions need to apply online. Candidates are selected through various national-level entrance tests which include IIT JAM, CCMN, JEE Main, GATE, CCMT, NIMCET, MAT, GMAT, CAT, CMAT, etc. NIT Agartala comprises 13 departments that offer more than 20 courses in different streams such as Science, IT and Software, Engineering etc. Candidates are selected through multiple national-level entrance tests for these courses. Admission is provided on the basis of cumulative scores of a qualifying exam, Personal Interview and profile of the candidate.

Yes, NIT Agartala is a good college. National Institute of Technology Agartala is ranked 82 by NIRF 2024 under the Engineering category and 26 by India Today 2024 under the Engineering (Government category). The Government of India converted the Tripura Engineering College to NIT Agartala in 2006. NIT Agartala ROI is quite good. The placements are also decent. 

The important placement highlights related to NIT Agartala are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics - 2023
the highest package	INR 52 LPA
Average package	INR 14.71 LPA (CSE) INR 13.83 LPA (ECE)
No. of eligible students	739 (UG) 184 (PG)
Placement rate	95.30% (UG) 45.10% (PG)
No. of offers	704 (UG) 83 (PG)

As per the annual report 2022-23, the overall the highest package offered during the 2023 drive was INR 52 LPA and was bagged by CSE and ECE students. The table below depicts the NIT Agartala the highest package 2023:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 52 LPA