M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at NIT Meghalaya, Shillong

NIT Meghalaya is among the newly established NITs in the northeast region. It managed to secure 72nd under engineering category. As for its placement,  NIT Meghalaya concluded the 2021-22 placement session with 182 job offers. The NIT Meghalaya average package and the highest package stood at INR 12.70 LPA and INR 52 LPA, respectively. Additionally, the lowest package offered was INR 3.6 LPA. Over 60 companies participated in NIT Meghalaya placements 2022, including well-known companies such as Amazon, Accenture, Microsoft, etc. 

NIT Meghalaya offers a full-time two-year MTech programme in five different engineering disciplines, which are Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. To be eligible for admission to the M.Tech programme at NIT Meghalaya, candidates must have a valid GATE score. 

GATE exams for M.Tech programme is out for admission to NIT Meghalaya. GATE registration had started and is available till Oct 13, with late fees. Candidates can dowload the GATE admit card from Jan 3, 2024 to Feb 2, 2024. The Gate exam is to be scheduled from Feb 3 to Feb 11, 2024. Candidates are required To register themselves by visiting the official GATE website.

For admission to MTech course in NIT Meghalaya candidates have to appear for the GATE exam. GATE 2024 registration for M.Tech admission has started .Candidates can also fill GATE application form 2024 online at gate2024.iisc.ac.in. GATE 2024 exam will be conducted on February 3, 4, 10, and 11,    2024. IISc Bangalore has released the detailed GATE 2024 information brochure. Candidates can check the detailed notification on the GATE 2024 official website and also on the GATE Shiksha page. A new paper on GATE 2024 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) has been added. 

The total tuition fee for the MTech programme at NIT Meghalaya is INR 69,500- INR 3.8 lakh, The fee structure mentioned doesn’t include hostel fee. Further, the fee structure is for general category. Total fee is calculated based on annual/ semester fee available for the academic year, hence is indicative. 

Yes, NIT Meghalaya offers MTech at the PG level. The institute offers the course in the following specialisations:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

NIT Meghalaya accepts GATE score for admission to the M.Tech courses. As per the NIT Meghalaya M.Tech cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for M.Tech ranged between 356 and 424, among which CSE was the most competitive specialisation. For a few of the M.Tech sepcialisations, the cutoff stands closed after Round 1, 2 and 3. As per the last year cutoff data, the minimum GATE cutoff for NIT Meghalaya was 356 for M.Tech in CSE. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the last three years' trends for NIT Meghalaya GATE cutoff. The cutoff data available here for the Last Round and the for the General All India category candidates. 

To know which college to choose, students can compare the options based on significant factors such as fees and rating. To help, presented below is a comparison between the M.Tech courses at NIT Meghalaya and NIT Manipur, based on fees and NIRF ranking:

Note: The above information is taken from various official sources. Hence, it is indicative.

NIT Meghalaya's MTech application process is done through the GATE application process. Candidates need to visit the official website of GATE. The process of applying includes registration, filling out the online application form, uploading the required documents, and payment of the application fee. The GATE 2025 application fee is INR 1800 (without a late fee) and INR 2300 (with a late fee).

NIT Meghalaya provides around five specialisations for the M.Tech programme, which include Engineering disciplines, which are Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. NIT Meghalaya provides admission to the qualified candidates based on the total seats listed by the Institution. The total number of seats for the M.Tech programme is 150, which is divided across all the specialisations. Find below the seats distributions: