Ph.D. in Engineering 

at NIT Sikkim, Sikkim - Other

The eligibility criteria for PhD course admissions at the National Institute of Technology Sikkim for Engineering department is that candidates should have passed Bachelor (BE/B.Tech) and Master degree (ME/M.Tech) in relavant discipline of
Engineering/Technology with a minimum of 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA in both. Moreover, for Basic Science and English department, the eligibility criteria is that candidates should have passed master degree in relavant discipline of Science/English with
a minimum of 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA.

Admission to the PhD course at NIT Sikkim is primarily based on the candidate's performance in a national-level entrance exam such as GATE, UGC NET or UGC CSIR. These exams are conducted annually to evaluate the aptitude and knowledge of candidates who are seeking admission to various postgraduate and research programmes.

NIT offered PhD in multiple specialisations. PhD is offered in bothe part-time and full-time mode. Find below the speiclisations:

1. Engineerings:

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

2. Basic Sciences and Humanities:

•  Chemistry
•  Mathematics
• Physics
• Humanities and Social Sciences (English)
• Interdcicplinery:Combination of more than one departments

NIT Sikkim admission procedure 2025 for all the courses is different. Candidates have to apply via various national level entrance exam and central counselling to get admission into the institute. Find below NIT Sikkim admission process 2025:

• Candidates seeking admission at NIT Sikkim are required to complete the application form for the course-specific entrance exam. After appearing for the respective entrance exams, candidates have to apply for the counselling process for the final seat allotment.
• For its flagship BTech course, NIT Sikkim admits students with a valid JEE Main score and are allotted seats through JoSAA Counselling. Admission to M.Tech is done through GATE, followed by CCMT Counselling. Similarly for MSc admission, IIT JAM and CCMN Counselling are required. However, PhD admission requires to appear in the Institution entrance exam and PI. Additionally, NIT Sikkim conducts IAT (Institute Admission Test),  for admission to the left-over seats from the CCMN and CCMNT counselling for MSc/MTech.
• The cutoff for BTech, MTech, and MSc courses is released by the respective counselling bodies.The shortlisted candidates are then required to pay the admission fee to confirm their seats.

The NIT Sikkim CSE average package or other placement details are not out yet. However, the overall placement percentage for BTech has been released. During 2024 placements, 75.37% of BTech students were placed. Earlier, 83.70% of BTech students were placed in the 2023 drive. When comparing the last three years' records, a fluctuating trend was recorded in the BTech placement rate. Take a look at the table below depicting the NIT Sikkim placement rate trends:

As of now, the institute has disclosed the placement percentage for BTech batch 2020-24, which stood at 75.37%. Check the complete insights of NIT Sikkim placements 2024 from the table below:

Yes, NIT Sikkim be considered a good college for engineering. The institute is an autonomous institute recognised by the UGC and approved by the AICTE. While its recent NIRF 2024 ranking places it in the 151-200 band for engineering, and its median placement packages are modest at around INR 8.50 LPA for B.Tech. The faculty are passionate and committed to helping the students in their career pathways. The faculty focuses on theoretical and practical knowledge for the students. 

To get a seat at NIT Sikkim for BTech specialisations, candidate must attain the rank as per the category they belong to. NIT Sikkim JEE Main cutoff 2025 was released for the first round. As per the cutoff for the General AI category candidates, the closing ranks in round 1 varied between 21087 and 49684. Looking at the cutoff ranks, it can be said that getting admission to NIT Sikkim at 35000 rank is easy. Though the choice of specialisation would be limited at this rank. Given below is branch-wise cutoff for NIT Sikkim with respect to the General AI category candidates, to have an idea of the choice of specialisation available at this rank:

National Institute of Technology Sikkim provides various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes through nine departments. These departments are mentioned below: