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.

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

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:

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.

NIT Sikkim CCMN cutoff 2025 has been released for the last round. The cutoff was released for admission to MSc in Chemistry. The last round closing rank for the same course, among the General AI category candidates was 1800. Therefore, among the General AI category candidates, it is necessary to get a rank of 1800 or below to get admission into the college. Among the OBC AI category candidates, the cutoff rank was 2348. For the SC AI and ST AI category candidates, the CCMN ranks closed at 5538 and 5945. 

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. 

Some of the eminent companies that visited the institute campus during NIT Sikkim placements 2024 are listed below:

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:

 NIT Sikkim CCMN 2025 cutoff has been released for all rounds and categories for admission to M.Sc. in Chemistry. 1800 to 1710 was the cutoff rank range for the General category, All India quota as per the first and the last round data. For the OBC AI category candidates, admissions were closed at a rank of 2348, and for the SC AI category, 5538. The ST AI category, the last round cutoff was 5945. Please note that this is the last round cutoff, different rounds will have different cutoffs accordingly. Please refer to the table below to know the first and the last round CCMN cutoff 2925.