Agartala

NIELIT Agartala offers both formal and non-formal courses in different levels and streams of IECT. The NIELIT Agartala formal courses include Diploma in Engineering, Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA), Master of Science (M.Sc) in Information Technology, and NIELIT O/A/B/C levels. The NIELIT Agartala non-formal courses include various short-term and certificate courses in topics such as Office Automation, Web Designing, Multimedia, Information Security, Linux, PHP, CAD, etc.

NIELIT Agartala offers both formal and non-formal courses in different levels and streams of IECT. The NIELIT Agartala formal courses include:-

• Diploma in Computer Science and technology (3years)
• Diploma in electronics and telecommunication and engineering (3years)

NIT Silchar outscores NIT Agartala in terms of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 in the Engineering category. NIT Silchar was ranked 38, whereas, NIT Agartala was ranked 80 in the year 2022 by NIRF. However, academically, there is not much difference between the two. Talking about the fees of both the NITs, NIT Agartala M.Tech fee will range between INR 1.4 Lacs - INR 3.5 lakh. For NIT Silchar, the M.Tech fee is INR 1.4 lakh. 

Candidates can apply online through the student portal of NIELIT (student.nielit.gov.in).

NIELIT Agartala offers various short-term and long-term courses in IT & Software stream. These courses are aimed at imparting skill enhancement training to the candidates so as to make them familiar with computer concepts and be industry-ready.

Highest and average package offered during IIIT Agartala placements 2025 was 60 LPA and 18 LPA. At IIIT Manipur, it was 11.5 LPA and 6.9 LPA. In terms of placements stats 2025, IIIT Agartala performed better. However, placement data keeps on changing every year. Both the IIITs are good. students should consider a few factors such as location, fee, faculty, alumni and industry engagement before selecting any of these two IIITs.