Colleges in Meghalaya

For 2025 admission, the Round 1 closing ranks varied between 1384 and 1686 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Of all the MSc specialisations, the one with the lowest cutoff rank of 1384 was the MSc in Mathematics. For other specialisations along with their GATE CCMN first-round closing ranks, check out the table provided below:

Both NIT Meghalaya and NIT Agartala are popular among Engineering students in North-East India. Let's compare other aspects for thorough understanding from the table given below:

NIFT Shillong offers a specific number of seats for candidates to choose from. The table given below represents the seat intake of different courses at NIFT Shillong: 

The seat intake defines the number of candidates who can get admission to the programme. 

Yes, anyone looking to pursue fashion design in higher education must look into NIFT Shillong. India Today has ranked NIFT Shillong as one of the top “Fashion Design” institute for many years. The institute has many UG, PG, and Certificate programs, including BDes and MFM. Candidates are offered the chance to sit in the placement process as well at NIFT Shillong. 

Yes NIFT Shillong offers the SARTHAK scholarship to make higher education more acccessbile for eligibile candidates. The institute offers the SARTHAK financial aid scheme to candidates based on the annual income of their parents. Candidates whose parents earn upto INR 1.5 Lacs are given 100% waiver in tuition fee. 

Candidates wishing to apply to NIFT Shillong are required to have the following documents with them: 

• Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets
• Bachelor's degree and mark sheets (for PG courses)
• Passport-size photograph
• Scanned copy of signature

A candidate can complete the admission and application process for NIFT Shilllong with the above documents. 

The application process to apply for courses at NIFT Shillong are as follows: 

Step 1: Visit the official website of NIFT. 

Step 2: Open the latest application form for admission to the 2025-26 session. 

Step 3: Fill out the application form for the entrance test, which is required for admission to the BDes or MFM course. 

Step 4: Pay the application form fee. 

Yes, there is moderate to intense competition for admission to NIFT Shillong.
Competition level:
There is a tough competition amongst candidates to get admission to the courses on offer. Approximately 22,000 applicants take the NIFT entrance exam, with 3,590 seats available for admission (including UG and PG courses) across all the NIFT campuses. This indicates that only about 16% of all applicants are accepted to any NIFT college.