Colleges in Ponda

NIT Goa flagship programmes are BTech and MTech. Engineering branch is one of the best branches under the NIT Goa. A few of the BTech students were selected for Prime Minister's Research Fellowship in the past.

NIT Goa has all the facilities of a tier 1 college. The college infra is quite good along with the placements and the scholarships. Goa NIT has been ranked 101-150 by NIRF 2025 under the Engineering category.

Selecting a BE at a state-affiliated college under Goa University is affordable than other premium local colleges. For instance, the total tuition at the affiliated Goa College of Engineering (GEC) is ~INR 3.6 Lakh, whereas NIT Goa costs about INR 5.6 Lacs and IIT Goa is around INR 9.36 Lakh. BITS Pilani Goa is the most expensive, with fees over INR 21 Lakh.

NIT Goa offers scholarship/ assistantship and House Rent Allowance as per Government of India norms from time to time to PhD full-time students. Below is the criteria for scholarship offered at the institute:

GATE scores obtained by candidate at some point of time in the respective discipline or any other eligible fellowships such as JRF/UGC/NET/CSIR/DST-INSPIREetc. in the respective disciplines or qualification in any other national level tests as specified by the norms of GoI from time to time.

NIT Goa provides scholarship/ assistantship and House Rent Allowance as per Government of India norms from time to time to PhD full-time students.

Aspirants without GATE scores can get admission at NIT Goa. Such candidates need to fill out the institute-level form and appear for written test conducted by the institute. NIT Goa releases the test results on the official website. 

Candidates must pass BE/BTech in relevant subject with a minimum 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA to apply for M.Tech programme at NIT Goa. Aspirants must also have GATE scores for admission. Candidates without GATE scores need to appear for written test conducted by the institute.

NIT Goa M.Tech average package stood at INR 12.5 LPA as per available report. The placement rate achieved by the candidates was 91.66%. Some of the companies that participated in the placements drive were Adani Group, Samsung, Digit, and more. 

NIT Goa offers 100% tuition fee waiver to M.Tech aspirants from ST/ SC/ PH categories. The candidates may have to submit relevant documents to avail this benefit. The total course fee for these candidates is INR 35,000 for the two-year course. The fee is as per the 2025-26 fee structure. Hence, it is indicative.

NIT Goa M.Tech security deposit is of INR 4,000. It is a one-time fee, which is also refundable. The mentioned fee amount is as per the 2025-26 fee structure. Hence, is indicative. This fee is the same, irrespective of the category to which the candidate belongs.