B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) 

at NIST Berhampur, Brahmapur

NIST Berhampur BTech tuition fee ranges between INR 4.28 lakh and INR 6.48 lakh. The exact fee amount varies across the BTech specialisations available at the institute. The following table presents the specialisation-wise BTech at NIST:

NOTE: The fee amount is based on the annual fee mentioned on the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

NIST allows direct admission to the third semester of its BTech programme in all specialisations. The admission criteria for lateral entry is as per the JEE norms for lateral entry. Candidates willing to take lateral entry admission to NIST BTech programme must be eligible as per the following eligibility criteria:

• A Diploma of a minimum of three years, with at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category)

or

• A BSc degree from a UGC-recognised university, with at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) and a pass in Class 12 with Mathematics as a subject

BTech seats at NIST are categorised based on the admission process for various seats. The following table presents the percentage of total BTech seats reserved for under different admission categories:

Additionally, the institute may follow the seat reservation policies of the state and the central government. 

Yes, NIST Berhampur offers a full-time BTech programme in various specialisations. These specialisations include Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, IT, CSE, etc. The duration of these courses is four years. The admission to BTech at NIST is based on the applicant's performance in JEE (Main), followed by the JEE counselling of their state. 70% of the seats are filled through OJEE counselling. Interested candidates can visit the institute's official website to learn more about the programme.

At the time of admission to the BTech programme of NIST Berhampur, selected candidates have to pay an admission seat confirmation fee and a refundable caution deposit. The admission seat confirmation fee at NIST is INR 15,000. The fee amount is later adjusted toward the first instalment of the total BTech fee, which ranges between INR 4.28 lakh and INR 6.48 lakh for four years. Additionally, students must submit a caution deposit of INR 5,000 which will be refunded to them after the completion of the programme. It must be noted that the fee amount is based on the annual fee mentioned on the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

NIST Berhampur has kept the fee quite affordable. Hence, the fee does not seem expensive. Even if the students feel that the fee is expensive, worry not, students can apply for the scholarships. Some of the scholarships provided by the NIST are mentioned below:

National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) is promoted by the SM Charitable Educational Trust. NIST Berhampur is ranked 38^th as per All India Rank Among All Institutes by Times Engineering Survey 2024. NIST University students are placed in top companies such as ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, PwC, Flipkart, Infosys,  and others. NIST has been granted an autonomous college status accorded by the UGC. NIST is NBA-accredited.

NIST Berhampur offers merit-based admission to a few of its UG & PG courses, namely BSc, BCA and MSc. Candidates are offered admission to these courses based on their merit scores obtained in the last qualifying exams of Class 12/ graduation.

The placement rate for NIST University has not been disclosed yet. However, the number of job offers extended to students has been released. The table below provides the number of job offers made to students in NIST University placements 2025:

The placements at NIST University are good. The following table presents the placement statistics for NIST University.