NEHU Shillong Placement & Salary Insights

According to unofficial sources, a large share of NEHU alumni is working in the Education sector, with a share of 20%. See the below pie chart for detailed sector-wise distribution of NEHU Shillong alumni:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category represents the combined data of multiple sectors, including Community and Social Services, Arts and Design, Administrative, Marketing, and Finance. 

Admissions to NEHU Shillong is offered on the basis of merit and valid scores of accepted entrance exams. Candidates must secure a minimum aggregate in Class 12 for admission to UG level courses. Whereas, for PG level courses, candidates must secure valid scores in accepted entrance exams such as JEE Main, CUET UG/PG, CAT/MAT/AIMA and other national-level examinations suitable for the chosen course.  

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

Admission to various courses is based on merit and entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exams are CMAT, CAT, ACPC Admission, CUET-PG, and others. Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the NEHU Shillong admission process before the last date of application.

NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the BTech courses. During the Round 1 cutoff, the closing rank for CSE was 25886 for the General category students under the AII India Quota. Among OBC candidates, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 8750. Candidates seeking admisison to NIT Manipur can refer to the table below to check out the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech in CSE course for various categories under the AI quota: 

Not all course admissions at NEHU University Shillong are based on CUET. BTech admissions are based on JEE Main. For various courses like BCA, BA, BSc, and others, CUET is accepted by the NEHU University Shillong. CUET (Common University Entrance Test) is an all-India level entrance examination which is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The competition is high so prepare well in advance to clear the CUET exams with good scores.

NEHU Shillong provides various scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate course students as financial assistance. The below-mentioned are some of the scholarships offered by North Eastern Hill University:

Note: There are many other scholarships offered by the university for them please visit the official website of the university.

NEHU Shillong provides undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The university offers programmes in streams like Science, Commerce, Engineering, Arts, and others. The programmes are BTech, BArch, MA, MSc, MCom, and others. 

No, candidates are not allowed to get direct admission to MBA courses at  NEHU Shillong. To get admission to MBA courses applicants are required to qualify their graduation first in a relevant field with at least an aggregate of 50%. Additionally, candidates must have secured valid scores in any of the entrance exams including CUET-PG, MAT, CAT and CMAT. 

NEHU Shillong offers BTech in various specialisations for 4 years. Admission to the respective course is offered on the basis of Class 12 aggregate and valid scores in JEE Main. The University conducts an annual intake of 90 students. For a successful admission, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria by meeting the cutoff. Therefore, candidates must analyse the JEE Main cutoff trend of previous years.  

Candidates wanting to take admission in NEHU Shillong MBA course must meet the basic eligibility criteria. The candidates with a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university can apply. The selection is based on national entrance exams like CUET-PG, MAT, CAT, CMAT and ACPC Admission.

Yes, candidates can get admission to NEHU Shillong MBA courses without CUET-PG scores, because the university also considers the score of national entrance examinations, such as MAT, CAT, CMAT and ACPC Admission. Hence, if the candidate does not appear in CUET-PG they can get admission on the basis of these entrance exams' scores. 

Note: For the selection process it is necessary to appear in any of the entrance examinations, the university doesn't grant admission without an entrance examination score. 

JEE Main 2024 Exam is conducted in two sessions. Tabulated below are the important dates releated to JEE Main 2024 for admissions to BTech, Integrated BTech and BArch and others:

To identify which university is best for MBA courses Amon NEHU Shillong and Assam University, below is the comparison of both of these public universities based on several components, such as eligibility, fees, placement packages, ranking, no. of affiliated colleges: 

Note: The fee mentioned on this page is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

The faculty at NEHU Shillong are experienced and skilled. NEHU University Shillong arranges student and faculty exchange programmes. NEHU University Shillong also arranges guest lectures for students. NEHU University Shillong faculty are updated from time to time so that education is given according to the industry standards. 

North-Eastern Hill University Meghalaya (NEHU) is ranked 106th by QS Ranking under the Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia category and 401-450 by QS Ranking 2024 under the Asian University Rankings. North Eastern Hill University was established in 1973 by an Act of Parliament. The university ranking is quite good. Hence, it is worth taking admission in this university in 2025. 

Yes, NEHU Shillong offers two scholarship schemes for its meritorious and economically backward students including the JRF scholarship scheme and financial assistance scheme.