NIT Goa - Admission 2024, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

The National Institute of Technology Goa, also known as NIT Goa or NITG, is considered as one of the premier technical institutes of the region. NIT Goa was established in 2010 and it started its first academic year in 2010-11 by admitting its first batch of students. The institute was ranked at 76th position by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2017. NITG was set-up during the Eleventh Five Year Plan by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) with other ten newly set-up NITs. The central government sanctioned 250 crores to build the institution. In the initial years, NIT Goa was mentored by NIT Karnataka, Surathkal. 

NIT Goa has 7 departments namely Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Applied Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Electric and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering. These departments manage 5 undergraduate courses in engineering, 3 postgraduate courses in engineering and 5 courses in PhD. A strong faculty of 40 members is always dedicated to achieving greatness for the institute and students. Students need to qualify entrance examinations to get admission to these courses in NIT Goa. some of the examinations are conducted at the national level while some at the college level. 

The vision of NIT Goa is to emerge as one of India’s pre-eminent institutions and to serve humanity at large with all the challenges and opportunities through its excellence. The institute strives for quality faculty, good students and excellent infrastructure to provide them with the best facilities. NIT Goa lays stress on an interdisciplinary approach in all the branches of Engineering, Humanities, Science, Management and Technology with an emphasis on ethics and human values. The campus of NIT Goa is located at Farmagudi, Ponda in Goa. NIT Goa also has a Training and Placement Cell that facilitates an active and productive interaction between the students of the institute and recruiters. The cell keeps releasing job announcement forms from time to time for students. 

Goa Shipyard Ltd. Scholarship Programme for SC/ST/OBC students from Goa:

Eligibility: This NIT Goa scholarship scheme is open to all Goa SC/ ST/ OBC inhabitants who are also studying in the state. To be eligible, the parent's annual income must not exceed Rs 1,50,000 per annum for technical diplomas and equivalent, Non-technical degree courses (i.e., BA, B.Com, and B.Sc), and Rs 1,50,000/- per annum for engineering, medical degree courses and equivalent, and courses like MBA, Nursing, BBA, and so on.

Residents of Goa who are studying in locations outside of the state will not be eligible for the scheme.

Students who wish to pursue professional courses and secure admission to an engineering or medical college/institute under state quota as per State/Central Govt. policy in any other state will be eligible for the scholarship upon submitting the necessary documents/certificate from the appropriate authority.

Directorate of Tribal Welfare Post-Matric Scholarship:

The Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme is only accessible for study in India and is provided by the state government of the applicant's residence.

Scholarships are available for all recognised post-secondary courses in government-authorised schools, except for some identified training courses such as aircraft maintenance engineer's courses, private pilot licence courses, etc.

Scholarships are available to students whose parents' or guardians' total annual income does not exceed Rs 2,50,000. Through the NSP Portal, all students should apply for the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme.

NIT Goa Scholarship Statistics

NIT Goa Events 

• Campaign for a plastic-free village:

As part of the Swachhata Hi Sewa Campaign, NIT Goa UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan) cell organised a plastic-free village campaign in the designated community. The institute supported the campaign, which took place in Kalay village. A group of 52 people, including 9 NIT Goa faculty members, 6 non-teaching staff, and the rest students, went to the village to raise awareness. In each home, pamphlets and cloth bags were distributed.

• Shramdaan: Plastic garbage

Every member of the institute participated in a significant plastic garbage Shramdaan, where they collected plastic waste. A specific plastic collecting campaign was also held around the institute. The waste was collected and delivered to the panchayat for recycling.

NIT Goa B.Tech admission is to start on June 10, 2024, along with the registration process of JoSAA. The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the JEE Main 2024 Session 2 Paper 1 results on April 24, 2024. Candidates can receive their results and scorecards and check their scores by submitting their JEE Main Session 2 application number, pin, and date of birth. The JoSAA cutoff 2024 for admission to B.Tech at NIT Goa is expected to be announced in the form of opening and closing ranks by the second week of June 2024.

National Institute of Technology Goa is the region's leading technological institute. NIT Goa is a 'National Institute of National Importance' founded in 2010 by an act of parliament (NIT Act 2007). NIT Goa is a self-contained institute under the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. Moreover, the NIT Goa ranking 2023 is 90th in the NIRF Ranking List 2023 engineering category. The ranking has a downfall as compared to 2022. In 2022, it was ranked 88th under the engineering category. NIT Goa campus is a temporary campus located in Farmagudi, Ponda, about 29 kilometres southeast of Panaji, Goa's capital. Goa is well connected to the rest of the country via road, rail, and air routes.

NIT Goa accepts students with valid GATE and CCMT scores (centralised counselling for M.Tech admissions). M.Tech CSE/VLSI admission capacities are 25 each, with 23 through CCMT and two through sponsorship; M.Tech PEPS intake capacity is 24, with 22 through CCMT and two through sponsorship. The total number of seats available for M.Tech is 74, with 68 seats filled through CCMT and the remaining 6 seats reserved for sponsored candidates.