National Institute of Technology (NIT) Goa, established in 2010, offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Degree in the field of engineering. Despite the constraint of infrastructure, NIT Goa, rose in NIRF 2019 rankings to 87th rank to feature among 100 Best Engineering Institutes in India and emerged as best among 11 new NIT’s. Its present campus is under construction and likely to be ready by the year 2021.

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NIT Goa Highlights

Established In 2010
Affiliation, Accreditations MHRD, AICTE and UGC
Courses UG, PG, and PhD
Admission Criteria JEE, GATE
Highest Package (2019) INR 12 LPA
Average Package (2019) INR 6.2 LPA
Total Students 2530
Faculty 350
Library 6598 books and Journals
How to reach Nearest Station: 20 Km From the Airport: 30 Km
Official website http://nitgoa.ac.in

NIT Goa Courses

The Institute offers Undergraduate courses in Five Engineering Departments, Postgraduate courses and Ph. D degree in three Engineering Departments. The Institute also offers a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, and English specialization.

Courses Details
B.Tech
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Specialization: ME, Civil, ECE, EE, and CSE.
  • Fees: INR 2,75,000
  • Fees for SC/ST/PH: INR 29000
  • Selection Criteria: JEE Advanced Exam
M.Tech
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Specialization: CSE, ECE, EEE, VLSI
  • Fees: INR 89,200
  • Fees for SC/ST/PH: INR 17, 400
  • Selection Criteria: GATE Exam
Ph.D
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Specialization: CSE, ECE, EEE, AS, HSS
  • Fees: INR 1,20,000
  • Fees for SC/ST/PH: INR 32000
  • Selection Criteria: Interview/ Written Test

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NIT Goa Admissions

The Institute admits students to the B.Tech degree program on the basis of ranks obtained in the Joint Entrance Examination JEE(Main) and the scheme of Direct Admission to Students Abroad (DASA) with an intake of 30 students in each branch. For M.Tech Programme, the Institute admits students through valid GATE score followed by CCMT (Centralized Counselling for M.Tech Admissions).
The admission for various courses is based on the following entrance exams.

Courses Accepted Exams Eligibility Read More
B. Tech JEE Main Intermediate Graduate with 75% marks or above OR a position in the top 20 percentile in 10+2 from a recognized board Click here
M.Tech GATE B.Tech/B.E. in relevant discipline with 55% marks or above. Click here
Ph.D Personal Interview + Written Test Masters Degree in relevant stream

Application Procedure

The application process at NIT Goa for applicants is online. Applicants must fill the application fee online with required documents and application fee (as per the desired course).

  1. Fill the Application Form by visiting the official website of NIT, Goa.
  2. Upload Scanned Images of Photograph and Signature.
  3. Pay the application fee through credit, debit or net banking.

For Ph.D. Course:

  1. The application form and other relevant information for admission to the Ph.D. program may be downloaded from the Institute’s website.
  2. Applications form, duly filled in, must contain a crossed Demand Draft of INR 500 for General and OBC, and INR 300 for SC/ST candidates.
  3. The DD should be drawn in favor of “Director NIT Goa” payable at Ponda,

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NIT Goa Placements

A total of 95% placements were recorded this season. CSE branch attained 100% placements by top companies like Infosys, Wipro, Reliance, Suzuki Motors, etc. The highest package offered this year was 12 LPA and the average was 6.42 LPA.

Department Total No. of Students Total No. of Students Placed Percentage of Placements
CSE 23 23 100
ECE 18 17 94.44
EE 15 13 86.67
Overall 56 53 94.64

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NIT Goa Facilities

  • Campus: Currently, a three-story building inside the Goa Engineering College(GEC) campus is renovated and refurbished with various classrooms, laboratories, administrative section and a conference hall. Also, a section of GEC has been allocated by the state government to house a few classrooms and laboratories for NIT Goa till it gets its new campus.
  • Library: Library of the National Institute of Technology Goa is a continuous growing organism with the compact features; document, user and services. Its core objective is to support academics in knowledge generation through different educational activities; teaching and research.
  • Hostels: There is a Hostel facility for students coming from far fledged areas. One has to enroll for the hostel at the time of admission. Strict rules and regulations need to be followed inside the Hostel premises.
    • Hostel Fee: INR 30,000
  • Sports: All indoor and outdoor games facilities include a gymnasium, badminton court & grounds equipped for cricket, football, volleyball, and basketball.
  • Canteen: A good sitting canteen is an addition to the NIT campus with a great number of veg/non-veg items available.

NIT Goa Faculty

Name: Prof.(Dr.) Gopal Mugeraya

  • Designation: Director, NIT Goa
  • Educational Qualification: B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. (IISc)

Name: Dr. Keshavamurthy B.N.

  • Designation: HOD, Computer Science and Engineering

Name: Dr. Amol D. Rahulkar

  • Designation: HOD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Name: Dr. Nithin Kumar Y.B.

  • Designation: HOD, Electronics, and Communication Engineering

Name: Dr. Ragoju Ravi

  • Designation: HOD, Applied Sciences

NIT Goa FAQs

Ques. What is go quota in NIT Goa?

Ans. The rest 50% seats are reserved for the OS quota. GO quota: GO stands for Goa. GO quota can be understood as a sub-quota of the HS quota.

Ques. What is OS Quota?

Ans. There are two quotas in Josaa counseling. -Home State (HS) Quota: In NITs, 50% of the seats are reserved for this quota. -Other State (OS) Quota: Under this quota, there is nearly 50% reservation of seats for candidates belonging to all other states and Union Territories excluding the Home state.

Ques. How many NIT Seats are there in all?

Ans. Currently, there are 31 NITs, 20 GFTIs & 24 IIITs functioning in India. These Institutes offer a limited number of seats through JEE Main Exam. Last year the total seats in NIT Colleges in India were around 17868!

Ques. Which NIT has best Placement?

Ans. NIT Trichy has the best placement.