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Our Institute

The National Institute of Technology Meghalaya (NIT Meghalaya) is one among the thirty-one NITs
in India established as an Institute of National Importance with full funding support from the Ministry
of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya), Government of India. NIT Meghalaya was established in the

year 2010 and started functioning from its temporary campus in Shillong, Meghalaya in 2012. Its
permanent campus is being set-up at Sohra (Cherrapunjee), Meghalaya which is endowed with
pristine beauty and greenery. The campus will come up with state-of-the-art infrastructures and all

the necessary modern amenities while maintaining harmony with the serene environment of Sohra.
The aim of the Institute is to be a centre of excellence in education and research in the fields of
engineering, science and technology.

Although relatively new, the Institute has imbibed in it the heritage, culture and pedagogy of the

NITs (the erstwhile Regional Engineering Colleges, RECs) set up with the objective to impart
education in the field of engineering, technology and science. The Institute is closely supported in

its formative years by the Board of Governors consisting of eminent scholars, academicians and
other prominent personalities who have served as Vice-Chancellors and heads of the institutes in
various Universities/ Institutes/Centres of Excellence.

The Institute currently offers B.Tech. programme in five disciplines, M.Tech in five specializations,

M.Sc. in three streams and Ph.D. programme in the various disciplines of Engineering, Science and
Humanities. The Institute prides itself in providing the best possible environment for learning and

research and strives to imbibe the spirit of creativity and entrepreneurship in its students.