Admission to the undergraduate programs is based on the rank obtained in the
All India Engineering Entrance Examination [AIEEE] conducted by the
Central Board Of Secondary Education (C B S E ) New Delhi.
Admissions to the postgraduate programmes are made through various other exams, like
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-for admission to M.Tech courses. The NITs may also conduct a separate individual examination followed by an interview for admission to the postgraduate courses. Dual-degree courses in both science and technology in emerging areas are also planned to be introduced from the coming sessions.
NITs MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET)- for admission to MCA courses offered by the CSE department of respective NIT.
A common entrance examintion for admission to the MBA and M.Sc courses offered by some of the NITs has been finalised . This will be introduced from the academic year 2007-2008. The exam will be on the basis of the
CAT conducted by the
IIMs.
Separate examinations/interviews are conducted by each NIT for admission to their M.Tech(Research) and Ph. D programmes.
Recently some NITs have started Research Scholar Programs in various disciplines and information is available on their respective websites.