The Institute is located at Nirjuli in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, in a valley at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. It is 19 km from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
NERIST was set up by the government of India, initially as a project of the North Eastern Council (NEC), to provide a system of education to create technical manpower at various levels for the development of the North Eastern region of the country.
It is a unique institute of its kind in the country, having unconventional and innovative academic programmes. The approach is to encourage a policy of vocationalisation at the 10+2 level and allow only motivated students to go for the degree level, while others go out of the institute to enrich their profession with some years of professional experience. At any future date if they decide to return to the institute to improve their qualification, they would be allowed to do so.
Since April 1, 1994, the institute has been fully funded and directly controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), New Delhi. Since May 2005, NERIST has been a 'deemed university'.
Academic structure
NERIST offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees for the following six branches of engineering and applied sciences:
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Forestry.
Admission
NERIST conducts the NERIST Entrance Exam (NEE) to select students for admission to Certificate, Diploma and Degree programmes. Three different examinations, known as NEE-I, NEE-II and NEE-III, are held to take admissions at three different levels. The NEE-I, for which eligibiity is a pass in Class X, is held towards the end of April every year for admissions to the Base Module. NEE-II is for the lateral entry to the Diploma Module of Engineering and to the Degree Module of Applied Science stream and NEE-III is for the lateral entry to the Degree Module of Engineering. The Notifications for NEE-I, II and III are published in most Regional and National newspapers. NEEs are conducted in various Centers located in the North Eastern States of India.'
Of the total number of seats in each of the modules for direct admission, 80% of seats are reserved for the candidates of the eight states of the North East (10% each) as states' quota. 7% of seats are filled up from the students of North East on merit. 10% of the seats are filled up by the candidates from rest of the States under the All India (AI) quota. 3% of the seats are reserved for physically handicapped candidates with 40-75% locomotor disability. Admission to the postgraduate programmes is done through the all India level entrance examination GATE conducted by the IITs on behalf of the (MHRD), Government of India.
Student life
A student or an alumnus of NERIST is informally known as a NERISTian. NERIST has seven hostels for male and one hostel for female students. In addition to this, two separate hostels for the postgraduate and doctorate students are being constructed.
There are a number of science clubs and regional associations, of which most students are members. An annual programme of fun, culture and dance takes place around October called Sonabyss, involving many functions and competitions lasting four days. The Annual Sports week is organised in January, which provides a forum for the NERISTians to show off their sporting skills. Football andCricket are the two most popular sports among the NERISTians.
The Annual Technical Festival, called SHRISTI, is held every year in August. Many Technical Institutes from all over North Eastern India take part in this three day fest, which is fast becoming a breeding ground for new ideas which may shape the future of the country.
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To download NERIST ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NEE-I, II, III)-2010 RESULTS; Click HERE.
To view Videos; Click on this Link.
CURRENT EVENTS/NEWS;
1. BEST DEEMED UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA (NERIST @NO.7)
2. NOTIFICATIONS; NERIST ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NEE) 2011 APPLICATION FORMS.
3.NERIST Entrance Exam-2011 result declared.
To download NERIST ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NEE-I, II, III)-2010 RESULTS; Click HERE.
To view Videos; Click on this Link.
CURRENT EVENTS/NEWS;
1. BEST DEEMED UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA (NERIST @NO.7)
2. NOTIFICATIONS; NERIST ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NEE) 2011 APPLICATION FORMS.
3.NERIST Entrance Exam-2011 result declared.
