National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
Public engineering institution in India
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History
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim is one among the ten newly sanctioned National Institutes of Technology by the Government of India under the 11th Five year Plan, 2009. NIT Sikkim started functioning in August, 2010.
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Campus
As of February 2026, the institute currently operates from its temporary campus at Ravangla. Construction of the permanent campus at Khamdong, Sikkim, is underway, and it is expected to be completed by March 2027.
Academics
All courses and examinations are conducted in the English language as the only mode of instruction. NIT Sikkim offers a 4-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programme in various engineering fields, as well as a 2-year Master of Technology (M.Tech.) programme and Ph.D. Programmes. Admission to undergraduate programmes is taken through JEE (Main). Admission to the postgraduate courses is through the GATE for Master of Technology (M.Tech.).
Ranking
NIT Sikkim is ranked between 151-200 among the engineering colleges of India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.
Departments
Academic departments include:
- Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Allied departments
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Campus facilities
Currently, it is operating from a temporary campus at Ravangla.
PARAM Kanchenjunga supercomputer
NIT Sikkim is home to PARAM Kanchenjunga, one of the PARAM series of supercomputers. Unveiled in April 2016, it is the fastest supercomputer among NITs. Costing ₹3 crore (US$310,000), it was built with collaboration of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
Library
The institute has a central library that caters to all the academic needs of students. The library also subscribes to several scientific journals and magazines.
Internet accessibility
The institute is part of the multi-gigabit National Knowledge Network (NKN), a National research and education network. The academic buildings are all Wi-Fi enabled and they are connected through high-speed LAN too. All the labs are also connected to the internet through high-speed LAN. Almost all hostels are provided with internet facility through Wi-Fi or LAN and other hostels will also be provided in the near future.
Auditorium
An Auditorium is inside the campus for important occasions and cultural events.
Hostels
The Institute provides boarding facilities to the students and the faculty members on the campus. The Institute provides separate hostels for the male and female students with separate mess facilities.
Sports
The institute has playgrounds with facilities for playing cricket, football, volleyball etc. It also has facilities to play badminton, table tennis, etc. The institution also hosts a number of intra-sports tournaments for its students which are handled by the student body of NIT Sikkim.
- Sports Week provides an opportunity for the students to participate in inter-department volleyball, football, table-tennis, badminton, chess and kho-kho tournaments as well as athletic events.
- Xplode Cricket Cup is the annual intra-NIT cricket tournament.
Student activities
Extracurricular activities include an innovation cell, the community development society Aayas, the mechanical engineer's society Yantrikaa, the Illuzion dance club and the photography club.
NIT Sikkim students also hold an annual technology festival (fest) called Abhiyantran which was held for the first time in 2014, and a three-day socio-cultural fest called Udgam.