Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh 2025

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Arunachal Pradesh has 16 engineering colleges, of which 8 offer BTech courses and 7 offer M.Tech courses. Among the 8 BTech Colleges, 5 are Private, while 3 are government. JEE Main, NERIST NEE, etc are the popular entrance exams for BTech admission, while GATE and NEPGET are considered for M.Tech. Direct admission, also accepted by some colleges based on Class 12 marks.

Arunachal Pradesh best engineering colleges include NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NERIST, Itanagar, Arunodaya University, Itanagar, etc. All of the 8 BTech colleges offer CSE programs, followed by Electronics & Communication, which only 6 colleges offer.

The average fees range from enrolling in government BTech colleges are INR 69 K to INR 5 Lakh, and for the private engineering colleges, it ranges between INR 3.44 Lakh and INR 4.5 Lakh. The average fees for MTech range from 24K to 1.74 Lakh. The average recorded package ranges from INR 3.8 LPA to INR 8.10 LPA for BTech and from INR 6 lakh to INR 13.5 Lakh for MTech. NIT Arunachal Pradesh recorded the highest package at INR 32 LPA. NERIST is the top engineering (BTech) college in Arunachal Pradesh in terms of ROI, with total fees of INR 69 K and an average package of INR 6 LPA.

Table of Contents
  1. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Highlights
  2. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: 2025
  3. Top MTech Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh 2025
  4. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Placements 2025
  5. Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: ROI Wise 2025
  6. Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Admission 2025
  7. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Lowest Fees 2025
  8. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Ranked by Various Agencies
  9. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Top Offered Specialisations 2025
  10. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: CSE 
  11. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Electronics & Communication
  12. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Mechanical
    Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: City-wise Count 2025
  13. Top Engineering Colleges in UP City Wise 2025 (Itanagar)
  14. Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: FAQs

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Highlights 2025

Details Statistics
Total Engineering Colleges 16
Number of BTech Colleges in Arunachal pradesh 8
Number of MTech Colleges in Arunachal pradesh 7
Number of Govt Colleges in Arunachal pradesh 63 (BTech), 2 (MTech)
Number of Private Colleges in Arunachal pradesh 105 (BTech), 5 (MTech)
Top BTech/MTech College NIT Arunachal Pradesh
Top Specialisations (BTech) Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, bio-Technology, Chemical engineering
Top Specialisations (MTech) Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Design Embedded, Systems, Thermal and Fluid Engineering
Total Fees Range INR 69 K (North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology - NERIST, Itanagar) INR 5 Lakh (NIT arunachal pradesh)
Average/Median Package INR 6 LPA (NERIST) INR 16 LPA (NIT arunachal pradesh)
Highest Package INR 32 LPA (NIT arunachal pradesh)
Accepted Entrance Exam BTech - JEE Main, NERIST NEE, CUET, DASA
MTech - GATE, NEPGET, CUET-PG

BTech Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh Video Review and Analysis

In this video, the reviewer shares the details of the top BTech Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • It mentioned that the top college on the list is NIT Arunachal Pradesh. The average package is INR 8.10 LPA, and it is located in Papum Pare.
  • The second college on the list is NERIST Itanagar. The average placement package stood at INR 6 LPA, and it is located in Nirjuli.

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Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: 2025

Arunachal Pradesh has 16 engineering colleges, out of which 10 are private colleges and 6 are government-owned colleges. The top three Engineering colleges in Arunachal Pradesh are NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NERIST Itanagar, and Arunodaya University, Itanagar. For BTech, the average fee ranges from INR 69 K to INR 5 Lakh. Here is the list of Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh along with Seats, locality, and Total Tuition Fees.

College name Locality College Type Median Package Total Tuition fees (INR)
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Jote (Papum Pare) Govt INR 8 LPA INR 5 Lakh
NERIST Itanagar Nirjuli (Itanagar) Govt INR 6 LPA INR 69K
Arunodaya University Itanagar Lekhi, Naharlagun, (Itanagar) Private INR 4 LPA INR 3.44 Lakh
HU Itanagar Jullang Village, (tanagar) Private - -
APU Pasighat Pasighat Smart City Private INR 5 LPA INR 2.8 Lakh
AUS Lohit Lohit district Private - INR 2.4 Lakh
NEFTU West Siang Aalo (P.O), West Siang (Dist.) Private INR 3.5 LPA INR 1.6 Lakh
IGTAMSU Ziro Ziro town, Lower Subansiri district State Govt - INR 4.2 Lakh

Top MTech Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh 2025

Arunachal Pradesh has 7 MTech Colleges, of which 5 are private and 2 are government-operated. The total course fees range from INR 24K at NERIST Itanagar to INR 1.4 Lakh at NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Depending on the college, the number of seats for MTech also varies from 18 to 22. Here is the list of the Top MTech colleges in Arunachal Pradesh, along with the total number of seats available, total course fees, and median package.

College name Total seats Total Tuition fees Median packages
NIT Arunachal Pradesh 22 INR 1.4 Lakh INR 13.5 LPA
NERIST Itanagar 18 INR 24 K INR 6 LPA
HU Itanagar - - -
APU Pasighat 20 INR 1.74 Lakh -
RGU Itanagar 18 INR 97.8 K -
AUS Lohit - INR 1.6 Lakh -
NEFTU West Siang - INR 1 Lakh -

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Placements 2025

Arunachal Pradesh has 8 BTech colleges, of which 5 are private and 3 are government-operated. The total course fees range from INR 32K at NERIST Itanagar to INR 5 Lakh at NIT Arunachal Pradesh, and the average placement package ranges from INR 3.50 LPA to INR 8 LPA.

College name Total Tuition Fees (INR) Placement Top recruiters
NIT Arunachal Pradesh INR 5 Lakh Highest - INR 56 LPA
Average - INR 8.10 LPA
Apple, Microsoft, JP Morgan Chase, Amazon, NEXTURN
NERIST, Itanagar INR 69 K Highest - INR 8 - 10 LPA
Median - INR 6 LPA
L&T, infosys, Tata Amazon, Google, Microsoft, vedanta, Deloitte
Arunodaya University, Itanagar INR 3.44 Lakh Highest - INR 7 LPA
Median - INR 4 LPA
Aditya Birla, Vodafone, Voltas and Wipro
APU, Pasighat INR 2.8 Lakh - Cisco, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, ICICI Bank, TCS, Infosys
AUS, Lohit INR 2.4 Lakh Highest - INR 7 LPA
Average - INR 4-5 LPA
Asian Paints, IBM TCS, Times Broadband, Tech Mahindra, HFCL Group, Aircom
NEFTU, West Siang INR 1.6 Lakh Highest - INR 13 LPA
Average - INR 3.5-4 LPA
Airtel, Infosys, Wipro, Toyota, Microsoft, Capgemini, and Accenture
IGTAMSU, Ziro INR 4.2 Lakh - Amazon, Byjos, Infoysis lenscart

Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: ROI Wise 2025

NERIST Itanagar has the highest ROI of 869%, offering an average/median package of INR 6.00 LPA with total fees of INR 69K for BTech, followed by NEFTU, West Siang, and NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Check out the top Engineering (BTech) colleges in Arunachal Pradesh by ROI for 2025 in the table below. While comparing the fees that have a range, the total fees of CSE (BTech) have been taken into consideration.

College name median/average package Total Tuition fees ROI
NERIST Itanagar Highest - INR 8 - 10 LPA
Median - INR 6 LPA
INR 69 K 869%
NEFTU, West Siang Highest - INR 13 LPA
Average -INR 3.5-4 LPA
INR 1.6 Lakh 250%
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Highest - INR 56 LPA
Average - INR 8-10 LPA
INR 5 Lakh 180%
APU, Pasighat - INR 2.8 Lakh 178.5%
AUS, Lohit Highest - INR 7 LPA
Average - INR 4-5 LPA
INR 2.4 Lakh 166.6%
Arunodaya University, Itanagar Highest - INR 7 LPA
Median - INR 4 LPA
INR 3.44 Lakh 116.2%

Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Admission 2025

The engineering colleges in Arunachal Pradesh accept marks obtained in multiple entrance exams, such as JEE Main, DASA, CUET UG, etc, during BTech Admission. We have mentioned the list of top 10 colleges in Arunachal Pradesh and their admission criteria in the table below.

College Name Exam Accepted 12th Criteria
NIT Arunachal Pradesh JEE Main, DASA 10+2 with 75%
NERIST Itanagar JEE Main, NERIST -
Arunodaya University, Itanagar 12th Merit 10+2 with 50% + PCM
HU, Itanagar CUET 10+2 with 50%
APU, Pasighat N/A 10+2 with 50% + PCM
AUS, Lohit N/A 10+2 with 50% + PCM
NEFTU, West Siang N/A 10+2 with 50% + PCM
IGTAMSU, Ziro N/A 10+2 with 50% + PCM

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Lowest Fees 2025

The first college on the list is NERIST, Itanagar, which has a total. BTech fee of 32 K, followed by NEFTU, West Siang, whose total BTech fee is INR 1.6 Lakh. Similarly, we have listed the 10 Colleges of Arunachal Pradesh in the table below based on the lowest fees.

College Name Total Fees
NERIST, Itanagar INR 69K
NEFTU, West Siang INR 1.6 Lakh
AUS, Lohit INR 2.4 Lakh
APU, Pasighat INR 2.8 Lakh

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Ranked by Various Agencies 2025

Below is the list of the top BTech Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh according to NIRF, Collegedunia, NAAC, and IIRF.

College Name IIRF (Engineering)(2024) Other Rankings(2025)
NIT Arunachal Pradesh 67 316 out of 762 in India in 2025 (Collegedunia) B graded by NAAC
NERIST Itanagar 117 323 out of 762 in India in 2025 (Collegedunia)151-200 ranking by NIRF
Arunodaya University Itanagar 134 -
HU Itanagar 128 A++ graded by NAAC
APU Pasighat 121 -
AUS Lohit 129 B graded by NAAC
NEFTU West Siang 118 -
IGTAMSU, Ziro 111 170 out of 762 colleges (Collegedunia)

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Top Offered Specialisations 2025

Computer Science and Civil Engineering are the most popular specialisations in Arunachal Pradesh, with 8 colleges offering the stream. Below is the list of the top 10 specialisations in Arunachal Pradesh, along with the total number of colleges and the top 2 colleges for each specialisation.

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: CSE 2025

8 colleges in Arunachal Pradesh offer computer science engineering, among which NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NERIST, Itanagar, are the top colleges. Here is the list of the Top BTech colleges in Arunachal Pradesh for computer science engineering with total course fees and cutoff of the last 3 years.

College Name Course type Total Tuition Fees (INR) Cutoff 2024 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2023 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2022 JEE Main (Closing Rank)
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Full time INR 5 Lakh 189756 136432 122748
NERIST, Itanagar Full time INR 32K Lakh 11068 149061 9150

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Electronics & Communication 2025

6 colleges in Arunachal Pradesh offer Electronics & Communication Engineering, among which NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NERIST, Itanagar, are the top colleges. Here is the list of the Top BTech colleges in Arunachal Pradesh for Electronics & Communication Engineering with total course fees and cutoff of the last 3 years.

College Name Course type Total Tuition Fees (INR) Cutoff 2024 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2023 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2022 JEE Main (Closing Rank)
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Full time INR 5 Lakh 73439 161165 158048
NERIST, Itanagar Full time INR 32K Lakh 10624 140999 9285

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: Mechanical 2025

7 colleges in Arunachal Pradesh offer Mechanical Engineering, among which NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NERIST, Itanagar, are the top colleges. Here is the list of the Top BTech colleges in Arunachal Pradesh for Mechanical engineering with total course fees and cutoff of the last 3 years.

College Name Course type Total Course Fees (INR) Cutoff 2024 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2023 JEE Main (Closing Rank) Cutoff 2022 JEE Main (Closing Rank)
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Full time INR 5 Lakh 156476 176501 698231
NERIST Itanagar Full time INR 32K Lakh 12191 241147 11716
NEFTU West Siang Full time INR 1.6 Lakh

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: City-wise Count 2025

Arunachal Pradesh has 16 engineering colleges in different cities. Itanagar has the highest number with 6 colleges, including 3 offering BTech courses and 3 offering MTech courses. Here is the list of the number of colleges in each city of Arunachal Pradesh.

City Name Total College BTech College MTech College
Itanagar 6 3 3
Papum Pare 2 1 1
Pasighat 1 1 1
Lohit 1 1 1
West siang 1 1 1
Ziro 1 1 0
Namasai 1 0 0
Roing 1 0 0
Naharlagun 1 0 0
Basar 1 0 0

Top Engineering Colleges in UP City Wise 2025 (Itanagar)

Itanagar has the highest number of engineering colleges in Arunachal Pradesh. Here is the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in Itanagar, along with their total BTech course fees. The highest BTech fee is INR 3.4 lakh at Arunodaya University, Itanagar.

College Name Locality Total Course Fees (BTech)
NERIST Itanagar Nirjuli (Itanagar) INR 32K Lakh
Arunodaya University, Itanagar Lekhi, Naharlagun, (Itanagar) INR 3.44 Lakh
HU Itanagar Jullang Village, (Tanagar) -
RGU, Itanagar Vivek Vihar Itanagar -
Government Polytechnic Laying, Itanagar Kurung Kumey, at Itanagar -

Top Engineering Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh: FAQs

Ques. Is there any college in Arunachal Pradesh that provides BTech in biomedical engineering?

Ans. According to the data available on the internet and official websites, there is not a single college in Arunachal Pradesh that provides biomedical engineering.

Ques. Can a student get direct admission in NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NERIST Itanagar?

Ans. No, there is no direct admission in NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NERIST, Itanagar, but there are other colleges which accept direct admission, like NEFTU, AUS, APU, IGTAMSU, etc.

Ques. Which are the top engineering colleges in Arunachal Pradesh for lateral entry?

Ans. NERIST, Arunodaya University, HU Itanagar are the top engineering colleges in Arunachal Pradesh for lateral entry.

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#1

National Institute of Technology - [NIT], Papum Pare

Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 835/2000
NAAC B
1,29,500BE/B.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 3.6 / 5 Based on 54 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
#123th/500 in India 2025
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#2

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology - [NERIST], Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, UGC, NBA, MHRD Approved
CD Score: 765/2000
23,000BE/B.Tech- 1st Year Fees 3.8 / 5 Based on 68 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
#165th/500 in India 2025
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#3

Rajiv Gandhi University - [RGU], Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, UGC Approved
NAAC A
22,400M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- 1st Year Fees-- 3.6 / 5 Based on 70 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
#160th/160 in India 2024
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#4

Himalayan University - [HU], Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, RCI, PCI, BCI, UGC Approved
40,000BE/B.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 21 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
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#5

Arunachal University of Studies - [AUS], Lohit

Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh |NCTE, AICTE, RCI, PCI, INC Approved
64,000BE/B.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 39 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
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#6

Apex Professional University - [APU], Pasighat

Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh |UGC Approved
70,000BE/B.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.7 / 5 Based on 2 User
Reviews
Best in Placements
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#7

Arunodaya University, Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, BCI, UGC, AIU Approved
--Polytechnic-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 18 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
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#8

North East Frontier Technical University - [NEFTU], West Siang

West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE, BCI, UGC, AIU Approved
--BE/B.Tech-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 23 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
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#9
1,10,000BE/B.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 2.3 / 5 Based on 1 User
Reviews
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#10

Rashtriya Raksha University - [RRU], Pasighat

Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh 
60,000PG Diploma in Engineering- Total Fees------
#11

Venkateshwara Open University - [VOU], Naharlagun

Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh |UGC, AIU Approved
10,000Certificate in Engineering- Total Fees-- 4 / 5 Based on 21 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
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#12

Tomi Polytechnic College, Basar

Basar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE Approved
45,000Polytechnic- 1st Year Fees------
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#13

Government Polytechnic Laying, Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 
--Polytechnic------
#14

Government Polytechnic Roing, Roing

Roing, Arunachal Pradesh 
15,050Polytechnic- 1st Year Fees------
#15

Government Polytechnic - [GP], Namsai

Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE Approved
15,350Polytechnic- 1st Year Fees------
#16

Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic - [RGGPT], Itanagar

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |AICTE Approved
15,350Polytechnic- 1st Year Fees------