NIT Manipur

What NIT Manipur does

NIT Manipur (National Institute of Technology Manipur) is a centrally-funded technical and research institution established in 2010 and located in Imphal, Manipur, India. Operating under India's Ministry of Education as one of 31 National Institutes of Technology, it offers undergraduate (B.Tech), postgraduate (M.Tech, M.Sc), and doctoral (Ph.D) programs across 10 departments — Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Institution Innovation Council. A new 5-year integrated B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree program has been introduced for the 2026-27 academic session. The institute sits on a 341.5-acre permanent campus at Langol, Imphal, and is the first technical institute from the entire North-East India to receive the 'Best University (National) Award' (Open Source GIS Day, IIT Bombay, July 2025).

The institute's research portfolio spans renewable energy planning, power electronics and GaN/SiC wide-bandgap semiconductor devices, wireless power transfer, blockchain security, neural-fuzzy decision systems, memristive circuit design, graphene nanocomposites, ferroelectric materials, and applied AI (sign language recognition, AI-enabled telemedicine, rural IoT health monitoring). Supporting infrastructure includes OPAL-RT Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation, DSPACE ACE1104PCIE, Keithley 4200 SCS, NVIDIA Tesla K40c, Nano Fibre Electrospinning Unit, and a Smart Grid System setup. Faculty credentials include two members listed in Stanford's top 2% scientists globally, and active sponsored research grants from 12+ agencies including DST, ISRO, DRDO/AR&DB, ANRF, NECTAR, SERB, NEC, ICSSR, and NHP.

NIT Manipur generates revenue through three primary streams: (1) subsidized student tuition, hostel, and mess fees across B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, and Ph.D programs with admissions routed exclusively through national counseling portals (JoSAA, CSAB, CCMT, CCMN); (2) recurring Government of India grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education; and (3) sponsored research project funding from government agencies. Campus placement outcomes include offers from Microsoft (Rs. 42.5 lakhs), Intuit (Rs. 33 lakhs), TCS, Infosys, Accenture, Deloitte, Capgemini, C-DAC, and others. The institute has signed strategic MoUs with NIT Warangal and NHIDCL for academic collaboration and applied research.

Name

NIT Manipur

Legal name

National Institute of Technology Manipur

Website

https://nitmanipur.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NIT Manipur is a centrally-funded Indian engineering institution under the Ministry of Education offering B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, and Ph.D programs across 10 departments. It serves students admitted via national JoSAA/CSAB counseling and conducts sponsored research in power electronics, AI, renewable energy, and materials science.

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Product category

Higher Education / Technical Education

NAICS

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Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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STEM-Focused Technical Universities (EDAHAEAD)

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Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD), Emerging Tech & Specialized Computing (IoT, Edge, AR/VR, Blockchain, HPC) (EDABAFAO)

Keywords

• Engineering higher education
• Technical education programs
• Campus placement services
• Sponsored research projects
• Doctoral research programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Imphal

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Student Tuition and Fee Revenue: NIT Manipur generates revenue through tuition fees, academic fees, hostel fees, and mess fees from B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, and Ph.D students. A revised fee structure is in place starting from the 2025 batch onwards.
2. Government of India Grant-in-Aid: NIT Manipur operates as a fully funded central government institution under the Ministry of Education (MoE). Grant-in-aid received from MoE is published on the institute website.
3. Sponsored Research Project Funding: Funding received from government agencies including DST Manipur, NECTAR, ISRO, AR&DB/DRDO, ARDB, SERB, ANRF, SMDP-C2SD (MeitY), ICSSR, NEC (HRD&E), and DST for various sponsored research projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NIT Manipur delivers undergraduate engineering (B.Tech), postgraduate (M.Tech, M.Sc), doctoral (Ph.D), and newly introduced integrated B.Tech-M.Tech dual degree programs across five engineering disciplines and four science/humanities departments, complemented by campus placement services and sponsored research. The institute offers advanced research infrastructure including a Central Research Facility with OPAL-RT Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, semiconductor characterization equipment, and specialized labs in analog circuit design, 5G, and smart grids. Revenue is generated through tuition fees, government grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, and externally funded sponsored research projects from agencies such as DST, ISRO, DRDO, and SERB.

Product overview

NIT Manipur is a premier engineering institution offering a comprehensive academic portfolio consisting of undergraduate (B.Tech), postgraduate (M.Tech, M.Sc), and doctoral (Ph.D) programs across engineering, sciences, and humanities disciplines. The institution recently introduced B.Tech + M.Tech Dual Degree Programs for the 2026-27 academic session. Beyond academics, it provides supporting services including Training & Placement, Central Library, and Central Research Facility with advanced equipment for Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation, microelectronics, and materials research. The institute operates across two campuses and maintains research collaborations with various government agencies for sponsored projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.Tech Programs Four-year undergraduate engineering degree programs offered across Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Admissions are conducted through JoSAA/CSAB national-level centralized counseling.
• M.Tech Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Microsoft offered Rs. 42.5 lakhs pay package and Intuit offered Rs. 33 lakhs per annum to NIT Manipur students, demonstrating strong placement outcomes.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NHIDCL (National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2022NIT Manipur signed MoU with NHIDCL on 14/12/2022 to promote innovative technologies and find pragmatic solutions to challenges posed in the construction of highways in extreme climatic conditions. Civil engineering students also undergo internship programs with NHIDCL.
• NIT WarangalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIT Manipur signed an MoU with NIT Warangal for collaborative academic and research activities. Photo evidence of MoU signing available on institute website.
• MMTTC (Madhya Pradesh Multi Media Training Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBDE Tripartite Agreement between MMTTC, NIT Manipur under the Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship.
• MicrosoftminorOthersMicrosoft conducted campus placements at NIT Manipur, offering Rs. 42.5 lakhs pay package to students.
• IntuitminorOthersIntuit conducted campus placements at NIT Manipur, offering Rs. 33 lakhs per annum to students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NIT Surathkal (NIT Karnataka): NIT Karnataka is a direct NIT system peer with overlapping engineering departments, similar JoSAA admissions pathway, and parallel research funding streams from DST/DRDO. Both institutions target the same national talent pool and compete for similar recruiter relationships.
• NIT Meghalaya: NIT Meghalaya is the most directly comparable regional NIT peer — a younger second-generation NIT in India's North-East region with similar student intake scale, geographic challenges, and dependence on central government funding. Both institutions compete for the same regional student base and face similar infrastructure and recruiter-access constraints.
• NIT Silchar: NIT Silchar is another North-East NIT peer with similar founding-era profile, central government funding model, and engineering program structure. Comparable in scale, regional positioning, and placement outcomes, making it a close benchmark for NIT Manipur's trajectory.
• NIT Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy): NIT Trichy is the highest-ranked NIT in India and a direct peer institution within the same NIT system under MoE, offering comparable B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D programs in engineering disciplines. Both institutions share the same JoSAA/CSAB admissions framework, NIT Council governance, and central government funding model, making it the closest functional comparator.
• NIT Warangal: NIT Warangal is a senior NIT peer and NIT Manipur has a formal MoU with it for academic collaboration. Both operate under the same NIT Act framework with comparable curriculum structures, faculty governance, and admissions through JoSAA/CCMT, with NIT Warangal representing a more established benchmark in the same system.
• NIT Rourkela: NIT Rourkela is a tier-1 NIT peer offering similar B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D programs across engineering and sciences with comparable research intensity in materials science, electronics, and power systems. Shares the NIT system governance and central funding structure with NIT Manipur.

Emerging players

• IIIT Guwahati: IIIT Guwahati is an emerging technology-focused institute in the North-East that competes with NIT Manipur for a similar student segment in CSE/IT specializations. Like NIT Manipur, it is a younger institution building its research portfolio and industry relationships in the region.

Broad incumbents

• IIT Guwahati: IIT Guwahati is the premier engineering institution in India's North-East and a broader incumbent in the same geography. While it occupies a different (IIT) system with higher brand and rankings, it represents the primary talent-sink for top JEE-rankers from the same region that NIT Manipur also targets.

Regional players

• NERIST (North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology): NERIST is a regional technical institution in Arunachal Pradesh focusing on science and technology education in the North-East. It operates with similar regional positioning to NIT Manipur and serves overlapping student segments pursuing engineering and technology degrees in the same geographic catchment.
• Manipur University: Manipur University is the state public university and the primary provider of higher education in Manipur. While not a direct technical peer, it serves the same regional student pool and competes for state government talent-development funding and research partnerships within Manipur.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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