NEHU Admissions 2024: Courses, Eligibility, Application Form, Reservations, Last Date

Ans. Candidates must submit the following documents for taking admission at NEHU:

• Birth Certificate
• SC/ST Certificate (if any)
• Grade 10 Marksheet
• Grade 12 Marksheet
• Degree Marksheets (all sems - for PG)
• Relevant docs for those applying under special categories like NSS, physically-challenged, etc
• Permanent Resident Certificate for the permanent domiciles of Meghalaya.

Ans. NEHU offers B.Tech and M.Tech courses with various specialisations. Each course has a different number of seat intake. In case of B.Tech, the seat intake is 70, out of which 10 seats are available for lateral entry candidates. And for M.Tech, the seat intake is 20, out of which, 02 seats are available for industry-sponsored candidates. 

Ans. Admission to professional programmes like B.Tech depends on specific entrance exams. While direct entry candidates have to appear for JEE-Mains for B.Tech admissions, lateral-entry candidates must go through only an entrance exam. At the same time, they must secure 60% in 3 years of engineering diploma from a recognised board/university.

Ans. NEHU Tura campus was solely established to fulfil the needs of students wanting to pursue higher education in the Northeastern region of India. The courses offered in NEHU Tura campus are Master of Science, Master of Computer Application, Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts, and Master of Social Works.

Ans. NEHU Tura campus offers only PG courses. Its PG departments include rural development and agricultural production, management, english, garo, education, computer applications, horticulture, history and archeology, and agri-business management and food technology.

Ans. The basic eligibility for candidates who wish to pursue MBA at NEHU is to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks from a recognised university/institute. Later, for admissions:

• Candidates must have a valid score in CUET(PG)/MAT(AIMA) 
• Followed by group discussion
• And a Personal Interview.

Ans. In order to get a sponsored MBA seat in NEHU, the candidate must have: 

• A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks from a recognised institution and a valid CUET(PG)/MAT score
• A valid score in CUET-PG/MAT
• And a full-time work experience in a firm or company with a registered authority.

Ans. NEHU development fee varies from course to course and is to be paid during the time of admission. The development fee starts from INR 3600 for MCA, INR 7200 for B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.A. (LLB), INR 9600 for M.Tech, and goes up to INR 12,000 for courses like MBA and M.Sc. 

Ans. The Equal Opportunity Cell at NEHU was established in 1983. Since then, its role has always been to implement the orders and guidelines of the Government of India and UGC in respect of reservation. The cell makes sure that all the reservation policies are properly implemented by the university. 

Ans. The hostel fee at NEHU depends on the course you’ve selected. In case of UG and PG courses, the hostel fee is INR 4400 and in case of Ph.D and M.Phil students, it is INR 4500. Students must also note that this fee includes money that is refundable/adjustable and money that is to be paid on a yearly basis. 

Ans. Yes, NEHU provides a separate hostel for foreign students. The university campus has high-quality single-room furnished apartments with an attached bathroom and kitchenette. An internet facility is also available for each room. The fee is 7200 p.m. for students from developed countries and 4800 p.m. for students from developing countries or SAARC. 

Ans. Candidates who want to register for a course at NEHU must follow the steps mentioned below:

• Visit NEHU’s website, @erp.nehu.ac.in
• Enter your name and password
• Select the ‘Register for courses’ link available on the left-hand-side
• Select the semester and click on ‘fetch courses’
• From the list of subjects, tick the ones required including core subjects
• Select the open/elective papers if any
• Verify and click save.

Ans. NEHU Shillong offers around 15 specialities in M.A. Some of them include anthropology, economics, education, english, history, hindi, geography, khasi, linguistics, philosophy, sociology, political sciences, journalism and mass communication, folkloristics, and lifelong learning and extension.

Ans. Yes, students belonging to SC/ST category do have seat reservation of 50% at NEHU. While the other 50% is reserved for students of the ‘open category.’ Students must also note that if they want to claim any reservation or weightage for admissions, they must produce the relevant documents backing-up their claims.

Ans. At NEHU, students are given travel concessions on train fare. Rail travel concessions are provided to students who go on field/research work or for other academic activities. Moreover, it is also available for students who are visiting their hometown during vacations.

Ans. NSS candidates who want to apply for ‘University Quota’ have to fulfil 3 conditions prescribed by the university:

• Candidates must have completed 240 hours of service in a span of 2 years under NSS and attended at least one special camp. 
• Donated blood in NSS organised blood donation camp
• Participated in the inter-University/State/National/International NSS events.

Ans. Yes, NEHU Tura has a campus library with an inventory of over 30,000 books and other study materials and resources. The library has 9 full-fledged departments and provides routine services to its students, research scholars, faculty, and also to the teachers of affiliated colleges.

Ans. Apart from being a university which gives affiliation to ‘Minority Educational Institutions’ from all over India, NEHU is also an active member of some exclusive programmes. It is a member of ‘Promotion of Indian Higher Education Abroad (PIHEAD)’ and ‘Study India Programme’ of the UGC. Also, a large number of foreign students have been pursuing higher-education in NEHU.

Ans. Supernumerary seats are the extra seats created by the concerned department for specific categories of candidates. These seats are approved by the Academic Council, which creates supernumerary seats not exceeding a maximum of 10 seats for each programme.

Ans. The admission eligibility of MBA at NEHU includes a valid score in CUET/MAT, a group discussion, and a personal interview. These three criterias carry some weightage for final admissions:

• Aggregate score in MAT/CUET holds 80%
• Group Discussion holds 10%
• And a personal interview holds another 10%

Ans. Any student at NEHU must have attended a minimum of 75% of classes in each course. This includes lectures, sessions, tutorials, seminars, field visits, and industrial trips. A student whose attendance falls short of the required minimum, will not be permitted to appear for the semester examination of the course.