North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) offer various courses at bachelor, master, diploma and at certificate levels. B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering, B.Sc in Forestry, M.Tech in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation, Diploma in Civil Engineering, Certificate Course in Food Processing, etc are some of the courses offered at varied levels. Students pursuing such courses are offered with placement arrangements by the training and placement cell functioning at the institute. Entrepreneurship development programmes, industry–institute interaction, public relations and awareness programmes and student career counseling are the main responsibilities of placement cell.

Under Graduate Courses offered in NERIST

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry
• Bachelor of Technology in Agricultural Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Post Graduate courses offered in NERIST

• Master in Business Administration in Finance
• Master of Science in Chemistry
• Master of Science in Forestry
• Master in Business Administration in Human Resource Management
• Master of Science in Mathematics
• Master of Science in Physics
• Master of Technology in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation
• Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
• Master of Technology in Environmental Science and Engineering
• Master in Business Administration in Marketing
• Master of Technology in Farm Machinery and Power
• Master of Technology in Geotechnical Engineering
• Master of Technology in Information Technology
• Master of Technology in Power System Engineering
• Master of Technology in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Diploma Courses offered in NERIST

• Diploma in Agricultural Engineering
• Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Certificate Courses offered in NERIST

• Certificate Course in Tractor Mechanics
• Certificate Course in Food Processing
• Certificate Course in Surveyor Trade
• Certificate Course in Draftsman Trade
• Certificate Course in Electrical and Maintenance
• Certificate Course in Maintenance Engineering
• Certificate Course in Mechanical Craftsmanship
• Certificate Course in Automobile Servicing
• Certificate Course in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Training and Placement in NERIST

Training and Placement (T&P) in the institute carries out the functions of training, placement and career development of students. The main activities/programmes organized by T&P cell for student placement are:

• Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
• Industry–Institute interactions
• Public relations and awareness programmes
• Student Career Counseling

Industrial Training programmes are arranged for 1 or 1 ½ months time duration and is compulsory for all students (if mentioned in the course curriculum). Counseling sections are given for final year students to make them confident to face campus interviews and GD sections. Pre-final and final year students are exposed to workshops for facilitating their entry into reputed professional organizations. Some of the prominent firms that conducted campus placement at NERIST are:

• Microsoft
• Reliance Power Ltd
• Texas Instruments
• Hewlett Packard
• Philips India
• TCS

Selected candidates are offered with rewarding salary packages often within the range of 1-3 lakhs (at entry level itself).