Best Colleges in Shillong

Shillong known as “Scotland of East India” is a beautiful hill station located in Meghalaya. Shillong is rich in natural resources and the economy of Shillong is driven mainly by tourism, agriculture, horticulture and mineral-based industries. The top colleges in Shillong offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in streams of Engineering, Management, Law, Education, and Fashion Technology. Many prestigious colleges and universities like IIM, NIT, NLU, NIFT, North Eastern Hill University, and CMJ University are based in Shillong.

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Admission to the top colleges in Shillong is done on the basis of CAT, JEE Main, NEET, CUET, NIFT Entrance Exam, GMAT, GATE, and JAM. The courses are offered in full-time and part-time mode by the top colleges in Shillong.

Top Colleges in Shillong: Entrance Exam Schedule 2024

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to IIMs, IITs, NITs, MNITs and other B schools and colleges in India.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national level exam conducted by Indian Institute of Technology in online mode every year.

JEE Main- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in an online mode

CUET UG - CUET UG is a national examination conducted once a year in online mode. The examination is conducted in National Testing Agency (NTA).

MAT- MAT is a national examination conducted 4 times a year by All India Management Association. The examination is conducted in online and offline mode.

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is an entrance exam conducted every year for admission to undergraduate courses in the field of Medical and Allied Sciences.

Also see: Best Colleges in Meghalaya

Top Colleges/Universities in Shillong: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process 2024
IIM Shillong	IIM Shillong Admission is based on CAT/GMAT scores
NEHU Shillong	NEHU Shillong Admission is based on JEE Main/NATA/ GATE.
NIT Meghalaya	NIT Meghalaya Admission is based on JEE Main and JoSSA counselling.
NLU Meghalaya	NLU Meghalaya Admission is based on the performance of MEG UAT and MEG PAT.
William Carey University Shillong	William Carey University Shillong Admission is based on the merit of the qualifying examination

Top Colleges in Shillong - NIRF Rank-wise

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology approved by MHRD to rank higher education institutes in India. It is adopted by the Ministry of Education to rank institutes of higher education on the parameters of teaching learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcome, outreach & inclusivity and perception. The rankings for the top 10 colleges/universities in Shillong for the year 2024 are mentioned below:

List of Top Colleges in Shillong - NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Indian Institute of Management Shillong	Management	24
North Eastern Hill University	University	101-150
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya	Engineering	68

Top Government Colleges in Shillong: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIM Shillong	Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,60,000
NEHU Shillong	Rs 7,300 to Rs 2,57,000
NIT Meghalaya	Rs 67,650 to Rs 5,70,000
National Law University, Meghalaya	Rs 3,50,000 to Rs 8,75,000
NIFT Shillong	Rs 12,78,000

Top Private Colleges in Shillong: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
CMJ University, Shillong	Rs 7,000 to Rs 2,54,000
MIT University, Shillong	Rs 1,37,000 to Rs 18,19,000
Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong	Rs 25,000 to Rs 5,62,000
William Carey University, Shillong	Rs 26,500 to Rs 4,04,000
Nabon Women's Synod College, Shillong	Rs 34,600

Top Colleges in Shillong: Course-wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIM Shillong	MBA, P.G.P
NEHU Shillong	B.E / B.Tech, M.Sc, M.E / M.Tech
NIT Meghalaya	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech
CMJ University, Shillong	B.E / B.Tech, B.Sc, M.Sc
NEIGRIHMS Shillong	MBBS, MD, MS, B.Sc Nursing

Top Colleges in Shillong: Placements Wise

The top colleges in Shillong have placement cells or career development cells which look after the placement activities and also provide career counselling and training sessions to students. The students of top colleges in Shillong are placed in various sectors like IT, Analytics, Human resource operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Banking & Finance, law firms and others. The placement links and the median salary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses as per the NIRF report 2024 of some of the top colleges in Shillong are mentioned below:

Placement Link of top College Shillong	Median Salary- UG 2023	Median Salary- PG 2023
IIM Shillong Placements	NA	RS 26,09,000
NEHU Shillong Placements	Rs 3,80,000	Rs 4,80,000
NIT Shillong Placements	Rs 10,00,000	Rs 7,25,000

Top Colleges in Shillong: Cutoff-wise

IIT Guwahati Cutoff	NIT Silchar Cutoff
Tezpur University Cutoff	NLU Assam Cutoff
AIIMS Guwahati Cutoff	IIIT Guwahati Cutoff

Top Colleges in Shillong: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	JEE Main College Predictor
XAT College Predictor	NEET PG College Predictor
NEET College Predictor	MAT College Predictor

Note: The top 10 colleges in Shillong facilitate education loan facilities and assist students financially with both government and non-government scholarships.