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For all the first year students they must reside in the hostels as it is mandatory for them, however, the first year students who desire to live outside or stay outside under their own arrangements, they must submit a consent letter from their parents before the recommendation by the HOI and forward it to the director students affairs permission is also necessary for the students to live outside. If all the rules are followed properly the student can live outside the campus without any issues.

At Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology there is a 24x7 Health center in the campus which includes 05 Beds, 02 Residential Doctors, 03 Nurses & a medical attendant. There are also two ambulances available at the campus for shifting medical cases to CRH, the institute doesn't hold back at all for providing all the medical facilities as far as possible for the students or the faculty within the campus and takes the responsibility and the duty very graciously.

There are several unique features of being an student/faculty at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, below mentioned are a few of them:

• The perfect college life one desires to live and enjoy at it's the fullest with a wonderful environment of engaging activities to do around the institute.
• The annual functions that the institute organises every year for the students/faculties which offers them with several activities to take part in and learn about new projects within.
• Worth full of collaboration with reputed industrial projects, guest lecturers, leadership talks, workshops etc.

At Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, the hostel fees can vary based on what type of facilities an individual may require as per their convenience for both male and female:

• Double Sharing (Non AC): Rs.1,12,000
• Single (Non AC):1,37,000
• Double Sharing (with AC): 1,52,000
• Single with AC): 2,02,000

Which includes the annual hostel facilities, mess & utility deposit.

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology offers seats for all the courses that can be secured only by qualifying in the entrance test/examination by merit. There is some eligibility criteria fixed for applying to SMU, like aggregate marks of 50% in 12th standard. They don't have a management quota, reservation quota, donation quota or payment seats.

Sikkim Manipal of Technology is a very reputed college with an amazing experience of college life with lot's of fun and variety of activities to do. Talking more about life in Sikkim Manipal, it is full of excitement and enthusiasm. You will find it as one the most beautiful campus situated on the bay of River Teesta. You will find yourself on the lap of nature saying it is beautiful.

Based on the previous highlights of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology it had been observed that the ratio between faculty-to-Students has been:

• Student count: 8719
• Faculty count: 640

The average package can be based on different branches of the course that the student must be studying. As of now the average package has been around great with major companies offers like Amazon, Dell, Infosys etc. In the most recent case The Manipal Institute of Technology average package recorded during 2023 placements was INR 12.59 LPA. Earlier, the average package offered during 2022 placements was INR 10.49 LPA

Almost 95% placements have taken place in this college. With amazing opportunities are offered to each and every student. The packages depends on the course and skills of students. The highest package was 54.75 LPA. SMIT has also produced excellent and amazing professionals who have made their name on the sectors they have been a part of thereby making the institute as one of the best placement hub for students.

Some top companies in the recent past that took part in placement drive at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology were:

• Accolite Digital
• Adani Pvt Ltd.
• Adobe
• EY India
• Oracle
• Flipkart
• Havells

The highest package that stood was at INR 54.75 LPA.

The listening section of the IELTS exam has a total of four sections and 40 questions in total. This section of the exam mainly includes the Academic and General Training for students. To read more about IELTS listening preparation and tips, click here. 

The Training and Placement Cell at IIIT Bhubaneswar aims to bridge the gap between students and the corporate sector. The placement cell at IIIT Bhubaneswar conducts placement-related activities to train students on several areas such as Communication, Personality development and Effective Problem Solving.

The strong placement team at IIIT Bhubaneswar comprises students, faculty members and placement executives. The Institute facilitates internship as well as full-time recruitment for more than 300 Graduates across 5 Engineering departments.

The highest package was offered by Media.net which was 39 lakh. The average package for CSE students stood to INR 13 Lacs per annum; for IT & CE students- INR 12 Lacs per year; for etc. students - INR 9 Lacs per annum and for EEE students- INR 8 Lacs per annum. A total of 285 students are placed in 2023 with a the lowest package of 4.5 LPA. Top recruiters were- IBM, Oracle, Media.net, Publicis Sapient, Siemens Healthcare etc.

The admission process for international students in IIIT Bhubaneswar is similar to that of Indian Students. The admission process will only be based on the JEE Mains score. They just have to show appropriate conversion method of CGPA to percentage. The minimum eligibility required in terms of marks is 60% or more for General students and 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10. After scoring Indian people follow CSAB counselling and second one which follow the PPP ( Public Private Partnership) model. These follow their own admission procedure independent of CSAB. 

Yes, the process for admission to foreign students is similar to that of indian students. They just have to show appropriate conversion method of CGPA to percentage. The minimum eligibility required in terms of marks is 60% or more for General students and 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10. 

Yes, the courses offered by them are B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D. To get into it, you need to pay registration fees and fill out an application form. For getting admission into the college, you need to crack Jee Main, Gate, JRF, Ugc, Net, Csir - Net. There is a compulsory procedure of JOSAA Counselling held by the institute which is mandatory for all the students to get into the B.Tech course. Similarly, for M.Tech course, you need to attend CCMT Counselling. Currently, Round 6 of seat allocation has concluded which was the last round for selection at IITs.

IIIT Bhubaneswar is among the top performers in almost every colleges fests and events, specially IITKGP (Kshitij and Springfest) and NIT RKL (Innovision). So do participate in them because it gives a lot of fun and connections too. Advaita is the annual Techno Cultural Fest at iiit bhubaneshwar. A lot of cultural as well as technical events are hosted by the committee. Developer Student Club is working well in preparing more and more workshops and sessions for students which broadens the visualisation of students. 

Whether you do your Masters in regular mode or through distance learning is immaterial. Just make sure that the degree is from an approved university.

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