North Eastern Regional Institute Of Science & Technology vs National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh

Both colleges admit through JEE Main, with counselling through JoSAA and CSAB.

For B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, NERIST's General closing rank in JoSAA round 6 of 2025 was 62,096 under the AI quota. NITAP's General closing rank for the same programme and round was 30,607 under the OS quota.

In CSAB round 2 of 2026, NERIST's General closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering under the AI quota was 1,21,667. NITAP's General closing rank for the same programme under the OS quota was 50,286. Check the quota and category that match your profile before you compare these numbers.

NERIST is approved by AICTE and UGC, and its approval status is valid. NERIST is recognised by UGC. Neither college holds a NAAC accreditation grade, as both are recorded as not accredited.

NITAP's approval status is recorded as unknown, and it is not listed as UGC recognised. NIRF ranked NITAP 171st in the engineering category in 2022. Think Grads Rating for B.Tech Computer Science is 3.9 for NERIST and 4.0 for NITAP. You should confirm the current approval status of each college before applying.

NERIST is in Papumpare district, Arunachal Pradesh, and runs engineering and management streams. NITAP is in Arunachal Pradesh and runs engineering streams only. Both colleges list their programme mix on Think Grads, so you can check which branches match your interest.

NERIST suits students who want a deemed university with both engineering and management options, and who are targeting JoSAA or CSAB counselling with a closing rank near the range listed for its Computer Science and Engineering programme.

NITAP suits students who prefer an engineering-only institute with six undergraduate branches, and who are targeting the same counselling rounds with a rank in its listed closing range.