National Institute of Technology Nagaland was set up; it is one of the 10th newly approved NITs, by the Government of India in 2009, as the part of 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) to communicate technical education in the state of Nagaland, but the academic session started form 2010.  This institute is an Institute of National Importance, a public higher education technical Institute located at Chumukedima (Dimapur), and started its journey under the guidance of the National Institute of Technology Silchar in Assam for 2 years from its establishment. In January 2012, the campus sanctioned permanent campus area at Chumukedima near Dimapur, Nagaland, and 291 acres which had been originally allotted for the Office of the Deputy Commissioner handed over by the Government of Nagaland.

This campus aims to intimate knowledge of students which will make a vibrant identity in the market through the higher standard of education and research, to prepare for upcoming invention developing the human condition and to instruct students for a real-life of executive achievement, service to the society and individual level to full fill all desire to move all over towards a more sustainable path.

The journey of this origination is to afford and improve the skills of the students in order to figure them as extraordinary professionals with high moral values to solve the aggregate problems. They are trying to provide the best scientists and technologists, who want to be the leaders in research, join in design, development and technology management in the country to connect the global challenges.

This institute offers 11 courses across 2 streams (Engineering and Science) also provide doctoral programs.  The courses are available under B.tech; M.tech, M.Sc., and Ph.D. Admission to all the courses offered by NIT Arunachal Pradesh is based on the various entrance exam tests at the national level-JEE Main, CAT, GATE, NET. NIT syllabus is maintained by the high qualified academia member, they make the syllabus according to the market demand because they want to make their student skilled full or talented which is on-demand.

NIT Application form is present at the official website which includes a low registration charge compared to other NIT institutes. Interest candidates may go ahead.