[3] The institute is located at 24.75°N, 92.79°E by the Silchar-Hailakandi road, twelve kilometers from the city of Silchar in the state of Assam.

Each year, the institute hosts a series of esteemed guests from diverse fields for a range of events, including invited lectures, convocation ceremonies, and other special engagements.

Notable figures from past events include:[7] A P J Abdul Kalam, Ramesh Pokhriyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Onir, Anupam Roy, Badal Sircar, Rituparno Ghosh, Ipsita Biswas, Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, Rajat K Baisya, Syed Samsuddin Ahmed.

[8][9] NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments.

The institute also accepts foreign nationals through scholarships awarded by the Government of India, and Non-Resident Indians through an independent scheme known as Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA).

[25] Students are admitted for the undergraduate courses through the JEE-Main conducted by National Testing Agency [NTA], .

Admission to the M.Tech and PhD courses are primarily based on scores in the GATE exam, conducted by the IITs.

[26] The institute has received funding in a number of international and domestic research projects with academia and industry in the past few years.

[32] There are ongoing research projects with SERB, DST, DIT, MNRE, CSIR, BRNS, BARC, UGC, AICTE, MeitY, CPRI, under Govt.

[35] The annual technical and management festival of NIT Silchar, Tecnoesis,[36] is held every year in the month of October.

It also comprises the Gliterati, the annual fashion show of NITS and ThunderMarch, a metal concert.