CSE in NERIST is not a great option in terms of money and time. As one of my friends studied there, here’s what I got to know about it:

• The syllabus hasn’t been updated to the latest needs. 
• Some of the professors have no teaching experience. They are more focused on students mugging up rather than learning.
• You will be taught languages that are no longer properly working in the industry. 
• The labs here are messy and no the library is too small to accommodate a large group of students. 
• The local Arunchali students tend to boss around and threaten everyone.
• The non local teachers also fear the local students and hence they give them better marks, to avoid the commotion. 

Moreover, the environment is not academic-friendly. The placements earlier were very bad but have improved eventually. CS has few such good teachers who really care about their students and how much they are actually learning.