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Manipur Institute of Technology
'' formerly known as Government College of Technology, Imphal is a constituent college and is being maintained by the

Manipur University Manipur University ( mni, Manipur Taibang Maheikol) is a central university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the ''Manipur University Act, 1980'' (Manipur Act 8 of 1980), as a teaching cum-affiliating ...

out of the funds made available to it by the University Grants Commission.The Manipur Institute of Technology (erstwhile Government College of Technology) was established on 28th August 1998 by the Government of Manipur as Pioneer Engineering College in the State. On 31st December 2003, the College was renamed as Manipur College of Technology and the management of the College was handed over to a Society headed by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur as Chairman. Further, the Institute was renamed as Manipur Institute of Technology (MIT) since 4th February 2005. MIT became a Constituent College of Manipur University w.e.f. 13th October 2005.

History

It came into existence on 28 August 1998Colleges in Manipur
with three engineering disciplines viz.

Computer Science & Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is an academic program at many universities which comprises scientific and engineering aspects of computing. CSE is also a term often used in Europe to translate the name of engineering informatics academic ...

Electronics & Communication Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current fl ...

and

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

for the promotion of higher technical education in the state. Classes of the 1st batch were started from 16 December 1998. The initial approved intake capacity as per

AICTE The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in ...

is 150 (one hundred and fifty) students per year. Now the institute has two more branches namely Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME).The institute total intake capacity is 150 students 30 students in each department.

Campus

The campus is located at Takyelpat at a distance of 4 km from the heart of

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

, the capital city of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

in a comfortable surrounding with the NH-53 running south of it. At present it shares a common campus with Government Polytechnic, Imphal. ITI Imphal and Oriental College is just beside it. The campus is around 8 km. from the

Imphal Airport Imphal International Airport , formerly known as the Tulihal International Airport and currently officially renamed as the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, is an international airport serving Imphal, the capital of Manipur, India, located ...

. The nearest railway station is

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Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

(250 km. from Imphal). The institute has also a new campus i
Manipur University Campus
Canchipur.The University campus is spread over an area of 287 acres in the historic Canchipur which is the site of the old palace of Manipur “The Langthabal Konung (Palace)” which was established by Maharaja Ghambhir Singh in 1827 AD just after the liberation of Manipur from Burmese (Myanmar) occupation. Maharaja Gambhir Singh took his last breath at Canchipur. Canchipur is located along the National Highway (NH-2) at about 8 km. from the heart of the Imphal City and 12 km. from Imphal International Airport.in

Departments

Computer Science & Engineering

The department offers BE degree in Computer Science and Engineering. The course is of 4 years duration organized in 8 semesters. The current intake strength is 30 students. The department is currently shifted to Manipur University campus. Laboratory Facilities: *Computer Graphics Lab. *DBMS Lab. *Software Lab. *Networking Lab. *Programming Lab. Electronics Lab *Fibre Optics Lab *Signal Processing Lab

Civil Engineering

It offers 4 years BE degree course in Civil Engineering. The current intake strength is 30 students. Laboratory Facilities: *Material Testing Lab. *Fluid Mechanics Lab. *Environmental Lab. *Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Lab. *Soil Mechanics Lab. *Structural And CAD lab. *Transportation Engineering lab. *Surveying Lab. *Geology Lab.

Applied Science & Humanities

Library

The Library provides invaluable information needs of the institute faculty, staff and students. There are around 20 thousands volumes covering all disciplines of science, engineering & technology, humanities & social sciences. In addition to the books, few collection of audio/video cassettes and CDROM discs also available in the Library. The library currently subscribes to around 15 national and international journals in sciences, engineering and humanities. The library remains open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 pm on all working days.

Student life

The institute has a Hostel Block which can accommodate around 200 students. Internet connectivity is provided to all the students through VSAT (512 kbit/s). There is a large football field, a basketball court and a cricket pitch (under construction). The establishment of various clubs like Debating club, Music Club, Photography club, Hiking Club and Hobby club etc. is on the way.

Training and Placement

The Training and Placement Cell of the college looks after the placement of the students. It arranges training of students so that they come up with suitable jobs in the industry and various private and public sector organizations. The Training and Placement cell have started inviting senior executives of major industries and organizations to provide pre-placement courses to the students prior to formal campus interviews.

References

External links

Manipur Institute of Technology Website
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