National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram, or NITMZ) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India. Located in

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

, NIT Mizoram was one of the ten new NITs established by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (part of the Government of India, via order no. F. 23-13-2009-TS-III, dated 30 October 2009 and 3 March 2010). The primary objective of NIT Mizoram is to provide education through research and training in

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

and graduate programs including PhD. The school was declared an "Institute of National Importance" by the Indian Parliament. Students are admitted through the All India Entrance Exam - Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main).

History

The institute was established in 2010, with

bachelor's A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ...

programs in

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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 Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Classes began in 2010 at the

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and shifted to

in 2011. Classes operate from Dawrkawn, Chaltlang locality of

. The foundation stone of the NIT Mizoram Lengpui Campus was laid by

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on 13 October 2012. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering programs followed in 2013.

Campus

The NIT Mizoram campus was initially planned to be built in Thenzawl by the Chief Minister of Mizoram,

Pu Lalthanhawla Lal Thanhawla (born 19 May 1938 or 1942) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Mizoram, belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He holds the record for longest-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram, occupying the position fo ...

. It was later moved to a site located near

Lengpui Airport Lengpui Airport is a domestic airport in Lengpui, serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. The airport is connected by flights to Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal, and is located at a distance of 32 km from Aizawl. Lengpui Airport is t ...

, close to

, the capital of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

. The Institute functions at a temporary campus in Aizawl. It consists of one administrative block and four academic blocks at Chaltlang, three hostel blocks at Tanhril and one hostel block at Durtlang. The permanent campus is located at Lengpui, Aizawl district. The total demarcated land area is . The Project proposal for the construction of campus is still under approval from Ministry of Human Resource.

Departments

* Chemistry * Civil Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Electronics and Communication Engineering * Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Physics * Mathematics * Humanities and Social Science.

Activities

The Institute organizes three festivals each year: the Morphosis Technical Festival, the Annunad Cultural Festival, and the Shaurya Sports Festival.

References

External links

* {{authority control National Institutes of Technology Engineering colleges in Mizoram Mamit district Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in Mizoram