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National Institutes Of Technology
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are centrally funded technical institutes under the ownership of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education, and Research Act, 2007, which declared them institutions of national importance and laid down their powers, duties, and framework for governance. The act lists 31 NITs. Each NIT is autonomous and linked to the others through a common council known as the Council of NITSER, which oversees their administration. All NITs are funded by the Government of India. In 2020, '' National Institutional Ranking Framework'' ranked twenty four NITs in the top 200 in engineering category. The language of instruction is English at all these institutes. As of 2024, the total number of seats for undergraduate programs is 24,229 and the total number of seats for postgraduate programs is 11,428. History During the second five-year plan (1956–60) in India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra or NITKKR) is a public technical and research university located in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI). It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India. It runs undergraduate and postgraduate in programme Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities. History The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, sought to develop India as a leader in science and technology. Between 1959 and 1965, with this vision, the Government founded 14 educational institutions in different regions of India. The system of competitive entry (based on merit) gave access to higher education in these institutions. Such an institution was established in 1963 in Kurukshetra as a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology Calicut
The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-Calicut or NIT-C) is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. The campus is situated northeast of Kozhikode, on the Kozhikode–Mukkam Road. It was established in 1961 and was known as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) until 2002. It is one of the National Institutes of Technology campuses established by the Government of India to impart high standard technical education to students from all over the country. NIT Calicut hosts a supercomputer on its campus, and has a dedicated nanotechnology department. NIT Calicut is ranked as one of the prestigious engineering institutions in India. History Initial years National Institute of Technology, Calicut was set up in 1961 as Regional Engineering College Calicut (CREC), the ninth of its kind and the first one to be established during the Third Five-Year Plan period. Until the formation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technical University
An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science, and natural sciences. Institutes of technology versus polytechnics The institutes of technology and polytechnics have been in existence since at least the 18th century, but became popular after World War II with the expansion of engineering and applied science education, associated with the new needs created by industrialization. The world's first institution of technology, the Berg-Schola (today its legal successor is the University of Miskolc), was founded by the Court Chamber of Vienna in Selmecbánya, Kingdom of Hungary (now Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia), in 1735 in order to train specialists of precious metal and copper mining according to the requirements of the industrial revolution in Hungary. The oldest German Institute of Techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology, Warangal
The National Institute of Technology Warangal (NIT-Warangal or NIT-W) is a public technical and research university located in Warangal, India. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The foundation stone for this institute was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 1959, the first in the chain of 31 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country. The institute was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Warangal in 2002. NIT Warangal is ranked as one of the prestigious engineering institutions in India. History The Regional Engineering College, Warangal was the first to be established (in 1959) among the chain of 15 Regional Engineering Colleges in the country. The approval of the Government of India to establish one of the RECs meant for the southern region of Warangal was conveyed to the State Government through its letter no .F 11- 5/ 58- T. 5 dated 30 January 1959. The Government of Andhra Pradesh through G. O. Ms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology, Mizoram
National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram, or NITMZ) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology (India), National Institutes of Technology in India. Located in Aizawl, 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 degree, undergraduate and Postgraduate education, 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 Examination – Main, Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main). History The institute was established in 2010, with Bachelor's degree, bachelor's programs in Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electrical & Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology, Meghalaya
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya (NIT Meghalaya or NITM) is one of the National Institutes of Technology. It is located in Sohra, Meghalaya, India. The institute began to offer courses in 2010 at the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. History The institute is one of the 31 NITs in India, established as Institutions of National Importance with funding from India's Ministry of Human Resource Development. The institute was set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2010 under the NIT Act. The foundation stone of NIT Meghalaya at Sohra (Cherrapunjee) was laid in October 2012 by then Union Minister for IT and Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal. Campus The institute operates from a temporary campus at the Bijni Complex in Laitumkhrah, Shillong, of the North Eastern Hill University. The institute has been allotted a plot of land of about 300 acres (with another 73 acres planned to be added) at 25° 15' 22.00" N, 91° 44' 40.00" E in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology, Manipur
National Institute of Technology Manipur (NIT Manipur or NITMN) is an Institute of National Importance situated in Imphal, Manipur, India. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India. NIT Manipur started its first academic session in 2010. History The institute is one among the thirty-one NITs established as Institutions of National Importance with funding support from the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It is also one of ten new NITs established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development via its order no. F.23-13-2009-TS-III of 30 October 2009 and 3 March 2010. NIT Manipur was declared as a full-fledged NIT along with nine other new NITs, through an act of Parliament and notified under Govt. of India Gazette notification No. 28 of 2012 dated 7 June 2012 and declared as an Institute of National Importance. Campus NIT Manipur is located at RWJ7+R33, Langol Rd, Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur 795004 Academics Ranking NIT Manipur is ranked among all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Technology Delhi
The National Institute of Technology, Delhi (NIT Delhi or NITD) is a public technical university located in Delhi, India. Declared as an List of Institutes of National Importance, Institute of National Importance by the Government of India, it is one of thirty-one National Institutes of Technology in the country. History The National Institute of Technology Delhi was established as one of ten NITs (National Institutes of Technology) during India's 11th Five-Year Plan by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education (MOE). The first batch of students was admitted in the 2010–2011 academic year, in three four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree programs in Computer science and engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronic engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. For the initial two years, academic activities of the institute were conducted at the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
