National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram, or NITMZ) is one of the 31

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. Located in

Aizawl Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...

, 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

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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

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programs in

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and

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. 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 Thenzawl is a census town in Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram. It is a center for the traditional Mizo handloom industry. Geography Thenzawl is located at . Tourism Tourist sites in the area include: * Vantawng Falls The ...

by the Chief Minister of Mizoram, Pu Lalthanhawla. It was later moved to a site located near

Lengpui Airport Lengpui Airport is a domestic airport serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. Located in Lengpui within the Mamit district, the airport lies approximately 32 km north of Aizawl. It offers flights connecting to Delhi, Kolkata, Guwa ...

, close to

, the capital of

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

. 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 Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Physics * Mathematics * Humanities and Social Science.

Ranking

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