The National Institute of
Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirappalli,
situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu on the banks of river Cauvery, was started
as a joint and co-operative venture of the Government of India and the
Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 with a view to catering to the needs of
man-power in technology for the country. The college has been conferred with
autonomy in financial and administrative matters to achieve rapid development.
Because of this rich experience, this institution was granted Deemed University
Status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Govt. of India in the year 2003
and renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT-T was registered under
Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975.
The Chairman of NIT-T is Mr. R
Seshasayee (Managing Director, Ashok Leyland Ltd.) and the Director of NIT-T is
Prof. M Chidambaram. Presently the institute is undergoing an accelerated growth
phase through the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement
Programme (TEQIP).
The institution offers Under
Graduate Courses in ten branches and Post Graduate Courses in twenty one
disciplines of Science, Engineering & Technology besides Ph.D. in all the
departments. The faculty is inducted through a process of open advertisement
throughout the country. The college is an example of cultural unity with
students drawn from most of the states in the country.
The hallmark of the campus is
the good facilities which caters to the academic and extra curricular interests
of the students. The Octagon is the pride of the campus equipped with modern
facilities like a CAD/CAM Lab, Local Area Network, an 10 Mbps High Speed
Internet connection and other seminar and conference facilites. It is maintained
and run by the Computer Support Group of the institute.
Apart from this the campus
provides ample opportunities for developing extra curricular skills which
include NCC, NSS, Students Chapters of IEEE, social clubs and sports & games.
The Alumni of this institution have excelled in various spheres and are
positioned very well globally in a number of leading Government, Public Sector &
Private Organizations.
NIT-T hosts two inter
collegiate fests namely Festember (Cultural) and Pragyan (Techinical) and an
inter department fest namely NITTfest (Cultural) annually. These fests draw
students from most colleges of South India and are hugely popular.
The College has a total campus
area of 800 acres. This includes good hostel facilites, Hospital, Post &
Telegraph, Telecom Center, fully computerized State Bank of India branch with
ATM facility, Book stall, Reprographic Center, Canteen, Swimming pool and Co-op.
Stores.