What It Does: NITT is an autonomous co-educational technological institute, with 10 undergraduate and 28 graduate programs.
Vision: To be a university globally trusted for technical excellence where learning and research integrate to sustain society and industry.
Mission: To offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and modular programmes in multi-disciplinary / inter-disciplinary and emerging areas.
Size & Presence:300+employees staffed at the Tamil Nadu campus In India.
Best Known for: Engineering, management, science, technology and architecture Courses.
National Institute of Technology Trichy is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India. Today, NITT is an autonomous co-educational technological institute, with 10 undergraduate and 28 graduate programs. Undergraduate programs lead to B.Tech degrees, while the graduate students and postgraduate students earn M.Tech, M.S. (by Research) and Ph. D degrees respectively. NITT also has a management and architecture school. NITT is located in Thuvakudi on the Trichy-Tanjore national highway, 17 km from Trichy Railway Junction.
The National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirappalli, situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu on the banks of the river Cauvery, was started as a joint and cooperative venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu during 1964 with a view to catering to the needs of man-power in technology for the Country. The College has subsequently 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 University Grants Commission, the All India Council for Technical Education and the Govt. of India in the year 2003 and was renamed as National Institute of Technology. NITT was registered under the Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975. In 2007 by the act of parliament, NIT-T became an Institution of National Importance.
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 cooperative 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 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 the Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975.
The institution offers Under Graduate Courses in ten branches and Post Graduate Courses in twenty-one disciplines of Science, Engineering & Technology besides M.S. (by Research) and PhD in all the departments. The faculty is inducted through a process of an open advertisement throughout the country. The institute 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 that cater to the academic and extracurricular interests of the students. The Octagon is the pride of the campus equipped with modern facilities like a CAD/CAM Lab, Local Area Network, High-Speed Internet connection, and other seminar and conference facilities. It is maintained and run by the Computer Support Group (CSG) of the institute.
Apart from this, the campus provides ample opportunities for developing extracurricular 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 intercollegiate fests namely Festember (Cultural) and Pragyan (Technical) and an inter-department fest namely NITTfest (Cultural) annually. These fests draw students from most colleges in South India and are hugely popular. Apart from this, each department conducts Symposium.
The College has a total campus area of 800 acres. This includes good hostel facilities, Hospital, Post & Telegraph, Telecom Center, fully computerized State Bank of India (SBI) NIT branch with ATM facility, Bookstall, Reprographics Center, Canteen, Swimming pool and Co-op. Stores.
Honest in intention, fair in evaluation, transparent in deeds and ethical in our personal and professional conduct that stands for personal and public scrutiny.
Commitment to continuous improvement coupled with a passion for innovation that drives the pursuit of the best practices; while achievement is always acknowledged, merit will always be recognized.
Building capacity through trust in others’ abilities and cultivating respect is the cornerstone of collective effort.
No one was left behind; no one was neglected; none forgot the mission of nation-building through higher learning.
International Accreditation and Ranking in tertiary education largely guide goal-setting. The perception built by the stakeholders crucially influences the process of repositioning. Benchmarking with global universities that are in the top 200 in world rankings in terms of teaching, innovation and research, funding and internationalisation. Hence, the need to set the following goals:
The institute's vision statement "Towards a centre of excellence in Science, Engineering and Technology through shaping eco-friendly professionals with a social focus." reflects our commitment to the society we serve.
Here we believe that technical excellence sans social responsibility is of no good. Bearing this in mind the institute has always given utmost importance to imparting social responsibility among its students, through the activities of various clubs and organisations.