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The National Institute of Technology at Tiruchirappalli (NITT), formerly known as Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (RECT) is a central government owned technology university located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1964 to cater to the needs of heavy industries set up under the guidance of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, NITT is one of the 18 National Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India. Today, NITT has grown into a technological institute with 10 undergraduate and 23 graduate programs[1]. The institute awards B.Tech., M.Tech., MS, MCA and Ph.D. degrees to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. Apart from engineering programs, the institute also offers courses in management and architecture.
[edit] History The Regional Engineering College at Tiruchirappalli was started as a co-operative venture between the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 with a view of catering to the needs of manpower in technology for the country. The college has been conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters to achieve rapid development. The institution was granted Deemed University status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Government of India in the year 2003[2] and renamed as National Institute of Technology. NITT was registered under Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975. The Chairman, Mr. R. Seshasayee of Ashok Leyland Ltd. was elected to office in 2005 and Dr. M. Chidambaram has been the Director of the institute since 2005. Presently the institute is undergoing an accelerated growth phase through the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP). The vision of NITT is to contribute to India and the World through excellence in scientific and technical education; to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society; and increase the human values and sustain the heritage of India. The values include Academic integrity and Accountability, Equality, Social Relevance, Intellectual Excellence and Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. Its mission is:
[edit] AdmissionsAdmissions to undergraduate courses at NITT is competitive and is through the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE). There are a few seats for NRI(Non resident Indian) and DASA students. Admission to graduate programs requires competitive scores in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET). NITT follows the reservation policy declared by the Supreme Court of India, by which 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 15% for Scheduled Castes (SCs), and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (STs).[4]. In addition, NITT also accepts foreign nationals through scholarships under the Government of India[5], and Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, for undergraduate programs through an independent scheme known as the Direct Admission for Students Abroad. (DASA)[6]. Admission to the architecture program is through the Architecture Exam of the AIEEE[7]. [edit] AcademicsThe institute has several departments along with a faculty of international repute, student community, technical support staff and an administration. The various departments in the institute are [8]:
[edit] RankingsThe college has consistently been ranked as a top engineering school in India, as indicated by the rankings in various magazines:
[edit] CampusResidential facilities are provided for students and staff on the campus, which is one of the largest in India[citation needed]. The facilities on campus include a hospital, a Hindu temple, post & telegraph services, a telecom center, a State Bank of India branch with ATM facility, a reprographic center, a swimming pool, canteens and co-op stores.[13] [edit] Academic buildingsThe academic zone of the institute includes the department buildings, laboratories, auditorium, a centralized lecture theater, a state-of-the-art computer center, (the Octagon) and the library. Construction of a new digital library, a new hostel, a middle school building funded by RECAL, (the alumni association of REC/NIT Trichy) a basket ball and tennis court and a modern hospital are some of the projects currently being undertaken on the campus. [edit] Residential hostelsThe residential zones primarily comprise 13 mens' hostels and 1 ladies' hostel. They accommodate more than 2500 undergraduate and postgraduate students and are managed by committees consisting of staff representatives and elected student representatives. The messes are equipped to serve both South Indian and North Indian dishes. The institute has its own transport for procuring the raw materials for the messes. Each hostel is managed by an Associate Warden and each mess by a Warden. The first year undergraduate mens' hostels have two resident Deputy Wardens, while the ladies' hostel has three resident Deputy Wardens. The Hostel Executive Committee headed by the Chief Warden, Dean (Students) and the DCW coordinates the work among wardens and deputy wardens. Hostels are provided with amenities like televisions, telephones, intercom, water purifiers and coolers, indoor and outdoor sports kits, and student-managed amenity centres. The hostel office consisting of Hostel Manager, one Senior Superintendent, and supporting staff looks after the day-to-day operations. The fourteen hostels are:
[edit] Administrative buildings The Administrative Building, popularly referred to as the Ad-Block, with its characteristic clock tower, houses the administrative centers of the institute as well as the offices of the Director and the Deans. The maintenance of the campus is carried out by the Estate and Electrical Maintenance Department which carries out electrical and civil maintenance operations, the refrigeration maintenance department and the hostel administrative office. The campus is provided with several security posts and a central security and surveillance centre. All department buildings and hostels have trained and equipped security guards. The implementation of the Management Information System (MIS) has led to automation of admissions, fee collection, administration, department management, human resources management, payroll and pension, financial accounting and budget, purchases and distribution management, access control and hostel management. [edit] The OctagonNITT's computer support facility is the Octagon Computer Center, this center is maintained by the Computer Support Group (CSG). Octagon mainly uses Microsoft Windows as its preferred operating system, the web server runs on Fedora while web-based email server Horde runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux as OS. Its laboratories includes four labs -Lab 1 with 39 Pentium based PCs, Lab 2 with 52 Pentium 4 based PCs, Lab 3 also known as RECAL-Sun Lab with 33 Sun Computers - a Sun sponsored lab running Solaris, Graphics Lab with 30 Pentium 4 based PCs, Conference and Seminar facilities, a CAD/CAM Centre with 20 high-end workstations and an in-house maintenance facilities. Apart from this there is an Annex building with 100 computers in each Floor, in which the students Internet lab is there in the first floor, and a general lab in the First Floor. NIT-Trichy has a campus-wide-network Local Area Network with 10Gbit/s backbone and an 12 Mbit/s (1:1) Internet connection through Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). Computer Support Group (CSG) maintains about 1500 PCs across the campus, apart from this CSG takes care of purchase of Computers, Servers, Printers, Software, etc. [edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Student lifeApart from academics, students in the institute are engaged in a variety of extracurricular activities but not limited to participation in National Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme, trekking, literary clubs and students' chapters of various organizations such as IEEE, SPICMACAY, Entrepreneurship Cell and CRY. A modern gymnasium and other sports facilities are also available in the campus. Prominent annual events include Festember, a 3-day cultural and literary extravaganza; Pragyan, an international technical festival; and NITTFEST, an inter-departmental cultural and literary festival.
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