National Institute of Technology Srinagar (NIT Srinagar or NITSRI) is a

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located in

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. It is one of the 31

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(MoE). It was established in 1960 as one of several

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s established as part of the Second Five Year Plan (1956–61) by the

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. It is governed by the

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which has declared it as Institute of National Importance. NIT Srinagar admits its undergraduate students through Joint Entrance Examination (Mains), previously AIEEE. It has 12 academic departments covering

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and

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programs. Also, the medium of instruction is English.

History

NIT Srinagar was established in 1960 as the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar. The first Chairman was Wajahat Habibullah IAS (2004-2014)It was one of the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges established by Government of India during the first Five Year Plan. The institute shifted to its present campus in 1965. The Regional Engineering College, Srinagar was upgraded to become the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar in July, 2003. In the same year, the institution was granted Deemed University status with the approval of the University Grants Commission,

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and the Government of India. On 15 August 2007 it became an Institute of National Importance under the

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passed by the parliament of India.

Location

The institute is located on the western bank of

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near the

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in the north eastern region of the

city. The institute is located 23 km from the

Srinagar International Airport Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Autho ...

and 13 km from

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Admissions

The admissions to undergraduate through

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(JEE-Main) or Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) (through SAT), for non-resident Indians. Admission to postgraduate courses is done based on

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(GATE) scores, through Centralized Counselling for M.Tech (CCMT) for M.Tech courses and though Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. for M.Sc. courses.

Academics

The university includes eight engineering departments, for

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Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is an academic program at many universities which comprises scientific and engineering aspects of computing. CSE is also a term often used in Europe to translate the name of engineering informatics academic ...

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current f ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...

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and Materials Engineering, and

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, as well as four

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departments for

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and

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Campus and student life

NIT campus is located on the bank of

is at a walkable distance from the institute. The campus consists of academic buildings, student hostels with 100% residential facilities for faculty, staff, and students. The Health Centre provides medical care to students, teachers, staff, and family members. The Central Library is automated and provides services seven days a week, catering to more than 3500 users belonging to 12 departments and centers. The library houses 75,000 books. There are a campus-wide fibre optic and Wi-Fi network, which covers all the departments, teachers' quarters, and students' hostels. There are a central computer lab and computer labs in each Departments. Institute is also part of high speed

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. The Institute provides separate hostels for the male and female students with separate mess facilities. There are also guesthouses available to meet additional temporary housing needs. ; Halls of residence: * Indus Boys Hostel (for 1st year B.Tech students). * Chenab Boys Hostel (for 2nd year B.Tech students) * Tawi Boys Hostel (for Mtech and Ph.D. students) * Mansar and Manasbal hostel( For 3rd Year B.Tech Students) * Jehlum Boys Hostel (for 4th year B.Tech students) * 8-Block Dal Boys' Hostel (For 4th and 3rd-year B.Tech Students) Dal1

* Dal Extension ' Hostel (Renovated) * Girls' Hostel (Combined for B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. girl students) (All Years) For the first three years of Btech, each hostel room is shared by 5 students each while in the 4th year each student is allotted a single room in the Jhelum hostel. The rooms in the Jhelum hostel are allotted on the basis of CGPA(up to the 5th semester). The students who are not able to get a single room in the Jhelum hostel are allotted Dal hostels where the students reside in the ratio of 2 students per room. The M-tech students and Ph.D. scholars are allotted the Tawi hostel during their stay on the campus. In the Tawi hostel, each room is shared by three students. There is a Common Hall, adjacent to the hostels, which provides facilities for indoor games like table-tennis and carom, along with a gymnasium. The Institute has a Maintenance Engineering Centre set up under the Indo-Italian collaboration. The center caters to the maintenance engineering needs of the Institute and the region as a whole in respect of research, consultancy, and academics.

Technical festival

Techvaganza is the National Level Technical Festival (Tech-Fest) of NIT Srinagar. It usually occurs in the month of April every year. 3. Techvaganza is a national level technical festival held annually at National institute of technology Srinagar in Srinagar. It is the first Techno-Management festival in region. With the initiation of Techvaganza in 2009, it has emerged as one of the biggest technical carnival among all. The main aim is to uplift the technical level of the region and provide a platform for technical tender buds to innovate, fabricate and gain experience in the field of technology and management

Notable alumni

Subhash Kak Subhash Kak is an Indian-American computer scientist and historical revisionist. He is the Regents Professor of Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, an honorary visiting professor of engineering at Jawaharlal N ...

, Computer Scientist,

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and an Ex Head of Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater *

Vijay Vaishnavi Vijay K. Vaishnavi is a noted researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field with contributions mainly in the areas of design science research, software engineering, and data structures & algorithms, authoring over 150 publi ...

, Computer Information Systems Researcher and Scholar * Mansoor Ali Khan, Member of the

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Davoud Danesh-Jafari Davoud Danesh-Jafari is an Iranian politician and economist who was minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Biography Born in 1954 in Tehran, Danesh-Jafari graduated with a ...

, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of

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. * Narinder Kumar Gupta, Academician and Padma Shri Awardee.

References

External links

* {{authority control National Institutes of Technology Universities and colleges in Srinagar Engineering colleges in Jammu and Kashmir Education in Srinagar Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir All India Council for Technical Education