National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) formerly known as the National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) is a premier

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in collaboration with

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to provide qualified engineers and specialists for running

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and

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industries. It is a National Institute as well as Deemed to be University and is Centrally Funded by Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The institute offers

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and

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program at the graduate level and

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program and advanced diploma courses at the

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level. The objectives of the institute have broadened to meet the present need of the industries, with the introduction of departments of

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in 1985,

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in 1998,

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in 2020 and

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in 2021.

Apart from training and placement of students, NIAMT also provides consultancy, documentation and information retrieval services in manufacturing engineering, industrial metallurgy and in foundry and forge sectors and many more core sectors all over the world.

Location

Located in

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, which is about 7.4 km from

. Distance from Ranchi Airport: 6 km Distance from Ranchi Railway Station: 10 km Distance from Hatia Railway Station: 1.1 km and 140 km from

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History

In consonance with the general guidelines of

(1962) regarding establishment of specialized institutes, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) was created in 1966 under the

program to cater to the need of a large number of technicians in industry. The particular emphasis was on

and

technology to meet the demand of trained

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in the primary metal manufacturing sectors like

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, heavy engineering, machine and component

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

etc. Two carefully designed advanced diploma courses, namely foundry and forge technology, were offered. In view to push forward the knowledge boundary, four

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programs were introduced in the core areas of foundry and forge technology. Subsequently, two B.Tech. programs, one in

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in 1992, and other in

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in 1998. The courses were affiliated to the

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. The affiliation was later granted by the Jharkhand University of Technology from 2018. In 2020, Manufacturing Engineering was replaced by

. On 1 July 2021, the university grants commission approved the institute for the

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status under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. On 23 February 2024, the institute got upgraded as Deemed to be University by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Now NIAMT has no affiliation with any other university

or Jharkhand University of Technology also as NIAMT itself have full autonomy or independence in administration and operations for being Deemed University. All award degrees, examinations and other academic certifications will be provided directly by NIAMT itself and all operations also controlled and managed by NIAMT University itself as it cannot have other institutes affiliated to it and has a single educational institute under its wing. In 2022, two new B.Tech courses

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and

Production and Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

is introduced to reinforce the core framework of foundry and forging technology with the knowledge of materials and manufacturing to cater the emerging need of the industries. The doctoral program for manufacturing engineering began in 2006. The institute currently offers

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s in 5 departments, 4

degrees, 4

degrees and 2 advanced diploma courses.

Campus

The NIAMT campus is located on NH-75 around 7.2 km from Ranchi. It is around from

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and around from

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. The campus is around from

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making it easily accessible via rail as well as airways. The campus is spread over . It is located in the town of

. It houses the administrative building, academic buildings and halls of residence for students. The faculty residential area, grounds, library, auditorium, laboratories and workshops are other areas on its campus.

Hostels

As NIAMT all academic courses fully residential, NIAMT has five boys hostels namely Nirala Chatrawas, Homi J. Bhabha Chatrawas, J. C. Bose Chatrawas, M. Visvesvaraya Chatrawas, Vikram A. Sarabhai Chatrawas and one girls' hostel, Kalpana Chawla Chatrawas, whose total holding capacity is around 1200 students, in single-bed and double-bed rooms in ADC, B.Tech., M.Tech., and PhD courses. Each hostel has sports facilities such as TT tables, football ground, basketball ground, badminton court, cricket ground, carrom boards and volleyball courts apart from the common college facilities. Nirala Chatrawas, J. C. Bose Chatrawas and M. Visvesvaraya Chatrawas have canteens inside the hostel. The other hostels also have a student's mess and canteen nearby.

Sports facilities

The college provides sporting facilities to its students. These include a cricket ground, volleyball courts, table tennis, football and shuttle badminton.

Information Technology Centre (ITC)/ CAD-CAM Centre/ Centralized Computer Centre(CCC)

The institute provides many computer facilities. These include software like DEFORM, PROCAST,

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CATIA CATIA (, an acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application) is a multi-platform software suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided engineering (CAE), 3D modeling and product li ...

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Professional (Mechanical and Electrical),

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and also servers, desktops, workstations and terminals.

CAD Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve c ...

Center/Computer Center and the E-library provide students with internet access with fully Wi-Fi enabled campus and hostel rooms also with LAN/WAN support.

Departments

NIAMT has the following six departments: *Department of

*Department of

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and

Metallurgical Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

*Department of

Electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

and

*Department of

Foundry A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...

and

Forge A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the ...

Technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

*Department of

Applied Sciences Applied science is the application of the scientific method and scientific knowledge to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines, such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted with basic science, ...

and

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...

*Department of

Environmental Engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering Academic discipline, discipline related to environmental science. It encompasses broad Science, scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiolo ...

Academics

The institute conducts educational programmes leading to the award of Advanced Diploma Course Certificates (ADC),

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(B.Tech.),

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(M.Tech.) and

Doctor of philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...

(PhD) and post Doctoral. The institutes will launch Integrated B, Tech-M.Tech (5 years) course also in near future.

Laboratories and Workshop

The institute has laboratories and workshop for carrying out practical study work by the students and for extending testing facilities pertaining to foundry, forge, metallurgical analysis and materials characterization to the outside organizations on payment basis. The institute houses laboratories such as sand laboratory,

metallography Metallography is the study of the physical structure and components of metals, by using microscopy. Ceramic and polymeric materials may also be prepared using metallographic techniques, hence the terms ceramography, plastography and, collecti ...

laboratory, flexible manufacturing system (FMS) laboratory, non-destructive and mechanical testing laboratory, composite laboratory,

spectroscopy Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra. In narrower contexts, spectroscopy is the precise study of color as generalized from visible light to all bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. Spectro ...

laboratory, environmental monitoring and pollution control laboratory,

metrology Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of Unit of measurement, units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to stan ...

laboratory, and a

forging Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compression (physics), compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die (manufacturing), die. Forging is often classif ...

laboratory. The institute also houses workshop buildings which include carpentry, foundry and forge shops as well as graphics rooms and other laboratories

Library and Documentation Centre

The four-storeyed library's collection includes over 31000 books, 3560 bound volumes and 215 current periodicals in Manufacturing, Metallurgy, Materials Science and allied areas. In addition, it has CD-ROMs on various aspects of engineering, up-to-date standards both Indian and foreign, technical films, tapes, slides, microfilms, microfiches etc. OPAC facility to the user through the software 'LIBSYS" is OPAC facility to the user through the software 'LIBSYS" is also available.

Admissions

For admission into the Advanced Diploma Courses (ADC), the institute self conducts examination. The

students for

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at the institute are selected through the competitive exam, completely based on JEE-Mains conducted

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by NTA. For

(M.Tech.) courses admission is through

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(GATE). For the

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course, admission is through interview and self examination held at campus at the beginning of every semester. Admission of B. Tech Students is through JEE Main (Admission through common NIT+ system counseling CSAB/JOSAA) Admission of M Tech students is through CCMT (valid GATE score) Admission of Advanced Diploma students through All India Entrance Test conducted by NIAMT Ranchi itself.

Rankings and reputation

The

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(NIRF) ranked it 115 among engineering colleges in 2021. In 2022, NIAMT ranked 150th in NIRF Engineering category and in 2023 it was in the rank band of 151-200 .

Life at NIAMT

NIAMT has many student clubs which conduct many technical and cultural events throughout the year. These include the SAC (Students Activity Centre), SAE Club, Technical Club, IEDC (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell), NIAMT Cricket Club, NIAMT Football Club, NIAMT Volleyball Club, NIAMT Chess Club, NIAMT Badminton Club, NIAMT Table Tennis Club, The NIAMT Ensemble (Music Club), Anagha (Dance and Drama club), Nukkad Team, Photography Club, etc.

College Fests

Jinks

Jinks is the annual youth cultural fest organized by the Students' Gymkhana committee of NIAMT, held in last of February every year since 2008. The festival spans three days and comprises more than forty events. It also collaborate other technical institutes also in this fest.

Pranav

Pranav is the inherent Technological fest. In Jinks-Pranav 2023, the main attraction was The Strangers band, DJ Himani Singh and

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Umeed & Kartavya

''Umeed'' is a social welfare program, formed by NIAMT students community that aims to help the poor and unfortunate survive the harsh winter by donating them clothes. Started in 2015 with the motto "For it is in giving that we receive" by the students of NIAMT, the program helped more than five hundred people of Ranchi in its first edition. The year 2016 saw the involvement of another educational institution from Ranchi, Central University of Jharkhand, in this social work. The collection and distribution of the clothes is managed by the student from the institutions. The cloth collection drive will be starts from mid October and will extend through the month till the first week of November. The distribution of the clothes will take place after the collected clothes have been sorted and filtered according to their fitness to be worn. On 13 November 2016 the clothes were distributed in various orphanages and old age homes in Ranchi. Cultural events for orphaned children on 14 November 2016, on the occasion of Children's day was also held at NIAMT, Ranchi.

Pranav Priyadarshi Memorial Intra Sports Tournament

This is the intra college tournament of NIAMT, Ranchi. In the past years, games like Badminton, chess, volleyball and football has been added as only cricket was the lead game in the tournament. This is generally held in the month of April to help students participate in sports apart from other chores and studies.

RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS

For the birth anniversary of Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel this festival celebrated in the institute as “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas”- “National Unity Day”.

SADBHAVNA

Sadbhavana is a Annual Sports Event held at NIAMT, Ranchi. The event includes a cricket tournament, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, athletics, chess, carrom, and dodge ball. * The tournament is meant to promote cooperation between newer and former batches of the stream. * The Sadbhavana Sports Event is held with thrilling energy. * Every moment of the Sadbhavana Sports Event is a testament to sportsmanship.

SWACHHTA PAKHWADA

Swachhta Pakhwada started from 1 September with the day celebrated as “Clean Campus Day”

NIAMT PREMIER LEAGUE

As biggest sport fest, NIAMT Premier League (NPL) is a cricket tournament, a glimpse of Indian Premier League in the premises of NIAMT, Ranchi.

College Clubs

Anagha

The official Dance and Drama club of NIAMT Ranchi the club formed to showcase talent of dance and drama for not only special occasion but also all college fests. Ensemble The official Sole Music Club formed by college students for different kind of Instruments and music, rhythm. Collaboration with IIT Kharagpur Spring fest event.

EDC

Entrepreneurship Development Cell, the team of Startup enthusiasts to foster the sprit of entrepreneurship in the college campus. Arts and Craft Club NIAMT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY FILM PRODUCTION SOCIETY (FPS) NIAMT Cricket, Football, chess and Volleyball Club NIAMT Racing Club

In popular culture

Parts of the Punjabi movie Dakuaan Da Munda were shot at NIAMT.

References

External links

Official website
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