National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Main building
Established	1963
Type	Public university
Director	Anand Mohan
Location	Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Campus	330 acres (1.3 km2)
Website	http://www.nitkkr.ac.in/

The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra), formerly Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra, is a public technical university wholly funded by Government of India. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institution of National Importance (INI). It is one of the twenty National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India. It runs undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities. The institute consistently ranks among the top engineering colleges of the country.

History

NIT Kurukshetra was established in 1963 as a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Haryana as the Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra (REC Kurukshetra). In 2002 it was upgraded to National Institute of Technology and was given a Deemed University status.

Location

The institute is in the city of Kurukshetra, Haryana. Kurukshetra is a place of great spiritual significance, where Lord Krishna delivered the divine message of "Shrimad Bhagwad Gita". The place from where knowledge spread everywhere was chosen as his capital by King Harshwardhana. It is one of the premier centres of pilgrimage. Kurukshetra is a railway junction on the Delhi-Karnal-Ambala section of the Northern Railway. It is 160 km from Delhi and 90 km from Chandigarh.

The institute campus is 10 km from Pipli, a road junction on the Sher Shah Suri Marg (NH-1) and 5 km from Kurukshetra Railway station. It is adjacent to the Kurukshetra University.

Departments

• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Information Technology
• Industrial Engineering And Management
• Business Administration
• Computer Applications
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Humanities

Academics

NIT Kurukshetra awards undergraduate B.Tech in various engineering fields in a four year programme. It offers postgraduate (PG) M.Tech degrees in similar engineering fields as well as Physics. The M.Tech degree is awarded after four semesters (two years) or two semesters for relevant PG diploma holders. Ph.D. research programmes are offered in engineering, sciences, humanities & social sciences as well as computer applications. As of 2006 it also offers an MBA degree.

Alumni

The alumni association began in the mid-1970s as RECKOBA (Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra Old Boys Association). B.K. Kaul and A. K. Kachroo were its first president and secretary, respectively. Now it is known as NITK Alumni Association and is a registered body.^{[citation needed]} Latest revision Your text Line 48: Line 48: The alumni association began in the mid-1970s as RECKOBA (Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra Old Boys Association). B.K. Kaul and A. K. Kachroo were its first president and secretary, respectively. Now it is known as NITK Alumni Association and is a registered body.^{[citation needed]} The alumni association began in the mid-1970s as RECKOBA (Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra Old Boys Association). B.K. Kaul and A. K. Kachroo were its first president and secretary, respectively. Now it is known as NITK Alumni Association and is a registered body.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• R. K. Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, WAPCOS (Govt. of India Undertaking)
• Rajeev Kapoor, CEO, Fiat India Automobile Private
• P. K. Munjal, MD, Hero Honda
• Adesh Gupta, Chairman, Liberty Shoes
• Srini Raju, Chairman, Peepul Capital, iLabs VCF, former CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions and Satyam Enterprise Solutions
• Rakesh Bakshi, Padma Shri awardee
• R. Aravindhan, Visiting Scientist, IISC
• Sanjay Dhawan, President and CEO, Symphony Service
• Biraj Adhikari, Deputy CM of Sikkim
• K. K. Agarwala, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
• Rohit Sharma, founder and CTO ONI systems (acquired by Ciena Corp.)
• V. K. Suri, Chief Director, National Co-operative Development Corporation (Govt. of India)
• Amit Singh Dahiya,CEO- Hewitt Associates,India
• Ved Pal Jangra,MD-Infoysis Ltd,Chandigarh
• Deepinder Singh Kapany, Vice President & Business Head, Reliance Retail Ltd

Institute magazine

• The Helios is the institute magazine, published by students and teachers. The magazine is published annually. The magazine has student contributions in the form of poetry, prose and artwork.photographs of the passing out batch. It was once called the Vulcan but due to trademark issues with its old name, The Vulcan had been renamed to "The Helios" in 2006. "The Vulcan" was in publication from 1967 through to 2002.

College festivals

• Literati: The annual national level technology symposium with events from paper presentations to seminars and robotics. The fest attracts students from all over the country and gives an opportunity to showcase their innovations.
• Confluence: The national level annual cultural gala event. The main attraction of the fest was 3D Film Festival, DJ night, laser show, group dance and battle of bands. The participation crosses 20000 people each year. This cultural extravaganza comprises more than 100 events and is attended by over 50 colleges over four fun-filled days.
• Surge: Surge is a national level techno management fest, for the post graduate students to showcase their talent and get noticed in the industry. There are more than 30 colleges participating in the fest every year.

References

1. ^ Official website
2. ^ National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
3. ^ http://www.nitkalumni.org/
4. ^ http://www.reckalumni.org/
5. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1606
6. ^ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2007/aug07/r20070814017.pdf

External links

• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra