National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

NIT Jamshedpur logo
Type	Institute of National Importance
Established	1960
Chairman	B.Muthuraman
Academic staff	150
Undergraduates	1500
Postgraduates	100
Location	Jamshedpur , Jharkhand , India
Campus	350 acres (1.4 km2)
Director	Dr. Rajnish Srivastava
Website	http://www.nitjsr.ac.in

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, one of the 20 NITs in India. It was formerly known as Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. This University was established in 1960 in Jamshedpur in the then state of undivided Bihar. Now Jamshedpur serves as the NIT for the state of Jharkhand while NIT Patna acts as the NIT for Bihar. The institute offers courses in engineering and basic sciences at the undergraduate, graduate and doctorate level.

Location

NIT Jamshedpur campus consists of about 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land located about 2 km off the Tata-Seraikella Road. It is also located about 3 km from Adityapur railway station. The academic and administrative buildings are located between the Up-Hostels and the Down-hostels. The Kharkai river meanders 2 kilometers away from the Down Hostels. The institute is at the epicenter of the industrial belt of Adityapur.

Departments of NIT Jamshedpur

• Civil Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Humanities and Social Science
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Mechanics
• Computer Applications
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Production and Industrial Engineering

Hostels anc clubs

There are, in total, 11 hostels (9 for boys and 2 for girls). They are provided with wi-fi and LAN connections.Each hostel has its own mess and common room, where residents can watch television, read magazines and newspaper. The college has may clubs out of which, the most prominent ones are,

• CDS
• LDS The Literary and Debating Society is one of the most active clubs in the college. Ably run by Vishruth reddy and his cohorts, the LDS serves as one of the platforms where students can showcase their talents.
• NSS

NIT Jamshedpur

Festivals

There is gamut of events with exciting prizes with lots of participants under fests like

1> Pravah - Annual Techno-Management Fest (www.pravah.co.in).

2> Utkarsh - Annual Culture Fest .

3> Athletes Meet- Annual Sports events.

4> Vivek memorial cricket tournament.

5> Technica - Annual metallurgy fest by dept of metallurgical and materials engineering.

6>CRYPTEX - Techno-management fest organized by Department of Computer Science & Engineering

           to generate IT awareness in the region.
           (www.cryptex.in)

Notable alumni

• CBK Rao- Managing Director, DMRC
• RV Shahi- CMD, NTPC
• RT Singh -GM, Tata Motors, Jamshedpur.
• Prof. Chitranjan Sahay- Chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hartford, USA.
• Prof. AK Lahiri- Head, Metallurgical Engineering Department, IISc Bangalore.
• Sanjeev Paul- Managing Director, Jamshedpur Utility Services Co., Jamshedpur

External links

• NIT Jamshedpur Official site
• NIT Jamshedpur
• Alumni site
• NIT alumni website - Largest database of all NITians
• CRYPTEX'09 NIT Jamshedpur Official site

Active alumni groups

Yahoo Groups for RITians in US Eastern seaboard