National Institute of Technology, Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

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Motto	नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं
Type	Institute of National Importance
Established	1956
Chairman	Mr. Lalit Surjan
Director	Dr. (Mrs.)Shashi Krishna Pandey
Undergraduates	2803
Postgraduates	250+
Location	Raipur , Chhattisgarh , India
Campus	250(new campus)+100 acres
Website	http://www.nitrr.ac.in

The National Institute of Technology, Raipur or NIT Raipur was established as "Government College of Engineering and Technology" in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) on 1956-09-14. NIT Raipur is one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India.

The institute awards B.Tech., M.Tech., MCA and Ph.D. degrees to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students . National Institute of Technology Raipur is a Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act. It is situated in the capital city of Chhattisgarh. In 2005-06, NIT Raipur celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year .

History

The construction work of the institute was completed in 1962 and inauguration was done on 1963-03-14 by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The first session of the college had commenced from 1956-07-01. Initially, there were two branches namely Metallurgy and Mining. At present, the institute has 12 disciplines for undergraduate students and 6 disciplines for post-graduate students. National Institute of Technology Raipur is a Technical Institution of national importance set up by an Act of parliament(Act 29 of 2007) namely, the National Institute of technology Act 2007, which received the assent of the President of India on 5 June,2007.

The provision of the Act have come into force with effect from 15 August, 2007 as per Notification S.O.1384(E) dated 9 August, 2007 of the MHRD(Dept. of Higher Education),New Delhi. As per the provision of the said Act, this Institution runs on non profitable basis.

The current director of the NIT Raipur is Dr.(Mrs)S. K. Pandey who has joined NIT Raipur in 2008.

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NIT Raipur Main Building

Academics

NIT Raipur Campus Canteen

The institute has an intake to undergraduate programme through All India Engineering Entrance Examination.The post-graduate entry for M.Tech programme is given by Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and the MCA students are admitted through NIMCET.

At present the institute offers 12 undergraduate programmes viz.

• Architecture
• Biomedical engineering
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

And 6 post-graduate programmes that are:-

• Applied Geology (M. Tech.)
• Computer Engineering (Electrical) (M. Tech.)
• Chemical Process Design (Chemical) (M. E.)
• Energy System & Pollution (Mechanical) (M. E.)
• Water Resources & Irrigation Engineering (Civil)(M.E.)
  
• Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
  

The Institute also offers part-time Degree Course in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to the professional diploma engineers working in the industries.

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations

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NIT-Raipur Golden Jubilee Celebration

The institute formerly Govt. Engg. College, Raipur. celebrated its golden jubilee celebrations during 25-27 December 2005.

Education in Universal Values in Technical Education

Realizing the importance and urgency of inculcation of human values in the technocrats of future, NIT Raipur in collaboration with NRCVEE, and in association with Directorate of Technical Education, Chhattisgarh and Abhyudaya Sansthan, Achhoti (a group of likeminded families dedicated towards the cause of value education) has initiated efforts towards organization of courses, workshops and seminars for the students and faculty of technical institutions of Chhattisgarh state. These efforts have been very well received by the student community and teaching faculty. All these efforts are based on unique philosophy of ‘Madhyastha Darshan’ promulgated by Shri A. Nagraj. This human centric coexistence based unique education is imparted through the “Jeevan Vidya” classes and workshops .

Eclectika

Rock Band Performances in Eclectika'09

Eclectika is the annual techno-cultural fest of NIT Raipur. Eclectika'09 was a big hit with as many as 60 events and students from various colleges across India participated in this fest.It is one of the best student festivals in Central India.

Placement Cell

This cell started some significant work in the year 2006-07 through the untiring efforts of self motivated students of NIT Raipur to provide better placements and career options to the passing out batch.It was a tough job to search for HR and alumni in top positions and create brand equity of NIT Raipur students.An official "Placement Cell", was formed which looks after the process of placements here.The placement cell is completely handled by students themselves and results have been encouraging.With the first batch of NIT now in fourth year,faculty as well as students expect a good campus selection in college.

Student Committees and Organizations

The architecture block

1. Technical Committee
2. Literary Committee
3. Cultural Committee
4. Information Technology Student's Association(ITSA)
5. Association of Computer Engineers(ACE)
6. Electrical Engineering Association(EEA)
7. Civil Engineering Association(CEA)
8. Mechanical Engineering Association(MEA)
9. Mining Engineering Society(MES)
10. Association of Electronics & Telecommunication Students(ASSETS)
11. Association of Computer Science Engineers(ACE)
12. Raaga (Musical club of NIT Raipur)

Useful Links

Official Website
NIT Raipur forum-Unofficial Nit Raipur Forum
NIT alumni website - Largest database of all NITians