National Institute of Technology, Raipur
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| Motto | नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं |
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| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Established | 1956 |
| Chairman | Mr. Lalit Surjan |
| Director | Dr. (Mrs.)Shashi Krishna Pandey |
| Undergraduates | 2803 |
| Postgraduates | 250+ |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 250(new campus)+100 acres |
| Website | http://www.nitrr.ac.in |
The National Institute of Technology, Raipur (NIT Raipur), formerly known as Government Engineering College, Raipur (GEC, Raipur), is a technology university owned by the Government of India, located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Founded in 1956 as College of Mining & Metallurgy with two engineering disciplines: Mining & Metallurgy, the institute is one of the oldest of its kind in India. Currently the institute is one of the 20 prestigious National Institute of Technology in India, established and declared Institute of National Importance by the NIT Act of Indian Government.
The institute offers 6 graduate programmes and undergraduate programme, B.Tech in 11 engineering disciplines & architecture.
History
The first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad laid the Foundation stone of the college building on 14th September 1956. The construction work was completed in 1962 and inauguration was done on 14th March 1963 by first Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Till as late as 1956 there were only three technical institutes in the country offering courses in the important fields of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. In view of this fact and also with an aim of harnessing the ample mineral resources of the region, this institute was set-up on 1st May 1956 as Government College of Mining and Metallurgy. The first session of the college commenced from 1st July 1956 with the admission of 15 students each in Mining and Metallurgy Engineering.
In 1958-59 with the commencement of additional courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering the college came to be known as Government College of Engineering and Technology. Later graduate courses in Chemical Engineering (1965), Architecture (1984), Electronics (1985), Information Technology, Computer Science and Technology (2000), Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering (2003) were also started. In view of its great past with 50 years old record of excellence and several strengths, the institute has been declared as National Institute of Technology (NIT) by the Central Government on 1st Dec. 2005.
Admissions
- The undergraduate admissions are done on the basis of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) organized by CBSE, India.
- The postgraduate admissions is done on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
- The postgraduate admissions for Master in Computer Application is done on the basis of NIMCET.
- NIT Raipur follows the reservation policy declared by the Supreme Court of India, by which 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 15% for Scheduled Castes (SCs), and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (STs)
Academics
The institute currently houses the following departments:
- Engineering
- Basic Science
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The Golden Jubilee Celebrations
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
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
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