VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES OF NITT

VISION
To contribute to India and the World through excellence in scientific and technical education; to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society; and increase the human values and sustain the heritage of India.

MISSION
To promote academic growth by offering state-of-the-art undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
To generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research.
To identify, based on an informed perception of Indian, regional and global needs, areas of specialization upon which the Institute can concentrate.
To undertake collaborative projects which offer opportunities for long-term interaction with academia and industry.
To develop human potential to its fullest extent of intellectual capability.

VALUES
• Academic integrity and Accountability
• Equality
• Social Relevance
• Intellectual Excellence and Creativity
• Entrepreneurship

HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE
The National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirapalli, situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu on the banks of river Cauvery, was started as a joint and co-operative venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 with a view to catering to the needs of man-power in technology for the country. The college has been conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters to achieve rapid development. Because of this rich experience, this institution was granted Deemed University Status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Govt. of India in the year 2003 and renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT-T was registered under Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975.

The Chairman of NIT-T is Mr. R Seshasayee (Managing Director, Ashok Leyland Ltd.) and the Director of NIT-T is Prof. M Chidambaram.

Presently the institute is undergoing an accelerated growth phase through the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)
The institution offers Under Graduate Courses in ten branches and Post Graduate Courses in twenty one disciplines of Science, Engineering & Technology besides Ph.D. in all the departments. The faculty is inducted through a process of open advertisement throughout the country. The college is an example of cultural unity with students drawn from most of the states in the country.

The hallmark of the campus is the good facilities which caters to the academic and extra curricular interests of the students. The Octagon is the pride of the campus equipped with modern facilities like a CAD/CAM Lab, Local Area Network, an 10 Mbps High Speed Internet connection and other seminar and conference facilites. It is maintained and run by the Computer Support Group of the institute.

Apart from this the campus provides ample opportunities for developing extra curricular skills which include NCC, NSS, Students Chapters of IEEE, social clubs and sports & games. The Alumni of this institution have excelled in various spheres and are positioned very well globally in a number of leading Government, Public Sector & Private Organizations.

NIT-T hosts two inter collegiate fests namely Festember (Cultural) and Pragyan (Techinical) and an inter department fest namely NITTfest (Cultural) annually. These fests draw students from most colleges of South India and are hugely popular.

The College has a total campus area of 800 acres. This includes good hostel facilites, Hospital, Post & Telegraph, Telecom Center, fully computerized State Bank of India branch with ATM facility, Book stall, Reprographic Center, Canteen, Swimming pool and Co-op. Stores.

Academics
The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappli offers host of courses at undergraduate degree and post graduate degree level.

Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech): This is a four-year undergraduate degree programme of the institute and is offered in following disciplines.
1. Civil Engineering
2. Computer Science & Engineering
3. Electronics & Communication Engineering
4. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
5. Instrumentation & Control Engineering
6. Mechanical Engineering
7. Metallurgical Engineering
8. Production Engineering
9. Chemical Engineering

B. Arch. Degree Courses: This is five undergraduate degree course in Architecture

Post Graduate Programmes

Masters of Technology (M.Tech): This is a two-year post graduate degree course which the institute offers in following 18 disciplines
1. Communication Systems
2. Energy Engineering
3. Manufacturing Technology
4. Plant Design
5. Industrial Engineering
6. Computer Science
7. Structural Engineering
8. Thermal Power Engineering
9. Industrial Safety Engineering
10. Welding Engineering
11. Material Science
12. Process Control and Instrumentation
13. Transport Engineering & Management
14. Power Electronics
15. Non-destructive Testing
16. Power Systems
17. VLSI Systems
18. Environmental Engineering

Masters of Science (M.Sc): One can pursue this two-year post graduate degree course offered by the institute in the following streams
1. Applied Chemistry
2. Operations Research & Computer Applications
3. Applied Electronics
4. Masters of Computer Applications (MCA)
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Masters of Science (M.S.) Research

Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D): The research is offered in all departments of the institute.

Contact
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli
Tanjore Main Road, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Pin code-620015
Phone: 91-431250 1801
For More Information Visit : http://www.nitt.edu