National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT Jamshedpur or NITJSR), is an Institute of National Importance located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Established as a Regional Institute of Technology on 15 August 1960, it was upgraded to National Institute of Technology (NIT) on 27 December 2002 with the status of a Deemed University. It is one of the 32 NITs in India, and as such is directly under the control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It is the third in the chain of 8 NITs established as a part of the Second Five Year Plan (1956–61) by the Government of India.[1]

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
NIT Jamshedpur
TypePublic
Established1960
ChairmanProf. Karunesh Kumar Shukla
Location, ,
22°46′32″N 86°08′47″E
CampusUrban, 325 acres (132 ha)
Websitewww.nitjsr.ac.in

History

Main Administrative building

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur was founded as the Regional Institute of Technology in 1960 by Dr. Srikrishna Sinha, the then Chief Minister of the state of Bihar (unpartitioned). The date of 15 August, Independence Day in India, was chosen for the laying of the foundation stone. It was among the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) established as part of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961). It now serves as the NIT for the newly carved state of Jharkhand, while NIT Patna serves as the NIT for the state of Bihar.[1]

Academics and admission

The institute offers a Ph.D degree in various streams and twelve semester courses various disciplines.[1]

Ranking

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[2]79

NIT Jamshedpur was ranked 79 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[3]

Festivals

There are two annual festivals:

  • Ojass, a techno-management festival of the college to showcase the technical and managerial skill of the students.[4]
  • Culfest, a cultural festival.[5]
  • Technica, an annual festival for students of Metallurgical and Materials engineering from all over India[6]
  • Vidhaan, a civil branch festival managed by Civil Engineering Society of NIT Jamshedpur.[7]
  • NIT Jamshedpur Conference Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE)[8]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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