Founded in 2010, National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the large town of Srinagar (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Uttarakhand. Officially accredited/recognized by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, India, National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand (NIT Uttarakhand) is a coeducational higher education institution. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand (NIT Uttarakhand) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. NIT Uttarakhand also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services
The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, was set up in the year 1960 as the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar. It was one among the 1st 8 Regional Engineering Colleges to be set up in India during the 1st 5 Year Plan. Formerly the college for technical and engineering education had the Kashmir University affiliation. In the year 2003 the institute was upgraded as a National Institute of Technology and was also given the status of a Deemed University. The institute, popularly known as NIT-S or NIT-Srinagar was recognized as an institute of National importance on August 15, 2007.
The mission of the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar is to create top class with technical skill, good social character, leadership quality, creativity and self confidence for the growth of the country. This leading educational institution nurtures the students by imparting high quality technical education and training which would thereby produce top class engineers in India.
Objectives of National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
- Impart excellent technical education
- Work for the regional development
- Extend computer education
- Promote small entrepreneurship
- Set up centres of excellence in the field of emerging technologies.
Academic Departments at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Information technology
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Applied Science Departments
- Humanities & Social Science
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Physics
Academic Courses at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
This technical institute in India offers 4 years (8 semesters) undergraduate engineering courses and 2 years post-graduate programme.
Undergraduate Programmes (B.Tech)
- Civil engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Computer science engineering
- Electronics and communication engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Information technology engineering
- Metallurgy engineering
Institute Offers Following Programmes
| S.No. | Programmes Name | Intake | Introducing Year |
| 1. | B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering | 60 | 2010 |
| 2. | B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 60 | 2010 |
| 3. | B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering | 60 | 2010 |
| 4. | B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 2012 |
| 5. | B.Tech in Civil Engineering | 60 | 2013 |
Post-graduate Programmes (M.Tech)
- Mechanical system design (Mechanical engineering)
- Communication and information technology (ECE)
- Structural engineering (Civil engineering)
- Water Resources Management (Civil engineering)
Institute Offers Following Programmes
| S.No. | Programmes Name | Specialization | Intake | Introducing Year |
| 1. | M.Tech in Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering | 15 | 2016 |
| 2. | M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering | Artificial Intelligence, Computing Systems | 15 | 2016 |
| 3. | M.Tech in Electronics Engineering | Microelectronics and VLSI Design, Communication Systems | 15 | 2016 |
| 4. | M.Tech in Electrical Engineering | Power System & Control, Power Electronics & Drives | 15 | 2016 |
| 5. | M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | Manufacturing Technology, Machine Design | 15 | 2016 |
Ph.D Prorammes
The institute promotes research in various disciplines and offers doctoral programmes in science and engineering.
Like all the NITs in India admission to under graduate programmes in NIT Srinagar happens through All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Admision to post graduate courses takes place through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar for a long time has been producing top class engineers to the country. It has also maintained good placement records with top recruiters recruiting the students of the institute for excellent positions.
The other amenities and facilities offered by the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, are NSS, NCC, Consumer cum Society, Bank, Recreational Centre, Dispensary with Ambulance, Shopping Complex, Guest House, Gymnasium, Students Activity Centre, Internet Centre, Fax Services, Telephone Booths, Diesel Generator, Bus Facility. The Institution is replete with an “Industry Interaction cell” set up in 1989 to be always aware of the new developments in Technological and Scientific field and share the experience with different industries. With an assortment of over 60,000 books, 6000 journals and other documentaries, and modern outfits the library of the Institute is among the best technical libraries in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
FEE STRUCTURE
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Academics
The university offers degrees in Sciences & Humanities (2010), Computer Science engineering (2010), Electrical and Electronic engineering (2010), Electronics and Communication Engineering (2010), Mechanical Engineering (2012) and Civil Engineering (2013).[4]
Student life
The annual technocultural festival “Cliffesto”, previously called “PRODAYA”, is generally held in February.
Other cultural activities include Fresher’s Night (Pravartak), Institute Gathering (SPARK), and departmental gatherings
Departments also hold workshops, guest lectures, various competitions, and SAE participation.
Sports facilities include cricket, volleyball, badminton, basketball, table tennis, football, poker, kabbadi, and carrom. The Institute has purchased five set of skis and accessories, for students wishing to go to Auli for skiing in February.
Music all around
The Institute has also purchased two rafts and two kayaks for rafting in the Alaknanda River at Srinagar under certified experts’ supervision.
The institute also has a gymnasium, music club, theater workshop, photography club, quizzing and awareness club, literary society club, drama club, astronomy club, verbatim-the speakers club and robotics club.
Placements
The 2015 second batch of students from the Institute got a large fraction[quantify] of the students placed. Students got placement offers from companies including the NSE, Ramco Systems, Venera, Infosys, Mu Sigma and Nucleus Software Exports, and organisations including CodeChef and the DRDO also visited the college.5 Students (Manoratan , Shekher , Divesh , Varun and Prashant) got selected in BPCL( 2017).
