National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

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National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
NIT Jamshedpur
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Type Public
Established1960 ; 62 years ago
Chairman Goutam Sutradhar
Location, ,
22°46′32″N86°08′47″E / 22.7755°N 86.1463°E / 22.7755; 86.1463
CampusUrban, 325 acres (132 ha)
Website www.nitjsr.ac.in

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT Jamshedpur or NITJSR), is an Institute of National Importance for Technical Education 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 31 NITs in India, and as such is directly under the control of the Ministry of Education (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]

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History

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Main Administrative building

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur was founded as the Regional Institute of Technology in 1960 by Shri Krishna Singh, 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]

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Entrance of NIT, Jamshedpur

Academics and admission

The institute offers a Ph.D. in various streams and twelve semester courses various disciplines. [1] It offers admission in its undergraduates courses of BTech through JEE-Main Entrance Examination, which is the pre-requisite for admission in all NITs.

Ranking

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [2] 90

NIT Jamshedpur was ranked 90 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022. [2]

Festivals

There are three annual festivals:

Notable alumni

See also

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