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Former name | Tripura Engineering College (1965–2006) |
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| Motto | ज्ञानम परम बलम |
Motto in English | Knowledge is the Supreme Power |
| Type | Publicengineering school |
| Established | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) (upgraded to National Institute of Technology in 2006) |
| Affiliation | Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentGovernment of India |
| Chairman | Deepak B. Phatak |
| Director | S. K. Patra[1] |
| Location | ,, India 23°58′N91°25′E / 23.967°N 91.417°E /23.967; 91.417 |
| Campus | 365.6 acres (1.480 km2) |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Orange, white and black |
| Nickname | NIT-A, NITA |
| Website | nita.ac.in |
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National Institute of Technology Agartala (NIT Agartala orNITA) is a technology-oriented institute of higher education established by India'sMinistry of Human Resource Development Government of India inAgartala, India. It was founded asTripura Engineering College in 1965 and declared aNational Institute of Technology (NIT) in 2006, thus being recognized as anInstitute of National Importance.[2]
The institute was established in 1965 as Tripura Engineering College, with the branches ofcivil,electrical, andmechanical engineering. It was initially affiliated withCalcutta University and had the same curriculum structure and examination system as Bengal Engineering College (currentlyIIEST Shibpur).
After the establishment ofTripura University in 1987, the institute was affiliated with it. Courses toward a degree incomputer science andengineering were offered beginning in the 1999–2000 session, and three new degrees were offered beginning in the 2005–06 session: Electrical & Electronics, Production and Transportation Engineering.
On 23 February 2006, theUnion Cabinet approved the proposal of thestate government for the conversion of Tripura Engineering College to the National Institute of Technology.
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The institute is 4 km off National Highway (NH-44) and about 24 km away from the capital city,Agartala. The nearest Rail station is about 2 km away, atJirania.
The institute was converted from Tripura Engineering College, a State Engineering College, to a National Institute of Technology in 2006 |url. To better reflect this new status, the total seats were increased from 250 to 420 for the academic session 2007 – 2008 and undergraduate courses were introduced in electrical and electronics engineering,transportation engineering andproduction engineering. The Civil Engineering Department started a postgraduate programme instructural engineering to fulfill a state requirement. The campus, which had been nonresidential, was made residential for the 2007 – 2008 session with the reopening of two boys' hostels and one girls' hostel. The institute is built over 365.6 acres (1.48 km2) of land.
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NIT Agartala offers nine four-year undergraduate programs in engineering. All undergraduate programs lead to a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree. Post graduate Master's of Technology (M.Tech.) courses in bioengineering,chemical engineering,civil engineering,computer science and engineering,electrical engineering, electronic and communication engineering,mechanical engineering andproduction engineering are also offered. From July 2013, dual-degree courses in engineering physics and a five-year integrated course in applied physics, chemistry and mathematics were started. From 2021, the dual-degree program inComputational Mathematics is designed to comprehensively address the latest advancements in technology and meet current market demands. NITA is the second NIT in India (afterNational Institute of Technology Calicut), and sixth among all NIT's and IIT's (Indian Institutes of Technology), to start a program in engineering physics. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers a three-year degree leading to a Master's in Computer Applications (MCA) course. PhD and post-doctorate fellowships are offered by some departments. NIT Agartala also offers a CDAC program.
Admission to the undergraduate program is based on the rank secured in theJoint Entrance Examination (Main). Candidates must also secure at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respectiveboards. ForScheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes students, the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.
TheNIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test, conducted by any of the NITs, for admission in to their MCA program. The admission into the MCA program of NIT-A is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET exam only.
In 2013, the mechanical and civil engineering branches of the institute were accredited by theNational Board of Accreditation for five years, while the electrical engineering branch was provisionally accredited for two years.[3]
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| NIRF (2024)[4] | 82 |
NIT Agartala was ranked 82nd among engineering colleges in India by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[5]
NIT Agartala's cultural fest is known as Moksha.
NIT Agartala's tech fest is known as Aayam. In the year 2023, the college will be organising its eighth edition.
Sudip Roy Barman – MLA ofAgartala Assembly constituency
https://twitter.com/nitagartalaoffi?lang=en
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