Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

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motto =य़ॊगः कऱमसु कौशलम
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city =Jaipur
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The National Institute of Technology at Jaipur was established in the year 1963 in the "pink city" of India. MNIT is one of the 20 NIT's established in different states of the country, governed by the NIT council under the Ministry. The institute is fully funded by MHRD, the Government of, India, New Delhi. The non-plan and plan budget is of the order of Rs. 12 crores and Rs. 6 crores per annum. The current Director of the Institute is Prof. R.P.Dahiya. The board of Governors include noted industrialist Mr. Hemen Das(Chairman), Nominee of the State Government,MHRD, Director IIT(New Delhi) and others.

History

The Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur is one of the Centres of Excellence in the country established by the MHRD, Government of India. The Institute formerly known as Malaviya Regional Engineering College was established in the year 1962, as a joint venture of the Government of India and Government of Rajasthan.

In 1963, the college started functioning from its temporary campus at Pilani and admitted 30 students each in Electrical Engg. and Mechanical Engg. The college moved to the present campus to Jaipur in 1965. The college was inspired by the great educationist and freedom fighter Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and thus named as Malaviya Regional Engineering College. Prof. V.G. Garde, the great educationist and visionary, was the first principal to nurture this college into a world renowned Institution.

Since its inception, the Institute is committed to the cause of technical upgradation of the country in general and of the state of Rajasthan in particular. It is a matter of great pride that the Institute is well-known for its excellent academic and extracurricular standards. It is actively engaged in research, consultancy and development activities.

The Institute was originally conceived as a regional education centre and has, through the years, scrupulously guarded this character. All the states and union territories of the country are represented in the undergraduate intake of the Institute, thus making it a small but perfect example of the celebrated 'unity in diversity' of India.

It had a mandate to run five year Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering. The duration of the B.E. Degree Course was changed to four years from the academic session 1983-84.

The Institute was upgraded to a National Institute of Technology and was declared Deemed University on June 26, 2002. However as on 15th August 2007 MNIT and all other NITs no longer hold this status as NITs have been declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the NIT Act. The Institute is now under The Ministry of Human Resource and Development, New Delhi. The Institute has also been selected to participate in the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program of the Government of India and the World Bank.

MNIT is one of the premier institutes in India with very high quality of education standards and students. It is rated among the top engineering colleges in India.

Academics

At present, the Institute offers eight 4 year undergraduate courses of study leading to the Bachelor of Technology degree (in Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Information Technology, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering) and a 5 year undergraduate course leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree with a total of over 1800 students.There are nine PG specializations besides doctoral programs with over 300 students. There are over 150 highly motivated, young and dynamic faculty members engaged in teaching and research.

Admissions to the institute are through the AIEEE, as all other NIT's. MNIT, Jaipur recently became India's first fully wireless Government funded Institute, with wired as well as wireless networks linking the entire convert|400|acre|km2|sing=on campus.

Extra Curricular Activities

MNIT, in 2007,conducted one of India's most successful sports meets, MNIT Sports Tournament. Students from all across the country, of varius NITs and IITs participated in the event. In 2008, MST is scheduled to be from Feb 22 to Feb 24.MNIT also hosts Blitzschlag, a national level techno-cultural festival, which initially began as an intra college festival organised by Mechanical Engineering Society, MNIT.In 2008, Blitzschlag is to be held from Feb 1 to Feb 3. Event concluded successfully, drawing attention of thousands of students from all over the country. Ramba samba the dance compition was main attraction of the event.

External links

* [http://www.mnit.ac.in MNIT home page]
* [http://www.mnitalumni.com MNIT Alumni Association]