National Institute of Technology Raipur

National Institute of Technology Raipur
Motto	नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं
Established	1956
Type	Institute of National Importance
Chairman	Vijay Kirloskar
Director	Shashi Krishna Pandey
Undergraduates	2803
Postgraduates	250+
Location	Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Campus	250(new campus)+100 acres
Website	http://www.nitrr.ac.in

The National Institute of Technology Raipur (NIT Raipur) is a technical institution funded by the Government of India, located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Founded in 1956 as Govt. College of Mining & Metallurgy with two engineering disciplines, mining and metallurgy, the institute is one of the oldest of its kind in India. Currently it is one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology, which have been accorded Institute of National Importance status by the NIT Act of the Indian Government.

The institute offers 2 undergraduate (B.Tech. and B.Arch.) and 2 post graduate programmes M.Tech. and M.C.A. in 11 engineering disciplines and architecture.

History

The first President of India, Rajendra Prasad laid the foundation stone of the college building on 14 September 1956. Construction was completed in 1962 and the college was inaugurated on 14 March 1963 by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Until as late as 1956, there were only three technical institutes in the country devoted to mining and metallurgical engineering. In view of this fact and also with the aim of harnessing the ample mineral resources in the region, the institute was set up on 1 May 1956 as Government College of Mining and Metallurgy. The first session of the college commenced on 1 July 1956 with the admission of 15 students each in mining and metallurgical engineering.

In 1958-59 with the commencement of additional courses in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, the college came to be known as Government College of Engineering and Technology. Later graduate courses in chemical engineering (1965), architecture (1984), electronics (1985), information technology, computer science and technology (2000), biotechnology and biomedical Engineering (2003) were started. Due to its record of performance, it was declared a National Institute of Technology (NIT) by the national government on 1 December 2005.

Admissions

NIT Raipur Main Building

• The undergraduate admissions are based on the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) organized by CBSE, India.
• The postgraduate admissions are based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
• The postgraduate admissions for Master in Computer Application are done on the basis of NIMCET.
• NIT Raipur follows the reservation policy declared by the Supreme Court of India, by which 27% of positions are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 15% for Scheduled Castes (SCs), and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (STs)

Academics

The institute currently houses the following departments:

Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Mining Engineering

Basic Science Chemistry Mathematics Physics Others Architecture Computer Applications English Human values

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations

NIT-Raipur Golden Jubilee Celebration

The institute celebrated its golden jubilee during 25–27 December 2005.

Eclectika

Rock Band Performances in Eclectika'09

Main article: Eclectika

Eclectika is the annual techno-cultural fest of NIT Raipur. Eclectika'09 was well received with as many as 60 events and students from various colleges across India participating.^{[citation needed]}

Student committees and organizations

• SPIC-MACAY NIT RAIPUR sub-chapter (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth)
• Alumni Association
• Cultural Committee
• Sports Committee
• Literary Committee
• Ahaana (Information Technology Association)
• Metallurgical Society (METSO)
• Biotechnology students association (BITSA)
• Association of Computer Engineers (ACE)
• Electrical Engineering Association (EEA)
• Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• Chemical Engineering Association NIT (CHEANIT)
• Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA)
• Mining Engineering Society (MES)
• Association of Electronics & Telecommunication Students (ASSETS)
• Raaga (Musical club)
• CL!CK (Photography club)
• Go Green Movement
• Technical Committee
• Entrepreneurship Cell
• Association of Students of Architecture, Raipur (ASAR)
• Association of Computer Engineers (ACE)
• Open source club (Protsaha)

External links

• NIT Raipur Official Website