National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
Administrative block, NIT Hamirpur
Established	1986
Type	Institute of National Importance, Public, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Religious affiliation	Secular
Director	Rajneesh Shrivastav
Location	Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Campus	Rural, 200 acres
Former names	Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur
Website	http://www.nith.ac.in

The National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (commonly referred to as NIT Hamirpur) is a university located in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India and is wholly funded by Government of India.^[1] It is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India.^[1] It conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering and Architecture and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.

History

Established in 1986 as Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, it was a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh^[1]. On 26 June 2002 REC Hamirpur was awarded the status of deemed-to-be university and upgraded into an NIT. As a result of this transition the institute came under the sole purview of the Government of India. It has been awarded the status of institute of national importance by an Act of Parliament, and judged best NIT in terms of infrastructure by the World Bank.^[2]

Academics

NIT Hamirpur has 12 academic departments:^[3]

• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Management and Social Sciences
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Energy and Environment
• Material Science
• Mathematics

Undergraduate students are admitted through their performance in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Students are awarded Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degrees after eight semesters, while their counterparts in the field of architecture need to complete ten semesters to be awarded Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch).

Postgraduate programmes were introduced beginning with Master of Technology (M.Tech) in 2005, Doctor of Philosophy in 2006 and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2009. Admissions to the M.Tech programmes is by the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam. Doctorate admission is on the basis of previous research and interviews by the appropriate screening committees.

Facilities

Computer Center

Computer Center is a central facility, which caters to the needs of academic departments. The aim of the center is to provide professional services, promote and assist the use of new computing technology among the students, staff and administration. .

The Computer Center manages computing and communication facilities throughout the campus.

Central Library

The institute library was set up in 1986 in one room of Government Polytechnic Hamirpur and was shifted to the institute campus in 1988 in Visvesvarya Block. At present it is in a separate building with a the floor area of 1200 square meters. The library can seat 100 people in reading halls and 50 readers in the audio-visual hall.

Sports

NIT Hamirpur provides sports facilities for indoor and outdoor games. Teams are sent out to compete in university-level sports competition. Sports facilities include cricket, football, lawn tennis, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton and athletics.

Campus life

Dining Hall, Kailash Boys' Hostel

The institute campus is situated in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India, at an altitude of 900 metres above sea level.

Being a residential institute, there are seven boys' hostels and one girls' hostels, with residences for the faculty and staff. Some hostels have four-seated or triple-seated rooms, while others have doublets and singlets.

Hostels are:

• Kailash Boys' Hostel
• Shivalik Boys' Hostel
• Parvati Girls' Hostel
• Dhauladhar Boys' Hostel
• Vindhyachal Boys' Hostel
• Mani Mahesh Boys' Hostel
• Neelkanth Boys' Hostel

Hill 'Ffair and Nimbus are the cultural and technical festivals respectively. During the days of Hill 'Ffair the open air theater becomes the nerve-center for all activity. The rock show, fashion parade, and the Mr. and Miss Hill 'Ffair competitions are some of the most popular events.

2nd Gate performs during Hill 'Ffair 2005 in the Open Air Theatre

The GNU/Linux User Group of NIT Hamirpur organizes workshops, demonstrations and presentations. The students run a literacy mission to help the poor children residing around the campus. Art of Living sessions are run at subsidized rates for those residing in the campus.

Notable alumni

• Ramna Sharma, Co-founder and President, TolMol, Avake Technology^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.nith.ac.in/administration/about.htm
2. ^ http://nith.ac.in/newsletter/32august2008.pdf
3. ^ http://www.nith.ac.in/administration/dheads.html
4. ^ http://www.tolmol.com/tolmol-team

External links

• NITH Official Website