National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
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The National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra is an institute in Kurukshetra, India. It was founded in 1963 as one of 20 regional engineering colleges (RECs), and was upgraded in 2002 to National Institute of Technology (NIT) status. The institute receives full funding from the central government under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
[National Institute of Technology] Kurukshetra, Haryana (founded a Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra) is a premier Technical Institute of the region. Since 1963, like other Regional Engineering Colleges of India this institution too, had been a joint enterprise of the State and Central Governments. This Institute was conferred upon status of Deemed University on June 26, 2002. Since then it has been renamed as National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. (Deemed University)
The first admission to a five-year B.Sc. (Engg.) Degree Courses were made by the Institute in July, 1963 at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, with 60 student at each place.
The Institute started functioning in its present campus at Kurukshetra in 1965-66 with 120 students admitted in the first year of the Five-Year Courses of study for the B.Sc. (Engg.) Degree in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The annual intake was increased to 250 students in 1966-67. B.Sc. (Engg.) degree courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering was added in 1971-72. in 1967-68 M. Sc. (Engg.) degree courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering was added in 1971-72. In 1967-68 M. Sc. (Engg.) degree courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and in 1971-72, a Postgraduate diploma in Scientific instrumentation were also started. In July, 1976 Part-Time M. Sc. ( Engg.) degree courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering and instrumentation were started. The First registration for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology was made in July, 1967.
The Institute changed over to the 4-year B.Tech. Degree courses with effect from the academic year 1985-86. The new courses was designated as B. Tech. The annual intake at present is 327.
Special three-year degree courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, designated as 'Bachelor of Engineering for in-service engineering diploma holders were introduced from the session 1982-83.However These courses have been discontinued by the Govt. of Haryana since 2000-2001
The 2-year M. Sc. (Engg.) degree courses in various disciplines were redesignated as M. Tech. degree courses with effect form the session 1983-84.Now the duration of the Courses is 2 years.
From the Session 1987-88, the Institute introduced a four-year B. Tech. degree programme in Computer Engineering with an intake of 30 students. The institute also introduced a full time M. Tech. Degree courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering with and intake of 13. The intake of B. Tech. Electronics and communication Engineering degree courses was increased from 30 to 60 from the session 1987-88. Full time M. Tech. degree courses in Water Recourses (Civil Engineering Dept.) was introduced in 1989-90.
In addition to providing instructions in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, the Institute offers excellent facilities for advanced research in the emerging areas of Science and Technology. The syllabus and the curricula are constantly being updated to meet the growing demands and need of the country in different areas of technology. The infrastructure is geared to enable the Institute to turn out technical personnel of a high quality.
MISSION STATEMENT
To produce quality manpower equipped with human and social values required to provide integration of technical skill, social character, leadership, self-confidence, creativity and renovation for benefit of mankind and sustainable development of India.
To promote the areas of study, teaching and research activities of the Institute by:
Providing exchange of Faculty and Scholars at Regional and National level to attain contemporariness
Increasing Government-Institute and Industry-Academia Interaction by promoting joint research and consultancy projects between various Departments/Agencies of the Government of India and the Institute as well as Industry and the Institute
Contributing to knowledge, creation, development, up gradation, dissemination and application by conducting research on the emerging disciplines, by workshops and by publishing books, research reports and research papers in journals of National and International standing.
Objectives
To offer academic programs in different areas of engineering at Under-gradate, Post-graduate and Doctoral levels.
Increasing Government-Institute and Industry-Academia Interaction by promoting joint research and consultancy projects between various Departments/Agencies of the Government of India and the Institute as well as Industry and the Institute;
To promote quality research and undertake research projects keeping in view the present day to day needs of technology.
To interact with industry and other relevant sectors with a view to promote mutual interaction.
To provide consultancy and testing facilities to various government, semi-government and private organizations with a view to generate additional resources and keep in touch with latest demands of the profession.
To interact with, and provide necessary help to other engineering institutions from the state in particular.
To act as a source for fostering national integration, the students intake being from all over the country providing this opportunity.
To inculcate moral values.
NIT Kurukshetra is renowned for engineering and technology education in India, and has alumni in companies such as Microsoft, LG, Siemens, Sun Microsystems and Larsen and Toubro[citation needed].
The college offers the four-year Bachelor of Technology (BTECH), Master of Technology (MTECH) and PhD degree programmes in disciplines including electronics and communication, computers, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,Information Technology and civil engineering. Admission to NIT is achieved through a centralized exam: the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for B. Tech programmes and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scores for the M. Tech programme.
The institute has five student hostels for the male undergraduates, one for male postgraduates, and two for female students. Each is equipped with its own mess, common room and INET center. There is also a college canteen, apart from the one meant for the girl's hostel. Volleyball and badminton facilities are also available in each hostel.
HEALTH CENTRE
The Institute has a Health Centre and all students are provided medical aid at this center within the available resources. The Health Centre has a Senior Medical Officer, a Lady Medical Officer and supporting staff. Health Centre is equipped with X-Ray machine, E.C.G. machine and good laboratory for Routine Tests. Serious medical cases are sent to the LNJP (civil) Hospital in Kurukshetra.
The hospital which is quite a large building provides free medicines and prescriptions to all the students, teachers and the non-teaching staff of the college. The people are really getting benefited from this. The hospital receives regular funding from the college and is equipped with the latest apparatus to defy any bad happening on time. With two rooms for admitting and accommodating patients, this hospital is more than enough to keep the college students fit and fine. Students are advised not to seek treatment from unauthorized medical practitioners.
Campus placements are conducted at NIT by various Indian and MNC organizations. A students website of this college was started by the students of NIT Kurukshetra. This website covers the major events of the college.
New branches have been added from 2006-07 which are B. Tech in Information Technology and Industrial Engineering & management. An MBA programme has also been started recently.
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