| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | |
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NIT Warangal main building |
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| Established | 1959[1] |
| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Director | T. Srinivasa Rao |
| Academic staff | 176 |
| Location | Warangal, A.P, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | NITW |
| Website | www.nitw.ac.in |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW; Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, वरांगल) is an undergraduate and post graduate engineering institute located in Warangal, India. Formerly known as the Regional Engineering College, Warangal (RECW), it is the first among the 17 Regional Engineering Colleges established in India and was founded in 1959 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.It was started with an objective of National Integration. Specific number of Seats were reserved for various states in India to encourage students from all the states of India to live and learn together and understand each other's culture and traditions. Today it is an Institute of National Importance awarding bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering, technology, basic sciences and management.
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NIT Warangal, previously known as REC Warangal, is located in the northern region of Andhra Pradesh. The 256-acre (1.04 km2) residential campus is located on both sides of the National Highway No. 202 (Hyderabad - Warangal - Khammam). The institute is close to Kazipet Junction (2 km) a major railway junction and also Warangal railway station, making it very accessible. The nearest airport is in Hyderabad 135 km. The state road transport APSRTC buses ply at intervals of 5–10 minutes, between Hanamkonda, Warangal and Hyderabad bus stands.
The 256 acres of land is divided by the NH 202 highway into staff quarters, CCE and the Main campus, amidst the Kazipet and Hanamkonda in Warangal District. The main entrance of the campus depicts the traditional elegance of Kakatiya Thoranam. The main entrance of the campus is inscribe with the words "कर्मदैव हि संसिद्धि", meaning that the one who works shall succeed.
The International meets, conferences and student activities are held in Abdul Kalam Hall, New Seminar Hall, New conference Hall and The Auditorium. The library has 143,000 books, back volumes, technical pamphlets, standards, CD-ROMS, video cassettes and receives 2000 on-line Journals through INDEST set-up by MHRD, Government of India.
The heart of the campus is the department area where departments of engineering and science are interconnected with small bridges.
The faculty have quarters inside and outside the campus according to their status with all the residential facilities. The students' hostels and messes are at the rear end of the campus.
In 1959 the institute started with civil, electrical and mechanical engineering departments.A Bachelors program in Chemical Engineering was started in 1964. The following year saw the start of Metallurgical engineering program. In 1971, the college started the undergraduate program in Electronics and Communication engineering. In 1976, its affiliation was changed from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University to Kakatiya University, with which it remained affiliated, until the institute was granted a deemed university status in 2002.
In 1994, the institute was selected by the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) of the UK for exchange programs between the UK and India in the field of information technology. This program ran till 1999. In 2000, the institute started its MBA program. The next year, a center of Software Technology Parks of India was opened in its campus(it is now not functioning). In September 2002, the college was renamed thes National Institute of Technology and was given a deemed university status. In 2006, the institute started a Bachelors program in Biotechnology. It has been given the status of Institute of National Importance (INI) on 15 August 2007.
NIT Warangal is an autonomous T-school.It functions under the NIT act. The governing body consists of The Minister of Human Resource and Development, Government of India, who is the Chairman of the Council. Each NIT has Board of Governors who take up administration matters.
NIT Warangal holds technical and cultural events throughout the year. Major annual events include Technozion (technical fest), SpringSpree (cultural fest) and Cura (management fest). The event called Zero Gravity is held every year which is an interbranch competition in cultural events.
The School of Management, NIT Warangal conducts its Management Fest, Cura annually. B Schools all over the country send participants into it.
SpringSpree', popularly known as Spree, is the annual cultural festival of NIT Warangal. It is a three-day long carnival held towards the end of January or in the beginning of March every year. It was established in 1982 and in 2012 will be in its 26th edition.
Technozion is the annual technical festival of of NIT Warangal. It is held every year over a period of three days on the NIT Warangal campus. It started off on a small scale in 2006.
Every Branch has their Technical association with a Staff head and executive body of students. They organise lectures on special topics, conduct quizzes , conduct workshops , enlighten the recent developments in field , conduct placement talks etc. They help in welcoming the First year students by conducting FRESHERS and showing them the principles and goals of their course.
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