The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are public technical institutes owned by the Ministry of Education, Central Government of India. Established on August 15, 2007, via the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007, the government-funded institutes are autonomous establishments linked to one another through the Council of NITSER.
The NITs are deemed as “Institutions of National Importance (INIs)” through the governing “National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007”. The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are highly coveted premier engineering establishments in India, ranking second only after the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
Departments of Study at NIT
Departments of study offered in the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) include the following-
Courses and Degrees offered at NIT
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) offer a vast variety of full-time, part-time, online, and correspondence courses.
|
Degree |
Duration |
Mode |
|
Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) |
4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) |
4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Science (BSc) |
3-4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) |
5 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Design (B Des) |
3-4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) |
3 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Science (M Sc) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Technology (M Tech) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Engineering (ME) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Design (M Des) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Arts (MA) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Architecture (M Arch) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Philosophy (M Phil) |
1-2 years |
On-campus |
|
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
3 years |
On-campus/off-campus/part-time |
|
Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Undergraduate Certificate Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Postgraduate Certificate Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Executive Programmes/Training Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Online Courses (free and paid) |
1-12 months |
Online |
|
Undergraduate Diploma Courses |
6-9 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Postgraduate Diploma Courses |
6 months to 2 years |
On-campus/Correspondence |
|
Post-Doctoral Courses |
2-3 years |
On-campus/Correspondence |
NIT Rankings
|
S. No. |
Indian Institute of Technology Branch |
NIRF Engineering Ranking |
NIRF Overall Ranking |
|
1 |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
8 |
21 |
|
2 |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal |
10 |
27 |
|
3 |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela |
15 |
39 |
|
4 |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal |
21 |
45 |
|
5 |
National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
31 |
Not Ranked |
|
6 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
32 |
68 |
|
7 |
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur |
34 |
72 |
|
8 |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar |
38 |
76 |
|
9 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology |
46 |
91 |
|
10 |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology |
47 |
101-150 |
|
11 |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra |
50 |
Not Ranked |
|
12 |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar |
52 |
85 |
|
13 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology |
58 |
101-150 |
|
14 |
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya |
60 |
Not Ranked |
|
15 |
National Institute of Technology, Patna |
63 |
101-150 |
|
16 |
National Institute of Technology, Raipur |
65 |
101-150 |
|
17 |
National Institute of Technology Srinagar |
66 |
101-150 |
|
18 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology |
70 |
101-150 |
|
19 |
National Institute of Technology, Agartala |
80 |
Not Ranked |
|
20 |
National Institute of Technology, Goa |
88 |
Not Ranked |
|
21 |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur |
90 |
Not Ranked |
|
22 |
National Institute of Technology, Allahabad |
93 |
Not Ranked |
|
23 |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur |
108 |
Not Ranked |
|
24 |
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur |
128 |
Not Ranked |
|
25 |
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand |
131 |
Not Ranked |
|
26 |
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry |
136 |
Not Ranked |
|
27 |
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh |
171 |
Not Ranked |
|
28 |
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim |
173 |
Not Ranked |
|
29 |
National Institute of Technology, Delhi |
194 |
Not Ranked |
|
30 |
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland |
200-250 |
Not Ranked |
|
31 |
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh |
250-300 |
Not Ranked |