Coordinates: 29°56′57″N 76°49′02″E / 29.94906°N 76.817254°E
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | |
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| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Director | Prof. M.N.Bandopadhyaya |
| Location | Kurukshetra, Haryana, India |
| Campus | 335 acres |
| Website | http://www.nitkkr.ac.in/ |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra or NIT Kurukshetra (earlier Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra) is a public technical university wholly funded by Government of India[1].In December 2008 it was accredited with the status of Institution of National Importance(INI). It is one of the twenty National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India[2] . It runs undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy progamme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.
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History
The Central Government in consultation with the Planning Commission had sanctioned a scheme of establishment of Regional Engineering Colleges under the Third Five Year Plain in order to expand the facilities for technical education in the country during the plan period.The Regional Engineering College,Kurukshetra(Now NIT Kururkshetra) was one of the seventeen colleges in the country.It was established in the year 1963 as a joint and cooperative enterprise of Govt. of India and the State Government of Haryana to serve the State of Haryana and the rest of the country by imparting technical training to youth and for fostering national integration.Its objective was to provide instructions and research facilities in various disciplines of engineering and technology and the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in each such discipline.
The first admission to five year B.Sc.(Engg.) degree course was made by the Institute in July, 1963 at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala,with an intake of 60 students at each place.The Institute started functioning on its present campus at Kurukshetra from the year 1965-66.The students were admitted to the first year of the five year integrated B.Sc.(Engg.) degree courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.In 1971-72, a degree course in Electronics & Communication engineering and a Post-graduate Diploma Course in Scientific Instrumentation were started.The first registration for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology was done in July, 1967.The Institute switched over to the four year B.Tech.Degree course with effect from 1985-86.The Course has since been designated as Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.).The B.Tech. degree course in Computer Engineering and M.Tech. degree Course in Electronics Engineering were started in 1987-88.
REC Kurukshetra was upgraded to National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra with the status of Deemed University w.e.f. 26.6.2002. The deemed university status to the institute proved to be a boon and since 2002 huge infrastructural developments have taken place in the college apart from changes in the pedagogic techniques and syllabus.As of today it stands as one of the best engineering colleges in the country. In the session 2006-07, the Institute introduced a two-year MBA programme and two four-year B. Tech. degree programmes in Information Technology and Industrial Engineering Management. From the session 2007-08, the Institute started a three-year MCA programme too.
Location
The institute is located in the legendary city of Kurukshetra,Haryana.Kurukshetra,steeped in history and mythology, is a place of great spiritual significance, where Lord Krishna, delivered the divine message of "Shrimad Bhagwad Gita". The place from where knowledge spread far and wide was chosen as his capital by King Harshwardhana. It is one of the premier centres of pilgrimage attracting devotees in a steady stream all-round the year. Kurukshetra is a railway junction on the Delhi-Karnal-Ambala section of the Northern Railway. It is about 160km from Delhi and 90 km from Chandigarh. The Institute campus is about 10 km from Pipli, a well known road junction on the Sher Shah Suri Marg(NH-1)and about 5km from Kurukshetra Railway station.It is adjacent to the Kurukshetra University.
Departments
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Information Technology
- Industrial Engineering And Management
- Business Administration
- Computer Applications
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Humanities
Alumni
In its 46 years of existence NIT Kurukshetra has produced excellent talent that has served the nation and the world in various fields of activities.NITKKR has an alumni association which began in mid seventies as RECKOBA(Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra Old Boys Association).It was on humble beginning with Prof. B.K. Kaul and Dr. A.K.Kachroo as the first President and Secretary,respectively.Now it's known as NITK Alumni Association and is a registered body.
Some of the most distinguished alumni are:
- Rajeev Kapoor CEO,Fiat India Automobile Private Limited
- P K Munjal, MD, Hero Honda
- Adesh Gupta, Chairman, Liberty Shoes
- Srini Raju, Chairman, I-LAbs
- Rakesh Bakshi, Padma Shri Awardee
- Sanjay Dhawan, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer of Aricent Technologies
- Biraj Adhikari, Deputy CM of Sikkim
- Ramasubramanian.T.K, physics genius and famous writer
- K K Agarwala, Vice-Chancellor, GGS Indraprastha University
- Rohit Sharma, Founder and CTO ONI systems (acquired by Ciena Corp.)
- V K Suri, Chief Director, National Co-operative Development Corporation (Govt. of India)
College Festivals
- Literati
- Confluence
References
- ^ http://www.nitkkr.ac.in/InstituteProfile.htm
- ^ http://www.nitkkralumni.com/
- ^ http://www.nitkkalumni.org/
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1606
- ^ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2007/aug07/r20070814017.pdf
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