National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT), Ranchi was established in 1966 by the Government of India with the assistance of UNESCO in its erstwhile name National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology. It is currently affiliated with Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT). NIAMT Ranchi, over the years, has evolved a four-tier academic framework constituted by Advanced Diploma, B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD programmes in the relevant fields of study. The Institute is situated on the southern periphery of Ranchi on the Ranchi – Chaibasa highway about 10 km from Ranchi Railway station and about 6 km from Ranchi Airport.
As a follow-up of the clarion call of Make in India, by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in 2014 the Institute launched an initiative to elevate its academic framework to cater to the knowledge in Advanced Manufacturing, particularly in the key areas of Industry 4.0. Accordingly, the Institute was renamed as National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) in 2021 with the approval of the Ministry of Education, GoI.
Keeping the emerging need for digital competence in the manufacturing sector in view, the Institute has established the Centre of Excellence in Industry 4.0, in collaboration with the Software Technology Park of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GoI, to produce the vanguards in achieving self-reliance in digital manufacturing, as well as to promote incubation of start-ups and entrepreneurship in the domain of digital manufacturing. (e.g., big data, ML, AI, IoT, etc.).
The Institute finds plenty of untapped opportunities in small and microscale rural artisanship and organic resource-based livelihood practices popular in the State of Jharkhand. With an aim to elevate the skill and practices in this segment of the economy, the Institute has established the MSME incubation centre, under the aegis of the Jharkhand Government. Moreover, to encourage equity and self-reliance, NIAMT has established the ‘women technology park’ under the funding of the Department of Science and Technology, GoI.
The Institute is completely residential in nature with a 65 acre of lush green campus, constituted by well-equipped academic facilities, library with ample number of printed text resources and online reading and reference materials, separate girls’ and boys’ hostels, residential facilities for faculty officers and staff, canteen, post office, bank, ATMs, play-ground and gymkhana, dispensary for medical care, and other facilities (restaurants, saloon, stadium etc.) are in near distance. The ‘green campus’ promises ample area for discussions and intellectual debates.
NIAMT Ranchi fosters a respectful campus culture, where students are encouraged to engage in intellectual debates, develop talents, challenge conventional wisdom and experiment with new ideas. The institute provides its students with all the resources needed to organize and pursue a range of academic and recreational interests through clubs, societies, activities, and entrepreneurial projects through the Student Activity Centre (SAC) also called Gymkhana. The SAC consists of several clubs headed by student representative’s, namely sports club, science & technology club, cultural club, photography club, literary society, start-up & innovation club
NIAMT Ranchi encourages extra-curricular activities among students to ensure all round development of personality in addition to academic excellence by organizing various events, competitions and fests. It also organizes the JINKS-PRANAV every spring in the month of February. The institute promotes education among the less-privileged children of the locality through ‘Kartavya’, an NGO run by students and alumni of the Institute.
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