The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra is a premier Institution of academic and research in the field of engineering and technology. The Institution was established in 1963 as erstwhile Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra as a joint enterprise between the Government of Haryana and Central Government. Today the Institute has its own place of high recruit in the national and international academic as an arena and has become institution of National Importance by the Act (NIT Act, 2007) of parliament. The Institution is fully funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, New Delhi.
The Academic Programs span over a wide range of areas in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities, Management and Computer Applications. Presently, the Institute conducts 07 B.Tech., 19 MTech., MBA, MCA (Regular and Self-Financed) and Ph.D. Programmes in all the above disciplines. At present 5000 students are registered under in these programs. The placement record of the Institute has been commendable despite recession all across the globe. Leading national and multi-national companies visit the campus and recruit many students from the Institute. To foster all round development of the students, adequate emphasis is given on many extracurricular activities like sports, cultural, technical and industrial visits.
Over five decades of its existence, the Institution has grown vastly, both in terms of infrastructure and academic programs; and today NIT Kurukshetra has its own reputation for excellence in imparting high quality technical education, research, sponsored R&D programs, and consultancy. The spirit of knowledge generation and dissemination is strongly embodied in the tradition, work culture and academic ambience of NIT Kurukshetra. The Institute is established in the land of ‘Gita’ where ‘Lord Krishna’ delivered his first message to spread the knowledge in the entire world and this spirit is integral part of teaching learning at our Institution. The Institution is one of the leading centers of the World Bank assisted Technical Education Quality Improvement Program-II (TEQIP-II) granted by MHRD, govt. of India for enhancing postgraduate education, demand given by research and development and innovative.
The faculty and alumni of the Institute have brought knowledge to the Institute through their outstanding professional achievements, professional recognitions and awards. However, the Institution is tirelessly pursuing teaching, learning and training programs in collaboration with R&D organizations and industries for skill development of students, faculty and non-faculty staff by way of continuous learning. The Institute has initiated steps for strengthening R&D collaborations with DRDO, DST and reputed industries along with strong linkages with renowned academic institutions of the country and abroad.
NIT Kurukshetra has various functional student activity cultural clubs. Technical societies such as Astronomy, electroreck, mechsoc, mexperts, technobyte, Aero modelling, Astronomy etc., works for the well being of the students.
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