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National Institute of Technology Delhi

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National Institute of Technology, Delhi
TypePublic technical university
Established2010 (2010)
Academic affiliation
Ministry of Education, Government of India
ChairmanAjay K. Sharma [1]
DeanDr. Geeta Sikka (academics)
DirectorAjay K. Sharma
Location
Plot No. FA7, Zone P1, GT Karnal Road
,
Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban, 51 acres (21 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Websitenitdelhi.ac.in
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The National Institute of Technology, Delhi (NIT Delhi or NITD) is a public technical university located in Delhi, India. It has been declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.[2] It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India.[3]

History

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NIT Delhi

The National Institute of Technology, Delhi is one of ten NITs established during the 11th Five Year Plan by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The first batch of students was admitted in the year 2010-11, in a three year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. For the first two years, the institute's academic activities were carried out at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, its mentor institute.[2] The institute moved to a temporary campus at Dwarka, Delhi in August 2012,[2] then to a temporary IAMR campus in Narela in February 2014.

From the academic year 2013-14 the intake in each undergraduate programme increased to 60 students. A Master of Technology programme in the discipline of Electronics and Communication Engineering with an initial intake of 15 students was introduced from the academic year 2013-14, followed by a PhD programme that started in January 2014 with an initial intake of seven research scholars. A Master of Technology programme in the discipline of Power Electronics and Drives with an intake of 15 students was started from the academic session of 2017-18.

Campus

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Permanent campus

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NIT Delhi new campus
NIT Delhi Admin block

NIT Delhi[4] is located about 25 km from Delhi city on National Highway 1. The campus spans over 51 acres (0.21 km2) of land in Narela, Delhi. The first phase of permanent campus of NIT Delhi has been completed and now the institute functions from its permanent campus.

Transit campus

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NIT Delhi used to run at NILERD Campus, Narela.[5] It has currently shifted to permanent campus.

Library

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The Central Library, NIT Delhi was established in June 2012 in Dwarka. It moved to IAMR Campus, Narela Institutional Area in February 2014. It is housed on the first floor of the building. The automation of library services is through an RFID library card.[6]

Computer Center

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A computer center was established in February 2014 and maintains and manages Wi-Fi facility through rack-mounted blade servers in the campus having high speed (single mode) fiber backbone, managed by Layer-3 Switches providing 600 Mbit/s (1:1) bandwidth.

Sports facilities

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The institute has a sports department with arrangements for several indoor and outdoor games. Indoor games include badminton, table tennis, carrom, and chess. Outdoor games include cricket, football, and basketball. There are grounds for football and volleyball, along with a cricket pitch and basketball court. Altius - Sports Club organizes an annual sports festival every year in the month of February named ZEAL.[citation needed]

Organization and administration

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Governance

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The rules,[7] regulations and recommendations for the functioning of all NITs are decided by the NIT Council. The members of the council consist of representatives of all NITs and the MHRD. The institute is governed by a Board of Governors. The director of the institute is an ex-officio member of the board. It decides on all aspects of the running of the institute.

Departments

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Currently, the following five departments are functioning in the institute:-

Academics

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Academic Programmes

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NIT Delhi currently offers only engineering programs in graduate, undergraduate, and doctorate level. The Institute offers four-year bachelor's degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Engineering which was introduced recently in 2023.

The intake of students for Bachelor of Technology courses are 60 in each branch. It offers two-year masters degree programmes in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering (Analytics). The intake of students to these postgraduate programmes is 15 each. It offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programmes in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering.

Admissions

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Undergraduate admission to the institute is through the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) organized by the MHRD's National Testing Agency. The seats are allotted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority. Half of seats are reserved under Home State category for Delhi and Chandigarh students. The remaining half of the seats are filled by students from other states.

Admission for foreign nationals is carried out by Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA) under the MHRD. The admissions are on the basis of the SAT score of the eligible candidates. The number of seats available for foreign nationals in each branch at NIT Delhi is 4 and these are over and above the intake (currently 60) of each branch.

Admissions to the Master of Technology Programmes are made on the basis of performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.

Ranking

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NITD is ranked 45th among the engineering colleges of India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[14]

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[15]45


Research

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The institute conducts theoretical and experimental research, including the areas of VLSI and embedded systems, power electronics and drives, advanced magnetohydrodynamics and mathematical modelling of fluid dynamics.

Student life

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NIT Delhi Open Air Theatre

NIT Delhi has various forms of clubs or student organizations, the Dean Student Welfare being at the helm of all these student organizations and clubs. The institution is host to The Cultural Club, UPVISION - Technical club, AlphaZ - The Literature Society, Altius - The Sports Club, Clairvoyance - The Photography Club, Arts Club, Social Reformation Cell (SRC), The Google Developers Student Club (GDSC), among others.[16]

NIT Delhi hosts two major annual events:

  • Sentience: A Techno-Cultural fest. It's the unison of two major and average milestones, TerraTechnica and Saptrang.
  • Zeal: A Sports fest, which teaches the value of sportsmanship to the students of the college.

References

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  1. ^ "Director's Profile". National Institute of Technology and management Delhi. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Shenoy, Jaideep (9 August 2012). "NIT Delhi to move to temporary campus on Saturday". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "NITs". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Govt. National Institute of Technology Delhi". Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Nit delhi iamr campus - Google Search".
  6. ^ "About the Central Library". nitdelhi.ac.in. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ http://nitcouncil.org.in/data/pdf/council-meetings/1.pdf rules
  8. ^ "Applied Sciences". National Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Computer Science & Engineering". National Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Electronics & Communication & Engineering". National Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Electrical Engineering". National Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Govt. National Institute of Technology Delhi". Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Civil Engineering – Govt. National Institute of Technology Delhi". Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  14. ^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  15. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Cultural Club". National Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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