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The Institute is located about 160 KMs north-west of
Kolkata on the Howrah-Delhi Main Railway-Route and
overlooking the National Highway No. 2(the great Grand-
Trunk Road). The Institute spreads over an area of
187 acres of land. It is fully residential and
co-educational. At present about 2500 boys and 500 girls
reside in seven boys' hostels and two girls' hostels.
The annual undergraduate intake is more than 1000 students.
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| History |
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The National Institute of
Technology, Durgapur (formerly Regional Engineering College,
Durgapur), was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 as
one of the eight such colleges aimed to function as a pace
setter for engineering education in the country and to foster
national integration.It is a fully-funded premier
Technological Institution of the Government of India and is
administered by an autonomous Board of Governors.
The Institute is a University which awards B.Tech.,
M.C.A., M.Sc., M.B.A.,M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees to students after
their successful completion of the specified courses. The
Institute imparts education in the disciplines of Chemical
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and
Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,Information Technology,
Biotechnology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Environmental science, Materials Science and Management Studies.
As decided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the procedure for selection of candidates for admission to the Bachelor Degree Courses in Engineering/Technology in National Institute of Technology Durgapur and in other NITs is on the basis of State Rank/ All India Rank (AIR) of AIEEE conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and the same is executed through counselling by Central Counselling Board, AIEEE under guidance from MHRD, GOI as per schedule notified by CCB.
In addition to the normal intake, a few seats are reserved for Foreign Students who are nominated by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India.
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| Administation |
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The highest body in the administrative setup of the
Institute is the Board of Governors which is headed by the
eminent scientist and educationist Prof. Bikash Sinha, the former
Director of VECC and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.
The Board has representatives from the State and
Central Governments, the University, All India Council of
Technical Education, Indian Institute of Technology, the
Industry and the Faculty of the Institute. The Director is
the Head of Administration in the Institute.
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Departments