National Institute of Technology Warangal

History

October 10, 1959 : Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru lays foundation stone for the College, the first in the chain of eighteen NITs (formerly RECs) in the country.

November 10, 1959 :Registration of the Society of Regional Engineering College, Warangal

August, 1965 :Commencement of UNESCO assistance project.

October, 1972 :Change of affiliation of the College from Osmania University to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Academic autonomy conferred on the College.

August 19, 1976 :Change of affiliation of the College from JNTU to Kakatiya University.

August, 1981 :Admission for B.Tech. through Common Entrance Examination for students from Andhra Pradesh.

June, 1987 :Establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Cell.

January, 1990 :The College is selected for assistance under UK-INDIA Project.

June, 1991 :Memorandum of understanding signed between the College and Confederation Indian Industry.

April, 1994 :Commencement of UK - INDIA RECs Project.

January, 1995 :Campus LAN installed. E-Mail facility provided by dial up connectivity through Central University, Hyderabad.

October, 1996 :Commissioning of a dedicated Internet connectivity through VSAT dish. Browsing and E-mail facility provided.

November, 1996:The AICTE recommends to the M.H.R.D and U.G.C the award of the Deemed to be University Status to REC Warangal.

October 23-24, 1999 :40th Foundation Day Celebrations?. His Excellency Dr.C.Rangarajan, Governor of A.P.,and? General K.V. Krishna Rao (Retd. Chief of Army Staff) graced the occasion by their presence.

May 16, 2001 :MOU was signed between STPI, Hyderabad and REC, Warangal regarding setting-up of Software Technology Park at the Institute.

July 20, 2001 :AICTE grants the status of QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) Centre to the following departments:
Ph.D. Programme ? Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in addition to Civil Engineering.
M.Tech. Programme ? Departments of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

September, 2001: Inauguration of MSIT course in A.P. by the Hon?ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad with a Learning Centre at Rec, Warangal

July, 2002 :Board of Governors resolved to approve the new Memorandum Of Association (MOA) for conversion of Regional Engineering College, Warangal as National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal.

September, 2002 :Institute renamed as National Institute of Technology, Warangal and offered the status of Deemed University.

July, 2003 :Admission of students for B.Tech through AIEEE.

August 4, 2003 :Prof. Deba Kumar Tripathy takes charge as the first Director of NIT Warangal.

August, 2003 :Change over to IIT Pattern in Curriculum: Revision of Syllabi and rules of regulations for the UG and PG Courses? and introduction of semester system for B.Tech and MBA at the first year level. Change over of evaluation pattern to Credits and GPA system.

June 2004 :The Institute receives an assistance of Rs. 11.41 crores from the world bank under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme).

March 1, 2004 :Ist Convocation of NIT Warangal. Prof. S.K. Joshi, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee and Former Director General, CSIR delivers the First Convocation address.

January 22, 2005 :2nd Convocation of NIT Warangal. Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India delivers the Second Convocation address.

June 2005 :MOU was signed between NIT Warangal and M/S Philips Software, Bangalore. Under this MOU Philips software shall sponsor a maximum of 5 candidates to pursue M.Tech (VLSI) in the institute. Further research collaboration is planned between the two partners. Phililps Software shall also sponsor a state of the art laboratory in VLSI at

Description

National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Deemed University), formerly known as Regional Engineering College, was established in 1959. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for this institute on October 10, 1959, the first in the chain of 18 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country.

The Institute is well known for its dedicated faculty and staff, state-of-the-art infrastructure and excellent placement. As a NIT, it is in the processes of improving its standards to the level of a global technical institute. The curriculum has already been changed following the IIT pattern. The infrastructure in the Institute is also being gradually improved. The Institute has received World Bank Assistance of Rs. 11.41 crores under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) for its development in 2004.

It offers seven graduate programmes (B.Tech.) in engineering, twenty four post graduate programmes (M.Tech., M.Sc., M.C.A. and M.B.A.) in engineering, sciences and management and Research programmes (Ph.Ds) in Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Physical Education. The institute is well-known for its Research and Development, Industrial consultancy, Continuing education and Training programmes for teachers and industrial personnel.

It is located on a site of 248 acres extending on either side of Hyderabad - Warangal highway at a distance of 3 Kms from Kazipet Railway Station and 12Kms from Warangal Railway Station. It is located at a distance of 140 Kms fro