About the University

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar is one of the premier Educational Institutes in the Northern Regions of the country. It was established in 1960 and has been one of the eighteen Regional Engineering Colleges sponsored by the Govt. of India during the 2nd Plan. The Institute acquired the status of National Institute of Technology with deemed to be University status during August, 2003 and attained full autonomy in its Academics. The Institute is situated at the the banks of world-famous Dal Lake, with the far-famed Hazratbal Shrine on other side of the campus. NIT Srinagar is a residential Institute with accommodation facility in Hostels and Staff-Quarters. There are four Boys and one Girls hostel which swallops about 1500 boys and 200 girls. Besides running the B.Tech Programme the Institute also offers M.Tech programme in many streams.In addition to that a large number of students are registered for M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes.

Vision of the University

To establish a unique identity of a pioneer technical Institute for NIT Srinagar by developing a high quality technical manpower and technological resources that aim at economic and social development of the nation as a whole and the region in particular.

Mission of the University

The broad mission of NIT Srinagar is to a create a strong and transformative technical educational environment in which fresh ideas, moral principles, research and excellence nurture and technically education and broadly talented engineers, future innovators and entrepreneurs graduate not only to understand the needs and the problems of the industry, the society, the state, and the nation, but also address to the same with the highest degree of confidence, professional excellence and engineering ethics.

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