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National Institute of Technology Delhi
Indian premier public technical university From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Institute of Technology Delhi (NIT Delhi or NITD) is a public technical university located in Delhi, India. Declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India,[2] It is one of the thirty-one National Institutes of Technology in the country.[3]
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The National Institute of Technology Delhi was established as one of ten NITs (National Institutes of Technology) during India's 11th Five-Year Plan by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The first batch of students was admitted in the 2010-2011 academic year, in a three-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree program in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. For the initial two years, academic activities of the institute were conducted at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, which served as its mentor institute.[2] In August 2012, the institute relocated to a temporary campus in Dwarka, Delhi,[2] and subsequently moved to a temporary IAMR campus in Narela in February 2014.
From the 2013-2014 academic year, the intake for each undergraduate programme was increased to 60 students. During the 2013-14A academic year, a Master of Technology programme in Electronics and Communication Engineering was introduced, with an initial intake of 15 students. A PhD programme commenced in January 2014, admitting seven research scholars in its first cohort.[4] A Master of Technology programme in Power Electronics and Drives with an intake of 15 students was started during the academic session of 2017-2018.
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Permanent campus
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NIT Delhi[5] is around 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 the permanent campus of NIT Delhi has been completed and now the institute functions from its permanent campus. The National Institute of Technology Delhi (NIT Delhi) now operates in its permanent campus, located on 51 acres of land in Narela, Delhi, on GT Karnal Road, near Bankoli village.
Transit campus
NIT Delhi used to run at NILERD Campus, Narela.[6] It has currently shifted to a permanent campus.
Library
The Central Library at NIT Delhi was founded in June 2012 in Dwarka and relocated to the IAMR Campus in the Narela Institutional Area in February 2014. Situated on the first floor of the building, the library operates with automated services using an RFID library card system..[7]
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.[8]
Sports facilities
The institute has a sports department suitable for several indoor and outdoor games. Indoor games include badminton, table tennis, carrom, and chess. Outdoor games include cricket, football, and basketball. There are football grounds and volleyball, along with a cricket pitch and basketball court. Altius - Sports Club organizes an annual sports festival yearly in February named ZEAL.[9]
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Organization and administration
Governance
The rules,[10] regulations and recommendations for the functioning of all NITs are decided by the NIT Council. The council members are 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.
Departments
Currently, the following six departments are functioning in the institute:
Academics
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Academic Programs
NIT Delhi offers only engineering programs at graduate, undergraduate, and doctorate levels. The Institute offers four-year bachelor's degree programs 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 is 60 in each branch. It offers two-year master's degree programs in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering (Analytics). The intake of students to these postgraduate programs is 15 each. It offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs in Electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and communication engineering, and computer science and engineering.
Admissions
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 the seats are reserved under the 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 managed by the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) program under the MHRD. Admissions are based on the SAT scores 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 Programs are based on performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
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Ranking
NITD is ranked 45th among the engineering colleges of India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[17]
Research
The institute conducts theoretical and experimental research, including VLSI and embedded systems, power electronics and drives, advanced magnetohydrodynamics and mathematical modelling of fluid dynamics.
Student life

NIT Delhi has various forms of clubs and student organizations, with the Dean of Student Welfare being at the helm of all these student organizations and clubs. The institution is host to The Cultural Club, UPVISION - Technical cluC, AlphaZ - , Literature Society, Altius - The Sports Club, Clairvoyance - The Photography Club, Arts Club, Social Reformation Cell (SRC), The Google Developers Student Club (GDSC), among others.[19]
NIT Delhi hosts two major annual events:
- Sentience: A Techno-Cultural festival. It is the unison of two major and average milestones, TerraTechnica and Saptrang.
- Zeal: A sports festival which teaches the value of sportsmanship to the students of the college.
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