National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Former names
Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli (1964–2003)[1]
Motto in English
Truth Alone Triumphs[2]
TypeNational research deemed university[1]
Institute of national importance[3]
Centrally funded technical institute[4]
Established1964 (1964)[3]
Parent institution
Council of NITSER[5]
Academic affiliations
ChairmanBhaskar Bhat[6]
DirectorG. Aghila[7]
Academic staff
415 (2021-22)[8]
Students7,385 (2021-22)[8]
Undergraduates4,401 (2021-22)[8]
Postgraduates2,002 (2021-22)[8]
982 (2021-22)[8]
Location, ,
10°45′43″N 78°48′58″E / 10.762°N 78.816°E / 10.762; 78.816
CampusSuburban, 800 acres (3.2 km2)
LanguageEnglish[10]
WebsiteNIT Trichy

The National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, NIT Tiruchirappalli or NIT Trichy is a national research deemed university near the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded as Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli in 1964 by the governments of India and Tamil Nadu under the affiliation of the University of Madras. The college was granted deemed university status in 2003 with the approval of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the Government of India and renamed the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.[1]

NIT Trichy is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) Act, 2007 and is one of the members of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) system, a group of centrally funded technical institutes (CFTIs) governed by the Council of NITSER.[5] The institute is funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India; and focuses exclusively on engineering, management, science, technology, and architecture.[4][3] The institute offers 10 bachelor's, 42 master's, and 17 doctoral programmes through its 17 academic departments and awards more than 2000 degrees annually.[11][12]

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked NIT Trichy first among the NITs for nine consecutive years (2016 to 2024).[13] NIRF also ranked the institute 8 for architecture, 9 for engineering, 51 for management, 31 for research, and 31 overall among the academic institutions in India in 2024.[14][15][16][17][18] NIT Trichy was titled the "Best Industry-Linked NIT in India" by the Confederation of Indian Industry in 2015, and "University of the Year" by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2017.[19][20]

  1. ^ a b c "Notification: Regional Engieering College, Tiruchirappalli as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli" (PDF). NIT Tiruchirappalli. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ "National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Institute Emblem" (PDF). NIT Tirruchirappalli. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "NIT Trichy – Academic". nitt.edu. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Technical Education". mhrd.gov.in. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b "About the Council | Council of National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER)". nitcouncil.org.in. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "NIT Trichy – Chairperson". nitt.edu. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "NIT Trichy – Director". nitt.edu. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference NIRF 2023 Overall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "NIT Trichy - Contact". nitt.edu. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ^ "medium of instruction" (PDF). NIT Tiruchirappalli. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ^ "NIT Trichy – Academic Departments". www.nitt.edu. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Students conferred degrees at NIT-Trichy". The Times of India. 29 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ^ "NIRF: 5 Trichy arts & science colleges in top 100 ranks". The Times of India. 14 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ "India Rankings 2024: Architecture | MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  15. ^ "India Rankings 2024: Engineering | MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  16. ^ "India Rankings 2024: Management | MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  17. ^ "India Rankings 2024: Research | MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  18. ^ "India Rankings 2024: Overall | MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  19. ^ "17 technical institutions win 21 awards in fourth edition of AICTE-CII Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes". CII.
  20. ^ "University of the Yearaward for NIT-Tiruchi". The Hindu. 11 November 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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