The National Institute of Technology, Raipur is a National Institute of Technology (NIT) established as Government College of Engineering and Technology in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) on 1956-09-14. The construction work was completed in 1962 and inauguration was done on 1963-03-14 by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The first session of the college commenced from 1956-07-01. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... , Raipur   (Hindi: रायपुर) is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. ... , Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: )  , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Location of NITs in India National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. ... , Raipur   (Hindi: रायपुर) is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. ... , Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: )  , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the Government of India. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू) (November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Teacher) Nehru, was the leader of the (moderately) socialist wing of the Indian National Congress during and after Indias struggle for independence from the British Empire. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Campus

The NIT, Raipur is spread over an area of 10 acres. The campus has a main college building, six hostel blocks, residential quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff, a bank, a separate Public Works Department and electricity office for campus maintenance, a well equipped low cost dispensary and a well maintained guest house. The campus has got an additional facility of a local railway station named as Sarswati Nagar meant specially for the benefit of the students of nearby areas. The college is about 5 km from the Raipur railway station and about 12 km from the air-port.

The college's main building alone covers a total area of 62060 m². It is a triple storied planned structure along with a central tower standing up to the height 23 meters. There are two beautiful gardens in front of the central tower. The college campus has a big playgroud for football as well as cricket. There are 35 lecture halls extending over an area of 6675 m² & 13 drawing halls/studios extending over an area of 3510 m². There are five boys' hostels and one girls' hostel with amenities like mess facility, Television, etc.

Education

At present the institute offers 12 graduate and 6 post-graduate courses.

° Architecture

° Bio - Medical Engineering

° Bio - Technology

° Chemical Engineering

° Civil Engineering

° Computer Science & Engineering

° Electrical Engineering

° Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

° Information Technology

° Mechanical Engineering

° Mining Engineering

° Metallurgical Engineering

The institute also offers part-time Degree Course in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to the professional diploma engineers working in the industries.

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations

The institute formerly Govt. Engg. College, Raipur. celebrated its golden jubilee celebrations in a grand fashion during 25-27 December 2005.The celebration witnessed some great cultural events by the present and the past students of the institution. The legendary bollywood singer Udit Narayan and his troupe presented an unforgettable night for the entire invitees from across the globe. Moreover there were many events organized throughout the three days for all ages who were the part of the celebrations. These events include Fun Zone, Cultural Shows, etc.Many alumni attended the clebrations accompanied by their families and it was sheer nostalgia for them.

Placements Cell

This cell started some significant work in the year 2006-07 through the untiring efforts of self motivated students of GECNIT Raipur to provide better placements and career options to the passing out batch.It was a tough job to search for HR and alumni in top positions and create brand equity of NIT Raipur students.An official "Placement Cell", was formed which looks after the process of placements here.The placement cell is completely handled by students themselves and results have been encouraging.

External links

• National Institute of Technology,Raipur Website"New Version"
• National Institute of Technology, Raipur Website"Former version "
• Electronics & Telecommunication Department of NIT Raipur
• Information Technology Students' Association (ITSA) of NIT Raipur
• Alumni Association GECNITRR, Raipur "New Release"
• Career group started by the students of NIT Raipur