Government-funded and co-educational, the National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW) started in 1959 as the Regional Engineering College for the Andhra Pradesh region. Then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru laid the school's foundation stone. NIT Warangal accepts students through an all India level entrance examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. Postgraduate students are selected through a Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Half of the students of NITW are from Andhra Pradesh, while the other half come from other states of India and from foreign countries such as Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Nepal, South Africa, Malaysia, Mauritius and Tanzania.
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal 506004
Andrha Pradesh, India
011+91-870-2459191
nitw.ac.in
Established in 1967 as a Regional Engineering College (REC), the National Institute of Technology Silchar (NITS) is a joint venture of the Indian government and the government of Assam. Upgraded to the status of a national institute in 2002, NITS is on the banks of the river Barak. It has modern laboratories, computing facilities and libraries, together with advanced teaching aids aimed at attaining higher standards. NITS is on a 600-acre campus on the outskirts of Silchar, surrounded by lakes and hills. It has seven hostels for about 2,000 boys' and two for 250 girls. Rooms are allotted so that students from different parts of the country are able to intermingle with each other. NITS is affiliated with Assam University and has jurisdiction over the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.
National Institute of Technology Silchar
Cachar, Assam 788010, India
011+91-3842-233179
nits.ac.in
The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) is a top technological university in India. Established in 1960 as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, the Institute is known for engineering research in areas such as environment, water resources, rock mechanics and new structures. It attracts students from all over the country and from abroad, and top companies in India recruit many of its graduates. It is in 300 acres near the Mangalore airport and railway station, near the seashore. There are hostel facilities, play fields, a swimming pool, library, post office, bank, health center and canteen. Extracurricular activities include music, photography, and dramatic clubs. Seventy percent of the its faculty have doctorate degrees.
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Surathkal Srinivasnagar, Dakshina Kannada District
Mangalore 575025, India
011+91-824-2474000
nitk.ac.in