15 Facts About NIT Srinagar, Located On The Bank Of Dal Lake

The premiere institutes that take after IITs in India are the National Institute of Technology (NITs). Pursuing a degree at the National Institute of Technology is no less a dream come true as many students aspire to study there. NITs are centrally funded technical institutes directly under the Ministry of Education. There are NITs located in 31 cities in India. One of them is the beautiful and prestigious National Institute of Technology Srinagar (NIT Srinagar or NITSRI). In this article, we have listed everything you need to know about NIT Srinagar.

Here are some facts about NIT Srinagar that every Indian should know about:

1. As part of the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61) by the Government of India, NIT Srinagar was founded in 1960

It was one of several Regional Engineering Colleges under the plan. The National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 governs these Indian Institutes. In the year 1965, the institute shifted its campus, the same campus stands today.

2. In July 2003, The Regional Engineering College, Srinagar became the prestigious National Institute of Technology, Srinagar.

3. NIT Srinagar is a Deemed University

It acquired its Deemed status with the approval of the University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education, and the Government of India.

4. It became an Institute of National Importance on 15 August 2007 under the NIT Bill passed by the Parliament of India.

5. NIT Srinagar location

The huge Institute is in the northeastern region of Srinagar city near the Hazratbal Shrine on the western bank of Dal Lake. From Srinagar railway station, the institute is at a distance of 13 km and 23 km away from the Srinagar International Airport.

6. NIT Srinagar Admission

Undergraduate: For Indians, the selection of undergraduate courses is based on Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE-Main). For non-resident Indians, it is through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) (through SAT).

Postgraduate: Admission to postgraduate courses is on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scores, by Centralized Counselling for M.Tech. (CCMT) for M.Tech. courses. For M.Sc. for M.Sc. courses, the selection is through Joint Admission Test. The overall cutoff for JEE-Main as of 2023 is 20540 – 47766 rank.

NIT Srinagar cut off: The JEE Main cutoff for B.Tech at NIT Srinagar is determined by taking into account several parameters, including the total number of candidates who have applied, the available number of seats in the institute, the difficulty level of the JEE Main exam, and the cutoff trends from the previous year. NIT Srinagar cut off is available in the form of the rank required to take admissions in the institute.

7. NIT Srinagar campus

The campus has academic buildings, student hostels with 100% residential facilities for faculty, staff, and students. It has a Health Centre that provides medical care to students, staff, teachers, and family members.

8. NIT Srinagar has an automated Central Library

The library has 75,000 books. It is open 3 days a week.

9. The campus has Wi-Fi connectivity and a high-speed National Knowledge Network

The network covers each and every department, students’ hostels, and teachers’ quarters. Each department has a central computer lab.

10. ERP NIT Srinagar has separate hostels for males and females and guesthouses for temporary housing needs.

11. There is a Common Hall of NIT Srinagar that has indoor games facilities with a gymnasium.

12. The institute has a Maintenance Engineering Centre

It is set up under the Indo-Italian collaboration. The center takes care of the engineering needs of the Institute. It also covers the region as a whole in respect of research, academics, and consultancy.

13. National Level Technical Festival (Tech-Fest) of NIT Srinagar is Techvaganza that is organized every year in the month of April

The Tech Fest is held in Srinagar and in that region, it is the first Techno-Management festival. It was initiated in 2009 and is one of the biggest technical carnivals.

14. NIT Srinagar Placements

All placement activities of the institute are handled by the training and placement cell. Recruiters like Infosys, HCL, ZS Associates, etc. are a few of the companies that participate in National Institute of Technology Srinagar placements.

NIT Srinagar CSE department has a 100% placement rate. NIT Srinagar CSE average package is around 12.65 LPA. The CSE highest package ranges around 42 LPA.

15. Some of the notable alumni of NIT Srinagar include the Engineer, innovator, and education reformist Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)

The others include Computer Scientist, a Regents Professor, and an Ex-Head of the Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Subhash Kak. Davoud Danesh-Jafari, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of Iran. Vijay Vaishnavi, Computer Information Systems Researcher and Scholar, and many more.