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On the banks of river Cauvery sits an institution, which figures prominently
in every leading companies’ campus-recruiting itinerary. National Institute of
Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NTTT), formerly Regional Engineering College, came
into being in 1964 through a co-operative venture between the Tamilnadu state
and the central government. NITT achieved the status of a deemed university in
2003. Spread across 800 acres, NITT is a mini town in itself. It offers under
graduate courses in 11 disciplines and PG courses in 22 branches, besides PhD
programs.
Over the years, NITT, like other high profile institutions in the country,
has forged key collaborations with the industry. One major development that has
happened in the recent times is the institute’s MoU with C-DAC. The MoU would
enable NITT  to set up a cluster-computing lab; probably NITT will become one of
the few institutions in India to have such a high computing backbone that will
propel various research initiatives. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
has a faculty exchange program with the institution.
The institute also has a similar engagement with University of Salford, UK.
On the industry side, major infotech and communication companies have installed
labs. For instance, Texas Instruments has set up a Digital Signal Processing Lab
and VLSI design center at the Department of Electronics and Communication
Engineering. The institute also has tie up with other big IT majors like
Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and Motorola India among others.
| National
Institute of Technology |
| Add:
Deemed University(Formerly Regional Engineering College)
Tanjore Road, Tiruchirappalli–620015 Tamilnadu, India |
| Tel:
+91-0431-2591801 |
| Email:
director@nitt.edu |
| Web:
www.nitt.edu |
| Year
of establishment: 1964 |
| Director:
Dr P Subramanian |
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One of the biggest achievements of the institute is the creation of the
Octagon Computer Center in the campus. This is in fact the nerve center of NITT
as it caters to a campus wide LAN, which is used by 900 users across the
institute.
The computer center has 20 servers and around 200 high-speed computers. The
center is being maintained by the Computer Support Group (CSG), which also does
lots of consulting work.
With so many academic streams, thousands of students graduate every year. Its
placement record is indeed impressive. For instance last year, the placement
average was 94.3% with computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering
graduates commanding 100% placement. Page(s) 1
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