National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Educational institute in India

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

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Other name

| NITJSR
Type| Public
Established| 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Affiliation| Ministry of Education (India)
Chairman| Goutam Sutradhar (acting)
Director| Goutam Sutradhar
Visitor| President of India

Academic staff

| 150

Administrative staff

| 250
Students| 3,500 +
Undergraduates| 2,000 +
Postgraduates| 1,000+

Doctoral students

| 596
Location|

Jamshedpur

Jharkhand

India

22°46′32″N 86°08′47″E﻿ / ﻿22.7755°N 86.1463°E﻿ / 22.7755; 86.1463
Campus| Urban, 325 acres (132 ha)
Website| www.nitjsr.ac.in

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT Jamshedpur or NITJSR) is an Institute of National Importance for Technical Education located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Established as a Regional Institute of Technology on 15 August 1960, it was upgraded to National Institute of Technology (NIT) on 27 December 2002 with the status of a Deemed University. It is one of the 31 NITs in India, and as such is directly under the control of the Ministry of Education (MHRD). It is the third in the chain of 8 NITs established as a part of the Second Five Year Plan (1956–61) by the Government of India.[1]

## History

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Main Administrative building

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur was founded as the Regional Institute of Technology in 1960 by Shri Krishna Singh, the then Chief Minister of the state of Bihar (unpartitioned). The date of 15 August, Independence Day in India, was chosen for the laying of the foundation stone. It was among the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) established as part of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961). It now serves as the NIT for the newly carved state of Jharkhand, while NIT Patna serves as the NIT for the state of Bihar.[1]

Entrance of NIT, Jamshedpur

## Academics and admission

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The institute offers a Ph.D. in various streams and twelve semester courses various disciplines.[1] It offers admission in its undergraduates courses of BTech through JEE-Main Entrance Examination, which is the pre-requisite for admission in all NITs.

## Ranking

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University rankings

Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[2]| Top-150 Engineering Colleges of INDIA

NIT Jamshedpur was ranked top 150 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.

## Festivals

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There are three annual festivals:

* Ojass, a techno-management festival of the college to showcase the technical and managerial skill of the students.[3]
* Urja, annual athletics sports meet.
* Culfest, annual cultural festival.[4]
* Cognitio, annual festival for Mechanical Engineering students.
* Technica, an annual festival for students of Metallurgical and Materials engineering from all over India[5]
* Vidhaan, a civil branch festival managed by Civil Engineering Society of NIT Jamshedpur.[6]
* NIT Jamshedpur Conference Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE)[7]

## Notable alumni

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* Malli Mastan Babu \- fastest 7 summiteer in the world[8]
* Kul Man Ghising \- Managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) known for ending load-shedding
* Ram Vinay Shahi \- Chairman of Energy Infratech Private Limited. Former Chairman and Managing Director of Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Limited. Former Secretary to GOI in the ministry of power.

## See also

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* National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
* National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
* National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
* National Institutes of Technology
* Institute Of National Importance

## References

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1. ^ a b c "About us". NIT Jamshedpur. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
2. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
3. ^ "OJASS 13". NITJSR. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
4. ^ "CULFEST'17". NITJSR. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
5. ^ "Technica".
6. ^ "CES NIT JSR".
7. ^ "NIT Jamshedpur Conference Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE)".
8. ^ "World's Fastest 7 Summiteer". Retrieved 17 July 2014.

## External links

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Districts|

* Seraikela Kharswan
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Subdivisions|

* Seraikela Sadar subdivision
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Community development blocks|

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* XLRI- Xavier School of Management
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* Jamshedpur
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* Baharagora
* Ghatsila
* Potka
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* Seraikella (ST)
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* Ichagarh

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* Kharsawan (ST)

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* Cities and towns in Kolhan Division
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* Villages in East Singhbhum district
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