National Institute of Technology Delhi
The National Institute of Technology, Delhi is a public technical university located in Delhi, India. Designated as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India, it is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology across the country.
History
The National Institute of Technology, Delhi, was established as one of the ten National Institutes of Technology during India's 11th Five-Year Plan by the Ministry of Education. The first batch of students was admitted in the 2010–2011 academic year, in three four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. For the initial two years, the institute's academic activities were conducted at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, which acted as its mentor institute. In August 2012, the institute relocated to a temporary campus in Dwarka, Delhi, and in February 2014, it was subsequently moved to a temporary IAMR campus in Narela.For the 2013–2014 academic year, the intake for each undergraduate programme was increased to 60 students. During the same academic year, a Master of Technology programme in Electronics and Communication Engineering was introduced, with an initial intake of 15 students. A PhD programme commenced in January 2014, admitting seven research scholars in its first cohort. A Master of Technology programme in Power Electronics and Drives with an intake of 15 students was started during the academic session of 2017-2018.
Campus
Permanent campus
NIT Delhi is located approximately 25 kilometers from central Delhi along National Highway 44, in the Narela sub-city area of North Delhi. The campus covers 51 acres near Bankoli Village on GT Karnal Road. Academic and administrative operations were relocated to the permanent campus in January 2022, in the aftermath of the first phase of construction. The campus includes academic buildings, administrative offices, and student hostels. Phase B of construction began in August 2022.Transit campus
NIT Delhi previously conducted its activities at NILERD Campus in Narela. It has now shifted to a permanent campus.Library
The Central Library at NIT Delhi was founded in June 2012 in Dwarka and relocated to the IAMR Campus in the Narela Institutional Area in February 2014. Situated on the first floor of the building, the library utilises an automated system incorporating RFID library cards.Computer Center
Wi-Fi connectivity is distributed via rack-mounted blade servers with a single-mode fibre backbone, which, together with Layer-3 switches, enables a dedicated 600 Mbit/s internet connection.Sports facilities
The institute has a sports department for several indoor and outdoor games. Indoor games include badminton, table tennis, carrom, and chess. Outdoor games include cricket, football, and basketball. There are football and volleyball courts, as well as a cricket pitch and a basketball court. Altius, the sports club, organises an annual sports festival in February every year named ZEAL.Organisation and administration
Governance
The rules, regulations, and recommendations for the functioning of all NITs in India are decided by the NIT Council. The council members are representatives of all NITs and the MHRD. The institute is governed by a Board of Governors, and the director of the institute is an ex officio member of the board.Departments
Currently, the following six departments are functioning in the institute:- Applied Sciences
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Civil Engineering
Academics
Academic programmes
NIT Delhi offers only engineering programmes at the graduate, undergraduate, and doctoral levels, offering four-year bachelor's degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Engineering, which was introduced in 2023.The intake of students for the Bachelor of Technology courses is 60 in each branch, offering two-year master's degree programmes in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering. The intake of students to these postgraduate programmes is 15 students each. Furthermore, it offers Doctor of Philosophy degree programmes in Electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and communication engineering and computer science.
Admissions
Undergraduate admission to the institute is through the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) organised by the Ministry of Education's National Testing Agency. Additionally, the seats are allotted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority, with half of the seats being reserved under the Home State category for students from Delhi and Chandigarh. The remaining half of the seats are filled by students from other states.Admission of foreign nationals is managed by the Direct Admission of Students Abroad programme, administered by India's Ministry of Education. The number of seats available for foreign nationals in each branch at NIT Delhi is 4, and these are over and above the intake of each branch.
Admissions to the Master of Technology programmes are based on candidates' performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
Ranking
In 2024, NIT Delhi was ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework as being the 45th best out of 100 other participant universities in terms of engineering.Research
The institute conducts a variety of theoretical and experimental research, including very-large-scale integration and embedded systems, power electronics and drives, advanced magnetohydrodynamics, and mathematical modelling of fluid dynamics.Student life
NIT Delhi has various clubs and student organisations, with the Dean of Student Welfare being at the helm of all these programmes. Additionally, the institution hosts different clubs, including the Cultural Club, Fashion Society Rivaaz, Technical Club UPVISION, AlphaZ, Literature Society, Alt - The Sports Club, Clairvoyance - The Photography Club, Arts Club, Social Reformation Cell, and the Google Developers Student Club.NIT Delhi hosts two major annual events:
- Sentience: A Techno-Cultural Festival, which is the union of two major and average milestones, TerraTechnica and Saptrang.
- Zeal: A Sports festival