Editing Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

{{Short description|Public Research University in Surat, Gujarat}}
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{{Infobox university
| name         = National Institute of Technology Surat
| image_name   = NIT_Surat_Logo.svg
| image_size   = 200px
| caption      = SVNIT Surat
| motto        = Vigyanam Saarthi Nah Syatt
| mottoeng     = Charioteer of Science
| established  = {{start date and age|1961}}
| type         = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|172|c}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RTI Disclosure|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/web/rti-disclouser.php|publisher=SVNIT}}</ref>
| chairman     = 
| head_label   = Director
| head         = Prof. Anupam Shukla<ref>{{cite web|title=Brief about Director|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/web/brief-about-director.php}}</ref>
| city         = [[Surat]]
| state        = [[Gujarat]]
| country      = [[India]]
| coor = {{Coord|21|09|52.50|N|72|47|6.86|E}}
| module                 = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}} }}
| campus       = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />{{convert|250|acre|km2}}<ref>{{cite web|title=SVNIT Annual Report 2019-20|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/Data/about/Annual_Report/PDF%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%202019-20.pdf|publisher=SVNIT|page=12}}</ref>
| website      = {{URL|www.svnit.ac.in}}
| faculty      = 23691<ref>{{cite web|title=SVNIT Institute Profile 2021|url=https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=229|publisher=JoSAA}}</ref>
| students     = 538269<ref name="NIRF 2021">{{cite web|title=NIRF 2021|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/qlinks/NIRF-2021-Overall.pdf|publisher=SVNIT}}</ref>
| undergrad    = 3224<ref name="NIRF 2021"/>
| postgrad     = 1427 (incl. Integrated)<ref name="NIRF 2021"/>
| doctoral     = 731<ref name="NIRF 2021"/>
| affiliations =[[Institute of National Importance]]<br /> [[National Institutes of Technology]]
| sports_nickname =SVNITians
}}
''' National Institute of Technology Surat''' ('''SVNIT''' or '''NIT Surat'''), is a [[Public university|public]] [[technical university]] established by the Parliament of India in 1961. It is one of 31 [[National Institutes of Technology]] in India recognized by the Government of India as an [[Institute of National Importance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=N.I.T's Act-2007|url=http://nitcouncil.org.in/data/pdf/nit-acts/act2007.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law and Justice]], [[Government of India|Govt. of India]]}}</ref> It is the Anchor Institute for the Auto and Engineering sector and will be training the workforce.<ref name=anchor>{{cite web|title=Anchor Institute Cell (Engg & Auto)|url=http://www.svnit.ac.in/conferences/anchor/anchor.html|website=Anchor Institute Cell (Engg & Auto)|publisher=Anchor Institute Cell (Engg & Auto)|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106181818/http://www.svnit.ac.in/conferences/anchor/anchor.html|archive-date=6 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gujarat ties up with corporates, institutes for skilled workforce|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-27/news/27598912_1_skilled-workforce-gems-and-jewellery-skilled-manpower|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=6 November 2014|date=27 September 2010}}</ref> 
The project is also designated as the "[[Center of excellence#Academia|Center of Excellence]] under [[Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme|Technical Education Quality Improvement Program]]" in water resources and flood management<ref>{{cite web|title=CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ESTABLISHED UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA|url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/List%20of%20Centres%20of%20Excellence.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]|access-date=18 November 2021|page=3}}</ref> and is supported by the [[World Bank]].<ref name="timesof india">{{cite news|title=Surat to have centre of excellence in flood management|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Surat-to-have-centre-of-excellence-in-flood-management/articleshow/20903132.cms|access-date=6 November 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=4 July 2013}}</ref>

The institute organizes annual cultural and technical festivals: MindBend (technical festival) and [[Sparsh (Festival)|Sparsh]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sparsh Website|url=http://www.svnit-sparsh.net|website=Sparsh Website|publisher=SVNIT}}</ref> (cultural festival) that attract participants from all over the country and abroad.

==History==
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In order to serve the growing demand for trained quality technical manpower, the Government Of India established fourteen Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) between 1959 and 1965, now known as NITs with campuses at Surat, [[Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad|Allahabad]], [[Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal|Bhopal]], [[NIT Calicut|Calicut]], [[National Institute of Technology, Durgapur|Durgapur]], [[National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra|Kurukshetra]], [[National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur|Jamshedpur]], [[Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur|Jaipur]], [[Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology|Nagpur]], [[National Institute of Technology, Rourkela|Rourkela]], [[National Institute of Technology, Srinagar|Srinagar]], [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka|Surathkal]], [[NIT Trichy|Tiruchirappalli]], and [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal|Warangal]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Under its former name, Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering and Technology, NIT Surat was established in June 1961 as a co-operative venture between the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Gujarat]]. The institute is named after India's first [[Home Minister]], fondly known as the [[Iron Man of India|Ironman of India]], honorable [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]].

A review committee (HPRC) was set up by the Union Government in 1998 for review of RECs. The HPRC, under the chairmanship of Dr. [[R.A. Mashelkar]], submitted its report entitled "Strategic Road Map for Academic Excellence of Future RECs" in 1998. Following the recommendations of HPRC, in 2002, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India upgraded,  all the seventeen Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) to National Institutes of Technology (NITs). On 4 December 2002 the institution was granted [[Deemed University]] status with the approval of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]/[[AICTE]] and was renamed Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

On 5 June 2007, the Parliament of India passed the [[National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007|National Institutes of Technology Act]] declaring it an Institute of National Importance which came in effect on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] 2007.

==Administration==
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[[File:SVNIT.jpg|thumb|250px|Administrative Building SVNIT Surat]]
NIT Surat is governed by its ''[[ex officio]]'' [[Board of visitors|visitor]], the honorable [[President of India]] and the NIT Council who head the NIT organizational structure. Under the NIT Council is NIT Surat's Board of Governors consisting of 12 members that includes representatives of the state of Gujarat, [[Ministry of Education (India)|MoE]] in addition to other members appointed by the NIT Council and the institute's [[senate]]. The Director serves under the Board of Governors, and is the school's chief academic and executive officer. Under the director and the deputy director are the deans, heads of departments, registrar and Chief Hostel Warden.

The Registrar is the chief administrative officer and oversees day-to-day operations. He is the custodian of records, funds, and other properties of the institute. Under the charge of the heads of departments (HoD) are the faculty (full-time professors as well as those of associate and assistant status). Director is the chairman of Council of Wardens and the wardens of hostels are placed under the Chief Hostel Warden of individual hostels in the organization.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

NIT Surat had received {{INRConvert|147.47|c}}<ref>{{cite web|title=SVNIT Annual Report 2019-20|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/Data/about/Annual_Report/PDF%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%202019-20.pdf|publisher=SVNIT}}</ref> funding from Government of India during 2019-20. Other sources of funds include student fees and research funding by industry-sponsored projects. NIT Surat subsidizes undergraduate student fees by approximately 80% and provide scholarships to all [[M.Tech.]] students and research scholars to encourage them to pursue higher studies.

The academic policies of NIT Surat are decided by its senate. It consists of all professors of the institute, and administrative and student representatives. The senate controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations and results and appoints committees to look into academic matters. The teaching, training and research activities of the institute are  reviewed by the senate to maintain educational standards. The director is the ex officio chairman of the senate.

NIT Surat follows the [[credit (education)|credit]]-based system of performance evaluation, with proportional weighting of courses based on their importance. The total marks (usually out of 100) form the basis of [[Grading in education#India|grades]], with a grade value (out of 10) assigned to a range of marks. For each semester, the students are graded by taking a weighted average from all the courses with their respective credit points. Each semester's evaluation is done independently with a cumulative [[Grading in education|grade point average]] (CGPA) reflecting the average performance across semesters. The medium of instruction is English.

==Campus==
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The campus is located in the city's prime area locally known as Ichchhanath in the city of [[Surat]] at a distance of about 10&nbsp;km from the [[Surat railway station|Surat Railway Station]] and 10&nbsp;km from [[Surat Airport|Surat International Airport]]. The main entrance is located on the northern end of the campus, facing Surat-Dumas Road which is on the way to a small seaside resort known as [[Dumas Beach|Dumas]], from the railway station. The city buses regularly operate from early morning till midnight, between Surat Railway Station and College Campus/[[Piplod, Surat|Piplod]]. Other than the city bus, auto-rickshaws (more commonly) or taxis are also available.  The campus is very near to the various entertainment hubs of Surat, it also is a much favored place for joggers and walkers who come on a regular basis to the campus in morning and evening time.<ref>{{cite web|title=SVNIT Institute Profile 2021|url=https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=229|publisher=JoSAA}}</ref>

=== Student halls of residence ===
SVNIT has 6 boy's hostels, 1 girl's hostel, 1 family hostel and 1 guest house named after personalities of India which provide an accommodation to about 4174 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/Data/about/Annual_Report/PDF%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%202019-20.pdf|title=SVNIT Annual Report 2019-20|publisher=SVNIT|pages=87–88}}</ref> Each hostel is administrated by the Chief Hostel Warden. Each hostel elects representatives from the hostel residents for areas like Magazine/Library, Cultural, Sports, Mess etc. Two mega hostels for boys and one mega hostel for girls with large number of facilities have been constructed.

Each hostel has its own mess, TV room, Sports room and computer facility and some hostels have been equipped with a magazine room for magazines, newspapers and books. 
[[File:Swami vivekanand hostel.JPG|thumb|Swami Vivekanand Bhavan]]

== Admissions and academics ==
Admission to most undergraduate and postgraduate courses in NIT Surat is granted through written entrance examinations. Admission to M.Tech. and Ph.D. programmes is based primarily on a personal interview, though candidates have to take written tests as well.

Admission to undergraduate programmes in all [[National Institutes of Technology (India)|NITs]] is through the [[All India Engineering Entrance Examination]] now known as JEE Main. Candidates who qualify for admission through [[IIT JEE|JEE]] Main can apply for admission in [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]] (''Bachelor of Technology'') and Integrated M.Sc. (''Master of Science'') courses at NIT Surat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.svnit.ac.in/admission/Brochure-2014-15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024020322/http://svnit.ac.in/admission/Brochure-2014-15.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The admissions to postgraduate programmes (M.Tech.) are made primarily through the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE). ''Integrated MSc'' program was started in the year 2007, in three branches Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics. This program now has 75 seats each.

NIT Surat follows the reservation policy declared by the [[Supreme Court of India]], by which 27% of seats are reserved for [[Other Backward Class|Other Backward Classes (OBCs)]], 15% for [[Scheduled castes|Scheduled Castes (SCs)]], 7.5% for [[Scheduled castes|Scheduled Tribes (STs)]] and 10% of seats are reserved for [[ General Economically Weaker Section | General Economically Weaker Section (EWS) ]].The institute also accepts foreign nationals through scholarships awarded by the Government of India, and [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indians]] through an independent scheme known as Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA).{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

=== Sponsored research ===
Research in the institute is sponsored by various agencies including [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST); in 2019&ndash;20, active research grants from these agencies exceeded {{INRConvert|50|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/Data/about/Annual_Report/PDF%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%202019-20.pdf|title=SVNIT Annual Report 2019-20|publisher=SVNIT|pages=46–51}}</ref> In 2019-20, consultancy service of {{INRConvert|12.28|c}} and testing of {{INRConvert|55.22|l}} has been carried out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svnit.ac.in/Data/about/Annual_Report/PDF%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%202019-20.pdf|title=SVNIT Annual Report 2019-20|publisher=SVNIT|pages=51–83}}</ref>

The campus also boasts of having India's first solar plant to desalinate seawater. This was set up at an investment of {{INRConvert|3.5|c}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/NRG-to-set-up-countrys-1st-solar-desalination-plant/articleshow/11720650.cms | title=NRG to set up country's 1st solar desalination plant | date=2 February 2012 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=31 December 2018 }}</ref>

===Ranking===
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| type = University and college
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|NIRF_O_2022=101–150
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|NIRF_E_2022=58
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SVNIT was ranked 58 by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in the engineering category in 2022<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2022/> and in the 101–150 overall.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2022/>

== Student life ==
NIT Surat provides on-campus residential facilities to its students, research scholars, faculty members and staff. The students live in hostels (referred to as the Bhavans) throughout their stay in the institute. Facilities such as computing infrastructure and high-speed internet are extended to all the hostels and the entire campus is connected via Gigabit LAN. The institute is the participant of [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]] NMEICT/[[National Knowledge Network|NKN]] project through which connectivity of 1000 Mbit/s (100 Mbit/s for connectivity and rest 900 Mbit/s is for e-content in future) is functioning.<ref>[http://svnit.ac.in/resources/ccc/ SVNIT CCC-resources]. Retrieved on 7 December 2014.</ref>

=== Festivals ===
The institute has student-organised festivals like MindBend, Kashish/Abhinandan (first year welcome program), Dasvidaniya (final year farewell), Sparsh, Quest (by [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]]), Ignis (Sports festival), Grand Robo Prix-GRP and Makerspace <ref>http://www.svnit.ac.in/stu_chap/drishti/events.html</ref>(by DRISHTI), JoyFest (by iIndia), MMNCT, SIPHON (organized by Chemical Engineering society), AATISH (organized by Electrical Engineering Society) and Prakriti (organized by Sciences department).

MindBend is SVNIT's annual technical festival, the largest of its kind in Gujarat.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Technical competitions and events covering all areas of engineering expose students across India to practical engineering. There are competitions, guest lectures, workshops and quizzes. The robotics events of Mindbend are famous in western India.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

[[Sparsh (Festival)|Sparsh]] is SVNIT's annual cultural festival. It usually takes place in the second week of February. This five-day festival, the largest of its kind in South [[Gujarat]] consists of literary and debating events/competitions in the morning and gala cultural shows in the evenings.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} The 'Sparsh Nights' are the Singing Night, Dance and Skit Night, Fashion Night, Inaugural and the Celebrity Night.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

AutumnFest is SVNIT's annual Automotive-Entrepreneurial festival. In 2007 events included The Apprentice, Business baazigar, Spark the B-plan event, Strategem, and Lock stock and trade. A workshop by Mantis was part of Entru-meet '07.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Manoj Memorial Night Cricket Tournament (MMNCT)<ref>{{cite web|title=MMNCT homepage|url=http://www.mmnct.org|work=Official Website of MMNCT, NIT Surat|access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> is a [[cricket]] tournament, organized by the students with the help of SVNIT Board of Sports, Hostel Office and Bihar Students Alumni. This tournament was first organized in 2006. It is in remembrance of a student, Manoj Kumar, who was pursuing [[electrical engineering]] in the institute and died of dengue. All the matches are played under [[floodlights]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

=== Student organisations ===

* CHRD(Centre for Human Resource Development)
*DSC (Developer Student Clubs) Student Chapter
* DRISHTI (Technical Hobby Club) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://svnit.ac.in/stu_chap/drishti/|title=Drishti|website=svnit.ac.in|access-date=2017-05-10}}</ref>
*Official Language Implementation Committee (Hindi Cell)
* [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] (Association for Computing Machinery) Student Chapter<ref>{{cite web|title=ACM SVNIT student chapter homepage|url=http://nitsurat.acm.org|work=ACM student chapter in SVNIT|access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref>
* CEV (Cutting Edge Visionaries)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutting Edge Visionaries-Progressive Learners|url=http://www.cevgroup.org|work=CEV student chapter in SVNIT|access-date=16 Jan 2016}}</ref>
* CES (Civil Engineering Society)<ref>{{cite web|title=CES SVNIT student chapter homepage|url=http://svnit.ac.in/stu_chap/CES/home%20%20%20%20done.html|work=CES student chapter in SVNIT|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Society of Automobile Engineers|SAE]] (Society of Automotive Engineers)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAE SVNIT student chapter homepage|url=http://svnit.ac.in/stu_chap/SAE/|work=SAE student chapter in SVNIT|access-date=7 December 2011}}</ref>
[[File:TEAM PHOENIX RACING (CAR NO. 50).jpg|thumb|TEAM PHOENIX RACING (CAR NO. 50) at Buddh International Circuit, Noida, India]]
* SPIC MACAY(Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth) 
*LAC (Literary Affairs Committee) 
* SCOSH (Society for Cultivation of Sciences and Humanity)<ref>{{cite web|title=SCOSH-The Society for Cultivation of Science and Humanaties|url=https://scoshsvnit.com/|access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref>
* EES (Electrical Engineering Society)
* ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers)
*NSS (National Service Scheme)
*ChES (Chemical Engineering Society)

===Student publications===
Multiple press and media publications are managed by the institute students, which includes AS WE ARE  (annual college magazine),<ref>{{cite web|title=annual college magazine |url=http://www.svnit.ac.in/community/publication/magazine2010.pdf|work=annual college magazine committee in student chapter at SVNIT|access-date=15 March 2008}}</ref> Sammukh Hindi Magazine: "सम्मुख"( राजभाषा विभाग की वार्षिक पत्रिका ), and Renesa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.renesasvnit.com/|title=Renesa SVNIT|access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref> (monthly college magazine).

=== Alumni network ===
The SVNIT Alumni Association fosters the close relationship between the institute and its alumni.<ref>{{cite web|title=SVNIT Surat Alumni|url=http://www.svnitalumni.com/|website=SVNIT Alumni|access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> The association consists of a wide network of alumnus, students, staff, and faculty who organize events, publications and alumni meets. The group is directed by the office of the Dean of Alumni and Resource Generation.

The Alumni Association has chapters extend to all metropolitan cities in India and abroad that hold annual networking meets and class reunions.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Anshul Kothari]] Represented India in Swimming Category at 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Asian Games, 2014 Asian Games and 2018 Asian Games.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
* [[Suman Saraf]] - Founder and CTO at [[BlueStacks]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

== References ==
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==External links==

*{{official website}}

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