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{{Infobox university
| name = National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
| image = National_Institute_of_Technology,_Hamirpur_Logo.png
| image_size =
| motto = उद्यमेन हि सिद्धयान्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः॥ (Sanskrit)
| mottoeng = No substitute for hard work
| established = {{start date and age|1986}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
| affiliation = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]
| director = Prof. Lalit Kumar Awasthi<ref name="Director NITH">{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/administration/d_desk.htm |title=Director NITH |publisher=Nith.ac.in | access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| city = [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]]
| state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| country = India
| campus = Urban, {{cvt|320|acre}}
| former_names = Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur
| free_label = Acronym
| free = NITH
| website = {{url|http://www.nith.ac.in}}
}}
'''National Institute of Technology Hamirpur''' ('''NIT Hamirpur''' or '''NITH''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[technical university]] located in [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India]]. It is one of the thirty one [[List of National Institutes of Technology|National Institutes of Technology]] established, administered and funded by [[MHRD]]. NIT Hamirpur offers a comprehensive curriculum for undergraduate, graduate and doctorate studies in various fields of [[Architecture]], [[engineering]], [[pure sciences]] and [[humanities]].<ref name=nith>{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/administration/about.htm |title=About NITH |publisher=Nith.ac.in |access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of RECs}}

===Foundation===

The institute came into existence on 7 August 1986 as '''Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur''' in [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India]], it was a joint enterprise of the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]. The classes commenced at '''Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur''' as '''REC Hamirpur''' did not have a campus initially. The classes and administration moved to current location in 1987 when few buildings were constructed. At the inception, the institute only had three departments, [[Civil Engineering]], [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering]] and [[Mechanical Engineering]]. Later, two more departments [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]] and [[Computer Science and Engineering]] were added in 1988 and 1989 respectively. The department of [[Architecture]] was established in 2000. Recently in 2013, [[Chemical Engineering]] department also came into existence. The institute only offered undergraduate courses until 2005, when it started offering graduate and Ph.D programs.

On 26 June 2002, REC Hamirpur was awarded the status of deemed university and upgraded into a [[National Institute of Technology]]. As a result of this transition the institute came under the sole purview of the Government of India. It was awarded the status of [[Institute of National Importance]] by an Act of Parliament along with other [[NITs]] and [[IITs]]. NIT Hamirpur has been ranked as best NIT in terms of infrastructure by the World Bank in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nith.ac.in/newsletter/32august2008.pdf |title=NITH Newsletter, Aug 2008 |access-date=7 December 2011}}</ref>

==Campus==


The institute campus is situated in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India, at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. The campus is spread across 320 acres and is located on a hilly terrain which is surrounded by pine trees.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The distance to campus from main bus terminus of Hamirpur city is approximately 4 kilometres. The nearest situated airport is [[Kangra Airport|Kangra airport]] at 86.9 kilometres. Bus and cab facilities are easily available for the campus.

Being a residential campus, there are eight boys' hostels and four girls' hostels, with residences for the faculty and staff. Some hostels have four-seated or triple-seated rooms, while others have doublets and singlets. Mega Hostel is the newest and largest in its capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/hostels/index.htm|title=Hostels NITH|publisher=Nith.ac.in|access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

===Hostels===
'''Boys' Hostels'''
* Kailash Boys' Hostel
* Shivalik Boys' Hostel
* Dhauladhar Boys' Hostel
* Vindhyachal Boys' Hostel
* Neelkanth Boys' Hostel
* Satpura Hostel
* Himadri Hostel
* Himgiri Hostel
* Udaygiri Hostel

'''Girls' Hostels'''
* Parvati Girls' Hostel
* Ambika Girls' Hostel
* Aravali Hostel
* Manimahesh Girls' Hostel

===Computer Centre===
Computer Centre is a central facility, which caters to the needs of academic departments. The aim of the centre is to provide professional services, promote and assist the use of new computing technology among the students, staff and administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/cc/|title=Computer Centre NITH|publisher=Nith.ac.in|access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

===Central Library===
The institute library was set up in 1986 in one room of Government Polytechnic Hamirpur and was shifted to the institute campus in 1988 in Visvesvarya Block. At present it is in a separate building with the floor area of 3200 square meters. The library has more than 100,000 books and numerous scientific journals in both print and electronic format. The reading halls of the library can accommodate around 600 people at a time.
Building is facilitated with water coolers, heaters Wi-Fi etc.<ref name=library>{{cite web|url=http://library.nith.ac.in/library/index.php |title=Central Library NITH |publisher=Nith.ac.in |access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

===Sports===
NIT Hamirpur provides sports facilities for indoor and outdoor games. Teams are sent out to compete in university-level sports competition. Sports facilities include [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[lawn tennis]], [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[table tennis]], [[badminton]] and [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/facility/sports.htm | title=Sports Complex NITH|publisher=nith.ac.in|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

===Health Centre===
NIT Hamirpur has its own health centre. It is equipped with basic medical facilities and in case of emergency, patients are referred to the Zonal Hospital, Hamirpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nith.ac.in/facility/health.htm|title=Health Centre NITH|publisher=nith.ac.in|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

==Organisation and administration ==
===Departments===


NIT Hamirpur has 15 departments and 2 centres of excellence. The academic departments at NIT Hamirpur include the following

* Architecture
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Management and Humanities
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Energy and Environment
* Material Science
* Mathematics and Computing
* Statistics

===Centres===
The two centres of excellence located at NIT Hamirpur are

* Centre for Excellence in Energy & Environment
* Centre for Material Science and Engineering

==Academics==
=== Ranking ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| NIRF_E_2020=98
}}
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur was ranked 98 among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

Department of Architecture, NIT, Hamirpur was ranked 9 among all Architecture colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2018/ArchitectureRanking.html|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|website=www.nirfindia.org|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>

==Student life==
=== Festivities ===
Hill 'Ffair and Nimbus are the cultural and technical festivals respectively.

==== Hill'ffair ====
[[File:SecondGateOAT.jpg|right|thumb|Students performing at Open Air Theater during Hill'ffair 2005]]
Hill'ffair is a cultural event of the institute, organized at the national level, with the involvement of bands, singers, musicians, artist, poets and participants from all across the country. Two days and three nights of performance with over a wide genre of dance, music, drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hillffair.com/|title=Hill'ffair|publisher=nith.ac.in|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

==== NIMBUS ====
NIMBUS is the annual technical festival of National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is touted to be an amalgamation of ideas, expressions, innovations, prototypes, knowledge channels, taken to the most premier levels.
In NIMBUS all the departmental teams compete with their best projects, demonstrations and Events.
Students from himachal and outside himachal Pradesh come to participate in these events.
The team which participates in NIMBUS are
* OJAS (Electrical Engg)
* MEDEXTROUS (Mechanical Engg)
* VIBHAV (Electronics & Comm)
* C HELIX (Civil Engg)
* Hermetica (Chemical Engg)
* Team .EXE (Computer Science and Engineering)
* Design O Crats (Architecture)
* Metamorph (Material science engg)

==Notable alumni==
*[[Vijay Kumar Thakur]], scientist in Manufacturing Enhanced Composites & Structures [https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/people/dr-vijay-kumar-thakur-15369067 Centre]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/people/dr-vijay-kumar-thakur-15369067|title=Dr Vijay Kumar Thakur|website=www.cranfield.ac.uk|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> at [[Cranfield University]].

==See also==
* [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar]]
* [[National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra]]
* [[National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur]]
* [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]]

==References==
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==External links==
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