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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur<br />
|native_name = NIT Jamshedpur<br />
|image_name = National_Institute_of_Technology,_Jamshedpur_Logo.png<br />
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|chairman = Prof. Karunesh Kumar Shukla<br />
|type = [[Public]]<br />
|established = 1960<br />
|city = [[Jamshedpur]]<br />
|state = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
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|campus = Urban, {{convert|325|acre}}<br />
|website = [http://www.nitjsr.ac.in www.nitjsr.ac.in]<br />
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'''National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur''' ('''NIT Jamshedpur''' or '''NITJSR'''), is an [[Institute of National Importance]] located at [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]], India. Established as a '''Regional Institute of Technology''' on 15 August 1960, it was upgraded to [[National Institutes of Technology|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 Human Resource Development]] (MHRD). It is the third in the chain of 8 NITs established as a part of the [[Five-Year plans of India|Second Five Year Plan]] (1956–61) by the [[Government of India]].<ref name=official>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://nitjsr.ac.in/new/institute/about_us.php|publisher=NIT Jamshedpur|access-date=12 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713120617/http://nitjsr.ac.in/new/institute/about_us.php|archive-date=13 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:NIT Jamshedpur Main Administrative Building.jpg|thumbnail|right|Main Administrative building]]<br />
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur was founded as the Regional Institute of Technology in 1960 by Dr. [[Srikrishna Sinha]], the then Chief Minister of the state of [[Bihar]] (unpartitioned). The date of 15 August, [[Independence Day (India)|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 [[Five-Year plans of India#Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961)|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.<ref name=official/><br />
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==Academics and admission==<br />
The institute offers a [[Ph.D]] degree in various streams and twelve semester courses various disciplines.<ref name=official/><br />
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== Ranking ==<br />
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NIT Jamshedpur was ranked 79 among engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref><br />
{{cite web|title= NIRF Engineering Ranking 2020|url =https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html}}</ref><br />
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==Festivals==<br />
There are two annual festivals:<br />
*[[Ojass]], a techno-management festival of the college to showcase the technical and managerial skill of the students.<ref>{{cite web|title=OJASS 13|url=http://www.ojass.in/2013/#home|publisher=NITJSR|access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref><br />
* Culfest, a cultural festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=CULFEST'17|url=http://www.culfest.co.in/|publisher=NITJSR|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref><br />
* Technica, an annual festival for students of Metallurgical and Materials engineering from all over India<ref><br />
{{cite web|title= Technica|url =http://www.nitjsr.ac.in/sw/technica.php}}</ref><br />
* Vidhaan, a civil branch festival managed by Civil Engineering Society of NIT Jamshedpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=CES NIT JSR|url=http://www.cesnitjsr.co.in/}}</ref><br />
* NIT Jamshedpur Conference Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE)<ref>{{cite web|title=NIT Jamshedpur Conference Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE)|url=https://edubard.in/full/nit-jamshedpur-conference-catalysis-and-photocatalysis-for-clean-energy-cpce}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Malli Mastan Babu]] - fastest 7 summiteer in the world<ref>{{cite web|title=World's Fastest 7 Summiteer|url=http://www.1stindian7summits.com/aboutmalli.html|access-date=17 July 2014}}</ref><br />
*[[Kul Man Ghising]] - former managing director of [[Nepal Electricity Authority]](NEA) known for ending load-shedding<br />
*[[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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National Institute of Technology, Rourkela]]<br />
* [[National Institute of Technology, Bhopal]]<br />
* [[National Institute of Technology, Durgapur]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{Official website|http://www.nitjsr.ac.in}}<br />
* [http://www.teamphoenix.org Official Team Phoenix website]<br />
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