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	[[File:NIT Silchar, Hawk's eye view.jpg\|thumb\|[[NIT Silchar]], [[Assam]]\|left]]		[[File:NIT Silchar, Hawk's eye view.jpg\|thumb\|[[NIT Silchar]], [[Assam]]\|left]]
	Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the [[President of India]] is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the [[chairperson]], who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the [[NIT Council]] and the Institute Senate.<ref name="admin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|title=Administration in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222357/http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="admin_org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|title=Organization Structure of NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132815/http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|archive-date=14 December 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the [[President of India]] is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the [[chairperson]], who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the [[NIT Council]] and the Institute Senate.<ref name="admin">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|title=Administration in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222357/http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="admin_org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|title=Organization Structure of NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-01-07\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132815/http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf\|archive-date=14 December 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of [[National Institute of Technology Nagaland\|NIT Nagaland]].<ref>https://nitnagaland.ac.in/templates/g5_helium/PDF/OTHERS/NIT_Nagaland-Annual_Report_Audit%20Report_2011-12.pdf</ref>		NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of [[National Institute of Technology Nagaland\|NIT Nagaland]].<ref>https://nitnagaland.ac.in/templates/g5_helium/PDF/OTHERS/NIT_Nagaland-Annual_Report_Audit%20Report_2011-12.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

	===Departments===		===Departments===
	====Engineering departments====		====Engineering departments====
	* Civil Engineering		* [[Civil Engineering]]
	* Computer Science and Engineering		* [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
	* Electronics and Communication Engineering		* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
	* Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering		* [[Instrumentation and control engineering \| Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]
	* Electrical Engineering		* [[Electrical Engineering]]
	* Mechanical Engineering		* [[Mechanical Engineering]]

	====Non-engineering departments====		====Non-engineering departments====
	* Chemistry		* [[Chemistry]]
	* Humanities and Social Sciences		* [[Humanities]] and [[Social Sciences]]
	* Management Studies		* [[Management Studies]]
	* Mathematics		* [[Mathematics]]
	* History		* [[History]]
	* Physics<ref name="departments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|title=List of Departments in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-12-28\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230000926/http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		* [[Physics]]<ref name="departments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|title=List of Departments in NIT Silchar\|publisher=NITS\|access-date=2013-12-28\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230000926/http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html\|archive-date=30 December 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	==Academics==		==Academics==
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	\| ~~NIRF_E_2020~~ = 46		\| NIRF_E_2021 = 48
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	\| ~~NIRF_O_2020~~ = 94		\| NIRF_O_2021 = 93
	\|THE_W_2020 = 801-1000		\|THE_W_2020 = 801-1000
	}}		}}
	NIT Silchar was ranked 46th among all engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020 and the [[Times Higher Education]] World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 801-1000 in 2020 rankings.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>		NIT Silchar was ranked 46th among all engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020 and the [[Times Higher Education]] World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 801-1000 in 2020 rankings.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020">{{cite web \|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html\|title=National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)\|publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref>

	===Admissions===		===Admissions===
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	===Awards===		===Awards===
	* The [[ABP News]] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/</ref>		* The [[ABP News]] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/ {{Dead link\|date=March 2022}}</ref>
	* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by [[ASSOCHAM]] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-25\|title=World University Rankings\|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking\|access-date=2020-10-20\|website=Times Higher Education (THE)\|language=en}}</ref>		* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by [[ASSOCHAM]] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-25\|title=World University Rankings\|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking\|access-date=2020-10-20\|website=Times Higher Education (THE)\|language=en}}</ref>

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	===Awards===		===Awards===
	* The [[ABP News]] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/</ref>		* The [[ABP News]] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/</ref>
	* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by [[ASSOCHAM]] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-25\|title=World University Rankings\|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking\|access-date=2020-10-20\|website=Times Higher Education (THE)\|language=en}}</ref>		* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by [[ASSOCHAM]] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms \|title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2014-08-03 \|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-25\|title=World University Rankings\|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking\|access-date=2020-10-20\|website=Times Higher Education (THE)\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Research==		==Research==

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{{Infobox university
| name = National Institute of Technology Silchar
| image_name = NIT_Silchar_logo.png
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1967}}
| motto =
| mottoeng = May our education be brilliant and radiant
| type = [[Public University|Public]] [[engineering school]]
| parent =
| chairperson = Prof. [[Sivaji Bandyopadhyay]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/acts/First_Statutes_NIT_Act_2007.pdf |title=First Statutes under NIT Act-2007 (Statute No. 17(15)) |publisher=NITS|access-date=2009-05-11}}</ref>
| director = Prof. [[Sivaji Bandyopadhyay]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/director.php |title=The Director|publisher=NITS|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref>
| city = [[Silchar]]
| state = [[Assam]]
| country = [[India]]
| undergrad =
| campus = 625 acres<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html/|title=About NIT Silchar|publisher=NITS|access-date=2013-01-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222652/http://www.nits.ac.in/aboutus/aboutus_new.html|archive-date=23 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| postgrad =
| faculty =
| free_label =
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| website = {{URL|http://www.nits.ac.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''National Institute Of Technology Silchar''' ('''NIT Silchar''' or '''NITS''') is one of the 31 [[National Institutes of Technology|NITs]] of [[India]] and was established in 1967 as a [[Regional Engineering College]] in [[Silchar]]. In 2002, it was upgraded to the status of National Institute of Technology and was declared as [[Institute of National Importance]] under the [[National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007]].

==History==
The Regional Engineering College at Silchar ([[Assam]]) was founded in 1967 as a joint venture between the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Assam|State Government of Assam]] to cater to the country's need for manpower in technology. RECs were jointly operated by the central government and the [[Assam]] state government.

The college was conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters{{when|date=December 2013}}. In 2002, the institution was granted [[Deemed University]] status and was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. In 2007, through the [[NIT Bill]], the Indian government declared the National Institutes of Technology as [[Institutes of National Importance]].<ref name="about"/>

==Campus==
The institute is located at 24.75°N, 92.79°E by the Silchar-Hailakandi road, twelve kilometers from the city of [[Silchar]] in the state of [[Assam]].

[[File:NIT Silchar Guest House.jpg|thumb|[[NIT Silchar]], [[Assam]]|295x295px]]

==Organisation and administration ==
===Governance===
[[File:NIT Silchar, Hawk's eye view.jpg|thumb|[[NIT Silchar]], [[Assam]]|left]]
Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the [[President of India]] is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the board of governors and the Senate. The board is headed by the [[chairperson]], who is appointed by the visitor. The director, who is appointed by the Visitor, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The board of governors has nominees of the Central Government, the State Government, the [[NIT Council]] and the Institute Senate.<ref name="admin">{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html|title=Administration in NIT Silchar|publisher=NITS|access-date=2013-01-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123222357/http://www.nits.ac.in/administration/admin.html|archive-date=23 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="admin_org">{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf|title=Organization Structure of NIT Silchar|publisher=NITS|access-date=2013-01-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132815/http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Orgn_Structre.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
NIT Silchar is the Mentor Institute of [[National Institute of Technology Nagaland|NIT Nagaland]].<ref>https://nitnagaland.ac.in/templates/g5_helium/PDF/OTHERS/NIT_Nagaland-Annual_Report_Audit%20Report_2011-12.pdf</ref>

===Departments===
====Engineering departments====
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering

====Non-engineering departments====
* Chemistry
* Humanities and Social Sciences
* Management Studies
* Mathematics
* History
* Physics<ref name="departments">{{cite web|url=http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html|title=List of Departments in NIT Silchar|publisher=NITS|access-date=2013-12-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230000926/http://www.nits.ac.in/department/department.html|archive-date=30 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Academics==
NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments. The annual intake for the B.Tech. program is more than 632 {{as of| 2015|alt = (632 as of 2015)}}. The institute also offers different post graduation programs in Engineering, Science and Management. The institute also has a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] school up to Class XII.<ref name="kv">{{cite web|url=http://kvnitsilchar.org/|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya in NIT Silchar|publisher=KV_NITS|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> Now, the Kendriya Vidyalaya has got its own campus inside the institute. The institute has its own kids school near to computer science building.

===Undergraduate programs===
The institute awards [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]] degrees in all six disciplines under the engineering departments.<ref name="academics" /> Admission to these programs is through the [[JEE-Main]]. NITS follows the [[Reservation in India|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)]], and 7.5% for [[Scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes (STs)]].

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).<ref>[http://www.dasanit.org DASA Homepage]</ref>

In the four-year program of B.Tech, the first year instruction is common across all disciplines, in which students are taught the basic courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Professional communication, Basics of Computer Programming, Basic Engineering Drawing, and Basic Mechanical Workshop.

===Postgraduate programs===
The institute offers [[M.Tech.]] and [[M.Sc.]] degrees in various disciplines.<ref name="academics">[http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/academics.html NITS Academics]</ref> The institute also offers [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degree in Human Resource, Marketing and Finance.

[[File:NIT Silchar Faculty Quarter.jpg|thumb|Faculty Quarters at [[NIT Silchar]], [[Assam]]|299x299px]]

===Rankings and Reputation===
{{Infobox India university ranking

| NIRF_E_2020 = 46

| NIRF_O_2020 = 94
|THE_W_2020 = 801-1000
}}
NIT Silchar was ranked 46th among all engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020 and the [[Times Higher Education]] World University Ranking ranked National Institute of Technology Silchar 801-1000 in 2020 rankings.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

===Admissions===
Students are admitted for the undergraduate courses through the [[JEE-Main]] conducted by National Testing Agency [NTA], . Admission to the [[M.Tech]] and [[PhD]] courses are primarily based on scores in the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] exam, conducted by the IITs. Faculty from other institutes work as research scholars under Quality Improvement Program (QIP).<ref>[http://www.qip.cce.iisc.ernet.in Quality Improvement Program (QIP)]</ref> 

===Awards===
* The [[ABP News]] National Education Awards has decided to honour NIT Silchar, with the Outstanding Engineering Institute, East India.<ref>http://www.ptbn.org/nit-silchar-bags-prestigious-award/</ref>
* NIT Silchar has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by [[ASSOCHAM]] in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/NIT-Silchar-bags-excellence-award-by-ASSOCHAM/articleshow/39535602.cms |title=NIT-Silchar bags excellence award by ASSOCHAM - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-08-03 |access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=World University Rankings|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}</ref>

==Research==
The institute has received funding in a number of international and domestic research projects with academia and industry in the past few years. Faculty from the institute have received 4 international projects in 2019 under the SPARC program of MHRD <ref>[https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in/apProposal_list.php SPARC Proposals]</ref> with University of Saarland, Germany, Dalhousie University, Canada, Queen's University, Canada and Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. The institute has also received projects with universities in France <ref>[http://www.cefipra.org/Document/Results_cnrs_15_03_2019.pdf CEFIPRA Project]</ref> and Finland.<ref>[http://www.nits.ac.in/achievements/achievements.php Project] in 2019</ref> There are ongoing research projects with SERB, DST, DIT, MNRE, CSIR, BRNS, BARC, UGC, AICTE, MeitY, CPRI, under Govt. of India.<ref>[http://www.nits.ac.in/annual_reports/annual_rept_files/Annual_Report_2016_17.pdf Annual Report Projects]</ref>

==Student life==
===Technical and Cultural fests===

The annual technical and management festival of NIT Silchar, Tecnoesis,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tecnoesis Website|url=http://www.tecnoesis.in/}}</ref> is held every year in the month of October. It comprises various events like competitions, exhibits, coding rounds, hackathons, robotic events and talks from guest speakers from all over India.

The annual cultural fest of ''Incandescence'', is held every year in the month of February. Various artists, singers, celebs are invited from all over the country. It also comprises the Gliterati, the annual fashion show of NITS and ThunderMarch, a [[Heavy metal music|metal]] concert.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymkhana Activities |url=http://www.nits.ac.in/campuslife/festivals.php |website=National Institute of Technology, Silchar |access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Papon in NIT Silchar.jpg|thumb|[[Papon (singer)]] in 2014 Fest|alt=|right|180x180px]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.nits.ac.in/}}
* [http://www.rexnitsaa.org/ Rexian-NIT Silchar Alumni Association]

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