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	*[[2016 NIT Srinagar Student Protests]]		*[[2016 NIT Srinagar Student Protests]]
	* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]		* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]

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{{Infobox university
| name = National Institute of Technology Srinagar
| former_name = Regional Engineering College Srinagar
| image = National_Institute_of_Technology,_Srinagar_Logo.png
| image_size =
| image_alt = National Institute of Technology Srinagar - Logo
| caption =
| motto = Lead me from Darkness to Light
| motto_lang = English
| mottoeng = Lead me from Darkness to Light
| established = 1960
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
| chairman = Rakesh Sehgal(Ex-officio)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nitsri.ac.in/Department/TEQIP-III/Minutes_of_104th_Special_BOG_meeting.pdf|access-date=29 September 2020|title=National Institute of Technology Srinagar|publisher=National Institute of Technology Srinagar}}</ref>
| director = Rakesh Sehgal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nitsri.ac.in/UserPanel/DisplayPage.aspx?page=caaiq&ItemID=cacak|access-date=27 February 2020|title=National Institute of Technology, Srinagar|publisher=National Institute of Technology, Srinagar}}</ref>
| academic_staff = 150+
| students = 3845
| undergrad = 3045
| postgrad = 416
| doctoral = 384
| city = [[Srinagar]]
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| province = Kashmir
| postalcode = 190006
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Urban
| free1 = 100 acre campus
| website = {{URL|http://nitsri.ac.in}}
| logo =
| coor = {{Coord|34|7|30|N|74|50|23|E|display=inline, title|type:gedu}}
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'''National Institute of Technology Srinagar''' ('''NIT Srinagar''' or '''NITSRI''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[technical university]] located in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It is one of the 31 [[National Institutes of Technology]] (NITs) and as such is directly under the control of the [[Ministry of Education]] (MoE). It was established in 1960 as one of several [[Regional Engineering College]]s established as part of the [[Five-Year plans of India|Second Five Year Plan]] (1956–61) by the [[Government of India]]. It is governed by the [[National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007]] which has declared it as [[Institute of National Importance]].

NIT Srinagar admits its undergraduate students through [[Joint Entrance Examination#JEE Mains|Joint Entrance Examination (Mains)]], previously [[AIEEE]]. It has 12 academic departments covering [[Engineering]], [[Applied Sciences]], [[Humanities]] and [[Social Sciences]] programs. Also, the medium of instruction is English.

==History==

NIT Srinagar was established in 1960 as the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar. It was one of the first eight [[Regional Engineering Colleges]] established by Government of India during the first [[Five-Year Plans of India|Five Year Plan]].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} The institute shifted to its present campus in 1965. The Regional Engineering College, Srinagar was upgraded to become the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar in July, 2003.<ref name=upgrade>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/08/17/stories/2003081700521100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031019152104/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/08/17/stories/2003081700521100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2003|title=Title unknown | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]| date=17 August 2003}}</ref> In the same year, the institution was granted [[Deemed University]] status with the approval of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]], [[All India Council of Technical Education]] and the Government of India. On 15 August 2007 it became an [[Institute of National Importance]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/institutions-national-importance|title=University And Higher Education - Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref> under the [[NIT Bill]] passed by the parliament of India.<ref name="billpass">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051503211300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517100451/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051503211300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2007|title=Three Bills passed in 15 minutes|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/bills-ls-rs/2006/XLIII_2006.pdf |title=National Institute of Technology Act 2006 |access-date=1 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327025703/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/bills-ls-rs/2006/XLIII_2006.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Location==

The institute is located on the western bank of [[Dal Lake]] near the [[Hazratbal Shrine]] in the north eastern region of the [[Srinagar]] city.<ref name=nitlocation>{{cite web |url=http://www.nitsri.net/about.html|title=NIT Srinagar}}</ref><ref name=kashmirnet>{{cite web |url=http://www.kashmir.net/REC_Alumni/|title=REC (NIT)Srinagar Alumni}}</ref>
The institute is located 23 km from the [[Srinagar International Airport]] and 13 km from [[Srinagar railway station]].

==Admissions==
The admissions to undergraduate through [[Joint Entrance Examination (Main)]] (JEE-Main)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-06/news/38327019_1_jee-advanced-entrance-exam-the-jee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409103937/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-06/news/38327019_1_jee-advanced-entrance-exam-the-jee|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=14 lakh examinees get ready to take JEE mains}}</ref> or Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) (through [[SAT]]), for non-resident Indians.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Admission to postgraduate courses is done based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE) scores, through '''Centralized Counselling for M.Tech (CCMT)''' for M.Tech courses<ref>http://ccmt.nic.in/webinfo/Public/Home.aspx</ref> and though [[Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.]] for M.Sc. courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nitsri.ac.in/uploaded_files/JAM2020.pdf}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university includes eight engineering departments, for [[Chemical Engineering]], [[Civil Engineering]], [[Computer Science and Engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering]], [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], [[Metallurgical Engineering|Metallurgical]] and [[Materials Engineering]], and [[Information Technology]], as well as four [[Physical Sciences]] departments for [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Humanities]] and [[Mathematics]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Home Page|url=http://nitsri.ac.in/|access-date=18 August 2017}} click on "Departments".</ref>

==Campus and student life==

{{more citations needed section|date=September 2017}}
NIT campus is located on the bank of [[Dal Lake]]. [[Hazratbal Shrine]] is at a walkable distance from the institute. The campus consists of academic buildings, student hostels with 100% residential facilities for faculty, staff, and students. The Health Centre provides medical care to students, teachers, staff, and family members.

The Central Library is automated and provides services seven days a week, catering to more than 3500 users belonging to 12 departments and centers. The library houses 75,000 books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Library section|url=http://14.139.61.131/Finalss/liberary.php }}</ref>

There are a campus-wide fibre optic and Wi-Fi network, which covers all the departments, teachers' quarters, and students' hostels. There are a central computer lab and computer labs in each Departments. Institute is also part of high speed [[National Knowledge Network]].

The Institute provides separate hostels for the male and female students with separate mess facilities. There are also guesthouses available to meet additional temporary housing needs.

; Halls of residence:
* Indus Boys Hostel (for 2nd year B.Tech students)(Before 2019, it was used for Ist Year B.Tech Students ) .
* Chenab Boys Hostel (for 3rd year B.Tech students)(from 2019 , it is used for Ist year B.Tech Students)
* Tawi Boys Hostel (for Mtech and Ph.D. students)
* Mansar and Manasbal hostel( For Ist Year B.Tech Students)
* Jehlum Boys Hostel (for 4th year B.Tech students)
* 8-Block Dal Boys' Hostel (For 4th and 3rd-year B.Tech Students)
[[File:Dal1.jpg|thumb|Dal Hostel]]
* Jhelum Extension Boys' Hostel (Under renovation)
* Girls' Hostel (Combined for B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. girl students) (All Years)

For the first three years of Btech, each hostel room is shared by 4 students each while in the 4th year each student is allotted a single room in the Jhelum hostel. The rooms in the Jhelum hostel are allotted on the basis of CGPA(up to the 5th semester). The students who are not able to get a single room in the Jhelum hostel are allotted Dal hostels where the students reside in the ratio of 2 students per room. The M-tech students and Ph.D. scholars are allotted the Tawi hostel during their stay on the campus. In the Tawi hostel, each room is shared by three students.

There is a Common Hall, adjacent to the hostels, which provides facilities for indoor games like table-tennis and carom, along with a gymnasium. The Institute has a Maintenance Engineering Centre set up under the Indo-Italian collaboration. The center caters to the maintenance engineering needs of the Institute and the region as a whole in respect of research, consultancy, and academics.

===Technical festival===
Techvaganza is the National Level Technical Festival (Tech-Fest) of NIT Srinagar. It usually occurs in the month of April every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techvaganza.org/event/view/31}}</ref>
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Techvaganza is a national level technical festival held annually at National institute of technology Srinagar in Srinagar. It is the first Techno-Management festival in region. With the initiation of Techvaganza in 2009, it has emerged as one of the biggest technical carnival among all. The main aim is to uplift the technical level of the region and provide a platform for technical tender buds to innovate, fabricate and gain experience in the field of technology and management

==Notable alumni==
*[[Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)|Sonam Wangchuk]], an Engineer, Innovator and Education Reformist.<ref>[https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/innovators-change-world-oceans-eye-care-rolex-laureates/ National Geographic features Sonam Wangchuk]</ref>
* [[Subhash Kak]], Computer Scientist, [[Regents’ Professor|Regents Professor]] and an Ex Head of Computer Science Department at [[Oklahoma State University, Stillwater]]{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
* [[Vijay Vaishnavi]], Computer Information Systems Researcher and Scholar<ref>[http://new.nitsri.ac.in/Alumni/AlumniSearch.aspx Vaishnavi in searchable alumni database, NIT Srinagar]</ref>
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan (politician)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], Member of the [[13th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=192&lastls=13|website=Lok Sabha website|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[Davoud Danesh-Jafari]], Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs of [[Iran]].
*[[Narinder Kumar Gupta]], Academician and Padma Shri Awardee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gupta N.K.|url=http://am.iitd.ac.in/nkgupta.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=am.iitd.ac.in}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Education|Engineering|India}}
*[[2016 NIT Srinagar Student Protests]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]
* [[Indian Institute of Science]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Management]]
* [[University of Kashmir]]
* [[ Srinagar]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.nitsri.net}}

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