Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Logo of the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Former name
 Regional Engineering College Jalandhar
Motto in English
 Hail Sarasvati
Type Public
Established 1987
Chairperson Anil Kakodkar
Director Lalit Kumar Awasthi
Location Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Campus Urban
Website www.nitj.ac.in

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NIT Jalandhar or NITJ), formerly Regional Engineering College Jalandhar, is a public engineering institute located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology of India. It was founded as a joint venture between the governments of Punjab and India, originally under the name Punjab Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar (PREC).

History

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology was established in 1987 as a Regional Engineering College and was given the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) by the Government of India on 17 October 2002, under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi. Subsequently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, declared the Institute as Institute of National Importance under the act of Parliament-2007.

Admissions

Main building of NIT-J

The admissions to the B.Tech programs run by the institute are very competitive having acceptance ratio nearly 2-3%. Students were admitted on the basis of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) till 2012 but from 2013 the admission is based on Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) conducted across India.Total seats for B.Tech is 786 for 2011 admissions. Admissions to the MTech programs are by the GATE exam conducted by the IITs and IISc. The postgraduate admission is on the basis of research and interviews by the appropriate screening committees.

Departments

IT Building, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The following departments are present. All departments offer courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and are actively involved in research in their specific fields.[1]

Courses

Placements

The institute is regularly visited by Indian and foreign Multinational corporations for offering jobs to final-year B.Tech and M.Tech students. The ratio of the number of students placed to total number is nearly 1:1, with a number of students receiving multiple job offers. Campus Interviews are arranged for the final year B.Tech/ M.Tech/ M.Sc. students. A large number of reputed Industrial houses in the country visit the Institution and select the final year students as Engineers/ Management Trainees. Some of the Companies invite the students to their Corporate Offices for the interviews.Major companies like Amazon,Infosys,Reliance Petrochemicals Limited,Hero Motor corp.[2]

Housing

The students of National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar are drawn from all parts of the country. There are seven (plus one extension to hostel number 7) boys' hostels, two girls' hostels and a mega girls' hostel. A mega hostel with three blocks was recently constructed. The facilities of reading room, indoor games, etc. are available in each hostel. Internet facility is provided in every hostel. Other facilities like geysers, water purifiers, and Washing Machines are provided in all the hostels. The residential accommodation in hostels comprises cubicles and dormitories which have four-seater, two-seater, and one-seater facility allotted on the basis of the year and course of study the student is pursuing.There are badminton courts, volleyball court, and special reading rooms which provide a good environment in the hostels.[3]

Campus

The Institute campus is wide spread over an area of 154 acres. It has many topographical features, various buildings of different nature with clean and wide roads surrounded by a green belt. The campus area has been broadly divided into different functional zones:

  1. Institution zone for teaching (departments/centers/administration)
  2. Residential zone for the faculty and staff
  3. Students’ hostel zone.

Other amenities on the campus include:[4]

  • Computer Centre
  • Central Library
  • Central Workshop
  • Central Seminar Hall
  • Dispensary
  • Post Office
  • Banks (State Bank of India, Canara Bank)
  • Shopping Complex
  • Guest House
  • Gymnasium Hall
  • Open Air Theatre
  • Sports Complex
  • Students' Activity Centre
  • Canteen
  • Bus Transport
  • Mega Boys Hostel (3 Blocks completed)
  • Modern Lecture Theaters

Under construction buildings:

  • Mega Boys Hostel (3 more Blocks)
  • New M.Sc Department Building
  • Expansion of Workshop
  • Technology Business Incubators(G+7) - Under Startup India Scheme
  • Multi Purpose Stadium with 15000 seating capacity
  • Type V QRTS(G+8) 4+1BHK

Fests on campus

Demonic Resurrection performing at Khamosh (the Rocknite at Utkansh-09)

TechNITi: A techno-management fest that is conducted during the odd semester in mid-September. Participants from all over the country converge for this three-day event, which is usually the highlight of student life on campus. The fest involves events from all the departments, including from robotics, workshops, guest lectures and informals.

Utkansh: A cultural fest that is conducted during the even semester, which aims at drawing out the creative side of the techies on campus. The event is usually a four-day affair that occurs during the end of March. Each day usually has theme-based events; previous themes have included folk, rock, Kavi Sammelan (poets meet), comedy, theater, fusion etc.

Ranking

College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2018)[5] 74

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar was ranked 74 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  6. ↑ http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~aghose/

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