Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
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| Motto | Siddhirbhavati Karmaja |
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Motto in English
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Success is born out of action. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| Director | Dr. Rajeev Tripathi |
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Academic staff
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257 |
| Undergraduates | 2,362 |
| Postgraduates | 817 |
| Location | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban, 222 acres (0.9 km2) |
| Website | mnnit.ac.in |
| University rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 23 |
| Business – India | |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad (MNNIT or NIT Allahabad), formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNREC), is a public higher education institute located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the National Institutes of Technology, and like the rest of them, classified as an Institute of National Importance.The college has the distinction of being first in the country to start an undergraduate programme in Computer Science & Engineering in 1976-77. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the institute is ranked 23 in the 2016 engineering university rankings.
Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College was established in 1961. The foundation stone was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, and the institute was named after his father, lawyer and freedom fighter, Motilal Nehru. The founding principal of the college was Mr. Gopal Kishore Agrawal.
The main building of the college was inaugurated by Prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on 18 April 1965. Effective from 26 June 2002, the college became a Deemed University and renamed as Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology.
From its beginnings the institute offered bachelor's degree Programmes in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The institute was the first in the country to offer an undergraduate program in Computer Science and Engineering which was started in 1976. In 1982-83 undergraduate programs in Electronics Engineering, and Production and Industrial Engineering were started.
Post Graduate programs were introduced in 1970-71 with master's degree courses in all engineering departments. The institute now offers M.Tech. degree programs MCA & M.Sc Mathematics and Scientific Computing course, and registers candidates for Ph. D. degree.The institute has been recognized by the Government of India as a center for the quality improvement program in Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The institute has started a two year/four semesters postgraduate Degree in Management Studies from 1996. The institute has added undergraduate programs in Chemical Engineering and BioTechnology in 2006.
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