NIT Agartala

National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Former name	Tripura Engineering College(TEC)
Motto	ज्ञानम् परमबलम्॥
Type	Public engineering school
Established	1965; upgraded to National Institute of Technology in 2006
Affiliation	Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India
Director	Dr. Gopal Mugeraya
Academic staff	90
Administrative staff	50
Students	3300
Undergraduates	3000
Postgraduates	300
Location	Agartala, Tripura, India
Campus	365.6 acres (1.480 km2)
Acronym	NITA
Website	www.nita.ac.in

The National Institute of Technology, Agartala, shortened to NIT Agartala or NITA, (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, अगरतला) (Bengali: রাষ্ট্রীয় প্রযুক্তি প্রতিষ্ঠান, আগরতলা) is a technology-oriented institute of higher education established by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India in Agartala, India. It was founded as Tripura Engineering College in 1965 and declared a National Institute of Technology (NIT) in 2006. It is a technical institute in India along with all other NITs and IITs. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance, by an act of the Parliament of India. It is a leading reputed technical institute of the country along with the IITs and NITs. It is the best technical institute of the North Eastern region of India after IIT Guwahati as ranked by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

The Institute was established in 1965 as Tripura Engineering College, with the three traditional branches of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. It was initially affiliated with Calcutta University and had the same curriculum structure and examination system as Bengal Engineering College (currently IIEST Shibpur).