NIT Srinagar

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय اندھیروں سے روشنی میری راہنمائی
Motto in English	Lead me from Darkness to Light
Type	Public (Institute of National Importance)
Established	1960
Chairman	M.J. Zarabi
Director	Prof. (Dr).A.R Dar (Acting Director)
Visitor	Pranab Mukherjee (President of India)
Academic staff	400
Undergraduates	2200
Postgraduates	300
Doctoral students	125
Location	Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, J&K 34°7′30″N 74°50′23″E / 34.12500°N 74.83972°E / 34.12500; 74.83972Coordinates: 34°7′30″N 74°50′23″E / 34.12500°N 74.83972°E / 34.12500; 74.83972
Campus	Urban, near world heritage site Dal Lake in the heart of Srinagar city
Acronym	NITSRI
Affiliations	National Institutes of Technology
Website	nitsri.ac.in nitsri.net

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (NITSRI) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, श्रीनगर) (Urdu: ٹیکنالوجی سرینگر کے قومی ادارے‎) is a public engineering and research institution, located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India It is governed by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 which has declared it as institutions of national importance, and lays down powers, duties, and framework for governance etc. It is leading engineering and research institute of India, along with other NITs and IITs. It is one of the 31 NITs in India, and as such is directly under the control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It is the 7th in the chain of 17 NITs established as a part of the Second Five Year Plan (1956–61) by the Government of India. Refer History of RECs for more information on the Regional Engineering College established during the 2nd five-year plan (1956–60). NIT SRI admits its undergraduate students through Joint Entrance Examination (Mains), previously AIEEE.

NITSRI 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 Plan. 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. In the same year, the institution was granted Deemed University status with the approval of the 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 under the NIT Bill passed by the parliament of India. NIT Srinagar is an autonomous body that conducts its own academics along with the other NITs and IITs of India.