राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, कुरुक्षेत्र | |
Former names
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Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra |
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Motto | श्रमो अनवरत चेस्ट चा (Shramo Anavarat Chesta Cha) (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English
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Hard Work and Consistent Efforts |
Type | Public Institution |
Established | 1963 |
Director | Dr. Satish Kumar |
Location | Kurukshetra, Haryana, India |
Campus | Sub-urban, 300 acres (1.2 km2) |
Website | http://www.nitkkr.ac.in/ |
डॉ. सतीश कुमार |
Coordinates: 29°56′57″N 76°49′02″E / 29.94906°N 76.817254°E
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (or NIT Kurukshetra), is a public engineering institute located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI). It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India. It runs undergraduate and postgraduate in programme Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, is a premier Technical Institute of the region. The institute started working as Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra in 1963. Like other Regional Engineering Colleges of India this institution too, had been a joint enterprise of the State and Central Governments. This Institute was conferred upon status of Deemed University on June 26, 2002. Since then it has been renamed as National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. The institute is located in the city of Kurukshetra, 168 km north of New Delhi on National Highway 1.