National Institute of Technology, Silchar
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| Motto | Sanskrit: तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तू |
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Motto in English
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May our education be brilliant and radiant |
| Type | Deemed UniversityPublic |
| Established | 1967 |
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Parent institution
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National Institutes of Technology |
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Academic staff
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200 |
| Undergraduates | 2000 (approx.) |
| Postgraduates | 400 (approx.) |
| Location | Silchar, Assam, India |
| Campus | 625 acres |
| Acronym | NITS |
| Website | www |
 NIT Silchar
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| University and college rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 65 (Engineering, India), 4 (Engineering, North East India), 17 (NIT) (2016) |
| Business – India | |
National Institute Of Technology Silchar (NIT Silchar) is one of the 31 NITs of India and was established in 1967 as a Regional Engineering College in Assam. In 2002, it was upgraded to the status of National Institute of Technology and was declared as Institute of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.
The institute is located at 24.75°N, 92.79°E by the Silchar-Hailakandi road, twelve kilometers from the city of Silchar in the state of Assam.
The Regional Engineering College at Silchar (Assam)was founded in 1967 as a joint venture between the Government of India and the State Government of Assam to cater to the country's need for manpower in technology. RECs were jointly operated by the central government and the Assam state government.
The college was conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters. In 2002, the institution was granted Deemed University status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and was renamed the National Institute of Technology, Silchar. In 2007, through the NIT Bill, the Indian government declared the National Institutes of Technology as "Institutes of National Importance". Now NIT Silchar is a premier engineering institute in Assam along with IIT Guwahati.
NIT Silchar offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, Science and Humanities with 11 departments. The annual intake for the B.Tech. program is more than 632 (632 as of 2015)[update]. The institute also offers different post graduation programs in Engineering, Science and Management. The Institute also has a Kendriya Vidyalaya school up to Class VIII functioning from a temporary building in Campus. Now, the Kendriya Vidyalaya has got its own campus inside the institute. The Institute has its own kids school near to computer science building.
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