National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

தேசிய தொழில்நுட்பக் கழகம், திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान तिरुचिरापल्ली
Former names	Regional Engineering College Tiruchirapalli (1964-2003)
Motto	Tamil: வாய்மையே வெல்லும் Hindi: सत्यमेव जयते
Motto in English	Truth Alone Triumphs
Type	Public
Established	1965
Chairman	Kumud Srinivasan
Dean	Dr. S. Arul Daniel (Academics), Dr.A.Venkataswamy Reddy (Students Welfare), Dr. D. Sastikumar (Institute Development)
Academic staff	246
Students	5692
Undergraduates	3532
Postgraduates	2160
Location	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	800 acres (3.2 km2)
Language	English
Affiliations	University Grants Commission (India) Ministry of Human Resource Development All India Council for Technical Education
Website	www.nitt.edu

The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, commonly referred to as NIT Trichy, is a public research university near the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1964, as the Regional Engineering College Tiruchirapalli under the affiliation of University of Madras, the institute became independent in 2003 and has acquired the deemed university status. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. The institute is located in a campus of 800 acres. The institute has 16 departments covering engineering, applied sciences, humanities and management programs with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.

National Institutional Ranking Framework, Outlook and India Today recently ranked NIT Trichy among the top 15 best engineering universities nationwide and one of the top three universities in Tamil Nadu. NIT Trichy admits its undergraduate students through Joint Entrance Examination (Main), graduate students through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Common Admission Test and Common Entrance Test for Masters in Computer Applications. The institute organizes annual cultural and technical festivals: Pragyan (technical festival), Festember (cultural festival) that attract participants from all over the country and abroad.