Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Former names	Regional Engineering College Tiruchirapalli (1964-2003)
Motto	Tamil: வாய்மையே வெல்லும் Hindi: सत्यमेव जयते
Motto in English	Truth Alone Triumphs
Type	Public engineering school
Established	1964
Chairman	Kumud Srinivasan
Dean	Dr. C. Nagamani (Academics)
Director	Dr. Mini Shaji Thomas
Academic staff	246
Students	5692
Undergraduates	3532
Postgraduates	2160
Location	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India 10°45′43″N 78°48′58″E / 10.762°N 78.816°E / 10.762; 78.816Coordinates: 10°45′43″N 78°48′58″E / 10.762°N 78.816°E / 10.762; 78.816
Campus	800 acres (3.2 km2)
Language	English
Colours	Blue and Dark Cyan
Affiliations	UGC India MHRD AICTE
Website	www.nitt.edu

The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, commonly referred to as NIT Trichy, is a public engineering institution near the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is recognized 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 and has 16 departments covering engineering, applied sciences, humanities and management programs with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.

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) and Festember (cultural festival) that attract participants from all over the country and abroad.

NIT Trichy has a strong entrepreneurial culture, with many alumni who moved on to found technological and social ventures in India and abroad. The institute has more than 30,000 alumni including CEOs of some companies that are listed in the Fortune India 500 and Forbes Global 2000, Professors, Chancellors and Vice Chancellors of prominent universities in India and abroad and top ranked officers of the Indian Armed Forces.

The institute has academic and research collaborations with universities and research centers in India and abroad including the United States and United Kingdom and is undergoing accelerated growth through the World Bank-funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP).