SVNIT
SVNIT, Surat
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| Motto |
विज्ञानम सारथि: न: स्यात् (Vigyanam Saarthi nah syatt) |
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Motto in English
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Charioteer of Science |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| Chairman | Jaya Panvalkar |
| Director | Dr. Shailesh R. Gandhi |
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Academic staff
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210 |
| Undergraduates | 2500 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 850 (approx) |
| Location | Surat, Gujarat, India |
| Campus | Urban, 251 acres (1.0 km2) |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 50 |
The Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Hindi: सरदार वल्लभभाई राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान , सूरत) (Gujarati: સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ રાષ્ટ્રીય પ્રૌદ્યોગિકી સંસ્થાન) popularly known as National Institute of Technology, Surat, NIT Surat or SVNIT, is an engineering institute of higher education established by the Parliament of India in 1961. It is one of 30 National Institutes of Technology in India recognized by the Government of India as an Institute of National Importance. According to the NIRF Ranking of Indian Universities 2017, it is ranked 50 in the engineering institutes category in India. It is the Anchor Institute for the Auto and Engineering sector and will be training the workforce. The project is also designated as the "Center of Excellence" in water resources and flood management and is supported by the World Bank.
The institute organizes annual cultural and technical festivals: MindBend (technical festival) and Sparsh (social and techno-cultural festival) that attract participants from all over the country and abroad.
In order to serve the growing demand for trained quality technical manpower, the Government Of India started fourteen RECs between 1959 and 1965 (NITs located at Bhopal, Allahabad, Calicut, Durgapur, Kurukshetra, Jamshedpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Rourkela, Srinagar, Surathkal, Surat, Tiruchirappalli, and Warangal).
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