S V National Institute of Technology, Surat
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 |
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 MHRD Ranking of Indian Universities 2016, it is ranked as the 2nd best NIT and in the top 15 engineering and science institutes 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.
SVNIT is a premier institute that was established to train scientists and engineers to cater to the country's growing need for R&D and technological manpower. It shares its organizational structure and undergraduate admission process with sister NITs. The students and alumni of NIT Surat are informally referred to as SVNITians. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Doctoral courses in Engineering and Technology, Science, Humanities and Management.
The institute organizes annual cultural and technical festivals: MindBend (technical festival), Sparsh (social and techno-cultural festival) and Autumnfest (automotive festival) as well as IGNIS (all India inter engineering college sports festival) that attract participants from all over the country and abroad.
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