Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat

National Institute of Technology Surat

NIT Surat (SVNIT)
Motto	Vigyanam Saarthi nah syatt)
Motto in English	Charioteer of Science
Type	Public
Established	1961
Chairman	Jaya Panvalkar
Director	Shailesh R. Gandhi
Academic staff	210
Undergraduates	2500
Postgraduates	850
Location	Surat, Gujarat, India
Campus	Urban, 251 acres (1.0 km2)
Affiliations	Indian Institutes of National Importance
Website	www.svnit.ac.in

The National Institute of Technology, Surat (NIT Surat), formally known as Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology 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. 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 (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 established fourteen Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) between 1959 and 1965, now known as NITs with campuses at Surat, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Kurukshetra, Jamshedpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Rourkela, Srinagar, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli, and Warangal.