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National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (or NIT Kurukshetra), is a public engineering institute located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI). It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India.[1] It runs undergraduate and postgraduate in programme Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.
Contents
- History
- Director
- Undergraduate Bachelor of Technology
- Postgraduate
- Ph D
- Academics
- Academic reputation and rankings
- Campus
- Student life
- Festivals
- Notable alumni
- References
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, is a premier Technical Institute of the region. The institute started working as Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra in 1963. Like other Regional Engineering Colleges of India this institution too, had been a joint enterprise of the State and Central Governments. This Institute was conferred upon status of Deemed University on June 26, 2002. Since then it has been renamed as National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. The institute is located in the city of Kurukshetra, 168 km north of New Delhi on National Highway 1.
History
The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, sought to develop India as a leader in science and technology. Between 1959 and 1965, with this vision, the Government founded 14 educational institutions in different regions of India. The system of competitive entry (based on merit) gave access to higher education in these institutions. Such an institution was established in 1963 in Kurukshetra as a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Haryana as the Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra (REC Kurukshetra). In 2002, all the Regional Engineering Colleges were unified by a common entrance exam. Therefore, REC Kurukshetra was renamed to National Institute of Technology under the NIT Act and was given a Deemed University status.
In 2007, the Institute was conferred the premium status of Institute of National Importance.
Director
Dr. Satish Kumar, a distinguished scientist, is the present Director of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra. Prior to this, he served as the Director General of Missiles and Strategic Systems at the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Delhi.
Dr. Satish Kumar is a distinguished aerospace Scientist of national repute with outstanding contribution to the missiles and strategic systems. He has unique distinction of leading important strategic establishments over a decade and laying the foundation for futuristic technological growth in critical areas. A graduate in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, he obtained Masters degree in Aerospace from IIT, Kanpur and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from REC, Warangal. He played a key role in the development of first ever indigenously developed Liquid propellant (LP) rocket engine for Prithvi (missile). He was instrumental in the production of highly complex LP engines at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and private industry. His contribution in development of Cold and Hot gas Reaction Control systems led to better control of missile systems at higher altitudes, thus increasing the accuracy of the missiles. He played a vital role in the development of Propellant transfer systems and Storage facilities at various forward Army locations. His dynamic leadership played a key role in providing training to Army personnel and support Induction process for Prithvi (missile) into the Armed Forces arsenal.
He has done pioneering work in the field of Supersonic Combustion in India and its related test facility at DRDL, Hyderabad in collaboration with premier institutes. This has culminated in a major hypersonic technology development program today. As, Director Missiles and Head, Programme Office at DRDO HQ, he played a vital role in the finalisation of Mission Mode projects like MRSAM and LRSAM missiles with Israel.
Dr. Satish Kumar served as an Outstanding Scientist and Director of Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) Chandigarh, which is a DRDO laboratory that deals with development of conventional and non-conventional weapon systems. He transformed TBRL into a vibrant and proactive laboratory through his technology drive and initiatives. Considering the future requirements of strategic systems, he took initiatives for development and realisation of critical technological facilities which were denied to India by technologically superior nations. Within TBRL, he initiated a series of new projects, which upon fruition with fulfil the needs of India’s Strategic programme in the years to come. He was at the helm of the Strategic program science 2011 steering the critical activities of programme of national importance and was promoted to Distinguished Scientist in December 2013 for his significant contributions.
In line with the focus of the Government on indigenous development of Defence technologies, he was appointed Chief Controller (Technology Management) at DRDO HQ to lead technology programmes in collaboration with premier academic and research institutions. He was instrumental in facilitating the formation of incubation centres which have been established in certain academic institutes in India. These centres will initiate research on critical technologies for defence applications. In 2015, he was promoted to Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems), at DRDO HQ to lead DRDO’s key programmes in the areas of missiles and strategic systems.
He has been honoured with many awards for his outstanding contributions which include the Technology Award by Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister’s Special Award for Development of Strategic Weapons and Performance Excellence award by DRDO. In 2016, he was conferred prestigious ‘Padma Shri’ award in recognition of his multi-faceted experience of more than three decades in design and development of tactical and strategic missiles involving development of path breaking technologies, denied under MTCR. He played significant role in the development of missiles and strategic systems in India. Starting his career with India’s prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) as a Liquid Propulsion specialist, he continued his research in the area of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles, Propulsion Systems for the Agni and Prithvi missiles and the strategic warhead systems.
He has more than 40 research papers to his credit and two patents obtained in US, China, Russia, Germany and India. These achievements go a long way in demonstrating his technical excellence. He continues to promote development of technologies in the industry through dissemination of knowledge and exchange of information through technical societies. He is a fellow of Aeronautical Society of India, High Energy Materials Society of India, Shock Wave Society of India, International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability. He is Life member of Astronautical Society of India and Combustion Institute of India and has been leading the initiatives for encouragement of research in these disciplines.
Undergraduate (Bachelor of Technology)
Until 2012, admissions were made on the basis of merit in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination. This exam consisted of a section each on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Every year, more than 1,000,000 students appeared for this exam and the acceptance rate was close to 3%.
Starting in 2013, admissions are now made on the basis of the merit list of Joint Entrance Examination. This is a common examination for all the premier universities in India. Under this, the candidates are ranked based on 60% of the marks scored in the test, and 40% of the marks in the grade XII board examinations.
For foreign students, admissions are done through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.
Postgraduate
NIT Kurukshetra offers the following degrees under the postgraduate course:
For M.Tech. admission, seats are first filled up by admitting GATE qualified candidates and then by industry sponsored candidates. Remaining vacant seats are offered to Non-GATE candidates with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC candidates) in their qualifying examination. While GATE candidates are eligible for a scholarship of Rs.12400/- per month. Non-GATE candidates are not given any scholarship.
Ph. D.
Applications on prescribed proforma are invited for admission to Ph.D (full–time/part–time) programmes.
Academics
NIT Kurukshetra awards undergraduate B.Tech in various engineering fields in a four-year programme. It offers postgraduate (PG) M.Tech degrees in similar engineering fields as well as Physics. The M.Tech degree is awarded after four semesters (two years) or two semesters for relevant PG diploma holders. Ph.D. research programmes are offered in engineering, sciences, humanities and social sciences as well as computer applications. As of 2006 it also offers an MBA degree.
Apart from the above disciplines, the university has the following schools of excellence:
Academic reputation and rankings
NIT Kurukshetra has been ranked as the 32nd best Engineering College of India in the Edu-Rank Rankings of 2015.According to the latest rankings released by National Institutional Framework Ranking, NIT Kurukshetra ranks at 48th position throughout India and 10th among the NIT's. The survey was done jointly by Edu, an Indian company and Rand Corporation, a non-profit American thinktank.
Campus
Among the facilities available within the campus are:
Student life
In addition to academic activities, the NIT students take part in many technical, cultural and managerial events throughout the year. For technical activities there are five societies associated with each branch named MICROBUS, TECHNOBYTE, ELECTRORECK, MECHSOC, and INFRASTRUCTURE, which organise events for electronics, computers, electrical, mechanical and civil branches respectively. These societies, along with a 6th named Mexperts, for PG students, organise the technical fests Techspardha and Altius each year in the college.
In addition to this there are four more technical groups are
- Industrial Cell
- Embedded System and Robotics Club (EMR)
- Aeromodeling Club
- SAE-NITK (Society of Automotive Engineers)
These are committed to organise various technical events and provide opportunity of interactions to enhance the technical knowledge of students in the fields of industry, robotics, aero-modelling and automobile.
For cultural activities there are following clubs in the college:
- Hindi Literary and Debating Club
- Photography Club
- Fine Arts and Modelling
- English Literary and Debating Club
- SAC
- Spic Macay
- AVA (Audio Visual Aid)
- MAD (Music and Dramatics)
These clubs organise a cultural fest named Confluence every year.
Festivals
These are the major festivals that take place at NIT Kurukshetra every year.
Notable alumni
NIT Kurukshetra is proud of its large alumni network across the globe with chapters in the United States and in Europe.