Other names | NITW |
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Former name | Regional Engineering College Warangal |
Motto in English | One Who Work, Shall Succeed |
Type | Public |
Established | 1959 |
Endowment | US$37.85 Million[1] |
Director | Bidyadhar Subudhi[2] |
Academic staff | 327[1] |
Students | 5782[1] |
Undergraduates | 3794[1] |
Postgraduates | 1235[1] |
753[1] | |
Location | , , India 17°59′02″N 79°31′52″E / 17.984°N 79.531°E |
Campus | 248 acres, Urban |
Website | nitw |
National Institute of Technology Warangal (NIT Warangal or NITW) is a public technical and research university located in Warangal, India. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The foundation stone for this institute was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 1959, the first in the chain of 31 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country.[3] The institute was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Warangal in 2002.[4]