Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Logo of the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Former name	Regional Engineering College Jalandhar
Motto	Saraswati Namastubhyam
Motto in English	Hail Sarasvati
Type	Institute of National Importance
Established	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Endowment	Ministry of Education, Government of India
Chairperson	Subhash Chandra Ralhan
Director	Binod Kumar Kanaujia
Location	Jalandhar , Punjab , India 31°23′45″N 75°32′09″E / 31.39587°N 75.53584°E / 31.39587; 75.53584
Campus	Urban,154 acres (0.62 km2)
Colours	Blue   White
Nickname	NITians
Affiliations	Ministry of Education
Website	www.nitj.ac.in
Institute of National Importance

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NIT Jalandhar or NITJ), formerly Regional Engineering College Jalandhar, is a public engineering university located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India established on 1987. It has been declared as an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India. It is a member of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) system, a group of premier Indian technical institutes governed by the Council of NITSER on 2002. It was founded as a joint venture between the state and the central government, originally under the name Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (RECJ). RECJ (now NITJ) was established in 1989 by the joint venture of Govt of India and Govt of Punjab on the Land of Village Bidhipur and Village Suranussi of District Jalandhar (Punjab) on the Grand Trunk Road bye-pass.