National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Mottoउद्योगः पुरुषस्य लक्षणं || (udyogah purushasya lakshanam) (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Work Maketh A Man
TypePublic technical university
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)[1][2]
AccreditationNBA
Academic affiliations
[5]
Budget₹175.51 crore (US$21 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[6]
ChairmanSadanand Sadashiv Gokhale[7]
DirectorArvind Choubey[8]
Academic staff
270 (2024)[6]
Students4,850 (2024)[6]
Undergraduates3,398 (2024)[6]
Postgraduates767 (2024)[6]
685 (2024)[6]
Location
Durgapur
,
West Bengal
,
India

23°32′54″N 87°17′29″E / 23.54833°N 87.29139°E / 23.54833; 87.29139
CampusIndustrial city
190 acres (77 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Websitenitdgp.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

National Institute of Technology Durgapur (also known as NIT Durgapur or NITDGP), formerly known as Regional Engineering College, Durgapur (also known as REC Durgapur or RECDGP), is a public technical university in the city of Durgapur in West Bengal, India. Founded in 1960,[1][2] it is one of India's oldest technical universities. It is located on a campus of 187 acres (0.75 km²).[9]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference education.gov.in was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "NIT Durgapur". Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Department of Higher Education | Government of India, Ministry of Education". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Institutions View | Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "National Board of Accreditation". Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). NIT Durgapur.
  7. ^ "Chairperson | NIT Durgapur". www.nitdgp.ac.in. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Meet our Director". nitdgp.ac.in. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Technical Education Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development". mhrd.gov.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.