National Institute of Technology, Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry
Emblem of NIT Puducherry
TypePublic Technical University (Institute of National Importance)
Established2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Academic affiliation
EndowmentMinistry of Human Resource Development (India)
ChairmanYet to be Nominated[1]
VisitorPresident of India
DeanLakshmi Sutha G., Narendran Rajagopalan, Madappa V. R., Sivasubramanian, Sendhil Kumar N., Surendiran B.
DirectorMakarand Madhao Ghangrekar
Location, ,
609609
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10°59′08″N 79°50′43″E / 10.98552°N 79.84525°E / 10.98552; 79.84525
CampusUrban / Coastal Enclave
258 acres (1.04 km2)
LanguageEnglish
AcronymNITPY
NicknameNITians, NITPYians
Websitewww.nitpy.ac.in
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National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT Puducherry or NITPY) is an autonomous public technical and research university located in the city of Karaikal in Union Territory of Puducherry and is a coastal enclave in the basin of river Kaveri within the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Founded and Established in 2010, it is one among the 31 National institutes of Technology of India and is declared as an Institute of National Importance[2] by the Government of India under National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.

Main Arch at the Southern End of the Campus
  1. ^ Chairman. www.nitpy.ac.in.retrieved on 2015-12-26.
  2. ^ "Institutions of National Importance". Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.