Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (Delhi Institute of Technology)

नेताजी सुभाष प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (दिल्ली प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान)
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Former names	Delhi Institute of Technology (1983-1997)
Motto	"Aa no bhadraa kratvo yantu vishwat"
Motto in English	"May God bring holy thoughts to my mind from all directions"
Type	Public
Established	1983
Affiliation	University of Delhi
Chairman	Dr B.N Mishra
President	Najeeb Jung
Director	Prof. Yogesh Singh
Academic staff	105
Undergraduates	2800+
Postgraduates	600+
Doctoral students	50+
Location	New Delhi , India
Campus	Urban Dwarka sec-3 (1997-present) 145 acres (59 ha) Kashmere Gate (1983-1998)
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Nickname	NSIT, DIT
Website	www.nsit.ac.in

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) (Hindi: नेताजी सुभाष प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान), formerly Delhi Institute of Technology (DIT) (Hindi: दिल्ली प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान ), is one of the top engineering colleges in India. Established in 1983, it is an autonomous institution of the Government of Delhi. The campus is situated at Azad Hind Fauj Marg, Sector - 3, Dwarka, New Delhi. It is the only engineering college under University of Delhi after the formation of erstwhile DCE to DTU.

History

Delhi Institute of Technology

Towards meeting the growing demand of manpower in the field of technology, the then Delhi Administration, with the approval of Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, established a new Engineering College by the name of Delhi Institute of Technology (DIT) in July, 1983.

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

In the year 1983, the Institute started with the academic program at UG level in the area of Electronics & Communication Engineering with an intake of 45 Students under the Faculty of Technology, University of Delhi. New programs in the areas of Computer Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, and Manufacturing Processes & Automation Engineering were added subsequently. Administrative autonomy was granted to the institute in 1986. The Institute was registered as a Society in the name of "Delhi Institute of Technology" (DIT) on 12 June 1987 under the Societies Registration Act No. XXI of 1860 (Registration No. S-17742 of 1987). The Institute initiated Ph.D. programs in 1989 and also formulated a number of PG programs, four of which were approved by the AICTE in the year 1994. The Institute has been and is affiliated to University of Delhi for all its UG, PG and Ph.D. programs.

The Institute was formally inaugurated in its own new campus in Dwarka, New Delhi, 23 January 1997 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee , former Prime Minister of India. The Institute was renamed as "Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology" (NSIT) in the year 1997 vide a Gazette notification.

Campus

NSIT has a beautifully landscaped and fully residential campus, sprawling 145 acres of land. A wide range of facilities including faculty & staff residences, hostels, cooperative mess, sports complex, banks, post office, shopping complex is available. A prominent feature of NSIT’s campus is the vast expanse of flora & fauna that envelopes its entirety. The lush green campus welcomes a diverse community of students, faculty, staff & visitors in its midst. The campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area chiefly comprises the main building and various departmental annexes.

Cultural and Non-Academic Activities

The annual cultural festival Moksha, usually held in the month of March is an event hosted by the students and the largest of its kind in Delhi region. The most attractive feature of this 3-day event are the influential personalities who have graced the festival like Manish Sisodia, Dr. Kumar Vishwas,. Moksha is well known for holding the best cultural competitions, games and musical concerts to draw out the best talent in the Delhi region.

Cultural activities like dramatics, Speaking, Literary Arts, Music and Fine Arts also mark an important feature in the life of a student of NSIT. Speaking and Literary Arts have always been very popular in the student community with students actively participating in quizzing, writing and debating activities. NSIT is well known name in the quizzing fraternity of the country and performed very well on National level..

Mode of admission

Until 2009, NSIT admitted students through the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) along with Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University ). Later, both colleges admitted students via the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE). Since the renaming of the same in 2013, students are now admitted through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-MAINS).The college year after year sees better quality of students with a cut off bars raising every year continuing to add to legacy of college.The medium of instruction for all the courses at the university is English.

Ranking

India Today Rank 2015: 9th

Dataquest IDC Survey 2015: 6th

Outlook india Rank 2015 :12th

Notable Alumni

• Rajat Bansal,1998 Batch of Delhi Institute of Technology(DIT) now NSIT is a CTO(Chief Technical Officer) of the famous App Hike.

• Naveen Kasturia  –

Film actor & Assistant Director.

• Ira Singhal  –

1 Rank position Holder of UPSC,Civil Service exam of India, which held in 2014. She is currently in Customs & Excise Department in Indian Revenue Service.

• Nidhi Gupta  –

3 Rank position holder of UPSC Civil Service Exam of India, After Ira Singhal which held in 2014.

• Rahul Chawla an NSIT-MPAE student of batch 2014 pursuing his MS from MIT.

• Denesh Gupta  – , DIT Alum & Entrepreneur featured on ET NOW.

• Navneet Dalal CEO of Flutter App.

Programmes

The college offers the following courses:

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

• Computer engineering
• Electronics And Communication Engineering
• Information Technology
• Instrumentation and control Engineering
• Manufacturing Process And Automation Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Bio Technology

Postgraduate

Master of Technology (M.Tech)

• Electronics & Communication Engineering ( Signal Processing)
• Computer Engineering ( Information Systems)
• Instrumentation & Control Engineering ( Process Control)

Doctorate

Doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) The Institute offers Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree programmes in following fields:

• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• Manufacturing Process and Automation Engineering
• Information Technology
• Bio-Technology
• Management
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry

External links

• Official website of institute