The National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand also known as NIT Uttarakhand or NITUK. It is a public engineering institution in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was founded in 2010 being one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology in India and is recognized as an Institute of National Importance. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand is one among the ten newly sanctioned NITs in 2009.The institute is fully funded by Government of India under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It is among one of the best colleges of Uttarakhand. The facilities provided by the management of college are better than any other college. At present, the institute offers full time B. Tech. Program in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering with an intake of 60 students in each branch.
View of NIT UTTARAKHAND Campus
The location and environment of NIT Uttarakhand make it one of the best colleges in Uttarakhand. The institute is located in Srinagar Garhwal. Srinagar is an important Valley Bazar in the hills. It has a number of temples and monuments and places for tourists to stay. Srinagar is at the left bank of Alaknanda River. It has an average elevation of 560 meters (1,837 feet). It is the largest city in the Garhwal Hills. It is reached by national highway NH58 from Rishikesh; Srinagar is about 100 km from Rishikesh which is the last city on the plains of Uttarakhand and from where the mountains start.
Day View of Srinagar
Night View of Srinagar
NIT Uttarakhand is situated in the beautiful valley of Srinagar (Garhwal) in the temporary campus of Government Polytechnic. It has several buildings in which different departments and sections of the Institute are functioning.
Campus Building of NIT Uttarakhand
NIT Uttarakhand has extended the temporary campus by fabricating three new buildings and one play ground in the old ITI campus. New laboratories in various departments have been constructed with advanced facilities. Engineering departments and administrative offices have been shifted to the new campus. The Institute has got wide space for each department with construction spread over more than 13,000 sq. meter of area.
FACILITIES IN THE CAMPUS
MEDICAL FACILITY
Basic medical facility is provided to cater to the health issues of the students and staff members through Dispensary. Medical facility is available in the Institute. The Institute has got tie-up with the hospitals. Nurse is available in the Institute for 24 hours.
TRANSPORTATION
In case of any emergency, Institute provides transport facility to students and staff members 24 hours. At present, two vehicles are hired by Institute to facilitate transportation.
GYMNASIUM
“A Sound Soul Resides in a Sound Body”
The institute has a Gymnasium equipped with necessary facilities to maintain health of students. As a one of the favorite corners, students like to come here and exercise.
POWER BACK-UP
The whole campus is under complete power back-up (4×30 KVA DG sets).
INTERNET FACILITY
The whole campus is equipped with Wi-Fi facility with High-Speed internet connection.
INSTITUTE MESS
“Togetherness is Always a Pleasure”
Institute provides combined mess facility to students. Special care is taken to provide clean and hygienic surrounding in the premises of the mess. Food quality and water purity is checked regularly by concerned authorities from time to time. Regular meetings are conducted with students’ representatives at definite intervals to ensure students’ satisfaction.
CONFERENCE HALL
The Institute has a Conference Hall having capacity of 70 peoples. It is used for conducting
Meetings, seminars, workshops etc.
PERMANENET CAMPUS
The permanent campus of NIT Uttarakhand is being constructed in Sumari, Srinagar (Garhwal), extending over 300 acres of land. Sumari is located at a distance of ~22 Km from Srinagar on approximately 30 minutes travelling time. Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Harish Rawat laid the foundation stone of permanent campus of NIT Uttarakhand on 19 February 2014. Shri Satpal Maharaj, MP Pauri Garhwal, Harak Singh Rawat, Cabinet Minister of the Government of Uttarakhand, Ganesh Godiyal, MLA Srinagar, Garhwal presided over the session.
ADMINISTRATION
The Institute is led by Chairman and Director with the help of 49 Faculty members, 10 Trainee Teachers, 4 Officers, 15 Staff members and 15 Contractual staffs.
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
At present, NIT Uttarakhand offers B. Tech. and Ph.D. programmes. Initially, the institute started B. Tech. programmes in three branches with an intake of 30 students per branch. Currently the Institute is conducting B. Tech. programmes in five branches with an intake of 60 students in each branch. Following are the branches for B. Tech. courses:
Computer Science & Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Electronic & Communication Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
From 2013, Institute has started Ph. D. program in following branches:
Mechanical Engineering
Sciences and Humanities (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Social Science, English)
The academic structure of the Institute has many salient features:
Most modern flexible Academic structure
35 % courses are elective
Freedom to choose elective courses per semester
Freedom to choose sequence of courses
Freedom to complete program in VII semesters and going to industry for one semester internship
ADMISSION
B.Tech. Program:
The admission to B.Tech Degree programmes at NIT Uttarakhand is through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB). Admissions will be on the basis of All India Rank (AIR) prepared by CBSE considering score in JEE (Main) and normalized score of Class 12th or equivalent qualifying exam (60% & 40% weight age, respectively).
Ph.D. Program:
For the admission in the Ph.D. program, candidates are shortlisted for written test on the basis of required qualification. The qualified candidates are called for personal interview. After qualifying, the candidates are provisionally admitted for Ph.D. in the Institute. Their registration for Ph.D. program at the Institute is confirmed only after successful completion of Pre-Registration viva-voce.
FACULTY AND STAFF
The primary focus of the Institute has always been on facilitating quality education. To meet this purpose, many meritorious and spirited faculty members, from different parts of the country, have been recruited in different departments of the Institute from time to time.
The student-faculty ratio is 14:1 approximately.
For ensuring proper growth of the students, teachers guide the students as Faculty Advisors.
Teachers assist students in varied extra-curricular activities including sports, cultural activities, etc.
DEPARTMENTS
At present, the institute is running with six departments:
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronics Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Science and Humanities
All the departments of the Institute are equipped with modern experimental facilities to cater the need of the growing technology. Various activities are organized to enhance the knowledge and experience of the students to make them efficient for their future prospectus. Every department arranges various Workshops, Expert Lectures, Invited Talks, etc. from time to time for the betterment of the students.
The detailed information about each Department follows in the next section.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 2013 with an intake of 60 students. The Department offers a four-year course leading to the Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. Department of Civil Engineering has advanced academic structure with core course and variety of elective courses so that the students’ knowledge is not only enhanced in core discipline but also in the related disciplines
Department has well qualified faculties with wide variety of specialized area. The department has fully functional engineering mechanics, strength of material and fluid mechanics laboratories. The department is also in a process to start most of other laboratories by the end of August 2014 and establish remaining laboratories by the end of December 2014.
LABORATORIES
Engineering Mechanics Lab
Polygon Law of forces
Jib crane apparatus
Law of Moment Apparatus
Friction Law Apparatus
Bell crank Lever Apparatus
Fly Wheel
Strength of Material Lab
Universal Testing Machine
Impact Testing Machine
Brienell Harness Testing Machine
Cantilever and simply supported Beams experimental setup
Fluid Mechanics Lab
Bernaulli’s apparatus
Losses in Pipe
Flow measurement in venturimeter, orifice meter, nozzle and rotameter
Metacentric height setup
V- notch measurement
Reynolds experimental setup
Pelton wheel setup
Francis turbine setup
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is an integral part of National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand. The curriculum is a blend of the conventional and the radical. It is updated regularly to keep up with the growing demands and the changing trends of the software industry and research laboratories. Core courses include Programming Languages, Computer Architecture, System Software, Networking Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. The Department is equipped with latest computers with Intel i7 processor, 1TB Hard disk, 4 GB RAM and 23 inch monitors for comfortable view for students. The Department has made available several facilities in the Institute such as Internet Connectivity of 34 Mbps from BSNL, Wi-Fi facility in the whole campus, 24 X 7 surveillance of computer laboratories etc.
Computer center is the unique feature of the department and is located near student hostels. The students can access the Internet in computer center from 8:00 in the morning to 8:30 in the evening. The computer center has two powerful servers from Dell and IBM. The faculty members are working in the potential research areas like cloud computing, natural language processing, pattern recognition, machine learning, network security, image processing, distributed systems etc.
The Department provides students enough opportunities to grow by organizing workshops in latest technologies and guest lectures by inviting faculties from reputed institutions such as IITs, NITs and others. The students may involve themselves in cultural and technical events held in the Institute besides the academic activities. Students get opportunity of working as placement coordinators and learn many things such as communication skills, planning and management which are hands on experience for them to gain before job. The Department has set up various platforms for students to master the cutting edge technologies. The establishments of new laboratories with latest computer systems are in the process of being set up and will be set up in the near future.
LABORATORIES
MATLAB
Oracle 11g Lab
C & C++ Lab
Java Lab
Networks Lab
Linux Lab
Major Facilities in the Department
Server:
Server 1: 4-Dell M610 Blade Servers
Server 2: 4-IBM Blade Servers
Network Security: FORTINET Firewall
Internet Connectivity: 34 Mbps Leased Line from BSNL
Wi-Fi Connectivity: Whole Campus, Department and Hostels are covered up with Wi-Fi for Internet Connectivity.
Security: Every department and lab is under surveillance 24×7 by CCTV Camera.
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
The Electrical Engineering Department was established during the inception of the institute in 2010. Department has a fine blend of young and dynamic faculty, providing quality education. The major areas of faculty expertise include Power Systems, Electrical Drives and Control & Instrumentation. The department is planning to start M. Tech program in Electrical Engineering. This will be a unique program in which the students will have the freedom to choose their specialization in Power Electronics, Power System, Control System, and Integrated, Electronics, Biomedical, etc. depending upon the choice of elective subjects in first and second semester.
The Department aims to achieve excellence by establishing well equipped laboratories in the core areas of Electrical Engineering like Electrical Machines, Power Systems and Power Electronics. The students here work on creative application projects with innovative design. The faculty members have strong sense of responsibility to provide the finest possible education for both graduate and undergraduate students.
LABORATORIES
Electrical Machines Lab
Control Systems Lab
Electrical Measurements Lab
Power Electronics Lab
Electrical Drives Lab (well equipped with NI instruments)
Electrical Workshop
Simulation Lab
Switchgear & Protection Lab
The lab facilities and the infrastructure are regularly upgraded. Students are taken on technical tours to leading industries such as THDC, NHPC etc.
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Started during 2010-11 session, the department offers B. Tech. program in Electronics and Communication Engineering. From the very beginning, the ECE department has taken lead in establishing well equipped and modern lab facilities for its students. NIT Uttarakhand has latest National Instruments Lab-View Laboratory set-up. The Lab-View Laboratory consist of National Instruments hardware like Data Acquisition Cards, Signal Conditioning Units along with the latest version of National Instruments Lab-View Software, Vision Development Module, Signal Express, NI Matrix , Lab Windows, Measurement Studio and toolkits etc.
The Department of Electronics and Communication engineering of NIT Uttarakhand is uniquely equipped, and obliged to educate the leaders the world needs now. It is one of the three major branches offering B.Tech and PhD courses to top rank holders from India. The department is well equipped with Basic Electronics Lab, Digital Lab, Analog Lab, Communication Lab, and VLSI lab, Embedded Systems Lab, Microprocessor and Microcontroller Lab and has excellent teaching staffs to nurture the innovative minds. Our vision is to lay the groundwork in shaping the future in the fields of Electronics and Communication Engineering and serve the nation by providing excellent technical education and in conducting high quality fundamental and applied research. .
Electronics and Communications Engineering is the study of electronic components, integrated circuits, microprocessors and communication systems. It consists of designing, testing and maintaining the manufacturing of electronic equipment and communication systems. This branch of engineering has a key place in the field of computers, electronics, electrical, communication systems etc.
LABORATORIES
Research Lab
Analog Electronics Lab
Digital Electronics Lab
Linear Integrated Circuit Lab
Microprocessor Lab
Digital System Design
Analog Communication Lab
Digital Communication Lab
Electronics Circuit Simulation Lab
Electronics Workshop
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand was established in 2012 and currently has an intake of 60 students per year. The Department offers a four-year B.Tech course and a PhD program. The department has flexible academic structure with numerous core and elective courses, to facilitate the students to opt for the courses of their interest. Presently, the department has one associate professor, six assistant professors, and two Trainee Teachers. All the faculty members are well qualified from reputed institutions like IITs and NITs. The area of specialization of all faculties has a lot of diversity that covers various aspects of Mechanical Engineering and is capable to mold young minds into successful professionals.
The department is fully equipped with laboratories for core courses such as Machine Tools Laboratory, Strength of Materials Laboratory, Fluid Mechanics and Machines Laboratory, Applied Thermodynamics Laboratory, Heat Transfer Laboratory, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines Laboratory, Computer Aided Design Laboratory and Mechanical Workshop. The department is now expanding its wings towards elective course laboratories such as Measurement Laboratory, Robotics Laboratory, Mechatronics Laboratory, Automobile Laboratory, CNC Laboratory, Vibration Laboratory etc. The department is also planning on innovative ideas for the rural development in the state of Uttarakhand.
LABORATORIES
Heat Transfer Lab
Fluid Mechanics Lab
Measurement Lab
Applied Thermodynamics Lab
Solid Mechanics Lab
Kinematics of Machine Lab
Machine Tools
Mechanical Workshop
Fluid Mechanics Lab
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
With a continued commitment towards quality education and training, the department of Sciences and Humanities is persistently striving to reach the ultimate goal of international standards. The Department, since its inception in 2010, has vouched for the quality teaching and research. It offers various courses that strengthen students’ unique needs to hone their skills in professional front. The department has faculty members from multiple disciplines who are committed to teach, train and reshape students’ faculty of mind by following various teaching methodologies. The department has started Ph. D. program in various subjects.
LABORATORIES
The department has full-fledge laboratory for Physics and Chemistry practicals. The labs are equipped with modern instruments and Technology.
PHYSICS LABORATORY
CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
LANGUAGE LABORATORY
English Language lab is a platform which offers an assortment of tools to sharpen spoken skills of students. It caters to students’ unique needs by which each student feels confident, secure and appropriately challenged.
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE
The Library and Information Centre supports the teaching, research and academic programmes of the Institute. All the students, faculty members and employees of the Institute are entitled to make use of the library facilities after taking library membership. Following are salient features of this section:
The library has Open Access System along with a reading room facility.
The Library houses a total collection of over 31,000 printed books (with 6000 titles) which includes Text Books and Reference Books in different fields.
There are around 26,457 titles of E-books available from various renowned publishers which can be accessed 24×7 by the users of the Institute.
The library uses LS Ease software package which is an integrated multi-user library management system that supports all In-house activities of the library.
56 Magazines (including yearbooks) and 12 Newspapers (i.e. 10 daily + 2 weekly) have been subscribed by the library.
Library provides E-Newspaper (all India editions) facility via Institute Website.
Book Bank facility for the students of the Institute.
STUDENTS’ LIFE IN CAMPUS
The institute provides a homely environment for students. The institute has adopted a principle of “Homes away from Home”. Hostels have been provided for the students with all the necessary facilities. The institute provides accommodation facility for more than 700 students in the campus.
No.
Name of Hostel
Rooms
No. of seats
Strength of the Hostel
1
NITUK Hostel I
22
4/6 Seater
90
2
NITUK Hostel II
22
6 Seater
132
3
NITUK Hostel III
24
6 Seater
144
4
NITUK Hostel IV
18
4 Seater
72
5
NITUK Hostel V
14
4 Seater
56
6
NITUK Hostel VI
36
6 Seater
216
All hostels have been kept under surveillance by security cameras
Hostel security has been provided 24×7
Matron stays in girls hostel for 24 hours
Clean and filtered water supply is ensured in all the hostel premises
Cleanliness and hygienic environment is maintained in regular way
Wi-Fi facility is provided in the hostel for Internet access
Mess facility is provided to the students of the Institute
ON PLAYING GROUND
The motto of the NIT Uttarakhand is “Sports for All, All for Sports”
One of the specialties of the Institute is that it gives utmost importance to games and physical activities to strengthen its students physically as well as mentally. Student life on playing ground is an integral part of Institute’s curriculum.
Physical education has been made compulsory for the first year students.
Students are encouraged to participate in Inter-NIT and other open competitions.
There are various indoor and outdoor sports facilities, such as, Volleyball, Badminton, Basketball, Football, Cricket, Table–Tennis, Chess, Carom, gymnasium and much more. Sports arena has well-equipped facilities so that the students can practice at night also.
Institute organizes regular intramural sports activity of various games and sports.
Institute organizes inter NIT & other open tournaments in various games and sports from time to time.
Sports meet, Departmental & Institutional gathering are the mega sports festival in our institute.
Institute has the facility of Adventurous sports activities like river rafting/kayaking and ice skiing and organizes such activities every year (river rafting/kayaking in Alakhanda River and ice skiing at Auli)
LEARNING THROUGH ENJOYMENT
The budding minds of students need proper nourishment. Keeping this in mind, various clubs have been started to provide a platform for grooming their creative talents. A taste for Music, Dance, Movies, Photography, Creative writing, Astronomy is inculcated in students through different clubs. This helps in the blooming of personality of the students.
COUNCIL OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES (CSA)
The Council provides students of NIT Uttarakhand opportunities for involvement, leadership experience and the ability to create fun and exciting programs that enhance the energy of campus life. The first council was constituted through general elections held in September 2013 and Mr. Avnish Kumar was elected its first Vice-President. The general elections for the Second Council were held on April 12, 2014. Mr. Chandramauli Singh was elected as the second Vice-President of CSA. The CSA council plays significant role in several academic and extra-curricular activities of students.
Various events have been organized in the Institute time to time. These events play an important role in boosting the creativity and imaginative strength of students by engaging them in variety of events (technical, social as well as cultural):
Fresher’s Evening
Department Gathering
Institute Gathering
Techno-Cultural Fest
Institute Day
TRAINING AND PLACEMENT CELL
The Training & Placement Cell of NIT Uttarakhand provides the platform for the placement of students passing out from the Institute as well as collaboration with leading Organizations & Institutes in setting up of internship and training program for the students. The Training & Placement Office provides the infra-structural facilities to conduct interviews.
Facilities provided by Institute to the Companies/Industries
The institute has constituted a Training and Placement Cell (T&P cell).
Institute provides Transportation from nearest airport (Dehradun) and railway stations (Haridwar, Dehradun) to the institute and accommodation in the city.
Placement coordinators to assist the recruiters to conduct placement process.
Computer Labs with internet facilities to conduct online tests.
Conference Halls for interview and group discussions.
Rooms with internet connectivity, LCD projectors, audio system, others necessary facilities for conducting pre-placement talks.
Internet, Fax, Copier, Phone, Printing Facilities for the visiting team.
Facilities have also been extended to facilitate the recruiters by
Arranging the process at other locations such as Delhi, Dehradun, Haridwar, etc.
Providing required facilities at such locations for easy access.
HOW TO REACH
Temporary campus is located in Govt. Polytechnic, Srinagar (Garhwal). Srinagar is 105 Km from Rishikesh on NH-58 heading towards Badrinath (193 Km from Srinagar). The nearest railway station is Rishikesh. Haridwar, one of the major railway station of state, is 130 Km from Srinagar. Nearest airport is situated at Jolly Grant, Dehradun which is 125 Km away from Srinagar. Taxis/Buses are available from Airport as well as the railway station for Srinagar. It takes 4-5 hours to reach Srinagar from Rishikesh.
-by Akash Panwar