National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

The history of the Institute dates back to 1960 when by an act of the parliament, Regional Engineering College was founded at Durgapur as one of the eight such colleges in the country by the Government of India in partnership with the Government of West Bengal to cater the needs of several major industries located in the region. The college received a major recognition in 2003 when it was elevated to National Institute of Technology (N.I.T.) as a deemed university with a fully - funded premier technological institution administered by an autonomous Board of Governors under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The transformation from Regional to National and from college to Institute demanded dedicated efforts from its staff and faculty members. Thanks to these collective efforts together with generous funding from the Govt. of India, the institute has since observed an accelerated growth resulting in significant improvement in its infrastructure in all ar...