NIT Srinagar was one of the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges established by the Govt. of India during the first 5 year plan. The institute is at the banks of the famous Dal Lake on one side and holy Hazratbal Shrine on other, giving its students a peaceful and serene environment to achieve excellence in their field. It is well equiped with each modern facilities. The curriculum keeps on updating time to time as per the requirement. Students are deputed for a compulsory 6-8 weeks Practical Training in an industry or on a project to familiarize with the actual industrial environment and to enhance their practical skills.
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar is the only technical institute of national importance in the state of Jammu & Kashmir and is one of the premier technical institutes of India.
The institute strives to produce engineering graduates of high quality who are team players, accountable, resourceful and above all, technically competent. The curriculum is designed to cater to the needs and aspirations of the industry, and our top class faculty ensures that the students acquire and develop the necessary technical and decision making skills to be leaders in the dynamic world of industry.
NIT Srinagar Placements Statistics 2013 – 2014 :
S.No |
Company Name |
Total Offers |
1 |
Finisar |
2 |
2 |
MU SIGMA |
45 |
3 |
Aricent |
19 |
4 |
IBM |
11 |
5 |
L&T INFO. |
9 |
6 |
Polaris |
14 |
7 |
UST Global |
4 |
8 |
ABB |
5 |
9 |
SRI-B |
4 |
10 |
TCS |
9 |
11 |
Maruti |
4 |
12 |
JCB |
2 |
13 |
Trident |
3 |
14 |
Mahindra Gears |
4 |
15 |
ETA Ascon |
2 |
16 |
Afcons |
5 |
17 |
JSW |
2 |
18 |
Resonance |
3 |
19 |
GREY B |
3 |
20 |
Reliance JIO Infotech. |
8 |
21 |
SAGACIOUS |
4 |
22 |
Atkins |
3 |
23 |
LPU |
1 |
24 |
Parul Group |
3 |
25 |
CEA |
2 |
NIT Srinagar (Branch wise) Placements 2011–12 :
Branch |
Eligible Students |
offers Made |
Civil Engineering |
76 |
30 |
Mechanical Engineering |
53 |
52 |
Electrical Engineering |
58 |
55 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
57 |
71 |
Chemical Engineering |
26 |
11 |
METT |
13 |
11 |
Comuter Science Engineering |
40 |
67 |
Information Technology |
29 |
47 |
Total |
352 |
344 |
Campus Life :
Techvaganza : Techvaganza is the annual college festival of NIT Srinagar. Its an exceptional confluence of exquisite cultural displays with technological innovations reverberating in an aura filled with excitement and amusement.
MAPS NIT Srinagar : To publish the Institution Newsletter (One each in Spring & Fall semesters), to manage various co-curricular activities, to provide a platform for Students and Faculty discussion, MAPS binds all these purposes into one.
Concursomania : Biggest quiz of NIT Srinagar and one of the biggest in North India organised by the student volunteers, open for the participants all over India.
Adventure Sports : In collaboration with N.A.F, NIT Srinagar organizes many adventurous events like para-sailing, rock climbing, mountaineering, etc. to enrich students with several different life experiences.
Technical Activities : Google Student Ambassador programme,#Include, Fulcrum, PRISM Tepp Sensitization, Guest Lectures, Aerotrix, Technolphilia Workshop MATLAB FORUM , CAD FORUM.
Societies and Student's Chapter : Institution of Engineers (IE), Mechanical Engineer's Society (M.E.S), Institution of Civil Engineers (I.C.E.), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), IET, IETE.
Clubs : NrITya, Abhivyakti, Music club, Drama Club, Debate Club, Robotics club are run by the students.
Inter NIT Sports Meet : Every year one of the NIT hosts the Sports meet where students from all over NITs participate in the meet.
Cultural Activities : The institute organises cultural events like founder's day, freshers, farewell and festivals for students and faculty every year. The events are managed by the students under the guidance of the faculty associated.
Ranking :
NITSRI was awarded the outstanding engineering institute in the northern region of India, by Dainik Bhaskar on 2013. Other high honoured ranking given to the institute are :
Rank |
Organization |
Year |
61st |
Outlook India |
2012 |
57th |
Outlook India |
2013 |
42nd |
College Khabar |
2013 |
45th |
College Khabar |
2012 |
36th among best Govt engg college |
College Khabar |
2013 |
38th among best Govt engg college |
College Khabar |
2012 |
Notable Alumni of NIT Srinagar :
C. Phunsog |
Padmashree and Ex-Chairman, Public Service Selection Board India |
Irshad Ahmed Buchh |
Consulting Technical Director, Oracle Corporation, USA |
Mahesh B |
Director of Technical marketing at Intel Co-operation |
Dawood Danesh Jafari |
Ex-Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs, Iran |
R.K. Wanchoo |
Executive Director, BHEL, Hyderabad |
Rakesh Misri |
Executive Director, HR and Direct Sales, HPCL, Mumbai |
Paul Luthra |
CEO Datawarehost, SAN Jose CA, USA |
Sharad Adhikary |
Director, Ministry of Labor & Employment, Deptt. of Labor, Government of Nepal |
Umesh Kumar |
Vice President and MD, Bartec Middle East FZE, Dubai |
Vimal Wakhlu |
Chairman and Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (GOI Enterprise) |
S.S.Bajaj |
Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Department of Atomic Energy, India |
K Vijay Kumar |
Chief Regulatory Engineer, New York State, USA |
Malay Chatterjee |
Ex-Chairman, Hindustan Steel India |
Naresh Kumar |
Ex-Chairman, Hindustan Shipyard India |
Partha Jana |
General Manager, GAIL India Ltd. |
Sunil Kumar Nayyar |
COO, BF Infrastructure Limited & Director, Ferrovia TransRail Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Noida, India. |
Harish Kumar Sharma |
Vice President, Tech Mahindra, India |
Sanjay Purohit |
SVP & Global Head - Products, Platforms and Solutions, Infosys, India |
Romesh Kaul |
MD & Global CEO, Gears Business Mahindra Gears |
Sameer Khera |
Ex Senior Director CISCO, Senior Director Strategic Architecture(Franklin Templeton Investments) |
Naresh Behl |
Director-Operations/Projects/PRM/ISC, Xylem Water Solutions |
Ajay Munshi |
Associate Vice-President at IMI Mobile Private Ltd. |
Sanjay Jotshi |
Director Networking, Hewlett-Packard India |
Atanu M. |
National Head Branded Telecom Retail, Glabacom ltd., Nigeria |
Praveen Hingorani |
Software Engineering Director, Dell Commerce Group |
Umesh J. |
Regional Director- South Asia, Nominum Inc. |