Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj
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Institute of National Importance | |
Established | 1961 |
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Chairman | Prof. Devendra Pratap Singh[1] |
Director | Prof. RS Verma[2] |
Academic staff | 294[3] |
Students | 5167[3] |
Undergraduates | 3567[3] |
Postgraduates | 1088[3] |
512[3] | |
Location | , , India |
Campus | Urban 222 acres (0.90 km2) |
Website | www |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT or NIT Allahabad), formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNREC), is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology, located in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The college has the distinction of being the first in the country to start[4] an undergraduate programme in Computer Science & Engineering, in 1976–77.[5]
History
Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College was established in 1961. MNREC was started with one branch of engineering – Electrical. The foundation stone was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, and the institute was named after his father, lawyer, and freedom fighter, Motilal Nehru. The founding principal of the college was Gopal Kishore Agrawal. It has great historical importance.
The main building of the college was inaugurated by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on 18 April 1965. Effective from 26 June 2002, the college became a deemed university and was renamed Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology.
From its beginnings, the institute offered bachelor's degree programs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. The institute was the first in the country to offer an undergraduate program in
Postgraduate programs were introduced in 1970–71 with master's degree courses in all engineering departments. The institute now offers MTech degree programs, MCA, MSc Mathematics and Scientific Computing courses and registers candidates for PhD degrees. The institute has been recognized by the Government of India as a center for the quality improvement program in Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The institute started a two-year/four semesters postgraduate degree in Management Studies in 1996. The institute added undergraduate programs in Chemical Engineering and BioTechnology in 2006.
The college has been recognized by
The college is a member of the Indo-UK REC project in the area of design. Under this scheme, a Design Center was established at a cost of about Rs. six crores, which offers training and consultancy. It was given the status of an Institute of National Importance (INI) on 15 August 2007.
In 2011, the institute celebrated its Golden Jubilee year.
It is among the few technical institutions in India to house two
Academics
Academic programmes
MNNIT offers a four-year undergraduate course in various engineering disciplines. Indian students are admitted through
MNNIT offers 19 post-graduate programs of two-year duration leading to
MNNIT also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Physics, Chemistry, Math's and in many engineering disciplines.
Ranking
University rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[7] | 101-150 |
Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2022)[8] | 47 |
MNNIT has been ranked 49th among engineering colleges.[9]
Departments
The departments in the institute are:
- Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Applied Mechanics
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Information Technology
- Production and Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Product Design & Development
- Science
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Humanities and Social Science
- School of Management Studies
Notable alumni
- Sanjiv Chaturvedi, IFoS officer who has exposed many corruption cases in Haryana and AIIMS; received the Presidential reference[10] a record four times and the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2015.
- Magsaysay award in 2009[11]
- Atul Sobti, the chairman and managing director from January 2016 to June 2019 of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
- Onkar Singh, Vice Chancellor of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun and Founder Vice Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, (U.P.) – India[12]
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
- Sapan Saxena, Indian author, best known for his novels Finders, Keepers, UNNS-The Captivation & The Tenth Riddle
See also
- Culrav, an annual cultural festival
References
- ^ "Chairperson" (PDF). Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Director" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2020" (PDF). MNNIT Allahabad.
- ^ "Computer Science & Engg". mnnit.ac.in. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ MNNIT Official Website. About the Institute. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Summary of proceedings of the Review Workshop – list of premier institutes in India". CDAC website. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Makkar, Sahil (9 January 2015). "Lunch with BS: Sanjiv Chaturvedi". Business Standard. India.
- ^ "Joshi, Deep". rmaward.asia. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.dronkarsingh.in
- ^ "B N Singh appointed IITRAM director general". IITRAM on Linkedin. 22 May 2023.