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Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), formerly known as the Delhi Institute of Technology, is a premier engineering college located in Dwarka, New Delhi, India. Established in 1983, it is an autonomous institution of the Government of Delhi. Following the conversion of the Delhi College of Engineering into Delhi Technological University, NSIT is the only engineering college under the University of Delhi.

History

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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 the Delhi Institute of Technology in July 1983. The institute shared a campus at Kashmiri Gate with the Delhi College of Engineering. The institute started with an undergraduate academic program 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" 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 postgraduate programs, four of which were approved by the AICTE in 1994. The institute has been and is affiliated to University of Delhi for all of its academic programs.

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

Campus

NSIT has a fully residential campus on 145 acres of land. Campus facilities include faculty and staff residences, student hostels, cooperative mess and a sports complex. A prominent feature of the campus is the vast expanse of flora and fauna that envelopes its entirety. The campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area chiefly comprises the main building and various departmental annexes. The campus has four boys' hostels (one for each year) and two girls' hostels.

Programmes

The college offers the following courses. The medium of instruction for all courses is English.

Undergraduate

The Institute offers Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree programmes in following fields:

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

Postgraduate

The Institute offers Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree programmes in following fields:

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

Doctorate

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

Mode of admission

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Until 2009, NSIT admitted students through the Common Entrance Examination (CEE). From 2009, the institute admitted students via the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE), which was renamed as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-MAINS) in 2013.

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. 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 are also present on campus. 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.

Notable alumni

• Naveen Kasturia, film actor and assistant director
• Durgesh Kaushik, Chief Marketing Officer, Edureka
• Raj Senani: ex-Director, NSIT
• Ira Singhal, IAS: Topper, Civil Services Exam 2014

References

1. http://www.nsit.ac.in/about-campus/
2. "Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (Delhi University)". du.ac.in. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
3. "Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology celebrates its annual fest, Moksha, with fervour". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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6. "Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi - University". universityexpress.co.in. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
7. "Companies line up to sponsor college fests | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 4 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vkOu2lKEaw. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "Naveen Kasturia : Biography, wiki, age, height, TVF, youtube videos,". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
10. https://dzone.com/articles/interview-durgesh-kaushik
11. http://knowstartup.com/2016/03/edureka/

External links

• Official website

• Engineering colleges in Delhi
• Memorials to Subhas Chandra Bose
• 1983 establishments