Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Public engineering institute located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NIT Jalandhar or NITJ), formerly Regional Engineering College Jalandhar, is a public engineering university located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India established on 1987. It has been declared as an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India. It is a member of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) system, a group of premier Indian technical institutes governed by the Council of NITSER on 2002. It was founded as a joint venture between the state and the central government, originally under the name Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (RECJ). RECJ (now NITJ) was established in 1989 by the joint venture of Govt of India and Govt of Punjab on the Land of Village Bidhipur and Village Suranussi of District Jalandhar (Punjab) on the Grand Trunk Road bye-pass.
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Former name | Regional Engineering College Jalandhar |
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Motto | Saraswati Namastubhyam |
Motto in English | Hail Sarasvati |
Type | Institute of National Importance |
Established | 1987 |
Endowment | Ministry of Education, Government of India |
Chairperson | Subhash Chandra Ralhan |
Director | Binod Kumar Kanaujia |
Academic staff | 191 |
Students | 4700 (approx) |
Undergraduates | 3854 |
Postgraduates | 400 |
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Location | , , India 31.39587°N 75.53584°E / 31.39587; 75.53584 |
Campus | Urban,154 acres (0.62 km2) |
Colours | Blue White |
Affiliations | Ministry of Education |
Website | www |