Engineering
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar is situated near the famous Hazratbal shrine in
Srinagar. It is close to Dal Lake which is major tourist attraction of Kashmir. The institute was
started in 1960 under government?s first 5 year plan as Regional Engineering College (REC), Srinagar.
Further as NIT bill came into existence, the government has decided to bestow REC, Srinagar with "Deemed
University" status and also renaming it as National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar with an
agreement from two statuary educational bodies of the country- University Grants Commission (UGC)
and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The NIT Srinagar offers courses at Under Graduate and Post Graduate level in Engineering Sciences,
allied disciplines and other allied disciplines. As a ?Deemed University? the institute awards
its own degrees in various teaching disciplines.
