Academics

Ever since its establishment in April 1964, the institution has registered speedy progress and offers, at present, as many as ten Under-graduate and twenty three Post-graduate programmes, M.S.(by research) in all Engineering departments and Ph.D. programmes in all departments. The Institute has excellent faculty, well - equipped laboratories with facilities for advanced study and research and a modern Central Library.

The college is a deemed University meaning the degrees can be awarded by the college itself. 

With over two thousand Undergraduate students, thousand Postgraduate students and two hundred Ph.D. Scholars drawn from all over India, NIT Trichy has a very mixed student community of the highest quality. Continuous assessment with Grade Point average based on relative grading (50% Continuous Assessment – 50% Semester Examinations) ensures healthy competition and thus the highest levels of quality among it's students.