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The University of Madras, with the approval of the University Grants Commission and the Government of Tamilnadu, conferred Autonomous Status on the National Institute of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering College), Tiruchirappalli from the academic year 1978-79 in respect of its Post-graduate courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied and Basic Sciences and Management Engineering. With this conferment and recognition, the Institute has autonomy in such matters as framing its own syllabi and devising its own methods of evaluation and examinations for all its Post-graduate courses. In 1982, when the Bharathidasan University was established at Tiruchirappalli, the Institute became affiliated to the new University continuing the autonomous status in respect of its Post-graduate programmes. Students who were admitted to the various Autonomous Post-graduate programmes of the Institute during the period 1978-82 were awarded degrees by the University of Madras with the name of the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli indicated on the Degree Certificates. For students admitted in 1982 the Degrees are awarded by the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. The Institute has acquired the “Deemed University” status from 28.07.2003 and degrees are awarded by the institute itself.

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

Over three thousand Undergraduate students, thousand five hundred Postgraduate students and two hundred Ph.D. Scholars from all over the country make NIT Trichy a vibrant campus. Admissions to M.Tech., MBA and MCA are based on the scores in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), CAT and by NIMCET examinations. Continuous assessment with Grade Point average based on relative grading (50% Continuous Assessment and 50% End semester Examination) ensures healthy competition among students. The institute is an example of cultural unity with students drawn from most of the states in the country.

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