The campus spans around 258 acres (1.04 km2) of lush green land in the suburban villages of Poovam and Thiruvettakudy of the city of Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry. The main entrance is located on the Southern end of the campus at Thiruvettakudy, around 3 kms towards east from National Highway 32 (East Coast Road). There is an other entrance located at Poovam in the western end of the campus. The Institute is located about 135 kms from Puducherry, 162 kms from Tiruchirappalli and 300 kms from Chennai.
Basketball Ground near Barani Hostel at NITPY
The campus consists of an Administrative Block, Science Block, Guest House, Cafeteria, Central Library, Director and Staff Residence Complex, three Student Hostels and a Composite Engineering Complex called PENTAGON with five separate buildings for each of the engineering departments. The institute also has Sports complex with Football Ground, Basketball Ground, Cricket Ground, Badminton Court, Beach Volleyball Ground, Kho-Kho and Kabaddi courts, Gymnasium, Atheletic Field and an Indoor Sports Square for Chess, Carrom and Table Tennis. The entire Institute and Hostels are all equipped with Internet via Wi-Fi and Ethernet. Other amenities on campus includes an on-campus State Bank of India branch and its ATM, Medical Centre with a pharmacy and a stationeries and provision store.
Organisation and administration
Governance
Organisation Structure of National Institute of Technology
Below the NIT Council is each NIT's Board of Governors. Each institute has a Board of Governors responsible for its administration and control. The Board of Governors of each NIT consists of the chairman and other members, which include government, industry, alumni, deans and associate deans, registrar, head of departments and faculty representation. The Director is the chairperson of the Senate and serves under the Board of Governors and is the Institute's chief academic and executive officer. The Registrar is the chief administrative officer and overviews day-to-day operations. Below the Head of Department, are the various faculty members (professors, assistant professors, and lecturers).
Academic policies are decided by the Senate, which is composed of some professors and other representatives. The Senate controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations, and results. Senate committees examine specific academic matters. The teaching, training, and research activities of various departments of the institute are periodically reviewed to maintain educational standards.
The NITs across India and are fully funded institutions under the Central Government with Deemed to be University status. The move was intended to make the institutions centers of excellence and being developed as autonomous and flexible academic institutions of excellence to meet the sweeping changes taking place in the industrial environment in post liberalized India and also the rapidly changing scene of technical education globally.
Departments
NIT Puducherry has ten departments based on Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.[5]
Admission to the Undergraduate programs (B.Tech) is highly competitive and is based on the rank secured by the candidates in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates must also secure at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Central/State Boards. For Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes students, the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination. The examination is considered to be one of the toughest examinations in the world.
The institute also accepts foreign nationals through scholarships awarded by the Government of India, and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs/PIOs) through an independent scheme known as Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA).[8]
Courses
Undergraduate programs
B.Tech
The institute offers four-year B.Tech degree courses in the following disciplines:[5]
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
B.Sc. B.Ed.
The institute has a four-year B.Sc.B.Ed Integrated Teachers Education program. The B.Sc. course hass science subjects physics, chemistry, and mathematics as majors in addition to mandatory languages and pedagogy techniques.[8]
Post-Graduate programs
M.Tech
The institute offers two-year M.Tech degree coursework and research in the following disciplines:[5]
Computer Science and Engineering
Communication Systems
Power Electronics
Digital Industry
Disaster Resilient Infrastructures
M.Sc
The institute offers two-year M.Sc degree coursework in the following disciplines:[5]
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics
Ph.D
The institute accepts doctoral candidates for research in the following fields:[5]
