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  JEE Main 2020: NIT admission criterion relaxed, students only need to pass Class 12

  Education | July 23, 2020 16:32 IST

  JEE Main 2020: Making a major announcement, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said that the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs).

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  NIT Jalandhar develops apparatus to kill coronavirus

  Science | June 24, 2020 19:18 IST

  An apparatus for ultraviolet sterilization of surfaces has been developed by Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology in Jalandhar to kill coronavirus, it was announced on Wednesday.

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  NIT Srinagar set to reopen on October 15: HRD Ministry

  India | September 28, 2019 18:36 IST

  ​The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar is set to reopen on October 15. Classes in the institution were suspended after abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.

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  Expedite recruitment process: HRD Ministry tells NITs

  Education | September 25, 2019 23:01 IST

  The HRD Ministry on Wednesday directed the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) to expedite the recruitment process after the issue of faculty shortage was raised before it.  

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  NIT-Calicut bans girl students from 'roaming' with boys, backtracks after protests

  India | November 24, 2016 12:29 IST

  NIT Calicut on Tuesday stirred a controversy when a warning notice asked the inmates of its girls hostel not to roam with boys on the residential campus, threatening them with suspension or expulsion from the hostel if they are caught doing so.

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  Kingpin of ISIS module in Kerala was a B.Tech holder from NIT: report

  India | October 25, 2016 12:44 IST

  Shajeer Managalasseri Abdulla, who is suspected to be the kingpin of the Islamic State (IS) module in Kerala, is a graduate from National Institute of Technology – Calicut (NITC) who had landed a decent job in UAE.

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  After IITs, NIT fee hiked to Rs 1.25 lakh from Rs 70, 000 per annum

  India | June 25, 2016 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: After IITs, fees in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) is all set for a hike from Rs 70,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh per annum. The HRD ministry has approved this proposal of the

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  Central forces at NIT Srinagar will not alienate Kashmiri youth: Government

  Politics | April 26, 2016 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: The government today said that central forces were deployed in National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar after a demand by students and the college administration, asserting that it will lead to delineation of

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  NIT students demand permanent deployment of CRPF in campus

  India | April 23, 2016 23:04 IST

  Jammu: The students of National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Srinagar today took out a protest march here and demanded permanent deployment of the CRPF in the campus and reshuffling of college administration and immediate formation

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  J&K: After NIT, clashes erupt at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

  India | April 18, 2016 20:39 IST

  New Delhi: Clashes erupted in Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri today as two groups of students clashed, attacking each other with stones and setting on fire four vehicles. Police rushed

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  NIT Srinagar: 1,500 non-Kashmiri students leave for home without taking semester exams

  India | April 12, 2016 14:14 IST

  Srinagar: Around 1,500 non-local engineering students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Srinagar on Tuesday vacated their hostel rooms and left for their homes. The students said they were asked by the authorities to appear

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  NIT Srinagar calm, several demands of outstation students met

  India | April 10, 2016 13:55 IST

  Peace returned to NIT here today as its authorities met several demands of the outstation students, like relaxation on their movement and celebrating of festivals, in a bid to defuse the tension that has been prevailing on the campus for over 10 days

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  #ChaloNIT: 150 activists from PAN India marching towards NIT Srinagar detained J&K police

  India | April 10, 2016 12:33 IST

  A group of 150 activists from 12 states, who were going to meet non-Kashmiri students at NIT Srinagar, have been detained by police in Lakhanpur of Jammu and Kashmir.

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  MHRD rejects protesting students' demand to shift NIT out of Kashmir

  India | April 09, 2016 14:39 IST

  Srinagar: HRD Ministry officials have rejected the demand of non-local students of NIT Srinagar for shifting the institute out of Kashmir but assured them of addressing their “genuine” issues. A group of outstation students of

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  RSS backed outfit writes to PM Modi, demands ouster of NIT bosses behind unrest

  India | April 09, 2016 9:17 IST

  New Delhi: Asserting that post-JNU controversy the "anti-nationals" have been emboldened, RSS-backed Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas run by Dinanatha Batra has shot off a letter to the PM Nraendra Modi,home minister and HRD minister seeking

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  NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba

  India | April 09, 2016 8:09 IST

  Srinagar:While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the deadlock continued on Saturday as talks between the state government and protesting students

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  Deadlock continues as protesting students demand shifting NIT out of J&K

  India | April 09, 2016 13:10 IST

  New Delhi: A group of non local students of NIT Srinagar who were secretly taken out of the campus on Friday met Deputy CM Nirmal Singh and Education Minister Nayeem Akhtar and demanded that the

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  Rajnath Singh meets Ajit Doval, discusses Pathankot, NIT Srinagar issues

  Politics | April 08, 2016 15:22 IST

  New Delhi:Home Minister Rajnath Singh today discussed with top officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, the security situation in the country, including the tension at NIT Srinagar and the denial of permission to an NIA team

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  NIT Srinagar students can appear for exams later: HRD Ministry

  India | April 07, 2016 15:43 IST

  New Delhi:The students at NIT Srinagar campus, which has been gripped by tension following clashes, will have an option to appear for exams later, HRD ministry officials said today. The decision comes a day

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  NIT Srinagar unrest: Police register FIR against 20 students

  India | April 07, 2016 17:53 IST

  Srinagar: Police has registered FIR against 20 students of NIT Srinagar under section 148, 149, 188, 336, 427, 353, 188. These are acts of rioting, damage to public property and act causing danger to life.