About Us

National Institute of Technology Durgapur was established as one of the 17 Regional Engineering Colleges in 1960 as a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal. The Institute has now been declared as an “Institute of National Importance” by the Govt. of India, vide NIT Act 2007 (29 of 2007) implemented on August 15, 2007. It started with only four branches of engineering: Civil, Mechanical, Metallurgical and Electrical Engineering for undergraduate studies in 1960. Chemical Engineering was started in 1964. At present, the Institute offers nine B. Tech. program and sixteen M. Tech. programs. Besides, a three year MCA program and two-year MBA program are also offered. The Institute has also introduced M. Sc. programs in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with Computer Applications. NIT Durgapur is located in the heartland of industrial activities and the mineral-rich region of West Bengal, also known as ‘The Ruhr of India’. The city of Durgapur is well connected by rail with Kolkata, 158 km away, and is an important railway station on the main New Delhi-Kolkata route. It is a two and a half hours’ drive from Kolkata airport along Durgapur Expressway and NH2. The institute is situated at 10 km from Durgapur Railway station and 15 km from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (Durgapur).