NIT Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal (NITPY), is an autonomous public engineering institute nestled in the scenes of Karaikal, a coastal enclave in the basin of river Kaveri in the Union Territory of Puducherry. It is one among the 31 National Institutes of Technology of India, and is declared as an institute of national importance by the Government of India, under NIT Act, 2007. The institute was established in 2010, starting its intake in the academic year 2010-11. NIT Puducherry is having a campus spread around 258 acres in the village Poovam and Thiruvettakudi of Karaikal. The institution is at a constant attempt of making endeavors to scale new heights by developing a synergy between studies, research, consulting/training activities, and placements. The institute is ranked at 136 under the category of “India Rankings 2022 - Engineering” of the 2022 NIRF rankings, released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

KARYASHALA-2024

‘KARYASHALA’ is an effort to improve research productivity of promising PG and PhD students from universities and colleges through high-end workshops on specific themes. This program aims to provide opportunities to acquire specialized research skills. These workshops will primarily be facilitated at organizations / institutions / laboratories of national importance such as IITs, IISc, IISERs, NITs, CSIR, ICAR, ICMR etc.

Department of ECE

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering offers UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses, with a vision to promote research & development in the frontier areas of electronics & communication engineering and technology. The mission of the department is to enable the students to innovate and excel as eminent academicians, technocrats and entrepreneurs. The department has commissioned a new M.Tech course in VLSI Design from the academic year 2020-21. The department has good number of research scholars who are working in the institute/sponsored/funded projects of diverse research fields.