The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar formerly Regional Engineering College, Srinagar, commonly known as NIT-Srinagar or NIT-S, is an Institute of National Importance in Northern India. It forms a part of the league along with other NITs in India.The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, was established in 1960 as the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar. It was one of the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges established in India during the first Five Year Plan.[2] The institute shifted to its present campus in 1965. As the Regional Engineering College, the college was affiliated to the University of Kashmir.The Regional Engineering College, Srinagar was upgraded as the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar in July, 2003. In the same year, the institution was granted Deemed University status with the approval of the University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education and the Government of India. On August 15, 2007 it became an Institute of National Importance under the NIT Bill.The institute has won recognition as a National Institute in the field of technical education. The institute has produced more than 8000 graduates.Apart from imparting education at the graduate and postgraduate levels, the institute gives expertise to governments, semi-government and private organizations through testing and consultancy services.

Location
The institute is located on the western bank of the Dal Lake near the Hazratbal Shrine in the northern region of the Srinagar city. It is 8 km from the Tourist Reception Centre from where transport facilities are available to the city. The city of Srinagar is connected to the rest of the country by the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-1A)[9][10] The nearest railway station from where trains to other parts of India are available is at Udhampur (Jammu region), about 250 km from Srinagar. Srinagar airport is 20 km from the institute and has daily flights to Jammu and Delhi.

Departments

NIT Srinagar has eight Engineering departments and four Applied Science departments.

ECE Department
The academic departments are:
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Information technology
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Applied Science departments are:
Chemistry
Humanities and Social Science
Mathematics
Physics