Important Events
October 10, 1959 |
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid foundation stone for the College, the first in the chain of NITs (formerly RECs) in the country. |
November 10, 1959 |
Registration of the Society of Regional Engineering College, Warangal |
August, 1964 |
Commencement of UNESCO assistance project. |
October, 1972 |
Change of affiliation of the College from Osmania University to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Academic autonomy conferred on the College. |
August 19, 1976 |
Change of affiliation of the College from JNTU to Kakatiya University. |
August, 1981 |
Admission for B.Tech. through Common Entrance Examination for students from Andhra Pradesh. |
June, 1987 |
Establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Cell. |
January, 1990 |
The College is selected for assistance under UK-INDIA Project. |
June, 1991 |
Memorandum of understanding signed between the College and Confederation Indian Industry. |
April, 1994 |
Commencement of UK - INDIA RECs Project. |
January, 1995 |
Campus LAN installed. E-Mail facility provided by dial up connectivity through Central University, Hyderabad. |
October, 1996 |
Commissioning of a dedicated Internet connectivity through VSAT dish. Browsing and E-mail facility provided. |
|
The AICTE recommends to the M.H.R.D and U.G.C the award of the Deemed to be University Status to REC Warangal. |
|
“40th Foundation Day Celebrations”. His Excellency Dr.C.Rangarajan, Governor of A.P. and General K.V. Krishna Rao (Retd. Chief of Army Staff) graced the occasion by their presence. |
|
MoU was signed between STPI, Hyderabad and REC, Warangal regarding setting-up of Software Technology Park at the Institute |
July 20, 2001 |
AICTE grants the status of QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) Centre to the following departments: |
September, 2001 |
Inauguration of MSIT course in A.P. by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad with a Learning Centre at Rec, Warangal |
July, 2002 |
Board of Governors resolved to approve the new Memorandum Of Association (MOA) for conversion of Regional Engineering College, Warangal as National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal. |
September, 2002 |
Institute renamed as National Institute of Technology, Warangal and offered the status of Deemed University. |
July, 2003 |
Commencement of admission of students for B.Tech through AIEEE stream |
August 4, 2003 |
Prof. Deba Kumar Tripathy takes charge as the first Director of NIT Warangal. |
|
Change over to IIT Pattern in Curriculum: Revision of syllabi and rules of regulations for the UG and PG courses and introduction of semester system for B.Tech and MBA at the first year level. Change over of evaluation pattern to Credits and GPA system. |
|
The Institute receives an assistance of Rs. 11.41 crores from the world bank under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme). |
|
Ist Convocation of NIT Warangal. Prof. S.K. Joshi, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee and Former Director General, CSIR delivers the First Convocation address. |
|
2nd Convocation of NIT Warangal. Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India delivers the Second Convocation address. |
|
MoU was signed between NIT Warangal and M/S Philips Software, Bangalore. Under this MoU Philips software shall sponsor a maximum of 5 candidates to pursue M.Tech (VLSI) in the institute. Further research collaboration is planned between the two partners. Phillips Software shall also sponsor a state of the art laboratory in VLSI at the institute. |
|
|
|
3rd Convocation of NIT, Warangal Prof. S.K. Khanna, Former Chairman, AICTE & Former Vice-Chairman, UGC delivers the Third Convocation Address. |
|
Prof. Y.V. Rao, Director and Prof. T.K.V.Iyengar, NIT, Warangal were awarded Bharath Jyothi Award |
|
4th Convocation of NIT, Warangal. Prof. Damodar Acharya, Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi delivered the Convocation Address |
|
NIT, Warangal entered into MoU with Effexoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd., USA (Regd. Office at Hyderabad) with regard to IT consulting software and solutions development |
|
NIT, Warangal entered into MoU with National Academy of Construction (NAC), Hyderabad with regard to implementation of academic continuing education and training programmes in construction engineering of mutual interest and benefit. |
January 3, 2007 |
Inauguration of Centre for Rural Development building by Prof. Y.V.Rao, Director, NITW |
|
International Kalam Guest House was inaugurated by Prof. K.Koteswara Rao, former Principal, RECW |
January 18, 2007 |
Foundation stone laid for Centre for Automation & Instrumentation by Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi |
|
Prof. Y.V.Rao, Director, NITW was appointed as Chairman, AICTE South Central Committee with its Office at Hyderabad. |
August 24, 2007 |
Inauguration to initiate concrete activity for the construction of Mega Hostel. |
September 5, 2007 |
MoU with M/s TCS Company |
|
Institution of Engineers Andhra Pradesh State Centre Presented Engineer of the year award to Prof. D.V.L.N. Somayajulu
|
October 27, 2007 |
Team of experts from France, ESIGELEC sign MoU |
|
MoU with Lawrence Tech University MoU with Mont Belford University |
|
|
Honourable Minister Purandeswari, MHRD inaugurates New Computer Centre and lays foundation stone for ultra Mega Hostel |
|
|
|
|
SRIC MoU with IFFCO |
July 18, 2008 |
11th Building & Works Committee Meeting and 14th BOG Meeting at Hyderabad. |
|
Halls of Residence 1600 student’s capacity (Ultra-Mega Hostel) Bhoomipuja. |
|
MoU with ECIL, Hyderabad |
|
Institution of Engineers Andhra Pradesh State Centre Presented Engineer of the year award to Prof. C.S.P. Rao
|
|
MoU with Cincinnati University (Prof. Vemuri Ranga from Cincinnati University) |
|
Inauguration of Renovated Administrative Block with the State of the Art facilities and MIS. |
|
NIT(REC) Golden Jubilee year Celebrations – Kickoff Ceremony at Auditorium – Chief Guest Sri Ramalinga Raju, Chairman, Satyam Computers. |
|
TECHNOZION-08 – Chief Guest Prof. D.N. Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, JNTU, Hyderabad. |
|
23rd Indian Engineering Congress held in the Institute. (AP State Major Irrigation Minister Sri Ponnala Lakshmaiah inaugurated the Ceremony). |
January 3-4, 2009 |
BIO-FIESTA a two day seminar held by BIO-Tech. Dept. |
|
Visit of Dr. Walker, President, Lawrence Tech. University, USA., Visited the Institute and interacted with all the Deans and the Heads of Departments. |
|
10th Joint Review Mission (JRM) of TEQIP beneficiary Institutes across the country held at the Institute. |
|
Bhoomi Puja:- 1) Girls Hostel (350 capacity) – by Shri Ashok Thakur, Addl. Secretary, MHRD, New Delhi 2) Campus Landscaping. |
February 4, 2009 |
The Director of ESIGELIC, School of Engineering, France – Prof. Cyril Martaure visited the Institute consequent to signing of MoU and interacted with all the Deans and the Heads of Departmennts |
|
The MHRD, New Delhi constituted CCB-2009 with Director, NIT, Warangal as its Chairman and NIT, Warangal as its Headquarters. |
|
|
|
Director’s visit to Finland and Germany. The MoUs are signed with the following foreign Universities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 18, 2009 |
Orientation programme for first year students. |
|
Sri Shahnawaz Quasim, Superintendent of Police, Warangal has visited the Institute to address the students about Anti Ragging. |
|
A seminar on “Advance in Manufacturing” conducted by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at the Institute. |
|
Dr. R.L. Umashankar, Managing Director of Lakshman Chemicals Davangere Pvt Ltd. as the Chief Guest of Inaugural function of activities of the Chemical Engineering Association (ChEA) and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering and NIT, Warangal students chapters for the year 2009-10 was held at the Institute. |
|
A faculty Development programme on “Project Management” Organized by the Institute. |
|
One day workshop on ‘Developing Suitable Pedagogical methods for various classes Intellectual calibers and Research in e-learning’ under National Mission Project by MHRD, GoI, New Delhi. |
|
4th International Alumni meet Golden Jubilee Edition. |
|
Foundation day of the Institute ‘Golden Jubilee Celebrations’ Padmabhushan Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Chairman, National Innovation Foundation & President, Global Research Alliance, NCL, Pune was the Chief Guest. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 1, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15th Convocation of NIT Warangal was held November 11th, 2017 |
|
16th convocation of NIT Warangal was held on August 18th, 2018 |
|
17th Convocation of NIT Warangal was held on August 17th, 2019 |
|
18th Convocation of NIT Warangal was held online on October |
|
Institute Foundation Day and Alumni Day Celebrations held on 10th October, 2021 |
|
19th Convocation of NIT, Warangal was held on 9th October, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prof. N.V. Ramana Rao, has assumed the temporary charge of the post of Director of NIT, Warangal |
|
Technozion'22, NIT Warangal with the spirit of *IGNOSI*, scheduled on 16th - 18th December, 2023 |
|
|
|