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National Institute of Technology, Warangal (shortened to NIT WARANGAL or NITW) is a federally funded technical institute in India. It is located on either side of Hyderabad - Warangal highway at a distance of 3 km from Kazipet Railway Station and 14 km from Warangal Railway Station. Warangal is a city situated 148 km north-east of Hyderabad. Formerly known as the Regional Engineering College, Warangal (RECW), it is the first among the 17 Regional Engineering Colleges established in India. The institute's foundation stone was laid in 1959 by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The institute was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Warangal in September, 2002. Today it is one of the Institutes of National Importance (INI) established by the Government of India, awarding bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering, technology, basic sciences and management. ==History== The Regional Engineering College, Warangal was the first to be established (in 1959) among the chain of 15 Regional Engineering Colleges in the country. The approval of the Government of India to establish one of the R.E.C ’s meant for the southern region of Warangal was conveyed to the State Government through its letter no .F 11- 5/ 58- T. 5 dated 30-1-1959. The Government of Andhra Pradesh through G. O. Ms. No. 2440 ( Education Department ) dated 15-7-1959 constituted the first board of Governors of the Regional Engineering College, Warangal appointing Dr. D.S. Reddy( the then Vice Chancellor of Osmania University ) as the chairman. The foundation stone for the college was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 October 1959 in Kazipet. The classes for the first batch of students in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering branches commenced on 12 September 1959 in temporary sheds erected in Balasamudram area of Hanamkonda. Later temporary sheds were also erected in Industrial Colony of Warangal for conducting lecture classes. Laboratory classes and workshop classes were conducted in the Government Polytechnic, Warangal in the initial stages. The conduction of classes on the premises of the permanent site in Kazipet commenced in January, 1963. The Bachelors programme in Chemical Engineering was initiated in 1964. The following year saw the start of Metallurgical Engineering programme. In 1971, the college started the undergraduate program in Electronics and Communication Engineering. B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering was started in 1983 and M. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering in 1987.〔(Department of Computer Science and Engineering ). Nitw.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.〕 In 2006, the institute started a Bachelors program in Biotechnology.〔(Department of Biotechnology ). Nitw.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.〕 In 1976, its affiliation was changed from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University to Kakatiya University, with which it remained affiliated, until the institute was granted a deemed university status in 2002.〔(History ). Nitw.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.〕 In 1994, the institute was selected by the Overseas Development Administration of the UK for exchange programs between the UK and India in the field of information technology. This program ran till 1999. In 2000, the institute started its MBA program. In 2001, a center of Software Technology Parks of India was opened in its campus. In September 2002, the college was renamed as National Institute of Technology and was given a deemed university status. NITW was given the status of Institute of National Importance (INI) on 15 August 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Institute of Technology, Warangal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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