09/04/2018
Thanks for the likes , as mentioned am a past student & dont come often to the page
we have a real great Institute ,one of the finest anywhere & proud of it .
The National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (commonly referred to as NIT Hamirpur) is a university located in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India and is wholly funded by Government of India [1]. It is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India[2] . It conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering and Architecture and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities.
History
Established in 1986 as Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, it was a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh. On 26 June 2002 REC Hamirpur was awarded the status of deemed-to-be university and upgraded into an NIT. As a result of this transition the institute came under the sole purview of the Government of India. It has been awarded the status of institute of national importance by an Act of Parliament, and judged best NIT in terms of infrastructure by the World
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The institute
NIT Hamirpur has 12 academic departments[1], namely:
* Architecture
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Management and Social Sciences
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Energy and Environment
* Material Science
* Mathematics
Students are admitted through their performance in the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), held every year. The academic year starts from mid July and concludes in May. The institute follows the semester system. The academic year consists of an odd and an even semester, which are punctuated by a short winter vacation in December and a longer summer vacation spanning May and June. Engineering undergraduates need to successfully complete eight semesters in order to be awarded Bachelor of Technology(B.Tech), while their counterparts in the field of architecture need to complete ten semesters to be awarded Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch).
In 2005 Master of Technology (M.Tech) were introduced. In 2006 Doctor of Philosophy and in 2009, MBA programs were introduced.
[edit] Centre for Excellence
[edit] Centre for Material Science and Engineering
The Centre for Materials Science and Engineering was established in 2008. The department's first PhD degrees were awarded in Jan 2010 and M.Tech from June 2010.
[edit] Centre for Excellence in Energy and Environment
The Centre for Excellence in Energy and Environment was established in June 2009. The Centre started M.Tech [Energy Systems and Management] and Ph.D programmes in 2010 and carries out R&D in energy and environment. It will provide expert advice and consultation to agencies.
The major task of the Centre is to develop solutions to energy and environmental challenges. This involves promoting energy efficiency and the adoption of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biomass, to meet energy requirements. The centre will research renewable energy policies at the local, regional, and national levels. The centre consult the organisations and networks already engaged in the field of energy. sushant thakur
[edit] TIFAC CORE at NIT HAMIRPUR
Mission REACH is an offshoot of the Technology Vision 2020, initiated by Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) to make India a developed nation by the year 2020. The programme will create Centers of Relevance and Excellence (COREs) by the upgrade of science and technical institutions, mandated to produce technical manpower of international standard, tailor made to the needs of industry. NIT Hamirpur is one such centre in the area of Power Transformer Diagnostics established in September 2005. The activities of this centre are supported by TIFAC, an autonomous entity under DST- Government of INDIA and from industry by Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board.
[edit] Admissions
[edit] B Tech
The Bachelor of Technology degree, offered since 1986, is the flagship program of the institute. Admissions to the competitive B.Tech Programs, are done at the national level, on the basis of the All India level entrance test, known as the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).
[edit] M Tech
The admissions to the M.Tech programs are by the GATE exam conducted by the IITs and IISc. Postgraduate admission is on the basis of previous research and interviews by the appropriate screening committees.
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Computer Center
Computer Center is a central facility, which caters to the needs of academic departments. The aim of the center is to provide professional services, promote and assist the use of new computing technology among the students, staff and administration. .
The Computer Center manages computing and communication facilities through out the campus. NIT Hamirpur has a campus-wide network of more than 2500 voice and data nodes over the fiber backbone with above 100 active devices, Wi-Fi, Voice over IP (VoIP) and videoconferencing. Servers are from SUN, IBM, HP, Dell etc. An intranet uses Windows and UNIX for hosting web, email, DNS, and proxy.
Internet connectivity totaling 47 Mbit/s has been leased from two service providers i.e. Reliance and BSNL. All the students, faculty and staff are provided with internet in the hostels and residences. 185 computing nodes including 15 servers, 50 workstations, 30 thin clients, 70 desktops and 20 mobile terminals are installed in labs.
[edit] Central Library
The institute library was set up in 1986 in one room of Government Polytechnic Hamirpur and was shifted to the institute campus in 1988 in Visvesvarya Block. At present it is in a separate building with a the floor area of 1200 square meters. The library can seat 100 people in reading halls and 50 readers in the audio-visual hall. The library follows the open access system, users canto browse and pick up the documents of their choice without any hindrance.
[edit] Reading hall
This is one of the latest modifications in the institute's infrastructure. It is a place in which students can study late up to 12:00 midnight. located in front of the auditorium & behind the library, it provides a perfect place to study to those who like to study in peace.it contains 3 floors with 8 Reading Rooms.
[edit] Health Center
The health center is equipped with basic medical facilities. In case of emergency, patients are referred to the Zonal Hospital, Hamirpur. The center serves 1200 undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty and staff members including their wards. The timings are 9:0 AM to 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM (Monday to Friday). The medical facilities are available free of cost to the students. An ambulance is available round the clock to face any kind of emergency.
[edit] Sports
NIT Hamirpur provides sports facilities for indoor and outdoor games. At college level inter-class matches form the regular sports events of the year. Teams are sent out to participate in the university-level sports competition. The annual sports meet is an important event at the college.
Sports facilities includes:
* Cricket
* Football
* Lawn tennis
* Basketball
* Volleyball
* Table tennis
* Badminton
* Athletics
[edit] Alumni
The official alumni association builds the alumni network and supporting the local chapters worldwide. There are chapters in the USA, Kolkata, Shimla, Delhi, Singapore, the Middle East, Hamirpur, Bangalore and Chennai.
[edit] Campus life
Dining Hall, Kailash Boys' Hostel
The institute campus is situated in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India, at an altitude of 900 metres above sea level. It is 4 kilometres from the bus stand and bus terminus of Hamirpur city on the National Highway running through Hamirpur - Shimla .
Being a residential institute, there are seven boys' hostels and one girls' hostels, with residences for the faculty and staff. Some hostels have four-seated or triple-seated rooms, while others have doublets and singlets.
Hostels are:
* Kailash Boys' Hostel
* Shivalik Boys' Hostel
* Parvati Girls' Hostel
* Dhauladhar Boys' Hostel
* Vindhyachal Boys' Hostel
* Mani Mahesh Boys' Hostel
* Neelkanth Boys' Hostel
The NIT campus has a juice bar, two Nescafe coffee bars, Indian Coffee House , a food court, a Verka booth and an HPMC outlet. The library extension is served by a 24-hr kiosk serving tea, coffee, juices and snacks.
Hill 'Ffair and Nimbus are the cultural and technical festivals respectively. During the days of Hill 'Ffair the open air theater becomes the nerve-center for all activity. The rock show, fashion parade, and the Mr. and Miss Hill 'Ffair competitions are some of the most popular events.
2nd Gate performs during Hill 'ffair 2005 in the Open Air Theatre
The GNU/Linux User Group of NIT Hamirpur organizes workshops, demonstrations and presentations. The students run a literacy mission to help the poor children residing around the campus. Art of Living sessions are run at subsidized rates for those residing in the campus.
[edit] Departmental societies
To promote academic and cultural activities within the department, each department has a Department Society:
* Forum of Computer Engineers(FORCE).
* Society of Electrical Engineers (ELSoC).
* Society of Civil Engineers (CSoC).
* Society of Mechanical Engineers (SOME).
* Society For Promotion of Electronics Culture(SPEC).
[edit] Notable faculty
* Dr. R. L. Sharma, Professor, (Civil Engineering) Department.
* Dr. Rakesh Sehgal, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department.
* Dr. Sunand Kumar,Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department.
* Dr. Anoop Kumar, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department.
* Dr. J. N. Sharma,Professor (Mathematics)
* Dr. M. N.Bandyopadhyay Professor(On Lien Director at NITK)
* Dr. S.K.Bhowmick
* (Late) Dr. C.L. Dhar, Professor and Head, Civil Engineering Department.
* Dr. R. Jha, Professor Electrical Engineering (Currently Prof & Head Instrumentation & Controls, NITJ).
* (Retired) Dr. J.S. Gupta, Professor, Electrical Engineering Department.
* Dr. R . K Sharma Professor, Civil Engineering Department
* Dr. Lalit K Awasthi Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Department
* Dr. Bhanu Marwah Mohindarchand , Former head and professor, Dept. of Architecture
* Dr. Sushil Chauhan, Professor (Electrical Engineering)
* Dr. Kumar Sambhav Pandey, Professor (Computer Science & Engineering)
* Dr. Pardeep Kumar, Associate Professor, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering Department
* Siddhartha Chauhan,Assistant Professor,Computer Science & Engineering Department
[edit] Notable alumni
* Dr. Y.N.Singh, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur [3]
* Nidhi Verma, CEO, Maxx Mobile,India.
* Kanika Vohra,Managing Partner, Altius Strategic Consulting, San Francisco
* Ramna Sharma, Co-founder and President, TolMol, Avake Technology.
* Dr, Inderdeep Singh, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee [4]
* Mr. Neeraj Chauhan COO of eSys
* O.P. Minhas (Director Vigilance, Telecom[disambiguation needed])
* Puneet Tanwar, Technical Director at Electronic Arts
* Rajib Arjun, Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
* Dr. Narottam Chand, Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Hamirpur
* Sidhartha Shankar, President and CEO of i-Medsoft
* Vinod Thakur, MD MIT College of Engineering and Management
* Pervinder khangura, Director (co-founder) at NexGen Software Inc
* Dr. Pardeep Kumar, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, NIT Hamirpur
* Rajesh Dharmani,MLA Himachal Pradesh(Ghumarwin)
* Chander Prakash,Head Seva Bharati ,Himachal Pradesh And Assistant Professor at Civil Engineering Department NIT Hamirpur
* Ish*ta Korgaonkar , AVP at BNP Paribas
