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National Institute of Technology Puducherry

Type of the institute:	National Institute of Technology
Complete Mailing Address:	National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Thiruvettakudy, Karaikal, Puducherry-609609. India.
Contact Person For Admission:	Dr.N.SENDHIL KUMAR
Designation:	Professor
Email:	sendhil80@nitpy.ac.in
Alternate Email:	dean-acad@nitpy.ac.in
Phone Nos:	91-4368-265235
Fax No:	91-4368-265230
Mobile No.:	+91-9597541522

About the Institute

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPy), an Institution of National Importance nestled in the scenes of Karaikal, a costal enclave in the basin of river Kaveri is one among the ten new NIT’s sanctioned by the Government of India under the 11^th Five-year plan vide order No. F-23-13/2009-TS dated 30th October, 2009 by an act of parliament (NIT act 2007). It is situated in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Notwithstanding the tender age, NITPy is committed to produce effective and responsible technocrats who have the ability to serve the nation on its journey to growth and prosperity. In this process, students have been admitted from the academic year 2010-11 onwards through JEE Mains with 50% of seats reserved for the candidates having residence/native at Union Territories of Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar. The remaining 50% of seats are filled on all India basis.

About 20% admissions (additional) are open to the students from abroad for admission through DASA, ICCR and Study in India (SII) schemes under Ministry of Education and also seats are allotted to the scheme under Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

The Institution is at a constant attempt of making endeavours to scale new heights by developing a synergy between teaching, research, and consulting /training activities.

The Institute provides keen guidance in terms of fundamental knowledge and advanced technologies, motivation for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to sculpt the bright minds into professionally balanced individuals, capable enough to take up challenges of nature, society and the marketplace.

Presently, 73 teaching staffs along with 89 non-teaching staffs on regular basis are employed for an overall strength of 1547 students, including 278 research scholars and the students are exposed to the most modern and up-to-date curriculum and contemporary developments in various disciplines of engineering, in addition to scientific and engineering skills, the institute provides scope to get exposure for team work on experiments, projects presentation & communication skills and active participation in all extracurricular activities.

Since necessity is the mother of inventions, the students are encouraged to participate in every corner of need and to take the chaos of early years as an opportunity to grow with self-determination and innovation. To mention, the institute website and many laboratory experiments were designed and fabricated by them.

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPy) is energetically involved in different areas of research and offers consultancy services to industry to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

The research and consultancy activities are actively taken up by the faculty members of the Institute and have been gaining momentum in the recent past. These activities help the faculty members to apply the concepts to practical problems and thereby gain the practical knowledge and share their gained knowledge effectively with the students.

The research projects investigated by the faculty and sponsored by different government funding agencies and industry research collaborations have helped the Institute in developing state of the art facilities. The faculty of the Institute have bagged research project funding worth of nearly 100 Million Indian Rupees

The Institute ranked 99 in National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 (Engineering), (NIRF - 2025)

The institute website is www.nitpy.ac.in and the following are the social media links of the institute

https://twitter.com/nitpyofficial

https://www.facebook.com/NITPYOfficial/_

https://instagram.com/nitpuducherry_

https://www.linkedin.com/school/nitpuducherry_

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnx4kVjbf2j7y19rHNssjxQ

Fee Structure

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 and belonging to (GEN/OBC/EWS) category whose family income is more than Rs.5 Lakh per annum (students admitted through CSAB / JoSAA)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	62500	13	Tuition Fee	62500
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		72750
Total		85200	Total		72750

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Note: Tuition fee is subject to change w.r.t. income certificate of the financial year of the fee paying guardian.

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 and belonging to (GEN/OBC/EWS) category whose family income is between Rs.1 Lakh to Rs.5 Lakh per annum (students admitted through CSAB / JoSAA)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	20833	13	Tuition Fee	20833
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		31083
Total		43533	Total		31083

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Note: Tuition fee is subject to change w.r.t. income certificate of the financial year of the fee paying guardian.

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 and belonging to (GEN/OBC/EWS) category whose family income is less than Rs.1 Lakh per annum (students admitted through CSAB / JoSAA)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	0	13	Tuition Fee	0
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		10250
Total		22700	Total		10250

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Note: Tuition fee is subject to change w.r.t. income certificate of the financial year of the fee paying guardian.

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 and belonging to (SC/ST/PwD) category (students admitted through CSAB / JoSAA)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	0	13	Tuition Fee	0
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		10250
Total		22700	Total		10250

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 (students admitted through DASA Non-CIWG SAARC Category)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	$2000	13	Tuition Fee	$2000
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		$ 2000 + ₹ 10250
Total		$ 2000 + ₹ 22700	Total		$ 2000 + ₹ 10250

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 (students admitted through DASA Non-CIWG Non-SAARC Category)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	$4000	13	Tuition Fee	$4000
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		$ 4000 + ₹ 10250
Total		$ 4000 + ₹ 22700	Total		$ 4000 + ₹ 10250

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Institute Fee structure for B.Tech. students to be admitted in the academic year 2026-27 (students admitted through SII/ICCR/MEA/DASA-CIWG Category)

1^st Semester (Semester Fee)			2^nd to 8^th Semester (Semester Fee)
Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)	Sl. No.	Details of Fees	Amount (Rs.)
1	Computer Fee	1000	1	Computer Fee	1000
2	Internet Fee	1000	2	Internet Fee	1000
3	Library Fee	2000	3	Library Fee	2000
4	Examination Fee	1000	4	Examination Fee	1000
5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500	5	Registration – Enrollment Fee	500
6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500	6	Association and Cultural Fee	1500
7	Students Aid Fee	200	7	Students Aid Fee	200
8	Sports Centre	1500	8	Sports Centre	1500
9	Group Insurance Fee	350	9	Group Insurance Fee	350
10	Wellness Fee	200	10	Wellness Fee	200
11	Training and Placement Fee	500	11	Training and Placement Fee	500
12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500	12	Institute Industries Interaction (III) Activities and Guest Lectures (GL)	500
13	Tuition Fee	62500	13	Tuition Fee	62500
14	One Time Payment*	12450	Total		72750
Total		85200	Total		72750

* Details of one-time payment

Details of fees	Amount (Rs.)
a) Admission fee	200
b) Identity card	150
c) Medical Exam fee	100
d) Alumni Life Membership fee	500
e) Institute Deposit (Refundable)	5000
f) Library Deposit (Refundable)	500
g) Campus Development Fee	3000
h) Convocation Fee	2000
i) Alumni Global Interaction Fee	1000
Total	12450

Academic Structure

The institute is practising NEP 2020 from the academic year 2022-23 onwards with new curriculum structure consisting various minors and majors offered from the various departments.

·       The Institute is offering Five Four-year B.Tech. Degree programmes in

1.     Civil Engineering

2.     Computer Science and Engineering

3.     Electronics and Communication Engineering

4.     Electrical and Electronics Engineering

5.     Mechanical Engineering

·       Five Two-year M.Tech. Degree programmes and M.Tech (By Research) Degree Programmes in

1.     Computer Science and Engineering

2.     Power Electronics

3.     VLSI design

4.     Structural Engineering – Resilience and Sustainability

5.     Thermal Engineering

·      Three Two-Year M.Sc. Degree programmes in

1.     Chemistry

2.     Mathematics

3.     Physics

·      Four Year integrated B.Sc. B.Ed. degree programmes in

1.     Chemistry

2.     Mathematics

3.     Physics

·      In addition, Ph.D. degree programs are offered in Science and Humanities, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

·       Every programme has well defined regulation, curriculum structure and syllabus. The flexible curriculum of B.Tech. and M. Tech. degree programmes has balanced number of courses under different components such as Basic science and humanities, Engineering sciences, professional core, professional electives, Global electives, practical, project work, Industrial training/internship and NSS/NCC/NSO training. The courses are fully autonomous.

·    The assessment procedure of each course consists of continuous assessments and final assessment with relative grading system.

·     The effectiveness of teaching-learning process and performance of students are analyzed by the class committee/Course Review Committee consisting a senior faculty of the department as chairperson, and course teachers and student representatives as members.

Rules For Change Branch

The change of branch from the admitted one is not permitted. However the students may choose the Major or Minor courses of other branches by satisfying the requirements.

Faculty

The following are the details of faculty and staff members employed in the institute

DIRECTOR

Dr. MAKARAND MADHAO GHANGREKAR

REGISTRAR

Dr. S. SUNDARAVARATHAN

Department of Civil Engineering

HoD	Dr. Senthilkumar V, Assistant Professor
Professor	Dr. Madappa V R Sivasubramanian
Associate Professor	Dr. Kasiviswanathan K S
Assistant Professor	Dr. Ashok Kumar T Dr. Gautham A Dr. Nidhi M Dr. Perumalla Venkata Mallikarjun Rao Dr. Sandeep Singh Dr. Sathish Kumar V Dr. Sivakumar Ramalingam
Technical Staffs	Ms. Evlin Ashmi C, Senior Technician Mr. Ganta Raj Kumar, Technical Assistant Ms. Jenifer R, Lab Attendant Mr. Kesavan Periyasamy D, Technical Assistant Mr. Muthu T, Technician Mr. Parthiban R, Senior Technician Mr. Siddharthan S, Technical Assistant

Department of CSE

HoD	Dr. Venkatesan M, Associate Professor
Professor (HAG)	Dr. Aghila G
Professor	Dr. Narendran Rajagopalan _Dr. Surendiran B
Associate Professor	Dr. Ansuman Mahapatra Dr. Chandrasekar R Dr. Srinivasan A
Assistant Professor	Dr. Karthik N Dr. Kumaran P Dr. Praveen R Dr. Sanjay Bankapur Dr. Vani V
Technical Staffs	Mr. Ajithraj R A, Technical Assistant Mr. Chandrasekar M, Lab Attendant Dr. Hemachandiran S, Technical Assistant Mr. Mooventhan V, Technical Assistant Mr. Pranav Chand K, Technician Ms. Srividhya A, Technician

Department of ECE

HoD	Dr. Aniruddha Kanhe, Associate Professor
Professor	Dr. Harigovindan V P Dr. Lakshmi Sutha G
Associate Professor	Dr. Boopathi Rani R Dr. Murugan R Dr. Surendar M
Assistant Professor	Dr. Kuleen Kumar Dr. Malaya Kumar Nath Dr. Sunanda Ambulker Dr. Suresh Balanethiram Dr. Thomas Joseph Dr. Yedukondalarao Veeranki
Technical Staffs	Mr. Avinash S, Lab Attendant Mr. Kishore Kumar M, Technician Ms. Mahalakshmi M, Technical Assistant Mr. Sarath C V, Technician Mr. Satheesh Babu R, Technical Assistant

Department of EEE

HoD	Dr. Vinopraba T, Professor
Professor	Dr. Koperundevi G Dr. Thangavel S Dr. Venkadesan A
Associate Professor	Dr. Koena Mukherjee Dr. Navin Sam K Dr. Rajan Singaravel M M
Assistant Professor	Dr. Bijukumar B Dr. Gowrishankar S Dr. Hemachander A Dr. Rajvir Kaur Dr. Ramjethmalani C H Dr. Revathi S Dr. Saravana Prakash P
Technical Staffs	Mr. Balamurugan R, Technical Assistant Mr. Bibin Kallada, Lab Attendant Dr. Sadheesh Kumar S J, Technical Assistant (SG - II) Mr. Gopinath A, Technical Assistant Mr. Kavin B, Technician Mr. Lokeshraj R, Technician Mr. Silambarasan C, Technician

Department of Mechanical Engineering

HoD	Dr. M V A Raju Bahubalendruni, Associate Professor
Professor	Dr. Sendhil Kumar N
Associate Professor	Dr. Johnney Mertens A Dr. Sivaram N M
Assistant Professor	Dr. Naveen Raj R Dr. Ronald Aseer J Dr. Somasundaram S
Technical Staffs	Mr. Anand S, Lab Attendant Mr. Billa Mahipal Reddy, Technician Mr. Karthikeyan R, Technical Assistant Mr. Madhu Balan P, Technician Mr. Maneru Yadagiri, Technician Mr. Mudavath Praveen Kumar, Technical Assistant Mr. Mugilan S U, Technical Assistant

Department of Chemistry

HoD	Dr. Seenuvasan Vedachalam, Assistant Professor
Associate Professor	Dr. Kathiresan M Dr. Lakshmi Narayanan R
Assistant Professor	Dr. Dhayalan V Dr. Poonguzhali Elamvazhuthi
Technical Staffs	Ms. Nishkala K, Technical Assistant Mr. Thirumavalavan E, Technician Mr. Vignesh M, Technician

Department of Physics

HoD

Dr. Amrtha Bhide, Professor

Associate Professor

Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra

Technical Staffs

Mr. Nithishkumar D, Technician

Mr. Prakash P, Technical Assistant

Mr. Vinith K, Technician

Department of Mathematics

HoD

Dr. G S Mahapatra, Professor

Assistant Professor

Dr. Balakumar V

Dr. Bidwan Chakraborty

Dr. Govindaraj V

Dr. Lalrinpuia Tlau

Technical Staffs

Mr. Dhinesh Sara R, Technician

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

HoD	Dr. Smrutisikta Mishra, Professor
Assistant Professor	Dr. Krupa Shah
Technical Staffs	Mr. Santhoshkumar K, Technician

Department of Education

HoD

Dr. Kathiresan M, Associate Professor

Faculty on Contract

Mr. Balamurugan R

Ms. Bella Wiselet S

Mr. Detchanamurthy S

Mr. Dhivyaprasath Kasinathan

Dr. Mahendran S

Mr. Jegan M

Ms. Lavanya M

Mr. Panneerselvam G

Mr. Rengasamy Dhanabal

Facilities

The National Institute of Technology Puducherry is situated in Karaikal with greenery environment and its campus spreads over an astounding 256 acres of land with secure Compound and a perimeter pathway around the boundaries of the Institute. The following are the major facilities of the institute.

The Institute boasts a Science Block with well-established Laboratories and class rooms. The laboratories are equipped with latest equipment.

The administrative block of the institute houses the offices of the Director, Registrar, Deans and major activities. It also houses 10 laboratories and 8 class rooms.

A laboratory block is available in the institute which accommodates some of the laboratories of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

In addition to the above, a Guest house, Canteen, 2-Nos of Boys Hostel, a Girls Hostel and Faculty quarters are functioning with all facilities and good ambience

All blocks are enabled with Wi-Fi facilities. All buildings are fitted with lifts and the facilities for Physically disabled.

Medical centre, branch of State Bank of India, ATM facilities are available inside the campus.

The facilities for sports activities, music and cultural activities, and NCC are available.

The construction of Engineering block and sports complex of international standards are in progress. Similarly, the construction of extension of Girls Hostel, Boys Hostel-III, Faculty and staff quarters are also in progress.

The laboratories of each department are equipped with modernized equipment/tools/software packages to carry out the fundamental experiments, advanced project work and research activities. The establishment of Centres of Excellence is in progress.

The institute signed MoUs with institutions and industries of repute in India and abroad for training, internship, placement, and project and research work. Specifically the institute signed MoU with Léonard de Vinci, Courbevoie, France for student exchange programme and with IIT Madras for internship and direct Ph.D admission.

Student Life at Institute

The student life at NIT Puducherry is enjoyable with responsibility. The regulation, general and academic rules of the institute is available in the following link.

Academic rules and regulation details:

https://www.nitpy.ac.in/assets/docs/rules/B.tech/2025.pdf

Syllabus details:

http://nitpy.ac.in/academics/curriculum

Student Welfare details:

http://nitpy.ac.in/students/welfare

Group Insurance for the students:

Every student enrolled for an academic program (UG/PG / PhD) are insured by cashless GROUP MEDICLAIM POLICY offered by NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD and Personal Accident Policy

Emotional Wellness and Psychological Support:

NIT Puducherry signed MoU with Your DOST Health Solutions Private Ltd for student’s emotional wellness and psychological support. The organisation provides 24 X 7 online counselling and emotional wellness coaching through online chatting and appointment booking with counsellors and experts. The students of NIT Puducherry can register with “Your DOST” through institute internet services. Further details available in the following link.

http://nitpy.ac.in/student-welfare/Emotional%20Wellness%20and%20Psychosocia%20Support/index.html

Financial Assistance

Fee Remissions are given as per the Government norms. Eligible students can apply for the scholarship as per the guidelines laid out by the scheme.

Details can be obtained from

https://www.nitpy.ac.in/students/financialAssistance

The details required for submitting the application form for availing bank loan, or scholarship are processed with utmost priority to facilitate the students.

The students can also approach respective state governments/various agencies for scholarships.

Training & Placement

The Training and Placement Cell of NITPy has emerged as a favorite destination for many organizations /Multi-national companies to recruit the fresh talents nurtured in this institution. The institution showcased a good placement profile from the beginning. The major objectives of the training and placement cell are as follows:

To provide adequate training to students making them eligible to efficiently face placement process.

To provide an active interface between potential employers and the students, i.e. establishing an active placement system.

The training and placement cell strives to develop relations with recruiters in every field, ensuring wide choice in the student’s career opportunities which serves as a guarantee to his/her satisfaction, both with the company and the cell.

A wide range of programs are also conducted, that guide and propel the students in the direction of a successful placement.

Employability enhancement activities are conducted which include: Technical classes GATE exam preparation, Mock aptitude tests (regularly), Mock group discussions, interviews, Technical skill enrichment programs etc

Soft skill development classes, various seminars and paper presentation activities, Guest lectures by notable dignitaries, workshops in every field are conducted frequently.

In addition, counselling is given to the students to advise them on their career path and to help them prepare in their field of choice.

Some recruiters for NITPY are as follows:

Training and Placement details are available at:

https://www.nitpy.ac.in/trainingAndPlacement

Industry And Alumni Relations

Industrial Relations

Internship, Industrial visits and In-plant training are part of the Curricular and co-curricular activities. Students are encouraged to visit industries. T& P Cell and respective department are helping the students in this aspect. Institute also have signed MoU with industries and reputed academic institutions. Also, National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPy) is energetically involved in different areas of research and offers consultancy services to industry to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

Alumni Relations

Alumni association is registered and functioning.

Since the 1st batch of Alumni which started in 2014, the prestigious National Institute of Technology Puducherry, has grown manifolds by producing some of the finest professionals in the nation in a myriad of fields. The NIT Puducherry Alumni Association aims at bringing together all its current and former students by giving them a platform to interact with the Alma Mater.

Know Your Alumni (KYA) is an initiative from the collaboration of NITPY Alumni Association, Placement cell, Student welfare and various other clubs of NITPY to create a connectivity between alumni and students through

Weekly Webinars
Workshops
Open Panel Discussion

KYA would serve topics such as career consultation, higher studies, social life and entrepreneurship.

The link for registering as an Alumni is

https://www.nitpy.ac.in/alumni/alumniRelations

Recreational/Extra Curricular activities

In addition to academic activities, NITPy supports various extracurricular activities to enrich skills and bring the talents of the students beyond academics. The students are encouraged to participate various co-curricular and extra-curricular meets and events across the country and world. The On duty will be provided to them as per the regulation.

The Cultural Committee organizes “LE’CIEL” an intercollegiate cultural festival every year

“GYANITH” an intercollegiate technical festival is being conducted every year where the students across the country will assemble, interact, share, gain knowledge in the various fields of Engineering and Technology.

Annual sports meet, celebration of international yoga day and Celebration of Fit India Movement are annually held.

Annual leadership Training Camp and conduct of ‘B’ and ‘C’ certificate examination for NCC cadets are also being conducted.

The students of NITPY share and enhance their knowledge through various clubs and committees. To name a few of them;

FOSS Club

Free open source software society is formed to support and promote usage of open source application, rather than accustomed to stereotyped usage of proprietary software.

The society provides a platform to explore, learn, develop and share the open source culture. It meets every fortnight, and exchanges the knowledge through discussions, lecture and practical sessions.

Literary Club

Aimed at fostering and developing the verbal skills of the students, the literary club apart from publishing its annual magazine, IGNITE: the voice of NITPY, conducts various events including debates, group discussions and competitions as such to promote a healthy growth of vocational skills.

Innovation club

Comprises of associations like robotics, electrical, electronics, mechanical, computer enthusiast group and is widely responsible for inspiring the students and aids them by providing a platform for research in innovative and thrust areas of engineering and technology.

Sports Club

Apart from being the location for the inter-NIT tournament annually, the sports day: a culminating day of varied sports activities, is also held along with the students participating in various national and state level competitions and bagging top positions and awards.

Cultural Club

An amalgamation of cultural activities are organized and conducted by the cultural club at NITPY annually with an aim to showcase the rich culture brought forward in NITPY and importance given to traditional values.

Rotaract Club

The students of NITPY have formed a ROTARACT club, which works for the welfare of the society teaching children about hygiene and career prospects.

Professional Societies

The student chapters of Professional societies like IEEE, IE(I) and ISTE are functioning in the institute and various technical and non-technical activities are conducted through these chapters

In addition to the above, Art and Craft club, Design club, Music club, Dance club, Women’s Cell, Tamil Mandram, Photography Club, Esports club and Ragasvarupam Indian Performing Arts Club are functioning

Location and Accessibility

Location

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY) is situated in Karaikal. NITPY is located on the National Highway NH32 at about 58 km from Chidambaram towards South. The Institute is located about 8.5 km from Karaikal Bus stand on the Nagapattinam to Chennai Highway (NH 32). Karaikal Railway Station is about 11 km from the NITPY. The simplest and most economical way to reach NITPY is Bus Routes from Puducherry and Chennai pass through the Institute (to stop at Thiruvettakudy Arch) to reach Karaikal Bus Stand.

Route Map

Chennai - Puducherry - Chidambaram - Sirkazhi - Tharangambadi –Thiruvettakudy Arch – NITPy - Karaikal

Trichy - Thanjavur - Kumbakonam - Karaikal – Thiruvettakudy Arch - NITPy

Mayiladuthurai - Thiruvettakudy Arch – NITPy - Karaikal

Distance from Popular Sources

From Puducherry Domestic Airport : 135 km

From Chennai International Airport/ Railway Station: 300 km

From Trichy International Airport : 162 km

From Mayiladuthurai Railway Station : 37 km

Travel Time and Distance from Nearby Cities

By Bus

From Chennai : 7 hours

From Trichy : 4 hours

From Puducherry : 3 hours 30 minutes

By Train

From Chennai : 9 hours

From Trichy : 3 hours 50 minutes

The link for the location of the institute is https://goo.gl/maps/BU3fZQCMUytTLWBg7

Academic Programwise Seats breakup

Institute Code

Program Code

Academic Program Name

State/All India Seats

Seat Pool

OPEN

OPEN-PwD

GEN-EWS

GEN-EWS-PwD

SC-PwD

ST-PwD

OBC-NCL

OBC-NCL-PwD

Total(includes Female Supernumerary)

Program-Total
Seat Capacity	Female Supernumerary

215

4109

Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

5
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4109

Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Other Than PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

4
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4110

Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4110

Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Other Than PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4114

Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4114

Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Other Than PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4125

Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

5
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4125

Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Other Than PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

5
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4144

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

215

4144

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Other Than PUDUCHERRY (UT),ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT)

Gender-Neutral

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

6
(including "0" Supernumerary)

Total Seats

105

275

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Academic Programwise Seats breakup