National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry is one of the thirty-one National Institutes of Technology established in the year 2009 by the Government of India. The institute is spread out on an area of 258 acres. The NIT Puducherry offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. programmes in different specialisations in the field of engineering and technology, applied sciences, and computers and information technology. National Institute of Technology Puducherry has been termed as an institute of National Importance under the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development). As per the NIRF Rankings 2021, the institute has been ranked 144th in the engineering category whereas it was ranked 130th in the NIRF Rankings 2020 in the same category.
The National Institute of Technology, Puducherry is located in Karikal, Puducherry. It is located on the National Highway NH32 and is at a distance of 58 km from Chidambaram in South India. The institute is at a distance of 8.5 km from the Karaikal bus stand located in Nagapattinam, on the Chennai National Highway. The Karaikal railway station is about at a distance of 11 km from the NIT Puducherry. The nearest airport to the NIT Puducherry is Thanjavur Airport, which is at a distance of about 112 km away from the institute. The nearest railway stations are the Mayiladuthurai Railway Station and Chennai Railway Station, which are at a distance of 37 km and 300 km, respectively.
There are three hostels constructed on the premises of NIT Puducherry. Out of these three hostels, two hostels have been allotted to make students of the institute. The hostels are well-equipped with all the basic amenities and conveniences that are essential for a hosteller.
