Established in the year 1964, the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, commonly known as NIT Trichy, was earlier known as Regional Engineering College (REC) Trichy. NIT Trichy is an 'Institute of National Importance' . It is a government-owned institute that accepts co-education. National Institute of Technology, Trichy ranked 12th in the NIRF Ranking for the engineering category in the year 2021 and 23rd in the overall category in the same year. The institute has been ranked 48 in the NIRF Ranking 2021 in the management category and 7th in architecture category in the same year.
The institute is spread across a campus area of 800 acres. The total student enrollment count of NIT, Trichy is 5119 with a total of 251 faculty. A total of 64 courses across the UG, PG and doctoral levels are offered at NIT, Trichy. These courses are offered across 6 branches in total. The institute also offers MS and Ph.D for candidates in all the departments. Some of the NIT, Trichy courses are B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering,B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech Communication System, M.S. By Research Civil Engineering, Ph.D Production Engineering, and others.
The National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is located in Thuvakudi. The nearest bus stand to NIT, Trichy is Central Bus Stand, at a distance of 20.1km taking almost 33 minutes to cover the distance. Tondamanpatti is the nearest railway station to the Institute, at a distance of 6.2km, taking 14 minutes to cover the distance. The Tiruchirappalli airport is 25.8 km from the institute.
There are 6 girls hostels in the institute. The rooms of these hostels are fully furnished and are well ventilated. The Hostel Executive Committee headed by the Convener and the DCW coordinates the work among wardens and deputy wardens. The NIT Trichy girls' hostel has three resident deputy wardens. Each hostel has a television, two DOT telephones, intercom(s), aquaguard, water cooler and kit for indoor games and outdoor games.
