National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra or NIT Kurukshetra was established in 1963.

It is a public engineering institute located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI).

It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India. It runs undergraduate and postgraduate in programme Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy programme in Engineering, Sciences, and Humanities.

The campus extends over an area of 300 acres imaginatively laid down on a picturesque landscape. It presents a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty.

The first Prime Minister of Independent India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, sought to develop India as a leader in science and technology. Between 1959 and 1965, with this vision, the Government founded 14 educational institutions in different regions of India.

The system of competitive entry (based on merit) gave access to higher education in these institutions. Such an institution was established in 1963 in Kurukshetra as a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Haryana as the Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra (REC Kurukshetra).

In 2002, all the Regional Engineering Colleges were unified by a common entrance exam. Therefore, REC Kurukshetra was renamed to National Institute of Technology under the NIT Act and was given a Deemed University status.

Admissions:

For Undergraduate (Bachelor of Technology) Courses:

• Until 2012, admissions were made on the basis of merit in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination. This exam consisted of a section each on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Every year, more than 1,000,000 students appeared for this exam and the acceptance rate was close to 3%
• Starting in 2013, admissions are now made on the basis of the merit list of Joint Entrance Examination. This is a common examination for all the premier universities in India. Under this, the candidates are ranked based on 60% of the marks scored in the test, and 40% of the marks in the grade XII board examinations
• For foreign students, admissions are done through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme

For Postgraduate Courses:

NIT Kurukshetra accepts applications to the following degrees of the postgraduate course:

• Master of Technology (through GATE score)
• Master of Business Administration (through CAT/JMET score, followed by group discussions and personal interview)
• Master of Computer Application (through NIMCET score)
• For M.Tech.

  admission, seats are first filled up by admitting GATE qualified candidates and then by industry sponsored candidates. Remaining vacant seats are offered to Non-GATE candidates with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC candidates) in their qualifying examination. While GATE candidates are eligible for a scholarship of Rs.12400/- per month. Non-GATE candidates are not given any scholarship

For Ph.D. Courses:

Applications on prescribed proforma are invited for admission to Ph.D. (full–time/part–time) programmes.

VISION

To be a role-model in technical education and research, responsive to global challenges

MISSION

• To produce quality manpower equipped with human and social values required to provide integration of technical skill, social character, leadership, self-confidence, creativity and renovation for benefit of mankind and sustainable development of India

To promote the areas of study, teaching and research activities of the Institute by:

• Providing exchange of Faculty and Scholars at Regional and National level to attain contemporariness
• Increasing Government-Institute and Industry-Academia Interaction by promoting joint research and consultancy projects between various Departments/Agencies of the Government of India and the Institute as well as Industry and the Institute
• Contributing to knowledge, creation, development, up gradation, dissemination, and application by conducting research on the emerging disciplines, by workshops and by publishing books, research reports and research papers in journals of National and International standing

OBJECTIVES

To offer academic programs in different areas of engineering at Under-graduate, Post-graduate and Doctoral levels
Increasing Government-Institute and Industry-Academia Interaction by promoting joint research and consultancy projects between various Departments/Agencies of the

Government of India and the Institute as well as Industry and the Institute

To promote quality research and undertake research projects keeping in view the present day to day needs of technology

To interact with industry and other relevant sectors with a view to promote mutual interaction

To provide consultancy and testing facilities to various government, semi-government and private organizations with a view to generate additional resources and keep in touch with latest demands of the profession

To interact with, and provide necessary help to other engineering institutions from the state in particular

To act as a source for fostering national integration, the students intake being from all over the country providing this opportunity

To inculcate moral value