National Institute of Technology Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT Puducherry or NITPY) is an autonomous public technical and research university in Karaikal, a coastal enclave of the Union Territory of Puducherry within the Kaveri river delta, bordered by the Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu. Founded in 2010, it is one of 31 National Institutes of Technology in India, sanctioned by the Government of India in 2009 under the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, and is recognized as an Institute of National Importance under the NITSER Act, 2007. It was initially mentored by NIT Tiruchirappalli. The institute is governed by a Board of Governors under the NIT Council, with the President of India as ex officio visitor. It has ten departments spanning engineering, sciences, and humanities. The campus spans about 258 acres in the villages of Poovam and Thiruvettakudy, featuring an Administrative Block, Science Block, Central Library, hostels, and the PENTAGON engineering complex, along with sports and other campus facilities. Admission to its B.Tech programs is through the Joint Entrance Examination (Main), with 50% of seats reserved for Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands residents and the rest filled through an All India quota.