National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh

National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh (NITAP) is a public technical and research institute situated at Jote, about 30 kilometers from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, and 360 kilometers from Guwahati. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India and holds the status of Institute of National Importance. The institute began operations in 2010 from a temporary campus in Yupia and later shifted to its permanent campus at Jote, Papum Pare district. It is one of ten new NITs approved by the Union Cabinet, mentored by NIT Durgapur. The institute is a fully residential campus surrounded by forests and mountains, offering hostels for boys and girls, Wi-Fi and LAN facilities, and continuous water and electricity supply. It functions as an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Education, with the President of India serving as its Visitor. The institute offers B.Tech. degree programs across departments including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Computer Science, Chemical, and Biotechnology Engineering, as well as Basic and Applied Science and Management and Humanities. Admissions are conducted through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) administered by the National Testing Agency, following the reservation policy set by the Supreme Court of India.