Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, formerly Regional Engineering College Jalandhar (RECJ), is a public engineering university in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, established in 1987 as a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Punjab on land in Village Bidhipur and Village Suranussi. It was given the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) on 17 October 2002 and declared an Institute of National Importance under an act of Parliament in 2007. The campus spans 154 acres and includes teaching facilities, residence buildings, and hostels for students. In 2019, ISRO launched a space incubation centre at the institute. The institute has 15 academic departments, all offering doctoral programmes, and admits B.Tech students through JEE Main (previously AIEEE) and M.Tech students through GATE. As of 2019, it had 3854 students in graduate and postgraduate programs. In the 2024 NIRF Rankings, it was ranked 58th among engineering colleges in India, improving to 55th in 2025. Notable alumni include Anindya Ghose, Upasan Taku, Ali Hyder Rizvi, Ajit Mohan Karimpana, and Abhishek Parakh.