BHOPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (MANIT), also known as NIT Bhopal, is a public technical university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1960 as Maulana Azad College of Technology (MACT), one of the first Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) set up during India's second five-year plan to support industrialisation. It began functioning at Govt S.V. Polytechnic with 120 students and seven faculty members. The foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961, and the institute moved to its present campus in 1964. Over the years, it added programs in civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and communications, computer science, and information technology engineering, along with architecture and MBA courses. In 2002, MACT was upgraded to a National Institute of Technology and granted deemed university status, becoming MANIT. In 2007, it was declared an Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act. The institute is fully funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and governed by the NIT Council. Its campus spans 650 acres, making it one of the largest NIT campuses in India, featuring academic buildings, hostels, staff residences, sports facilities, and an artificial lake called Lotus Lake.