National Institute of Technology Mizoram

National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram, or NITMZ) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India, located in Aizawl, Mizoram. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development as one of ten new NITs, per government orders dated 30 October 2009 and 3 March 2010. Its primary objective is to provide education through research and training in undergraduate and graduate programs, including PhD, and it has been declared an Institute of National Importance by the Indian Parliament. Students are admitted through the JEE Main entrance exam. The institute began classes in 2010 at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, before shifting to Aizawl in 2011, initially offering programs in Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Electrical & Electronics Engineering; Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs were added in 2013. The permanent campus is planned at Lengpui, Aizawl district, on 190 acres of land, though the institute currently functions from a temporary campus in Aizawl with administrative, academic, and hostel blocks. Departments include Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics & Computing Engineering, Physics, and Humanities and Social Science. The institute organizes three annual festivals: Morphosis (technical), Annunad (cultural), and Shaurya (sports).