The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur was established in 1960 under an Act of the Parliament of India as one of the eight such colleges.

List of the names of top renowned Alumni of the Department :

• Dr. Kamanio Chattopadhyay

• Dr. Tara Shankar Deb Roy is a Professor of Pennsylvania State University, USA

• Dr. Rathindra Nath Dasgupta is a Professor of University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

• Shri J. K. Ghosh, Chif Executive, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, Govt of India,

• Dr. Bikramjit Basu is receipient of the “Young Metallurgist Award-2004” by Ministry o Steels , Govt. of India

• Dr. M. S. M. Saifulla stood third on All India basis and first in Eastern Region in 1992 GATE Examination