National Institute of Technology Agartala was established in 1965 as Tripura Engineering College, with the three traditional branches of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

Later on it was initially affiliated with Calcutta University and had the same curriculum structure and examination system as Bengal Engineering College (currently IIEST Shibpur).

Then After the establishment of Tripura University in 1987, the Institute was affiliated with it.

Courses toward a degree in computer science and engineering were offered beginning in the 1999 – 2000 session, and three new degrees were offered beginning in the 2005 – 2006 session:
Electrical & Electronics,
Production and
Transportation Engineering

It was felt that these offerings catered to the technical needs of the students in this region.

On 23 February 2006,the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the state government for conversion of Tripura Engineering College to National Institute of Technology, a fully Central Government funded Institution with Deemed to be University status.

It also became a National Centre of Excellence.


Departments Now a day at the Institute:
Bio Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics And Communication Engineering
Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Production Engineering
Humanities & Social Sciences
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics

Contact Detail:
NIT AGARTALA  
Academic Block 2, Paschim Barjalai, Tripura 799046
Phone:0381 234 6360