New NIT at Eluru of West Godavari district of AP from 2015-16

The Central Government has approved another central institute for
Andhra Pradesh. The National Institute of Technology (NIT), an
institute of national importance will be established in Valluru
village, Ganapavaram Mandal of West Godavari district in AP. The
institute will start functioning temporarily from Sir CRR College of
Engineering, Eluru (CR Reddy College).

The AP Government has allotted 256 acres land for new NIT at Valluru,
near Eluru. The NIT at Warangal (Telangana) will monitor the
activities of NIT Eluru till the new campus and infrastructure come up
at Valluru.

The courses in new NIT will commence from the academic year 2015-16
itself. The details of branches in Engineering / Technology /
Architecture and number of seats in various branches are yet to be
decided by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Seats in NIT will be filled through ranks in JEE Main examination. The
Government of India has set up several institutions in AP following
the promises made in AP Reorganisation Act 2014. IISER at Tirupati,
AIIMS at Mangalagiri, IIM at Visakhapatnam are some of these new
institutions.

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