The
National Institutes of Technology (
NITs) are a group of
public engineering colleges of
India. These institutes have been declared by Act of Parliament as
institutions of national importance. On their inception decades ago, all NITs were referred to as
Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) and were governed by their respective state governments. NITs were founded to promote regional diversity and multi-cultural understanding in India. Comprising thirty autonomous institutes, they are located in one each major
state/territory of India. In 2007,the Indian government declared these schools as Institute of National Importance.
