National Institute of Technology, Warangal
राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान वारंगल | |
Other names | NIT Warangal, NITW |
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Former name | Regional Engineering College, Warangal |
| Motto | विद्या ही परा शक्ति है (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English | Knowledge is Supreme Power |
| Type | Public Technical University |
| Established | October 10, 1959 |
| Affiliation | Ministry of Education, Government of India AIU AICTE |
| Endowment | US$37.85 million |
| Chairperson | Dr. B. V. R. Mohan Reddy |
| Director | Bidyadhar Subudhi |
Academic staff | 400 |
Administrative staff | 314 |
| Students | 7,000 |
| Undergraduates | 3,176 (UG program, excluding first-year intake) |
| Postgraduates | (Includes PG 2-yr and PG 3-yr) totalling ~1,347 |
| (Full-time PhD 642 + Part-time 433) = 1,075 | |
| Location | , , India 17°59′02″N 79°31′52″E / 17.984°N 79.531°E |
| Campus | 250 acres |
| Website | nitw |
The National Institute of Technology Warangal (NIT-Warangal or NIT-W) is a public technical and research university located in Warangal, India. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The foundation stone for this institute was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 October 1959, the first in the chain of 31 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country. The institute was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Warangal in 2002.