National Institute of Technology Warangal : Rankings, Fees & Courses Details

About National Institute of Technology Warangal

The Institute has a humble beginning as the Regional Engineering College Warangal (RECW). This was the 1^st REC established in the chain of RECs. In September 2002, it was renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT Warangal was given the status of Institute of National Importance on 15^th August 2007 by the Act of Parliament. The erstwhile REC Warangal started functioning in 1959 with Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments. The Departments of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering were started in the years 1964 and 1965 respectively. In 1971, the Institute started the undergraduate program in Electronics and Communication Engineering. B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering was started in 1983. In 2006, the Institute started a Bachelors program in Biotechnology. B.Tech programs in Mathematics & Computing and VLSI were started in academic year. 2023-24. B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) was started in the academic year 2024-25. The newest Department is the Department of Computational and Data Sciences, started in the year 2025. The institute offers 11 B.Tech programs and 35 Masters programs in Engineering, Sciences, Computer Applications and Management. It offers doctoral programs in all the STEM and Humanities areas across its 15 Departments. NIT Warangal is a residential institute with nearly 7000 (UG & PG) students apart from nearly 800 Ph.D Scholars. It has 380 faculty members and 360 administrative and supporting staff. Most of the B.Tech and M.Tech programs offered by the institute are accredited by the NBA. The institute had the benefit of USESCO assistance during the formative stages, and later on from the Overseas Development Administration of the UK. In November 2012, NIT Warangal entered into an MoU with 12 European Higher Education Institutes and seven other Indian Institutes and became a partner institute of the HERITAGE Program. The students have the opportunity of participating in the Heritage program. The Institute has successfully completed 3 phases of TEQIP. NIT Warangal is situated in a self-contained residential campus located in a beautiful land of about 248 acres at a distance of about 150 km from Hyderabad. Warangal enjoys a unique position in the cultural and historical map of the state. Historic buildings, lovely gardens, wildlife sanctuaries and lakes in the vicinity are other places of interest for visitors. The place enjoys a good climate throughout the year except for the patches of hot summer during May-June. The campus has 20 Halls Residence of capacities more than 1500 for accommodating boys, three hostels for girls and one hostel for foreign students. It has seven food courts and several eateries in the campus. Hostel rooms are provided with internet facility for every student. Wi-Fi connectivity is also available in most of the hostels as well as the academic blocks. The plinth area occupied by the buildings on the campus is: Administrative Building (3,331 Sqm), Academic Buildings (34,448 sqm), Library Building (3,610 sqm), Students Hostels (32,642 sqm), Sports Pavilion and Gallery (784 Sqm), Director's Bungalow, Staff Quarters and Guest House (31,598 sqm.) The road network in the campus runs to a length of 12 km. Other facilities include a well-stocked Central Library equipped with large number of books and digital resources, Seminar Hall Complex, two Auditoriums, Sports and Games facilities, Innovation Garage, Student Activity Centre, etc. Several multinational companies visit the Institute for hiring our students through campus placements.

About National Institute of Technology Warangal

The Institute has a humble beginning as the Regional Engineering College Warangal (RECW). This was the 1^st REC established in the chain of RECs. In September 2002, it was renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT Warangal was given the status of Institute of National Importance on 15^th August 2007 by the Act of Parliament. The erstwhile REC Warangal started functioning in 1959 with Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments. The Departments of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering were started in the years 1964 and 1965 respectively. In 1971, the Institute started the undergraduate program in Electronics and Communication Engineering. B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering was started in 1983. In 2006, the Institute started a Bachelors program in Biotechnology. B.Tech programs in Mathematics & Computing and VLSI were started in academic year. 2023-24. B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) was started in the academic year 2024-25. The newest Department is the Department of Computational and Data Sciences, started in the year 2025. The institute offers 11 B.Tech programs and 35 Masters programs in Engineering, Sciences, Computer Applications and Management. It offers doctoral programs in all the STEM and Humanities areas across its 15 Departments. NIT Warangal is a residential institute with nearly 7000 (UG & PG) students apart from nearly 800 Ph.D Scholars. It has 380 faculty members and 360 administrative and supporting staff. Most of the B.Tech and M.Tech programs offered by the institute are accredited by the NBA. The institute had the benefit of USESCO assistance during the formative stages, and later on from the Overseas Development Administration of the UK. In November 2012, NIT Warangal entered into an MoU with 12 European Higher Education Institutes and seven other Indian Institutes and became a partner institute of the HERITAGE Program. The students have the opportunity of participating in the Heritage program. The Institute has successfully completed 3 phases of TEQIP. NIT Warangal is situated in a self-contained residential campus located in a beautiful land of about 248 acres at a distance of about 150 km from Hyderabad. Warangal enjoys a unique position in the cultural and historical map of the state. Historic buildings, lovely gardens, wildlife sanctuaries and lakes in the vicinity are other places of interest for visitors. The place enjoys a good climate throughout the year except for the patches of hot summer during May-June. The campus has 20 Halls Residence of capacities more than 1500 for accommodating boys, three hostels for girls and one hostel for foreign students. It has seven food courts and several eateries in the campus. Hostel rooms are provided with internet facility for every student. Wi-Fi connectivity is also available in most of the hostels as well as the academic blocks. The plinth area occupied by the buildings on the campus is: Administrative Building (3,331 Sqm), Academic Buildings (34,448 sqm), Library Building (3,610 sqm), Students Hostels (32,642 sqm), Sports Pavilion and Gallery (784 Sqm), Director's Bungalow, Staff Quarters and Guest House (31,598 sqm.) The road network in the campus runs to a length of 12 km. Other facilities include a well-stocked Central Library equipped with large number of books and digital resources, Seminar Hall Complex, two Auditoriums, Sports and Games facilities, Innovation Garage, Student Activity Centre, etc. Several multinational companies visit the Institute for hiring our students through campus placements.

Available programmes

Engineering and Technology (1)

B.Tech. BIOTECHNOLOGY

B.Tech. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

B.Tech. CIVIL ENGINEERING

B.Tech. COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

B.Tech. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & DATA SCIENCE)

B.Tech. ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

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Engineering and Technology (2)

M Tech Biotechnology

M. Tech. WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

M. Tech. WELDING TECHNOLOGY AND NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

M.Tech Computer Science and Information Security

M.Tech GEOINFORMATICS

M.Tech. ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

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Natural Sciences (2)

M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics)

M.Sc. (Mathematics & Scientific Computing)

M.Sc. CHEMISTRY

M.Sc. Tech Engineering Physics

Others (1)

Master of Business Administration

Arts and Humanities (5)

Ph D (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Business and Management (5)

Ph D (Management Studies)

Engineering and Technology (5)

Ph D (Chemical)

Ph D (Civil)

Ph D (Computer Science and Engineering)

Ph D (Electrical)

Ph D (Electronics and Communication)

Ph D (Mechanical Engineering)

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Life Sciences and Medicine (5)

Ph D (Biotechnology)

Natural Sciences (5)

Ph D (Physics)

PhD (Chemistry)

PhD (Mathematics)

Scholarships

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