National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Deemed University) , formerly known as Regional Engineering College, was established in 1959.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for this institute on October 10, 1959, the first in the chain of 30 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country.The Institute is well known for its dedicated faculty, staff and the state-of-the art infrastructure conducive to a healthy academic environment.The Institute is constantly striving to achieve higher levels of technical excellence.  Evolving a socially relevant and yet internationally acceptable curriculum, implementing innovative and effective teaching methodologies and focusing on the wholesome development of the students are our concerns.  Thanks to UNESCO and UK assistance in the past, many developmental activities were undertaken.The World Bank Assistance under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP during 2004-09) had been a timely help in the overall development of the Institute..The Institute currently has thirteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering, pure sciences and management, with nearly 100 laboratories organized in a unique pattern of functioning, Central Library with state of the art facilities, Auditorium, Student Activity Centre, Mega Computer Centre, Indoor Games Complex, big stadium, Seminar Halls with required infrastructure, Dispensary with state of art of facilities, etc. Faculty of repute, brilliant student community, excellent technical and supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of N.I.T., Warangal.The Institute offers eight undergraduate programmes (B.Tech.,) in engineering, Twenty nine post graduate programmes (M.Tech., M.Sc., MCA and MBA) in engineering, sciences and management and research programmes in engineering, sciences, humanities, physical education and management.The institute is well-known for its Research and Development, Industrial consultancy, Continuing education and Training programmes for teachers and industrial personnel. N.I.T., Warangal is a residential institute with nearly 3355 (UG : 2251 & PG : 1104) students apart from nearly 269 Ph.D., (150 Full Time and 119 Part time) Scholars.  It has 16 residential blocks including one mega & one ultra-mega hostel for boys, two hostels for girls and one hostel for foreign students.  It has five messes for boys, one mess exclusively for girls and one mega mess with present state of art facilities for boys, foreign students and girls.  It has nearly 200 teaching staff and 360 administrative and supporting staff apart from outsource personnel.It is a self contained residential campus located in a beautiful wooded land of about 248 acres.It is located on either side of Hyderabad - Warangal highway at a distance of 3 Kms from Kazipet Railway Station and 12Kms from Warangal Railway Station. It is located at a distance of 140 Kms from Hyderabad. Warangal enjoys a unique position in the cultural and historical map of the state. The exquisite and intricate architecture in Ramappa, Thousand Pillar Temple, Badrakali Temple and the Warangal Fort have been centres of attraction. Lovely gardens, wild life sanctuaries, lakes and rocks in the vicinity are other places of interest for students. The place enjoys a good climate throughout the year except for the patches of hot summer during May-June.

Placement

 The Training and Placement Section provides a launch pad for students to make it to the best organizations in the fields of software, core industries, management, etc. The Giants in the corporate world visit the campus on a regular basis, with enviable recruitment offers. Our students have lived up to the expectations of organizations that visit the campus, looking for bright candidates to take up important and challenging responsibilities at their workplace. The TAPS boasts of maintaining an excellent rapport with a wide spectrum of companies spread across various industry sectors.We have maintained an aura of culture and legacy over the six decades of of innovative growth and excellence. Having stamped its class in academic and corporate circles, our students don the most challenging and demanding roles in industry,India and abroad. This is testimony to the trust and belief that the industry has bestowed in us for years and more importantly is a commitment from Nitw to deliver the best consistently.Over the years,the section has maintained good and strong relationship with Industries across the country and as a result,has built up an impressive placement record both in terms of percentage of registered students placed,as well as the number of companies visiting the campus. We distinguish our self not as a college of engineering but as an institution. A college is a place where one can just get a degree but an institution of national importance like NIT Warangal, is here to serve a larger purpose where getting a degree doesn’t form the primary objective of the institution. The idea of creating better technologists, better leaders and importantly better citizens suffuses through the teaching pedagogy of the curriculum. We expose the best minds we have, to the outer world that waits to test and absorb the talent radiating from every individual. The student mix in the batch is hand picked from some of the most diverse walks of life.This diversity has resulted in experiential learning and appreciation of varied cultures and tastes. The curriculum here has been dynamically aligned to the needs and aspirations of the industry to ensure that students not just imbibe academic concepts but develop the analytical and thinking to be the leaders in the ever changing world of technology.