Established in the year 2001, named after Meenakshi Hegde, wife of the Founder of Nitte Education Trust, Justice K.S. Hegde, NMIT is affiliated to VTU Belagavi and one of the youngest Engineering colleges in the Country to be conferred the prestigious Autonomous Status by the UGC in the year 2007 itself, and also is accredited with NBA (Tier-1) and NAAC ‘A+’ Grade and Platinum Grade by AICTE-CII apart from figuring in 101-150 Rank Band in India among technical institutions Ranking by the NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India in the year 2024.
Emphasizing strong focus on research, leading to benefits for the common man and society at large, resulting in the improvement of living standards, NMIT houses 11 ‘Centers of Excellence’ (CoE), in Design and Development of Small Satellites, Robotics, Nano Materials & MEMS, Design Engineering and Process Simulation, Aerospace Engineering and IoT, Power Engineering, Quantum Computing, Cyber Security, Women Empowerment, Additive Manufacturing and Centre on Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, attracting young research talents from all over the country and abroad. NMIT is one of the first Institutions in the country to offer NCC as an ‘elective subject’ starting in the academic year 2013-14, to promote fitness and discipline among students.
NMIT is already in forefront to share the benefits of Industry-Academia collaboration. Major Industries have already setup Laboratories at our Institution to facilitate the entrepreneurs and students to do further innovations so as to create – ‘Self-reliant India’.
