Top University in Puducherry

ORIGIN
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry (NITPY), is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology situated in Karaikal, Puducherry. NIT Puducherry is also one of the newly formed ten NITs, sanctioned by the Government of India in 2009, as part of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007–2012).

FACILITIES
NIT Puducherry campus is currently functioning from Thiruvettakudy, Karaikal. Land for the construction of the new campus had already been procured near village Poovam (258 acres) from the government of Puducherry in Karaikal.

ADMISSION
Students are admitted to the Institute based on the marks obtained in the Joint Entrance Examination Mains (JEE – Mains). From the total number of seats available during the admission process, 50% of seats are reserved for the Home-State candidates (Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam, and Andaman Nicobar). The remaining 50% seats are filled on all India quota basis.