Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (MNNIT) is an Institute with total commitment to quality and excellence in academic pursuits. It was established as one of the seventeen Regional Engineering Colleges of India in the year 1961 as a joint enterprise of Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh, and was an associated college of University of Allahabad, which is the third oldest university in India.
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (MNNIT) is an Institute with an overall dedication to exceptional excellence in educational pursuits. It was set up as one of the seventeen Regional Engineering Colleges of India in the year 1961 as a joint business enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh and turned into a related university of Allahabad, which is the 1/3 oldest college in India.
The Institute began by offering Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. It was the first in the country to start an undergraduate program in Computer Science & Engineering in 1976-77. Subsequently, in the years 1982-83 undergraduate programmes in Electronics Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering were started. The first Master’s Programme of the Institute was introduced by the Mechanical Engineering Department in the year 1966. In all other Engineering Departments, Master's Programmes were introduced in the 1970-71. To add a new dimension to itself the Institute established the School of Management Studies in 1996, which offers a two-year / four-semester post-graduate degree program in Management (MBA).
The MNNIT Institute now offers nine B.Tech., and nineteen M.Tech. Degree Programmes (including part-time), MCA, MBA, M.Sc. (Mathematics and Scientific Computing), and Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) programs and also register candidates for the Ph.D. degree. The Institute has been recognized by the Government of India as one of the centers for the Quality Improvement Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.The Institute has a very progressive policy towards extending all possible facilities to its faculty members to acquire higher degrees and receive advanced training. As a result, the majority of the faculty members possess Ph.D. degrees. The entire campus is networked with a 94 Mbps lease line.
In the year 1972, the Institute initiated a self-employment project and established an industrial estate with 68 sheds to encourage entrepreneurs and create additional employment avenues. The Institute was selected as a lead institution in the Design theme under the Indo-UK REC Project (1994-99). Under this scheme, a Design Centre was established. The Institute has been selected as a Lead Institution under the World Bank-funded Government of India Project on Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) (2002-2007). Two state-level institutions are networked with MNNIT under the project.
MNNIT Allahabad offers various scholarships to its students, both undergraduate and postgraduate. To apply for an MNNIT Allahabad scholarship, you must submit an application form and supporting documents. The application form is available on the official website of NIT Allahabad. The deadline for submitting applications varies, so you should check the website for the latest information. Some of the scholarships available include: