National Institute of Technology is a higher education technology institute located at Dimapur in Nagaland. It is one of the 30th NIT. It was set up by the Govt. of Indian in 2009, as part of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for imparting technical education in the state of Nagaland. NIT Silchar has provided initial mentorship to NIT Nagaland for the initial two years of its establishement.
The first batch of NIT Nagaland studies at NIT Silchar for two years and then the NIT Nagaland has shifted to its home state, Nagaland in September 2012. NIT Nagaland is a federally funded technical university established by an Act of the Indian Parliament.
NIT Nagaland is managed by the NIT Nagaland Society registered under the Societies Act. The institute is fully funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.
On October 13, 2012, former Union minister of human resource development, communication and information technology Kapil Sibal inaugurated the NIT Nagaland at Chumukedima. The NIT foundation laying function was attended by chief minister neiphiu Rio, Lok Sabha member CL Ruala, top officials of the state government and the union HRD ministry.
