Founded in 1960 as Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, NITDGP is a public technical and research university, an Institute of National Importance. It offers programs in engineering, technology, sciences, and management.
Address: Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, 713209 Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Computer Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Located in an industrial town in West Bengal. Focus on engineering education and research relevant to regional industries.
Research:
Research in areas like materials engineering, power systems, chemical engineering, and computer science.
Famous Alumnis:
B. K. Syngal
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
25000
Pros
Well-established NIT providing engineering education in Eastern India, strong alumni base.
Cons
Located in an industrial town with some environmental concerns, some older infrastructure.
Best For
Students looking for engineering programs at an established NIT in Eastern India, often with an interest in core engineering disciplines.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- National Institute of Technology Raipur follows much the same lines as this school, with chemistry, materials and AI and machine learning as common ground, and it covers geotechnics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,500 students.
- National Institute of Technology Warangal overlaps with this school on chemistry, electrical and electronics and materials, so the two are easy to compare, and it is slightly larger, at about 6,500 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Think of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal when mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning is the priority: it is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning, and PEC University of Technology is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers civil engineering and manufacturing as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 4,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- The comparison with Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on chemistry, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is also a public institution and does not run the mba programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Odesa National Polytechnic University in Ukraine pursues a similar profile in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials, and it is far larger, with about 15,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on chemistry, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics is Ural Federal University in Russia, and it does not run the mba programmes found here and covers physics as well.
- If this school is on your list for mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials, National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine deserves a comparison, because it does not run the mba programmes found here and covers chemical engineering and thermodynamics as well.
- If this institution is on your list for mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials, Polytechnique Montréal in Canada deserves a comparison, because it covers aerospace as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,500 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Bratsk State University, based in Russia, is built around mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials much like this school, and it is also a public institution and does not run the mba programmes found here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Metallurgy, Product Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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