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NIT-Tiruchi achieves 87% placements in 2025
The National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) has achieved an 87% placement rate this year, despite prevailing global economic challenges, its Director G. Aghila said on Thursday.
'The institute managed to weather the year with minimal impact, securing 1,322 jobs across different industry sectors. Over 286 organisations participated in the campus placement process,' Ms. Aghila said on Thursday, addressing a press conference ahead of the institute's convocation on July 26.
NIT-T has made progress with its Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), with a cohort of 50 students enrolled in the four-year course launched in October 2024.
The BSc. course, approved by the National Council for Teacher Education, is offered in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics streams and trains teachers for Classes XI and XII across all school boards.
'NIT-T's facilities and faculty are utilised to raise the quality of school education, especially in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) streams. As the syllabus has evolved, we have to adapt to the needs of students from the school level. There are three levels of teacher training degrees: Classes I to VIII; Classes IX and X, and Classes XI and XII. NIT-T has been given Level 3 and is among the 61 institutions selected for the project's second phase,' Ms. Aghila said.
In line with the National Education Policy 2020, NIT-T has restructured its academic framework to support a flexible curriculum. 'Students now have multiple entry and exit options at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This year, students completed 160 National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) courses, leading to the transfer of 9,933 credits through the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC). So far, 9,809 students (including graduates) have obtained ABC IDs,' said Ms. Aghila.
Security measures
In view of recent incidents on campus, security arrangements have been tightened to ensure better monitoring of people's movements within the NIT-T grounds, Dr. Aghila said.
'We are making sure that we are getting the data of all the people who are entering the campus. In the sites where repairs are ongoing, workers cannot leave the spot until evening. We have increased the number of security personnel to improve surveillance of traffic within the campus. Besides this, based on public feedback, we have introduced two battery vehicles as a paid service to help students and faculty move inside the campus. Since the demand is high, we are planning to add two more soon,' said Ms. Aghila.
The mental health needs of students are being looked into, said Ms. Aghila. NIT-T students and faculty have access to YourDOST, an online counselling service, that has been utilised by at least 1,700 persons this year, she added.
Foreign students
Under the Indian Cultural Exchange Programme, facilitated by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, seven foreign students have applied to study in NIT-T. The 'Study in India' programme has seen response from six students belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States, said NIT-T officials.
As part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 15-20 foreign students would be sent by the U.S. college to study at NIT-T's Department of Architecture for one semester this year, said Ms. Aghila.
