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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>October 10, 1959</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru lays foundation stone for the College, the first in the chain of eighteen NITs (formerly RECs) in the country.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>November 10, 1959</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Registration of the Society of Regional Engineering College, Warangal</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>August, 1965</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Commencement of UNESCO assistance project.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>October, 1972</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Change of affiliation of the College from Osmania University to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Academic autonomy conferred on the College.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>August 19, 1976</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Change of affiliation of the College from JNTU to Kakatiya University.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>August, 1981</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Admission for B.Tech. through Common Entrance Examination for students from Andhra Pradesh.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>June, 1987</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Cell.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>January, 1990</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>The College is selected for assistance under UK-INDIA Project.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>June, 1991</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Memorandum of understanding signed between the College and Confederation Indian Industry.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>April, 1994</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Commencement of UK - INDIA RECs Project. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>January, 1995</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Campus LAN installed. E-Mail facility provided by dial up connectivity through Central University, Hyderabad.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>October, 1996</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Commissioning of a dedicated Internet connectivity through VSAT dish. Browsing and E-mail facility provided.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>November, 1996</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>The AICTE recommends to the M.H.R.D and U.G.C the award of the Deemed to be University Status to REC Warangal.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>October 23-24, 1999</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>??40<SUP>th Foundation Day Celebrations?. His Excellency Dr.C.Rangarajan, Governor of A.P.,and? General K.V. Krishna Rao (Retd. Chief of Army Staff) graced the occasion by their presence.</SUP></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1>May 16, 2001</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>MOU was signed between STPI, Hyderabad and REC, Warangal regarding setting-up of Software Technology Park at the Institute.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P><SUP></SUP>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>July 20, 2001</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>AICTE grants the status of QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) Centre to the following departments:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Ph.D. Programme <B><I>?</B></FONT></FONT></I><FONT face=Verdana size=2> Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in addition to Civil Engineering.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>M.Tech. Programme ?<B><I> </B></FONT></FONT></I><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Departments of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. </FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>September, 2001</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Inauguration of MSIT course in A.P. by the Hon?ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad with a Learning Centre at Rec, Warangal</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>July, 2002</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Board of Governors resolved to approve the new Memorandum Of Association (MOA) for conversion of Regional Engineering College, Warangal as National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>September, 2002</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Institute renamed as National Institute of Technology, Warangal and offered the status of Deemed University.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>July, 2003</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Admission of students for B.Tech through AIEEE.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>August 4, 2003</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Prof. Deba Kumar Tripathy takes charge as the first Director of NIT Warangal. </FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>August, 2003</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Change over to IIT Pattern in Curriculum: Revision of Syllabi and rules of regulations for the UG and PG Courses? and introduction of semester system for B.Tech and MBA at the first year level. Change over of evaluation pattern to Credits and GPA system. </FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>June 2004</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The Institute receives an assistance of Rs. 11.41 crores from the world bank under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme).</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>March 1, 2004</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Ist Convocation of NIT Warangal. Prof. S.K. Joshi, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee and Former Director General, CSIR delivers the First Convocation address.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>January 22, 2005</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>2nd Convocation of NIT Warangal. Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India delivers the Second Convocation address.</FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>June 2005</FONT></B></SUP></P></TD>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=1><FONT size=2>MOU was signed between NIT Warangal and M/S Philips Software, Bangalore. Under this MOU</FONT> <FONT size=2>Philips software shall sponsor a maximum of 5 candidates to pursue M.Tech (VLSI) in the institute. Further research collaboration is planned between the two partners. Phililps Software shall also sponsor a state of the art laboratory in VLSI at the institute.</FONT></FONT></SUP></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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