The Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur is one of the Centres of Excellence in the country established by the MHRD,
Government of India. The Institute formerly known as Malaviya Regional Engineering College was established in the year 1962,
as a joint venture of the Government of India and Government of Rajasthan.
In 1963, the college started functioning from its temporary campus at Pilani and admitted 30 students each in Electrical Engg.
and Mechanical Engg. The college moved to the present campus to Jaipur in 1965. The college was inspired by the great
educationist and freedom fighter Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and thus named as Malaviya Regional Engineering College. Prof.
V.G. Garde, the great educationist and visionary, was the first principal to nurture this college into a world renowned Institution.
Since its inception, the Institute is committed to the cause of technical upgradation of the country in general and of the state of
Rajasthan in particular. It is a matter of great pride that the Institute is well-known for its excellent academic and extracurricular
standards. It is actively engaged in research, consultancy and development activities.
The Institute was originally conceived as a regional education centre and has, through the years, scrupulously guarded this
character. All the states and union territories of the country are represented in the undergraduate intake of the Institute, thus
making it a small but perfect example of the celebrated 'unity in diversity' of India.
It had a mandate to run five year Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical
Engineering. The duration of the B.E. Degree Course was changed to four years from the academic session 1983-84.
The Institute was upgraded to a National Institute of Technology and was declared Deemed University on June 26, 2002.
However as on 15 August 2007 MNIT and all other NITs no longer hold this status as NITs have been declared as an Institute of
National Importance by the Government of India under the NIT Act. The Institute is now under The Ministry of Human Resource
and Development, New Delhi. The Institute has also been selected to participate in the Technical Education Quality Improvement
Program of the Government of India and the World Bank.
MNIT is one of the premier institutes in India with very high quality of education standards and students. It is rated among the top
engineering colleges in India.