The Institute is 4 km off National Highway and about 24 km away from the capital city, Agartala. The nearest Rail station is about 2 km away, at Jirania.
Developments
The Institute was converted from Tripura Engineering College, a State Engineering College, to a National Institute of Technology in 2006. To better reflect this new status, the total seats were increased from 250 to 420 for the academic session 2007 2008 and undergraduate courses were introduced in electrical and electronics engineering, transportation engineering and production engineering. The Civil Engineering Department started a postgraduate programme in structural engineering to fulfill a state requirement. The campus, which had been nonresidential, was made residential for the 2007 2008 session with the reopening of two boys' hostels and one girls' hostel. The institute is built over 365.6 acres of land.
NIT Agartala offers nine four-year undergraduate programmes in engineering. All undergraduate programmes lead to a Bachelor of Technology degree. Post graduate Master's of Technology courses in bio engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, electronic and communication engineering, mechanical engineering and production engineering are also offered. From July 2013, dual-degree courses in engineering physics and a five-year integrated course in applied physics, chemistry and mathematics were started. NITA is the second NIT in India, and sixth among all NITs and IITs, to start a programme in engineering physics. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers a three-year degree leading to a Master's in Computer Applications course. PhD and post-doctorate fellowships are offered by some departments. NIT Agartala also offers a CDAC programme. Admission to the undergraduate programmes is based on the rank secured in the Joint Entrance Examination. Candidates must also secure at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective boards. For Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes students, the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination. The NIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test, conducted by any of the NITs, for admission in to their MCA programme. The admission into the MCA programme of NIT-A is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET exam only.
In 2013, the mechanical and civil engineering branches of the Institute were accredited by the National Board of Accreditation for five years, while the electrical engineering branch was provisionally accredited for two years.
