National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research - [NITTTR]
Overview Information
About College
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh was established in 1967 by the ministry of Human Resource Development (the then Ministry of Education), Government of India for training better quality technicians to meet the large scale industrialization of the country, established four Regional Technical Teachers' Training Institutes. The Institute at Chandigarh is one of these four NITTTRs, started in collaboration with Royal Netherlands Government. It was designed to meet the requirements of developing polytechnic education in the northern region covering the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh. All the programmes being offered for teachers of technical institutions and their administrators, professionals from industry and general candidates, are duly approved by AICTE and affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. The institute has been recognized as a 'Research Centre' by Panjab University, Chandigarh (in 2006) as well as by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (Punjab) (in 2005) for pursuing research work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy i.e. Ph.D. The institute undertakes various Education and Training Programmes, Curriculum Development, Instructional Material Development, Research and Development, Extension Services, Consultancy in Technical Education and Technology areas.
Facts and Figures of National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research-
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Year of Establishment |
1967 |
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Type |
Autonomous |
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Chairman of the Institute |
Dr. K.K. Talwar |
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Director of the Institute |
Dr. M.P. Poonia |
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Approval |
AICTE |
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Institutes Under National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research |
1 |
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Total Faculty Members |
39 |
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How to Reach |
8 kms away from Chandigarh Railway Station |
Why to Join National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research?
- Short Term Courses- The institute runs multiple short term courses to improve the competence of teachers for implementing new curricula designed by this institute.
- Training- The institute also set up the department of Rural Development and the department of Entrepreneurship Development to assist polytechnics in directing their efforts towards training manpower and disseminating information in these areas