EducationMadras State (Congress era)
Regional Engineering College founded at Tiruchirappalli
The Regional Engineering College at Tiruchirappalli, now NIT Tiruchirappalli, was established jointly by the Union and state governments.
Established in 1964 by the governments of Tamil Nadu and India acting together, the college was initially affiliated to the University of Madras. It belonged to a chain of Regional Engineering Colleges founded in different parts of the country. Deemed university status came in 2003, along with a new name, the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. It ranks among the foremost engineering institutes in Tamil Nadu.
