National Institute of Technology Raipur formerly Government Engineering College Raipur, situated in the capital of state of Chhattisgarh, has proven to be “avant-garde’ in the field of science and technology over the past decades in the central region. With sweet memory of foundation ceremony by our First President Hon’ble Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 14th September 1956, the institute started with two departments namely Metallurgical and Mining Engineering. The then Prime Minister Hon’ble Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Institute building on 14th March 1963.