The National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirappalli, was started as a joint and co-operative venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 with a view to catering to the needs of man-power in technology for the country. NIT-T was granted as Deemed University with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Govt. of India in the year 2003 and renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT-T was registered under Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975. NIT-T is having good facilities which cater to the academic and extracurricular interests of the students.
The University is having total campus area of 800 acres, which includes hostel facilities, Hospital, Post & Telegraph, Telecom Center, fully computerized State Bank of India (SBI) NIT branch with ATM facility, Bookstall, Reprographic Center, Canteen, Swimming pool, and Co-op. Stores.