NIT Durgapur is located about 160 KMs north-west of Kolkata on the Howrah-Delhi Main Railway-Route and overlooking the National Highway No. 2(the great Grand- Trunk Road). The Institute spreads over an area of 187 acres of land. The institute was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 as one of the eight such colleges aimed to function as a pace setter for engineering education in the country and to foster national integration. It is a fully-funded premier Technological Institution of the Government of India and is administered by an autonomous Board of Governors. NIT Durgapur offers graduate and undergraduate programs in engineering, science and management. The institute has 16 departments and all of them are involved in active research which are mostly sponsored by major government agencies including Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The institute has a best-voltage laboratory, the best of its kind in the world and the first in India. There are specialised faculty members and skilled.

• Subjects in Qualifying Examination: Physics, Mathematics and one of the subjects from (Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Biology) along with 50% marks in total including all subjects.

• Admissions are made through JEE Mains rank followed by counselling.

• Placement assistance provided.
• Recognized as Institute of National Importance by Government of India.
• Deemed University by UGC.
• MOU with CERN, Geneva for student and faculty exchange program.
• Curriculum designed by industry experts, faculty from IIMs and other reputed B-Schools.
• Research papers published in national/international journals and conferences.
• Promotes entrepreneurship and innovation among students.
• Organises guest lectures, national/international conferences and seminars.

• The Placement office facilitates in securing placements for students passing out from the Institute.
• The Placement Cell provides the infra-structural facilities to conduct group discussions, tests and interviews.
• The office interacts with over 150 industries in the country, of which nearly 50 companies visit the campus for holding campus interviews.
• 4280 students placed in 265 companies.

• Tata Steel
• Amazon
• Maruti
• Novell
• Microsoft
• Hindustan unilever
• Oracle
• Polaris Fintech

• Ranked No.1 - Times of India 2014.
• Ministry of HRD places SRM University in Category A The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Department of Higher Education, Government of India, has placed SRM University in highest Category 'A'.
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai is ranked no: 1 among the private institutes in India by Times Engineering Survey.
• The week magazine has ranked SRM University as No: 2 among the private Universities.
• SRM is ranked India's No.1 by India Today(Factual Ranking 2013).
• Ranked No.1 Private University - Deccan chronicle 2012.
• DNA-ZEE news ranked SRM universities among the top universities in India.

• Central library.
• Residential quarters for teachers.
• Seven boys’ and two girls’ hostels.
• Canteen.
• Guest house.
• Post office.
• State Bank of India and Canara Bank branches with ATM centres.
• Hall of Residence.