National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research¸ Chandigarh

PHONE No.: 0172 2792369¸ 5061563, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.nitttrchd.ac.in

APPROVED BY/ AFFILIATED TO: Panjab University¸ Chandigarh

GENERAL HELPLINE NO.: 9899104337

COURSES:

ME / PH D :
Applied Sciences 
Civil Engineering 
Computer Science and Engineering 
Curriculum Development
Education and Educational Management 
Educational Television (ETV) Centre
Electrical Engineering 
Electronics and Communication Engineering 
Electronics Service Centre
Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Coordination 
Information Management and Coordination (IMCO)
Mechanical Engineering 
Media Development
Rural Development 

(Institute in Chandigarh)

DESCRIPTION :

In realization of the need for training better quality technicians to meet the large scale industrialization of the country¸ the ministry of Human Resource Development (the then Ministry of Education)¸ Government of India established four Regional Technical Teachers' Training Institutes (now National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research¸ NITTTR at Bhopal¸ Chandigarh¸ Chennai and Kolkata in 1967. The Institute at Chandigarh is one of these four NITTTRs¸ started in collaboration with Royal Netherlands Government (upto 1974). 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. The Institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act¸ 1860 and is managed by a Board of Governors.

The institute started with long term teachers' training programmes for polytechnic teachers in 1967 and was also entrusted with the responsibility of promoting curriculum development work for the states in the region. To improve the competence of teachers for implementing new curricula designed by this institute¸ short term courses have been offered since 1967. The institute established a Media Centre in 1981 for preparing print & non-print instructional materials.