Manipur Institute of Technology

The Manipur Institute of Technology (MIT), originally called the Government College of Technology, was established on 28 August 1998 by the Government of Manipur as the state's first engineering college, offering Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Classes for the first batch began on 16 December 1998. On 31 December 2003 it was renamed Manipur College of Technology, with management transferred to a society chaired by the Chief Minister of Manipur. It was renamed Manipur Institute of Technology on 4 February 2005, and became a constituent college of Manipur University on 13 October 2005, maintained through University Grants Commission funds. The campus is located at Takyelpat, about 4 km from Imphal, sharing grounds with Government Polytechnic Imphal, ITI Imphal, and Oriental College; a new campus also exists within Manipur University's Canchipur campus. The institute currently offers BE degrees in Computer Science & Engineering and Civil Engineering, each with an intake of 30 students, along with an Applied Science & Humanities department. It has a library of about 20,000 volumes, a hostel for 200 students, sports facilities, and a Training and Placement Cell that arranges student training and campus placements.