Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Former name
Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College
Motto in English
Success is born out of action.
TypeInstitute of National Importance
Established1961 (1961)
ChairmanProf. Devendra Pratap Singh
DirectorProf. R. S. Verma
Academic staff
280
Students6266
Undergraduates4348
Postgraduates1299
619
Location, ,
India
CampusUrban
90 ha (222 acres)
Websitewww.mnnit.ac.in

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT or NIT Allahabad), formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNREC), is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), located in Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh in India. The college is recognized as an Institute of National Importance under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007. The college has the distinction of being the first in the country to start an undergraduate programme in Computer Science & Engineering, in 1976–77.