National Institute of Technology Warangal(NIT WarangalorNITW) is apublictechnical and research university located inWarangal, India. It is recognised as anInstitute of National Importanceby theGovernment of India. The foundation stone for this institute was laid by then Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehruon 1959, the first in the chain of 31 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country.[3]The institute was renamed as the National Institute of Technology, Warangal in 2002.[4]