National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)  is an autonomous body of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India. The Centre is a premier organization for education, training, R&D, and consultancy in IT and electronics. The history of NIELIT dates back to 1974 when the Department of Electronics (DoE) now Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MCIT), Govt. of India and the University Grants Commission (UGC) set up the first CEDT within the premises of Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore with assistance from Swiss Development Corporation. The objective was to bridge the gap between academic institutions and industries. A decade after the successful running of CEDT, Bangalore, the then Department of Electronics (DoE), initiated a programme to set up similar centers in other parts of the country with a wider objective to develop human resources at different levels and in different specialized areas of Electronics Design. CEDT Calicut was established in 1989. Later in December 2002, it was renamed as DOEACC Centre Calicut. The Centre adopted its current name NIELIT since 2011. The present infrastructure is developed in the 25-acre campus provided by the Government of Kerala and houses advanced facilities. The beautiful buildings accommodate several states of the art laboratories in a lush green scenic ambiance