National Institute of Technology Raipur (Formerly Government Engineering College Raipur) spared over an area of 100 acres and located in Raipur, the Capital City of Chhattisgarh State. Raipur city is well connected with Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur & Bhubneshwar by regular flights and is on the main Howrah-Mumbai railway line route. The institute is 5 km from Raipur railway station and 14 km from airport on NH-6, the Great Eastern Road. NIT Raipur has proven to be "avant-grade' in the field of science and technology over past few decades in this region. With sweet memory of foundation ceremony by our president Hon'ble Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 14th September 1956. the institute started with two departments namely Metallurgical and Mining Engineering. Later the inauguration of the Institute building was done by our Prime Minister Hon'ble Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru on 14^th March 1963. From 1st December 2005, the institute has become the National Institute of Technology.
Presently NIT Raipur offers 12 undergraduate, 11 Postgraduate (including M.C.A and M.Tech. in Applied Geology) and 18 Ph.D programs. The institute offers facilities for Ph.D. and also under takes R & D activities, provides testing, consultancy and other extension services including continuing education to the industry through the Industry Institute Interaction cell and the placement of the student through the Department of Training & Placement. The students have brought laurels to the institute and very well placed in Government organisation, Public and Private Sectors, Multinational Companies, Universities, research organisation in India and abroad.

Chhattisgarh is a heavily forested state known for its temples and waterfalls. Situated in the heart of India with a ten thousand years old civilization it is a land ‘Full of Surprises’ that attracts tourists who look forward to experience the pristine. Chhattisgarh is an uniquely Indian experience. Home to the country’s widest waterfalls, caves, lush green forests, ancient monuments, rare wildlife, exquisitely curved temples, Buddhist sites and hill plateaus. Chhattisgarh boasts of more than 80% of bio diversity that is not found anywhere across the country. For centuries its tribal communities have played a pivotal role in nurturing and protecting the natural habitat through eco-friendly practices. Chhattisgarh offers everything to a traveller - art and architecture, heritage, handicrafts, cuisine, fairs and festivals. Near the capital Raipur, the town of Sirpur on the Mahanadi River is home to the red-brick Lakshmana (Laxman) Temple, decorated with carvings from Indian mythology. Chhattisgarh figures in numerous tales that form part of the two great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.