National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) formerly known as the National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) is a premier public engineering and research institution in Ranchi. It was established in 1966 by the Government of India in collaboration with UNDP – UNESCO to provide qualified engineers and specialists for running foundry and forge industries. It is an autonomous and Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) by Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India. The institute offers postdoctoral, doctoral and master's program at the graduate level and bachelor's program and advanced diploma courses at the undergraduate level. The objectives of the institute have broadened to meet the present need of the industries, with the introduction of departments of Manufacturing Engineering in 1985, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering in 1998 , Mechanical Engineering in 2020 and Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2021. Apart from training students, NIAMT also provides consultancy, documentation and information retrieval services in manufacturing engineering, industrial metallurgy and in foundry and forge sectors. Location Located in Hatia, which is about 7.4 km from Ranchi. Distance from Ranchi Airport: 6 km Distance from Ranchi Railway Station: 10 km Distance from Hatia Railway Station: 1.1 km and 140 km from Chaibasa. History In consonance with the general guidelines of UNESCO (1962) regarding establishment of specialized institutes, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) was created in 1966 under the UNDP program to cater to the need of a large number of technicians in industry. The particular emphasis was on foundry and forge technology to meet the demand of trained manpower in the primary metal manufacturing sectors like automobile, heavy engineering, machine and component manufacturing etc. Two carefully designed advanced diploma courses, namely foundry and forge technology, were offered. In view to push forward the knowledge boundary, four M.Tech programs were introduced in the core areas of foundry and forge technology. Subsequently, two B.Tech. programs, one in Manufacturing engineering in 1992, and other in Metallurgical and materials engineering in 1998. The courses were affiliated to the Ranchi University. The affiliation was later granted by the Jharkhand University of Technology from 2018. In 2020, Manufacturing Engineering was replaced by Mechanical Engineering. However, as of 1 July 2021, the university grants commission has approved the institute for the Deemed University status under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. In 2022, two new Btech courses Computer Engineering and Production and Industrial Engineering