▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁N IT S RI ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Regional ▁Engineering ▁College , ▁S rin agar . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁Regional ▁Engineering ▁Colleg es ▁established ▁by ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁Five ▁Year ▁Plan . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁shift ed ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁campus ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Regional ▁Engineering ▁College , ▁S rin agar ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁S rin agar ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁institution ▁was ▁granted ▁De emed ▁University ▁status ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission , ▁All ▁India ▁Council ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁Institute ▁of ▁National ▁Import ance ▁under ▁the ▁N IT ▁Bill ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁bank ▁of ▁Dal ▁Lake ▁near ▁the ▁Haz rat bal ▁S hr ine ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁eastern ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁S rin agar ▁city . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁located ▁ 2 3   km ▁from ▁the ▁S rin agar ▁International ▁Airport ▁and ▁ 1 3   km ▁from ▁S rin agar ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁The ▁adm issions ▁to ▁under grad uate ▁through ▁ ▁J oint ▁En tr ance ▁Ex