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NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY,

PUDUCHERRY,KARAIKAL

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INTRODUCTIONTO THE REGION

AND THE INSTITUTE

AT THE EAST

COAST OF INDIA

General Information, KaraikalArea 161 Sq. KmsPopulation 2,27,569 (2009 census)Climate Max: 28 C; Min: 23 C

Rainfall 126 cmsHeavy Rain Sept. to Dec.Languages spoken: Tamil & EnglishSTD code +04368ISD Code +91



KARAIKALenclave ofPuducherry

separated by 140

kilometers and surroundedby neighboring State ofTamilnadu.

On 1st November 1954, Pondicherry[Puducherry] was transferred to India.

A treaty of Cessation (together with

Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam) was

signed on May 28, 1956.

Pondicherry became a UnionTerritory to be administered by the

President of India in 1962 under the14th Amendment of the IndianConstitution.

Tirunallar temple

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Location in South India, city map

KARAIKAL3



Together withthe other former

French enclavesof Puducherry (formerly knownas Pondicherry),Yanam, andMahé, Karaikal forms the Union

Territory ofPuducherry

Puducherry UT4



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Independence Struggle• The formation of Karaikal national congress on

13.6.1947 and Students Congress on 31.1.1947symbolised the expression of desire in Karaikalfor freedom from French rule.

• The French ruled this district till 31 October 1954.

Thus the de facto transfer of power took placeon 1 November 1954 followed by de jure transfer on 16 August 1962. Until 1 November 1954, it wasunder French rule.

• Together with the other former French enclaves

of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry),Yanam, and Mahé, Karaikal forms the UnionTerritory of Puducherry.

French rule7



Geography

Location

• Karaikal is a small coastal enclave of territory

which was formerly part of French India.• Karaikal is bounded on the North and South by

Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state, onthe west by Tiruvarur district (also belonging toTamil Nadu), and on the East by the Bay of

Bengal.• The enclave is located 132 km south of the city

of Puducherry, 158 km east of Trichy and isknown for its rich cultural heritage.

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Karaikal is known all over the country for itsunique and the only temple devoted to theLord Saneeswara (Lord Saturn) at Thirunallar.

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• Besides Saneeshwara, Karaikal is the Gatewayto various other places of worship in the eastern

coast of Tamil Nadu. Two famous shrines,Velankanni for Christians and Nagore for Muslimsare nearby Karaikal. The French flavour stillpersists in the peaceful land of Karaikal.

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In Tirumalairayanpattinam, there is a famoustemple called Ayirankaliamman temple, ayirammeans 1000. We can see this god once in 5years, because whatever offerings are given tothis god, it should be 1008. So they will open for 3

days once in 5 years, and many devotees fromall over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will comeand worship.

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DivisionsKaraikal town about 16 km. north of Nagapattinam

and 9 km. south of Tarangambadi. Karaikal town isthe regional headquarters.

Karaikal region is made up of Karaikal municipalityand the Communes of:KottucherryNadungaduNeravyThirunallar

Tirumalarajanpattinam

Divisions10



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Karaikal Railway Works in final phase

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Karaikal Railwaystation work updates...

1. Track laying insidestation, almost

completed. 2. Platform works

started and progress isgood.

3. Information fromEmployees / Localpeople: Station workswill be completed bythis year end



Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census, Karaikal townhad a population of 105,333.

Males constitute 49% of the population andfemales 51%.

Karaikal has an average literacy rate of73%, higher than the national average of59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and femaleliteracy is 68%.

In Karaikal, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Karaikal Port is poised to be a multi-cargohandling terminal. The port has handled

cargoes:Coal, Pet coke, Raw sugar, Cement, ProjectCargo and construction materials. Fertilizer and liquid cargo are soon to follow.On completion, the port will be capable ofhandling all types of cargo.Karaikal Port is also a hub for oil exploration

activities and OSV/PSVs belonging tocompanies such as Hindustan Oil ExplorationCompany (HOEC) and Reliance Petroleumregularly call at the port.

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Karaikal Port is a deep draft, all weather port. Thecurrent depth of 14.5 m allows for handling of

Panamax size vessels (up to 80000 MT). The final depthof 16.5 m will allow cape size vessels (up to 120000 MT)to call at the port. The lagoon type basin protectedby breakwaters allows operations all around the year.

Karaikal Port received its first Gearless Panamax vesselin November, 2009 and became the first port inTamilnadu to do so. The port also has the distinctionof being the only private port to export cargobelonging to power equipment major Bharat HeavyElectricals Ltd (BHEL), which is a government agency.The port recently obtained rail connectivity and its 3railway sidings are now connected to Trichy viaNagore.

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Tirunallar near Karaikal, hasthe ancient temple ofDarbharanyeswara. This

temple was visited by theSaint Tirugnana Sambandar inthe 7th century A.D. whosang padigams (decadalverses) in praise of the Lord.Likewise, his contemporary

Saint Tirnnavukkarasu andlater, Saint Sundarar (9thcentury A.D.) had visited thetemple and sung padigamsextolling the Lord. Saint

Arunagirinathar (15th centuryA.D.) had also visited it andsung hymns included in hismonumental work Tiruppugazh.

The name "TIRUNALLARU" is association of

Nala of the Nishadha country who got

his deliverance from effects of Shani

(Saturn) by invoking the Lord's mercy

here. (Nala+Aru-Nallaru). The word "Aru"

conveys the meaning "to heal" and the

two words taken together _ Nala's

place of redemption or the place where

Nala secured his redemption from the

hold of Saturn through the Lord's Grace.

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and ResearchInstitute Alt Name: PAJANCOA

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture(PAJANCOA) was established on 1987 at Karaikalin the Union Territory of Puducherry, as anautonomous educational institution by theGovernment of Puducherry. This College has theprime objective of imparting agriculturaleducation and meeting the agricultural researchand extension needs of the Union Territory. Thiscollege is governed by PAJANCOA (Karaikal)Society with the Chief Secretary, Govt. ofPuducherry as the Chairman and affiliated to theTamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore formeeting its academic standards. This college hasbeen upgraded as Research Institute in 1997.

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• National Institute of Technology, Puducherry wasnewly sanctioned and fully funded by the

Government of India. It was founded in 2009.• It is established in the temporary campus provided

by Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College at Karaikal inthe State of Puducherry.

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It is managed by the NIT Puducherry Societyregistered under the Societies Act. The Land andthe local support are being provided by the Govtof Puducherry.

• This Institute has been brought under the ambit of

the NIT Act 2007 by the Govt of India.• The academic session at Karaikal campus

commenced with the first batch of students in JULY2010.

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Karaikal has been sanctioned a medical college

and a National Institute of Technology (NIT), in 2010.

Various steps have been taken to make the district

a educational hub. Union Human Resources

Minister Kapil Sibal would soon visit Karaikal to lay

the foundation for the proposed NIT.

The Centre planned 2,500 model schools across

the country, and one such school [Kendriya

Vidyalaya] would be established at Karaikal.

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Aug. 25, 2010. The Kendriya Vidyalaya

would commence functioning from this

academic year with classes 'I to V, with an

intake of 40 students each. The school withits current total intake of 200 students

would function from a temporary location

near the Kovilpatthu Govt. High School.

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A Kendriya Vidyalaya will start functioning here

from next academic year. About Rs 20 crore hasbeen allotted to set up a branch of thePondicherry Central University at Karaikal.It is hoped that the ongoing Karaikal- Nagore

broad gauge work would be completed beforenext year.Union Railway Minister is requested to erect a newBG line between Karaikal and Mayiladuthurai viaTirunallar and Peralam. Also, Prime Minister has

promised to look into the issue of grantingstatehood for Puducherry, it was noted.

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National institute of Technology,Karaikal,

(PuducherryUnion Territory)

Karaikal is a developing area and hasa port & a well connected railwaynetwork.

KARAIKAL – 2010-11

Director in charge:Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,Director,

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620015 Contact numberOffice: 0431-2500370Residence: 0431-2500377Fax: 0431-2500144, 2500133Email: [email protected]

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KARAIKAL - 201024



Union Minister of Human Resource DevelopmentMr. Kapil Sibal (centre), at the foundation stoneceremony for National Institute of Technology-Puducherry at Karaikal .

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Inaugural function of NIT-Karaikal

Union Minister of State for Planning andParliamentary Affairs V Narayanaswamy saidthat formation of NIT at Karaikal was a major milestone in the development of Karaikal.

C h i e f M i n i s t e r V Vaithilingam, Speaker Radhakrishnan, Higher Education Minister MOHFShahjahan, Social Welfare Minister Kandaswamy, Opposition Leader AMH Nazeem

were among those who participated in theinaugural function.

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National Instit te of Technolog




National Institute of Technology



Baldev Raj to Head NIT-Puducherry

Tiruchirapalli, Jan 16 : Dr Baldev Raj,

Director, Indira Gandhi Centre forAtomic Research, Kalpakkam, has beenappointed as Chairman Board ofGovernors, National Institute ofTechnology- Puducherry at Karaikal

for five years.

Besides authoring 42 books and specialvolumes and journals, he has to hiscredit 700 publications in leadingnational and international journals.

The sources said the new Board for the

NIT-Puducherry, which startedfunctioning from this academic year,has been constituted as per amemorandum of association registeredunder Society of Companies inPuducherry in 2010, the sources added.





NIT-Puducherry Board of Governors

The Board has among its members the Director ofNIT- Trichy (Mentor Director of NIT-Puducherry); theEducation Secretary of Puducherry Governmentand senior MHRD officials.

The sources said the overall strength of NIT stands at105, including additional quota that wassubsequently incorporated.The NIT-P is going to function from a temporarycampus at Aringnar Anna Government ArtsCollege, Karaikal till the pucca building is ready.

The sources said NIT-P is among 10 NEW NITs

sanctioned by the MHRD for focussing on the North-Eastern States and other educationally-backwardregions.


Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,



28 Mentor Director, NIT, Puducherry(Karaikal) Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,

Director, NIT-T

Dr.Sundarrajan completed MechanicalEngineering from Thiagarajar College of

Engineering, Madurai, and did his postgraduation and doctorate degrees atthe Indian Institute of Technology,Madras, in Industrial Metallurgy. He alsohas a PG certificate from IndianStatistical Institute, and had his initialtraining at Ashok Leyland.Dr.Sundarrajan networked over 400industries and 40 academic institutionsfor R&D leading to quality products andpositioned them in National SupplyChain Grid. An INAE (Indian NationalAcademy of Engineering) – AICTE

Distinguished Professor, Dr.Sundarrajanhas made significant contribution for curriculum development integratingemerging areas of technology.

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IEEE mock examination conducted at NIT- Karaikal

Monday, Apr 25, 2011, TIRUCHI: A total of 120 studentsappeared for the AIEEE mock examinationconducted at the N I T- Puducherry at Karaikal onSunday by the first year students.The material for the mock exam was provided by theRotaract Club of the N I T

– Tiruchi (NIT-T), the

mentoring institution. The initiative according toG.Swaminathan, Coordinator for NIT- Puducherrybased at NIT-T, was a familiarisation exercise since the

awareness level of the student community on AIEEEwas poor in the Karaikal region. The mock exam wasconducted at short notice through advertisements inlocal cable television channels, and sensitisation

campaign in a couple of schools.

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While the mock exam was conductedlast year in association with the KaraikalTamil Peravai, the exam on Sunday wasorganised individually by the NIT-Puducherry. This time around, the first

year students handled classes for theaspirants on the mark scoringtechniques, particularly the ways to

avoid negative marking, Dr.Swaminathan said, explaining the scopefor rural candidates to gain admission to

NITs.

mock exam

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, yprogresses well

The Building and Works Committee has had

its first sitting, and the Centre has clearedland title on a 35 acre plot for setting up the

permanent campus. A meeting of the full-

fledged BoG under the Chairmanship of

Baldev Raj, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for

Atomic Research, is expected in the comingmonths to accord a thrust to infrastructure

development, official sources added.



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