National Institute of Technology, Manipur was established in 2nd August 2010. The institute envisions being one of the best technical institutes in South-East Asia. Initially it started with only three branches - Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering. The NIT Manipur is an autonomous Institute of National importance.
From the Academic year 2013-14 two more branches in B.Tech courses are inducted viz Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. At present there is an intake of 150 students per year out of which 50% seats are reserved for the students from Manipur and the rest 50% seats are reserved for the students from the other states of India. The student have to qualify through JEE for getting admission in the institute.