The document provides information about the region of Karaikal and the National Institute of Technology located there. It discusses the location and climate of Karaikal, noting that it has a population of over 227,000 people and was formerly under French rule. It then introduces the National Institute of Technology located in Karaikal, noting that it was established in 2009 and currently operates from a temporary campus while its permanent facilities are being constructed. The document provides contact information for the director in charge and concludes by mentioning a foundation stone ceremony for the NIT attended by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in July 2010.

1. NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY,
PUDUCHERRY,
KARAIKAL
AN
INTRODUCTION
General Information, Karaikal TO THE REGION
Area 161 Sq. Kms
Population 2,27,569 (2009 census)
AND THE INSTITUTE
Climate Max: 28 C; Min: 23 C AT THE EAST
Rainfall 126 cms
Heavy Rain Sept. to Dec. COAST OF INDIA
Languages spoken: Tamil & English
STD code +04368
ISD Code +91

2. 2
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 Union
Territory to be administered by the
President of India in 1962 under the
KARAIKAL
14th Amendment of the Indian enclave of
Constitution.
Puducherry
Tirunallar temple separated by 140
kilometers and surrounded
by neighboring State of
Tamilnadu.

3. KARAIKAL
3
Location in South India, city map

4. 4 Location in South India

5. 5 Puducherry UT
Together with
the other former
French enclaves
of Puducherry
(formerly known
as Pondicherry),
Yanam, and
Mahé, Karaikal
forms the Union
Territory of
Puducherry

6. 6 KARAIKAL

7. 7 ROAD MAP

8. French rule
8
Independence Struggle
• The formation of Karaikal national congress on
13.6.1947 and Students Congress on 31.1.1947
symbolised the expression of desire in Karaikal
for freedom from French rule.
• The French ruled this district till 31 October 1954.
Thus the de facto transfer of power took place
on 1 November 1954 followed by de jure transfer
on 16 August 1962. Until 1 November 1954, it was
under French rule.
• Together with the other former French enclaves
of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry),
Yanam, and Mahé, Karaikal forms the Union
Territory of Puducherry.

9. 9 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, on
the west by Tiruvarur district (also belonging to
Tamil 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 is
known for its rich cultural heritage.
• Karaikal is known all over the country for its
unique and the only temple devoted to the
Lord Saneeswara (Lord Saturn) at Thirunallar.

10. PLACES OF WORSHIP
10
• Besides Saneeshwara, Karaikal is the Gateway
to various other places of worship in the eastern
coast of Tamil Nadu. Two famous shrines,
Velankanni for Christians and Nagore for Muslims
are nearby Karaikal. The French flavour still
persists in the peaceful land of Karaikal.
• In Tirumalairayanpattinam, there is a famous
temple called Ayirankaliamman temple, ayiram
means 1000. We can see this god once in 5
years, because whatever offerings are given to
this god, it should be 1008. So they will open for 3
days once in 5 years, and many devotees from
all over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will come
and worship.

11. 11
Divisions
Divisions
Karaikal town about 16 km. north of Nagapattinam
and 9 km. south of Tarangambadi. Karaikal town is
the regional headquarters.
Karaikal region is made up of Karaikal municipality
and the Communes of:
Kottucherry
Nadungadu
Neravy
Thirunallar
Tirumalarajanpattinam

12. 12 Train services BG Line
Work on Nagore - Karaikal BG line in final phase
 With the completion
of the BG line, trains
will extend from
Nagore to Karaikal
as terminal Station.
Expresses from
Chennai (Kamban)
and Ernakulam to
Nagore would be
extended upto
Karaikal.

13. 13 Train services BG Line
Karaikal Railway Works in final phase
 Karaikal Railway
station work updates...
 1. Track laying inside
station, almost
completed.
 2. Platform works
started and progress is
good.
 3. Information from
Employees / Local
people: Station works
will be completed by
this year end

14. 14 KARAIKAL IN 2001
Demographics
 As of 2001[update] India census, Karaikal town
had a population of 105,333.
 Males constitute 49% of the population and
females 51%.
 Karaikal has an average literacy rate of
73%, higher than the national average of
59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female
literacy is 68%.
 In Karaikal, 12% of the population is under
6 years of age.

15. Karaikal Port
15
Karaikal Port is poised to be a multi-cargo
handling terminal. The port has handled
cargoes:
Coal, Pet coke, Raw sugar, Cement, Project
Cargo and construction materials. Fertilizer
and liquid cargo are soon to follow.
On completion, the port will be capable of
handling all types of cargo.
Karaikal Port is also a hub for oil exploration
activities and OSV/PSVs belonging to
companies such as Hindustan Oil Exploration
Company (HOEC) and Reliance Petroleum
regularly call at the port.

16. 16
Karaikal Port
Karaikal Port is a deep draft, all weather port. The
current depth of 14.5 m allows for handling of
Panamax size vessels (up to 80000 MT). The final depth
of 16.5 m will allow cape size vessels (up to 120000 MT)
to call at the port. The lagoon type basin protected
by breakwaters allows operations all around the year.
Karaikal Port received its first Gearless Panamax vessel
in November, 2009 and became the first port in
Tamilnadu to do so. The port also has the distinction
of being the only private port to export cargo
belonging to power equipment major Bharat Heavy
Electricals Ltd (BHEL), which is a government agency.
The port recently obtained rail connectivity and its 3
railway sidings are now connected to Trichy via
Nagore.

17. 17 Airport
Super Airport Infrastructure (India) Pvt Ltd, (SAIIPL), a
business unit, submitted a feasibility study report.
SAIIPL had stated that commercial air connectivity to
the town would prove viable. SAIIPL carried out an in-
depth study of the tourists’ traffic profile to important
pilgrim centres and heritage spots located near here
including Vailankanni, Nagore, Tirunallar,
Tarangambadi, Tirukkadaiyur, Poompuhar,
Vaitheeswarankoil, Chidambaram, Kumbakonam
and Gangaikondacholapuram.

18. 18 Airport
With the help of the Tourism Departments of
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, SAIIPL had also
projected the expected number of tourists
who would choose the air travel option. The
Government gave the NOC to SAIIPL.
A proposal to create a merchant airport at
Karaikal in Puducherry has been cleared by
the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the
Puducherry administration.

19. 19 AIRPORT
The administration had identified around 600 acres
of land in revenue villages falling under Nedungadu
and Kottucherry. Mr. J.V. Chowdhury, Chairman of
Karaikal Airport Private Limited, said the new airport
would come up on a 550-acre land with a 3-km-
long runway. The capacity of the terminal building
would be 1,400 passengers during peak hour in both
arrival and departures. The cost of the project
would be Rs. 250 crore and work could be
completed within 18 months.

20. 20
Tirunallar near Karaikal, has
the ancient temple of
Darbharanyeswara. This
temple was visited by the
Saint Tirugnana Sambandar in
the 7th century A.D. who
sang padigams (decadal
verses) in praise of the Lord.
Likewise, his contemporary The name "TIRUNALLARU" is association of
Saint Tirnnavukkarasu and Nala of the Nishadha country who got
later, Saint Sundarar (9th his deliverance from effects of Shani
century A.D.) had visited the
(Saturn) by invoking the Lord's mercy
temple and sung padigams
here. (Nala+Aru-Nallaru). The word "Aru"
extolling the Lord. Saint
Arunagirinathar (15th century conveys the meaning "to heal" and the
A.D.) had also visited it and two words taken together _ Nala's
sung hymns included in his place of redemption or the place where
monumental work
Nala secured his redemption from the
Tiruppugazh.
hold of Saturn through the Lord's Grace.

21. 21 Colleges
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN KARAIKAL
•Vinayaka Missions College of Nursing
•Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and
Research Institute
•Karaikal Polytechnic College
•Indhira College of education
•S.S. Duraisamy Nadar Mariammal College •Mor
Colle
ges
e
in
Tamil
•Pavai Polytechnic College
Nad
uVin
ayak
a
M is s i
ons
Coll
ege
of
Nurs i
ng
•Pan
dit
Jaw
aharl
al
Nehr
u
Coll
ege
of
Agric
ult ur
e
•Thanapandian Polytechnic College
and
Res e
arch
Instit
ute
•Kar
aikal
Polyt
echn
ic
Coll
ege
•I ndh
ira
Coll
ege
of
educ
at ion
•S.S.
Durai
s amy
Nad
ar
•Sivanthi College of education
M ari
am
mal
Coll
ege
•Pav
ai
More Colleges in Karaikal
Polyt
echn
ic
Coll
ege
•Tha
napa
ndia
n
Polyt
echn
ic
Coll
ege
•Siva
nt hi
Coll
•Shri Sharadha College of education
ege
of
educ
at ion
•Shri
Shar
adha
Coll
ege
of
educ
at ion
•Qua
id-e-
M ille
th
Coll
ege
•JM S
Coll
ege
of
educ
at ion
•Quaid -e- Milleth College
•Gan
apat
hi
Coll
ege
of
educ
at ion
•Sakt
hi
Instit
ute
for
Teac
her
Educ
at ion
and
Res e
arch
•JMS College of education
•Ganapathi College of education
•Sakthi Institute for Teacher Education and Research

22. 22
Nedungadu, Karaikal-609603
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture
and Research Institute Alt Name: PAJANCOA
 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture
(PAJANCOA) was established on 1987 at Karaikal
in the Union Territory of Puducherry, as an
autonomous educational institution by the
Government of Puducherry. This College has the
prime objective of imparting agricultural
education and meeting the agricultural research
and extension needs of the Union Territory. This
college is governed by PAJANCOA (Karaikal)
Society with the Chief Secretary, Govt. of
Puducherry as the Chairman and affiliated to the
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore for
meeting its academic standards. This college has
been upgraded as Research Institute in 1997.

23. 23
• National Institute of Technology, Puducherry was
newly 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 in
the State of Puducherry.
• It is managed by the NIT Puducherry Society
registered under the Societies Act. The Land and
the local support are being provided by the Govt
of 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 JULY
2010.

24. 24 Education in Karaikal
 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.

25. 25 Kendriya Vidyalaya
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 with
its current total intake of 200 students
would function from a temporary location
near the Kovilpatthu Govt. High School.

26. 26 central school, UNIVERSITY
A Kendriya Vidyalaya will start functioning here
from next academic year. About Rs 20 crore has
been allotted to set up a branch of the
Pondicherry Central University at Karaikal.
It is hoped that the ongoing Karaikal- Nagore
broad gauge work would be completed before
next year.
Union Railway Minister is requested to erect a new
BG line between Karaikal and Mayiladuthurai via
Tirunallar and Peralam.
Also, Prime Minister has promised to look into the
issue of granting statehood for Puducherry, it was
noted.

27. KARAIKAL – 2010-11
27
National institute of Technology,
Karaikal,
(Puducherry
Union Territory)
 Karaikal is a developing area and has
a port & a well connected railway
network.
Director in charge:
Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,
Director,
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-620015
Contact number
Office: 0431-2500370
Residence: 0431-2500377
Fax: 0431-2500144, 2500133
Email: sundar@nitt.edu

28. KARAIKAL – JULY 2010
28

29. 29 Ceremony - 2010
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
Mr. Kapil Sibal (centre), at the foundation stone
ceremony for National Institute of Technology-
Puducherry at Karaikal .

30. 30 KARAIKAL – JULY 2010
Inaugural function of NIT-Karaikal
 Union Minister of State for Planning and
Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanaswamy said
that 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 MOHF
Shahjahan, Social Welfare Minister
Kandaswamy, Opposition Leader AMH Nazeem
were among those who participated in the
inaugural function.
30

31. 31 National Institute of Technology

32. National Institute of Technology
32
Baldev Raj to Head NIT-Puducherry
Tiruchirapalli, Jan 16 : Dr Baldev Raj,
Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for
Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, has been
appointed as Chairman Board of
Governors, National Institute of
Technology- Puducherry at Karaikal
for five years.
Besides authoring 42 books and special
volumes and journals, he has to his
credit 700 publications in leading
national and international journals.
The sources said the new Board for the
NIT-Puducherry, which started
functioning from this academic year,
has been constituted as per a
memorandum of association registered
under Society of Companies in
Puducherry in 2010, the sources added.

33. National Institute of Technology
33
NIT-Puducherry Board of Governors
The Board has among its members the Director of
NIT- Trichy (Mentor Director of NIT-Puducherry); the
Education Secretary of Puducherry Government
and senior MHRD officials.
The sources said the overall strength of NIT stands at
105, including additional quota that was
subsequently incorporated.
The NIT-P is going to function from a temporary
campus at Aringnar Anna Government Arts
College, 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-backward
regions.

34. Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,
34 Mentor Director, NIT, Puducherry
Dr.Srinivasan Sundarrajan,
Director, NIT-T
Dr.Sundarrajan completed Mechanical
Engineering from Thiagarajar College of
Engineering, Madurai, and did his post
graduation and doctorate degrees at
the Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, in Industrial Metallurgy. He also
has a PG certificate from Indian
Statistical Institute, and had his initial
training at Ashok Leyland.
Dr.Sundarrajan networked over 400
industries and 40 academic institutions
for R&D leading to quality products and
positioned them in National Supply
Chain Grid. An INAE (Indian National
Academy of Engineering) – AICTE
Distinguished Professor, Dr.Sundarrajan
has made significant contribution for
curriculum development integrating
emerging areas of technology.

35. mock exam
35
IEEE mock examination conducted at NIT- Karaikal
Monday, Apr 25, 2011, TIRUCHI: A total of 120 students
appeared for the AIEEE mock examination
conducted at the N I T- Puducherry at Karaikal on
Sunday by the first year students.
The material for the mock exam was provided by the
Rotaract Club of the N I T – Tiruchi (NIT-T), the
mentoring institution. The initiative according to
G.Swaminathan, Coordinator for NIT- Puducherry
based at NIT-T, was a familiarisation exercise since the
awareness level of the student community on AIEEE
was poor in the Karaikal region. The mock exam was
conducted at short notice through advertisements in
local cable television channels, and sensitisation
campaign in a couple of schools.

36. mock exam
36
While the mock exam was conducted
last year in association with the Karaikal
Tamil Peravai, the exam on Sunday was
organised individually by the NIT-
Puducherry. This time around, the first
year students handled classes for the
aspirants on the mark scoring
techniques, particularly the ways to
avoid negative marking, Dr.
Swaminathan said, explaining the scope
for rural candidates to gain admission to
NITs.

37. 37 N. I. T., Puducherry
progresses well
The Building and Works Committee has had
its first sitting, and the Centre has cleared
land 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 coming
months to accord a thrust to infrastructure
development, official sources added.

38. 38 NIT FEES

39. 39 NIT FEES

40. 40 NIT FEES

41. 41 National Institute of Technology
National Institute of Technology