The foundation stone for this institute was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 1959, the first in the chain of 31 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country.

2440 (Education Department) dated 15 July 1959 constituted the first board of Governors of the Regional Engineering College, Warangal, appointing Dr. D.S.

The classes for the first batch of students in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering branches commenced on 12 September 1959 in temporary sheds erected in the Balasamudram area of Hanamkonda.

[9] NIT Warangal has a centre established with the objective of providing laboratory space for start-up industries.

[10] M/s Infosys (p) ltd. funded a research project which is carried out in this centre by the faculty and students of NIT Warangal.

[11] CUSMAT, A Virtual Reality-based startup also has emerged at the Centre for Innovation and Incubation, NIT Warangal.

This innovators space provides students access to the latest gadgets, tools and technology devices.

[15][16] Bachelor of Technology admissions for Indian students are based on the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE – Main).

[19] Admissions to the MBA program is based on Common Admission Test (CAT) or Management Aptitude Test (MAT) scores, and short listed candidates undergo group discussion or a personal interview for the final selection.

[22] NIT Warangal invites applications for PhD degree admissions in almost all departments twice every academic year, in July and December.

[26] Technozion is a three-day annual technical symposium organized by the student fraternity of the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and is aimed at providing a platform for students across India to assemble, interact, and share knowledge in various fields of science and technology.

Cura signifying "Thoughtfulness" is a platform that started to unleash the potential of the management aspirants all over India.

The aim of the event is to elucidate the major business activities through different events thus to elicit the diverse resp onses from the rapt and admiring students of management.Event is a beacon of light for all those who can balance and blend their skills with palatable and innovative ideas accompanied with verve.