Later, The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (formerly Regional Engineering College, Durgapur) was established in 1960[5] under an Act of the Parliament of India as one of the eight such colleges, as a co-operative venture between the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal aimed to advance engineering education in the country and to foster national integration.

[8] Later in 1999, The University Institute of Technology (UIT) was established in replace of REC Durgapur to fill the void of engineering faculty of BU.

[9] It became a fully-funded institution administered by an autonomous Board of Governors under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

The institute's academic facilities are located in the eastern half of the campus; these include the department buildings, laboratories and workshops, lecture halls, computer centres, and the central library.

[15][16] NIT Durgapur offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in disciplines spanning engineering, science, architecture and management.

[20] The annual Techno-management festival of National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Aarohan is usually held in the month of February every year.