The National Institute of Technology, Raipur (NIT Raipur), formerly known as Government Engineering College, Raipur (GEC, Raipur), is a technical institution funded by the Government of India, located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Founded in 1956 as College of Mining & Metallurgy with two engineering disciplines, mining and metallurgy, the institute is one of the oldest of its kind in India. Currently it is one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology, which have been accorded Institute of National Importance status by the NIT Act of the Indian Government.