Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) is an Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is part of the elite group of publicly funded institutions in India known as National Institute of Technology. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India (formerly Maulana Azad College of Technology, MACT), is one of the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges in India. The institute has been named after the great scholar, educationist and the first Education Minister of the Republic of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The Govt. of India and Govt. of Madhya Pradesh jointly sponsored the then MACT (a Regional Engineering College) in 1960 to attract bright young students from across the country. The Institute is successfully meeting the objective of producing skilled engineers of the highest quality who are able to cope up with challenges of ever evolving industrial needs of the country.