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The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Surat, Gujarat, was originally established in 1961 as the Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering & Technology (SVRCET). It was one of the Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) set up to expand technical education. In 2002, it was granted Deemed University status and renamed Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT). Finally, in 2007, it became an Institution of National Importance with the enactment of the National Institutes of Technology Act
