National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT Puducherry or NITPY) is an autonomous public technical and research university located in the city of Karaikal in Union Territory of Puducherry and is a coastal enclave in the basin of river Kaveri within the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Founded and Established in 2010, NIT Puducherry is having a campus spread around 258 acres in the suburban village Poovam and Thiruvettakudy of city of Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry.