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LAND PORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA The circular emblem of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) has two circles in saffron and green representing the Indian flag. They also signifies infinity and mobility, which denotes all year round service provided by LPAI. The star on top symbolises power and authority. The National Emblem in gold colour in the logo represents the Government of India. It depicts the authority of LPAI for providing better administration and cohesive management of cross-border movement of goods and passengers. The circle denotes the Sanskrit phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ which means ‘The World is One Family’ and signifies infinity and mobility all year round. The Star on top refers to power and authority.

ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECONDARY AGRICULTURE The emblem of ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA) has a gear wheel with thick black outline housing the motifs of a pod, trifoliate stem, flower, stem with pollens, and two supporting hands and its name in Devanagari and English with its year of inception. The motifs represent the secondary agricultural produces like gum, resins and aqua produces and the gear wheel represents the processing and converting into usable products for consumption.

MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, AURANGABAD The tricolour emblem of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLUA) has the picture of Kailash Temple pillar from Ellora caves located in Aurangabad supported by the swooshes of tricolour within a circle. This is ensconced by a blue and tricolour decorative borders in which its name and place are inscribed. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः’ ( Mahabharata ) meaning ‘Where There is Dharma, There will Be Victory’ is inscribed below the seal.

THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act incorporated a university of law of national stature in Punjab, to fulfil the need for a centre of excellence in legal education. RGNUL started functioning from its Headquarters in Mohindra Kothi, The Mall, Patiala from May 26, 2006. The university acquired approval of the Bar Council of India (BCI) in July 2006 and got registered with the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. RGNUL operated from heritage buildings of the erstwhile Patiala State, Mohindra Kothi from 2006 to 2013. The university was accredited with ‘A’ Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2015. RGNUL, Punjab was granted autonomy under UGC Regul

INDIAN RAILWAY TRAFFIC SERVICE  The Indian Railway Traffic Service (भारतीय रेल यातायात सेवा) abbreviated as IRTS is an organised Group 'A' Class 1 service (cadre) of the Government of India. The selection for the service is done through the Civil Services Exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The officers of the service are responsible for administering railway transport in the country. The Traffic Department comprises two branches - Operations and Commercial. The emblem of IRTS has a pair of rail tracks in black twist and support the Ashoka Chakra, which is supported by the national emblem of India, This is ensconced by a red circle. At the bottom, on a red banner the acronym ‘IRTS’ is written. Around the motifs on a white circular border its name is written. This is further surrounded by black border with seventeen stars representing the number of zones in the Indian Railways. A red circular border surrounds the emblem.

INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (REGD.) The Insurance Institute of India (Regd.) (III) formerly known as Federation of Insurance Institutes (J.C. Setalvad Memorial) (Regd.) was established in the year 1955, for the purpose of promoting insurance education and training in the country. The Institute is a professional body serving the cause of the insurance industry. The Institute conducts examinations at three levels: Licentiate, Associateship and Fellowship as also examinations - Certificate in Foundations of Casualty Actuarial Science (General Insurance) and Certificate in Insurance Salesmanship. III is the only professional insurance institute in India and is a chartered member in the Institute of Global Insurance Education (IGIE). III’s emblem is in the shape of a round bottomed shield, which appeared in Iberian peninsula in the twelfth century. The name of the institute is in Devanagri and in English are written on it above the map of India. Below these, parallel to the edge of

NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION The National Health Mission (NHM) encompasses its two Sub-Missions, The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The main programmatic components include health system strengthening, Reproductive-Maternal- Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) and communicable and non-communicable diseases. Its emblem is a pictorial with a red colour segment of an oval serving as a shelter, in which the icons of a family - a man, a girl child and a woman are shown. Above them a yellow sun is shining. The name of the mission is written above the oval in English and at the bottom in Devanagari.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATI RAJ The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, is a premier national centre of excellence in rural development and Panchayati Raj. Recognized internationally as one of the UN-ESCAP Centres of Excellence, it builds capacities of rural development functionaries, elected representatives of PRIs, bankers, NGOs and other stakeholders through interrelated activities of training, research and consultancy. Its emblem is a monogram of its acronym in Hindi and English placed inside a hut-like outline.

NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TECHNOLOGY ENHACED LEARNING National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), is a joint venture of the IITs and IISc, funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India and was launched in 2003. Initially started as a project to take quality education to all corners of the country, NPTEL now offers close to 600 plus courses for certification every semester in about 22 disciplines. This is the largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and management subjects with its YouTube channel it is the most subscribed educational channel. It has more than 56000 hours of video content, transcribed and subtitled and its library of peer-reviewed. It has translated more than 12000 hours of English transcripts in regional Indian languages. NPTEL began offering open online courses in March 2014. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is essentially an asynchronous teaching-learning pl

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SIKKIM National Institute of Technology Sikkim (NIT Sikkim or NIT SKM) is a public engineering and research institution near the city of Ravangla in Sikkim. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology in India and has been declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The brown colour circular emblem of NITSKM using its acronym ‘NITS’ is a monogram, while ‘N’ and ‘T’ form the ‘pi’ symbol and the ‘i’ with the dot in yellow symbolising an enlightened person or student. The ‘S’ is written with a nice flourish dividing the circle into two halves making it look like ‘yin-yang’. The Yin-Yang or Yin and Yang concept in Chinese culture is complicated, having evolved over thousands of years. Yin and Yang are two opposing but complementing principles or cosmic energies that may be observed in nature. In essence, the meaning of Yin and Yang is that the world is controlled by a cosmic duality, a pair of

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI National Institute of Technology Delhi (NITD) is one of the thirty one NITs established in the year 2010 by an act of parliament and has been declared as an Institute of National Importance. NIT Delhi is an autonomous institute which functions under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Government of India. The emblem of NITD seems to have been inspired by architecture and building design concepts. It has its acronym arranged as blocks of buildings as walls, entrances, windows and openings, arranged one over the other. The ‘building’ has a curved finish of horizontal lines. This is ensconced by a circular border resembling the Greek Key or Meandros pattern. In Ancient Greece, the unbroken, interlocking pattern of the Meander (Meandros) or Greek Key, was one of the most important symbols; it symbolised infinity, unity and the eternal flow of life through reproduction. The long, continuous line, repeatedly folding back on itself

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ARUNACHAL PRADESH The National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh (NITAP) was inaugurated on August 18, 2010 as a member of a group of ten new NITs. These new NITs were established as centres of excellence in technical education to combat the growing need of technological professionals in India. The emblem of NIT Arunachal Pradesh depicts the value and aim of education and at the same time glorifies the natural beauty of Arunachal Pradesh. In the logo rising sun reminds us of the fact that Arunachal Pradesh is known as ‘land of rising sun’ in India. Rising sun signifies that this institute will produce new emerging talents. Open book symbolises academic betterment of students with the help of books and produce assets for the country. Two figures in the book indicate that the institute will motivate students to rise as high as the sky and come out with flying colours. A pen tip in the sun signifies the importance of educati

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY), nestled in the scenes of Karaikal, a coastal enclave in the basin of river Cauvery is one among the ten new NITs in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Fifty of seats reserved for the candidates having residence/native at Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam and the remaining 50% seats are filled on all India basis. The predominantly blue colour circular emblem of NITPY has a shield in a circle having a book with one of famous Einstein's equations; a student with a trophy emerging from the book; a pair of laurels supporting these; a pair of flying birds symbolising freedom and discovery and waves of water supporting all these. The shield stands in the foreground of a glowing sun in blue colour with blue rays, symbolising openness and infinity. A white border separates this and the name of the institute written on the rim of this emblem. At the bottom of this assemblage,

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UTTARAKHAND Established in 2009 under the Act of Parliament by the Ministry of Education, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand (NITUK) is the technical education hub in the green and clean lap of the Himalayas, precisely located in the Land of the Gods (known as Dev Bhoomi), the state of Uttarakhand. Its logo in greyish blue and fresh green has an octagonal lotus in the centre, in which the picture of Ganga descending from Himalayas in the backdrop of a glowing sun is depicted. It is ensconced in a gearwheel. This is surrounded by a border on which the name of the institute is written in Hindi and English. At the bottom on a red banner, its motto in Sanskrit ‘अभ्यासध्यारयेतः विद्या’ meaning ‘Knowledge is Maintained Through Practice and Hardship’ is written.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HAMIRPUR National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH) is one of the thirty-one NITs of the country, which came into existence on August 7, 1986 as Regional Engineering College (REC), a joint and cooperative enterprise of the Government of India and Government of Himachal Pradesh. The status of Deemed University and upgraded to National Institute of Technology. Its circular emblem has a gear wheel in it. This holds a map of Himachal Pradesh with images of Himalayas forming the backdrop, with electrical transmission lines and a manufacturing plant at the foothill and a lake in the foreground. In the border its name, place and motto is written. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘उद्यमेन हि सिद्धयान्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः’ meaning ‘No Substitute for Hard Work’

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GOA The National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) is a premier technical Institute of the region. NIT Goa was established in the year 2010 by an act of parliament and it is declared as ‘Institute of National Importance’. The emblem of this institute is dominantly blue and circular with a white border. The border carries its name in Hindi and English along with its motto in Sanskrit ‘या विद्या सा विमुक्तये‘ meaning ‘True Knowledge Liberates’. Inside the circle in cyan background a Florence Nightingale oil lamp with flame is placed surrounded by a sprocket wheel. The oil lamp represents the dedication and selfless work of nurses and in this case by the Institute. Nightingale’s dedication remained steadfast even after the war was over. She returned to London and put up the first nursing school where she trained several nurses to have the same dedication and compassion that she always had. Because of her, the once nursing professio

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANIPUR NIT Manipur started its first session on August 2, 2010 with only three branches of engineering namely - electrical engineering, electronics & communication engineering and computer science & engineering at Government Polytechnic, Takyelpat Campus. Its insignia has a wheel hoe in blue colour containing a white border having its name written in Devanagari and English. In a circle inside this, a few books and a mortarboard hat supports a glowing sun with spreading rays.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMSHEDPUR National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur was formally inaugurated on August 15, 1960 at Adityapur. On December 27, 2002 RIT, Jamshedpur was formally upgraded to National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur with the Deemed University status. Its insignia in the form of an oblong shield has the following elements and motifs within it. Its name and place supported by two laurels of cereals; map of India within a gear wheel circumscribed by a revolving line; an electrical transmission tower; a scientific experiment; a burning lamp; a reservoir dam and a banner with its motto ‘शंन ॠभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः’ meaning ‘Well Done Well Handled’.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOG  AGARTALA The Tripura Engineering College was converted to National Institute of Technology Agartala on April 1, 2006 vide notification No. F. 20-20/2004/TS III/ dated 10.03.2006 of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. Its emblem is a gear wheel in which, on a border its name in Hindi and English are placed. Within this circle an opened notebook with a pen is placed, from which a glowing sun of knowledge rises. This is supported on both sides by leafy laurels. Its motto ‘ज्ञानं परमं बलम्’ meaning ‘Knowledge is the Ultimate Strength’ is written on a banner at the bottom.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SRINAGAR National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (NITSRI) is one of the premier educational institutes in the northern regions of the country. It was established in 1960 and has been one of the eighteen Regional Engineering Colleges sponsored by the Government of India during the Second Plan. Its emblem is an Arabic calligraphic monogram of 'الظلمات إلى النور', which is placed in the middle. It means 'Lead me from Darkness to Light'. A set of three chinar leaves float on both the sides of the monogram. At the bottom of the monogram its motto in Sanskrit ‘तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय‘ meaning ‘Lead me from Darkness to Light’ is placed. Below this on two banners the name of the institute and the place are written.