The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chennai was established as an autonomous Institute by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in the year 1964 to improve the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in India and in the Southern Region in particular. Within this mandate, the institute takes initiatives to offer need based Human Resource Development programmes through appropriate modes and develop curricula and instructional resources.
This Institute was established with an aim to provide a centre for academic excellence and ultramodern practical training in the area of forensic & its subsidiary sciences. It also emphasizes on maintaining a cordial and disciplined environment for students.
Promoting ethical values and encouraging Scientific Investigative skills amongst the young generation, thereby creating well trained experts, is the objective of the institute.