The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has become the first NIT in India to establish a dedicated campus-based astronomical observatory named the NIT Srinagar Observatory for Astronomy and Astrophysics (NSOAA).
The facility is equipped with a 14-inch Celestron C14 EdgeHD aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It was inaugurated to promote observational astronomy, astrophysics research, student training, and public outreach.