Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Bengal Institute of Technology

Motto	Pursuit for excellence in Technical Education
Type	Private Engineering College
Established	2000
Director	Prof. Debansu Ray
Students	1080
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India 28°27′27″N 77°29′52″E / 28.457543°N 77.497748°E / 28.457543; 77.497748Coordinates: 28°27′27″N 77°29′52″E / 28.457543°N 77.497748°E / 28.457543; 77.497748
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	West Bengal University of Technology
Website	http://www.bitcollege.in/

Bengal Institute of Technology (BIT) is an engineering college in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India ranked 5th among other engineering colleges in bengal.^[1] It is currently under the West Bengal University of Technology and is a part of Techno India group. The Institute is situated on Basanti Highway a few kilometers off from downtown Kolkata. It is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology and is approved by the AICTE.

Achievements

Bengal Institute of Technology is enlisted among the top 100 Engineering and Management Institutes of India in the report of National Institutional Ranking Framework published by MHRD, Govt. of India, 2016.^[2]

History

Bengal Institute of Technology was established in the year 2000 under the aegis of Kalyani University, later affiliated to Techno-India Group which has the distinction of largest number of Engineering Colleges in West Bengal. The Group is engaged in development of tertiary level Technical Manpower to serve the emerging knowledge-based Society.

Location

Bengal Institute of Technology's education city has its campus in Hadia, on Basanti highway, Kolkata near the Leather Complex, 15 minutes from Science City.

Campus

BIT Main building

The college has two campuses, one for Biotechnology Department and the other (aka BIT Main Building) for the rest Departments. Both buildings are entirely covered by Wi-Fi facility. The library has more than 32000 books of almost 3000 titles covering a verse area of subjects. There is a student activity center for co-curricular and extracurricular activities.^[3]

Events

The Bengal Institute of Technology hosts its annual cultural festival "Impulse" every year. With a history of having a variety of Artists performing, "Impulse" is regarded as one of the best cultural fests of Kolkata.

The annual technical fest named "Bits2Bytes" hosts a number of events in robotics, gaming, coding, projects and quizzes.

The annual sports fest is named "Blitzkrieg", hosts a number of sporting events including a special sports day to organize track & field competitions.

The event Facepulse at Impulse 2013, Snap-o-mania and Poetry-pulse in Impulse 2014, created a lot of hype around colleges in Kolkata and even attracted participants from Non-residential Bengalis even from the U.S. and since has become a trend-setting event for various college fests.

Central Library

The Central Library consists of a number of department libraries which collectively support the teaching, research and extension programmes of the institute. All students, faculty members and employees are entitled to use the library facilities on taking membership. The library besides having a huge collection of books on engineering, science and bioinformatics, humanities and social sciences. It uses Libsys/SIM software package which is an integrated multi-user library management system that supports all in-house operations. Libsys consists of modules on acquisition, cataloging, circulation, serials, article indexing and OPAC. The Central Library has 1762 titles, 19953 volumes, 17 national journals, 6300+ e-journals, 5 magazines.^[4]

Academics

Bengal Institute of Technology has set up five departments:

Admissions

Admission to engineering programs: 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one subject Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology with minimum pass marks and WBJEE/AIEEE qualified.
Lateral entry at the second year for Diploma holders after clearing the respective entrance.
JECA clearance is required for MCA.

Alumni

Bengal Institute of Technology boasts of a strong alumni network that is spread across the world. Many of them are employed with the leading blue chip companies of the world, specializing in the fields of Semiconductors, Electronics and Information Technology. Also a sizeable portion of the alumni are involved in post doctoral research and teaching in leading foreign universities and institutions.

External links

Official website

References

Colleges affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

State Government Institutions	Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

Private/ Self-Financing Institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Engineering Camelia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Technology & Management Camelia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Future Institute of Engineering and Management George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College NSHM College of Management and Technology RCC Institute of Information Technology Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Seacom Engineering College Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Techno India, Salt Lake Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno India College of Technology University Institute of Technology, Burdwan

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