Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata
Motto | Pursuit for excellence in Technical Education |
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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°ECoordinates: 28°27′27″N 77°29′52″E / 28.457543°N 77.497748°E |
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
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:
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electronics and Communication
- Information Technology
- Bio-Technology
- Master of Computer Applications
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.