Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology

Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology
Motto Work Is Worship
Type Public College
Established 1955
Director Dr. Vimal Mishra
Location Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus Urban 26.5-acre (107,000 m2)

Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology is a state government engineering institution in Allahabad. It is affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Admissions to the college are based upon the merit of the student in the State Entrance Exam (SEE) conducted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The institute was the first polytechnic in India to be granted autonomy. I.E.R.T. is now wholly in charge of its syllabus, admission procedure as well as diplomas offered. It currently offers B.Tech courses in three disciplines: Computer Science and Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering and Instrumentation and Control Engineering with 4 other disciplines rumored to be reopened for intake soon. The institute also offers postgraduate diploma courses in Management. Management courses in three disciplines : Materials Management, commercial practice & Marketing Management.

Campus

The campus of Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India spreads over 26.5 acres (107,000 m2) of land. It has separate hostel and mess facilities for boys and girls.

The college owns standard engineering workshops for diploma students, well equipped with upscale machinery. Separate labs run for B.Tech. students. It has 2 libraries - one reference and one main library, that cater to students' needs regarding books.

However there is only one small canteen. The campus has frequent power cuts. Despite the claims, there is no Wifi service available in IERT. However students are welcome to connect their laptops to college LAN in computer lab.

Historical background

In 1955, Civil Engineering school was opened by a society named "Institute of Engineering & Rural Technology (IERT)" . Shanker Saran, retired judge Honorable High Court of Allahabad and Late Vishwamitra, an advocate, were respectively the president and secretary of the society. This school was self-sustaining in its activities. A good number of students were admitted every year. The students were awarded two years' Diploma in Civil Engineering Course by the Board of Engineering College.

In 1962, U.P. Government took over this Institute by constituting a registered society named "Allahabad Engineering Polytechnic, Allahabad."

The society constituted a Board of Management/Managing Committee consisting of 11 members to manage affairs of the polytechnic. The state government awarded the status of Grant in Aid to the Institute. The rules and by-laws of the society were accordingly framed and the Director of Technical Education, U.P. became ex-officio Secretary of Management Committee.

Reviewing the multifarious activities and the achievements of the Institute in the country and abroad, the U.P. Government changed the name of Allahabad Polytechnic to "Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology" (I.E.R.T.) in 1982 and designated the post of "director" in place of principal. The institute was simultaneously awarded Academic Autonomy. An Autonomy Committee was constituted and Secretary Technical Education, U.P. became ex officio Chairman of the committee.

The Engineering Degree Division was set in 2001 and the college started offering degree courses in engineering with affiliation from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The college is very best in the country in diploma engineering programs. The institute maintains the same position. But the same can not be said for degree courses. They have been plagued with sub-standard faculty, poor placements and a lackluster staff. Students usually take admission to self-prepare for government competitive examinations like GATE, ESE, CAT, SSC, PO etc.

Admissions

Admissions for engineering courses are done through the state-level Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Exam conducted yearly in April. Admission for diploma, management, post diploma and others are done through entrance exam conducted by college.

Student life

Technovation

Technovation is the annual technical festival at IERT. It is conducted by the student community of IERT to promote technical and professional skills in the students. It is conducted in April. Recently it was criticized for lack of fund-mismanaging.

Udbhav

Udbhav is the annual cultural festival. It is held for three days in the last week of October to celebrate the Engineering Degree Division Foundation Day.

Alumni Meet

Alumni Meet is conducted for reunion of ex-students of the institute. Students who have completed their golden jubilee are special invites and conduct the event in the supervision of Alumni Society.

Annual Sport Meet

This is a one-week event in which students participate in sports conducted by games and sports department.

  1. Athletics
  2. Badminton
  3. Table Tennis
  4. Cricket
  5. Carom
  6. Chess
  7. Volleyball
  8. Basketball

IERT Programming Group

IERT Programming Group is one of the biggest student initiate started in 2014 to promote programming in college and prepare students for ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC), an online international level programming contest for college students. Programming contests and classes are organized by the group promote programming spirit in the college. Many national and college level contest are organized monthly.

InterConnect

InterConnect maintains and supervises the local network in the college. It was started in 2015 from the joint efforts of teachers and students.

Co-curricular activities

Besides studies, the institute encourages students to participate in co-curricular activities to ensure their overall personality development. It organizes cultural programs, Shramdan activities, NCC camps, etc. to help the students develop team effort and leadership qualities. It offers ample facilities for games and sports to enable the students ensure refreshed mind and healthy body. However the focus is primarily towards diploma students.

Ranking

The institute was ranked AAA by Careers 360 (Magazine)[1] Top Engineering Colleges in UPTU.

Courses offered

All the following courses are duly recognized by Uttar Pradesh Government[2] as well as by AICTE,[3] Government of India.

Engineering Degree Courses

Management Diploma Courses

  • Materials Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Commercial Practice

Engineering Diploma Courses

  • Power Plant Engineering
  • Ref and Air Conditioning Engineering
  • Tube-well Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Tool Engineering
  • Automobile Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Technology
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Instrumentation and Control Engineering
  • Plastic Technology

Post Diploma Courses

  • Post Diploma in Computer Application

Laboratories and other facilities

For diploma students, the college maintains a huge array of workshops and laboratories with good quality faculties. For degree division, those laboratories and workshops are usually not available because of a recent rift between the two divisions. Degree students perform academia in their own laboratories. LAN ports are available in computer lab.

Placements

Placements are good only for diploma students. Diploma holders can be found working in almost all major industries in India. However for degree students it is not so good. The placement cell is not that active. In recent years the only company visiting is Tata Consultancy Services. This has led to a general trend in students to prepare for government competitive examinations during their college years itself. The student community in IERT boasts of a very huge number of students who annually crack national level exams such as GATE, ISRO, ESE, SSC-JE, CAT etc.

Corruption Controversy (2012)

The college administration came under scanner in 2012 when director of IERT was accused and convicted in an internal scam wherein he purposefully hid the fact from the students that in their revised fee structure, the fees had been reduced. There were widespread protests and later on the funds were reimbursed to students. Since then all major fund-related decisions are taken under the advisory of Commissioner, Allahabad.

References

  1. http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/top-engineering-colleges-in-uttar-pradesh-2014
  2. http://aktu.ac.in/online_aktu/abs/discription/frmInstitute.aspx
  3. http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/List_of_Approved_Institutes_2015-2016.pdf
  4. http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/allahabad-city-11160556.html

References

  1. ↑ http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/top-engineering-colleges-in-uttar-pradesh-2014
  2. ↑ http://aktu.ac.in/online_aktu/abs/discription/frmInstitute.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/List_of_Approved_Institutes_2015-2016.pdf
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