Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Heritage Institute of Technology, popularly known as HITK or HIT, is a private autonomous[2] engineering college in Anandapur, Kolkata, near the East Kolkata Township, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata. It is amongst the top 5 Engineering colleges in West Bengal.

Heritage Institute of Technology
MottoAtmo Deepo Bhavo
Motto in English
Be Your Own Light
TypePrivate
Established2001
PrincipalPranay Chaudhuri
DirectorDulal Chandra Ray
Students2,396[1]
Undergraduates2,328[1]
Postgraduates68[1]
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°31′6.72″N 88°24′58.85″E
CampusUrban (70 acre)
AffiliationsMaulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Websiteheritageit.edu

History

Heritage Institute of Technology was set up on the eastern fringes of Kolkata in 2001 by a group of industrialists hailing from the flourishing information technology, electronics and related industries around Kolkata, and some public figures. The foundation behind the growth of HITK is the Kalyan Bharti Trust. To meet the demand for technical manpower and in view of fiscal constraints at the governmental level, the Kalyan Bharti Trust supplemented the state government’s efforts in setting up new engineering colleges by establishing the Heritage Institute of Technology in September 2000.[3]

Campus

Heritage Institute of Technology is built on the Heritage campus, in Anandapur on the southeastern fringes of Kolkata covering 70 acres. Along with HITK, the campus encompasses The Heritage School, Kolkata, The Heritage College, Kolkata and The Heritage Academy, Kolkata. It is a 10-minute drive from East Metropolitan Bypass (near Ruby Hospital, about 2 km away). The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum, Kolkata.

Departments in Faculty of Technology and Management

The institute offers one undergraduate course (B. Tech.) and three graduate courses (M. Tech., MBA and MCA). All courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE, Government of India and the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. Since its inception, it has been affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata.[4]

The institute offers undergraduate B. Tech. course[5] in the following engineering disciplines:

The graduate school offers full-time two-year Master of Technology (M. Tech.) degree in the following disciplines:

Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses is done through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE),[6]

Student exchange

The institute signed an MoU with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for a student exchange programme[7][8]

It has signed an MoU with the College of Natural Science, Sungkyunkwan University.[9]

Ranking
University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[10]154

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 154 among engineering colleges in 2020.[10]

Fests
  • ECLECIA (annual cultural fest)
  • Dakshh (annual technical fest)

Notable Alumni
  • Joyeeta Das - Founder of Artificial Intelligence Company "Gyana"

References
  1. "Heritage Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020" (PDF). NIRF Jun 11, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Colleges" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. "Information Brochure" (PDF). Heritage Institute of Technology - Official Page. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - Affiliated Colleges of MAKAUT,WB". www.wbut.ac.in.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28". New Jersey Institute of Technology.
  9. "Info". www.heritageit.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 11 June 2020.
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