Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri

Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri (BIT Sindri), formerly Bihar Institute of Technology Sindri, is a public engineering institution in Sindri, Jharkhand, India. Established in 1949, BIT Sindri is one of the oldest engineering and technological institute in India.

Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri
Mottoनियतं कुरु कर्मत्वम् (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
You should perform Vedic duties
TypePublic
Established1949
DirectorD.K. Singh
Location
Sindri
,
Jharkhand
,
India
CampusSub-Urban
AffiliationsJharkhand University of Technology
Websitewww.bitsindri.ac.in

History

BIT Sindri was established in 1949 as College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sindri with camp at Patna and affiliated to Patna University. It was shifted to its permanent campus at Sindri in Dhanbad District a year later, where it was renamed as Bihar Institute of Technology, Sindri. After reorganisation of Patna University and establishment of Ranchi University in 1960, it was affiliated to Ranchi University. BIT Sindri was later affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University after establishment of Vinoba Bhave University at Hazaribagh in September 1992. Currently, it is affiliated to Jharkhand University of Technology.[1] With the partition of Bihar in 2000, BIT Sindri was named Birsa Institute of Technology, but later decided to be referred only as BIT Sindri because of historical importance of its name.[2]

Academics

The Institute continued to be affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University till 2017. 2018 onwards, the Institute is affiliated to Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT), Ranchi, the foundations of which were laid down by the former Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. All courses are approved by the All India Council of Technical Education.[1] The Institute currently conducts graduate and postgraduate courses in ten disciplines of engineering which are supported by three departments of natural sciences, one department each of earth sciences and humanities.

  • Engineering Disciplines:
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Production Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Metallurgical Engineering
    • Computer Science and Engineering
    • Electronics and Communication Engineering
    • Information Technology
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Mining Engineering
  • Natural Sciences:
  • Earth Sciences
  • Humanities

Currently, postgraduate students are admitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering only. Admission to undergraduate courses were earlier based on ranks in Jharkhand Engineering Entrance Competitive Exam(JEECE), conducted by Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination(JCECE) Board. The JCECEB announced in April 2019 that admissions to the institute shall be based on scores in JEE-Main, a national level engineering entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency or NTA.

Campus
BIT Administrative Building

The Institute campus spreads over an area of 400 acres of land, located near the eastern bank of Damodar River.[1] The campus is fully residential, both for faculty as well as the students.

Students are housed in a total of 27 Hostels for both Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Programs. Construction for newer hostels are underway too. Much of the work of the construction has been completed and the campus now has new infrastructure and new facilities.

BIT sindri campus taken through drone

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

References
  1. "College History". BIT Sindri. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. "College Name History". BIT Sindri Alumni. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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