Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa

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Bengal Institute of Technology Katwa
TypeGovernment Sponsored Polytechnic College
Established1988
Students660
Location, ,
23°37′47.23″N88°05′50.30″E / 23.6297861°N 88.0973056°E / 23.6297861; 88.0973056 Coordinates: 23°37′47.23″N88°05′50.30″E / 23.6297861°N 88.0973056°E / 23.6297861; 88.0973056
Campus Rural
Principalpal
Affiliations AICTE

The Bengal Institute of Technology Katwa (BIT Katwa) is a polytechnic college established in 1993 by the Government of West Bengal. Recognized as one of the best among the polytechnic colleges of West Bengal the institute mainly offers diploma level courses in the fields of Automobile Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Information Technology.

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As a part of the "Technical Education Development Project" by the Government of West Bengal, the institute was established to train junior level engineers for the fulfillment of industrial demands. The institute shares its organisational structure and admission process with West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. BIT Katwa has a lush green campus located just 4 km away from Katwa rail station on SH-15(Katwa Burdwan Road). The students and alumni of the college are informally referred to as BITians.

Academics

Admission Procedure

Admission in the first year (regular entry) and second year (lateral entry) to the diploma courses are based on the merit list of JEXPO and VOCLET exam respectively conducted by West Bengal State Council of Technical Education.

Education

Diploma Education

BIT Katwa offers Diploma Engineering in the fields of:

  1. Information Technology
  2. Computer Science and Technology
  3. Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  4. Automobile Engineering

Diploma Engineering is the most common undergraduate program offered by the institute. It is a three-year based program with six semesters

  • The first year (Semester 1 and 2) of the curriculum has common courses from various departments.
  • From the second year (Semester 3 to 6) the students take courses offered by their respective departments.
  • At the end of the fifth semester, students undertake industrial training as part of the curriculum.
  • In the final year of their studies, most of the students are offered jobs in industries and other organisations through the Training and Placement section of the institute. Some students opt out of this facility in favor of higher studies or by applying to recruiting organisations directly.

Vocational Education

The institute offers vocational (10+2) studies in the branch of:

  1. Automobile
  2. Electronics

Departments

DepartmentAnnual Intake
Automobile Engineering60
Computer Science and technology60
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering60
Information Technology40

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Library

The second campus of the institute provides library facilities to all students. A huge collection of books, journals, and a collection of documents such as patents, standards, technical reports and pamphlets are available for the students. The library also provides access to different magazines and newspapers.

Campus

Designed as a residential educational institute BIT Katwa is situated at Jagigram Industrial Complex on SH-15, just 4 km away from Katwa town. The institute is mainly divided in two campuses.

Main Campus

Second Campus

Student life

Hall of residence

The institute provides in campus separate hostel facilities for 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year students (boys) in the second campus. Though the choice of residency is not mandatory.

No campus accommodation is available for the female students.

Extracurricular

The second campus of the institute provides cricket, football, and volleyball court along with different indoor gaming options for all students. Other than that special gaming facilities are provided exclusively for the students residing in the campus hostels.

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