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BIT Mesra, Ranchi | |
Motto | Sā Vidyā Yā Vimuktaye |
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Motto in English | Learning is that which Liberates |
Type | Government Funded Technical Institution Deemed University |
Established | 1955 |
Chairman | CK Birla |
Chancellor | Governor of Jharkhand |
Vice-Chancellor | Indranil Manna |
Academic staff | 279 (2021–2022) [1] |
Students | 1342 (2021–2022) [1] |
Undergraduates | 780 (2021–2022) [1] |
Postgraduates | 225 (2021–2022) [1] |
292 (Full Time, 2021-2022), [1] 45 (Part Time, 2021-2022) [1] | |
Location | , India 23°25′00″N85°26′25″E / 23.41667°N 85.44028°E |
Campus | Sub-Urban, 780 acres (320 ha) [2] |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | www |
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT, Mesra) is a government funded technical institute (GFTI) [3] situated at Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. [4] It was declared as a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act. [5]
The Birla Institute of Technology was established in 1955 at Mesra by industrialist and philanthropist B. M. Birla. The institute was affiliated to Patna University until 1960, and then to Ranchi University. In 1986 BIT was elevated to the status of deemed university under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
BIT was the first institute in India to set up a department of space engineering and rocketry, in 1964. [6]
The Small Industries Research and Development Organization (SIRDO) was set up in 1970 to support small manufacturing enterprises managed by graduates of BIT. Companies created from this concept include Meditron and Alcast.[ citation needed ] This idea was recognized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, which spread the concept to other institutes such as IITs, under the concept name Science and Technological Entrepreneurs Park (STEP).[ citation needed ] The first STEP was approved and located in BIT Mesra.[ citation needed ] The entrepreneurship development cell was founded in 2007 and is run by the students. For financial support, BIT set up the SIDBI Centre for Innovation and Incubation (SCII) by an arrangement with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide funds for a limited period of time to select new entrepreneurs, start up companies, and technology based organisations. [7] BIT Mesra has a PARAM 10000 supercomputer at the core of its IT infrastructure. [8]
Central Library The Central Library was established in 1955. It has print and electronic resources in the fields of science and technology. The collection includes 10,000 online journals, 100 print journals, 113,000 books, 2500 CDs, 60 audiocassettes and 4000 project reports. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
BIT functions under the control of a Board of Governors, comprising representatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the UGC, the State Government, the Chancellor, the A.I.C.T.E., the Hindustan Charity Trust and the Institute Faculty. CK Birla is the chairman of the board of governors. The governor of the state of Jharkhand is the chancellor of the institute. The Technical Council headed by vice chancellor decides the academic policy of the institute. [14]
The University Polytechnic was established in 2001, as a joint venture of the Department of Welfare, Government of Jharkhand and BIT, Mesra, to impart Diploma level technical education amongst the youths of Jharkhand. Its campus is located close to the National Highway 33 in the vicinity of the BIT Main campus on the outskirts of Ranchi.
In order to expand BIT further across the state, the Jharkhand government asked the institute to establish an Extension Centre at Deoghar, Jharkhand. A MoU was signed between the Institute and the Government of Jharkhand. In October 2007, Birla Institute of Technology extension Deoghar began to operate. As per the provisions of the MoU it was decided that 50% of spaces would be for students acquiring eligible qualifications from Institutions located in Jharkhand while the remaining 50% would be for students from other states of the country. Admission has been through JEE Main with Central Counseling conducted by the Central Counseling Board.
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Campus was established in 2006, on the initiative of Govt. of Bihar. The institute came into existence by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode under flagship management of BIT Mesra. The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, laid the foundation stone of the institute in December 2005. The institute started its academic programme during the 2006–07 academic year.
The Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR) is a sister concern of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi [15] which hosts an auditorium and a planetarium in its campus in Jaipur. [16] The institute was established for promoting science education through its museum and planetarium.
This institute has a state of the art Bioinformatics Centre in Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics [17] and a Remote Sensing Department. [18]
University rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Universities) (2023) [19] | 71 |
Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2023) [20] | 53 |
Private colleges: | |
Outlook India (2022) [21] | 5 |
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra was ranked at 401-450 band in the recent 2024 QS World Rankings (Asian Category). Among engineering colleges, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra ranked 17th by India Today in National Institutional Ranking Framework and fifth among private engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2022. [21]
The Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra was ranked 53th among Engineering Colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the 2023 rankings.
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