Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Heritage Institute of Technology

হেরিটেজ ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেকনোলজি, কলকাতা
Motto	Atmo Deepo Bhavo
Motto in English	Be Your Own Light
Type	Private, Autonomous
Established	2001;24 years ago (2001)
Principal	Basab Chowdhury [1]
Dean	Subhashis Majumder [2]
Director	Probir Roy [3]
Students	2,396 [4]
Undergraduates	2,328 [4]
Postgraduates	68 [4]
Location	Kolkata , West Bengal , India 22°31′6.72″N88°24′58.85″E / 22.5185333°N 88.4163472°E / 22.5185333; 88.4163472
Campus	Urban (10 acre)
Approvals	AICTE
Affiliations	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Website	heritageit.edu

Heritage Institute of Technology (HITK) is a private educational institute in the south of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It became an autonomous college from the University Grants Commission in 2017. ^[5] According to the 2022 National Institutional Ranking Framework for Engineering, ^[6] the college ranked in the 201-250 rank band.

History

HITK was establish on the eastern fringes of Kolkata in September 2000 by a group of industrialists from the information technology, electronics, and related industries around Kolkata, and other public figures, organised as the Kalyan Bharti Trust. ^[7]

Academics

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. ^[8]

Campus

The 10-acre campus also houses other institutes that come under the Heritage Group: Heritage Law College, Heritage College, Heritage School, Heritage Academy, and Heritage Business School. ^[9]

Student exchange

The institute signed an MoU with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for a student exchange programme, open to second and third year students with the highest CGPA from each department. ^{[10] [11]}

It has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the College of Natural Science, Sungkyunkwan University, ^[12] and with IIT Guwahati.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
3. "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
4. "Heritage Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020" (PDF). NIRF Jun 11, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
5. Sourabh (18 February 2017). What does heritage student think about autonomous vs WBUT #Heritage institute of technology . Retrieved 4 November 2024– via YouTube.
6. "2022 NIRF Engineering Ranking".
7. "Information Brochure" (PDF). Heritage Institute of Technology - Official Page. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
8. "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.
9. "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
10. "Placements". Heritage Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
11. "Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28". New Jersey Institute of Technology.
12. "Info". Heritage Institute of Technology. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

• Official website