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Motto | In Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence |
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Type | Public technical university |
Established | July 16, 2001 |
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Budget | ₹515 crore (US$62 million) (FY2021–22 est.) [1] |
Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Tapas Chakraborty (acting) |
Academic staff | 181 (2023) [1] |
Students | 2,689 (2023) [1] |
Undergraduates | 1,214 (2023) [1] |
Postgraduates | 1,369 (2023) [1] |
106 (2023) [1] | |
Location | , , 22°57′25.34″N88°32′36.46″E / 22.9570389°N 88.5434611°E |
Campus | Semi Urban 40 acres (16 ha) |
Newspaper | Tech Vistas |
Website | makautwb |
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) is a public state university located in Haringhata, West Bengal, India. Established in 2001 by the West Bengal legislature, it is fully funded by the Government of West Bengal. [2] The university provides management and engineering degrees through affiliated colleges [3] and in-house departments. [4]
An expert committee was set up on 31 December 1998 by the Government of West Bengal, under the Chairmanship of Ashesh Prosad Mitra, for establishing a university of engineering and technology in West Bengal. [5] The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature. [6] The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal in April 2015. [7] From 2023 University started to give access to DigiLocker System to Students. [8]
The university has a main campus covering approximately 40 acres at Haringhata, provided by the Government of West Bengal. Hostels accommodate both male and female students. [9] The university is located in between Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya and IISER Kolkata.
The university has 11 different Schools of Studies and there are 75 Undergraduate and 100 post-graduate courses. [10]
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | |||
Biotechnology | Bio-informatics | Applied Biology | |
Life Sciences | Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bio Economy | ||
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | |||
Computer science & engineering | |||
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | |||
Information Technology | Emerging Technologies | Information Science - Undergraduate | |
Information Science - Postgraduate | Computer Applications | Geo-informatics and Spatial Sciences | |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | |||
Industrial Engineering and Management | Microelectronics and VLSI Technology | Centre for Robotics & 3D Printing | |
Centre for Biomedical Engineering | |||
SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | |||
Environmental Science | Renewable Energy Engineering | Centre for Waste Utilization | |
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | |||
Management & Business Administration | Management & Business Studies | Undergraduate Business Studies | |
Hospital Administration & Management | Hospitality & Hotel Administration | ||
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | |||
Applied Chemistry | Applied Mathematics | Applied Physics | |
Applied Statistics | Forensic Science & Technology | Materials Science & Technology | |
SCHOOL OF FOOD SCIENCE & AGRO TECHNOLOGY | |||
Food Science | Food Technology | ||
SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY | |||
Pharmaceutical Technology | |||
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES | |||
Applied Economics | Applied Psychology | Linguistics | |
Humanities | |||
SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCE & ENTERTAINMENT | |||
Media Science | Multimedia Technology | ||
SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE DESIGN | |||
Archaeology (Heritage Cell) | |||
University and college rankings | |
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2023) [11] | 101-150 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020, [12] 158 in 2021. [13] And gave rank band 201–250 in 2022 [14] and 101–150 in 2023. [15]
The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [16] It has been awarded B++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.87 by the NAAC. [17]
In the year 2022 University received NBA accreditation for two Undergraduate B.Tech. courses in CSE and IT for 3 years and for Postgraduate M.Tech. course in Biotechnology for 6 years. [18]
Heritage Institute of Technology, popularly known as HITK or HIT is a self-financed institute in the state of the West Bengal. The campus is situated on the southern fringes of Kolkata. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Kolkata.
The Asansol Engineering College(AEC) is a private engineering college in Asansol, West Bengal, India. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields. It was established in 1998 by The Academy of Engineers as a joint venture between the JIS Group and the Techno India Group.
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Bengal Institute of Technology (BIT) is a private engineering college located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college was established in the year 2000 with four AICTE approved Courses. It is a part of Techno India Group. The institute is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, Baruipur, GKCEM Baruipur, GKCEMB) is a self-financed institute in the state of West Bengal. Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management is ranked one of the best engineering colleges in Eastern India. The campus is situated on the southern fringes of Kolkata. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Kolkata.
Surendra Institute of Engineering & Management is a Graduate Engineering and Management College established in the year 2009 in Siliguri, West Bengal, India, under the aegis of a charitable society Bidya Bharati Foundation. The institute was inaugurated by Mr. Asok Bhattacharya, the then Minister for MAUD, Govt. of West Bengal & Mr. Sourav Ganguly, former Captain, Indian Cricket Team.It is also approved by AICTE and affiliated to MAKAUT, formerly known as WBUT. It is named in the memory of (Late) Mr. Surendra Agarwal.
JIS College of Engineering is a college located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. The college was established in 2000.The Institution is declared Autonomous by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2011. In 2022, the college was accredited by NAAC with Grade-A. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT,WB). The institute is ranked by NIRF in the range of 201–250 in 2021. In Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020, the institute has secured a place in Band B among Private or Self-Financed College/Institutes in India. On 1 September 2020, the institute celebrated its 20th Birthday.
St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology is an engineering college located at Kidderpore, in Kolkata, India. Initially under Kalyani University, it is now affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata.
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