Birla Institute of Technology

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Birla Institute of Technology
Established	1955
Type	Private
Chancellor	Syed Sibte Razi (Governor of Jharkhand)
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. S K Mukherjee
Faculty	205
Undergraduates	2955 annual intake
Postgraduates	1013 annual intake
Location	Ranchi (as well as overseas centers in Bahrain, Muskat and UAE), India
Website	http://bitmesra.ac.in/ (Mesra Campus), http://www.bitic.edu.bh/ (Bahrain Campus) http://www.waljatcolleges.edu.om/ (Muskat Campus)

Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, (Hindi: बिरला प्रौद्योगिकी सनसथान मेसरा ) (commonly known as BIT Mesra or BIT Ranchi) is a premier autonomous engineering institute located at Ranchi in India. It is a deemed university under Sec. 3 of the UGC act 1986. It was declared as one of the top 10 engineering institutes in the country in India Today-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG June 2005. BIT is not to be confused with BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science), another engineering institution located in Pilani.

Contents 1 Administration 2 Admissions 3 History 4 Departments 5 Rankings 6 Placement 7 Notable alumni 8 BIT campus 8.1 Facilities 8.2 Hostels 8.3 Other facilities 9 Extension Centers 10 Annual festivals 10.1 BITotsav 10.2 Drishtant 10.3 Unnayan 10.4 TechnIEEk 10.5 ColossIEIum 10.6 Sports meet 11 Notes 12 External links

[edit] Administration

BIT Mesra functions under the overall supervision, direction and control of a high powered Board of Governors, comprising representatives of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, the U.G.C., the State Government, The Chancellor, the A.I.C.T.E., The Hindustan Charity Trust and the Institute Faculty. Shri G.P. 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 decides the academic policy of the Institute.

[edit] Admissions

Under Graduate Admission is made through merit at All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by C.B.S.E., New Delhi. The candidates with top ranks in AIEEE usually opt for this college.

[edit] History

The Birla Institute of Technology was established in the year 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, by the Philanthropist- Industrialist Mr. B M Birla with a vision to be recognized as a world-class learning institution for engineering and technology by providing the highest-quality academic programmes that foster student development and connect knowledge, practice, and outstanding scholarly research.

Over the last fifty years, the Institute has not just kept pace with the times; it has often taken a lead in introduction of programs in emerging The Institute has also been active in initiating as well as becoming a part of International ventures and tie-ups. It has collaborative arrangements with Universities in the USA, UK & Canada. It is an active member of the EAGER NETWIC Project of ASIA LINK programme of European Commission for establishing a world class academic network of Higher education in the rapidly growing field of Wireless and Mobile Communication between the five partner Universities. BIT has been catering to the manpower needs of almost all the major sectors of the economy since the last five decades. BIT alumni have made the Institute proud of their achievements, many of whom are amongst the leaders of the Industry, both in India and abroad. The Institute along with its extension centres at present has more than 7500 students enrolled for different Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes. It also has more than 150 registered students for the Ph.D. Programmes.

[edit] Departments

BIT has seven core academic departments. Courses offered are:

• Engineering & Technology
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Polymer Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Remote Sensing
  • Space Engineering and Rocketry
• Applied Sciences
  • Applied Chemistry
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Bio-Medical Instrumentation
  • Information Science
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Architecture
• Management
• Hotel Management & Catering Technology

[edit] Rankings

Over the years BIT has consistently been in the top 20 Engineering colleges in India and amongst the top two private engineering schools along with BITS, Pilani.

	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
India Today-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG	17	9	*	*	*	10[1]
Outlook India -C-FORE	14	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A
DATAQUEST India	17	D.N.P	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A

• - India Today-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG Published rankings only for the top 10 Engineering Colleges till 2005.
• - N.A - Outlook India -C-FORE & DATAQUEST India did not publish Engineering College Rankings till 2005 and 2004 respectively.
• - D.N.P - Did not participate.

[edit] Placement

BIT enjoys a very successful student placement program that attracts the top employers across industries, reflecting the quality of its alumni and the faith companies place in its students.

Over the years there have been many Global and Indian Corporations that have visited BIT Mesra. Some of them are Accenture, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Google, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services,Tech Mahindra, Oracle, IBM,Flextronics,Freescale Semiconductors etc.

Detailed list of companies visiting BIT Mersa

[edit] Notable alumni

• Gurdeep Singh Pall, Vice President, Real-Time Collaboration Group, Microsoft Corp
• Rajiv Kaul, Senior Director - Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corp
• Ashok Kalyanswamy, Vice President, Lehman Brothers
• Ajai Sharma, CEO, iMatters
• A.K.Nathan, MD, Rittal India Pvt. Ltd
• Ganesh Natarajan, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, Zensar Technologies
• Samir Kochhar, Asia Pacific Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Medical
• Subir Palit, COO, Hyundai Electronics India Ltd
• Sukant Srivastava, Managing Director, Keane – India Operations
• A.P. Gandhi, President Emeritus, Hyundai India

[edit] BIT campus

[edit] Facilities

• 780 acre picturesque campus
• Built up covered area exceeding 3,50,000 sq. ft
• Mini Auditorium as well as a Golden Jubilee Auditorium
• Param 10000 super computer
• 100 Mbps LAN Connection in all BIT hostels.
• Limited hours 2 Mbps Internet Facility. (Currently working on additional 3Mbps bandwidth)
• Railway Reservation Counter
• A 3 storied library with good collection of technical books (both reference and text books), but, unfortunately there aren't any non-technical books. Has its own Internet facility to let students read IEEE journals (no general surfing in library).
• UCO bank branch (UCO ATM to open shortly)
• SBI ATM
• 12 bed hospital
• Lord Shiva temple
• Transport facility

[edit] Hostels

There are 13 student hostels (dormitories) in BIT. Nine hostels for boys and Four separate hostels for girls. Students initially share rooms but get individual rooms later on.

Two more Hostels for Boys are under construction and are expected to be completed in a years time

[edit] Other facilities

The Institute has a rich tradition of sporting activities. The Institute has hosted several All India as well as Zonal Level tournaments. Adequate facilities are provided for various sports. They are:

• Gymnasium including Multi Gym
• Stadium for Track & Field events
• Cricket/Football/Hockey ground
• Basket ball courts
• Volley Ball Courts
• Tennis Courts
• Badminton Courts (3 indoor & 5 outdoor)

There are several student clubs & societies which have their own set of associated events giving vent to the creative within the students, such as :

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  
• The Institution Of Engineers (INDIA), Students' Chapter, CS & ET Division (IEI)
  
• Highlander Adventure Club
  
• UNESCO
  
• Bhartiya Sahitya Parishad
  
• Institute Of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
  
• Dance Club
  
• Music Club
  
• Dramatic Society
  
• Audio Visual Educational Club (AVEC)
  
• Indian Association For College Going Scientists (IACGS)
  
• Fine Arts Society(FAS)
  
• Amateur Radio Society
  
• BIT Nature Club (BNC)
  
• Photographic Society
  
• Organizing Body Of Students Of Architecture
  
• Institute Of Electrical Engineers
  
• Engineering Society
  
• ROTARACT
  
• Mechanical Engineering Society
  
• SPIC-MACAY
  
• The Electrical And Electronics Engineering Society
  
• National Service Scheme
  

[edit] Extension Centers

The BIT extension centres , spread across several major cities within the country as well as overseas, function under the complete academic as well as administrative control of the parent University i.e. BIT, Mesra. Intake process for the extension centres is as stringent as that of the main campus and only the top rankers find admission. The Centres offer a wide range of programmes ranging from undergraduate level to programmes in Computer Applications and Business Management. The students from these centres are placed in visiting organizations through the centralized campus recruitment programme at BIT Mesra as well as at the respective extension centres. Students from the extension centres have proved themselves to be very competitive and with the right set of competencies for campus selection.

India - Lalpur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur, Chennai,Patna.

Overseas - Bahrain, Waljat Colleges of Applied Sciences, UAE

[edit] Annual festivals

[edit] BITotsav

A four day Spring Fest is organized every year in February. Various teams from BIT as well as other colleges participate to win grand prizes during the event. The main attractions are Band-Nite, Dance-Nite, Music-Nite and Core-Nite which fill the evenings with a lot of fun.

[edit] Drishtant

The annual technical fest of BIT Mesra. This is a four day event in which the calibre, innovativeness, and the technical knowhow of the participants from all over India are put under test. The special attraction of the fest is ROBOWARZ. For further details please visit: http://www.drishtant.net

[edit] Unnayan

It is a biennial international level technical Festival organized by the BIT chapter of IEEE. Various teams from BIT as well as other colleges from India and abroad participate. Students put on display their ingenious inventions and also present technical papers in front of a distinguished audience."Vaarta"-a series of guest lectures held in International Unnayan brings illuminaries from a wide diaspora of scientific and industrial research across the world..International Unnayan has been a landmark in the technical activities in the eastern region of the country..Further details about International Unnayan can be see at the official website of the IEEE Student Branch of BIT Mesra: http://www.ieeebitmesra.org/

[edit] TechnIEEk

Intra BIT technical fest organised by IEE chapter of BIT mesra. NOW into its 4th year,it is a one of a kind event where students compete among each other as Teams rather than as individuals. First technIEEk was organised in October 2004.

[edit] ColossIEIum

It's an annual multi-faceted, multi-layered Festival organized by The BIT Students Chapter (CS & ET Division) of The Institution Of Engineers (INDIA). This is a ground where the best brains of BIT Mesra compete against each other and try to prove their mettle in highly intriguing and innovative levels of competition.

[edit] Sports meet

Annual Intramural Sports meet.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• BIT, Mesra Website
• News from BIT, Mesra
• Satellite pictures of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Coordinates: 22°24′43″N, 85°26′24″E