| Institute of Engineering and Technology(Lucknow) | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Gyanam Bharam Kriyam Bina |
| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Education and research institution |
| Admin. staff | 350 |
| Undergraduates | 1500 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Campus | 100-acre (0.40 km2) |
| Website | www.ietlucknow.edu |
The Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow (IET ) is a state government-funded engineering college in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a constituent college of Gautam Buddh Technical University (erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University).
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The IET was established by the government of Uttar Pradesh in 1984, for imparting engineering education. The institute is fully financed by Uttar Pradesh Government and is being administered by the Executive Committee of Gautam Buddh Technical University.
The institute is fully residential. The institute was formerly affiliated to the University of Lucknow, but since 2000 is affiliated with Uttar Pradesh Technical University and recognised by AICTE. The institute has been a constituent college of Gautam Buddh Technical University since 2010.
IET Lucknow, started in November 1984, began with the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Lucknow University. Initially, it offered a B.Tech degree in three branches - Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics. Within a year, two more branches - Civil and Mechanical - were introduced. The campus was constructed by Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd (UPRNN) on an 100-acre (0.40 km2) plot purchased from the Lucknow Development Authority. UPRNN constructed a substation, academic block, two boys’ hostels, two girls’ hostel and nearly 70 residences. LDA provided its support for construction of external roads, electric supply, drainage and sewage.
The founder Director, Prof. Suresh Chandra, joined on 26 June 1984 and the teaching faculty joined their posts from 11 October 1984 onwards. The Director, IET Lucknow, also assumed the office of Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow University on 25 April 1985.
The institute of engineering and technology is a government institution run by the state government. The administration in the institute includes some key positions:
B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) courses offered are:
Admission is given on the basis of the rank obtained by the candidate in UPSEAT (Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Admission Test). This exam is conducted by Gautam Buddh Technical University (erstwhile UPTU). Around 250,000 students appear in this exam every year seeking admission to more than 500 engineering as well as management colleges affiliated to GBTU. IET Lucknow ranks 2nd amongst these 500 odd engineering colleges.
The institute has hostel facilities for boys and girls. There are six boys' and three girls' hostels. An additional boys' hostel is under construction. They accommodate around 1500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Committees consisting of elected student representatives manage them. All the hostels are located on the campus.
Each hostel has its own mess, operated by an elected student representative. Each hostel is provided with a television, telephone, water-purifier, water-cooler and kit for indoor games and outdoor games. The hostels have a shop within its boundary for basic amenities.
Hostels are known as blocks A and B (Vishveshvaraiya Chhatravas), C and D (Raman Chhatravas), E (New Boys' Hostel), Gargi Bhavan and New Girls Hostel.
Encore is the annual fest of the institute. This fest is technical as well as cultural. It is organised by Student's activity council of the college. The council consists of around 20 students headed by a Co-ordinator who is selected from amongst the student-members of the council. Some of the past Co-ordinators are-
The institute has a placement cell which is headed by Dr. Manish Gaur, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering department. Companies like TCS, Cognizant, Tata Motors, Adobe, HCL, Tech-Mahindra(erstwhile MBT), Hero Honda, Lanco, HCC, Birlasoft, Nokia-Siemens, Alstom, Alentrix, Reliance Power, Newgen Software, Henkel,Fiser,ICICI Bank, and many others visit for on-campus placements.
The Institute was granted Industry Institute Partnership Cell in 1999 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
The institute is situated at Sitapur Road. From the Charbagh railway station a taxi can be hired or bus (Route No. 33) can be taken. The distance is around 16 km from the station and it takes around 30–45 minutes to reach the campus.
IET Lucknow Alumni Association was officially registered on 25 May 2009. The association had its first General Body Meeting on 31 May 2009 at the Scientific Converntion Center, KGMU, Lucknow.
Two years after its inception, the Advisory committee held the first elections to the Executive Committee for the term of 2011-2013. The results of elections were announced on 29 April 2011 on the alumni website. The new elected members for the executive committee for the term of 2011-2013 are[1]: