Academy of Technology

ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
Combined image of the logos of academy of technology before 2013 and since 2013
Motto	'Translate Your Vision Into Reality'
Type	Private
Established	2003
Director	Dr Dilip Bhattacharya
Academic staff	140 (approx)
Administrative staff	40 (approx)
Students	2750 (approx)
Location	Aedconagar,Hooghly,West Bengal-712121 22°57′11″N 88°22′38″E / 22.953108°N 88.377129°E / 22.953108; 88.377129Coordinates: 22°57′11″N 88°22′38″E / 22.953108°N 88.377129°E / 22.953108; 88.377129
Nickname	AOT
Website	www.aot.edu.in

The Academy of Technology (AOT) ^[1] is an engineering college in West Bengal, India.^[2] To meet the growing demand of technical manpower and in view of fiscal constraints at the government level, Ananda Educational Development and Charitable Organisation(AEDCO), a trust under the chairmanship of Prof. Jagannath Banerjee, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta, established the Academy of Technology in September 2003. Spread over an area of 10.66 acres, the college is affiliated with West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), and all the programmes are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. The students of the college are known as AOTians. ^[3]

Location

The campus is located at Adi Saptagram on the side of G. T. Road, appx half KM from Adi Saptagram Rail station on Howrah Burdwan main line, in the industrial region of Hooghly under Kolkata Metropolitan Development Area, West Bengal. Kolkata airport is 47 km away from the campus. The rail station is help for travelling from Kolkata/ Howrah/ Burdwan & surrounding areas.^[4] ^[5]

Academics

The institute offers six B.Tech courses along with five postgraduate courses apart from Ph.D programme with the affiliation of WBUT.

B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)- 4 years [Approved intake - 120]
B.Tech in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (AEIE)- 4 years [Approved intake - 60]
B.Tech in Electrical Engineering (EE)- 4 years [Approved intake - 120]
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (ME)- 4 years [Approved intake - 120]
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)- 4 years [Approved intake - 120]
B.Tech in Information Technology (IT)- 4 years [Approved intake - 60]
M.Tech in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (AEIE)- 2 years [Approved intake - 18]
M.Tech in Electrical Engineering (EE)- 2 years [Approved intake - 18]
M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)- 2 years [Approved intake - 18]
M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)- 2 years [Approved intake - 18]
Masters in Computer Application(M.C.A)- 3 years [Approved intake - 60]

Admission to the B.Tech courses in the college is on the basis of the position secured by the candidate in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination and All India Engineering Entrance Examination. Admission in M.Tech are made on the basis of merit position of the candidate in the GATE/PGET. Admission to Master in Computer Application is through JECA conducted by the State Joint Entrance Board. ^[6]

Apart from above, the institute also has the following departments for supplementing the needs of the various courses taught here:

The faculty includes a number of former professors of eminent institutions like IIT Kharagpur.^[6]

Campus life

The campus life includes Arcadia-the Campus festival, Techfiesta-the techfest, Humatronics-the in-campus talent search program and the annual Sports. Various national and international conferences are held frequently in the college. Workshops on various topics are frequently organized by the senior students to encourage the juniors.

References

↑ Thakur, Prakash (May 5, 2015), "Academy of Technology", Idiots Monkey
↑ Swamy, V. Kumara (June 11, 2009), "10 Top TECH Schools", The Telegraph, retrieved December 26, 2009
↑ Chaudhuri, Prasun (June 17, 2010), "A CUT ABOVE - AOT has joined the top league of tech schools in Bengal within seven years of its inception", The Telegraph, retrieved June 24, 2010
↑ "Academy of Technology, Hooghly".
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1 2 Chaudhuri, Prasun (July 25, 2013), "Surging Ahead", The Telegraph, retrieved August 24, 2013

External links

AOT Official website

Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology

State Government Institutions	Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

Private/ Self-Financing Institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Engineering Camelia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Technology & Management Camelia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Future Institute of Engineering and Management George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College NSHM College of Management and Technology RCC Institute of Information Technology Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Seacom Engineering College Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas College of Engineering and Management Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Techno India, Salt Lake Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno India College of Technology University Institute of Technology, Burdwan

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