# University Institute of Technology

University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan (abbr. UITBU) is a "NAAC A accredited" Tier-II (under TEQIP) University represents the Faculty of Engineering & Technology(FET), constituent to The University of Burdwan, located in Burdwan, West Bengal. It is the only Government Engineering Public University located in Purba Bardhaman district.

## History

It was established in the year 1999 as a department of The University of Burdwan which represented the former engineering faculty of Regional Engineering College (R.E.C.), Durgapur (now, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur).
The institute has the status of a professional college run and managed by the university. Sri Buddhadeb Bhattacharyya, Chief Minister of West Bengal, inaugurated the UIT building on 4 September 2001 under The University of Burdwan Act, 1981. With the approval of Government of West Bengal and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), three graduate engineering courses, viz., Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Information Technology were introduced from the 2000 session. From 2003 Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering started. Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering were introduced in 2008.

## Location & Campus

The institute is located about 100 km northwest of Kolkata, on the southern side of Grand Trunk Road. The closest airports are Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata & Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Durgapur. The Grand Trunk Road and the Barddhaman Junction railway station connects the campus from distant places of West Bengal and other parts of India for which the students can travel smoothly between their homes and the institution.
University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan is a part of University of Burdwan's campus. The Campus spans over 400 acres. The hostels are:
* Banabas Boys' hostel (for first-year UG students only)
* S.N. Bose Boys' hostel
* J.C. Bose Boys' hostel
* Madame Curie Girls' hostel

## Academics
### Academic programmes

University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan (UIT-BU) offers graduate degree courses (Bachelor of Engineering - B.E.) for six engineering branches:
* Computer Science Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Information Technology
* Civil Engineering
* Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering .
It offers postgraduate courses (Master of Engineering - M.E.)in two branches of engineering:
* Computer Science Engineering
* Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

### Admission

UIT is approved by the Government of West Bengal and the All India Council for Technical Education. Annual intake is 360 students through WBJEE for B.E. and the annual intake is 36 for M.E. courses for which GATE score is considered for admission. The Institute also accept 36 students in total from lateral entry for Diploma Holders in Engineering/ Science graduates(B.Sc) with Mathematics (from 2nd year of B.E.) through WBJEEB JELET exam.

### Centre of Excellence

Institute-industry partnership cell (IIPC): The university has opened an IIPC with financial assistance from AICTE. A university MBA Professor looks after the activity of the cell. It is looked after by a committee composed of Placement Officer, Faculty Members and representatives of the Final Year students.
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE): The Professional Activity Center of the IETE, a body of the Government of India for Information Technology, Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering was opened in 2002. It was upgraded to the standard of Subcenter in 2004. The purpose of this center is to inject professionalism into the outlook of the students through seminars, invited lectures and workshops.

### Library

Central library The Central library has more than 1,50,000 volumes of books with 5000 titles, 24000 journals, and 1700 reports are subscribed.
UIT library The institute library has more than 30,000 volumes of textbooks with 4,000 titles. The library is computerised. The library receives 20 national and 30 international journals. The library has a reading room. The library subscribes to on-line, digital libraries of academic societies like IEEE, IEE, and ACM.

## Student life
### Cultural and technical fests

UIT-BU conducts its cultural fest "WALTZ" and its technical fest "UTKRISHT" every year.

### Extracurricular activities

Institute has its NSS unit and REC Club (Renewable Energy Club) through which students do many extracurricular activities. The college has E-Cell, whose student panel is elected members from amongst students. Every 3 years there will be a departmental journal. The institute also encourage the students to take part various sports activities like Cricket,Football,Badminton,Athletics and others to maintain a healthy body and strong mind. An annual sport event is organized by the institution and an annual sports meet is organized by the University among the other affilated colleges.

### Training and placement

The Placement Cell comprises the Training & Placement Officer, college authorities, the faculty members and the students. The cell has enlisted itself with non-profit making bodies for information regarding campus recruitments and further studies. The companies which hires are for example TCS,Wipro,Infosys,L&T,Capgemini,IBM,HCL,Deloitte. Some students also succeeded to get Government jobs like Civil Services and Engineering Serices,Defence Services,Public Sector Undertakings,ISRO,DRDO,NASA etc. Some students are also encouraged to pursue M.Tech and Ph.D in various prestigious institutions like IIT, NIT and others.

## Notable alumni

* Amalendu Chandra, Chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
* Akhil Ranjan Chakravarty, Chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
* Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh, the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
* Kamanio Chattopadhyay, an Indian materials engineer