# Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi (commonly known as BIET Jhansi) is an autonomous engineering college in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an affiliated college of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU). It is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education.
It was established in 1986 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to provide impetus to technical education in the state and was the fifth government engineering college in the state. The first batch of the college was admitted in 1989 and graduated in 1993.
The highest executive body of the institute is the Board of Governors. Prof. Pulak M Pandey is currently officiating as the Director of the institute.

## Management and administration

BIET Jhansi is funded by the government of Uttar Pradesh. However, many of the new projects are also being supported by the World Bank under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP).
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology is a registered society under the Society Registration Act 1860, at Jhansi. The Board of Governors is the governing body of the society.

## History

The foundation stone of the institute was laid in May 1986 by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Vir Bahadur Singh. The first director of the institute was Prof. Ram Singh Nirjar, who became the chairman of the All India Council of Technical Education. He assumed office as the first director of the institute (then known as "Bundelkhand Engineering College") in 1988.
45 and 60 students respectively and Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering were rechristened as Electronics and Communication Engineering and intake was raised to 60. In 2002, the intake of Civil Engineering was increased to 45. From 2002 a four-year BTech programme in Electrical Engineering with an intake of 60 students was added to the existing BTech programmes.
In 2005 two postgraduate programmes in Environmental Engineering and Construction Technology and Management (in the Civil Engineering Department) and one in Manufacturing Science and Technology (in the Mechanical Engineering Department) with the intake of 18 students each were started. In 2006 an MTech programme in Digital Communication System (in the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department) with an intake of 20 students was added to the list of postgraduate programmes. In 2007, a two-year management programme leading to an M.B.A. degree with an intake of 60 students, was started. The total intake of students in the institute, including MTech programmes, is 474.

## Infrastructure
### Campus

The campus is divided into four zones:
* Student Residential Zone
* Faculty and Staff Residential Zone
* Student Recreational Area that includes the Student Activity Center (SAC), forums and their offices, cricket ground, basketball courts and hockey field
* Academic Zone that includes academic institute building, engineering departments, offices, lecture halls, central library and workshops

### IBM Centre of Excellence

IBM identified BIET Jhansi as an IBM Centre of Excellence, starting academic session 2010–11. Through the IBM Academic Initiative, IBM is working with BIET Jhansi to teach students the open-standards skills to compete in the ever-changing technology workplace by conducting training for students through faculty enabled by IBM.

### Faculty

The teacher-student ratio stands at 1:20. Faculty with postgraduate qualification stands at 100% whereas the percentage of faculty with PhD is 68%.

### Corruption

BIET Jhansi has been plagued by rampant corruption and deep-seated casteism, severely impacting the academic and professional environment. Corrupt practices by hostel wardens, including favoritism in room allotment and financial irregularities, have created an atmosphere of nepotism and discrimination. Professors, often appointed based on caste affiliations rather than merit, display a glaring lack of competence, professionalism, and basic manners, leading to subpar education and a toxic learning environment. Instances of faculty members engaging in biased grading, harassment, and neglect of academic responsibilities are commonly reported. The administration's failure to curb these issues has further entrenched inefficiency and mismanagement, making it difficult for students to receive a fair and quality education.