Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Heritage Institute of Technology
হেরিটেজ ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেকনোলজি, কলকাতা
MottoAtmo Deepo Bhavo
Motto in English
Be Your Own Light
TypePrivate, Autonomous
Established2001; 23 years ago (2001)
PrincipalBasab Chowdhury[1]
DeanSubhashis Majumder[2]
DirectorProbir Roy[3]
Students2,396[4]
Undergraduates2,328[4]
Postgraduates68[4]
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°31′6.72″N 88°24′58.85″E / 22.5185333°N 88.4163472°E / 22.5185333; 88.4163472
CampusUrban (10 acre)
AffiliationsMaulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Websiteheritageit.edu

Heritage Institute of Technology, popularly known as "HITK" is a self-financed institute in the state of West Bengal. The campus is situated on the southern fringes of Kolkata. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Kolkata. It became the autonomous college on 2017 from UGC.[5] According to the 2022 NIRF ranking (Engineering),[6] it ranked on 201-250 rank band.

History

Heritage Institute of Technology was set up on the eastern fringes of Kolkata in 2001 by a group of industrialists hailing from the flourishing information technology, electronics, and related industries around Kolkata, and some public figures. The foundation behind the growth of HITK is the Kalyan Bharti Trust. To meet the demand for technical manpower and in view of fiscal constraints at the governmental level, the Kalyan Bharti Trust supplemented the state government's efforts in setting up new engineering colleges by establishing the Heritage Institute of Technology in September 2000.[7]

Departments in Faculty of Technology and Management

The institute offers one undergraduate course (B. Tech.) and three graduate courses (M. Tech., MBA, and MCA). All courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE, Government of India, and the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. Since its inception, it has been affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata.[8]

The institute offers undergraduate B. Tech. course[9] in the following engineering disciplines:

The graduate school offers full-time two-year Master of Technology (M. Tech.) degree in the following disciplines:

The institute also offers full-time two-year Master of Computer Application degree.

Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses are done through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-MAIN) and Management Quota.[11] For Lateral Entry or 2nd year admission in B.Tech, JELET (Jee Entrance Lateral Engineering Test) Rank card and Diploma Certificate are required.[12] Lastly, for M.Tech admission, GATE Score or PGET (Post Graduate Entrance Test) Rank score required.[13]

Campus

Facilities and infrastructure

The 10 acre campus of this institute also held other institutes that comes under the Heritage Group of Institutions. These are - 1) Heritage Law College (For LLB and LLM), 2) Heritage College (For BSc and MSc), 3) Heritage School, 4) Heritage Academy (BCA, MCA and Media Science), and 5) Heritage Business School (For BBA and MBA).[14] However, the whole campus provides the following facilities for all students: [15]

Sports facilities

There are facilities for the sports basketball, volleyball, archery, football, cricket, table tennis, wall climbing, and carrom inside the campus.

Banking facilities

Panjab National Bank and its ATM are available for the banking activities.

Healthcare

A dedicated building for medical facilities available for the students.

Fire safety

The whole building is protected under the fire service protection. Emergency fire extinguishing pipes, sands seen at the important corner of the building.

Transportation

Only auto vehicles are available (from Ruby more) for the students to come in or out from the campus.

Cafeteria

There are two cafeterias. One is called Labours Canteen and the another one is called Main Canteen. Inside the Labours canteen, it provides only snacks and Bengali meals. While in the Main Canteen, though snacks are limited, different types of meals like: Chinese Meal, South Indian Meal and Bengali Meal are available. Both canteen ensures hygiene and healthiness in terms of food.

Student Accommodation

There are 4 girls hostels with a capacity of 350 students inside the campus. Single, Double and Triple bedrooms are available for the same. Though there was once a boys' hostels, it is closed since 2020. Probable reasons for this closure are - boys leaving the hostels too frequently, high price per bed compared to other areas, conflict between student groups.

Student life

There are 22 active clubs for student's physical and mental well being. These clubs arrange all types of cultural, scientific and technological activities held throughout the year. Those clubs are:

  1. Google Developer Groups(Technical Society)
  2. Ghungroo (Dance Club)
  3. Resonance (Music Club)
  4. Anubhab (Drama Club)
  5. HFC (Heritage Fashion Club)
  6. Anubhuti (Writings and Poetry Club)
  7. Pravasana (Art, Photography and Videography Club)
  8. DEBSOC (Debate Club)
  9. Atmadweep (Quiz Club)
  10. GEEKS United (Coding Club)
  11. Hega (Environment Club)
  12. NSS Club, formerly Rotaract Club (Social Welfare Club)
  13. EDIC (Entrepreneurship Club)
  14. ARC (Alumni Relation Club)
  15. Flyers (Drone Club)
  16. Gaming (Computer Gaming Club)
  17. Sports Club (Football, Cricket, Archery, Basketball, Volleyball and Table Tennis)
  18. News Club
  19. Yoga Club
  20. Language Club
  21. Robotics Club
  22. Science Club

Student exchange

The institute signed an MoU with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for a student exchange programme.[16][17] Every year both 2nd and 3rd year students with the highest CGPA from each department get the chance to avail this internship programme. Per department, only the 2 or 3 students get selected.

It has signed an MoU with the College of Natural Science, Sungkyunkwan University.[18]

It has also signed an MoU with IIT Guwahati.

References

  1. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Heritage Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020" (PDF). NIRF Jun 11, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ Sourabh (18 February 2017). What does heritage student think about autonomous vs WBUT #Heritage institute of technology ||HITK. Retrieved 4 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "2022 NIRF Engineering Ranking".
  7. ^ "Information Brochure" (PDF). Heritage Institute of Technology - Official Page. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - Affiliated Colleges of MAKAUT, WB". www.wbut.ac.in.
  9. ^ "- Heritage Institute of Technology - : - Academic Programs - B.TECH". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  11. ^ "- Heritage Institute of Technology - : - Admission-B.TECH". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Information regarding B.Tech. Lateral Entry Admission in the 2nd year (Session 2024-2025)" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Information for M.Tech. Admission for the session 2024-2025" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". heritageit.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Heritage Institute of Technology". www.heritageit.edu. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  16. ^ "- Heritage Institute of Technology - : - Placements". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  17. ^ "Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28". New Jersey Institute of Technology.
  18. ^ "Info". www.heritageit.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2015.