Birla Institute of Technology, Patna is an educational institute offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses located in
Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
,
Bihar
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,
India
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.
It is an off campus of
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra) is a public deemed institute in Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, Mesra, Ranchi, by the industrialist Birla family, B. M. Birla. The institute was later headed by Ga ...
, Ranchi.
History
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Campus was established in 2006, on the initiative of Govt. of Bihar. The institute came into existence by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode under flagship management of BIT Mesra. The Chief Minister of Bihar
Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...
, laid the foundation stone of the institute in December 2005. The institute started academic programme from the session 2006–07.
Campus
The campus of the Institute at Patna is located between the
Bihar Veterinary College
Bihar Veterinary College, established in 1927, is one of the oldest veterinary colleges of India located in Patna, Bihar. It is affiliated to Bihar Agricultural University, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in veterinary scien ...
and the
Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, the campus is fully residential and comprises academic space, staff quarters, transit hostel, dispensary, playground, gymnasium, student activity centre, dancing room, yoga hall and an auditorium. Besides the college also has a local police station for security reasons.
The campus is entirely residential with accommodation facilities provided for all students in hostels on the campus. The college offers free transport bus facility to its students. The campus has three boys' hostel and one girls' hostel. It also has an ATM facility. The college is also equipped with a central library with an online e-library system for greater benefits of the students.
There is a future plan for further advanced development of the college campus.
Academics
Academic programmes
The following Undergraduate courses are conducted at BIT Patna:-
*Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science Engineering.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering.
* Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Production Engineering.
* Bachelor of Architecture (BArch).
* Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A).
* Bachelor of Business Economics (B.B.E).
* Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A).
The following Postgraduate courses are conducted at BIT Patna:-
* Master of Technology (MTech) in Computer Science & Engineering.
* Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering.
The following Post Doctorate (PhD) courses are conducted in BIT Patna:-
* Civil Engineering.
* Computer Science Engineering.
* Electronics & Communication Engineering.
* Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
* Production Engineering.
* Management.
* Applied Physics.
* Applied Chemistry.
* Applied Mathematics.
Admissions
The student admission in Engineering & Architecture courses are done strictly through JEE(Main). Counselling process is done by its parent institution BIT Mesra.
Student life
Technika
Technika is the annual technical festival of BIT-P. Viola is an annual rock-show organized during Technika, where national and international rock bands like
Strings
String or strings may refer to:
*String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...
and
Underground Authority
Underground Authority is an alternative rock and rap rock band from India. Formed in early 2010, in Kolkata, their music is flavoured by a blend of protest poetry, reggae, alternative rock, rap rock and hard rock. The band is noted for their ...
had performed. The college also organizes annual athletic-meet & sports fest named "Prakrida" along with inter-branch sport tournaments .
Achievements
Students from the college have gone to
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
, and have won Microsoft Imagine Cup in previous years. The institute promotes coding culture among the students and people have represented the college in ACM ICPC like events. Filmmaking is the most appreciated hobby of the students.
In September 2017, Department of IT, Government of Bihar conducted a 24-hour National Level Hackathon in the BIT Patna campus.
References
External links
Official website
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Engineering colleges in Patna
Universities and colleges in Patna
All India Council for Technical Education
Educational institutions established in 2006
2006 establishments in Bihar