Institute of Science & Technology (informally IST CK Town, IST CKT or simply IST) is a

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and

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oriented institute of

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located in

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. It is an institution recognized by Directorate of Technical Education, West Bengal. It is affiliated with

West Bengal University of Technology Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public state university located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is funded completely by the Government of West Be ...

(Wbut) and

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(WBSCTE). The institute is also recognised by

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and all its courses are duly approved by

All India Council of Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in ...

(AICTE).

Campus

Located 18 km away from the

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, IST is situated beside the State Highway 4, in the outskirts of Chandrakona Town of

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. The campus of the college is spread over of land. It accommodates an

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block,

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blocks,

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and placement cell,

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center,

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, playgrounds and hostel facilities.

Academics

IST imparts education in various engineering and management disciplines.

Undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

courses award

B.Tech A Bachelor of Technology (Latin ''Baccalaureus Technologiae'', commonly abbreviated as B.Tech. or BTech; with honours as B.Tech. (Hons.)) is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after the completion of a three to five-year program of studi ...

in various engineering and technological fields, while

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

courses award

M.Tech A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, M.E. or M.Eng.) is either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research deg ...

. The institute also offers diploma studies (Polytechnic) in various engineering fields. Apart from these, the faculty of technology is also offering

Bachelor of Computer Applications A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, (abbreviated BSIT or B.Sc. IT), is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the information technology. The degree is normally required in order to work in the Information tec ...

(BCA) and

Master of Computer Applications A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. The MSIT degree is de ...

(MCA) degree courses. The institute also offers

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

(BBA) Bachelor of Hospital Management (BHM) degree courses at the undergraduate level.

Admission

Admission to the B.Tech courses on the basis of

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination or the WBJEE is a state-government controlled centralised test, conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for admission to many private and governmental engineering institutions in Wes ...

and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (

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). Admission to other courses are based on criteria decided by the Academic Council of the University. There is a provision for direct admission for a limited number of Non-resident Indian/Foreign National students.

Culture

The college hosts annual events, which include the ''Teacher's Day & Freshers Program'' and ''Annual Sports''.

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