Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a

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state university located in Kalyani,

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

, India. It is funded completely by the

Government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

. It was established in 2001 by the

legislature. The university provides

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and

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degrees through affiliated colleges and in-house departments.

History

An expert committee was set up on 31 December 1998 by the

, under the Chairmanship of Ashesh Prosad Mitra, for establishing a university of engineering and technology in West Bengal. The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature. The academic program of the University launched in 16 July 2001 following a notification from the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal dated 15 June 2001 through the affiliation of engineering and management institutions/colleges. The University is included in Section 2F and Section 12B of the UGC and is a recipient of the UGC Grant. The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in April 2015.

Campus

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The university has a main campus covering approximately 40 acres at Haringhata, provided by the

. Hostels accommodate both male and female students. This university is located in between

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), also known as Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, is an agricultural university in West Bengal, India. The university aims to provide higher education in theoretical and technical fields of Agricu ...

and

IISER Kolkata Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K or IISER Kolkata) is an autonomous institute in science and education field located in Mohanpur near the town of Kalyani in Nadia, West Bengal, India. It was established by ...

Departments

The university has 25 departments and centers in seven schools:

Affiliated colleges

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology is an affiliating institution and has jurisdiction over the entire state of

. , it had 198

affiliated college An affiliated school (also affiliated college, federated school, federated college or federated university) is an educational institution that operates independently, but also has a formal collaborative agreement with another, usually larger institu ...

Academics

Rankings

The

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(NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020.

Accreditation

The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It has been awarded B++ with a CGPA of 2.87 by the NAAC.

Examination

Exams are conducted twice a year for all affiliated

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:West Bengal University Of Technology Universities and colleges in North 24 Parganas district Universities in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in West Bengal