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AICTE Mandatory
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FROM THE ADVISER'S DESK
Birbhum Institute of engineering and Technology is the First Engineering College in the District of Birbhum. The District is situated on the Western part of West Bengal with Jharkhand State as one of its borders. A large number of religious places in the District attract pilgrims from India and abroad. Birbhum has become famous in the field of literature and arts particularly due to the presence of Visva Bharati University. The famous writer Shri Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was born in this District. Following long tradition, Joydeb Mela is held every year by the side of the river Ajoy, which in the southern boundary of the District, has witnessed the joys and sorrows of its inhabitants. Mayuraskhi River, cuts through the middle of the district. The laterite soil has rock at a shallow depth and the farmers have to depend on surface water, the supply of which, except in the canal irrigation zone, is very irregular. Unlike its neighboring Burdwan district, industries are limited. A majority of the people in the District do not have easy livelihood.
With this back ground a few socially dedicated people and educationists, Shri Somnath Chatterhjee, M.P.(Now Speaker of Parliament) Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji, former Vice-chancellor of two West Bengal Universities and former Chancellor, Tirupati University, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, M.P. (Honourable Minister for External Affairs, Government of India) Shri Braja Mukherjee, M.L.A. and former Sabhadhipati, Birbhum Zilla Parishad, Dr. Ramchandra Dome, M.P., Sk. Islam, Karmadashkya, Birbhum Zilla Parishad and other distinguished persons came forward to establish the first engineering college in the District.
A society in the name of “Indian Centre for Advancement of Research and Education, Birbhum” or abbreviated as ICARE, BIRBHUM was registered under the societies registration act in 1998. Approval from the All India Council for Technical Education was received in 1999. The Institution started functioning from the year 1999 with loan from Birbhum Zilla Parishad and Power Development Corporation and donations from the people. The Institution is of the people, by the people and for the people. The institution is dedicated for the benefit of the society. The Society entrusted the administration of Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology to a 21 member Board of Governor constituted as per the norms of A.I.C.T.E. with Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji as its Chairperson. I was given the responsibility to develop the Institution as its first Director on 16.8.99. 161 students were admitted in the year 1999. The Institution has at present the following branches of Engineering with intake capacities shown against each.
1) Computer Science & Engineering (1999) 60 ***
2) Electronics and Communication Engineering (1999). 60
3) Electrical Engineering (1999) 60
4) Mechanical Engineering (2000) 60
5) Information Technology (2001) 60
6) Civil Engineering (2006) 60
*** An application for an additional intake of 60 seats is under process.
The year of commencement of each branch is shown in the parenthesis.
At present the total student strength is 1400. Because of its non profit character, the Government of West Bengal has come forward to help the Institution with grants. So far Rs. 78.00 lakhs have been obtained as Grant-in-aid from the Government. In the initial stages the State Government permitted the use of the I.T.I. campus, Suri and the Workshop and Laboratories of the SRSV, Suri Polytechnic. A land measuring about 10 acres was given on lease to the Institute. In addition to this the Institution has so far purchased 20 acres of land, so that the present campus area has become 30 acres.
Consulting Engineering Services, India Ltd. was appointed as the consultant for the Institution and a Master Plan was drawn up covering 50 acres of land. Since students from all over India are admitted to the Institution, the provision of Hostel Facilities was given the topmost priority. The total capacity provided so far is 800 seats for boys and 200 seats for girls. The Academic and the Administrative blocks, so far constructed over the own land of the Society, have a covered area of more than 17,000 square meters. The construction work is proceeding further with the aim of giving the Institution, the status of a Central University / I.I.T. The foundation stone for the main academic block was laid on 9th December, 2000 by his Excellency the Governor of West Bengal. Block No. III, the present seat for Administrative and Academic work, was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister for higher education, Shri Satya Sadhan Chakraborty.. The block has specious class rooms and laboratories.
The first batch of students from this Institution has come out with glorious success. There are two University Top Positions in Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering. 150 students out 152 students have secured First class, from the University of Burdwan to which the Institution was initially affiliated. The 2nd batch also had glorious results from the University of Burdwan with all First Class and university topper in Mechanical Engineering. From the year 2001, the Institution so far four batches of students have come out from this excellent results.
Due to the services rendered by young and dedicated staff the Institution is proceeding very fast towards its goal to make it a centre of excellence for Technical Education. There are plans for the introduction of Post Graduate Courses.
The dream of the Institution is to produce a band of young Engineers, who will prove themselves real Human Resources, and while burning in the glow of scientific insight, will be able to experience justified pride in the rich cultural heritage of the Nation.