Institute of Engineering and Technology

Not to be confused with Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Institute of Engineering and Technology(Lucknow)
Motto	Gyanam Bharam Kriyam Bina
Established	1984
Type	Education and research institution
Admin. staff	350
Undergraduates	1500
Postgraduates	300
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	100-acre (0.40 km2)
Website	www.ietlucknow.edu

The Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow (IET ) is a state government-funded engineering college in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a constituent college of Gautam Buddh Technical University (erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University).

History

The IET was established by the government of Uttar Pradesh in 1984, for imparting engineering education. The institute is fully financed by Uttar Pradesh Government and is being administered by the Executive Committee of Gautam Buddh Technical University.

The institute is fully residential. The institute was formerly affiliated to the University of Lucknow, but since 2000 is affiliated with Uttar Pradesh Technical University and recognised by AICTE. The institute has been a constituent college of Gautam Buddh Technical University since 2010.

IET Lucknow, started in November 1984, began with the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Lucknow University. Initially, it offered a B.Tech degree in three branches - Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics. Within a year, two more branches - Civil and Mechanical - were introduced. The campus was constructed by Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd (UPRNN) on an 100-acre (0.40 km²) plot purchased from the Lucknow Development Authority. UPRNN constructed a substation, academic block, two boys’ hostels, two girls’ hostel and nearly 70 residences. LDA provided its support for construction of external roads, electric supply, drainage and sewage.

IET Lucknow

The founder Director, Prof. Suresh Chandra, joined on 26 June 1984 and the teaching faculty joined their posts from 11 October 1984 onwards. The Director, IET Lucknow, also assumed the office of Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow University on 25 April 1985.

Administration

The institute of engineering and technology is a government institution run by the state government.The administration in the institute includes some key positions:

• Director: Prof. Kripa Shanker(Officiating)
• Dean Students Welfare cum Chief Warden: Prof. Amarika Singh.
• Dean Academics: Dr.J.B Srivastava.
• Proctor: Dr.S.P. Shukla.
• Registrar: Mr. Tanvir Tahir(Officiating)

Courses

Academic block

• B.Tech
• MCA
• M.Tech
• MBA

B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) courses offered are:

• Computer Science and engineering
• Information Technology
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Instrumenttaion
• Chemical Engineering

Admission

Admission is given on the basis of the rank obtained by the candidate in SEE-UPTU (Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Admission Test). This exam is conducted by Gautam Buddh Technical University (erstwhile UPTU). Around 250,000 students appear in this exam every year seeking admission to more than 500 engineering as well as management colleges affiliated to GBTU. IET Lucknow ranks 2nd amongst these 500 odd engineering colleges.

Hostels

The institute has hostel facilities for boys and girls. There are six boys' and three girls' hostels. An additional boys' hostel is under construction. They accommodate around 1500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Committees consisting of elected student representatives manage them. All the hostels are located on the campus.

Each hostel has its own mess, operated by an elected student representative. Each hostel is provided with a television, telephone, water-purifier, water-cooler and kit for indoor games and outdoor games. The hostels have a shop within its boundary for basic amenities.

Hostels are known as blocks A and B (Vishveshvaraiya Chhatravas), C and D (Raman Chhatravas), E (New Boys' Hostel), Gargi Bhavan and New Girls Hostel.

Culture and fest

Encore is the annual fest of the institute. This fest is technical as well as cultural.

Placement

The institute has a placement cell which is headed by Dr. Manish Gaur, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering department. Companies like TCS, Cognizant, Tata Motors, Adobe, HCL, Tech Mahindra (erstwhile MBT), Hero Honda, Lanco, HCC, Birlasoft, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alstom, Reliance Power, Newgen Software, Henkel, Fiserv, ICICI Bank, and many others visit for on-campus placements.

The Institute was granted Industry Institute Partnership Cell in 1999 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Location

The institute is situated at Sitapur Road. From the Charbagh railway station a taxi can be hired or bus (Route No. 33) can be taken. The distance is around 16 km from the station and it takes around 30–45 minutes to reach the campus.

Alumni

IET Lucknow Alumni Association was officially registered on 25 May 2009. The association had its first General Body Meeting on 31 May 2009 at the Scientific Converntion Center, KGMU, Lucknow.

Two years after its inception, the Advisory committee held the first elections to the Executive Committee for the term of 2011-2013. The results of elections were announced on 29 April 2011 on the alumni website. The new elected members for the executive committee for the term of 2011-2013 are:

• President ;            Shri Narinder Singh Dhanjal (1988 CS)
• Vice President      Shri Raghubir Singh Bhoomla (1993 EC)
• General Secretary Shri Hari Om Sharma (1990 CE)
• Secretary 1          Shri Kaushal Varshney (1993 EE)
• Secretary 2          Shri Mohit Goyal (2001 MCA)
• Treasurer             Ms Kavita Agrawal (1993 CS)

External links

• Official website
• Official website of University
• Alumni website
• Electronics Society website
• Placement website
• Yahoo Group