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| Established | 2004 |
| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Location | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.nitp.ac.in |
The National Institute of Technology Patna (NITP), formerly Bihar School of Engineering and Bihar College of Engineering, is a National Institute of Technology located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was created by the Government of India on January 28, 2004.
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[edit] History
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NITP is the sixth oldest engineering college of India.[citation needed] Its origin can be traced to 1886 with the establishment of a survey training school and subsequent renaming it to Bihar School of Engineering in 1900. A graduate level curriculum was introduced in 1924. It was renamed Bihar College of Engineering in 1932. In 2004 the Government of India decided to upgrade the college to National Institute of Technology (NIT) status, as the state of Bihar had lost its only Regional Engineering College (REC), located at Jamshedpur, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000. By 2002, the Indian government has already decided to upgrade all RECs to NITs, with the aim of having at least one NIT per state. Bihar College of Engineering was the first institute to be directly upgraded to NIT status. In 2007, it was granted Institute of National Importance status in accordance with the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007.
[edit] Departments
The academic departments at NIT Patna include:
- Architecture
- Civil engineering
- Computer science and engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronics and communication engineering
- Information technology
- Mechanical engineering
[edit] Campus
NIT Patna functions from a 30 acres (12 ha) campus along Ashok Rajpath, a portion of which has been encroached upon. Land for a new campus, a 100 acres (40 ha) plot, has been assigned at Amhara village in Bihta, around 40km from Patna.[1]
[edit] Department of Civil Engineering
The first degree program offered by the college was in the sphere of civil engineering. It now[when?] offers undergraduate courses in civil engineering and postgraduate courses in areas such as water resource engineering, structural engineering and transportation engineering.[citation needed] It also offers doctoral programs.[citation needed]
The department undertakes proof checking of engineering designs, detailed project reports and consultancy services to governmental and non-governmental agencies.[citation needed].
[edit] Information Technology and Computer Science Engineering
The institute expanded to include departments of Computer Science and Engineering and of Information Technology in 2005-2006., this development being a key factor towards being accorded NIT status.[citation needed]
[edit] Architecture
The institute has a five year degree program in Architecture, the department having being established in 1979.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar
[edit] Hostels
The locality around campus offers private accommodation for students. The housing facilities are:
- Engineer's Hostel 1
- Engineer's Hostel 2
- New Engineer's Hostel(Warden: Dr B K Das, Asst. Warden:Prof V Sahna)
- Girl's Hostel
Construction of new hostels are underway.[when?]
[edit] References
- ^ "NIT frowns & accepts 100 acres". telegraphindia.com. http://telegraphindia.com/1120103/jsp/bihar/story_14954142.jsp. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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