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West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT)
	File:West Bengal University of Technology logo.jpg
Motto	In Pursuit of Knowledge And Excellence
Type	Public
Established	2000
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Ranjan Bhattacharya
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India; 22°35′49.97″N 88°25′5.92″E / 22.5972139°N 88.4183111°E
Campus	Salt Lake, Sector-I, BF-142
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.wbut.ac.in www.wbutech.net

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The West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT, WBUTech or simply UTECH) is a public state university located in Kolkata, India.

Founded in 2000 and funded initially by the Government of West Bengal, WBUT provides facilities for the pursuit of degree and advanced-level courses in engineering, management and other professional areas through affiliated institutions^[1] and in-house departments. The university has been accorded affiliating university status and is currently functioning through an Advisory Committee constituted by the Chancellor under the advice of the Government of West Bengal, as per necessary transitory provisions of the West Bengal University of Technology Act 2000^[2]. The latest survey by Dataquest's annual rankings of best Technical Universities/Colleges in India," WBUT made the top 25 and was ranked 22nd in 2012^[3]^[4].

WBUT currently has 195 colleges under its jurisdiction, with a specialization in 29 domains and its horizon encompassing the entire state of West Bengal^[5]^[6].

History

The Government of West Bengal set up an expert Committee on December 31, 1998, under the chairmanship of Ashesh Prasad Mitra to explore the necessity and scope for the establishment of an 'Engineering and Technology' university in the state of West Bengal. Following their review, they decided that existing and forthcoming engineering and technology colleges needed the guidance of a technological university for the growth and improvement of technological education.

The West Bengal University of Technology (WBUTech) came into existence on August 5, 2000. It started functioning with the assumption of office of the first vice chancellor on January 15, 2001 as a sequel to the promulgation of the West Bengal University of Technology Act 2000, under the West Bengal Act XV of 2000 passed by the West Bengal legislature and published in the Calcutta Gazette (Extraordinary) vide Publication dated July 20, 2000. The Act contemplates a General Council, an Executive Council, an Academic Council, Finance Committee and an Advisory Council as its regulatory and advisory bodies. The University in-house department first started with formerly IIIT-C (Indian Institute of Information Technology-Calcutta) and used to offer BE in Information Technology (Reference: School Of IT,WBUT).^[7] Later on, with the need of the industry and policies taken by State Government, for a better and quality engineering and technology education, School of Engineering and Technology was formed which is in action still now, along with School of Biotechnology and bioinformatics,School of management and natural sciences. Currently the in-house Department of Computer science & enginnering and Information Technology of the West Bengal University Of Technology (Self-financing University Department)offers B.Tech in CSE and B.Tech in IT at the Undergraduate level which is undoubtedly the best CSE-IT department in West Bengal.

Organisation

West Bengal University of Technology provides courses in IT, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Hospitality, Journalism & Mass Communication, Biotech and Health Sciences. It has constituent autonomous departments/schools:^[8]

The Department of Natural Science is also currently housed under SOM and is headed by the Director, School of Management.

The Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, under the School of Engineering & Technology offers M.Tech in Industrial Engineering & Management. M. Tech in Industrial Engineering & Management – This is a two year AICTE approved in-house degree programme with an intake capacity of 18 students. The programme is interdisciplinary in nature and prepares students to undertake multi-disciplinary assignments in corporate organizations as well as equips them for academic / teaching positions in a multi-subject environment in a contemporary educational institution. The state-of-the-art encompasses a lot of engineering fields of study such as production and product system design, manufacturing, quality engineering & management, supply chain and logistics, ergonomics, reliability studies, enterprise information solutions and industrial management. Eligibility for admission to this programme is a B.E/ B.Tech degree in any branch of engineering / technology or equivalent qualification. Candidates with valid GATE score are eligible for AICTE scholarship.

Some special features of the programme include product modeling and technopreneurship. The Industrial Engineering laboratory is located in the ground floor of the University. The laboratory currently has CNC Milling and CNC lathe machines. The department uses software like AutoCAD 2006, AutoCAD 2000i, Statistica, Matlab as well as different flavours of Linux.

National rankings

The latest survey by Dataquest "Dataquest 2012 – Dataquest's India's Top Engineering Colleges 2012 (DQ-CMR Top T-Schools Survey 2012)" on annual rankings of best Technical Schools in India," WBUT made the top 25 and was ranked 22nd in 2013.^[3]^[4]

Accreditations

WBUT is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It offers an Integrated Ph.D. program in Physical Science and Chemical Science in collaboration with S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. WBUT's School of Management and Sciences has initiated professional training courses in other countries for foreign students in collaboration with South Asian Management Technology (SAMT).^[9] The university has 209 colleges and institutes affiliated to it spread throughout West Bengal.^[10]

References

^ "Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology".
^ Swamy, V. Kumara (January 3, 2008), "A pioneer's take on tech... University of the week", The Telegraph, retrieved July 9, 2010
^ ^a ^b "List of Indian engineering college rankings".
^ ^a ^b "India's Top Engineering Colleges 2012 (DQ-CMR T-Schools Survey 2012)". dqindia.ciol.com. Dataquest. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "No. of affiliated colleges under WBUT".
^ "Degree Offered".
^ School of Information Technology
^ "Schools in Wbut". West Bengal University of Technology.
^ "Accreditations". West Bengal University of Technology.
^ WBUT College List 2009

External links

West Bengal University of Technology - WBUT Inhouse and University Website
West Bengal University of Technology - WBUT Controllers of Examination/COE Website

[1] "Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology".

[telegraph1-2] Swamy, V. Kumara (January 3, 2008), "A pioneer's take on tech... University of the week", The Telegraph, retrieved July 9, 2010

[en.wikipedia.org-3] "List of Indian engineering college rankings".

[Dataquest-4] "India's Top Engineering Colleges 2012 (DQ-CMR T-Schools Survey 2012)". dqindia.ciol.com. Dataquest. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[5] "No. of affiliated colleges under WBUT".

[6] "Degree Offered".

[7] School of Information Technology

[8] "Schools in Wbut". West Bengal University of Technology.

[9] "Accreditations". West Bengal University of Technology.

[10] WBUT College List 2009

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 ==History==

v t e Colleges affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
State Government institutions	Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College Cooch Behar Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College RCC Institute of Information Technology
Central Government Institutions	Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology National Power Training Institute, Durgapur
Private/ self-financing institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Engineering Camellia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Technology & Management Camellia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Applied Health sciences Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Dream Institute of Technology Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management Elitte College of Engineering, Sodepur Future Institute of Engineering and Management Future Institute of Technology George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Pharamaceutical Science and Technology Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hemnalini Memorial College of Engineering, Haringhata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College Ideal Institute of Engineering IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani JID Engineering and Management College Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Phermacy, Chakdah NSHM Knowledge Campus Om Dayal Group of Institutions Pailan College of Management and Technology Regent Education and Research Foundation Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions Surendra Institute of Engineering & Management, Siliguri Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology Techno India, Salt Lake Techno India, Balurghat Techno India, Banipur Techno India, Batanagar Techno India, Durgapur Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno International New Town