* It is a member of the EAGER – NetWiC<ref>{{cite press release |author=EAGER – NetWiC |url=http://kom.aau.dk/project/netwic/main-f.htm |title=Euro – Asian Network Strengthening Graduate Education and Research in Wireless Communication |accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref> Project of ASIA LINK programme of [[European Commission]] for establishing an academic network of Higher Education in the field of [[Wireless]] and [[Mobile communication]] between the five partner universities. An international centre for wireless and mobile communication has been created in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, in co-operation with [[Aalborg University]] (Denmark), [[Delft University of Technology]] (Netherlands), [[University of Rome Tor Vergata|Università di Roma Tor Vergata]] (Italy), and [[Institut Teknologi Bandung|Institut Teknologi]], [[Bandung]] (Indonesia). A [[Double degree|double-degree]] [[Master of Engineering|ME]] programme in [[Software-defined radio|Software Defined Radio (SDR)]] has been jointly developed by the centre and the Centre for Teleinfrastructure, [[Aalborg University]], Denmark.
* It is a member of the EAGER – NetWiC<ref>{{cite press release |author=EAGER – NetWiC |url=http://kom.aau.dk/project/netwic/main-f.htm |title=Euro – Asian Network Strengthening Graduate Education and Research in Wireless Communication |accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref> Project of ASIA LINK programme of [[European Commission]] for establishing an academic network of Higher Education in the field of [[Wireless]] and [[Mobile communication]] between the five partner universities. An international centre for wireless and mobile communication has been created in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, in co-operation with [[Aalborg University]] (Denmark), [[Delft University of Technology]] (Netherlands), [[University of Rome Tor Vergata|Università di Roma Tor Vergata]] (Italy), and [[Institut Teknologi Bandung|Institut Teknologi]], [[Bandung]] (Indonesia). A [[Double degree|double-degree]] [[Master of Engineering|ME]] programme in [[Software-defined radio|Software Defined Radio (SDR)]] has been jointly developed by the centre and the Centre for Teleinfrastructure, [[Aalborg University]], Denmark.
* The institute has an agreement with [[Purdue University]], USA for a [[Student exchange program]].<ref>{{cite news|author = Purdue University|url = http://www.studyabroad.purdue.edu/programs/flyer.cfm?flyer=284&SICountryCode=747 |title=Study Abroad, Program Details, Birla Institute of Technology |accessdate = 2008-11-11}}</ref>
* The institute has an agreement with [[Purdue University]], USA for a [[Student exchange program]].<ref>{{cite news|author = Purdue University|url = http://www.studyabroad.purdue.edu/programs/flyer.cfm?flyer=284&SICountryCode=747 |title=Study Abroad, Program Details, Birla Institute of Technology |accessdate = 2008-11-11}}</ref>
* The institute has an agreement with the [[University of Leeds]] in UK adding an option of getting [[Double degree|dual degrees]], one from BIT ([[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]]) and other from the [[University of Leeds]] ([[Master of Engineering|MEng]]) for students of Electrical, Electronic and Production Engineering of BIT Mesra.<ref>{{cite news|author=BIT Mesra |url=http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/dual_degrees_beckon_bitians.htm |title=Dual degrees beckon BITians |accessdate=2008-08-27}}{{Deadlink|date=October 2010 |bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=[[University of Leeds]]|url = http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/news/NewsArchivePre2008.shtml#BIRLA|title = Articulation Agreement with Birla Institute of Technology, India|accessdate = 2009-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = [[University of Leeds]] |url=http://www.leedsindia.com/collaborations.php?id=3 |title=Advance Entry Agreement between Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and University of Leeds, U.K|accessdate = 2008-08-27}}</ref>
* The institute has an agreement with the [[University of Leeds]] in UK adding an option of getting [[Double degree|dual degrees]], one from BIT ([[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]]) and other from the [[University of Leeds]] ([[Master of Engineering|MEng]]) for students of Electrical, Electronic and Production Engineering of BIT Mesra.<ref>{{cite news|author=BIT Mesra |url=http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/dual_degrees_beckon_bitians.htm |title=Dual degrees beckon BITians |accessdate=2008-08-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20071009201021/http://www.bitmesra.ac.in:80/dual_degrees_beckon_bitians.htm |archivedate=9 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=[[University of Leeds]]|url = http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/news/NewsArchivePre2008.shtml#BIRLA|title = Articulation Agreement with Birla Institute of Technology, India|accessdate = 2009-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = [[University of Leeds]] |url=http://www.leedsindia.com/collaborations.php?id=3 |title=Advance Entry Agreement between Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and University of Leeds, U.K|accessdate = 2008-08-27}}</ref>
* BIT Mesra is one of the two Asian educational partners of [[University of New Brunswick]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] of Canada in the field of Business Administration.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[University of New Brunswick]] |url=http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/business/mba/program/studyabroad.html|title = Our Educational Partners |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
* BIT Mesra is one of the two Asian educational partners of [[University of New Brunswick]], [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] of Canada in the field of Business Administration.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[University of New Brunswick]] |url=http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/business/mba/program/studyabroad.html|title = Our Educational Partners |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
* BIT Mesra is one of the five Indian Universities which are partners in French "n+i" network. "n+i" network is a consortium of 70 French engineering postgraduate schools (French: Grandes Ecoles d’Ingénieurs françaises) who made the choice to mutualised their actions in the field of international cooperation.<ref>{{cite news |author=n+i |url=http://www.nplusi.com/foreign_institutes/IN|title = Foreign Universities,n+i Partners |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
* BIT Mesra is one of the five Indian Universities which are partners in French "n+i" network. "n+i" network is a consortium of 70 French engineering postgraduate schools (French: Grandes Ecoles d’Ingénieurs françaises) who made the choice to mutualised their actions in the field of international cooperation.<ref>{{cite news |author=n+i |url=http://www.nplusi.com/foreign_institutes/IN|title = Foreign Universities,n+i Partners |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra(BIT MESRA) is an Indian institute of higher education and a deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. It was established in the year 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi in the state of Jharkhand,India by the Philanthropist and Industrialist Late Shri.B. M. Birla with a vision to establish a world class institution to cater Engineering, Technology, Pharmaceutical, Management and other allied sciences.The institute was later headed by Late Shri G.P Birla and the present chairman of the board of governors is Shri C.K Birla.
The main campus at Mesra is wholly residential and has been a second-home to thousands of students in their journey to challenge the times. Since its inception on the main campus in Mesra, extension centers were established in different parts of the country like Jaipur, Noida, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Deoghar and Offshore Centres at Ras al-Khaimah,UAE and Muscat.
BIT Mesra is widely known as 3rd best private engineering institute of India after BITS Pilani . Every year top ranking students are admitted strictly on Merit Based assessed by all India rank(AIR) in JEE-Main-CSAB and AIPMT for its UG courses.
BIT introduced the concept of Small Industries Entrepreneurs Park, and is the first institute in India to facilitate for young entrepreneurs the initial project funding, besides providing nursery sheds, central design and workshop facilities.
Small Industries Research and Development Organization (SIRDO) was setup in 1970 as a launching pad for small manufacturing enterprises managed by graduates of BIT. Companies created from this concept include Meditron and Alcast. This idea was appreciated by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; and was spread to other institutes such as IITs by the Government with a concept named Science and Technological Entrepreneurs Park (STEP). The first STEP was approved and located in BIT Mesra. The entrepreneurship development cell was founded in 2007 and is run by the students. To add financial strength to this effort, BIT has set up SIDBI Centre for Innovation and Incubation (SCII) by an arrangement with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide funds for a limited period of time to new entrepreneurs, start up companies, and technology based organizations, to facilitate Research and Development in areas of interest with the faculty of the institute.[2]
BIT established an Offshore Centre in Bahrain in the year 2000. It has a PARAM 10000[3]supercomputer at the core of its IT infrastructure.
Organization and administration
BIT functions under the control of a Board of Governors, comprising representatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the UGC, the State Government, the Chancellor, the A.I.C.T.E., the Hindustan Charity Trust and the Institute Faculty. CK Birla is the chairman of the board of Governors. The Governor of the state of Jharkhand is the Chancellor of the Institute. The Technical Council headed by vice chancellor decides the academic policy of the Institute.[4]
Campus
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The main campus of the Institute at Mesra is located 16 kilometers from Ranchi in a 980-acre (4.0 km2) setting at the confluence of the rivers Jhumar and Suvarnarekha. The Mesra campus is entirely residential, providing accommodation to undergraduate and postgraduate students and 550 members of faculty and staff. The infrastructure includes research laboratories, lecture halls, workshops, playground, gymnasium and a central library with over 100,000 books, journals and electronic databases.
Campus facilities
780-acre (3.2 km2) campus
Built up covered area exceeding 840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2)
Golden Jubilee auditorium as well as a Mini auditorium
Buses run between campus and Ranchi city, from 0600 hrs to 1900 hrs, at regular intervals.
Co-operative shops.
Food canteens.
Medical Store.
Sports Complex
Music room
Central facilities
Central
The CAD Laboratory is a central facility of the institute where all users – undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members – can work with design and analysis software. They can learn to use the latest software and carry out their research work.
R&D Building
Central Computing Facilities (CCF)
The maintenance and upkeep of the CCF is done by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; however the CCF is used by students and staff from all departments of the Institute.
The PARAM 10000 Supercomputer was gifted to the Institute by C-DAC, in recognition of the Institute's commitment towards quality higher education and research. The PARAM supports projects that require parallel processing and multi processor capabilities.
Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF)
The Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) was established in 2006 under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), funded by the World Bank and Government of Jharkhand, with an objective to provide instrumentation facilities for advanced research, to faculty.
Central Library
The Central Library was established in 1955. It has print and electronic resources in the fields of science and technology. The collection includes 10,000 online journals, 100 print journals, 113,000 books, 2500 CDs, 60 audiocassettes and 4000 project reports.
BIT Mesra has established international ventures and tie-ups. It has collaborative arrangements with USA, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Pakistan, and China.
The institute has an agreement with the University of Leeds in UK adding an option of getting dual degrees, one from BIT (BE) and other from the University of Leeds (MEng) for students of Electrical, Electronic and Production Engineering of BIT Mesra.[7][8][9]
BIT Mesra is one of the five Indian Universities which are partners in French "n+i" network. "n+i" network is a consortium of 70 French engineering postgraduate schools (French: Grandes Ecoles d’Ingénieurs françaises) who made the choice to mutualised their actions in the field of international cooperation.[11]
Institution of Engineers offers an ME programme for practising engineers to its graduates and corporate members in selected engineering disciplines in collaboration with BIT Mesra.[15]
The Institute of Technology and Management (ITM), Mumbai has started a collaborative research program leading to the award of PhD Degree in Management with BIT Mesra.[16]
BIT Mesra conducts a six-month post-graduate program in management and insurance (PGPMI) in association with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.[17]
Department of Space Engineering & Rocketry has initiated collaborations with R&D Laboratories of VSSC‐ISRO, DRDL, DRDO, Research Centre Imarat, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Liquid Propulsion Systems centre(LPSC),Aeronautical Development (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It has been recognised as a Centre for Training of the Scientists from DRDO and ISRO.
Department of Mechanical Engineering has been identified by National Program for Materials and Smart Structures (NPMASS), an initiative by GOI, to establish a Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Design Centre.
BIT publishes international journals through its departments. These journals have eminent personalities from India as well as abroad on their Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT): through Institute Entrance Exam and Interview.
Postgraduate courses
ME/MTech/M.Pharm./MUP: based on GATE scores and interviews (for GATE candidates) and Institute Entrance Exam and personal interviews (for non-GATE candidates)
MBA: through CAT conducted by IIMs, Group Discussions and Interview
MCA: based on Online Entrance Exam followed by Counselling.
MSc: based on scores in the Institute Online Entrance Exam and Counselling/Interviews.
Integrated Master of Business Administration (Discontinued)
Integrated Master of Computer Application (Discontinued)
BIT Mesra ranked 2nd in Dataquest Top Private Engineering Colleges in 2015[19] 18th in Outlook India's Top Engineering Colleges of 2015.[20] It also ranked 13th by 'The Week' in top engineering colleges of 2014 and 2nd in the limited participation CSR-GHRDC's Engineering Colleges Survey of 2013.[21] It is also ranked 18th by India Today in 2015 Best engineering college rankings. In rankings to private institutes, it ranked 2nd in Mint's Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009 and 1st in their limited engineering college rankings.[22] It is rated AAAA by Careers360 Magazine.[23]
Student life
Student organisations
There are numerous active student clubs, covering various activities and events on campus:
The institute has hosted several All India as well as Zonal Level tournaments. Sports facilities are:
Gymnasium including multi gym
Stadium for track and field events
Cricket/football/hockey ground
Basketball courts
Volleyball courts
Table tennis
Tennis courts
Badminton courts (three indoor and five outdoor)
Annual festivals
BITotsav is a five-day festival organized every year in February. Teams from BIT and other colleges participate to win prizes during the event. The main attractions are Band-Nite, Dance-Nite, Music-Nite and Pro-Nite.
Pantheon is a three-day techno-cultural fest organised by the Student's Activity Council of BIT Mesra (which consists of members from all the technical and cultural clubs). Started in 2010, Pantheon is held in the monsoon semester and is usually the first event of the year. It has technical events (organised by the IET Student Chapter, Robolution and the IEEE Student Chapter) and three cultural nights (Music Night and Drama Night, Dance Night and Fugiya Night).
Dhwani was a three-day musical fest organized by the music club (now held during BITotsav).
Unnayan was a biennial international level technical festival organized by the IEEE Student Chapter at BIT Mesra, started in1997 (now held during Pantheon).
Drishtant was a national techno-management fest organised biennially by the IET Student Chapter. Started in 2005 (now part of Bitotsav).
Zeitgeist was a techno-management extravaganza organised biennially by the IEEE Student Chapter. It has witnessed events like Den Katalveno, Cashflow, Ne Plus Ultra, Galazio and others.
TechNIEEK is BIT's biannual monsoon session technical extravaganza, conducted by the IET Student chapter of BIT Mesra. . Technieek is a team based technical fest in which students form teams and compete in technical and non-technical events. On the final day the first six teams battle it out in a Core-Night, which determines the winning team of Technieek.
Spardha was an annual intra-BIT technical festival organized by the IEEE student chapter, BIT Mesra. The IEEE student chapter does not hold Spardha any more .
ColossIEIum was an annual festival organized by The BIT Students Chapter (CS and ET Division) of The Institution of Engineers. The online events of Pantheon now go under the name 'Colossieium'.
Samaagam is an All India Management Festival, organized each year by the Department of Management, with participation from nationwide B-schools. Some of the events are Business Quiz, Brand Equity, Stock Exchange, Business Bazigaar, Paper presentation.
Technika is the annual technical festival of the Patna Campus of the institute. Started in 2009 TECHNIKA has emerged to be one of the largest technical festival in the region drawing more than 1000 participants.
Deepotsav is a cultural festival which is organized during DIWALI break by LEO CLUB, for the institute students and teachers.
Rostra is the annual National Literary Meet organized by Literary Society. Started in 2012, it has emerged as one of the largest college level Literary meets of the nation.
Sports meet is the annual Intramural Sports meet.
Srijan is an annual art and photography exhibition at BIT, Lalpur organized by the Fine Arts Society.
Dandia Nite is an annual cultural event organised every year by Dance Club during Navratris which is one of the most awaited and successful event at the institute.
Freshers Nite is organised by Dance Club each year for the fresh batch and is characterized by different themes each year.
Other divisions at Mesra, Ranchi: University Polytechnic
The University Polytechnic was established in 2001, as a joint venture of the Department of Welfare, Government of Jharkhand and BIT, Mesra, to impart Diploma level technical education amongst the youths of Jharkhand. The campus of the University Polytechnic is located close to the National Highway 33 in the vicinity of the BIT Main campus. Spread over an area of 13 acres (5.3 ha), it is on the outskirts of Ranchi, surrounded by green forests.
The University Polytechnic is fully residential with three large hostels, (two for boys and one for girls), accommodating about 450 students. It has twenty full-time faculty and an equal number of visiting faculty from BIT Mesra. It has a library, laboratories, training and placement cell and sports and games facilities.
The University Polytechnic conducts the following 3-year courses:
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BIT has established extension centres, in cities within the country as well as overseas, which function under the administrative control of BIT Mesra. Intake process for these campuses is as stringent as that of the main campus and only the top rankers find admission.
The Jharkhand Government, willing to spread BIT further across the state, made a request to the institute to establish an Extension Centre at Deoghar, Jharkhand. BIT responded wholeheartedly and subsequently, a MoU was signed between the Institute and the Government of Jharkhand. Thus, the Deoghar Extension Centre of BIT commenced functioning in October 2007. As per the provisions of the MoU it was decided that 50% seats would be for students acquiring eligible qualifications from Institutions located in Jharkhand while the remaining 50% would be for students from the other states of the country.
Admission has been through JEE Main with Central Counselling conducted by the Central Counselling Board.
Jaipur Extension Centre
The Birla Institute of Technology, Jaipur Extension Centre was started in 1995 in the campus of the Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR). The centre started by offering postgraduate programmes and now offers undergraduate programmes as well.BIT Jaipur is situated in Malviya Industrial Area. The Jaipur Campus offers Bachelor of Engineering courses in various disciplines. The campus also offers M.B.A, MSc, B.B.A,B.C.A, M.C.A and B.A.M. The institute also offers BSc Animation courses which is one of the best in the country.
BIT Mesra, Jaipur campus has various active clubs and committees for organisation of events and festivals.
Major festivals of the campus are:-
1)TechVibes : Techvibes is the famous technical festival of the BIT Jaipur. It is a two-day inter college event being organised in the Spring Semester. Events include Coding Events sponsored by TopCoders and Codechef, Robotic events, Technical Quizzes and Seminars, DJ and EDM Nites. In the Year 2014 Raeth Band of Pakistan performed during the Techvibes,.[24]
2) Cavorts: It is an Inter College Sports Event held every year in the Monsoon semester. The events include Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Kho Kho, Kabbaddi, Badminton, Chess among others,.[25]
3) Vibrations: It is the Cultural Fest and one of the most awaited event of the Jaipur Campus. Held every year in the Spring Semester, The fest boasts of Dance Competitions, BIT Idol, War of the Bands, Pro Nite and DJ Nites. Famous musicians have participated in this festival which include Mohit Gaur India's Raw Star Finalist, Rudraksh Band, DJ Akshay Sehgal, Bollywood Singer Aman Trikha , Arijit Singh etc.
BIT Jaipur has many active clubs which gives Students to showcase their talent in various extra Co Curricular activities. There are also societies like LENSOC (The Photography Committee),[26]CSI (Computer Society of India BIT Jaipur Chapter),[27]IETE, CodeChef Student Chapter, Tech Addicts( Robotics Club), Google Student Committee, DELL Student Ambassador, Literature Club, Technical and Management clubs, Quizophilic ( The Quizzing Club) etc.[28]
Admission to the BE Programme is through the JEE Main Examination. The selection is based upon the JEE Main rank.
Patna Extension Centre
The Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Extension Centre was established in 2006, on the request of the Government of Bihar. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institute and the Government of Bihar in December 2005. Subsequently, the Government of Bihar allotted 25 acres (10 ha) of land located between the Bihar Veterinary College and the Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport at Patna and also agreed to release the requisite funds for establishing the campus. The foundation stone of the campus was laid on 24 December 2005 and construction started in April 2006.
The Patna centre is fully residential. All the hostels are inside the institute campus. The infrastructure includes laboratories, lecture halls, workshops, playgrounds, gymnasium, canteen and a library. The plans for the campus include construction of 525,000 square feet of academic space, hostel accommodation for students and residential facilities for staff, dispensary, playgrounds, gyms and guesthouses.
Lalpur Extension Centre
The institute started an extension centre in 1976 at Lalpur in Ranchi. It was primarily for the benefit of officers working in Ranchi-based public sector undertakings and private industries such as MECON, SAIL, HEC, CIL, CMPDI, Shriram Ball-bearings Limited, Usha Martin Industries Limited, and nationalised banks to upgrade their technical skill. The laboratory classes are conducted on Sundays and holidays at the Mesra campus. This Centre is now referred to as the BIT Lalpur Extension Centre.
Kolkata Extension Centre
The Birla Institute of Technology, Kolkata Extension Centre was established in 1990
. It is located in the southern part (Rajdanga, Kasba) of the city. The premises of the Centre includes a computer laboratory with a server room, several lecture rooms, a seminar hall, and a library. Students have free access to online journals through ACM, IEEE and Emerald-online. The whole Centre is networked and internet facilities are provided.
Allahabad Extension Centre
The Birla Institute of Technology, Allahabad Extension Centre was established in January 1998. It has five academic departments namely Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering. The centre has a library with a large number of
books and technical journals. A digital library for on-line access of books and journals has also been provided for staff and students.
Noida Extension Centre
The Birla Institute of Technology, Noida Extension Centre was started in 1998.The centre registers scholars for PhD programmes in Mass Communication and Computer Science. The Noida centre was the first institute in India to set up a full-fledged degree course in BSc Animation and Multimedia. An International Research Centre on Fourth Generation Mobile Communication System (IRC – 4G) has been set up under EAGER -NetWiC Project of Asia Link Programme by European Commission.[29]
Alumni
Some notable alumni of the Institute are listed below. A detailed list is available here.
According to Toptalent.in, BIT mesra ranks 10th in India for successful start-ups by the alumni.[citation needed]
Sheo Keshwar Singh, former Director (Distributions) & Member of Board at Bihar State Electricity Board[30] (presently known as managing director (NBPDCL & SBPDCL) at BSEB)
V. Vaidyanathan, Chairman, Capital First Limited.[38][39] Formerly MD and CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance & Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank[40]
Ramathreya Krishnamurthi, former general manager in Times of India, Director in Minglebox Communications, President in maxHeap Technologies, current managing director in PropGod Services[41]
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