Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology
| Motto | Work is above everything else |
|---|---|
| Type | public |
| Established | 1954 |
Academic staff | 100 (approx) |
| Undergraduates | 1000 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 50 (approx) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Muzaffarpur (Urban; 55 acres) |
| Website | http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.com/ |
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology is a public technical institute wholly funded by Government of Bihar. It is among the engineering institutions which came up just after the independence (in 1954). The foundation stone of this institute was laid by first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It is one of the reputed institutions of Bihar having a scenic well laid-out campus at Muzaffarpur.
MIT offers undergraduate courses in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics & communication engineering, information technology, leather technology and pharmacy. Post graduate courses (M.Tech and PhD) are conducted in almost all the departments.
Its alumni hold responsible positions (some of them have reached top positions) in government departments, public sector and private sector organizations in India and abroad.
MIT celebrated Golden Jubilee in 2004
History:
MIT came up on September 25, 1954 with one discipline i.e. Civil engineering. It was inaugurated by Mr.C.P.N.Singh, Governor of then East Punjab (now Punjab, India, Haryana and parts of Himachal Pradesh).The first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru laid down the foundation of main building on April 21, 1956. Mechanical engineering and Electrical engineering disciplines were added in 1960. Later on Pharmacy was added in 1978, Leather Technology in 1986, Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering were started in 2001.
Admission
Admission to undergraduate courses is made on the basis of merit in competitive examination conducted by Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board. Bihar Domicile students are eligible to appear in this examination. Admission to postgraduate programmes is done the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by IITs/IISc
University affiliation
MIT is affiliated to B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur
Campus
- The institute is located at north-west corner of Muzaffarpur city, along Muzaffarpur Motihari road, and spread over an area of 55 acres at a distance of about 4 kilometers from Muzaffarpur junction. The institute is flanked by holy river 'Burhi Gandak' on north, quite a big reservoir on the east, Muzaffarpur-Motihari road on the south, and local road network on west.
Academic departments
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Leather Technology
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Humanities
Graduate studies after MIT
Many MIT students have pursued PH.D/M.S/MBA in reputd universities like University of California, Berkeley,Purdue University,University of California Davis,Case Western Reserve University,Ohio University,New Jersey Institute of Technology,Syracuse University,University of Colorado,Michigan State University,University of Oklahoma,North Dakota State University,Florida International University,Queens University,University of Waterloo,University of Saskatchewan,University of Liverpool,Loughborough University,University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology,Nottingham Trent University,University of Glamorgan,North Carolina State University,University of Toledo,University of Technology, Sydney , Swinburne University of Technology, Indian Institutes of Technology,Indian Institute of Science,Indian Institutes of Management, NITIE,Indian School of Business, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Xavier Labour Relations Institute etc
Notable alumni
In government departments, public and private sector organizations:
- Dr.Giridhari L.Agrawal World leader in Foil Air Bearing Technology and high speed turbomachinery, and President, R&D Dynamics Corporation,Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States.
- Lalit K Shrivastava Engineer-in-Chief (Retd,),Water Resourses Dept.,Govt. of Bihar
- Yogendra Prasad Ex-CMD, National Hydro electric Corporation NHPC.
- A.K.Sinha CMD, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
- K.R.P.Verma CMD Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd
- Dr.B.P.Singh, Chief (R&D), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- R.P.Singh, Vice-President (ES&P),Tata Steel,Jamshedpur
- A.M.Mishra, Vice President Tata Steel,Jamshedpur
- M.P.Srivastava Vice President Corporate HRD Essar Group
- Shashi Sinha Principal Technical Staff Member AT&T Labs, New Jersey,United States.
- Mukesh Kumar Singh, Vice-President Broking, India Infoline Limited
- Mritieunjay Kumar Chief Engineer, South East Central Railway
- R.P. Sharma S.E(Civil) Damodar Valley Corporation
- Rohit Madhur, Business Development Head, Computer Associates, India
- Amarendra Singh, Head of Delivery and Program Management, Bharti Telesoft
- Suresh Kumar Regmi, Managing Director, Professional Computer Systems Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
In academia
- Dr.A.N.Jha Retd Professor of Electrical Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Dr.M.Shamimur Rahman Professor of Civil Engineering,North Carolina State University,Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
- Dr.Shailenra K.Sharan, Professor of Civil Engineering,Laurentian University, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
- Dr.Sateyendra Singh Associate Professor of Business Studies,University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada
- Dr Jai Ram Prasad Gupta, Professor of Instumentation & Control Engineering, Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology , New Delhi.
- Dr.Somnath Singh,Assistant Professor of Pharmacy,Creighton University,Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- Dr.R.C.Mehta, Professor of Applied Mechanics,Motilal Nehru National Institute Of TechnologyMNNIT,Allahabad
- Dr.Nagendra Roy,Professor of Civil Engineering,National Institute of Technology,Rourkela
- Dr.M.M.Chaudhry,Professor of Electrical Engineering,National Institute of Technology, Patna
- Dr.O.N.Mehrotra,Professor of Electrical Engineering,Birsa Institute of TechnologyBIT Sindri
- Dr.Rajesh Kumar,Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering,Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology,Longowal
- Dr.P.K.Jha, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad
- Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Director-Principal, Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon
Giving back to MIT
Dr. Giridhari L.Agrawal, an alumnus of Class of 1958 has pledged to donate 25 computers.
Future challenges
MIT faces challenges from the neglect at the hands of Bihar government. The state government of this backward state is notorious for neglecting the development works. MIT badly needs upgrdaradation of infrastructure facilities to cope up with increased intake. Also recruitment of more faculty members is required.