Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
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Former name | West Bengal University of Technology |
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| Motto | In Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence |
| Type | Public technical university |
| Established | 16 July 2001 |
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| Budget | ₹74.09 crore (US$8.8 million) (FY2023–24 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Tapas Chakraborty (acting) |
Academic staff | 167 (2025)[1] |
| Students | 2,914 (2025)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 1,862 (2025)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,041 (2025)[1] |
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| Campus | Semi Urban 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Newspaper | Tech Vistas |
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public technical university located in Haringhata, West Bengal, India. Established in 2001 by the West Bengal legislature, it is fully funded by the Government of West Bengal.[2] The university provides management and engineering degrees through affiliated colleges[3] and in-house departments.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]An expert committee was set up on 31 December 1998 by the Government of West Bengal, under the Chairmanship of Ashesh Prosad Mitra, for establishing a university of engineering and technology in West Bengal.[5] The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature.[6] The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal in April 2015.[7] From 2023 University started to give access to DigiLocker System to Students.[8]
Campus
[edit | edit source]The university has a main campus covering approximately 40 acres at Haringhata, provided by the Government of West Bengal. Hostels accommodate both male and female students.[9] The university is located in between Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya and IISER Kolkata.
Organisation and administration
[edit | edit source]Schools, Departments & Centers
[edit | edit source]The university has 11 different Schools of Studies and there are 75 Undergraduate and 100 post-graduate courses.[10]
| Schools | Department and Centres |
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| SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Biotechnology |
| Bioinformatics | |
| Applied Biology | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bioeconomy | |
| SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | Computer science and engineering |
| SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Information technology |
| Emerging technologies | |
| Information science-Undergraduate | |
| Information science-Postgraduate | |
| Computer Applications | |
| Geo-informatics and Spatial sciences | |
| SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Industrial Engineering and Management |
| Microelectronics and VLSI Technology | |
| Centre for Robotics & 3D Printing | |
| Centre for Biomedical engineering | |
| SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | Environmental science |
| Renewable Energy Engineering | |
| Centre for Waste utilization | |
| SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | Management & Business administration |
| Management & Business Studies | |
| Undergraduate Business Studies | |
| Hospital administration & Management | |
| Hospitality & Hotel administration | |
| SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Applied Chemistry |
| Applied Mathematics | |
| Applied Physics | |
| Applied Statistics | |
| Forensic science & Technology | |
| Materials science & Technology | |
| SCHOOL OF FOOD SCIENCE & AGRO TECHNOLOGY | Food Science |
| Food technology | |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY | Pharmaceutical technology |
| SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES | Applied economics |
| Applied psychology | |
| Linguistics | |
| Humanities | |
| SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCE & ENTERTAINMENT | Media Science |
| Multimedia technology | |
| SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE DESIGN | Archaeology (Heritage Cell) |
Academics
[edit | edit source]Rankings
[edit | edit source]| University rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[11] | 101-150 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020,[12] 158 in 2021.[13] And gave rank band 201–250 in 2022 [14] and 101–150 in 2023 & 2024.[15] In 2024, NIRF's newly introduced parameter, "State Public University" it ranked within 51-100.[16]
Accreditation and recognition
[edit | edit source]The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[17] It has been awarded B++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.87 by the NAAC.[18]
In the year 2022 University received NBA accreditation for two Undergraduate B.Tech. courses in CSE and IT for 3 years and for Postgraduate M.Tech. course in Biotechnology for 6 years.[19]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of universities in West Bengal
- List of educational institutions in West Bengal
- Distance Education Bureau
- University Grants Commission (India)
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External links
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