Birla Institute of Technology, Patna
BIT Patna
Other name
BIT Mesra-Patna Campus
Mottoसा विद्या या विमुक्तये
Motto in English
Learning is that which Liberates
TypeSemi Government (Public-Private Partnership)
Established2006
ChairmanC. K. Birla
ChancellorDraupadi Murmu
Vice-ChancellorDr. Indraneel Manna
DirectorDr. Arbind Kumar [1]
Location
Patna
,
Bihar
,
800014
,
India

25°35′44″N 85°5′11″E / 25.59556°N 85.08639°E / 25.59556; 85.08639
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBIT Mesra
WebsiteOfficial Website

Birla Institute of Technology, Patna is an educational institute[2] offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses located in Patna, Bihar, India.[3][4][5] It is an off campus of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.[6]

History

Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Campus was established in 2006, on the initiative of Govt. of Bihar. The institute came into existence by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode under flagship management of BIT Mesra. The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, laid the foundation stone of the institute in December 2005. The institute started academic programme from the session 2006–07.

Campus

Aerial view of hostels and guest house inside BIT-P

The campus of the Institute at Patna is located between the Bihar Veterinary College and the Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, the campus is fully residential and comprises academic space, staff quarters, transit hostel, dispensary, playground, gymnasium, student activity centre, dancing room, yoga hall and an auditorium. Besides the college also has a local police station for security reasons.[7]

The campus is entirely residential with accommodation facilities provided for all students in hostels on the campus. The college offers free transport bus facility to its students. The campus has three boys' hostel and one girls' hostel. It also has an ATM facility. The college is also equipped with a central library with an online e-library system for greater benefits of the students. There is a future plan for further advanced development of the college campus.

Academics

Academic programmes

The following Undergraduate courses are conducted at BIT Patna:-

  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology.[8]
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering.[3]
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Production Engineering.[8]
  • Bachelor of Architecture (BArch).
  • Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A).
  • Bachelor of Business Economics (B.B.E).
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A).

The following Postgraduate courses are conducted at BIT Patna:-

  • Master of Technology (MTech) in Computer Science & Engineering.
  • Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

The following Post Doctorate (PhD) courses are conducted in BIT Patna:-

  • Civil Engineering.
  • Computer Science Engineering.
  • Electronics & Communication Engineering.
  • Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
  • Production Engineering.
  • Management.
  • Applied Physics.
  • Applied Chemistry.
  • Applied Mathematics.

Admissions

The student admission in Engineering & Architecture courses are done strictly through JEE(Main). Counselling process is done by its parent institution BIT Mesra.

Student life

Technika

Technika is the annual technical festival of BIT-P.[9] Viola is an annual rock-show organized during Technika, where national and international rock bands like Strings and Underground Authority had performed. The college also organizes annual athletic-meet & sports fest named "Prakrida" along with inter-branch sport tournaments .

Achievements

Students from the college have gone to NASA, and have won Microsoft Imagine Cup in previous years. The institute promotes coding culture among the students and people have represented the college in ACM ICPC like events. Filmmaking is the most appreciated hobby of the students.[10] In September 2017, Department of IT, Government of Bihar conducted a 24-hour National Level Hackathon in the BIT Patna campus.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Administration
  2. ↑ "Birla Institute of Technology Patna students get tips from experts". The Times of India. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Roshan Kumar (26 December 2013). "Fair edge for tech students". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "BITP to hold training programme for entrepreneurs". The Times of India. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Anisha Anand (25 January 2014). "Social premier league: CIMP, BITP, IITP win their first encounter". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Vithika Salomi (11 December 2013). "Parents want wards to go for tech education outside Bihar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Campus Facilities". Bitmesra.ac.in. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 "अंतरराष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन में भाग लेने जापान जाएंगे बीआइटी के छात्र 9484463". Jagran.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Vithika Salomi (15 January 2014). "Fun-filled days for tech collegians in the offing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Kumar (1 November 2015). "Support and smiles for techie's short film". TelegraphIndia.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Modi to techies: Create jobs". Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Conclave to showcase IT push". Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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