https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Haldia_Institute_of_TechnologyHaldia Institute of Technology - Revision history2026-07-31T01:58:01ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Haldia_Institute_of_Technology&diff=457670&oldid=prevProf.Dr.VK Agarwal at 13:35, 25 January 20262026-01-25T13:35:39Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Engineering institution in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Haldia Institute of Technology<br />
| image_name = Hithaldialogo.png<br />
| motto = "Jnanam Vijnanam Sahitam" ([[Sanskrit]])<br />
| mottoeng = Knowledge with Wisdom<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1996}}<br />
| type = [[Autonomous]]<br />
| students = 5,100<ref name="NIRF 2023 Data">{{Cite web|url=https://hithaldia.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Haldia-Institute-of-Technology20230111-OVERALL.pdf|title=Haldia Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2023}}</ref><br />
| undergrad = 4,863<ref name="NIRF 2023 Data"/><br />
| postgrad = 250<ref name="NIRF 2023 Data"/><br />
| address = Hatiberia, ICARE Complex, [[Haldia]], [[Purba Medinipur]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| postalcode = 721657<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22|03|02.15|N|88|04|12.09|E|display=title}}<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| campus_size = <br />{{cvt|37|acres|km2|order=flip}}<br />
| affiliations = [[AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]<br />
| academic_affiliation = [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]]<br />
| chairman = [[Lakshman Chandra Seth]]<br />
| principal = Dr. Tarun Kanti Jana<br />
| director = Manabendra Nath Bandhopadhyay <br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.hithaldia.ac.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Hithaldia.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Four pillars : A popular spot within the campus]]<br />
'''Haldia Institute of Technology''', better known as '''HIT Haldia''', is an [[Autonomy|autonomous]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Autonomous-conferment-by-UGC-and-MAKAUT_West-Bengal.pdf | title=Conferment of Autonomous Status to Haldia Institute of Technology | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905033907/https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Autonomous-conferment-by-UGC-and-MAKAUT_West-Bengal.pdf | archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> engineering institute in [[Haldia]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], approved by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), [[New Delhi]], and affiliated to [[West Bengal University of Technology|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]] (MAKAUT).<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of West Bengal University of Technology |url=http://www.wbut.net/main/details.asp?str=College |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208100836/http://www.wbut.net/main/Details.asp?str=College |archive-date=8 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is an institution maintained by ICARE (Indian Center for Advancement of Research and Education, Haldia [https://www.icare-haldia.org/ ICARE, Haldia]), a non-profit making voluntary organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICARE, Haldia |url=https://www.icare-haldia.org/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=www.icare-haldia.org}}</ref> It is one of the oldest accredited academic institution catering technical education in West Bengal. HIT has an enclave campus of approximately 37 acres (0.15 km<sup>2</sup>).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute Information – Haldia Institute of Technology |url=https://hithaldia.ac.in/institute-information/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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The Institute offers 13 B.Tech, 5 M.Tech and MCA, MBA courses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute Information – Haldia Institute of Technology |url=https://hithaldia.ac.in/institute-information/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Campus ==<br />
[[File:Hithaldiacampus.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Central circular building]]<br />
The campus comprises<br />
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* Administrative block<br />
* 9 Academic blocks<br />
* 14 Student Hostels<br />
* [[Library]]<br />
* [[Department store|Departmental store]]<br />
* [[Post Office]]<br />
* [[Laundry]]<br />
* [[Pharmacy (shop)|Medical Store]]<br />
* [[Bank]] <br />
* [[Automated teller machine|ATM(24x7)]]<br />
* [[Restaurant]]<br />
* Open air cafetaria<br />
* [[Recreation|Recreational building]]<br />
* [[Football pitch|Football ground]]<br />
* [[Basketball court]]<br />
* [[Ground (cricket)|Cricket ground]]<br />
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=== Student Housing ===<br />
The college campus provides us with separate housing facility or dormitory (hostels) for boys and girls :<br />
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* '''Boys Hostels'''<br />
** Newton Hall of Residence<br />
** Galileo Hall of Residence<br />
** Darwin Hall of Residence<br />
** Ranichak Boys Hostel<br />
** Balaji Boys Hostel<br />
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* '''Girls Hostels'''<br />
** Tamalika Ponda Seth Hall of Residence<br />
** Matangini Hall of Residence<br />
** Pritilata Waddedar Hall of Residence <br />
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* '''Foreign Hostel'''<br />
** A.P.C Roy Boys Hostel<br />
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== Schools and Departments ==<br />
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=== Undergraduate ===<br />
Haldia Institute of Technology has the following schools and departments:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haldia Institute of Technology |url=https://www.hithaldia.in/course-list.html |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=www.hithaldia.in}}</ref><br />
*'''School of Engineering'''<br />
**Department of [[Mechanical engineering]]<br />
**Department of [[Electrical engineering]]<br />
**Department of [[Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]<br />
**Department of [[Civil engineering]]<br />
*'''School of Applied Sciences & Humanities'''<br />
**Department of [[Applied science|Applied Sciences]]<br />
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* '''School of Chemical, Food & BioTechnology'''<br />
**Department of [[Chemical engineering]]<br />
**Department of [[Biotechnology]]<br />
**Department of [[Food technology]]<br />
*'''School of Electronics, Computer & Informatics'''<br />
**Department of [[Computer science and engineering]]<br />
**Department of [[Computer science and engineering]] ([[Data science]])<br />
**Department of [[Computer science and engineering]] ([[Cyber Security]])<br />
**Department of [[Computer science and engineering]] ([[Artificial intelligence]] and [[Machine learning]]) <br />
**Department of [[Information technology]] <br />
**Department of [[Electronic and Communications Engineering]]<br />
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=== Postgraduate ===<br />
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* '''School of Management & Social Sciences'''<br />
**Department of [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]<br />
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== Student life ==<br />
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=== Cultural and Non-academic Activities ===<br />
The annual Science & Technology festival of HIT is PRAYUKTI. <br />
[[File:Hithaldiafest.jpg|thumb|The yearly cultural festival – RIVIERA]]<br />
The annual cultural festival RIVIERA, usually held in the month of May-June is an event hosted by the student body.<br />
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== Accreditation ==<br />
Haldia Institute of Technology is accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) with an "A" grade<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accreditation – Haldia Institute of Technology |url=https://hithaldia.ac.in/accreditation-2/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> in 2018, with [[CGPA]] of 3.31 on 4 point scale. Most of the courses are provisionally accredited by the [[National Board of Accreditation]] (NBA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=NBA accreditation certification(IT,Civil,FT)|url=https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Haldia-Institute-of-Technology11_6_2020_14_7_3.pdf|publisher=[[National Board of Accreditation]]}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NBA accreditation certification(ECE, AEIE)|url=https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NBA-Accreditation_AEIE-ECE.pdf|publisher=[[National Board of Accreditation]]}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NBA accreditation certification(EE)|url=https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EE_Accreditation_2018.pdf|publisher=[[National Board of Accreditation]]|access-date=27 July 2020|archive-date=2 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802090337/https://hithaldia.in/main/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EE_Accreditation_2018.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Ranking ==<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = University and college<br />
<!----------Engineering----------><br />
|NIRF_E_2024=201-300}}<br />
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The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)]] ranked the college between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf|title=NIRF Ranking 2024|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref><br />
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== Admission ==<br />
For B.Tech course, one has to clear State level entrance exam [[West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination|WBJEE]] & [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE]] (main).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://hithaldia.in/main/?s=Admission|title=You searched for Admission - Haldia Institute of Technology|website=Haldia Institute of Technology|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-13}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> JELET is exam for 2nd year lateral entry B.Tech course.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*[https://hithaldia.ac.in/ Haldia Institute of Technology] Official website<br />
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