BIT Sindri or Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri (formerly known as Bihar Institute of Technology, Sindri) is the most prestigious engineering college in Jharkhand, India. An elite institute of higher learning, BIT has several AICTE approved undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. The institute is funded and administered by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi and is academically affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag for conducting examinations and awarding degrees. BIT has received periodic funding from the World Bank for several projects. The institute campus is located at a distance of about 30 km from the Dhanbad City. The campus is well connected via road as well as rail route from Dhanbad. History In 1947, the Government of Bihar decided to start a College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in Sindri. Dr. J.J. Rudra (formerly Principal of Guindy Engineering College in Madras) was appointed as the first Principal, land was acquired and building was started. The first batch of 30 students (15 Electrical and 15 Mechanical) was admitted in July 1949, but as the building was not ready, the students were sent to Bihar College of Engineering in Patna, which had a degree program in Civil Engineering only. Dr. Rudra passed away in early 1950 and Mr. D.L. Deshpande was appointed the Principal. He came to Sindri on September 15, 1950 ( I had joined there on September 2, 1950) and decided to start classes in November 1905. A fresh batch of 60 students (30 Electrical and 30 Mechanical) was admitted and classes started with three professors and a Workshop Superintendent. In early 1951 some additional faculty members were appointed. In July 1951, the students from Patna came to Sindri and also a new batch of 60 students was admitted, with the result that there were three groups of students, first year, second year and third year at that time. Thus, the first batch of students (these were the ones who studied in Patna for two years) graduated from Bihar Institute of Technology in 1953 under the umbrella of the newly formed Bihar University. Later (in 1961), it was affiliated to Ranchi University. In January 1951, Mr. Deshpande proposed that the name of the institution be changed to Bihar Institute of Technology and this was subsequently approved by the Government, effective July 1951. Campus BIT Sindri is located on a sprawling 650 acres (2.6 km²) of land in the major industrial town of Sindri in Dhanbad district. The Institute boasts one of the best infrastructures and facilities among other institutes of national repute in India. Each branch has its own separate building and several laboratories. Some departments also have their own libraries and computer facilities. The campus also has an auditorium, a newly built library, a canteen, a gymnasium, a playground, a branch of the State Bank of India, a post office, an STD/ISD phone booth and a co-operative store for the benefit of the students and the staff. The Sindri Town railway station is adjacent to the campus. There is a shuttle service between Sindri and Dhanbad four times a day. The other means of transportation from Dhanbad station to the campus are local taxis (also called trekkers), which have most hostels on their route. Hostels This institute is fully residential. Professors’ quarters and hostels are also present on campus, giving it the feel of one big close-knit community. The on-campus student housing consists of 25 hostels, including 3 girl's hostel. Each hostel has mess facility. Student Activities and Clubs There are many clubs in the institute that provide a forum for the extracurricular activities of the students. Some of these are Leo Club, Sarjana (the college magazine), Rotaract Club, ISTE, Literary Society, Arts Club, Gandhi Rachnatmak Samiti, Model Club, Photographic club and Painting Wing, among others. They organize various intra- and inter- college events from time to time. These clubs helps in personality development of the students. Placements BIT has a very successful student placement program that attracts the top employers across industries, reflecting the quality of its alumni and the faith companies place in the students of this institute. Over the years there have been a large number of companies have visited BIT Sindri. Some of them are IBM, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Aricent , ITC Infotech, Satyam, Syntel, Patni Computers, Tata Motors , Tata Timken, ACC, Hindalco, Ispat Industries, Tata Telcon, JUSCO, IXIA TECHNOLOGIES, Haldia Petrochemicals, Vedanta Group, Reliance Telecom , Dastur & Co., Tata Metallics,etc. Source: History by Prof N. K. Sinha Images: Main building |
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