Haldia Institute of Technology
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| Motto | "Jnanam Vijnanam Sahitam" (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge with Wisdom |
| Type | Autonomous |
| Established | 1996 |
Academic affiliation | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology |
| Chairman | Lakshman Chandra Seth |
| Principal | Dr. Tarun Kanti Jana |
| Director | Manabendra Nath Bandhopadhyay |
| Students | 5,100[1] |
| Undergraduates | 4,863[1] |
| Postgraduates | 250[1] |
| Address | , 721657 , 22°03′02.15″N 88°04′12.09″E / 22.0505972°N 88.0700250°E |
| Campus | Urban, 0.15 km2 (37 acres) |
| Affiliations | AICTE, NAAC, NBA |
| Website | www |
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Haldia Institute of Technology, better known as HIT Haldia, is an autonomous[2] engineering institute in Haldia, West Bengal, India, approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT).[3] It is an institution maintained by ICARE (Indian Center for Advancement of Research and Education, Haldia ICARE, Haldia), a non-profit making voluntary organization.[4] 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 km2).[5]
The Institute offers 13 B.Tech, 5 M.Tech and MCA, MBA courses.[6]
Student Housing
The campus comprises
- Administrative block
- 9 Academic blocks
- 14 Student Hostels
- Library
- Departmental store
- Post Office
- Laundry
- Medical Store
- Bank
- ATM(24x7)
- Restaurant
- Open air cafetaria
- Recreational building
- Football ground
- Basketball court
- Cricket ground
The college campus provides us with separate housing facility or dormitory (hostels) for boys and girls :
- Boys Hostels
- Newton Hall of Residence
- Galileo Hall of Residence
- Darwin Hall of Residence
- Ranichak Boys Hostel
- Balaji Boys Hostel
- Girls Hostels
- Tamalika Ponda Seth Hall of Residence
- Matangini Hall of Residence
- Pritilata Waddedar Hall of Residence
- Foreign Hostel
- A.P.C Roy Boys Hostel
Schools and Departments
Undergraduate
Haldia Institute of Technology has the following schools and departments:[7]
- School of Engineering
- Department of Mechanical engineering
- Department of Electrical engineering
- Department of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Department of Civil engineering
- School of Applied Sciences & Humanities
- Department of Applied Sciences
- School of Chemical, Food & BioTechnology
- Department of Chemical engineering
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Food technology
- School of Electronics, Computer & Informatics
- Department of Computer science and engineering
- Department of Computer science and engineering (Data science)
- Department of Computer science and engineering (Cyber Security)
- Department of Computer science and engineering (Artificial intelligence and Machine learning)
- Department of Information technology
- Department of Electronic and Communications Engineering
Postgraduate
- School of Management & Social Sciences
- Department of MBA
Student life
Cultural and Non-academic Activities
The annual Science & Technology festival of HIT is PRAYUKTI.
The annual cultural festival RIVIERA, usually held in the month of May-June is an event hosted by the student body.
Accreditation
Haldia Institute of Technology is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an "A" grade[8] 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).[9][10][11]
Ranking
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[12] | 201-300 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the college between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.[13]
