Public university in West Bengal, India
MAKAUT entrance gate in Haringhata
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
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
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
Schools, Departments & Centers
The university has 11 different Schools of Studies and there are 75 Undergraduate and 100 post-graduate courses.[ 10]
Academics
Rankings
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
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]
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