
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 the current one 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]
| Schools | Department and Centres |
|---|---|
| School of biological science and technology | Biotechnology |
| Bioinformatics | |
| Applied Biology | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bioeconomy | |
| School of computer science & engineering | Computer science and engineering |
| School of information science and technology | Information technology |
| Emerging technologies | |
| Information science-Undergraduate | |
| Information science-Postgraduate | |
| Computer Applications | |
| Geo-informatics and Spatial sciences | |
| School of engineering science & technology | Industrial Engineering and Management |
| Microelectronics and VLSI Technology | |
| Centre for Robotics & 3D Printing | |
| Centre for Biomedical engineering | |
| School of energy and environmental engineering | Environmental science |
| Renewable Energy Engineering | |
| Centre for Waste utilization | |
| School of management science | Management & Business administration |
| Management & Business Studies | |
| Undergraduate Business Studies | |
| Hospital administration & Management | |
| Hospitality & Hotel administration | |
| School of applied science & technology | Applied Chemistry |
| Applied Mathematics | |
| Applied Physics | |
| Applied Statistics | |
| Forensic science & Technology | |
| Materials science & Technology | |
| School of food science & agro technology | Food Science |
| Food technology | |
| School of pharmaceutical science & health care technology | Pharmaceutical technology |
| School of humanities and social sciences | Applied economics |
| Applied psychology | |
| Linguistics | |
| Humanities | |
| School of media science & entertainment | Media Science |
| Multimedia technology | |
| School of planning & architecture design | Archaeology (Heritage Cell) |
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]
See also
- List of universities in West Bengal
- List of educational institutions in West Bengal
- Distance Education Bureau
- University Grants Commission (India)
References
- ^ a b c d e f “NIRF 2025” (PDF). National Institutional Ranking Framework.
- ^ “MAKAUT University Act 2000” (PDF). wbhed.gov.in. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ “Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology”.
- ^ “MAKAUT launches new certification and diploma courses on Archaeology”. Indiablooms. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) – About Us”. makautwb.ac.in. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ “West Bengal Act XV of 2000” (PDF).
- ^ “Users” (PDF). www.wbut.ac.in.
- ^ “MAKAUT, WB Fourth among Universities in India to give Access to DigiLocker System to Students”. IBG News March 14, 2023 6:35 pm. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) – About Us”. makautwb.ac.in. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ “An Outstanding Institution of Higher Learning”. The Telegraph 25.08.22, 11:10 AM. ABP Digital Brand Studio. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ “National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)”. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ “NIRF Engineering 2020”. NIRF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ “NIRF Engineering 2021”. NIRF. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ “NIRF Engineering 2022”. NIRF.
- ^ “NIRF Engineering 2023”. NIRF. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Government of India, Ministry of Education (2024). “India Rankings 2024: State Public Universities (Rank -band: 51-100)”. National Institute Ranking Framework.
- ^ “Accreditations”. West Bengal University of Technology.
- ^ “Accreditation”. National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ “MAKAUT University Gets NBA Approval For 3 Engineering Courses”. Outlook India 08 JUN 2022 9:16 PM. Kolkata. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.