Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

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{{short description|Private autonomous engineering college in Anandapur, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| image = [[File:Hitk 1.png|150px|Logo]]
| name = Heritage Institute of Technology
| native_name =
| motto = {{lang|sa-Latn|Atmo Deepo Bhavo}}
| mottoeng = Be Your Own Light
| established = 2001
| type = Private
| staff =
| faculty =
| students = 2,396<ref name="NIRF 2020 Data">{{cite web|title=Heritage Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020|url=https://nirfcdn.azureedge.net/2020/pdf/Engineering/IR-E-C-6202.pdf|publisher=[[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] Jun 11, 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
| undergrad = 2,328<ref name="NIRF 2020 Data"/>
| postgrad = 68<ref name="NIRF 2020 Data"/>
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] (70 acre)
| city = [[Kolkata]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{coord|22|31|6.72|N|88|24|58.85|E|region:IN}}
| director = Dulal Chandra Ray
| principal = Basab Chaudhuri
| affiliations = [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]]
| website = [http://www.heritageit.edu/ heritageit.edu]|
}}

'''Heritage Institute of Technology''', popularly known as '''HITK''' or '''HIT''', is a [[Private university|private]] [[autonomous]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/colleges/autonomous_colleges-list.pdf |title=Colleges |website=www.ugc.ac.in |format=PDF |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018071151/http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/colleges/autonomous_colleges-list.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[engineering]] college in [[Anandapur, Kolkata|Anandapur]], [[Kolkata]], near the East Kolkata Township, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is affiliated to [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]], [[Kolkata]].

== History ==
Heritage Institute of Technology was set up on the eastern fringes of [[Kolkata]] in 2001 by a group of industrialists hailing from the flourishing [[information technology]], [[electronics]] and related industries around [[Kolkata]], and some public figures. The foundation behind the growth of HITK is the Kalyan Bharti Trust. To meet the demand for technical manpower and in view of fiscal constraints at the governmental level, the Kalyan Bharti Trust supplemented the state government's efforts in setting up new engineering colleges by establishing the Heritage Institute of Technology in September 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Information Brochure |url=http://www.heritageit.edu/PDF/Informtion_Brochure_2018.pdf |website=Heritage Institute of Technology - Official Page |access-date=22 January 2019 |page=2 |format=PDF}}</ref>

==Campus==


Heritage Institute of Technology is built on the Heritage campus, in Anandapur on the southeastern fringes of Kolkata covering 70 acres. Along with HITK, the campus encompasses [[The Heritage School, Kolkata]], [[The Heritage College, Kolkata]] and [[The Heritage Academy, Kolkata]]. It is a 10-minute drive from East Metropolitan Bypass (near Ruby Hospital, about 2 km away). The nearest airport is [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] at Dum Dum, [[Kolkata]].

==Departments in Faculty of Technology and Management==
The institute offers one undergraduate course (B. Tech.) and three graduate courses (M. Tech., MBA and MCA). All courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education [[AICTE]], [[Government of India]] and the Department of Higher Education, [[Government of West Bengal]]. Since its inception, it has been affiliated to the [[West Bengal University of Technology]], [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/page.php?id=194|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - Affiliated Colleges of MAKAUT,WB|website=www.wbut.ac.in}}</ref>

The institute offers undergraduate B. Tech. course<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=66 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090354/http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=66 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in the following engineering disciplines:
* [[Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]
* [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Information Technology]]
* [[Biotechnology]]
* [[Chemical Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Electrical Engineering]]

The graduate school offers full-time two-year [[Master of Technology]] (M. Tech.) degree in the following disciplines:
* [[Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]
* [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Biotechnology]]
* [[Very-large-scale integration|VLSI]]
* Renewable Energy
The institute also offers full-time two-year [[Master of Computer Application]] degree.

Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses is done through the [[WBJEE|West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination]] (WBJEE) and [[AIEEE|All India Engineering Entrance Examination]] (AIEEE).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=84 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090548/http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=84 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Student exchange==
The institute signed an [[Memorandum of understanding|MoU]] with [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]] ([[NJIT]]) for a [[student exchange]] programme<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=217 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527092735/http://www.heritageit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=217 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njit.edu/news/2011/2011-255.php|title=Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28|website=New Jersey Institute of Technology}}</ref>

It has signed an [[Memorandum of understanding|MoU]] with the College of Natural Science, [[Sungkyunkwan University]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Info|url = http://www.heritageit.edu/InternationalCollaborationDetails.aspx|website = www.heritageit.edu|access-date = 2015-10-05}}</ref>

== Ranking ==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college

| NIRF_E_2019 = 150
| NIRF_E_2020 = 154
}}
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 154 among engineering colleges in 2020 .
It was ranked 150 in 2019, by NIRF <ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020 />
It is a [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) graded "B++" institution .

== Fests ==
* [[ECLECIA]] (annual cultural fest)
* Dakshh (annual technical fest)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.heritageit.edu/}}

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{{West Bengal University of Technology}}

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