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'''Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology''' (commonly referred to as '''MIT, Muzaffarpur''') is a [[Public university|public]], [[coeducational]] [[College of Engineering|engineering college]] in [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]].  It is administered by the [[Department of Science and Technology, Bihar]] and funded by [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>http://dst.bih.nic.in/ and http://dotnet.bih.nic.in/EngineeringColleges.aspx{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Retrieved on 24/11/2009''</ref> It was founded in 1954, just after [[India]] [[Indian independence movement|attained independence]] in 1947. The foundation stone was laid by the first [[Prime Minister]] of [[India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mitmuzaffarpur.org/|title=MIT Muzaffarpur|website=mitmuzaffarpur.org|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref> It runs [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] programmes in [[Engineering]] and [[Pharmacy]]. The institute has a campus at [[Muzaffarpur]].
'''Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology''' (commonly referred to as '''MIT, Muzaffarpur''') is a public, coeducational engineering college in [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]].  It is administered by the [[Department of Science and Technology, Bihar]] and funded by [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>http://dst.bih.nic.in/ and http://dotnet.bih.nic.in/EngineeringColleges.aspx{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Retrieved on 24/11/2009''</ref> It was founded in 1954, just after India attained independence in 1947. The foundation stone was laid by the first Prime Minister of India, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mitmuzaffarpur.org/|title=MIT Muzaffarpur|website=mitmuzaffarpur.org|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=मुजफ्फरपुर में एनबीए ग्रेडिंग के लिए एमआइटी से तीन ब्रांचों का चयन
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|work=Dainik Jagran
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|date=26 November 2025
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|language=hi
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==History==
==History==
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Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT) was established on 25 September 1954, seven years after India’s independence. The institute was inaugurated by [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh|Sri C. P. N. Sinha]], the then Governor of East Punjab. It initially began as the College of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur, offering only the Civil Engineering discipline with an inaugural batch of 45 students in the 1954–55 academic session.
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On 21 April 1956, the foundation stone of the main building was laid by [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first Prime Minister of India. The Electrical and Mechanical Engineering branches were introduced in the 1960–61 session, following which the institute was renamed Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. The Pharmacy and Leather Technology disciplines were added in 1978 and 1986 respectively. Later, Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering programmes were introduced in 2001.
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<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2008/Dec/Newsbihar02Dec6.html | title=MIT would be made a model institute | date=2 December 2008 | work=Bihar Times | accessdate=26 September 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Dr. A. T.Paul]] 15/9/1954-  4/8/1955
 
* [[Dr. B. Ojha]] 5/8/1954 - 4/8/1955
== Academics ==
* [[Dr. D.P. Sinha]] 3/7/1960 - 2/9/1969
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering and Pharmacy.
* [[Dr. S.K. Bhattacharya]] 3/9/1969 - 11/1/1970
* [[Dr. S. Prasad]] 12/1/1970 - 30/4/1978
* [[Dr. I.C. Nayak]] 1/5/1978 - 31/8/1983
* [[Dr. R.K. Garg]] 1/9/1983 - 31/1/1985
* [[Dr. U.N. Sharan]]  1/2/1985 - 14/9/1988
* [[Dr. P. Baskaran]] 15/9/1988 - 4/3/1991
* [[Dr. B.B. Lall]] 5/3/1991 - 30/11/1992
* [[Dr. R.P. Singh]] 1/12/1992 - 25/7/1995
* [[Dr. K. Prasad]] 26/7/1995 - 30/6//1996
* [[Dr. K.K. Sinha]] 1/7/1996 - 30/7/1996
* [[Dr. S.C. Sinha]] 31/7/1996 - 9/10/1998
* [[Dr. S.C. Roy]] 10/10/1998 - 9/11/1998
* [[Dr. D. Singh]] 10/11/1998- 31/7/2000
* [[Dr. Dhrub Prasad]] 1/8/2000 -    8/3/2007
* [[Dr. M.P.Jakhanwal]] 9/3/2007  -    ??/??/??
* [[Dr. Dhrub Prasad]]  ??/??/??  -
* [[Dr. Kumar surendra]] ??/07/2013–31/12/2013
* [[Dr. A.K.Nathani]] -1/1/2014-
* [[Dr. Achintya]]
* [[Dr. Jagadanand Jha]]<ref>https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/mitmuz/roh.html&date=2009-10-26+02:45:59 ''Roll of Honour''</ref>
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MIT (established with the name College of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur) began on 25 September 1954 with one discipline: [[Civil Engineering]].
=== Undergraduate programmes ===
Committee recommended the establishment of higher technical institutions in India, along the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and consulting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign along with affiliated secondary institutions. The report urged that work should start with the speedy establishment of major institutions in the four quarters of the country with the ones in the east and the west to be set up immediately
The institute offers undergraduate programmes with a total sanctioned intake of 580 seats.<ref>Government of Bihar. "Bihar Economic Review (Hindi)". Department of Finance, Government of Bihar. https://state.bihar.gov.in/finance/cache/12/05-Feb-26/SHOW_DOCS/Bihar%20Eco%20Review%20Hindi_11zon.pdf. Accessed 5 February 2026.</ref>
It was inaugurated by C.P.N. Singh, [[governor]] of then East Punjab (now [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]] and parts of [[Himachal Pradesh]]). The first [[Prime Minister]] of [[India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] laid the foundation of the main building on 21 April 1956. [[Mechanical Engineering]] and [[Electrical Engineering]] disciplines were added in 1960 and the institute was renamed as Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. [[Pharmacy]] and Leather Technology were added in 1978 and 1986 respectively. [[Information Technology]] and Electronics and Communication Engineering disciplines were introduced in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org/intro.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221013129/http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org/intro.asp |archivedate=2007-12-21 }} ''Retrieved on 21/12/2007''</ref> In December 2008, the government of [[Bihar]] declared that MIT would be developed into a model [[College of Engineering|engineering college]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2008/Dec/Newsbihar02Dec6.html | title=MIT would be made a model institute | date=2 December 2008 | work=Bihar Times | accessdate=26 September 2018 }}</ref>


==Campus==
=== Postgraduate programmes ===
The campus is in the north-west corner of [[Muzaffarpur]] city, along [[Muzaffarpur]]–[[Motihari]] road, and spread over an area of {{convert|85|acre|m2|abbr=}} four kilometers from [[Muzaffarpur]] [[railway station]]. The institute is flanked by the river Burhi Gandak on the north, a reservoir on the east, [[Muzaffarpur]]–[[Motihari]] road on the south, and the road network on the west.
Postgraduate programmes are offered at the institute with a total sanctioned intake of 120 seats.<ref>Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. "UG Admission". Official website of MIT Muzaffarpur. https://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org/admission/ug-admission/. Accessed 5 February 2026.</ref>


The campus is divided into following zones:
=== Admissions ===
* Academic Zone that includes department offices, lecture theaters, libraries
From 2019 onwards, undergraduate admissions are based on the merit list of the [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]] (JEE Main), conducted by the [[National Testing Agency]]. Earlier, admissions were conducted through the [[Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board]].
* Student Residential Zone
* Faculty and Staff Residential Zone
* Student Recreational Area that includes [[Association football|football]] ground, [[cricket]] ground, [[badminton]] courts.
* AVH is the hall for the cultural activities.
* It has also separate building for branches like Information technology building, electronic and communications building, lab building for physics and chemistry.


The campus has student activity centre, [[primary school]] named MIT Bal Niketan International School, branch of [[State Bank of India]], [[post office]], [[central bank of india]] and a [[temple]].
Admission to postgraduate programmes is based on the score obtained in the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE).


==Academic departments==
== Departments ==
* Department of [[Civil Engineering]]
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology has the following academic departments:
* Department of [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* Biomedical and Robotics Engineering
* Department of [[Electrical Engineering]]
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* Department of [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]  
* [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
* Department of [[Information Technology]]
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* Department of Leather Technology
* [[Electrical Engineering]]
* Department of [[Pharmacy]]
* Information Technology
* Department of [[Mathematics]]
* Leather Technology 
* Department of [[Physics]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* Department of [[Chemistry]]
* Pharmacy 
* Department of [[Humanities]]
* Applied Science and Humanities<ref>Shiksha. "Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology". Shiksha. https://www.shiksha.com/college/muzaffarpur-institute-of-technology-22815.</ref>
[[File:Pharmacy MIT.jpg|thumb|Pharmacy]]
[[File:EC Building MIT.jpg|thumb|Science Block]]


==Academics==
==Campus==
===Admission===
The campus of Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology is located in the north-western part of [[Muzaffarpur]] city, along the [[Muzaffarpur]]–[[Motihari]] road. It covers an area of {{convert|85|acre|m2|abbr=}} and is situated about four kilometres from [[Muzaffarpur Junction]].
From 2019 onwards, admissions will be based on national [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]] merit list. Students who want to enroll must appear at the exam that is conducted by [[National Testing Agency]].


Earlier Undergraduate admissions were done through the [[Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board)]]. The entrance examination was held in two stages: First stage was the screening test or preliminary test. The screened candidates had to appear in the main examination (second stage). Based on the merit list in the second stage, successful candidates were allotted seats in different engineering colleges of Bihar.
The campus is bounded by the [[Burhi Gandak River]] to the north, a reservoir to the east, the Muzaffarpur–Motihari road to the south, and an internal road network to the west.


Admission to postgraduate programmes is based upon score and rank in [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE) conducted by IITs/IISc.
The campus is broadly divided into the following functional zones:
* Academic Zone, which includes departmental offices, lecture theatres, laboratories, and libraries
* Student Residential Zone
* Faculty and Staff Residential Zone
* Student Recreational Zone, comprising football and cricket grounds and badminton courts


===University affiliation===
The campus also has an Auditorium and Visual Hall (AVH), which is used for cultural and academic programmes. Separate buildings are available for academic departments such as Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering, along with dedicated laboratories for Physics and Chemistry.
Formerly it was affiliated to BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR BIHAR UNIVERSITY (BRABU) But Later from 2010
MIT is affiliated to [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University]], [[Patna]].


===Degree programs===
Other facilities on the campus include a student activity centre, a primary school named *MIT Bal Niketan International School*, branches of the [[State Bank of India]] and [[Central Bank of India]], a [[post office]], a temple, and guest houses for parents and visitors.


====Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)====
===Residential facilities===
The institute has a well-developed residential system for students. There are seven boys’ hostels with a combined accommodation capacity of about 1,400 students and one girls’ hostel, known as the Golden Jubilee Girls’ Hostel, which can accommodate approximately 200 students. Hostel No. 1, also known as Damodar Hostel, was constructed in 1952, prior to the construction of the main academic building of the institute.


MIT has the following branches at the undergraduate [[Bachelor of Technology]] level. The number of seats available in each discipline is given in parentheses:
Single-seated rooms are generally allotted to final-year and pre-final-year students, while first- and second-year students are accommodated in double- and triple-seated rooms. One of the hostels, known as the Welfare Hostel, is exclusively meant for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and is administered by the Welfare Department.
* [[Civil Engineering]] (60)
* [[Mechanical Engineering]] (60)
* [[Electrical Engineering]] (60)
* Electronics and Communication Engineering (40)
* [[Information Technology]] (40)
* Leather Technology (30)


====Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.)====
===Sports and student activities===
* [[Bachelor of Pharmacy]] (60)
Sports and extracurricular activities have been an integral part of campus life since 1954. The campus provides facilities for outdoor sports such as [[cricket]], [[Association football|football]], [[volleyball]], [[basketball]], [[lawn tennis]], and [[badminton]], along with facilities for indoor games including [[table tennis]] and chess. The sports grounds and courts are regularly maintained.


==== Master of Technology ====
The Sports Club became inactive around 2000 but was revived in 2017 by a group of students from the 2015 batch under the name *MIT Sports Club*. Since its revival, the club has been organising the institute’s annual sports meet, inter-college sports events, and various tournaments at the campus sports grounds. Inter-college and interstate tournaments are also held regularly.<ref>{{cite news
At the postgraduate [[M.Tech]] level MIT has the following branches:
|title=MIT Muzaffarpur’s Umang 3.0 Festival Showcases Engineering Students’ Talent
* Machine Design (under the department of [[Mechanical Engineering]]) (18 full-time + 4 part-time)
|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bagaha/story-mit-muzaffarpur-s-umang-3-0-festival-showcases-engineering-students-talent-201769364490916.html
* Thermal Engineering (under the department of [[Mechanical Engineering]]) (18 full-time + 5 part-time)
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* Manufacturing Technology (under the department of [[Mechanical Engineering]]) (18 full-time )
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Facilities for [[Ph.D.]] research exist in all departments.
Student activities on campus are coordinated through several clubs, including:
* The Technical Club
* Junoon-1
* The Cultural Club
* The Sports Club
* MITRA Club


==Student life==
[[File:Event oraganize by Junoon.jpg|thumb|alt=Hindi Pakhwada organised by Junoon|Hindi Pakhwada organised by Junoon]]


===Hostels===
===Innovation and entrepreneurship===
There are seven boys hostels having a capacity to accommodate 1400 students and one girls hostel (the Golden Jubilee Girls Hostel) with a capacity to accommodate 200 students.hostel -01(damodar hostel) was constructed in 1952 before college main building was constructed.
The Start-up Cell at Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology was established on 16 January 2018 with the objective of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among students by providing institutional guidance and support.<ref>http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org</ref>
Guest Houses for parents and others are also located in the campus.


===MIT Sports Club===
The Small Industries Research, Training and Development Organization (SIRTDO) was established at the institute in 1976 with financial support from the Government of [[Bihar]]. SIRTDO encourages entrepreneurship among students and acts as an incubation centre for new business ventures. It organises orientation and training programmes in collaboration with national-level institutions and provides training in areas such as product design and development, management, marketing, and finance.
The sports club has been functioning since 1954 and provides facilities for [[Cricket]], [[Lawn Tennis]], [[Badminton]], [[Volleyball]], [[Basketball]], [[Association football|Football]] Table- Tennis and Indore games. But since 2000 the sports club became inactive and unofficially closed. Later on, in 2017 a group of students from 2K15 batch has relaunched the platform of sports in this college as MIT SPORTS CLUB.  The club organizes the institute's annual sports, an Inter-college sports meet and severals of [[lawn tennis, badminton, chess, etc.]] tournament every year at MIT sports grounds. Inter college and Interstates tournaments held every year.


===Other===
===IT and Internet facilities===
Junoon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/junoonmit/|title=Security Check Required|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>
The institute is connected to its Internet Service Provider through a leased optical-fibre link with a bandwidth of 100 Mbps. Internet access is available across the campus, including laboratories and hostels, through both wired and Wi-Fi networks.
[[File:Event oraganize by Junoon.jpg|thumb|alt=Hindi Pakhwada organize by Junoon|
Hindi Pakhwada organize by Junoon]]
The Start-up cell in MIT, Muzaffarpur is established on 16 January 2018.<ref>[http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org www.mitmuzaffarpur.org]</ref>


===SIRTDO===
The Computer Centre provides round-the-clock Wi-Fi and broadband internet services to support academic and research activities. It has been upgraded with the installation of 195 desktop computers, which are primarily used for programming instruction, practical work, and student research.
The Small Industries Research, Training and Development Organization (SIRTDO) was established at MIT in 1976 with financial support from the government of [[Bihar]] with the objective to encourage entrepreneurship among MIT students. The organization organizes orientation programmes with the collaboration of other national level institutes. SIRTDO acts as incubation center for new business ventures by providing facilities at the campus and provides training to the entrepreneurs in product design, development and management, marketing and finance.


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official website|http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org}}
* {{Official website|http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org}}
* [https://bceceboard.bihar.gov.in/ BCECE Board website]
* [https://bceceboard.bihar.gov.in/ BCECE Board website]
* [http://akubihar.ac.in/ Aryabhatta Knowledge University website]
* [http://www.beu-bih.ac.in/BEUP/Letter.aspx]
* [http://dst.bih.nic.in/ DST, Bihar website]
* [http://dst.bih.nic.in/ DST, Bihar website]
* [http://www.beu-bih.ac.in/BEUP/Letter.aspx/ Bihar Engineering University website]


 
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Not to be confused with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology
Former name
College of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur (1954–1959)
MottoSarvopari Karma
Motto in English
Work is above everything else
TypePublic
Established1954 (72 years ago) (1954)
FounderJawaharlal Nehru
PrincipalDr. M. K. Jha
Academic staff
50
Administrative staff
150
Students1,350
Undergraduates1,300
Location
Muzaffarpur
,
Bihar
,
India
CampusUrban 85 acres (340,000 m2)
NicknameMIT, Muzaffarpur
AffiliationsBihar Engineering University
Websitewww.mitmuzaffarpur.org

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as MIT, Muzaffarpur) is a public, coeducational engineering college in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. It is administered by the Department of Science and Technology, Bihar and funded by Government of Bihar.[1] It was founded in 1954, just after India attained independence in 1947. The foundation stone was laid by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT) was established on 25 September 1954, seven years after India’s independence. The institute was inaugurated by Sri C. P. N. Sinha, the then Governor of East Punjab. It initially began as the College of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur, offering only the Civil Engineering discipline with an inaugural batch of 45 students in the 1954–55 academic session.

On 21 April 1956, the foundation stone of the main building was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The Electrical and Mechanical Engineering branches were introduced in the 1960–61 session, following which the institute was renamed Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. The Pharmacy and Leather Technology disciplines were added in 1978 and 1986 respectively. Later, Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering programmes were introduced in 2001. [4]

Academics[edit | edit source]

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering and Pharmacy.

Undergraduate programmes[edit | edit source]

The institute offers undergraduate programmes with a total sanctioned intake of 580 seats.[5]

Postgraduate programmes[edit | edit source]

Postgraduate programmes are offered at the institute with a total sanctioned intake of 120 seats.[6]

Admissions[edit | edit source]

From 2019 onwards, undergraduate admissions are based on the merit list of the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main), conducted by the National Testing Agency. Earlier, admissions were conducted through the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board.

Admission to postgraduate programmes is based on the score obtained in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

Departments[edit | edit source]

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology has the following academic departments:

Campus[edit | edit source]

The campus of Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology is located in the north-western part of Muzaffarpur city, along the Muzaffarpur–Motihari road. It covers an area of 85 acres (340,000 m2) and is situated about four kilometres from Muzaffarpur Junction.

The campus is bounded by the Burhi Gandak River to the north, a reservoir to the east, the Muzaffarpur–Motihari road to the south, and an internal road network to the west.

The campus is broadly divided into the following functional zones:

  • Academic Zone, which includes departmental offices, lecture theatres, laboratories, and libraries
  • Student Residential Zone
  • Faculty and Staff Residential Zone
  • Student Recreational Zone, comprising football and cricket grounds and badminton courts

The campus also has an Auditorium and Visual Hall (AVH), which is used for cultural and academic programmes. Separate buildings are available for academic departments such as Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering, along with dedicated laboratories for Physics and Chemistry.

Other facilities on the campus include a student activity centre, a primary school named *MIT Bal Niketan International School*, branches of the State Bank of India and Central Bank of India, a post office, a temple, and guest houses for parents and visitors.

Residential facilities[edit | edit source]

The institute has a well-developed residential system for students. There are seven boys’ hostels with a combined accommodation capacity of about 1,400 students and one girls’ hostel, known as the Golden Jubilee Girls’ Hostel, which can accommodate approximately 200 students. Hostel No. 1, also known as Damodar Hostel, was constructed in 1952, prior to the construction of the main academic building of the institute.

Single-seated rooms are generally allotted to final-year and pre-final-year students, while first- and second-year students are accommodated in double- and triple-seated rooms. One of the hostels, known as the Welfare Hostel, is exclusively meant for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and is administered by the Welfare Department.

Sports and student activities[edit | edit source]

Sports and extracurricular activities have been an integral part of campus life since 1954. The campus provides facilities for outdoor sports such as cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, lawn tennis, and badminton, along with facilities for indoor games including table tennis and chess. The sports grounds and courts are regularly maintained.

The Sports Club became inactive around 2000 but was revived in 2017 by a group of students from the 2015 batch under the name *MIT Sports Club*. Since its revival, the club has been organising the institute’s annual sports meet, inter-college sports events, and various tournaments at the campus sports grounds. Inter-college and interstate tournaments are also held regularly.[8]

Student activities on campus are coordinated through several clubs, including:

  • The Technical Club
  • Junoon-1
  • The Cultural Club
  • The Sports Club
  • MITRA Club
Hindi Pakhwada organised by Junoon
Hindi Pakhwada organised by Junoon

Innovation and entrepreneurship[edit | edit source]

The Start-up Cell at Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology was established on 16 January 2018 with the objective of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among students by providing institutional guidance and support.[9]

The Small Industries Research, Training and Development Organization (SIRTDO) was established at the institute in 1976 with financial support from the Government of Bihar. SIRTDO encourages entrepreneurship among students and acts as an incubation centre for new business ventures. It organises orientation and training programmes in collaboration with national-level institutions and provides training in areas such as product design and development, management, marketing, and finance.

IT and Internet facilities[edit | edit source]

The institute is connected to its Internet Service Provider through a leased optical-fibre link with a bandwidth of 100 Mbps. Internet access is available across the campus, including laboratories and hostels, through both wired and Wi-Fi networks.

The Computer Centre provides round-the-clock Wi-Fi and broadband internet services to support academic and research activities. It has been upgraded with the installation of 195 desktop computers, which are primarily used for programming instruction, practical work, and student research.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://dst.bih.nic.in/ and http://dotnet.bih.nic.in/EngineeringColleges.aspx[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 24/11/2009
  2. ↑ "MIT Muzaffarpur". mitmuzaffarpur.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "मुजफ्फरपुर में एनबीए ग्रेडिंग के लिए एमआइटी से तीन ब्रांचों का चयन". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Jagran Prakashan Ltd. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "MIT would be made a model institute". Bihar Times. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Government of Bihar. "Bihar Economic Review (Hindi)". Department of Finance, Government of Bihar. https://state.bihar.gov.in/finance/cache/12/05-Feb-26/SHOW_DOCS/Bihar%20Eco%20Review%20Hindi_11zon.pdf. Accessed 5 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. "UG Admission". Official website of MIT Muzaffarpur. https://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org/admission/ug-admission/. Accessed 5 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Shiksha. "Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology". Shiksha. https://www.shiksha.com/college/muzaffarpur-institute-of-technology-22815.
  8. ↑ "MIT Muzaffarpur's Umang 3.0 Festival Showcases Engineering Students' Talent". Live Hindustan (in हिन्दी). Hindustan Media. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  9. ↑ http://www.mitmuzaffarpur.org

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