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{{short description|Public university in West Bengal}}
{{short description|Public university in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
  | name                  = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
  | name                  = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
  | image                  = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Logo.svg
  | image                  = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Logo.svg
  | motto                  = <small>''In Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence''</small>
| image_upright          = .6
  | established            = {{Start date|16 July 2001}}
| former_name            = West Bengal University of Technology
  | type                  = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
  | motto                  = ''In Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence''
  | budget                = {{INRConvert|515.044|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2021–22 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | established            = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=y|2001|7|16}}
  | coor                  = {{coord|22|57|25.34|N|88|32|36.46|E|type:edu_region:IN-WB|display = inline, title}}
| accreditation          = {{hlist|[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]|[[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]}}
  | faculty                = 181 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]}}
  | students              = 2,689 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2023 |url=https://makautwb.ac.in/big_files/NIRF-2023-Overall.pdf |publisher=MAKAUT,WB}}</ref>
  | type                  = [[Public university|Public]] [[Institute of technology|technical university]]
  | undergrad              = 1,214 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | budget                = {{INRConvert|74.09|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2023–24 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | postgrad              = 1,369 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | chancellor            = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
  | doctoral              = 106 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| vice_chancellor        = Tapas Chakraborty ''(acting)''
  | city                  = [[Haringhata, West Bengal|Haringhata]]
  | faculty                = 167 (2025)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | students              = 2,914 (2025)<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2025 |url=https://makautwb.ac.in/big_files/NIRF-2025-Overall.pdf |publisher=[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]}}</ref>
  | undergrad              = 1,862 (2025)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | postgrad              = 1,041 (2025)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | doctoral              = 11 (2025)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
  | city                  = [[Haringhata]]
  | state                  = [[West Bengal]]
  | state                  = [[West Bengal]]
  | country                = India
  | country                = India
  | campus_type            = [[Urban area|Semi Urban]]<br />{{Convert|40|acre|ha}}
  | coor                  = {{coord|22|57|25.34|N|88|32|36.46|E|type:edu_region:IN-WB|display= inline, title}}
| chancellor            = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
  | campus_type            = [[Urban area|Semi Urban]]<br /> {{Convert|40|acre|ha}}
| vice_chancellor        = Prof. Gautam Majumdar<br />{{small|(interim VC)}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=TOI |first=TNN |date=14 July 2023 |title=Guv appoints MAKAUT Interim VC |work=[[The Times of India]] Jul 14, 2023, 11:11 IST |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/guv-appoints-makaut-interim-vc/articleshow/101742415.cms |url-status=live |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>
  | accreditation          = {{hlist|[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]|[[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]}}
| academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[All India Council of Technical Education|AICTE]]|[[Pharmacy Council of India|PCI]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]}}
  | free_label1            = Newspaper
  | free_label1            = Newspaper
  | free1                  = ''Tech Vistas''
  | free1                  = ''Tech Vistas''
  | website                = {{Official URL}}
  | website                = {{Official URL}}
  |}}
  |}}
 
[[File:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology 05.jpg|thumb|MAKAUT entrance gate in Haringhata]]
'''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology''' ('''MAKAUT'''), formerly known as '''West Bengal University of Technology''' ('''WBUT'''), is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Haringhata, West Bengal|Haringhata]], [[West Bengal]], India. It is funded completely by the [[Government of West Bengal]]. It was established in 2001 by the [[West Bengal]] legislature.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAKAUT University Act 2000 | url=https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/WBUTAct2000.pdf|website=wbhed.gov.in|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> The university provides [[management]] and [[engineering]] degrees through [[Collegiate university|affiliated]] colleges<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology | url=https://makautresult.in/colleges}}</ref> and in-house departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/E/4870/makaut-launches-new-certification-and-diploma-courses-on-archaeology.html|title=MAKAUT launches new certification and diploma courses on Archaeology {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management|last=Indiablooms|website=Indiablooms.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>
'''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology''', '''West Bengal''' ('''MAKAUT, WB'''), formerly known as '''West Bengal University of Technology''' ('''WBUT'''), is a [[public university|public]] [[institute of technology|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MAKAUT University Act 2000 | url=https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/WBUTAct2000.pdf|website=wbhed.gov.in|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> The university provides [[management]] and [[engineering]] degrees through [[Collegiate university|affiliated]] colleges<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology | url=https://makautresult.in/colleges}}</ref> and in-house departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/E/4870/makaut-launches-new-certification-and-diploma-courses-on-archaeology.html|title=MAKAUT launches new certification and diploma courses on Archaeology|website=Indiablooms|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>


==History==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196#intro|access-date=2020-06-02|website=makautwb.ac.in}}</ref> The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Act XV of 2000|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/rti/WBUT-ACT-Amended.pdf}}</ref> The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in April 2015.<ref>http://www.wbut.ac.in/datas/users/0-makaut.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>From 2023 University statrted to give access to Digilocker System to Students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2023 |title=MAKAUT, WB Fourth among Universities in India to give Access to DigiLocker System to Students |work=IBG News March 14, 2023 6:35 pm |url=https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315151758/https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196#intro|access-date=2020-06-02|website=makautwb.ac.in}}</ref> The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Act XV of 2000|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/rti/WBUT-ACT-Amended.pdf}}</ref> The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to the current one in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Users |url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/datas/users/0-makaut.pdf |website=www.wbut.ac.in}}</ref> From 2023 University started to give access to [[DigiLocker]] System to Students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2023 |title=MAKAUT, WB Fourth among Universities in India to give Access to DigiLocker System to Students |work=IBG News March 14, 2023 6:35 pm |url=https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315151758/https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[File:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology 05.jpg|thumb|Main campus of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|website=makautwb.ac.in|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref> The university is located in between [[Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya]] and [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata|IISER Kolkata]].
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|website=makautwb.ac.in|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref> The university is located in between [[Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya]] and [[IISER Kolkata]].


==Organisation and administration==
==Organisation and administration==


===Schools, Departments & Centers===
===Schools, Departments & Centers===
The University has 11 different Schools of Studies and there are 75 Undergraduate and 100 post-graduate courses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2022 |title=An Outstanding Institution of Higher Learning |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] 25.08.22, 11:10 AM  |publisher=ABP Digital Brand Studio|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831064407/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |archive-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>
The university has 11 different Schools of Studies and there are 75 Undergraduate and 100 post-graduate courses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2022 |title=An Outstanding Institution of Higher Learning |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] 25.08.22, 11:10 AM  |publisher=ABP Digital Brand Studio|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831064407/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |archive-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY'''
{|class = "wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!style='background: #4169e1'|<span style="color:white">Schools</span>
!style='background: #4169e1'|<span style="color:white">Department and Centres</span>
|-
|rowspan=5 |School of biological science and technology
|[[Biotechnology]]
|-
|[[Bioinformatics]]
|-
|[[Applied Biology]]
|-
|-
|Biotechnology
|[[Life Sciences]]
|Bio-informatics
|Applied Biology
|-
|-
|Life Sciences
|Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bioeconomy
|Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bio Economy
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING'''
| rowspan=1 |School of computer science & engineering
|[[Computer science and engineering]]
|-
|-
|Computer science & engineering
| rowspan=6 |School of information science and technology
|[[Information technology]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY'''
|[[Emerging technologies]]
|-
|-
|Information Technology
|[[Information science]]-Undergraduate
|Emerging Technologies
|Information Science - Undergraduate
|-
|-
|Information Science - Postgraduate
|[[Information science]]-Postgraduate
|Computer Applications
|Geo-informatics and Spatial Sciences
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY'''
|[[Computer Applications]]
|-
|-
|Industrial Engineering and Management
|[[Geo-informatics]] and [[Spatial sciences]]
|Microelectronics and VLSI Technology
|Centre for Robotics & 3D Printing
|-
|-
|Centre for Biomedical Engineering
| rowspan=4 |School of engineering science & technology
|[[Industrial Engineering and Management]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING'''
|[[Microelectronics]] and [[VLSI Technology]]
|-
|Centre for [[Robotics]] & [[3D Printing]]
|-
|Centre for [[Biomedical engineering]]
|-
| rowspan=3 |School of energy and environmental engineering
|[[Environmental science]]
|-
|-
|Environmental Science
|Renewable Energy Engineering
|Renewable Energy Engineering
|Centre for Waste Utilization
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE'''
|Centre for Waste utilization
|-
| rowspan=5 |School of management science
|[[Management]] & [[Business administration]]
|-
|Management & [[Business Studies]]
|-
|-
|Management & Business Administration
|Management & Business Studies
|Undergraduate Business Studies
|Undergraduate Business Studies
|-
|-
|Hospital Administration & Management
|[[Hospital administration]] & Management
|Hospitality & Hotel Administration
|-
|[[Hospitality]] & [[Hotel administration]]
|-
| rowspan=6 |School of applied science & technology
|[[Applied Chemistry]]
|-
|[[Applied Mathematics]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY'''
|[[Applied Physics]]
|-
|-
|Applied Chemistry
|[[Applied Statistics]]
|Applied Mathematics
|Applied Physics
|-
|-
|Applied Statistics
|[[Forensic science]] & Technology
|Forensic Science & Technology
|Materials Science & Technology
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF FOOD SCIENCE & AGRO TECHNOLOGY'''
|[[Materials science]] & Technology
|-
|-
|Food Science
| rowspan=2 |School of food science & agro technology
|Food Technology
|[[Food Science]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY'''
|[[Food technology]]
|-
|-
|Pharmaceutical Technology
| rowspan=1 |School of pharmaceutical science & health care technology
|[[Pharmaceutical technology]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES'''
| rowspan="4" |School of humanities and social sciences
|[[Applied economics]]
|-
|-
|Applied Economics
|[[Applied psychology]]
|Applied Psychology
|Linguistics
|-
|-
|Humanities
|[[Linguistics]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCE & ENTERTAINMENT'''
|[[Humanities]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 |School of media science & entertainment
|Media Science
|Media Science
|Multimedia Technology
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE DESIGN'''
|[[Multimedia technology]]
|-
|-
|Archaeology (Heritage Cell)
| rowspan=1 |School of planning & architecture design
|[[Archaeology]] (Heritage Cell)
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===Rankings===
===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college
| type = University
<!----------Engineering---------->
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|NIRF_E_2023=101-150}}
|NIRF_E_2024=101-150|State Public University=}}


The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020, <ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020 >{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2020 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF}}</ref> 158 in 2021, <ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2021 >{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2021 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF}}</ref>. And gave rank band 201-250 in 2022 <ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2022 >{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2022 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=NIRF}}</ref> and 101-150 in 2023 <ref>{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2023 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=[[NIRF]]}}</ref>
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020,<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020">{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2020 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231813/https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 158 in 2021.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2021">{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2021 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909093421/https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/EngineeringRanking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> And gave rank band 201–250 in 2022 <ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2022">{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2022 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=NIRF}}</ref> and 101–150 in 2023 & 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2023 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=[[NIRF]] |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626092413/https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking150.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2024, NIRF's newly introduced parameter, "State Public University" it ranked within 51-100.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of India |first=Ministry of Education |date=2024 |title=India Rankings 2024: State Public Universities (Rank -band: 51-100) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/STATEPUBLICUNIVERSITYRanking100.html |website=National Institute Ranking Framework}}</ref>


===Accreditation and recognition===
===Accreditation and recognition===
The university is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/page.php?id=196 |title=Accreditations |publisher=West Bengal University of Technology}}</ref> It has been awarded B++ with a CGPA of 2.87 by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | title=Accreditation | publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council | access-date=5 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118225051/http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | archive-date=18 November 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
The university is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/page.php?id=196 |title=Accreditations |publisher=West Bengal University of Technology}}</ref> It has been awarded B++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.87 by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | title=Accreditation | publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council | access-date=5 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118225051/http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | archive-date=18 November 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


In the year 2022 University received [[National Board of Accreditation|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2022 |title=MAKAUT University Gets NBA Approval For 3 Engineering Courses |work=[[Outlook India]] 08 JUN 2022 9:16 PM |location=Kolkata |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206#:~:text=Maulana%20Abul%20Kalam%20Azad%20University,Tech. |url-status=live |access-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609051928/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206 |archive-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
In the year 2022 University received [[National Board of Accreditation|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2022 |title=MAKAUT University Gets NBA Approval For 3 Engineering Courses |work=[[Outlook India]] 08 JUN 2022 9:16 PM |location=Kolkata |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206#:~:text=Maulana%20Abul%20Kalam%20Azad%20University,Tech. |url-status=live |access-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609051928/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206 |archive-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of universities in India#West Bengal|List of universities in West Bengal]]
*[[List of universities in India#West Bengal|List of universities in West Bengal]]
*[[List of educational institutions in West Bengal]]
*[[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal|List of educational institutions in West Bengal]]
*[[Distance Education Council]]
*[[Distant Education Bureau|Distance Education Bureau]]
*[[University Grants Commission (India)]]
*[[University Grants Commission (India)]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|https://makautwb.ac.in}}
*{{official website|https://makautwb.ac.in}}


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Latest revision as of 15:08, 21 March 2026


Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Former name
West Bengal University of Technology
MottoIn Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence
TypePublic technical university
Established16 July 2001
(25 years ago) (2001-07-16)
Academic affiliations
Budget₹74.09 crore (US$10 million)
(FY2023–24 est.)[1]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorTapas Chakraborty (acting)
Academic staff
167 (2025)[1]
Students2,914 (2025)[1]
Undergraduates1,862 (2025)[1]
Postgraduates1,041 (2025)[1]
11 (2025)[1]
Location
Haringhata
,
West Bengal
,
India

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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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Schools, Departments & Centers[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

University rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020,[11] 158 in 2021.[12] And gave rank band 201–250 in 2022 [13] and 101–150 in 2023 & 2024.[14] In 2024, NIRF's newly introduced parameter, "State Public University" it ranked within 51-100.[15]

Accreditation and recognition[edit | edit source]

The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[16] It has been awarded B++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.87 by the NAAC.[17]

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.[18]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NIRF 2025" (PDF). National Institutional Ranking Framework.
  2. ↑ "MAKAUT University Act 2000" (PDF). wbhed.gov.in. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology".
  4. ↑ "MAKAUT launches new certification and diploma courses on Archaeology". Indiablooms. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "West Bengal Act XV of 2000" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Users" (PDF). www.wbut.ac.in.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "NIRF Engineering 2020". NIRF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "NIRF Engineering 2021". NIRF. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "NIRF Engineering 2022". NIRF.
  14. ↑ "NIRF Engineering 2023". NIRF. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Government of India, Ministry of Education (2024). "India Rankings 2024: State Public Universities (Rank -band: 51-100)". National Institute Ranking Framework.
  16. ↑ "Accreditations". West Bengal University of Technology.
  17. ↑ "Accreditation". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "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.

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