Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
| हेरिटेज प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान | |
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| Motto | 'Be Your Own Light' (आत्म दीपो भव) (sa: Atmo Deepo Bhavo) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Prof. Pranay Chaudhuri |
| Director | Prof. Dulal Chandra Ray |
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Academic staff
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128 |
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Administrative staff
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112 |
| Students | 2,700 |
| Undergraduates | 2,300 |
| Postgraduates | 400 |
| Location |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India 22°31′6.72″N 88°24′58.85″E / 22.5185333°N 88.4163472°E |
| Campus | Urban (70 acre) |
| Approvals | AICTE, UGC, NAAC |
| Affiliations | West Bengal University of Technology |
| Website | heritageit.edu |
Heritage Institute of Technology, popularly known as HITK or HIT, is a private autonomousengineering college in Anandapur, Kolkata, near the East Kolkata Township, West Bengal, India. It is among the top five engineering colleges in West Bengal . It is also ranked No. 1 private engineering college in West Bengal . It is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata.
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.
Heritage Institute of Technology is built on the Heritage campus, in Anandapur on the southeastern fringes of Kolkata. 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.
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.
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