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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a
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technical university located in Haringhata,
West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
,
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. Established in 2001 by the
West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
legislature, it is fully funded by the Government of West Bengal. The university provides
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and
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degrees through affiliated colleges and in-house departments.


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. The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature. The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal in April 2015. From 2023 University started to give access to DigiLocker System to Students.


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. The university is located in between
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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.


Academics


Rankings

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


Accreditation and recognition

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


See also

* List of universities in West Bengal * List of educational institutions in West Bengal * Distance Education Bureau *
University Grants Commission (India) University Grants Commission (UGC; ISO: ''Viś‍vavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga'') is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and i ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:West Bengal University Of Technology Universities and colleges in Nadia district Universities in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in West Bengal