Heritage Institute of Technology - [HIT]

About College

Heritage Institute of Technology is a privately owned self-financed engineering college that was established in 2001. Founded under the Kalyan Bharti Trust, a public charitable foundation, HIT is ranked among the top 5 engineering colleges in West Bengal. Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata is recognized by UGC, NBA accredited, and is approved by AICTE, New Delhi. A+ ranked college is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Technology.

The campus of the college is a 10-minute drive from East Metropolitan Bypass with the nearest airport-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Dum Dum, Kolkata. MOUs signed with some of the prestigious colleges for a variety of joint educational and academic activities by HIT-Kolkata are the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, College of Natural Science, and Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.

Facilities:

• Library: Air-conditioned library with 250 seating capacity. It has over 55, 000 collection of books, 158 Indian and 105 international journals, 4, 000 e-journals, and 1, 700 e-books.
• Computer: W-Fi connection for all computers with 20 MBPS leased line for 24 hours where all students are provided with unique email id for access.
• Cafeteria: Multi-cuisine hygienic food is served to students in the cafeteria with a capacity of more than 200 at a time.
• Sports: Facility for various outdoor sports like cricket, football, golf, and swimming and a common room for indoor games like Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess, etc.
• Healthcare: On-campus medical facility with tie-ups with various nearby hospitals.
• Transportation: Pick and drop facilities for students and staff with transportation for visitors.
• Hostel: Separate hostel facility for boys and girls on the basis of 1st come 1st serve.
• Other facilities: LCD projectors for classroom teaching, ATM, own electric substation with 2 transformers, air-conditioned auditorium with 500 seating capacity, etc.

Extracurricular Activities:

• For practical knowledge in their respective fields, regular workshops are arranged for students.
• Excursion
• Counseling cell for students
• Industry visits and interactions to keep students up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry.

Festivals:

Eclecia: An annual cultural fest held in March
Dakshh: An annual national level Tech-fest started in 2007.
Prarambh: An annual management center fest organized by MBA students every year in September month.

Events:

• Workshop on Self Defense: Rotaract Club of HIT organized a workshop on Self Defense – MAYHEM
• Celebration of Teachers Day as well as the 14th Foundation Day of HIT-K: Teacher's Day as well as the 14th Foundation Day of HIT, Kolkata (HIT-K) was celebrated in a grand way on 5th September 2014, in the campus.
• "Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques" National Institute of Technology Surat is conducting a one-week short-term training program on "Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques" during 22-26 September 2014. Interested faculty members desirous to attend the training program may please contact the Program Coordinator.

Placements:

• The Training & Placement Cell is constantly pitching different industries to build relations and network with industry people for final placements of our B Tech, M Tech, MCAs, and MBA students.
• Today Heritage Institute of Technology stands No. 1 in placements amongst all the Engineering Colleges and is far ahead of the similar genre of private engineering colleges. Few Companies are listed here –Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Caritor, Keane, and other world-leading recruiters.
• The Highest Package was 16 lacs given by Microsoft.

Rankings & Awards:

• One of the 25 Private Unaided Institutions across the country for the award of a grant under TEQIP Phase-II under Sub-component 1.1.
• Received NEN E- week Champion's award 2009 as well as 2010 among 450 institutes covering more than 500000 intellects.
• Received NEN E- Week "Best Public Awareness Campaign" award given for the first time in 2010 for creating social awareness for poor people related to Arsenic.
• Recognized to Oracle Workforce Development Programme
• Centre of Excellence for WIPRO MISSION 10 X
• Centre of Excellence for INFOSYS CAMPUS CONNECT PROGRAMME
• Accredited Institute With A + Rating From TCS
• Received Infosys Championship Trophy among 10000 aspirants all over West Bengal

International Collaborations:-

• MOU with the University of Massachusetts, Lowell for a variety of joint academic and education activities such as :
• Summer undergraduate experiences
• Dual degree programs where selected HITK students after completion of their B.Tech. the degree will be able to proceed to UML to complete their MS
• Cooperation in academic and research programs in nanotechnology and bioengineering, including joint Ph.D. programs
• Agreement signed with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), NJ, the USA with the following objectives to provide a meaningful learning and research experience to undergraduate students that will stimulate interest both in seeking a better future, performing research, and pursuing graduate studies
• MOU signed with the College of Natural Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea with the following objectives :
• Reciprocal exchange of faculty, staff, and students
• joint research projects engagement
• Fostering the exchange of academic publications and information
• Promotion of other academic activities

• Negotiations are on with the University of Sussex, UK for academic collaboration

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