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The Birla Institute of Technology has taken a lead in introduction of programs in emerging areas.

The Birla Institute of Technology was established in the year 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, by the Philanthropist-Industrialist Mr. B M Birla with a vision to be recognized as a world-class learning institution for engineering and technology by providing the highest-quality academic programmes that foster student development and connect knowledge, practice, and outstanding scholarly research.

Over the last fifty years, the Institute has not just kept pace with the times; it has often taken a lead in introduction of programs in emerging areas.

The Birla Institute of Technology today offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate as well as Doctoral level programmes in Engineering & Technology, Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Computer Applications, Information Science, Bio-Medical Instrumentation, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Business Management, Hotel Management and Catering Technology. BIT was the very first Institute to establish a Department of Space Engineering & Rocketry in the year 1964. BIT also introduced the concept of Small Industries Entrepreneurs' Park and became the first and the only Institute in the country not just to provide 'nursery sheds' and central designing and workshop facilities to young entrepreneurs, but also to facilitate the initial project funding. BIT became the very first technical University to establish overseas extension centers in the year 2000. It is one of the few Universities to be accorded a Super Computer at the core of its ultramodern IT infrastructure.

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The total number of registered students now exceeds 10,000 distributed amongst the main campus at Mesra and the extension centers within India as well as three overseas centers.

With students drawn from all the States of India, the Institution has endeavored to maintain its all India character. Over 18,000 Degree holders in Engineering & Technology and over 2500 Postgraduates have graduated from BIT. The active research programmes of the Institute have produced a number of Doctorates (PhD's) in various areas.

The Birla Institute of Technology has also been active in initiating as well as becoming a part of International ventures and tie-ups. It has collaborative arrangements with Universities in the USA, UK & Canada. BIT has been catering to the manpower needs of almost all the major sectors of the economy for the past five decades. BIT alumni have made the Institute proud of their achievements. Many are today amongst the leaders of Industry, both in India and abroad.

Accommodation Jharkhand

The Birla Institute of Technology is completely residential and all the students are provided with a room in one of the hostels or Halls of Residence. The campus has 10 hostels for boys and four separate hostels for girls. All the hostels are spacious and beautifully laid out on the serene and pleasant campus. The front portion has well maintained lawns with flowerbeds, elegant bushes and strategically planted ornamental trees. The interior of the hostel includes spacious Dining Halls, Common Rooms and Reading Rooms. Rooms are located on both sides of the entrance. The rooms are constructed in a row with a wide veranda all along the length of the buidling with air gaps and balconies well set for common use.
The students are provided with a single bed room furnished with steel cot, table and chair and a built-in almirah. The girl students have access to a shared furnished room, which is quite spacious and airy. Each room has a cupboard, wardrobe and a sizeable rack. Indoor games like table tennis, carom and chess etc. are available in each hostel in the common room. The reading room subscribes to a large number of magazines, periodicals and newspapers covering a wide taste of reading for residents. The entertainment hall has also been provided with color television set in each hostel.

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Inter-hostel tournament in indoor and outer games, quizzes, competitions and adventure trips are a very attractive feature of the hostel life in theBirla Institute of Technology.

The hostel night organized by the students is a memorable yearly event where students interact with the faculty members amidst cultural and music programmes, fun and games, in a festive mood. The Halls are tastefully decorated to mark the occasion.

Each hostel has an Independent Mess, completely managed by the students through Mess committee members elected from among the residents themselves. The committee looks after the complete management including the Menu, preparation, purchases and billing under the supervision of the Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the hostels.

Areas of Study

Architecture
Mathematics
Science
Physics
Chemistry
Technology
IT / Design / Computer Studies
MBA

Contact information for The Birla Institute of Technology

The Birla Institute of Technology
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
835 215, Ranchi- Jharkhand
Fax: (0651) 2275401
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