University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University

University Institute of Technology is the engineering department of Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal.The Executive Council of Burdwan University resolved on 15 September 1998, to set up an engineering institute at the university campus under the direct control of the University of Burdwan - named University Institute of Technology (UIT).The institute has the status of a professional college run and managed by the university. Sri Buddhadeb Bhattacharyya, Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal, inaugurated the UIT building on 4 September 2001. With the approval of Government of West Bengal and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), three graduate engineering courses, viz., Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Information Technology were introduced from the 2000 session. From 2003 Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering started. Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering were introduced in 2008.AboutThe institute is located about 100 km northwest of Kolkata, on the southern side of Grand Trunk Road. The nearest airport is at Kolkata about one and a half hours' drive through NH2. Burdwan is well connected through rail and road with the rest of India. The intake is 360 students for undergraduate courses annually. UIT is approved by the Government of West Bengal and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). UIT is a National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accredited institute and recommended for TEQIP phase-II grant.