Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

{{Infobox university

| name = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

| image = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Logo.svg

| image_upright = .8

| former_name = West Bengal University of Technology

| motto = In Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence

| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=y|2001|7|16}}

| accreditation = {{hlist|NAAC|NBA}}

| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|AICTE|AIU|UGC}}

| type = Public technical university

| budget = {{INRConvert|74.09|c}}
{{small|(FY2023–24 est.)}}

| chancellor = Governor of West Bengal

| vice_chancellor = Tapas Chakraborty (acting)

| faculty = 167 ({{small|2025}})

| students = 2,914 ({{small|2025}}){{cite web |title=NIRF 2025 |url=https://makautwb.ac.in/big_files/NIRF-2025-Overall.pdf |publisher=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}

| undergrad = 1,862 ({{small|2025}})

| postgrad = 1,041 ({{small|2025}})

| doctoral = 11 ({{small|2025}})

| city = Haringhata

| state = West Bengal

| country = India

| coor = {{coord|22|57|25.34|N|88|32|36.46|E|type:edu_region:IN-WB|display= inline, title}}

| campus_type = Semi Urban
{{Convert|40|acre|ha}}

| free_label1 = Newspaper

| free1 = Tech Vistas

| website = {{Official URL}}

|}}

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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 public technical university located in Haringhata, West Bengal, India. Established in 2001 by the West Bengal legislature, it is fully funded by the Government of West Bengal.{{cite web|title=MAKAUT University Act 2000 | url=https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/WBUTAct2000.pdf|website=wbhed.gov.in|access-date=22 June 2021}} The university provides management and engineering degrees through affiliated colleges{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges of West Bengal University of Technology | url=https://makautresult.in/colleges}} and in-house departments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/E/4870/makaut-launches-new-certification-and-diploma-courses-on-archaeology.html|title=MAKAUT launches new certification and diploma courses on Archaeology {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management|last=Indiablooms|website=Indiablooms.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196#intro|access-date=2020-06-02|website=makautwb.ac.in}} The university was formalized on 15 January 2001 by an act of the West Bengal Legislature.{{Cite web|title=West Bengal Act XV of 2000|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/rti/WBUT-ACT-Amended.pdf}} The university changed its name from West Bengal University of Technology to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal in April 2015.{{Cite web |title=Users |url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/datas/users/0-makaut.pdf |website=www.wbut.ac.in}} From 2023 University started to give access to DigiLocker System to Students.{{Cite news |date=14 March 2023 |title=MAKAUT, WB Fourth among Universities in India to give Access to DigiLocker System to Students |work=IBG News March 14, 2023 6:35 pm |url=https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315151758/https://ibgnews.com/2023/03/14/makaut-wb-fourth-among-universities-in-india-to-give-access-to-digilocker-system-to-students/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://makautwb.ac.in/page.php?id=196|title=Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (Formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) - About Us|website=makautwb.ac.in|access-date=2018-07-11}} The university is located in between Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 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.{{Cite news |date=25 August 2022 |title=An Outstanding Institution of Higher Learning |work=The Telegraph 25.08.22, 11:10 AM |publisher=ABP Digital Brand Studio|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831064407/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/an-outstanding-institution-of-higher-learning/cid/1882302 |archive-date=31 August 2022}}

style='background: #4169e1'\|Schools !style='background: #4169e1'\|Department and Centres
class = "wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
rowspan=5 \|SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY \|Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Applied Biology
Life Sciences
Centre for Bio Resource Management & Bioeconomy
rowspan=1 \|SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING \|Computer science and engineering
rowspan=6 \|SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY \|Information technology
Emerging technologies
Information science-Undergraduate
Information science-Postgraduate
Computer Applications
Geo-informatics and Spatial sciences
rowspan=4 \|SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY \|Industrial Engineering and Management
Microelectronics and VLSI Technology
Centre for Robotics & 3D Printing
Centre for Biomedical engineering
rowspan=3 \|SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING \|Environmental science
Renewable Energy Engineering
Centre for Waste utilization
rowspan=5 \|SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE \|Management & Business administration
Management & Business Studies
Undergraduate Business Studies
Hospital administration & Management
Hospitality & Hotel administration
rowspan=6 \|SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY \|Applied Chemistry
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Applied Statistics
Forensic science & Technology
Materials science & Technology
rowspan=2 \|SCHOOL OF FOOD SCIENCE & AGRO TECHNOLOGY \|Food Science
Food technology
rowspan=1 \|SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY \|Pharmaceutical technology
rowspan="4" \|SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES \|Applied economics
Applied psychology
Linguistics
Humanities
rowspan=2 \|SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCE & ENTERTAINMENT \|Media Science
Multimedia technology
rowspan=1 \|SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE DESIGN \|Archaeology (Heritage Cell)

Academics

=Rankings=

{{Infobox India university ranking

| type = University

|NIRF_E_2024=101-150|State Public University=}}

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 157 among engineering colleges in 2020,{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2020 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231813/https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html |url-status=dead }} 158 in 2021.{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2021 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/EngineeringRanking.html |publisher=NIRF |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909093421/https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/EngineeringRanking.html |url-status=dead }} And gave rank band 201–250 in 2022 {{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2022 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=NIRF}} and 101–150 in 2023 & 2024.{{cite web |title=NIRF Engineering 2023 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking150.html |publisher=NIRF}} In 2024, NIRF's newly introduced parameter, "State Public University" it ranked within 51-100.{{Cite web |last=Government of India |first=Ministry of Education |date=2024 |title=India Rankings 2024: State Public Univeristies (Rank -band: 51-100) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/STATEPUBLICUNIVERSITYRanking100.html |website=National Institute Ranking Framework}}

=Accreditation and recognition=

The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).{{cite web| url=http://www.wbut.ac.in/page.php?id=196 |title=Accreditations |publisher=West Bengal University of Technology}} It has been awarded B++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.87 by the NAAC.{{cite web | url=http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | title=Accreditation | publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council | access-date=5 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118225051/http://web5.kar.nic.in/naac_ec/NAAC_accreditlist_pdf.aspx | archive-date=18 November 2016 | url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite news |date=8 June 2022 |title=MAKAUT University Gets NBA Approval For 3 Engineering Courses |work=Outlook India 08 JUN 2022 9:16 PM |location=Kolkata |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206#:~:text=Maulana%20Abul%20Kalam%20Azad%20University,Tech. |url-status=live |access-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609051928/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/makaut-university-gets-nba-approval-for-3-engineering-courses-news-201206 |archive-date=9 June 2022}}