BIT Sindri, Dhanbad

About College:

The Birsa Institute of Technology in Sindri has a chequered and glorious history. It was started off way back in 1949 under the name of College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Patna, the capital of Bihar. A year later, the campus shifted to the town of Sindri, which now falls within the state of Jharkhand. It was renamed as the Bihar Institute of Technology and affiliated under the Ranchi University. At present, it is affiliated to the Vinoba Bhave University in Hazaribag. Sindri may be a small town, but it isn’t too far off the city of Dhanbad. It has a sprawling 400- acre campus near the eastern bank of the mighty Damodar river. After the formation of the then- the new state of Jharkhand, the institute was renamed as the Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT) Sindri. 

Students at the BIT Sindri can undertake courses straight from the UG till the doctoral levels. At the UG, there are multiple BTech programmes available. These engineering programmes are available in the areas of – Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Metallurgical, Chemical, Civil, Mining, Information Technology, Computer Science and in Electronics & Communication. The highest intake of students is in the field of mechanical engineering. At the PG level, MTech programmes are available in super specialized programmes. The list includes- Plant Design, Structural Design, Machine Design, Power System, Control System, Physical Metallurgy, Process Metallurgy, Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Heat Power Engineering and in Production Technology. 

The entire academics at the BIT Sindri is managed by the various departments here, each with expertise in its own area. Here the departments are named after the engineering streams as well as those of the fundamental sciences. The departments are in the areas of – Mechanical, Electrical, Production, Chemical, Civil, Metallurgical, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Mining, Information Technology, Computer Science & Engineering and in Electronics and Communication. 

Student activities form a key part of campus life at the BIT Sindri. The BIT Cultural Society oversees most of these activities. One of the oldest and most prominent clubs here is the Gandhi Rachnatmak Society. It is a society for the promotion of a book reading culture on campus. It also helps plan various national days’ activities, plus those for social welfare. An annual robot making competition is also held known as Navnirman. The society’s flagship annual event is known as Kislay. To develop a technical mindset among the students, the Model Club has been curated. The club’s annual event is known as Sandhaan. Prayaas India is a sports promotion club founded by the students. The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) India to has a local chapter here at the BIT Sindri. Another body with a local chapter here is the IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers). Students also bring out an institutional magazine known as Sarjana. The other clubs with self- explanatory names are for – Arts, Eco, Literary, Painting, Photographic and Sports. 

Another key activity here at the BIT Sindri is the formation of its Start-up Cell. As the name suggests, this is a cell which helps in honing innovative ideas and helping budding entrepreneurs from within campus to thrive. Workshops are held where experts talk about ways on winning contracts, sourcing of funds and legal regulations. Motivational talks are held to keep alive the creative juices. A General Enterprising Tendency Test (GETT) is held to gauge the entrepreneurship quotient that the candidates may inherently possess. The new business opportunities in Jharkhand are especially outlined. Challenges are also stated as part of the induction programme. 

Research is another area that has attained prominence in the BIT Sindri. A Research Committee has been set up to further these aims. This committee is quite diverse in terms of membership, with people drawn from across the departments and areas of expertise. There is a Robotic Centre for obviously trying to further develop the art and science of robotics. Besides, there are three cells. One, as already mentioned is the Incubation and Entrepreneurship Cell. The other two are for Nano Technology and for Green Energy respectively. This has led to the institute attaining high ranks across platforms. The Careers 360 magazine has rated it at AAA rating. It was ranked as the 24th best engineering college in the country by Outlook India, while the India Today ranked it at 26th within the same category. 

Due to the history associated with this institute, the BIT Sindri now has a highly active alumni network. The alumni prove to be the connect between the institute and the industry. This helps in attracting the best of campus recruitments as well as internships. Some of the key recruiters over the past few seasons have been the likes of – Berger Paints, FITJEE, Allen, JSW, Usha Martin, Aakash Institute, Wipro, Tata Steel, Vedanta, L&T, IBM, Idea Cellular, Narayana Academy, NALCO and Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. among others.