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HIT Kolkata: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Kolkata, West Bengal

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PrivateNIRF Rank 201-250th (Engineering)Affiliated, Autonomous of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata

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About HIT Kolkata

The Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT) Kolkata was established in the year 2001 by the Kalyan Bharti Trust. The college is UGC recognised and is affiliated with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT). Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata is accredited by NAAC with a B++ grade. The college was granted the status of ‘Autonomous’ on the recommendation of UGC by the West Bengal University of Technology. The institute follows the rule of college dress code for students and students are expected to follow the same. The institute has been ranked 154 by the NIRF in the year 2020.

Heritage Institute of Technology courses include UG and PG programmes. The UG programme offers BTech courses and the PG programme offers MTech and MCA courses. Heritage Institute of Technology courses for B.Tech include , Biotechnology, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, to name a few. In their PG programme, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata offers MTech in courses such as Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Biotechnology, etc. They also offer a Master of Computer Applications in their postgraduate programme. HIT Kolkata has various collaborations and tie-ups with companies at National and International levels. The future plan of the institute is to make a design institute and then a university. Heritage Institute of Technology holds various National and International seminars and conferences at the campus.

Heritage Institute of Technology Location

The Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata is located at 994 Madurdaha, Chowbaga road, Anandapur, P.O. East Kolkata Township, Kolkata. The nearest metro station to HIT Kolkata is Kavi Subhash metro station which is 7 km away from the college and can be covered within 10 mins. The nearest railway station is Bellygunge Railway Station which is 7 km away and can take about 10 mins to reach the college. People can also choose a public bus to reach college. The nearest bus stop is Ruby General Hospital on EM bypass which is at a distance of 3.8 km and takes about 12 mins to reach.

Heritage Institute of Technology Latest News and Updates

The Department of Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata has organized an International Webinar on Biotechnology for human welfare with a focus on healthcare, food & agriculture and the environment.
Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata has been selected as IEEE EDS Center of Excellence by IEEE, USA.

Awards, Recognitions Accreditations and Collaborations

Heritage Institute of Technology Awards

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata was awarded the Best Engineering College Award 2017 from ASSOCHAM India.

Recognitions

The Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata is UGC recognised and AICTE approved.

Heritage Institute of Technology Accreditations

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata is accredited by NAAC with a B++ grade. The college is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and has ranked 154 in the Engineering Category in 2020 by National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Heritage Institute of Technology Collaborations

Semiconductor Lab, Department of Space, Govt. of India
Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur.
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Sun Oil Company Pvt. Ltd.
DxCorr Hardware Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd.
Baid Power Services Pvt. Ltd.
Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd.
Cranes Software International Ltd. Bengaluru
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Electronics Centre of Excellence
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), NJ, USA
College of Natural Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
CREDAI
Instrument Society of IndiaKernelSphere Technologies
Samridhi Organics
Wipro
UMC
KITE, Centre
NEERI
IIEST
Infosys
Oracle University

Heritage Institute of Technology Notable Alumni

Name	Occupation
Dr Jubin Mitra	Lead Electronics Engineer at the University of Oxford, UK
Shri Azar Zia	IAS

Heritage Institute of Technology Clubs, Committees and Societies

Community Service Club: This club focuses on creating social awareness and set forth human values in students and builds social service spirit in them.
Photography Club: Students who love photography and are budding photographers, have this club as a platform to showcase their photography skills.
Theatre Club: Students who have great acting skills can showcase their talent through skits and acts organised by this club.
Drama Society: The members of this society organise different skits, plays to perform in front of the audience.
Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC): Aspiring entrepreneurs who have innovative and profitable business ideas have this cell as the platform to work on their ideas.
Rotaract Club: Charity drives, fundraisers, awareness campaigns are organised by this club to develop the leadership skills of the students.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Facilities

Boys Hostel- The college provides hostel facilities for boys. There are a limited number of seats available and are provided on the basis of distance.
Girls Hostel- Girls can avail the hostel facilities provided to them. Seats will be allotted as per distance as there is a limited number of seats available.
Health Care- The college has provided the on-campus medical unit and have also made arrangements with the nearby hospitals in case of emergency.
Cafeteria- The cafeteria provides multi cuisines lunch and dinner. Apart from this, a fast food restaurant cum convenience store is also available.
Students Corner- All the stationery items, books and reprographics are available in this corner.
Common Room- There’s a separate common room for boys and girls where they can play indoor games like chess, carrom etc.
Games and Sports- Students can play outdoor games like cricket, football, basketball etc that are managed by a sports officer.
Transportation- Transport facilities are available to students, faculties, staff and visitors from various locations of Kolkata at scheduled times.
Electric substation and generator- There are two electric substations with two transformers of 1000 kVA & 630 kVA and three generator sets – 250 kVA, 125 kVA & 380 kVA, along with 100 kWh of solar power.
Fire Fighting System- Each floor of the college has dedicated plumbing lines connected to the water reservoir and fire extinguishers, according to stipulations of the West Bengal Fire Fighting Services Act.
Banking- A on-campus branch of Punjab National Bank with an ATM is available for the students, faculty and staff. It also provides soft loans.
Postal Facilities- Postal Facilities are available at East Kolkata PO located nearby. Along with this, students, staff and faculties can avail of postal services of DTDC.
Library- The 20000 sq ft, fully air-conditioned central library offers periodicals, journals, magazines, proceedings and national & international daily newspapers along with a large collection of text and reference books for all subjects. Students can find facilities like the internet, reprographics, and educational CDs. The Library runs a open source software KOHA and D-space and has a facility of Online Public Access (OPAC) along with LIBSYS.
IT infrastructure- The centralised computer system has been set up for students with an internet facility of 200 Mbps along with printers. Students can work on programming, project work, preparation of seminars etc.
Auditorium- The centrally air-conditioned auditorium with a capacity of 500 people of Heritage Institute of Technology is also known as Swami Vivekananda Auditorium.
Alumni Association- The college has made a separate portal for alumni association where one can find all the Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata alumni.
Wifi- The college has a central wifi system with a speed of 64 Mbps for 24 hours. Students can access the wifi at any time through their unique email id provided by the college.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Courses Offered

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
BTech	The student must have passed XII + JEE (Mains)/WBJEE
Mtech	Candidates must have passed BE/BTech + WB PGET
MCA	Students who have passed any UG degree scoring at least 50% with Mathematics as the compulsory subject + WB JECA

BTech- Heritage Institute of Technology courses in Btech includes Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology to name a few.

MTech- Heritage Institute of Technology courses in Mtech includes Computer Science and Engineering, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Renewable Energy and VLSI Design.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Admissions

Heritage Institute of Technology admissions for UG take place on the basis of JEE (Main) or West Bengal JEE. According to college norms, 80% of seats will be filled by students who qualifies for West Bengal JEE whereas 10% of seats will be filled by students who qualifies JEE (Mains) and 10% of seats of students of management quota having a valid rank card of JEE (Main)/WBJEE. Students can also take lateral entry into the second year of the BTech course having a diploma or BSc degree after qualifying JELET conducted by the WBJEE board.

Heritage Institute of Technology Mtech admissions take place on the basis of WB PGET. Students applying for the Mtech courses have to appear for the entrance examination. Students having a valid GATE score also have to sit for the WB PGET. Heritage Institute of Technology admissions to the MCA course take place on the basis of qualifying marks of WB JECA.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Scholarships

Heritage Institute of Technology scholarships are provided to students on the basis of merit. The college provides tuition fee waiver, free studentship, assistance for a subsidised education loan, assistance for scholarships from different government organizations, non-government organizations and trust. The college also provides assistance for scholarships provided to SC/ST/OBC students by the Backward Classes Welfare, Department of Government of West Bengal and assistance to minority students through the Educational Loan Scheme of West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Cutoff

Heritage Institute of Technology cutoffs for UG programmes are declared on the basis of WBJEE and JEE (Main) scores. The college offers 80% of seats to students qualifying for WBJEE and 10% for JEE (Mains). Students have to fill in the choice of the subject after the cutoff has been released. For the M.tech programme, the candidate has to qualify for WB PGET to get admission. Students pursuing admission in MCA have to qualify for WB JECA. After the WB JECA cutoff list has been released, students are shortlisted on the basis of rank.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Placements

Heritage Institute of Technology placement and training cell continuously coordinate with companies and industries for placements of their students. Mock interview sessions, orientation programmes, grooming sessions are regularly conducted by the training and placement cell to develop the professional and communication skills of the students. Students are placed in organizations such as Microsoft, ACC, CEAT, HSBC Securities, ICICI Bank, L&T, Indiabulls Securities, Infosys, ITC and many more. The Highest package was given by Microsoft at 16 LPA. The placement and training cell is successful in placing a high number of students from the college.

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Placement Highlights for UG programme

Placement Year	Number of students placed	Number of students graduated
2019-20	482	985
2018-19	590	878
2017-18	480	849

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Placement Highlights for PG programme

Placement Year	Number of students placed	Number of students graduated
2019-20	4	34
2018-19	9	40
2017-18	5	34

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Top Recruiters

Microsoft	ACC	L&T
Infosys	Accenture	CEAT
HSBC Securities	ICICI Securities	TCS
Tech Mahindra	Samsung R&D	IBM

Parameter	Parameter Description
Established	2001
Exam	JEE Main, WBJEE, JELET +3 more JEE Main, WBJEE, JELET
Courses	4 Degrees and 33 Courses
Accreditations	NAAC
Institute Type	Autonomous, Affiliated
Approvals	AICTE
Gender	Co-ed
Student count	4334
Faculty count	188
Campus size	8.03 acres
Gender percentage	Male 78% and Female 22%
Student Diversification (Outside State)	UG - 4 Year - 35%

HIT Kolkata Rankings / Accreditations

Ranking Publisher NIRF

300 colleges were ranked for evaluation purpose.

Domain	Year	Score	Rank Band	Rank
Engineering	2022	-NA-	201-250	-NA-
Engineering	2021	-NA-	201-250	-NA-
Engineering	2020	33.27	-NA-	154
Engineering	2019	32.26	-NA-	150
Engineering	2019	32.26	-NA-	150

Accreditations
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programmes is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practiced within an institute are robust and relevant.

Approvals
In India, a degree can only be delivered by an approved institution and awarded by an institution authorized to do so by an act of parliament or legislature. Approval of institutions can be in the form of affiliation, autonomy, constituent or even approved institution status accorded by a university
Autonomous, Affiliated

HIT Kolkata Placements

Heritage Institute of Technology placement and training cell conducts all the placement-related activities. The cell organizes mock interviews, orientation programmes, and grooming sessions for the overall development of students. The training and placement cell invites organizations to hire students from the college. The cell also conducts internship fairs so that the students can get industry exposure. The Heritage Institute of Technology placement and training cell has successfully placed a large number of students from the college. The cell receives feedback from the companies and applies the same with the students to train them accordingly.

According to the Heritage Institute of Technology placement report for the year 2019-20, the total numbers of students who graduated were 985, out of which 482 students got placed from the undergraduate programme. A total of 878 PG students graduated out of which 590 students got placed during the HIT Kolkata placement in the year 2018-19. Heritage Institute of Technology placement highlight for the year 2019-20 have been tabulated below:

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Placement Highlights 2019-20

Particular	UG	PG
Total number of students	985	34
No. of students placed	482	4
Median salary	Rs. 3.75 LPA	Rs. 4.23 LPA
No of the students opted for higher studies	42	0

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Placement Highlights 2018-19

Particular	UG	PG
Total number of students	878	40
No. of students placed	590	9
Median salary	Rs. 3.50 LPA	Rs. 3.43 LPA
No of the students opted for higher studies	81	3

Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata Top Recruiters

Microsoft	TCS	Infosys
Wipro	L&T	ICICI Securities
HSBC Securities	Accenture	IBM
Tech Mahindra	Capgemini	Apollo Tyres

Domain

Engineering and Architecture

Year

4 Years

Statistics for Academic Year 2022

Particulars	Statistics
First year total students intake	900
Total students admitted	893
Total Graduated Students	942
Total Placed Students	753
Total student gone for higher studies	64
Median Salary	5.45 L

Placement yearly trends

Placement Percentage

Source Data NIRF 2022

Key takeaways from HIT Kolkata's Placement Statistics

The Placement Percentage of HIT Kolkata has increased by 28.8 %
The Median salary of HIT Kolkata has increased by 30.28 %

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Student Diversification at HIT Kolkata

Gender Participation

Demographic Representation

Data Source: NIRF 2023

Courses offered by HIT Kolkata

Heritage Institute of Technology admissions takes place on the basis of marks obtained in the required entrance examination. Students who are seeking admission to the Btech programmes have to meet the eligibility criteria and qualify for WB JEE or JEE (Main). For students who appeared for WB JEE for Heritage Institute of Technology admissions into the Btech programme have 80% of seats reserved for them. There is 10% of seats reserved for students who appeared for JEE (Main). Whereas 10% of seats are reserved for students under management quota having valid score card of WB JEE or JEE (Main). Students can also take lateral entry into the second year of the HIT Kolkata BTech course having a diploma or BSc degree after qualifying JELET conducted by the WBJEE board.

Heritage Institute of Technology admissions for the Mtech programme is offered on the basis of WB PGET. Students seeking admission to the HIT Kolkata Mtech course have to appear for the WB PGET examination. Students have to fill-up the form for written examination through MAKAUT along with the application fee. Candidates who want to pursue the MCA programme has to appear and qualify for WB JECA.

Heritage Institute of Technology UG Admission

Heritage Institute of Technology UG admission is offered on the basis of marks obtained in JEE Main and WB JEE. Students can choose as many specializations when given a choice after the cutoff list has been released.

Heritage Institute of Technology Btech Admission 2021

Students can choose from different specializations that the college offers.

Btech Admission Eligibility Criteria, Seats

Name of Specialization	Eligibility	Seats
Computer Science & Engineering	The student must have passed 10+2 and have qualified WB JEE or JEE (Main)	180
Electronics & Communication Engineering		180
Civil Engineering		120
Mechanical Engineering		120
Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering		60
Biotechnology Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Information Technology
Computer Science & Business System
Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Lateral Entry	Students must have a diploma or BSc degree and have qualified JELET conducted by WBJEE Board.
Biotechnology Engineering Lateral Entry
Chemical Engineering Lateral Entry
Civil Engineering Lateral Entry
Computer Science & Engineering Lateral Entry
Electrical Engineering Lateral Entry
Electronics & Communication Engineering Lateral Entry
Information Technology Lateral Entry
Mechanical Engineering Lateral Entry

Heritage Institute of Technology Btech Admission process

Students have to meet the eligibility criteria.
Then have to qualify the WB JEE or JEE (Main)
Students have to register and appear for the counseling process.
After the registration, students are required to do choice filling and locking up their desired subject before the last date.
Then, the allotment of seats and verification will take place where students will be informed about the allocation of seats with subjects.
If not given the desired subject, students can again apply for the second round and so on.
On getting the final subject by the University, the students have to pay the fees and verify the documents for confirmation of admission.
80% of seats will be filled by students who qualify WB JEE.
10% of seats will be filled by students having valid scores in JEE (Main).
10% of seats will be filled by students under management quota having a valid score card of WB JEE or JEE (Main).

Heritage Institute of Technology Admission Process for Btech Lateral Entry

Students have to meet the eligibility criteria.
Students have to appear for JELET.
Then they have to register and appear for the counselling process.
After the registration, students are required to do choice filling and locking up their desired subject before the last date.
Then, the allotment of seat and verification will take place where students will be informed about the allocation of seats with subjects.
Subsequent to the seat allotment, students have to pay the fees and verify the documents for confirmation of admission.

Heritage Institute of Technology Mtech Admission

Students seeking Mtech admission have to meet the eligibility criteria and qualify for WB PGET or GATE. They can choose various specializations for the Mtech programme.

Mtech Admission Eligibility Criteria, Seats

Name of Specialization	Eligibility	Seats
Computer Science & Engineering	Students must have passed BE or Btech in a relevant subject + WB PGET or GATE	36
Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering		18
Biotechnology Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Renewable Energy
VLSI Design

Heritage Institute of Technology Admission process for Mtech

Students have to meet the eligibility criteria.
Then have to qualify for the WB PGET.
On getting on the WB PGET merit list, students will be invited to the counselling process.
Students have to fill the choice filling form for their desired subjects.
Students will get the option to choose the college and course when their turn comes.
Students will get the subject according to the subjects mentioned in the choice filling form.
If not given the desired subject, students can again apply for the second round and so on.
On getting the final subject by the University, the students have to pay the fees and verify the documents for confirmation of admission.

Heritage Institute of Technology MCA Admission 2021

Students seeking admission for MCA must have passed 10+2+3 and have qualified for WB JECA.

MCA Admission Eligibility Criteria, Seats

Course	Eligibility	Seats
MCA	Any graduation with at least 50% of marks, having Mathematics as one of the main subjects and have qualified for WB JECA.	60

Heritage Institute of Technology Admission process for MCA

Students have to meet the eligibility criteria.
Then have to qualify for the WB JECA.
Students have to register and appear for the counselling process by the university.
On getting selected by the University, students have to verify the documents and pay the fees.

Explore HIT Kolkata Courses

B.E /B.Tech M.E /M.Tech. B.Des M.C.A. Engineering and Architecture Animation and Design Computer Application and IT

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B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering

Study Mode

Full time

Seats

180

Exams

JEE Main

B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering

Study Mode

Full time

Seats

180

Exams

JEE Main

MCA

Study Mode

Full time

Seats

Exams

WB JECA

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Study Mode

Full time

Seats

Exams

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Top Exams Accepted by HIT Kolkata

(GATE) - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Score Card Date - Online mode

30 May'23

Eligibility Criteria Application Process Exam Pattern Mock Test Admit Card Preparation Tips Answer Key Cutoff Counselling Process Result

(JELET) - West Bengal Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry

Admit Card Date - Online mode

31 May'23

(WB JECA) - West Bengal Joint Examination for Masters in Computer Applications

Admit Card Date - Online mode

27 Jun'23 - 7 Jul'23

Application Process Admit Card Result

HIT Kolkata Scholarship

Heritage Institue of Technology scholarship is offered to students on the basis of merit. The college provides scholarships and assistance to students for pursuing education in the college. HIT Kolkata provides assistance to students in taking subsidised education loans from Nationalised banks. They provide assistance to students on availing HIT Kolkata scholarship or financial assistance from various government & non-government organizations and trusts. Heritage Institue of Technology scholarship or stipend assistance is provided to SC/ST/OBC students granted by Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. The college also provides assistance to minority students through the Educational Loan Scheme of West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.

Heritage Institute of Technology Scholarships

Types of HIT Kolkata Scholarships offered
Swami Vivekananda West Bengal Government Merit cum Means Scholarship	State Government Sponsered Stipend under Talent Support Programme
Aikyashree Minority Scholarship	GATE Scholarship
Kanyashree Scholarship	Scholarship to SC, ST and OBC students

Students Receiving Full Tuition Fee Reimbursement

UG (4 years): 468/3823

PG (2 years): 48/117

Data Source: NIRF 2023