IIEST Shibpur - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology

The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, which was earlier known as "Bengal Engineering College", owes its genesis to a college that was established during the nineteenth century with the name of “Civil Engineering College” on 24th of November 1856 in the premises of Writers Building, Calcutta. The establishment of this renowned institute was aided with the idea of training engineers for Public Works Department due to urgent requirements and thus, the Council of Education in Bengal decided to inaugurate Civil Engineering classes and Professorship in Civil Engineering at Hindu College, Calcutta in 1843-44 preceding the emerge of Civil Engineering College.

The IIEST College is known for its national importance as a rich source of history to India since its formation in 1856.  The college was established as a civil engineering college, but later through the recommendations of the ‘Mukherjee Committee,’ a range of different courses were introduced subsequently such as electrical engineering in 1935-36, mechanical engineering in 1880 among others which were later added leading to IIEST ultimately shifting its location in 1880 to Shibpur, Howrah where it exists today.

The college was renamed in 2014 as The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology after being taken over by the Government of India through an act of Parliament. 

IIEST, Shibpur is the third established engineering college of India, but according to its graduation year, it is considered as the second oldest engineering institute of India and secured its position as the first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology in the year 2014.

The college, due to its rich history, has a big family consisting of 8 schools and 16 departments with a total of 250 teaching staff and over 4000 students under its shadow. The institute provides both undergraduate and postgraduate courses for students and has been ranked 21 by NIRF in 2020 amongst engineering colleges of India.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Highlights

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Location

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur is situated in Howrah, just opposite to the Hoogly River in the city of Kolkata. It attracts students from over places due to its campus being located in a surreal environment adjacent to the A.J.C. Bose Indian Botanic Garden providing a suitable and peaceful environment for students of the institute.

The campus of IIEST is located 20 minutes away from the main city and is connected to other parts of the country through Airlines, roadways and railways. IIEST campus is well-connected to different means of travelling. It is 5 km away from the Howrah Railway station and a drive of about 20 minutes, and about 90 minutes drive from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport connecting almost all the cities to Kolkata through domestic and international flights.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurAwards, Recognitions, Accreditations and Collaboration

Awards

·         Ranked 19 throughout the engineering colleges of India by NIRF in 2020.

·         Ranked 36  throughout the colleges of India by NIRF in 2020.

Collaborations

The college has an Industry-Institute Partnership Cell that helps the institute to provide proud collaborations and tie-ups from various recognized institutes such as:

·         CESC Ltd.

·         IBM

·         Research Engineers Inc.

·         TATA STEEL

·         M.N Dastur

·         Larsen and Toubro

·         DST, Government of India

·         TCS

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Notable Alumni

Rishav Dutta has received 'Innovative Student Projects Award 2020 (BE/BTech level)’.

Debashish Sur has been selected for Prime Minister's Research Fellowship

Anurag Jha and Divyansh Jha received overall Winner's Trophy at the Mineral Development Awareness and Quiz Programme sponsored by Tata Steel and collaborated by the Department of Steel & Mines, Government of Odisha

Champakali Das, research scholar received the Women Scientist-A fellowship from Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Clubs, Committees and Councils

The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology has a variety of councils, clubs and society having different motives and duties to be fulfilled against the institution and help organize and develop various functions and events throughout the year for the betterment of the college.

The college has nine academic societies:

·         Electric Engineers Society

·         Society of Civil Engineers

·         Society of Mechanical Engineers

·         Academic Society of Electronics & Telecommunication Engg

·         Students Society of Architecture and Town Planning

·         Society of Aerospace Engg & Applied Mechanics

·         The Society of Students Metallurgists

·         Society of VLSI Technology (SOVT)

·         Society of Mining Engineers

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Infrastructure and Facilities

The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology is well equipped with a range of infrastructural facilities and acts as an attraction to several students along with the renowned institute credential and provides students with all the requirements for great college life. Some of the remarkable infrastructural facilities provided by IIEST are:

1.       Ramanujan Central Library – The campus is equipped with one of the oldest and also the largest technical library of South-east Asia that provides access to students from 9:00 a.m. to 12 a.m. and is spread over an area of 3000 meters. The library gives services to its students, staff and

2.      17 Hostels for Boys and Girls – The college has over 3000 students residing in their campus for which it has a total of 17 residence halls for different students according to their batches and requirements. The campus contains nine multi-seated hostels for boys, five single-seated hostels for boys named Richardson Hall, MacDonald Hall, Sen Hall, Sengupta Hall, Wolfenden Hall, and three single and multi seated hostels for girls namely Sister Nivedita Ladies Hostel, Pandya Hall, Lt. William Hall of Residence. Exclusive details about the different hostels could be accessed on https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/HallsResidence.

3.      Canteen, Eateries and Food Court – The campus contains a lot much for food lovers and enthusiasts. The campus provides a variety of drinks and food such as Café Coffee Day and Nestle that serves coffee along with other munchies, ladies canteen that serve meals for girls both vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus, Mother Dairy ice cream parlour, separate Faculty canteen, another nest-in café that serves munchies along with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian menu, students canteen beside the student shop and provides all the necessary stationery items required by students, and also a separate guest canteen of people staying in the guest house.

4.      Medical facilities – The institute is known for the various facilities that it provides one of which is the medical facilities. The college has its hospital that serves the students and inmates of college through trained medical officers and staff and provides a 24/7 ambulance facility for any emergency. The option of outdoor treatment is available as well except for Saturday and Sunday, as the serious cases are often transferred to other hospitals of the town having tie-ups and collaborations. The hospital also has a special ID Ward for segregating the students or staff suffering from communicable diseases to ensure the safety of others. The college has tie-ups and collaborations with various hospitals of the city including Sanjiban Hospital, Narayana Super/Multispeciality Hospitals, Peerless Hospital, AMRI Hospitals (including all branches in Kolkata), BM Birla Heart Research Centre, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, and BB Eye Foundation.

5.      Varied Sports Grounds and Facilities – The institute has a variety of facilities for different types of sports and has a family of over 2000 athletic enthusiasts. One of the main grounds of the institute is Lord’s ground that is open to all kinds of games, including night tournaments and serves as the venue for Convocation Ceremony and REBECA (college fest). The college also has other grounds such as Oval ground, used for Inter and Intra-collegiate cricket and football tournaments, basketball court, swimming pool for swimming and water polo, table tennis, chess, well-developed gymnasium, volleyball court, badminton, tug of war and much more. The college promotes athletic growth of students and organizes various tournaments especially for cricket and football.

6.      Promotion of Entrepreneurship activities – The college has collaboration with Tagore Centre for Green Technology Business Incubation (TCGTBI) which is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is a brooder of future entrepreneurs by promoting various innovations and converting them into actual devices or help for the society. The TCGTBI provides physical, technical and networking support to young entrepreneurs of college and promotes their innovations for the use of society.

7.      Computer labs – The institute, at present, contains two computer labs called Laboratory-I and Laboratory-II containing 30 computers each that are connected to central server LAN for faster operation and working for students, faculty members and staff. The actual computer lab is under renovation process and will provide advanced and wider facilities once completed. The institute also offers short term courses for programming to students.

8.      Guest House – The institute also contains a guest house for providing accommodations to guests, student’s parents/legal guardian for better convenience and contains 10 double bed A.C. rooms and 2 single bed A.C. rooms with other facilities.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Courses, Fees and Eligibility

The institute offers seven different types of degrees for under graduation (UG) and posts graduation (PG) in different departments. The institute also has 50% reserved seats for students of West Bengal and the remaining 50% from outside.

IIEST Courses

1.      B.Tech

The institute provides an undergraduate degree in BTech under nine different majors or departments for four years including:

·         Aerospace Engineering

·         Civil Engineering

·         Electrical Engineering

·         Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

·         Computer Science and Technology

·         Information Technology

·         Mechanical Engineering

·         Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

·         Mining Engineering

The institute has also introduced a dual degree program for five years (BTech & MTech) degrees.

Eligibility – According to the latest guidelines posted by the college the student has to clear the JEE (Mains) Paper- 1 examination along with 12th class examination with a combination of specific subjects that are mathematics and physics as compulsory subjects along with one vocational subject out of biology, chemistry, technical or biotechnology.

2.      B.Arch

The institute also provides another undergraduate course of Bachelor of Architecture for students of Architecture, Town and Regional Planning Department for a term of five years. Eligibility - According to the latest guidelines posted by the college, the student has to clear pass the JEE (Mains) examination Paper-2 along with 12th class examination with a combination of specific subjects mentioned i.e. mathematics, physics and chemistry.

3.      M.Tech & MURP

The institute provides full-time post-graduation course of MTech (four semesters) with specialization in nine different engineering and technology departments:

·         Civil Engineering

·         Electrical Engineering

·         Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

·         Computer Science & Technology

·         Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics

·         Mechanical Engineering

·         Information Technology

·         Metallurgy & Materials Engineering

·         Mining Engineering

The institute has also introduced another postgraduate program called the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) in the department of Architecture, Town and Regional Planning.

Eligibility – The candidate must have completed their BTech from any recognized institute/university in relevant discipline.

4.      M.Sc.

The institute provides post-graduation of 2 years in M.Sc. with specialization in five different fields:

·         Physics

·         Chemistry

·         Mathematics

·         Earth science

·         Food processing and nutrition science

Eligibility – the student should have scored 60% marks for OC/OBC students and 55% for SC/ST/PWD students in their major subjects.

5.      MBA

The MBA program is a post-graduation full-time program for two years and provides specialization in four different fields:

·         Operations Management

·         Finance

·         Marketing Management

·         Human Resource Management

Eligibility – only the students that have a Bachelor’s Degree in one of the subjects from Engineering, Science, Humanities, Arts, Commerce, Business Administration with a minimum score of 60% for OC/OBC/EWS students and 55% for SC/ST/PWD students in their major subjects can apply.

6.      PhD

The institute provides PhD for those students who have completed their master degree from any recognized university and are willing to do research work further in one of the 17 fields provided:

·         Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics

·         Architecture Town and Regional Planning

·         Civil Engineering

·         Computer Science and Technology

·         Electrical Engineering

·         Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

·         Mechanical Engineering

·         Mathematics

·         Mining Engineering

·         Physics

·         Sociology of Information and Communication Technology

·         Corporate Planning

·         Chemistry

·         Earth Science

·         Information Technology

·         Managerial Economics

Eligibility – The candidate must have completed their Master's degree from any institute recognized by UGC/AICTE in any of the fields including Engineering/Architecture/Town and Regional Planning/any branch of Science or any related branch of Science or Engineering, M.Phil or an equivalent degree.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Fees

FEE STRUCTURE FOR UG PROGRAMS (BTech/B.Arch.)

·         Total fees for students of OC/OBC/EWS having family income more than Rs. 5 lakh along with hostel and mess advance facility = Rs. 1,00,500.

·         Total fees for students of OC/OBC/EWS having family income in between Rs. 1 lakh- 5 lakh along with hostel and mess advance facility = Rs. 58,833.

·         Total fees for SC/ST/PwD or any other category students with annual family income less than 1 lakh with hostel and mess advance facility = Rs. 38,000.

FEE STRUCTURE FOR M.Tech

FEE STRUCTURE FOR M.Sc.

FEE STRUCTURE FOR MBA

FEE STRUCTURE FOR PhD

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Admission procedure for B.Tech and B.Arch.

The students have to register their email id on the online application system through the official website of the institution https://www.iiests.ac.in/. Then the students have to fill the application form and submit the required documents along with the application fee. The students are selected on merit based on their JEE Mains score, and the further students are shortlisted by the interview procedure of IIEST.

Admission procedure for M.Sc.

The students have to register their email id on the online application system through the official website of the institution https://www.iiests.ac.in/. Then the students have to fill the application form and submit the required documents along with the application fee. The students for post-graduation program of M.Sc. are admitted through JAM (compulsory) after which 50% of the students are further shortlisted based on CCMN (Centralized Counseling for M.Sc.).The rest 50% of students are qualified or selected based on their own separate test and interview for which JAM is not required.

Admission procedure for M.Tech and MURP

The students have to register their email id on the online application system through the official website of the institution https://www.iiests.ac.in/.Then the students have to fill the application form and submit the required documents along with the application fee. The student will be selected based on their marks in GATE and should have qualified the examination. The selected students are further shortlisted based on CCMT (Centralized Counseling for MTech)

Admission procedure for MBA

The students have to register their email id on the online application system through the official website of the institution https://www.iiests.ac.in/. Then the students have to fill the application form and submit the required documents along with the application fee. The students will be shortlisted based on their MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/GMAT scores and academic scores. The selected students will sit for the Writing Ability Test. The now selected students will appear for the interview.

Admission procedure for PhD

The students have to register their email id on the online application system through the official website of the institution https://www.iiests.ac.in/. Then the students have to fill the application form and submit the required documents along with the application fee. The admission in PhD course is made twice a year, one in July and second in January. The students of this course are selected based on the entrance test conducted by the institute, and they are further shortlisted on the basis through the interview conducted by IIEST. 

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Placements

The college also has a rich history and was established in 1856 making it the second-oldest engineering college of India which automatically displays strong alumni and relations of the institute which in turn favour the placements of IIEST to a great limit.

The college has a wide list of recruiters, including high performing companies that generally participate in the recruitment process of IIEST every year:

·         Aakash Institute

·         Abzooba

·         Accenture India

·         ACT Fibernet

·         Acxiom Consulting

·         Aditya Birla Group

·         Adobe

·         AECOM

·         Aircon

·         Airovent

·         Amazon

·         Appnomic

·         Babtech Consultants

·         Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

·         Bajaj Auto Ltd.

·         Barclays Technology

·         Bentley Systems

·         Berger Paints

·         Bit Canny Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

·         BlueStar Ltd.

·         Bridge & Roof Co.Ltd.

·         Britania Industries

·         BuyerForesight

·         Byju's

·         Cadence

·         Capgemini

·         CapitalVia

·         Causecode Technology

·         Celeriac Technologies

·         CESC Ltd.

·         CGI Information Systems

·         Cirel Systems

·         Coal India Ltd.

·         Codenation

·         Coffee-day Beverages

·         Cogitate Technologies

·         Cognizant

·         Cummins

·         Cuprum Bagrodia

·         CV Raman College of Engineering

·         D X Corr

·         Daikin

·         Daimler

·         DCG AILab Academy

·         DCPL

·         DE Shaw

·         Deloitte

·         Denso Haryana

·         Deutsche Bank

·         Digite Infitech Pvt. Ltd.

·          Direct-I (Media.Net)

·          DMT Consulting Ltd.

·          Durbin Technology

·          DXC Technologies

·          Dynamic Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

·         Eleation

·         ElectroSteel Castings Ltd.

·          Elegant Marine Services

·          Envestnet Yodlee

·          Eptisa

·          Ericsson India Global Services

·         E-Tutoring

·         EXL Service

·         FactSet

·         Fi-Tek

·         Foster Wheeler (Wood Group)

·         Gainwell Commosales Pvt. Ltd.

·         Gannon Dunkerley

·         GE Heathcare

·         Godrej & Boyce Mfg.Co. Ltd.

·         Goldman Sachs

·         Google

·         GPT Group

·         Haldia Petrochemicals

·         Hindalco

·         Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

·         HSBC

·         Hyland Software

·          Hyundai

·          I F B Agro Ltd.

·          IBM

·          India Power Corporation Ltd.

·          Indusnet Technology

·          Infosys

·          Infoway

·          Innoplexus

·          Institute of Engineering & Management

·          International Combustion

·          IPM Commodities

·          IRIS Business Services Ltd.