BIT Mesra

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra popularly known as BIT, Mesra is a college of engineering and related subjects, located in Mesra, near Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1955 by Mr. B M Birla. It is a "Deemed University" under Sec. 3 of the Indian U.G.C. act, 1986. BIT sits in the heart of the 'powerhouse region' of India. Located in a highly industrial place with many heavy engineering companies helps in developing the outlook of the students enrolled in the college. Ranchi is home of engineering consultants Mecon. Industries like Usha Martin, SAIL research center, HEC, INDAL resides in the Ranchi region which is also the capital of Jharkhand. Other industrial cities like Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Dhanbad are within 200 km from this place.

Path to progress

BIT houses PARAM computers to cater to the super computing needs. BIT was recently Wifi enabled. With excellent infrastructure and serene environment it presents an ideal environment for studies, grooming leadership skills and overall presonality development.

Courses offered

The college offers BE and ME degrees in following disciplines.

1. Architecture
2. Biotechnology
3. Civil Engineering
4. Computer Science & Engineering
5. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
6. Electronics & Communication Engineering
7. Mechanical Engineering
8. Polymer Engineering
9. Production Engineering
10. Remote Sensing
11. Space Engineering and Rocketry
12. Applied Mechanics

It also offers courses in Pharmacy and Management.

Extension centres

The college has extension centres in India and abroad at Ranchi, Allahabad, Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur and Chennai.

External links

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
• News about Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,

Annual festivals

1.BITOTSAV - Cultural fest conducted in every February

2.Drishtant - Biennial Technical meet.

3.Unnayan - Biennial Technical meet.

4.technIEEk - A Tech-fest conducted in every Monsoon session.

Student community

Students from all walks of life and from various places from Indian convene at this place for the undergraduate and graduate studies. About 3% of the students are from Nepal, Bangladesh, SriLanka, Middle East and Africa. Student community is largely know for the actively participating in the cultural activities and community service along with the studies.

Hostels

Hostel 1,2,3,4,5,5a,5b 6,7 are the mens' hostel of BIT. On an average about 300 students reside in each of these hostels.

Hostel 8, 9 and 10 are the womens' hostel. another hostel for men is nearly completed and is expected to be ready in February 2006.

clubs

Many clubs in bit work to enrich the creativity among the students.each club is distinguished and has a purpose.the clubs are guided by a professor and had a student body .the most clubs are-ieee,iee and acm