Objectives & Special Features

The Government of West Bengal passed the West Bengal University of Technology Act, 2000, to materialize the recommendation of Expert Committee.

The Committee envisioned, four Schools of Study to cater to the emerging, needs of higher learning:

              The School of Applied Sciences
              The School of Engineering and Technology
              The School of Management
              The School of Advance Interdisciplinary Study and Research.

The University would strive to emerge as a Centre of Excellence for advanced study and research in basic and applied sciences, engineering, technology and management. To realize this mission, the University structure and programs would have certain distinctive features:

             Post-Graduate study and research would be emphasized for the
                grooming of scientist engineers  and technologists.   
            The management system of the University would be compact and
                responsive to global  changes  in technology.
           The University would have intimate and collaborative linkages with
                national and international  research institutes, universities and the
                industry.
           Functions related to affiliated technical, engineering and management 
                institutes would be managed under a Pro-Vice Chancellor,so that such
                functions did  not  hamper the higher academic activities of the University.
           The teaching staff would include, beside the core faculty, visiting faculty,
                adjunct faculty members and distinguished visitors  from the industry and  
                front line academic and research  institutes of country and abroad.
                In addition, there will be doctoral fellows attached to the University.
            The University would have an International Centre to organise national
                and international seminars, as well as, conferences and lectures by
                International experts in different fields of  sciences and technology.
            The University would organise appropriate programs to generate its 
                own resources.