x
Home
Search
Topics
Almanac
Science
Nature
People
History
Society
Signup
Login
HOME
TOPICS
ALMANAC
SCIENCE
NATURE
PEOPLE
HISTORY
SOCIETY
PHILOSOPHY
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
Topic Home
Discussion
0
Encyclopedia
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur is an academic autonomous engineering college
Engineering college
Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...

 under the Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Uttar Pradesh Technical University was a public university in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 8, 2000...

. Its programs have been conferred autonomous status under the university. It is the second engineering institute in Uttar Pradesh after the former University of Roorkee. The institute holds ISO 9001:2000 Certification. It offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in engineering, as well as Masters degrees in Business administration and Computer Applications.

In 1959, when the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur was established, IIT classes were held in the canteen building of HBTI until IITK had its own campus.

HBTI is also the mother institute of the National Sugar Institute
National Sugar Institute
The National Sugar Institute established in 1936, is involved in research, training and advisory services to the sugar and allied industry, and functions under the Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...

, the Government Central Textile Institute and the Glass Institute.

History

The history of HBTI, Kanpur, dates back to 1907 when the Indian Industrial Commission at its Nainital meeting proposed two institutions for engineering — one at Roorkee and the other at Kanpur.

Thus the Government Research Institute, Cawnpore was started in 1920. It was housed in two rooms of what was called Sher Wali Kothi. The old majestic building is still intact at the north-west corner of the Company Bagh crossing, Nawabganj. Dr. Annett was then the principal of the Opium Research Laboratory of which the new institute was an adjunct.

On 25 November 1921, the Governor of the United Provinces
United Provinces of British India
The United Provinces of British India, more commonly known as the United Provinces, was a province of British India, which came into existence on 3 January 1921 as a result of the renaming of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. It corresponded approximately to the combined regions of the...

, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
Harcourt Butler
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ was the first governor of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh . Educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, University of Oxford, Butler entered the Indian Civil Services soon afterwards, in 1890...

 (1869–1938), K.C.S.I., C.I.E., laid the foundation of the present building. It was rechristened Government Technological Institute in 1921.

In 1926, it got the name Harcourt Butler Technological Institute. Its first principal of Indian nationality was Dattatreya Yashwant Athawale (Rao Saheb Rai Bahadur).

National ranking

  • HBTI has been adjudged the Best Government Engineering College in 'Star News National B-School Award 2011' in recognition of leadership, development, marketing an institute and industry interface.
  • HBTI was ranked as the 17th best technical institute of the country in 2009 for its contribution to research in the last decade (Current Science Journal Vol. 97, No. 3, 10 August 2009), above many institutes of national repute.
  • HBTI was ranked 1st among all (around 600) college affiliated to UPTU.
  • HBTI was ranked 25th among top 50 government engineering colleges in India and 25th overall by Outlook India in 2008.
  • HBTI was ranked by India Today magazine at 25th rank amongst 100 engineering colleges of India in 2007.
  • HBTI was ranked 21st among top 100 institutes in India by Dataquest in 2005.

Campus

The institute is spread across two campuses, the east campus (77 acres) and the west campus (271 acres) situated 3 km apart. Thus, the institute campus is a conglomerate of two campuses:

East campus (academic block)

The academic campus shares a border with the CSA university campus. It comprises :
  • The main building which is a stone structure inaugurated in 1921; it houses the main academic block and department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, along with departments related to Science and Humanities.
  • Five department buildings of Computer Sciences and IT, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, Civil and Leather Technology.
  • Computer centre, Library Building, Auditorium, Workshop, Oil Technology Association of India (OTAI) head quarter, Council of leather exports central region office, Paint and Coatings Technology Association(PACT) head-quarters.
  • Three girls hostels, two boys hostels and one under-construction boys’ hostel.

West campus (residential block)

The West Campus features three boys’ hostels: WCH-1, WCH-2 and WCH-3, and faculty residential quarters.

Both the campuses are connected with Wi-Fi and internet LAN connections in all the hostels.
Other facilities at the campus include
  • Banking and postal facilities
  • Medical facility
  • Guest House
  • Games and sports facilities: The institute has playgrounds and an athletic track for cricket, hockey, football, basketball, volleyball, lawn tennis and badminton. The institute also houses a gymnasium in the East Campus.

Courses

  • B.Tech
    Bachelor of Technology
    The Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-level institution...

  • MCA
    Master of Computer Applications
    The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...

  • M.Tech
  • PhD
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

  • MBA
    Master of Business Administration
    The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...



B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) courses are offered in 13 fields of engineering and technology and all have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA):
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Leather Technology
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Chemical Technology-Food Technology
  • Chemical Technology-Oil Technology(Oldest Branch of the Institution)
  • Chemical Technology-Paint Technology
  • Chemical Technology-Plastic Technology


Till 1970, HBTI conducted courses in Sugar Technology, Textiles and Glass Technology. Subsequently, three new institutes - the National Sugar Institute
National Sugar Institute
The National Sugar Institute established in 1936, is involved in research, training and advisory services to the sugar and allied industry, and functions under the Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...

, the Government Central Textile Institute and the Glass Institute were created out of these departments.

In addition to bachelor level programs, Diploma Courses of DOEACC, MCA, M.Tech. (both part-time and regular), MBA (through STEP-HBTI) and Doctoral programs in all the discipline of Engineering, Technology and Basic Sciences courses are available. Besides playing an educational role, the Institute also runs research programs sponsored by government institutions and research organizations.

Research

The faculty has contributed with research papers in national and international journals and presentations in India as well as abroad. Sponsored R&D schemes with DST, UGC, ICAR, DRDO, UPCST, CSIR, DAE, ICMR, DOE and Ministry of Civil supplies have been completed. HBTI was declared as 17th best technical institute of the country in 2009 for its contribution to research in the last decade.

Science and Technology Entrepreneurs' Park

STEP is a project sponsored by HBTI, Kanpur along with the Department of Science and Technology, government of India, New Delhi. It is also financed by financial institutions like IDBI, IFCI and ICICI along with funding from the government of Uttar Pradesh, through its Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Industries.

It was established in 1986 at the institute, for motivating science, technology and engineering graduates to take up entrepreneurship. It has been engaged in the activities of technology development, technology incubation, technology transfer and technology applications in industry. STEP- HBTI has been working as an apex organization for transforming technical education into entrepreneurship.

The management programme leading to an MBA degree at STEP-HBTI is also offered as a course.

College festivals

  • RESONANCE- by Department of Electrical Engineering.
  • TECHKROMA- Annual technological fest of paint technology branch conducted for first time on 8th & 9th march 2011 in association with PACT.* * Samaagam - Oil and Paint Technology department annual technical seminar on surface coatings and paints
  • Odyssey - National Level Cultural Festival. Odyssey (HBTI, Kanpur)
    Odyssey (HBTI, Kanpur)
    An idea originates and finds someone through whom it can manifest itself. That fortunate someone, experiences during the birth process, a feeling which is beyond description. Imagine for a moment that you are witnessing the creation of the universe. That’s Odyssey....

  • Genesis - by Department of Food Technology and Bio-chemical Engineering.
  • Incord - by Department Computer Science and Engineering.Incord Official website
  • Mecharnival - by Department of Mechanical Engineering.Mecharnival Official website
  • Interface - by Department of Chemical Engineering.
  • Nirmaan - by Department of Civil Engineering.
  • Anuvartan - by Department Electronics Engineering.anuvartan2011 Official website
  • Corium - by Department of Leather Technology.
  • Taal - Intra-College Cultural festival.
  • O.T.A.I. and P.A.C.T. National and International level Conferences - jointly organised by Department of Oil and Paint Technology, and Department of Plastic Technology.

Sports Sub Council

Facilities are provided for cricket, volleyball, table tennis, lawn tennis, football, basketball, badminton, baseball, and general physical fitness (gymnasium).Hbti cricket team is renowned among engineering colleges of northern India having won tournaments like flick 2010,flick 2011,hero honda cricket league 2011.

Notable alumni

Following is the partial list of distinguished alumni,who have brought pride to HBTI-


External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
Silverdale Interactive © 2024. All Rights Reserved.
 
x
OK