About Us

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IIEST, Shibpur) has a more than 160 years long and rich history. It started its journey in 1856 as Calcutta Civil Engineering College and emerged as a premier engineering college in pre-independence India. It was renamed as Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur in 1920. The College received the status of a Deemed University in 1993 and was subsequently transformed to Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur in 2004. The institute has been upgraded to a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) and an Institute of National Importance by the amendment of the NITSER Act of the Parliament in 2014 and renamed as IIEST, Shibpur. The Institute has departments of Engineering, Architecture, Science, Humanities, Social Science and Management Science disciplines. In addition, it has Schools and Centre dedicated for imparting education and conducting research in interdisciplinary fields.

Area of Excellence

Institute excels across its various academic genres, notably research on green energy and sensor systems, VLSI Technology, Mechatronics and Robotics, etc.

Research Capability and Focus Area

Research facilities like DST-IIEST solar PV Hub, Central Research Facility (CRF), Center of Excellence (COE) and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF) have been created with the key commitment of providing advanced instrumental facility and scientific services required to support and to raise the level of research contributions at par with the international standards.

Academic Facilities

Central and departmental computer facility, Wi-fi enabled campus, central library with online search facilities, central workshop, institute innovation laboratory, basic and advanced laboratories catering to all academic courses