Mining Engineering as a discipline was first started in India at Bengal Engineering and Science University (formerly, Bengal Engineering College), Shibpur in the year 1906 to meet the requirements of statutory provision in Indian mines. After the establishment of the Indian School of Mines at Dhanbad in 1926, the entire infrastructure of this department was shifted. However, after independence, Dr. B. C. Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, took personal interest in revamping the department to satisfy the growing demand of qualified mining professionals, and the Department of Mining & Geology was re-born in 1956. In 2005 the Geology section was separated and the department was renamed as the Department of Mining Engineering.

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The inception of the Mechanical Engineering Department may be traced back to 1921 when a diploma course in Mechanical Engineering was started in this Institute. The first degree course in Mechanical Engineering was started from 18th July, 1930. Moving through a few decades, the Department of Mechanical Engineering consolidated to its present condition offering 8-Semester Undergraduate Courses with an approximate intake of 65 students annually and 3-Semester Postgraduate Courses with an intake of 22 students annually.

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The Department of Metallurgy started its journey at the Bengal Engineering College in the year 1939 with the introduction of a 3 year degree course in Metallurgy under the Calcutta University. The department is the second oldest metallurgy department of the country. In 1953, a 2-year postgraduate degree programme in Physical Metallurgy was introduced which has now become a 4-semester course at the all India level. Here, it would be worthwhile to mention that this department was the first in this country to introduce a postgraduate course in metallurgy. Prof. N. N. Sen who later became the Principal of the College, was the first Professor and Head of the Department of Metallurgy, Chemistry and Geology. In 1965, Chemistry became a separate department and Geology was attached to the Department of Mining. In 1949, Prof. W. Baukhloh of Techniche Hochschule, Berlin joined the department as a Professor of Metallurgy followed by many foreign trained faculty members. A spurt in research activity in the department was witnessed from 1949 onward after Dr. A. K. Seal joined the department after completing his Ph.D from Sheffield University.

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The Department of Information Technology started its journey in 2000. It is one of the youngest departments of this 150 years old University. The department has produced excellent IT engineers who are serving in different reputed organizations and pursuing higher studies at Institutes of excellence. The department provides state of the art computational facilities for the students. The strength of the department has been in its diverse areas of research in which it has a remarkable contribution.

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