Bengal engineering & science university,shibpur

n 12 February 1920 the name was changed to Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur. The word Shibpur was deleted on 24 March 1921 and it became Bengal Engineering College.[3]

Originally a civil engineering institution, in 1932 the first batch of students received a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Degrees in Electrical Engineering (1935), Metallurgical Engineering (1939), Architecture (1949) and finally Computer Science & Technology (1982) were later introduced. In 1992 acquired the Deemed University status, finally breaking its ties with the Calcutta University.[2] Formal inauguration was done on 13 March 1993, by the then President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.[3] On 1 October 2004 the institution was elevated to a full fledged university with the present name.[3] It was formally inaugurated by A.P.J.