Top Courses in MAKAUT

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, abbreviated as MAKAUT, was formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT). The university was established in the year 2001 by the West Bengal legislature. It is one of the most prominent public universities and is popular for its technology-specific courses. The university was started as a technology-focused university that later expanded its academic branches to other disciplines such as Management, Social Sciences and Media Sciences. MAKAUT offers numerous courses and they are categorised under its various departments, running under schools of multiple disciplines.

The Top Courses in MAKAUT:

• B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology): This course in MAKAUT is offered under the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and the Department of Information Technology, which comes under the School of Computer Science & Engineering and the School of Information Science & Technology, respectively. The course paves the way for students to pursue a tech career by being an expert professional in the Computer Sciences and Information Technology fields.

Eligibility criteria: Candidates are eligible on the basis of their merit rank in Engineering ‘General Merit Rank’ (GMR) in WBJEE. It is mandatory for the candidates to be 17 years of age or older.

Specializations:

1. CSE (Computer Science Engineering) - Fees (INR): 58,075 (annual) & 2,32,300 (total)
2. IT (Information Technology) - Fees (INR): 58,075 (annual) & 2,32,300 (total)

• B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science): There are various specialisations that are offered in MAKAUT due to the fact that the course is taught under various departments. The B.Sc in MAKAUT is composed of departments like the Department of Applied Mathematics, the Department of BioInformatics, the Department of Life Science, etc. The programme is specially designed to develop scientific knowledge and analytical skills in the candidates. The course comes with multiple specialisation options that give the students a wide range of opportunities.

Eligibility criteria:  Candidates have to apply through ‘Common Entrance Test’ (CET). S/he must pass/appear in the Higher Secondary Examination under the General or Vocational Stream through the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination/undergraduate programme as prescribed by a recognised board/university. Successful candidates, once admitted to an affiliated college or to the university, may have to take special prerequisite bridge courses, as decided by the university.

Specializations:

1. Mathematics and Computer Applications - Fees (INR): 44,500 approx. (annual) & 1,33,350 (total)
2. IT (Artificial Intelligence) - Fees (INR) – 47,000 approx. (annual) & 1,39,950 (total)
3. IT (Data Science) - Fees (INR): 47,000 approx. (annual) & 1,39,950 (total) 4. Multimedia Science, Augmented & Virtual Reality - Fees (INR): 44,500 approx. (annual) & 1,33,350 (total)

• BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration): The course for BBA in MAKAUT is taught under three departments that comes under the School of Management Sciences. The three departments are, namely, the Department of Undergraduate Business

Studies, the Department of Hospital Administration & Management, and the Department of Hospitality & Hotel Administration. The course is designed to develop managerial skills and knowledge and to turn ordinary students into brilliant management professionals.

Eligibility Criteria: Students must have passed the qualifying examination, i.e., the ‘10+2’ examinations, with an aggregate score of 50% in any stream. The student should pass the Common Entrance Test (CET). Eligibility will be assessed on the basis of merit list ranking.

Specializations:

1. Hospital Management - Fees (INR): 44,500 approx. (annual) & 1,33,350 (total)
2. Business Analytics - Fees (INR): 44,500 approx. (annual) & 1,33,350 (total)
3. Digital Marketing - Fees (INR): 44,500 approx. (annual) & 1,33,350 (total)

• M.Sc. (Master of Science): The Post Graduate Course of M.Sc in MAKAUT is tutored under multiple departments due to the specialisations spread across multiple fields. Some of the departments are the Department of Applied Chemistry, the Department of Applied Mathematics, the Department of Food Science, the Department of Applied Economics etc. The course is an advanced-level programme that sets the students on a track to gather a greater amount of knowledge along with some research skills.

 Eligibility Criteria: Candidates have to apply through the ‘Common Entrance Test’ (CET).

Honours/Major or with a minimum of 140 credit points in Mathematics/Information

Technology/Computer Science/Physics/Statistics or allied subjects. Graduates of

Engineering/Technology are also eligible. Admission will be through the Common Entrance Test (CET) of MAKAUT following the merit list of qualified candidates. The proposed intake is 30, which may be upgraded to 60 subsequently on demand.

Specializations:

1. Applied Mathematics - Fees (INR): 47,000 (annual) & 94,800 (total)
2. Biotechnology - Fees (INR): 47,000 (annual) & 94,800 (total)
3. Microbiology - Fees (INR): 47,000 (annual) & 94,800 (total)
4. IT (Artificial Intelligence) - Fees (INR): 47,000 (annual) & 94,800 (total)

About the Author: Piyush Mahanta is a law student currently pursuing Bachelor of Business Administration & Bachelor of Law from the Brainware University, Kolkata.

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