INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPUR

IIEST Shibpur traces its origins to 1856, when it was established as the Calcutta Civil Engineering College, making it one of the oldest engineering institutions in India. It was originally affiliated with the University of Calcutta and situated in Kolkata. In 1880, the institution relocated to its present campus in Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal. The text notes that it was subsequently renamed, referring to it as 'Bengal' before the passage ends. IIEST Shibpur is included among the institutions listed under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education, and Research Act, 2007, alongside the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMs). This act declared these institutions to be of national importance and established a governance framework, including the Council of NITSER, which oversees administration across these institutes. As part of this framework, IIEST Shibpur benefits from central government funding and the associated academic standards applied to institutions of national importance, though specific details about its funding or independent governance are not elaborated in the text.