Bhilai College of Information Technology

Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg (BIT DURG) is a private engineering college located beside NH-53 in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. It was founded in July 1986 by a trust of organizations, industrialists, and philanthropic societies to provide trained personnel for the Bhilai Steel Plant, and is dedicated to founding member Seth Balkrishan. Initially affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, it began with Bachelor of Engineering programs in Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication, and Mechanical Engineering. Over time it added Computer Science and Engineering, MBA (1998), MCA (1999), Information Technology (2000), and Electrical and Electronics (2006). In 2005, it became affiliated with the newly formed Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai, and in 2020 became the first engineering college in Chhattisgarh to receive autonomous status. The campus spans 62 hectares and includes five academic blocks, an auditorium, an open-air theater, and a sports complex with an athletics track and various fields and courts. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs, with admissions through CGPET, JEE-Main, AIMCET, MAT, and GATE. It also hosts cultural and technical events like the annual fest Ojas and maintains active student clubs including the National Service Scheme.