Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg

Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg (BIT DURG) is a private engineering college in Chhattisgarh, India, founded in July 1986 following the establishment of the Bhilai Steel Plant, to train skilled technical personnel. It was initially affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, offering B.E. programmes in Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication, and Mechanical Engineering. Over time it added Computer Science, MBA (1998), MCA (1999), Information Technology (2000), and Electrical and Electronics (2006) programmes. In 2005 it became affiliated with the newly formed Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai, and in 2020 it became the first autonomous engineering college in Chhattisgarh. The institute is located beside NH-53 (GE Road) in Durg, spread over 62 hectares, close to the Durg bus depot and railway station. It has five academic blocks, research centres, an auditorium, an open-air theater, and a sports complex. Admission to undergraduate programmes is through CGPET and JEE-Main, while postgraduate admissions use AIMCET, MAT, and GATE. The institute hosts cultural and technical events like the annual fest Ojas and various clubs including the National Service Scheme.