R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology

R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology (RPSIT), formerly called Patna Institute of Technology, is an engineering and management college situated in Patna, the capital of Bihar. It was established in 1980 by R.P. Sharma, who also founded the Patna Educational Development Trust. The institute offers full-time undergraduate B.Tech. programs as well as an MBA course, and is affiliated with Bihar Engineering University, Patna. Its campus spans 10 acres on West Bailey Road near RPS Road in Danapur, Patna, an area that hosts several other institutions belonging to the Patna Educational Development Trust. RPSIT is noted as one of the oldest privately owned engineering colleges in Bihar and the first such college in Patna. The college has departments in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and an MBA Department. Admission to undergraduate courses is based on merit in a competitive examination conducted by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board, with 15% of seats reserved under a management quota filled through the college's own entrance test. The college also maintains a library containing books and magazines for student use.