BIT, Mesra is a “Deemed University” under Sec. 3 of the U.G.C. Act 1956. The Institute has a vision to be recognized as a world-class learning institution for Engineering, Technology and Research. Established in 1955 by visionary philanthropist-industrialist the late Mr. B. M. Birla, it is one of the premier engineering destinations in India. The Institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in Engineering, Technology, Sciences, Pharmacy, and Management. An unquenchable thirst for innovation and disruption, and a commitment to nurturing leaders who make a difference to the world has been the credo of BIT Mesra in the nearly seven decades of its existence. It has many firsts to its credit. It was the first in the country to establish a department dedicated to Space Engineering & Rocketry way back in 1964. First, to establish a static rocket test firing facility. It was also the first to develop a Science & Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park (BIT-STEP). The first institution to be granted autonomous status in 1972 under the UGC Act.