Hindustan College of Science and Technology
Hindustan College of Science and Technology (HCST), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Most of the programs are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college is the first venture of Sharda Educational Trust, which was formed in 1995. The trust is a conglomerate of 14 colleges, the largest education trust in northern India. It is collectively known as Sharda Group Of Institutions (SGI).
Location and campus
Hindustan College of Science and Technology is situated at the 26 km stone on the Agra-Delhi Highway (NH-2). The college is housed in its own building complex, on a plot of . The college is amongst the first self-financed colleges in Uttar Pradesh, and the largest college under the Uttar Pradesh Technical University.
Programs
- 5 NBA accredited programmes in ME, CS, IT, EC, and EI
- 60 laboratories
- 11 National level conferences and 7 workshops
Courses
B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology):
- Computer Science and Engineering (CS), course accredited by NBA
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EE)
- Electronics and Instrumentation (EI), course accredited by NBA
- Mechanical Engineering (ME), course accredited by NBA
- Information Technology (IT), course accredited by NBA
- Chemical Engineering (Chem)
- Civil Engineering (Civil)
- Bio Technology (BT)
- Auto mobile
Management
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Computers
- Master of Computer Application (MCA)
- Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
Other Courses
- B.Ed.
- B.P.Ed.
Affiliation
The institute is affiliated to the Mahamaya Technical University, Gautam Buddha Nagar. The institute was affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow until it was bifurcated and the college came under the jurisdiction of the present university.
Prior to the formation of UPTU, the institute was affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra for the award of B.Tech. degrees. Some courses in the college are still affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University.
Administration
The director is Dr. Sraban Mukherjee, who holds a B.Sc (Tech), M.Tech and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Library
The Central Library of HCST opened in 1996, now serving the needs of 4500 students and 325 faculty and staff members. The library has CD-Rom, online database, journals, audio and video cassettes, dissertations and project reports.
The collection of the Central Library has grown up to more than 97000 books and more than 1000 bound journals/periodicals, mainly in the field of science and technology. It acesses networked information through DELNET, INTERNET, and OPAC.
Clubs and Association
- BYTE (for computer science and engineering students Active member : Vishal deep Rathore)
- MESA (Mechanical department)
- QUIBIT (Information Technology department)
About SGI
SGI courses include B.Tech, MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA, and B. Pharma. Campuses are: Agra-Mathura Campuses
- HCST - Hindustan College of Science and Technology , Mathura
- BMAS - Babu Mohanlal Arya Smarak Engineering College, Agra
- ACE - Anand College of Education, Agra
- AEC - Anand Engineering College, Agra
- ACP - Anand College of Pharmacy, Agra
- HIMCS - Hindustan Institute of Management and Comnputer Studies