Among the seven, ITBHU(1911) and Bengal Engg.College(1856) Sibpore are the two institutes which provided all the faculties or even Directors needed during the formative stages of IITs and thereafter. Because of lack of funds,these two institutes could not come upto the IIT level. In sixties, there were many students including myself who opted for these two institutes inspite of qualifying in IITJEE, only because either they did not get the desired discipline or could not afford the cost of IIT education. BEC Sibpore have produced IIT Directors like Dr.S R .Sengupta and Dr. Amitabha Ghosh who made IITKgp the best IIT for four cosecutive years (2000 to 2003) and also the Director of SPA New Delhi Prof. Mitra. Do you need further credentials to make BEC an IIT ? Prabal K Choudhury Director Strategic Management and Financial Services Inc.Toronto
