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After
independence of India in 1947, the Department
of Architecture, Town and Regional Planning was
started on the recommendation of a special committee
appointed by Government of West Bengal. Two new
courses were started at the same time – one with
a five year degree programme in Architecture another
with a two year part time diploma programme in
Town & Regional Planning. This department
produced more than 800 graduates in Architecture
and more than 300 post graduates in Town Planning
since last fifty years. After 1974, the diploma
of Town Planning was converted into a full time
post graduate degree course under Calcutta University.
In 1990, the Master of Town & Regional Planning
postgraduate degree was recognized by Institute
of Town Planners India (ITPI), New Delhi. In 1993,
Bengal Engineering College achieved the status
of Deemed University. Under direct Central Assistance
computer facilities have been introduced in the
department both for undergraduate and postgraduate
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The department has developed a Material Museum for permanent display of samples of building materials for acquaintance of the students. Computer Aided Architectural Design laboratory and Multimedia Simulation Laboratory have been developed for research and practice of the students and faculty members of this department. Department subdomaining was done in June 1999. Each faculty room has been provided with one Pentium computer having individual E-mail account and Internet connection. Similar facilities are being extended for students in CAAD Laboratory and Multimedia Simulation Laboratory. At present this department provides facilities for research and development in the following areas under Ph.D. Programme:
Some of the areas have been identified for the future development:
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