HIT Hooghly Admission 2025: Dates, Application Form, Courses, Fees & Eligibility

Hooghly Institute of Technology (HIT) Hooghly. HIT Hooghly admits students by entrance examination through a merit list. AICTE approved institution and quality education advocated with fully maintained infrastructure well organized under qualified faculty.

Inviting candidacy to four full-time diploma programs of engineering, each for three years, HIT Hooghly offers the following diploma programmes: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Candidates seeking first-year admission must be Madhyamik qualified or equivalent. JEXPO (Joint Entrance Examination for Polytechnics) administered by the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education is the best mode of admission. The vocational and the rest of the ITI students will be inducted by the Vocational Lateral Entry Test (VOCLET) into the 2nd year.

Application Process

1. Check Eligibility Criteria: The basic eligibility criteria for admission into the college should be checked by candidates, which consists of having completed Madhyamik (10th standard) to gain entry for first year or having undergone vocational courses/ITI for lateral entry.

2. Entrance Exam Registration: Joint Entrance Examination for Polytechnics (JEXPO) for first-year admission and Vocational Lateral Entry Test (VOCLET) for lateral entry, both conducted by the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education.

3. Entrance Examination: Candidates have to sit for either JEXPO or VOCLET as per the schedule published by the examining authority.

4. Result Declaration: The candidates have to wait for the results of the entrance examinations.

5. Counseling Registration: For those who qualify in the entrance examination, make sure you register for the counseling process as per the instruction from the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education.

6. Choice Filling: Mention your preferred colleges and courses during your choice filling in counseling. Don't forget Hooghly Institute of Technology and the course of your choice.

7. Seat Allotment: The allotment of the seat shall be done to the candidate as per the merit rank and as per the choice selected. Once a seat is allotted to the applicant at HIT Hooghly, he/she progresses further.

8. Document Verification: The candidate will proceed to HIT Hooghly for document verification. They should carry the following documents during this verification:

   • Mark sheet and certificate for Madhyamik (10th)

   • Entrance exam admit card and rank card

   • Domiciliary certificate (where engaged)

   • Category certificate (where applicable)

   • Few recent passport size photographs

9. Fee Payment: Submission of admission fee as noticer by the institution after document verification as valid.

Degree-wise  Admission Process

• Civil Engineering Diploma: This programme has an admit strength of 81. Admission will be based on the merit as per the JEXPO results for the first-year intake. The lateral entry will be available for the candidates holding backgrounds in vocational courses or ITI via VOCLET into the second year. The course develops skills in the principles and practices of civil engineering applied.

• Chemical Engineering Diploma: The sanctioned strength for this program is 54. Like Civil Engineering, the same admission procedure applies to this program that is through JEXPO for first-year admission and through VOCLET possible for lateral entry. The course is more focused on chemical processes and their industrial applications.

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering: Again, this program uses a regulated intake of 54 students. The admission procedure stays the same to other diploma programs with JEXPO for first year entry and VOCLET for lateral entry. It holds diverse lectures covering aspects of electrical systems and power engineering.

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering: The program has 54 seats, all admitted under the specifications set by HIT Hooghly. Admission for the first year will be through JEXPO, while conditions for possible lateral admission will be determined by a VOCLET. This course trains students using principles and applications of mechanical engineering as a foundation.