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. It is collectively known as Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI).

Hindustan College of Science and Technology
TypeEducation and research institution
Established1996
DirectorDr. Rajeev Upadhyay
Academic staff
200
Students5000
Location
Mathura
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
Websitewww.hcst.edu.in

Location and campus

Hindustan College of Science and Technology is situated at the 26 kilometres (16 mi) stone on the Agra-Delhi Highway (NH-2) and comes under the city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. The college is housed in its own building complex, with 100,000 square metres of covered area, on a plot of 34 acres (140,000 m2). The college is amongst the first self-financed colleges in Uttar Pradesh, and the largest college under the Uttar Pradesh Technical University.

  • HCST – Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura
  • HITM – Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management (Formerly B.M.A.S 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 Computer Studies

BTech courses having branches as follows: 1. Computer Science Engineering 2. Civil Engineering 3. Chemical Engineering 4. Environment Engineering 5. Electronics Engineering 6. Electrical Engineering 7. Information Technology Engineering 8. Mechanical Engineering 9. Automobile Engineering 10. Biotechnology

Courses

Affiliation

The institute is affiliated to the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow.[1] The institute was affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow until it was bifurcated and the college came under the control of the present university.

Before the formation of UPTU, the institute was affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra for the award of BTech degrees. Some courses in the college are still affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University.

Library

The Central Library of HCST opened in 1996. Today it serves 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 97,000 books and more than 1,000 bound journals/periodicals, mainly in the field of science and technology. It accesses networked information through DELNET, INTERNET, and OPAC.

References
  1. "Affiliated Colleges – AKTU". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

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