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The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers with its Head office at Kolkata and its 42 Regional Centres and 168 Student Chapters spread throughout the Country holds National and International seminars, workshops and meetings so that its members can learn, understand and interact among themselves. Some of the goals of the institute are to promote the advancement of Chemical Engineering Sciences and to maintain professional standards among its members. Further, it serves as an authoritative body on matters concerning the teaching and profession of Chemical Engineering and also publishes journals. The institute conducts examinations, awards donations, scholarships and certificates to such persons as may be deemed fit. IIChE also sponsors R&D projects for its student members.

After the slavery of nearly two centuries when our country got independence, our economy was in wretched position. The builders of the nation realized the necessity of rapid industrialization of the country. For boosting it, facilities for technical education was essential and hence engineering institutions started coming up throughout the country in fifties. M.I.T. came into existence on 25th September 1954, just seven years after independence of India. It was inaugurated by Sri C.P.N. Sinha, then governor of East Punjab. Initially it was started with Civil Engineering descipline with a batch of 45 students as 1954-55 batch with the name ‘College of Civil Engineering, Muzaffarpur’. On 21st April 1956 the first prime minister of India Pd. Jawaharlal Nehru laid down the foundation stone of main building. Electrical & Mechanical Engineering branches were added from session 1960-61 and the institute was renamed as Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology. Pharmacy and Leather Technology were added in 1978 and 1986 respectively. Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering disciplines were introduced in 2001.