Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate
academic degreeA degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.- History :...
conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-level institution. The common abbreviation for Bachelor of Technology is
B.Tech. The degree is conferred in the
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,
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, the
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,
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and elsewhere.
In general, the degree is awarded to those who have undertaken a
Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
degree program which is
additionally supplemented by either occupational placements (e.g., supervised practica or internships) or practice-based classroom courses.
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Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate
academic degreeA degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.- History :...
conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-level institution. The common abbreviation for Bachelor of Technology is
B.Tech. The degree is conferred in the
Commonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-three independent member states. Most of them were formerly part of the British Empire. They co-operate within a framework of common values...
,
Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
, the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
,
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...
and elsewhere.
In general, the degree is awarded to those who have undertaken a
Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
degree program which is
additionally supplemented by either occupational placements (e.g., supervised practica or internships) or practice-based classroom courses. Due to these requirements, the degree normally takes at least four years. In Pakistan B-Tech Are Main Degree
In some countries the degree is awarded following completion of a
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which is
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oriented, emphasizing practice as opposed to
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. Here, by contrast, occupational placements and practice-based courses are more heavily weighted within the program (see
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).
By country
- In Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, the Bachelor of Technology programs are three to four years in duration. Honors degrees are awarded to graduates who successfully complete a four year program.
- In Canada
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, most programs are four years in duration. An example is the anaplacement component on board ships, whose graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Technology in Nautical Sciences degree. The Bachelor of Technology degree was used by Ryerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students, and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Its urban campus surrounds Yonge and Dundas Square, with the majority of its buildings in the blocks northeast of the...
for programs with an additional laboratory component or studio component. Those taking such programs are now awarded a Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
degree, although a Bachelor of Technology is still offered in Graphic Communications Management. The British Columbia Institute of TechnologyThe British Columbia Institute of Technology is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. It provides full- and part-time polytechnic education leading to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees in technologies and trades. Dr. Don Wright joined BCIT as President in March, 2008...
and McMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a public research university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It bears the name of William McMaster, a prominent Canadian Senator and banker whose substantial bequeathed funds helped form the beginning of the university. The institution being incorporated under the...
offer a full B.Tech(Bachelor of Technology). degree in a variety of fields. A Bachelor of Technology degree is offered by Memorial University of NewfoundlandMemorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...
to graduates of nationally accredited (Canadian Technology Accreditation BoardThe Canadian Technology Accreditation Board is a standing committee of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists that was established in 1982 to manage the accreditation of post-secondary applied science and engineering technology programs in Canada.The CTAB develops, coordinates and...
(CTAB), or Canadian Medical Association and the Conjoint Committees for Accreditation) college or institute diploma of technology programs. Graduates of these programs must complete 39 credit hours of MUN courses in order to earn the degree. The full program is offered onlineBachelor of Technology.
- Care should be taken not to confuse the B.Tech. degree with the degree of Bachelor of Applied Technology (B.A.Tech.) or (B.A.T.) offered by some Community Colleges in Canada. Community Colleges are represented by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)http://www.accc.ca/ but are not accredited as university-level institutions by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), the national accrediting body of universities in Canada. However,British Columbia Institute of Technology
The British Columbia Institute of Technology is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. It provides full- and part-time polytechnic education leading to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees in technologies and trades. Dr. Don Wright joined BCIT as President in March, 2008...
which offers over 12 B.Tech's is not represented by ether the ACCC or AUCC.
- In India
India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
, the Bachelor of Technology degree is conferred by the nation's top ranked government universities of technology like the Indian Institutes of TechnologyThe Indian Institutes of Technology , are a group of fifteen autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India...
(IITs), Anna University, (AU), Cochin University Of Science And Technology(CUSAT),Jamia Millia IslamiaJamia Millia Islamia is an Indian Central University located in Delhi. It was originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988...
, DelhiDelhi, known locally as Dilli , and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India...
, National Institutes of TechnologyNational Institutes of Technology are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. They were originally called Regional Engineering Colleges . In 2002, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, decided to upgrade, in phases, all the original 17...
(NITs),KIIT University (KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa),Rajasthan Technical UniversityRajasthan Technical University is a university located in Kota in the state of Rajasthan, India. The university was established in 2005...
(RTU),Jawaharlal Nehru Technological UniversityFirst established as the Hyderabad Polytechnic Institute, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University is located in Hyderabad, India focusing mainly on engineering. JNTU also has campuses in the districts of Kakinada and Anantapur in the State. It offers programs of study at the undergraduate,...
(JNTU), and Indian Institutes of Information TechnologyIIIT is the generic name for several Institutes of Information Technology in India, each a mini university in itself. Many of these institutions have been subsequently renamed to identify their affiliations and goals...
(IIITs) as well as a host of other prestigious institutes (both public and privately funded ) like Uttar Pradesh Technical UniversityUttar Pradesh Technical University was set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 8 2000. According to the university's website, it is the biggest technical university in Asia. UPTU has 500 Colleges under it.-External links:*...
(UPTU, Lucknow), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is a university in Delhi, India. The university was established by the government of Delhi in 1998 and is affiliated to University Grants Commission....
(GGSIPU, Delhi), Mumbai University Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology , Mumbai, is India's premier chemical engineering and technology research institute. It is an institute dedicated to training and research in various branches of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, and Pharmacy...
(UICT, Matunga, Mumbai), College of Engineering, PuneCollege of Engineering, Pune is an engineering college in Pune, India. Established in 1854, it is the third oldest engineering college in Asia. It is located in Pune , Maharashtra. The students and alumni of COEP are colloquially referred to as COEPians.In 2004, the institute was granted complete...
(COEP), Veermata Jijabai Technological InstituteVeermata Jijabai Technological Institute is one of India's premier engineering and technical institutes, located in Mumbai, India and attracts top talent students...
(VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai), Vardhaman Engineering College(HYDERABAD), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication TechnologyDhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, usually abbreviated to DAIICT, is an educational institution situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is named after the Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani...
(DA-IICT, Gandhinagar,Visvesvaraya Technological University-(VTU, Belgaum, Karnataka)http://www.vtu.ac.in/ ,India) for their professional engineering programs. However most other institutions in India use the Bachelor of EngineeringBachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Australia, China, Egypt, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan,...
(B.E.) degree and some of them are in the process of replacing over to the B.Tech programme.
- In Israel
Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
, the B.Tech. degree is awarded only by academic colleges in fields of engineeringEngineering is the discipline, art and profession of acquiring and applying technical, scientific and mathematical knowledge to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely realize a desired objective or inventions.The American Engineers' Council...
. The minimum duration of the B.Tech. degree is eight semesters and 160 credit hours.http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Owl/English/Organization/ It is also awarded to those who have upgraded from a Practical Engineering certificate to a B.Tech. degree by taking supplemental studies of minimum five semesters and 100 credit hours. http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Owl/English/Organization/
- In Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...
, The B.Tech degree is awarded by Moi UniversityMoi University is a university in Eldoret, western Kenya. It is one of seven national higher education institutions, the others being the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Maseno University, Egerton University, Kimathi University College of Technology...
and takes five years to complete. The fields offered by the university are Chemical engineeringChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science , and life sciences with mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
,Civil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings...
, Computer engineeringComputer Engineering is a discipline that combines both Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design and hardware-software integration instead of only software engineering or electronic engineering...
,Electrical engineeringElectrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after...
,textile engineeringTextile engineering or textile technology deals with the application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery...
and production engineering
- In Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia...
: Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Honors degree is a four year undergraduate degree program, including field training and course completion of two years each. The prerequisite for this program is a three year Diploma of Associate Engineer in specific fields e.g. Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering etc. B.Tech Honors four years degree awarded by HEC accredited Universities is considered at par and compatible with B.Sc.Engineering from other Institutions/Universities in Pakistan (Please refer to the minutes of the 10th meeting of the Equivalence Committee of erstwhile UGC, now HEC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Education_Commission_of_Pakistan) held on November 25,1981. Further refer to item No.9/10 on page 68 of 91, http://hec.gov.pk/content/ED_Equivalence_Accreditation_Committee.htmlstating equivalence of B.Tech. Honors and B.Sc. Engineering degree. As per Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) amendment of Pakistan Engineering Council act 1976; Pakistan engineering council will continue to accredit and register B.Tech degree holders as registered engineers and further as professional engineers.
- In South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...
, the degree is awarded by Universities of technology and Comprehensive universities (as distinct from Traditional universities), and is often offered in areas to which there is no corresponding B.Sc. Although the B.Tech often carries the same amounts of points as a B.Sc. in terms of South Africa's National Qualifications Framework, the B.Tech. usually does not grant admission to the corresponding M.Sc. program; students instead pursue the Master of Technology (M.Tech.) and Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) degrees.
- The degree is no longer awarded in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. Those who take such programs are more commonly awarded a Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
(B.Sc.) degree. Care should be taken not to confuse the B.Tech. degree with the United Kingdom's Business & Technical Education Council (BTECThe Business And Technology Education Council was a subdegree-conferring body in the United Kingdom until 1996, when its functions were transferred to Edexcel. The council offered further and higher education awards, particularly to polytechnics, and in particular the BTEC Nationals and BTEC...
) designation, which is not a university degree. BTEC functions have now been overtaken by EdexcelEdexcel is a UK company and one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence". Edexcel offers a variety of qualifications, including A levels , GCSEs and the BTEC suite of vocational...
.
- In the USA, The Bachelor of Technology degree is awarded after completion of a 4 year program. The colleges offering this degree are rare and only located in the states of Alaska (INDS), Florida, New York (New York City College of Technology
New York City College of Technology , called New York City Technical College prior to 2002 and nicknamed City Tech, is the largest four-year public college of technology in the northeastern United States, and one of four colleges within the City University of New York system to grant within the...
), Illinois (Chicago),Missouri(Northwest Missouri State UniversityNorthwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it is a university offering undergraduate and graduate classes. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri...
), Nevada, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.