Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology

In 1955, Civil Engineering School was opened by a society named "Institute of Engineering & Rural Technology". Shanker Saran, retired judge Honorable High Court of Allahabad, and Late Vishwamitra, an advocate, were respectively the president and secretary of the society. This school was self-sustaining its activities.[clarification needed] A good number of students were admitted every year. The students were awarded two years' Diploma in Civil Engineering Course by the Board of Engineering College. In 1962, U.P. Government took over this Institute by constituting a registered society named "Allahabad Engineering Polytechnic, Allahabad. " The society constituted a Board of Management/Managing Committee consisting of 11 members to manage affairs of the Polytechnic. The state government awarded the status of Grant in Aid to the Institute. The rules and by-laws of the society were accordingly framed and the Director of Technical Education, U.P. became ex officio Secretary of Management Committee. Reviewing the multifarious activities and the achievements of the Institute in the country and abroad, the U.P. Government changed the name of Allahabad Polytechnic to "Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology" (I.E.R.T.) in 1982 and designated the post of "director" in place of principal. The institute was simultaneously awarded Academic Autonomy. An Autonomy Committee was constituted and Secretary Technical Education, U.P. became ex officio Chairman of the committee. The Engineering Degree Division was set and the college started offering degree courses in engineering with affiliation from U.P. Technical University, Lucknow (UP). The college is very best in the country in diploma engineering programs. The institute maintains the same position.