of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in 1998. The department has a Microprocessor Lab. The Digital Electronics Lab is used for the study of encoders and decoders, multiplexers and de multi, flip -flops, counters and shift registers, and parity generators and checkers. A brief idea of digital I.C. is also provided. A Fiber Optics Communication Lab is established in the department, provides education on fibre optics communication, analogue and digital link, attenuation: banding, and impurities. Other labs include Printed Circuit Board Lab and Electrical Machine Lab. The department contributes to IEEE by doing research. Information technology The Department of Information Technology was established in 2000. It hosts Digital and Computer Graphics Lab which consist of 15 Logic Trainer Boards, performing logical testing facilities. The department is equipped with 64 bit RISC Based IDNY (R400) silicon graphic server. The Department has Image Processing tools, Meta Labs, and other graphic facilities. Mechanical engineering The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in 1990. The department has a CAD Lab equipped with Pentium IV 2.8 GHz, plotters etc. and software packages such as Pro-e (WildFire), Catia, Autocad 2000. The department has a Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Lab, Fluid Machinery Lab, Machine Lab, Heat Transfer Lab, Automobile Lab and Materials testing lab. Electrical engineering The department has an electrical engineering lab. The department has various renowned staff. The Electrical Engineering Branch and IT branch of this institution are Self financing Branch, i.e. student have to pay extra Rs. 15,000 in each semester compared to other branches if one takes admission in this branch. Infrastructure Campus The campus is divided into four zones: Student Residential Zone Faculty and Staff Residential Zone Student Recreational Area that includes the Student Activity Center (SAC), forums and their offices, cricket ground, basketball courts and hockey field Academic Zone that includes academic institute building, engineering departments, offices, lecture halls, central library and workshops IBM Centre of Excellence IBM identified BIET Jhansi as an IBM Centre of Excellence, starting academic session 2010–11. Through the IBM Academic Initiative, IBM is working with BIET Jhansi to teach students the open-standards skills to compete in the ever-changing technology workplace by conducting training for students through faculty enabled by IBM. Faculty The teacher-student ratio stands at 1:20. Faculty with postgraduate qualification stands at 100% whereas the percentage of faculty with PhD is 68%. The institute employs senior technical personnel as guest faculty following the trend of