industry-academia collaboration. The institute encourages industrial trips to, and closer co-operation with, government and private industry. Life at BIET Council of Student Activities There is a council known as 'Council of Student Activities' which is the sole backbone for majorly every activity held for the students of the college. It is also responsible for managing the number of events, fests and other functions being organised using CSA name. CSA has a President which is the top-position given to a senior professor of the institute, he/she presides over all meetings and events held on the terms of student activities. Prof. D.K. Srivastava is currently the president, Council of Student Activities. Each sub-councils has a nominated Officer-In-Charge from among the faculty members who are the head of the sub-councils, and he/she holds the office for that particular sub-council. They play a major role in organising the events/functions under their guidance, support and supervision. Further, every sub-councils has a number of students actively taking the legacy forward. In BIET, the CSA is officially divided into 4 sub-councils based on the concerned activities & functionary roles each of them has to play for the current students present on campus. Sub-Councils Cultural Sub Council (popularly known as CSC): CSC plays a crucial role in providing the perfect platform for rich & passionate cultural activities which enables students to come forward and showcase their hidden talents. It aims at nurturing the skills and upbringing of the co-curricular artists in the college. The organizing and management team is responsible for the proper and smooth functioning of the festivals and events. 'Abhinandan'- the Freshers' Party & 'Utsav' - the Annual Cultural Fest, and various other cultural events in the college, all are organized under the banner of Cultural Sub Council. Dr. Narendra Kumar is the current officer-in-charge, CSC. Fine Arts & Hobbies Sub Council (popularly known as FAH): FAH conducts various activities related to fine arts and hobbies such as sketching, dexterity, collage, face-painting, movie-making, photography and many others which comes in categories like these. It has the privilege of organizing 5–7 days MAHOTSAV (annual art festival) which is one of the biggest art festivals in the region. FAH had set the new benchmark by organizing its own annual kite-flying festival (KATI PATANG) for the first time in the state, and since then every year it's held on 26 January. Dr. R.N. Verma is the current officer-in-charge, FAH.