 In December 2008, the government of Bihar declared that MIT would be developed into a model engineering college.The campus is in the north-west corner of Muzaffarpur city, along Muzaffarpur–Motihari road, and spread over an area of four kilometers from Muzaffarpur railway station.The institute is flanked by the river Burhi Gandak on the north, a reservoir on the east, Muzaffarpur–Motihari road on the south, and the road network on the west.