▁frequ ented ▁by ▁students ▁of ▁East ▁Beng al ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁D h aka ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁An ush il an ▁Sam iti , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁hot bed ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁national ism , ▁which ▁was ▁un control led ▁or ▁even ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Beng al ▁Techn ical ▁Institute ▁Al most ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Education ▁was ▁set ▁up , ▁a ▁rival ▁organisation , ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Education ▁in ▁Beng al , ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Tar ak n ath ▁Pal it . ▁The ▁Beng al ▁Techn ical ▁Institute ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁the ▁SP TE , ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁spread ing ▁technical ▁education ▁among ▁the ▁masses ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁region ▁states ▁of ▁India . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁rival ▁instit utes . ▁The ▁Beng al ▁Techn ical ▁Institute ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁Em blem ▁The ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁three - fl amed ▁lamp ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁lot us ▁pet als . ▁The ▁lamp ▁represents ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁three ▁fl ames ▁represent ▁intellectual ▁training , ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁emot ions ▁and ▁imagination , ▁and ▁spiritual ▁development . ▁The ▁pet als ▁of ▁the ▁lot us ▁on ▁the ▁peri ph ery