Haldia Institute of Technology is a prestigious institute which is established in 1996 and located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is an autonomous research institute which is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). HIT Haldia is accredited with the NAAC A Grade with the highest rating in NAAC A (CGPA 3.31 out of 4). It is a private institute which is accredited to NBA TIER 1 for flagship programmes such as BTech in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Applied Electronics and Communication, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Computer Science Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Data Science, Chemical, Information Technology, and Agricultural Engineering.

HIT offers a range of courses at the UG and PG level courses. HIT courses include B Tech, M Tech, MBA, and MCA among others, offered in various streams such as Technology, Management, Science and others. Haldia Institute of Technology West Bengal is affiliated with the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). Haldia Institute admission is based on merit and national exams. The institute accepts national entrance exams such as JEE Main, MAT, WBJEE, JEMAT, GATE, and others.