Hooghly Institute of Technology is a Govt. Polytechnic located at Vivekananda Road, P.O&Dt. Hooghly, W.B started its journey on and from 28.02.1951.This Polytechnic Institute is affiliated to the WBSCT&V.E&SD and offers AICTE approved 3-year Diploma courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Chemical Engineering. During the period of Second World War, the British Govt established Moberly Institute near Ballymore to repair & maintain the Ordnance equipment. With the initiative of some generous persons the resources of Moberly Institute were shifted to the newly founded Institute which is afterwards rechristened as Hooghly Institute of Technology. Honorable Governor Sri KN Katju & Honorable C.M of W.B, Dr. B.C. Roy laid the Foundation stone of this Institute & Sri G.C.Sen took over the charge of this Institute as Founder Principal.Thousands of students passed out from this Institute and are holding different responsible positions in Govt,NGOs and Corporate Sectors in India and abroad.