Patna: The newly established Bihar Engineering University (BEU) on Monday made headlines by publishing the final semester results for the BTech 2021-25 batch online, alongside the results of its first-ever PhD programme.Announcing the results, state minister for science, technology and technical education, Sumit Kumar Singh, said the timely release of the BTech 8th semester results demonstrated BEU’s commitment to academic discipline and transparency.“This is a proud moment for Bihar. In a short span of time, technical education here has expanded from diploma to MTech and PhD levels,” he said. Highlighting the state’s nominal tuition fees — Rs 5 per month for diploma and ₹10 for BTech students — he added, “Bihar is nurturing tomorrow’s engineers and researchers in the best possible way.”The minister added that students are progressing to premier institutes like IITs and NITs, with many securing placements in reputed organisations. He praised the university’s policy of reserving one-third of its seats for female students, saying it promotes women’s empowerment.Pratima, secretary of the STTE department, said, “Timely publication of student results is the true measure of academic progress. Bihar is entering a golden era of technical education. Industry tie-ups, MoUs, and prompt academic reporting are opening new avenues for students.”She added that the introduction of specialisations such as artificial intelligence, internet of things (IoT), cyber security, biomedical engineering and robotics would improve graduate employability.BEU vice-chancellor S K Verma announced that the university had received the ISTE Award for Best Emerging University in 2024. He also confirmed the launch of an MTech programme in Geoinformatics for the 2025-27 academic session.
