Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra) was established in 1955. It was founded with the effort of philanthropist and industrialist B M Birla.

BIT has opened extension centres in Lalpur (Ranchi), Allahabad, Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur, Chennai, Patna and Deoghar, and overseas extension centres in Muscat (Oman) & Ras al-Khaimah (UAE).

The institute was affiliated to Patna University until 1960 and then to Ranchi University. BIT was declared a deemed university in 1986 under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 under notification No. F. 9-2/83-U.3 August 28, 1986.

BIT Campuses:

• BIT Mesra
• BIT Jaipur
• BIT Patna
• BIT Deoghar
• BIT Kolkata
• BIT Lalpur (ranchi city)
• BIT Noida
• BIT Allahabad
• BIT Muscat
• BIT Ras Al Khimah