Heritage Institute of Technology, popularly known as HITK or HIT, is a private autonomou engineering college located in Anandapur, Kolkata near the East Kolkata Township, West Bengal, India.It is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata.This institute is ranked among the top five engineering colleges in West Bengal. Heritage Institute of Technology was set up on the eastern fringes of Kolkata in 2001 by a group of industrialists hailing from the flourishing Information Technology, Electronics and related industries around Kolkata, and some public figures. The foundation behind the growth of HITK is the Kalyan Bharti Trust. To meet the demand for technical manpower and in view of fiscal constraints at the governmental level, the Kalyan Bharti Trust supplemented the State government’s efforts in setting up new engineering colleges by establishing the Heritage Institute of Technology in September, 2000. Heritage Institute of Technology is built on the Heritage campus, located at Anandapur on the south-eastern fringes of Kolkata. Along with HITK, the campus also encompasses The Heritage School, Kolkata and The Heritage Academy, Kolkata. It is a 10-minute drive away from East Metropolitan Bypass (near Ruby Hospital, about 2 km away). The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum, Kolkata.

• H.S. (10+2) examination of the Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal or equivalent.
• Qualified in Joint Entrance Examination conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board / Central Board of Secondary Education and recommended by the WBJEE Board.

• Admissions are made through JEE mains and WBJEE rank.

• Placement assistance provided.
• Autonomous institute.
• Course affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology and approved by AICTE.
• NBA accredited for MBA, B.Tech in IT, ECE, CSE, CHE, Biotech and applied E&I.
• Collaborations with foreign universities for faculty and student exchange.
• Partnership with companies for training and placement.

• Separate training and placement cell for conducting various value added programmes.
• Aims at enhancing the knowledge and skills of students but also make them more employable and presentable to the market.
• Weekly seminars are being organized with eminent speakers from Industry and Institutes of higher learning.
• Students' Seminar is conducted departmentally on a regular basis.
• Rigorous two months of Pre-Placement Training is imparted to all the students' eligible placement every year by eminent corporate trainers and psychologists.

• ACC Ltd.
• Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
• Apeejay Surendra
• Apollo Tyres Ltd.
• Avery India
• Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
• Caritor India Pvt. Ltd.
• CEAT Ltd.

• Institute was announced as No. 1 amongst private unaided institutions in India by Prof. A.U. Digraskar, Head-NPIU in the Open House in TEQIP Project Review Workshop held on 23.09.2013 in Bangalore in terms of Institutional Development Plan (IDP) submitted as well as in terms of the progress made.
• Ranked 8th in the Eastern Region (above JU, which ranks 9th) in terms of CTC of a graduate after 5 years of work experience as per survey conducted by Silicon India, the largest community of Indian Professionals featuring technology, business, entrepreneur news, best jobs, career opportunities etc.
• Ranked 3rd in Eastern India being next only to BESU (Now IIEST) and BIT Mesra (above JU, which ranks 4th) as per non-IIT Tech School Survey 2013 conducted by Digital Mailers, Bangalore.

• Well-built campus that has been designed as per students needs.
• Sprawling campus is spread on a vast area with lush green and idyllic environment.
• 15 acres campus equivalent to an intelligent knowledge city.
• Swimming pool, sports facilities like basketball, golf, tennis etc.
• Auditorium with 1200 seating capacity.
• Health care facilities: Med claim facilities for all students.
• Cafeteria with a capacity of 200
• Common Room with indoor games facilities like Table Tennis, Carom, Chess etc.