Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB), previously known as the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public state university in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2000 and funded initially by the Government of West Bengal, MAKAUT, WB provides facilities for the pursuit of the degree and advanced-level courses in engineering, management and other professional areas through affiliated institutions and in-house departments. The university has been accorded affiliating university status and is functioning through an Advisory Committee constituted by the chancellor under the advice of the Government of West Bengal, as required by the West Bengal University of Technology Act 2000. MAKAUT, WB has 197 colleges affiliated to its jurisdiction, with specializations in 29 domains and its horizon encompassing the entire state of West Bengal.