Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Patna was established in 2006, as an initiative by the Government of Bihar. The institute is a member of AIU and is approved by AICTE. According to BIT Patna Rankings, IIRF ranked it 128th out of 166 engineering colleges in 2023.

BIT Patna offers BTech as its flagship course. To be eligible for admission, the candidate must have passed the final examination of 10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum of 60%. The final selection is based on the JEE Mains score followed by JoSAA or CSAB counseling. The BIT Patna JEE Mains cutoff 2024 for BTech CSE was 39000, and for BTech AI, it was 40768. The total course fee for BTech is 12.77 lakhs.

BIT Patna Placements 2023 saw the highest package offered being INR 44.14 LPA. BIT Patna's average package stood at INR 11.74 LPA. The top recruiters in the 2024 placement drive include: AB Polypacks Private Limited, Adobe, Applicate AI, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Cashfree Payments, Cognizant, Convegenius Digital India Pvt Ltd, Darwinbox, etc.