| Waljat College of Applied Sciences | |
| Native Name: | كليةولجات للعلوم التطبيقية |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Free Label: | Founder |
| Free: | Omar Bin Abdul Muniem Al Zawawi |
| Dean: | S.L.Gupta |
| City: | Muscat |
| Country: | Oman |
| Affiliations: | BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India |
| Website: | www.waljatcollege.edu.om BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India |
Waljat College of Applied Sciences (WCAS) (Arabic: كليةولجات للعلوم التطبيقية) is one of Oman's leading higher education institutes. It was established in October 2001 by H.E. Dr. Omar Bin Abdul Muniem Al Zawawi in academic partnership with Birla Institute of Technology (BIT, Mesra), India, one of India's premier universities. It is the second International Centre of BIT, Mesra. It provides education in the specialized branches of Engineering, Information Technology and Business Administration.
WCAS is located in the premises of Knowledge Oasis[1] at Rusayl, a suburb of Muscat,the capital city of Oman. It enjoys the locational advantage of being close to companies like Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Motorola etc.
See main article: Birla Institute of Technology. WCAS used to offer degree programs of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT, Mesra), India. The course curriculum and the teaching, learning process are exactly similar to that of BIT, Mesra. BIT was established by philanthropist industrialist Mr. B.M. Birla in 1955 at Ranchi, the industrial centre of India. BIT is a full member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It was conferred Deemed University status in 1986 due to the achievements of the Institute, both in terms of research and excellent standards of academic programmes. The Institute has been accredited by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) & the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) established by the UGC & AICTE respectively. BIT has consistently been ranked among top institutes in India in the field of Engineering by leading Indian publications like India Today,[2] Outlook,[3] [4] Dataquest India,[5] Mint[6] [7] etc. In 2018 due to a decision from the honorable Indian supreme court BIT Mesra withdrew its affiliation from Waljat.
All the facilities provided by WCAS are as per the norms laid down in the Criteria for Private Colleges recommended by the Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman. The buildings of the college are spread over four blocks; Dean's Office, Department of Computer Science and Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering are located in Block I; Department of Management, Department of English and Library are located in Block II; The Admin & HR, Finance Department, Admission & Registration Department, IT Manager, Video Conference Facility, Medical Room are located in Block III, The Department of Biotechnology and Workshop are in Block IV.Besides this the college has Auditorium, Multipurpose hall, a canteen, language Lab., e-learning facility, computer lab and well equipped laboratory facilities. Ample car parking facility is available.
Waljat College of Applied Sciences offers following degree programs of BIT, Mesra:
BBA and BCA programs are also offered in part-time mode for working people.Following Diploma, and Advanced Diploma programs are also available as exit routes to the above-mentioned degree programs :
Based on the performance at the entrance evaluation tests for BE/BBA/BCA, students can get admitted to one year foundation program, where they will be taught subjects so that they come up to the entry level of the respective graduate degree.
Admission process normally starts from the month of May every year by way of announcing in leading news papers of Oman.
Training & Placement Cell functions in the college with the aim of providing career counseling and placement opportunities to graduating students through campus recruitment in different private and public companies. Career Fair is organised every year to give an opportunity to students to interact with companies.The students of the final year can participate in campus interviews both at the Mesra campus in India of the Birla Institute of Technology, and at their own campus of WCAS, Muscat. Students have been successful in getting employment. Many local companies have evinced interest in hiring WCAS students.