Waljat Colleges of Applied Sciences

Waljat College of Applied Sciences 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 , 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.LocationWCAS is located in the premises of Knowledge Oasis 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.Affiliating UniversityWCAS offers 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, Outlook, Dataquest India, Mint etc.