On recommendation of UGC Expert committee, institution got status of a Deemed University in 1992 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

[19] It was formally inaugurated as Bengal Engineering and Science University by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India, on 13 July 2005.

of India by suitably amending the National Institutes of Technology and Science Education and Research Act, 2007.

[29] In December 2020, Union Govt sanctioned grants for ₹ 130 Cr to buildup 10-story hostel building facility for 1000 students.

[31] In Dec 2024 Institution convocation day, The governor announced that IIEST would set up its second campus in Salt lake, Sector III.

[32] Just like all NITs follow the same organization structure which has the President of India is the ex officio visitor of IIEST Shibpur, at the top of the hierarchy.

The board of governors consists of the chairperson, director, and twelve members, which include government, industry, alumni, and faculty representation.

[33] Eight schools of excellence in IIEST are:[34] Following are the multi-disciplinary centers located in IIEST Shibpur:[35] The institute's Ramanujan Central Library occupies 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) and houses 158,000 books, 41,000 bound volumes of journals, and a collection of documents, such as patents, standards, technical reports and pamphlets.

[46] In April 2017 an MoU was signed between the Institute and Indian Paint Association for Masters Programme in Coating Sciences & Technology from the academic session 201 also Joint research projects would also be undertaken.

[47] In October 2020 MoU signed between The Institute and IBM for collaboration on research development of learning content, software, faculty training.

[48] A BJP vice-president in Karnataka has been appointed chairperson of the board of governors of IIEST, which has drawn criticism in academic circles for allegedly trying to saffronise an institution with a rich legacy.