Bakhtiyarpur College of Engineering (BCE) is one amongst the six new Government Engineering College established by the Government of Bihar under the Department of Science and Technology. It will start its first academic session (2016-17) from old campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna at Patliputra Colony. The new engineering college will have four engineering branches – computer science, civil, mechanical, and electrical & electronics – with an intake of 60 per branch and 240 students in total.

BCE Bakhtiyarpur new campus at Bakhtiyarpur was inaugurated on February 2, 2020. It is about 3.5 km from Bakhtiypur Railway Station by road.This campus is near the Dedaur village area just beside the railway lines. The college has started its 2020 session from this campus along with the temporary campus for GEC Bhojpur and GEC Buxar.

Bakhtiyarpur College of Engineering is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education(AICTE), New Delhi vide its letter F.No. Northern/sub-Mission/ Educationally Backward District/2016-17/1-288 1506611 Dated 30.04.2016 and affiliated to Aryabhatta Knowledge University(AKU),Patna.

The holy river Ganges is located close-by to the college.Some of the other important locations near to the college are reputed hospitals like Ruban Memorial and Sahyog Hospital. Also Patliputra industrial area and famous schools like Notre Dame Academy,St.Michael’s and Loyola high school are very close to the institute. For recreational purpose malls like P&M is just at few footsteps.