Kalyani Government Engineering College

Kalyani Government Engineering College
	Main building
Motto	आत्मान विद्धि (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	To know oneself
Type	Public Engineering College (aided by the World Bank under TEQIP Programme)
Established	1995; 29 years ago
Principal	Dr. Sourav Kumar Das
Students	1,267
Undergraduates	1,163
Postgraduates	104
Location	Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India; 22°59′29″N 88°26′54″E / 22.99139°N 88.4482395°E
Campus	75 acres (0.3 km2)
Acronym	KGEC
Affiliations	MAKAUT
Website	www.kgec.edu.in
	Location in West Bengal Kalyani Government Engineering College (India)

Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC) is a public Engineering college in Kalyani, West Bengal. It was established in 1995 by the Government of West Bengal.

It is a four-year undergraduate institution. It offers undergraduate (B.Tech.) and postgraduate (M.Tech., M.C.A.) engineering degree courses affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology(MAKAUT), West Bengal previously known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).

Campus

Kalyani Government Engineering College is an engineering college in West Bengal, India. The college was established in 1995 by the Government of West Bengal. The college is located within the University of Kalyani Campus, Kalyani Township, District Nadia, West Bengal. Kalyani is 53 km. from the Sealdah Railway station (Eastern Railways) of Kolkata and is also connected through Kalyani Expressway. The nearest railway station to the college is Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station is about 2 km. away from the venue.^[2]

Academics

Affiliation and accreditations

All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE]^[3]
University Grants Commission (India) [UGC], Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Department, Government of India
Ministry of Higher Education Dept., Govt. of West Bengal^[4]

Academic programmes

Undergraduate courses offered

B.Tech in Electrical Engineering^[5]
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering^[6]
B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering^[7]
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering^[8]
B.Tech in Information Technology^[9]

Postgraduate courses offered

M.C.A. - Master of Computer Applications^[10]
M.Tech in Production Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering)
M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
M.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
M.Tech in Information Technology
M.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Admission procedure

The undergraduate students (B.Tech.) of this college are admitted through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)which is very competitive in nature. B.Tech. courses have a provision of 20% lateral entry at the second-year level from WB Joint Entrance Examination for Lateral Entry (JELET).^[11] Also there are additional 5% seats that are allocated for Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme of Govt. of West Bengal.

Similarly, the M.C.A. students are being admitted through the WB MCA Joint Entrance Examination (JECA).^[12]

The institute takes admission to M Tech courses by GATE examination and PGET exam conducted by MAKAUT.^[13]

The institute being a government one, has no management quota private admission facility for any of its courses.

Publications

The college also publishes an annual research journal, named, Reason - A Technical Journal, since 1999. In 2011, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN 2277-1654) was allotted to this journal.

Rankings

The college is regulated, operated and administered by the Government of West Bengal. ^[14] KGEC is ranked no. 69 in all India rankings of Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India in 2012.^[15] As per the survey conducted by The Telegraph it is ranked 4th best engineering institute in West Bengal which admits through WBJEE.^[16]

Student life

Student accommodation(hostels)

For Boys

Raja Rammohan Roy Hall (New Hall)^[17]
Vidyasagar Chhatrabas (VC)
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Hall (APC)
Type IV Boys Hostel (M.Tech)
Rishi Bankim Chandra Hall (RBC)

For Girls

Pritilata Chhatrinivas (PC)

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Hall is reserved for second-year students. All the hostels except VC are located inside the college campus. There is accommodation for the MCA students, in Vidyasagar Chhatrabas (VC). There are a total of 13 clubs in the college.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Submitted Institute Data for NIRF'2023'" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Homepage". Website of Kalyani Government Engineering College. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
^ "Information About Affiliated Colleges". West Bengal University of Technology. Archived from the original on 7 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
^ "Major activities of the [Higher Education] department". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ "Faculty of EE department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/EE/
^ "Faculty of ME department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ME/ Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Faculty of ECE department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ECE/
^ "Faculty of CSE department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CSE/
^ "Faculty of IT department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/IT/
^ "Faculty of MCA department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CA/
^ ""Undergraduate student admission"". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
^ "MCA admission" https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ca/
^ "Post- Graduate admission" https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/pg/ Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal - All About Education". 3 February 2011.
^ "Ranking Results - Engineering Colleges Ranking 2012 - College Khabar". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^ "10 Top TECH Schools". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[kgec1-1] "Submitted Institute Data for NIRF'2023'" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[2] "Homepage". Website of Kalyani Government Engineering College. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

[3] "Information About Affiliated Colleges". West Bengal University of Technology. Archived from the original on 7 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[4] "Major activities of the [Higher Education] department". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[5] "Faculty of EE department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/EE/

[6] "Faculty of ME department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ME/ Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Faculty of ECE department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ECE/

[8] "Faculty of CSE department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CSE/

[9] "Faculty of IT department" https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/IT/

[10] "Faculty of MCA department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CA/

[11] ""Undergraduate student admission"". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.

[12] "MCA admission" https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ca/

[13] "Post- Graduate admission" https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/pg/ Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[14] "Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal - All About Education". 3 February 2011.

[15] "Ranking Results - Engineering Colleges Ranking 2012 - College Khabar". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[16] "10 Top TECH Schools". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

[17] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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