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{{Infobox college<br />
| name = Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology<br />
| native_name = প্রকৌশল ও চামড়া প্রযুক্তির সরকারি মহাবিদ্যালয়<br />
| image = Government_College_of_Engineering_and_Leather_Technology.jpg<br />
| established = 1919<br />
| founder = [[Prof. Rai Bahadur B.M. Das]] (Prof. B.M. Das)<br />
| type = [[Government]] [[Engineering]] [[College]] '''<br />
| academic_affiliation = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (formerly known as WBUT)<br />
| free_label = Approvals<br />
| free = [[AICTE]]<br />
| principal = Sanjoy Chakroborty (Officer-in-charge)<br />
| location = Block – LB 11, Sector-III, Salt Lake, [[West Bengal, Kolkata]]-700106<br />
| faculty = 50<br />
| undergrad = 650<br />
| postgrad = 50<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| website = {{url|http://gcelt.gov.in}}<br />
| former_names = Calcutta Research Tannery<br /><br />
Bengal Tanning Institute<br /><br />
College of Leather Technology<br />
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The '''Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology''', often referred to as '''GCELT''', is an institute offering engineering courses at the undergraduate levels in Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Leather Technology, diploma in shoes and leather goods making and M.tech in Leather technology. The college is affiliated to the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]] (formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology)<ref>{{cite web|title=State to name WBUT after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad|url=http://www.kolkatatoday.com/state-to-name-wbut-after-maulana-abul-kalam-azad/|website=kolkatatoday|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710114438/http://www.kolkatatoday.com/state-to-name-wbut-after-maulana-abul-kalam-azad/|archive-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is approved by AICTE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Website|url=https://gcelt.gov.in/academy/curriculum|website=Govt. College of Engineering & Leather Technology|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (GCELT) was established in year 1919 on being recommended by the Munitions Board after the First World War to use indigenous resources of hides, skins and tanning materials for producing leather goods and the development of leather industry in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology|url=http://gcelt.org/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=gcelt.org|language=EN}}</ref><br />
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It was known as '''Calcutta Research Tannery''' and was renamed to '''Bengal Tanning Institute''' in 1926. The institute became affiliated to [[Calcutta University]] and introduced a Certificate Course in tanning. In 1955, the B.Sc. (Tech) course in Leather Technology was introduced. The name of the institute was changed in 1958 to '''College of Leather Technology'''.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Calcutta Research Tannery as well as Bengal Tanning Institute was situated at the campus of Canal South Road, Beleghata (presently that place is the campus of [[RCC Institute of Information Technology|RCCIIT college]]). In the year 1994, the campus was shifted from there to the present address of Salt Lake City.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 1999–2000, apart from the B.Tech in Leather Technology that it was offering, the college started offering B.Tech. in Information Technology and in 2000–2001 B.Tech. in Computer Science & Technology.<br />
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== Present status ==<br />
GCELT is officially under the jurisdiction of the Department of Higher Education and Directorate of Technical education of the Government of West Bengal.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Courses offered ==<br />
The institute offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Leather Technology. The institute also offers certificate course on 'Boot and Shoe Manufacturing'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology|url=https://gcelt.gov.in/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=GCELT|language=EN}}</ref><br />
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==College programs==<br />
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[[File:Enginerds '13 Core Team.jpg|thumbnail|right|Enginerds '13 Core Team]]<br />
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* Fresher's Welcome- The event is organized to welcome the 1st year students of the college. Usually 2nd year students organize it with great enthusiasm. On that special day, there is a cultural program with arrangement for lunch for newcomers. This ends with the DJ evening and the whole event is restricted only to college students.<br />
* Technical Fest – Enginerds<ref>{{cite web|title=Tech Fest: ENGINERDS|url=https://gcelt.gov.in/events/techfest|website=Government College Of Engineering And Leather Technology|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref>- ENGINERDS was first organized in the year 2010 (by 2008–12 batch).<br />
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* Cultural Fest – Punormilon<ref>{{cite web|title=GCELT College Reunion: PUNORMILON|url=https://gcelt.gov.in/events/reunion|website=Government College Of Engineering And Leather Technology|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref> – PUNORMILON is one of the most important cultural event of GCELT with the get together of all the Ex-Students and Present-Students under the same roof.<br />
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Every year a new committee is formed to organize the PUNORMILON. The committee contains members from all the streams and from present students as well as from Alumni. All the responsibilities of organizing the event is on the committee members. The events of PUNORMILON include Inauguration, College Performance, Tribute to Alumni, Rabinra Sangeet, Band Performance and also DJ.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Technical universities and colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology]]<br />
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Indian leather industry]]<br />
[[Category:1919 establishments in India]]<br />
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