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{{Short description|Public engineering college in Kalyani, West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Kalyani Government Engineering College
| image_name = Kalyani Govt. Engineering College 06.jpg
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| caption = Main building
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| motto = {{lang|sa|आत्मान विद्धि}} {{small|([[Sanskrit]])}}
| mottoeng = To know oneself
| established = {{start date and age|1995}}
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| type = [[Public]] [[Engineering]] [[College]] {{small|(aided by the '''World Bank''' under TEQIP Programme)}}
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| principal = Dr. Sourav Kumar Das
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| students = 1,267<ref name="kgec1">{{cite web |title=Submitted Institute Data for NIRF'2023' |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/web/assets/KALYANI%20GOVERNMENT%20ENGINEERING%20COLLEGE20230109-Engineering.pdf |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref>
| undergrad = 1,163<ref name="kgec1"/>
| postgrad = 104<ref name="kgec1"/>
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| city = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
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| country = India
| postcode = 741235
| coordinates = {{coord|22.99139|N|88.4482395|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title,inline}}
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| affiliations = [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology|MAKAUT]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.kgec.edu.in/}}
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'''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|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT)]], West Bengal previously known as ''West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT)''.

== Campus==
[[File:Kalyani Govt. Engineering College 01.jpg|thumb|left|Kalyani Govt. Engineering College front gate]]
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, West Bengal|Kalyani]] Township, District Nadia, West Bengal. Kalyani is 53 km. from the [[Sealdah]] Railway station ([[Eastern Railway (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://kgec.edu.in/home/|title = Homepage|publisher = Website of Kalyani Government Engineering College|access-date = 2008-11-28|archive-date = 5 January 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100105235419/http://www.kgec.edu.in/home/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Academics==
=== Affiliation and accreditations ===
* [[All India Council for Technical Education]] [AICTE]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbutcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php|title=Information About Affiliated Colleges|publisher=West Bengal University of Technology|access-date=2008-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707194442/http://www.wbutcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php|archive-date=7 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/Departments/DeptDetails.asp?LinkId=1&DpId=95&Type=1|title=Major activities of the [Higher Education] department|publisher=Government of West Bengal|access-date=2008-07-07}}</ref>

===Academic programmes ===

==== Undergraduate courses offered ====
* B.Tech. in [[Electrical Engineering]]<ref>"Faculty of EE department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/EE/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203622/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/EE/ |date=19 July 2019 }}</ref>
* B.Tech. in [[Mechanical Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Mechanical Engineering {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ME/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203619/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ME/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* B.Tech. in [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ECE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203623/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/ECE/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* B.Tech. in [[Computer science and engineering|Computer Science and Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Computer Science and Engineering {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CSE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203626/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CSE/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* B.Tech. in [[Information Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Information Technology {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/IT/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203555/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/IT/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Postgraduate courses offered ====
* M.C.A. - [[Master of Computer Applications]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Computer Application {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CA/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203556/https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/CA/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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).<ref>{{cite web|title="Undergraduate student admission"|url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ug/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203621/https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ug/|archive-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MCA {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ca/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203703/https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/ca/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The institute takes admission to M Tech courses by GATE examination and PGET exam conducted by MAKAUT.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M.Tech {{!}} KGEC |url=https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/pg/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719203755/https://www.kgec.edu.in/admission/pg/ |archive-date=19 July 2019 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kgec.edu.in |language=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inspirenignite.com/top-engineering-colleges-in-west-bengal/|title = Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal - All About Education| date=3 February 2011 }}</ref> KGEC is ranked no. 69 in all India rankings of Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegekhabar.com/ranking/2012/ |title=Ranking Results - Engineering Colleges Ranking 2012 - College Khabar |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611094717/http://www.collegekhabar.com/ranking/2012/ |archive-date=11 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As per the survey conducted by ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]'' it is ranked 4th best engineering institute in West Bengal which admits through [[WBJEE]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/education/10-top-tech-schools/cid/616050 |title = 10 Top TECH Schools
|access-date = 11 June 2009 |location=Calcutta, India |work=The Telegraph |date=2009-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901140845if_/https://www.telegraphindia.com/education/10-top-tech-schools/cid/616050 |archive-date=1 September 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Student life==
=== Student accommodation ([[Dormitory|hostels]]) ===

==== For boys ====
* Raja Rammohan Roy Hall (New Hall)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rrrhall.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315061859/http://rrrhall.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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.

==See also==
*[[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kalyani Government Engineering College}}
* {{Official website}}
*[http://www.ugc.ac.in/ University Grants Commission]
*[http://www.naac.gov.in/ National Assessment and Accreditation Council]

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{{West Bengal University of Technology}}
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[[Category:Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Nadia district]]
[[Category:Kalyani, West Bengal]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1995]]

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