Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

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The Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, formerly known as College of Ceramic Technology (CCT), is a college affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in Kolkata, India. The college offers B. Tech in Ceramic Technology, Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering and M. Tech in the first two.[1] The college has recently stepped into its 75th year of existence. The Platinum Jubilee of the college was celebrated in April 2016 with association of international conferences, an alumni meet and visit of eminent peoples.

Graduation

The college offers BTech in Ceramic engineering, Information technology and Computer Science and Engineering departments. There is an intake capacity of 48 students (40 through WBJEE and 8 through JELET) per department. The BTech courses of the CSE and IT departments were introduced in 2001 and 2000 respectively. First convocation of GCECT was held on 26 August 2017 at College premises.[2]

Achievements

  • NAAC accredited grade A autonomous institution under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
  • The college is an IBM Software Centre of Excellence[3]
  • Joint research project with IIT-Kharagpur- the development of jute reinforced concrete[4]
  • Joint industrial project with TISCO- Comparative study of wear mechanism of MgO –Carbon, Al2O3-MgO-Carbon and Pitch bonded Dolomite Refractories in Steel Ladle Working Environment

Festivals

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KarmaTek logo from 2018
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Techtronics Logo from 2009

KarmaTek (formerly Techtronics[5]) and Jagriti are the technical and cultural festivals respectively, that the college students conduct annually.

References

  1. GCECT - About Us(2021-01-26).
  2. Convocation Notice, GCECT, Convocation Notice.
  3. Institutes that are IBM Centres of Excellence by IBM Academic Initiative
  4. Projects sponsored by IIT Kharagpur. Iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  5. Website for the tech festival in 2009

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