Kalyani Government Engineering College

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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 (MAKAUT), West Bengal previously known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).

Campus

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 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.[1]

Academics

Affiliation and accreditations

Academic programmes

Undergraduate courses offered

Postgraduate courses offered

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).[10] 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).[11]

The institute takes admission to M Tech courses by GATE examination and PGET exam conducted by MAKAUT.[12]

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

Student life

Student accommodation (hostels)

For boys

  • Raja Rammohan Roy Hall (New Hall)[16]
  • 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

References

  1. Homepage. Website of Kalyani Government Engineering College. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  2. Information About Affiliated Colleges. West Bengal University of Technology. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  3. Major activities of the [Higher Education department]. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  4. "Faculty of EE department "https://www.kgec.edu.in/department/EE/ Template:Webarchive
  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  6. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  7. Department of Computer Science and Engineering | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  8. Department of Information Technology | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  9. Department of Computer Application | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  10. "Undergraduate student admission".
  11. MCA | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  12. M.Tech | KGEC. www.kgec.edu.in. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  13. Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal - All About Education(3 February 2011).
  14. Ranking Results - Engineering Colleges Ranking 2012 - College Khabar. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  15. 10 Top TECH Schools. The Telegraph(2009-06-11). Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  16. Archived copy. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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