Kalyani Government Engineering College

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.

Kalyani Government Engineering College
KGEC
Main building
Mottoआत्मान विद्धि (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
To know oneself
TypeGovernment engineering college (aided by the World Bank under TEQIP Programme)
Established1995 (1995)
PrincipalDr. Sourav Kumar Das
Students1,267[1]
Undergraduates1,163[1]
Postgraduates104[1]
Location
Kalyani
,
West Bengal
,
741235
,
India

22.99139°N 88.4482395°E / 22.99139; 88.4482395
Campus75 acres (0.3 km2)
AcronymKGEC
AffiliationsMaulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT)
Websitewww.kgec.edu.in
Kalyani Government Engineering College is located in West Bengal
Kalyani Government Engineering College
Location in West Bengal
Kalyani Government Engineering College is located in India
Kalyani Government Engineering College
Kalyani Government Engineering College (India)

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.[2]

Academics

Affiliation and accreditations

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).[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.

Rishi Bankim Chandra Hall

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

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 first-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. "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/
  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/
  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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