Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC) is a public Engineering college in Kalyani,

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. 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 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 The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, University Grants Commission (India), UGC affiliated, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, NAAC accredited, collegiate public research unive ...

Campus, Kalyani Township, District Nadia, West Bengal. Kalyani is 53 km. from the

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Railway station ( Eastern Railways) of

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and is also connected through

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. The nearest railway station to the college is Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station is about 2 km. away from the venue.

Academics

Affiliation and accreditations

All India Council for Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 firs ...

ICTE*

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GC Government of India * Ministry of Human Resource Department, Government of India * Ministry of Higher Education Dept., Govt. of West Bengal

Academic programmes

Undergraduate courses offered

* B.Tech in

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

* B.Tech in

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

* B.Tech in

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow ...

* B.Tech in

Computer Science and Engineering Computer science and engineering (CSE) is an academic subject comprising approaches of computer science and computer engineering. There is no clear division in computing between science and engineering, just like in the field of materials science ...

* B.Tech in

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

Postgraduate courses offered

* M.C.A. -

Master of Computer Applications A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiar ...

* M.Tech in Production Engineering (

Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing engineering or production engineering is a branch of professional engineering that shares many common concepts and ideas with other fields of engineering such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, and industrial engineering. Manufac ...

) * 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). 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). The institute takes admission to M Tech courses by GATE examination and PGET exam conducted by MAKAUT. 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 The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the Administrative division, principal administrative authority of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal, created by the Constitution ...

. KGEC is ranked no. 69 in all India rankings of Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India in 2012. As per the survey conducted by ''

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'' it is ranked 4th best engineering institute in West Bengal which admits through WBJEE.

Student life

Student accommodation (
hostels A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...
)

For boys

* Raja Rammohan Roy Hall (New Hall) * 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.

References

External links

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University Grants CommissionNational Assessment and Accreditation Council
{{Authority control Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology Engineering colleges in West Bengal Universities and colleges in Nadia district Kalyani, West Bengal 1995 establishments in West Bengal Educational institutions established in 1995

Campus

Academics

Affiliation and accreditations

Academic programmes

Undergraduate courses offered

Postgraduate courses offered

Admission procedure

Publications

Rankings

Student life

Student accommodation (hostels A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...)

For boys

For girls

See also

References

External links

Student accommodation (
hostels A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...
)