Kalyani Government Engineering College
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KGEC LOGO | |
| Type | Government engineering college, aided by the World Bank under TEQIP Programme |
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| Established | 1995 |
| Principal | Dr. Krishnendu Chakraborty |
| Location |
Kalyani, West Bengal,  India |
| Campus | 75 acres (0.3 km2) |
| Acronym | KGEC |
| Affiliations | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology - MAKAUT |
| Website |
www |
Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC), in Kalyani, West Bengal, India offers undergraduate (B.Tech.) and postgraduate (M.Tech., M.C.A.) engineering degree courses under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). The institution is regulated, operated and sponsored by the State Government of West Bengal. [1] KGEC is ranked 99 in all India rankings of Top 100 Engineering College in India in 2012.[2] As per survey conducted by The Telegraph, it is ranked 5th best engineering college in West Bengal which admits through WBJEE.[3] But according to opening and closing ranks in WBJEE, it comes just after Jadavpur University. It has a strong faculty team with quality previous experience in reputed government technical institutions all over India.
Location
Kalyani Government Engineering College is an engineering college within West Bengal and in 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 also connected through Kalyani Expressway. The railway station nearest to the College is Kalyani Ghoshpara, about 2 km. away from the venue.[4]
Affiliation and accreditations
- All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE][5]
- 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[6]
Academics
KGEC offers four-year under-graduate degree courses in the following five disciplines:
- B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
- B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
- B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
- B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
- B.Tech in Information Technology
- M.C.A. - Master Of Computer Application
- M.tech in production 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 from the WB Joint Entrance Examination (WB-JEE)which is very competitive in nature. B.Tech. courses have provision of 20% lateral entry at the second year level from WB Joint Entrance Examination for Lateral Entry (JELET). Similarly, the M.C.A. students are being admitted through WB MCA Joint Entrance Examination (JECA). The institute takes admission to M Tech courses by GATE examination and PGET exam conducted by WBUT.
The institute being a government one, has no management quota private admission facility for any of its courses.
Student accommodation
The college has five boys hostels:
- Rishi Bankim Chandra Hall (RBC), "www.rbchall.com",
- Raja Rammohan Roy Hall (New Hall),
- Vidyasagar Chhatrabas (VC),
- Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Hall (APC)
- Type IV Boys Hostel (M.Tech)
- and one girls hostel 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 Vidyaagar Chhatrabas (VC).
Student Union, KGEC
Students are united by the KGEC Students Union.
Cultural activities include Blood Donation Camp, Annual Festival, Freshers' Welcome, Teachers' Day, and Alumni Meet.
The Students' Union published their first annual Magazine, 'Bhor' in 2008. There is a library operated by the Students' Union. The Students' Union conducts the annual sports, the annual cricket tournament and the annual football tournament.
Seminars, debates, quiz, workshops and exhibitions are included in the activities of KGECSU. The Union has a Science Club, a Game Club, an Astronomy Club, a Robotics Club and a Music Club.
There are 11 portfolios in the Union - President, Vice President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Cultural Secretary, Game Secretary, Magazine & Library Secretary, Cashier, Assistant Cashier, Office Secretary and Auditors.
Alumni
The college boasts of illustrious alumni in almost all reputed multinational companies. Besides, several ex-students of the Institute pursue higher studies at top institutes of the country such as IIMs and IITs and abroad such as Carnegie Mellon University, Stony Brook University, etc.
Notable Alumni :
Ashiqur KhudaBukhsh [7] Subarna Tripathi [8]
References
- ↑ http://www.inspirenignite.com/top-engineering-colleges-in-west-bengal/
- ↑ http://www.collegekhabar.com/ranking/2012/
- ↑ "10 Top TECH Schools". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ "Homepage". Website of Kalyani Government Engineering College. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ↑ "Information About Affiliated Colleges". West Bengal University of Technology. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ "Major activities of the [Higher Education] department". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ↑ https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~akhudabu/
- ↑ http://acsweb.ucsd.edu/~stripath/