Kalyani Government Engineering College

Kalyani Government Engineering College
KGEC LOGO
Type	Government engineering college, aided by the World Bank under TEQIP Programme
Established	1995
Principal	Dr. Krishnendu Chakraborty
Location	Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Campus	75 acres (0.3 km²)
Acronym	KGEC
Affiliations	West Bengal University of Technology - WBUT
Website	http://www.kgec.edu.in

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 West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT). The institution is regulated, operated and sponsored by the State Government of West Bengal. ^[1] KGEC is ranked 69 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 and BESU (Bengal Engineering & Science University), Shibpur. It has a strong faculty team with quality previous experience in reputed government technical institutions all over India.

Location

Main building entrance

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 Highways. The railway station nearest to the College is Kalyani Ghoshpara, about 2 km. away from the venue.^[4]

Affiliation and accreditations

Main building

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 picture of Rishi Bankim Chandra Hall of Kalyani Government Engineering College

Raja Rammohan Roy Hall

Entrance to VC

The college has five boys hostels:

Rishi Bankim Chandra Hall (RBC), "www.rbchall.com",
Raja Rammohan Roy Hall(New Hall) "www.newhall.in",
Vidyasagar Chhatrabas (VC)"www.vckgec.in",
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 (Techtix and Exotica) "www.espektro.in";, 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 such as Apple Inc., Yahoo, Samsung, Cisco, Intel, Unilever, Novell, University of Texas, Philips Labs, Qualcomm, Bloomberg, Sensity Systems, Applied Research Works, Tata Consultancy Services, Capgemini, Sap, Oracle, Tech Mahindra and public sector companies such as IOCL,SAIL,BHEL and many other and are spread throughout the world. 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.

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.

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See also

Cities, towns and locations in Nadia district
People from Nadia district
Villages in Nadia district

Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology

State Government Institutions	Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

Private/ Self-Financing Institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Engineering Camelia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Technology & Management Camelia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Future Institute of Engineering and Management George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College NSHM College of Management and Technology RCC Institute of Information Technology Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Seacom Engineering College Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Techno India, Salt Lake Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno India College of Technology University Institute of Technology, Burdwan

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