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 theMaulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal previously known asWest Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).
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 theUniversity of Kalyani Campus,Kalyani Township, District Nadia, West Bengal. Kalyani is 53 km. from theSealdah Railway station (Eastern Railways) ofKolkata and is also connected throughKalyani Expressway. The nearest railway station to the college isKalyani Ghoshpara railway station is about 2 km. away from the venue.[2]
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.
The college also publishes an annual research journal, namedReason - A Technical Journal, since 1999. In 2011, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN 2277-1654) was allotted to this journal.
The college is regulated, operated and administered by theGovernment 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 byThe Telegraph it is ranked 4th best engineering institute in West Bengal which admits throughWBJEE.[16]
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.
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