Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC), Kalyani,

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, India 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 within West Bengal and in India. The college was established in 1995 by the Government of West Bengal. The college is located within the

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

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Railway station (

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) of

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and 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

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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

KGEC offers four-year under-graduate degree courses in the following five disciplines: * B.Tech in Electrical Engineering * B.Tech in

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

* B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering * B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering * B.Tech in

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* M.C.A. - Master of Computer Applications * 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. Manufa ...

) * 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 WBUT. The institute being a government one, has no management quota private admission facility for any of its courses. Rbchall

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. 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

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Student life

Student accommodation

The college has five boys hostels * 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) 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 Vidyasagar Chhatrabas (VC). There are a total of 13 clubs in the college

References

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{{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