Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology is a central government funded engineering college, one of the 33 CFTI/GFTI under Ministry of the Education located in the Malda district of West Bengal, India.[2]

Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology
GKCIET,Malda
Other name
Malda Central Government Engineering College
TypeGFTI
Established2010 (2010)
FounderMinistry of Education
AccreditationAICTE, MAKAUT, WBSCTVESD
ChairmanVirendra Kumar Tewari
DeanKoushik Paul
DirectorP. R Alapati
Academic staff
57 (2023)[1]
Students743 (2023)[1]
Undergraduates743 (2023)[1]
Address
Narayanpur
, ,
India

25°03′13″N 88°09′42″E
CampusRural, 104 acres (42 ha)
Websitewww.gkciet.ac.in

History

The Institution was established in 2010, in the memory of A.B.A Ghani Khan Chowdhury,to provide a new horizon for education excellence and show new paths in the field of academics and engineering. Initially the institute was mentored by NIT Durgapur . The foundation was done by Smt Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister of India Dr.Manmohan Singh , the foundation stone of the permanent campus was laid by former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Campus

The college has four academic buildings (Abdul Kalam, Visvesvaraya, Ramanujan and JC Bose), one administrative building (Chanakya), two hostels (Vivekananda and SC Bose), a library and computing centre building (Vidyasagar), a workshop building, staff quarters (Bhagirathi, Mahananda) and a canteen. With 101 acres (41 ha), it has both football and cricket grounds. Constructions of more structures are underway.

Academics

Academic programmes

The institution offers four-year Bachelor of Technology program in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and food technology, and three-year diplomas in civil, electrical, mechanical, computer science and food technology.

Admission

The admissions to Bachelor of Technology program which is affiliated to MAKAUT is done through WBJEE result and counseling as well as JOSAA counseling and JEE Mains result, while the diploma admission is done through the Institution's entrance Examination. 50% seats are reserved for the students of West Bengal, 25% are reserved for North East India candidates and the remaining 25% for states other than West Bengal and North East States.

Achievements

The college won Smart India Hackathon 2020 organized by MHRD in the Renewable Energy department.

The institute was listed in 2021 ATAL Ranking by MHRD under the most Promising Institute,(Institute of National Importance/CFTI) category.

See also

References

  1. "NIRF 2023" (PDF). GKCIET.
  2. "GKCIET". Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Archived 14 September 2019.


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