Established 1941 Postgraduates M. Tech. (CT, IT) Sport Football | Undergraduates B. Tech. (CSE, CT, IT) Phone 033 2370 1263 Founded 1941 | |
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Former names College of Ceramic Technology Type Education and research institution Officer in charge Prof. Dr. Saikat Maitra Address 73, Abinash Chandra Banerjee Lane, Kolkata, West Bengal 700010 Academic affiliation Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Similar Governm College of Engineeri, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Uni, Heritage Institute of Technolo, Institute of Engineeri and Man, Governm College of Engineeri | ||
The Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology (GCECT), formerly known as College of Ceramic Technology (CCT), is a premier government funded academically autonomous institute, affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) in Kolkata, India. GCECT stands one of the best engineering colleges in West Bengal (through state JEE,WBJEE)which have recently stepped into its 75th year of existence. The Platinum Jubilee of the college was celebrated on April 2016 with association of International Conferences, alumni meet, visit of eminent peoples etc.
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- Admissions
- Academics
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- Student life
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It offers engineering courses in Ceramic Technology, Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology. It has been upgraded to a UGC autonomous postgraduate institution. After gaining autonomy, it introduced M.Tech courses in Information Technology, apart from in Ceramics. It has been accredited to NAAC (Govt. of India) Grade 'A' with a score of 3.18 CGPA(on a scale of 4) on May 2015.
Administration
The college is under the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of West Bengal, which takes part in overall policy matters. The college has gained autonomy to deal with many financial matters. The overall management is guided by a ‘Governing Body’ consisting of eminent people from the industry and the Government, which is headed by an industrialist Shri. S. K. Ghosh who is an ex-student of the college. The college has gained the liberty to design and modify its syllabus, organize semester examinations and their evaluation and introduce special seminars.
History
It was established in 1941, by Professor Sasadhar Ray, a student of physicists, Satyendra Nath Bose and Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan.
Admissions
Admission is through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) conducted by the West Bengal Joint Examination Admissions Board (WBJEEB). Lateral admissions are through the Joint Entrance Examination of Lateral Entry (JELET), also conducted by WBJEEB.
Academics
The college specializes in Ceramic Technology.
GCECT offers Four year undergraduate degree courses in the following three disciplines:
and Two year postgraduate courses in the following two disciplines: