Established 1919 Founded 1919 Undergraduates 450 Postgraduates 35 | Principal Dr. Sanjoy Chakroborty Approvals AICTE Phone 033 2335 6977 Academic staff 50 | |
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Type Education and research institution Location LB-Block, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700098 Address LB-Block, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700098 Similar RCC Institute of Informatio, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Uni, Government College of Engineeri, Government College of Engineeri, Bengal Institute of Technolo Profiles | ||
The Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, often referred to as GCELT, is an institute affiliated to MAKAUT(Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology ) offering engineering courses at the undergraduate levels in Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Leather Technology , diploma in shoes and leather goods making and M.tech in Leather technology. The college is affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology) and is approved by AICTE.
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History
The Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology was established in year 1919 on being recommended by the Mutation Board after the First World War to use indigenous resources of hides, skins and tanning materials for producing leather goods and the development of leather industry in India.
It was known as Calcutta Research Tannery and was renamed to Bengal Tanning Institute in 1926. The institute became affiliated to Calcutta University and introduced a Certificate Course in tanning. In 1955, the B.Sc. (Tech) course in Leather Technology was introduced. The name of the institute was changed in 1958 to College of Leather Technology.
In 1999-2000, apart from the B.Tech in Leather Technology that it was offering, the college started offering B.Tech. in Information Technology and in 2000-2001 B.Tech. in Computer Science & Technology.
College programs
ENGINERDS was first organized in the year 2010, and from the very inception it received fantastic response from both engineering and honors colleges across West Bengal.
Every year a new committee is formed to organize the PUNORMILON. The committee contains members from all the streams and from present students as well as from Alumni. All the responsibilities of organizing the event is on the committee members. The events of PUNORMILON include Inauguration, College Performance, Tribute to Alumni, Rabinra Sangeet, Band Performance and also DJ.