Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology
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Other name | Malda Central Government Engineering College |
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| Motto | na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitramiha vidyate |
| Type | Government Funded Technical Institutes |
| Established | 18 February 2010 |
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| Budget | ₹25.67 crore (US$3.0 million) (FY2022–23 est.)[3] |
| Chairman | Prashant Pole |
| Director | Siby John[4] |
Academic staff | 55 (2024)[3] |
| Students | 379 (2024)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 379 (2024)[3] |
| Address | Narayanpur , , India Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Campus | Rural, 104 acres (42 ha) |
| Language | English |
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Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology is a central government funded engineering college, one of the 35 GFTIs under Ministry of the Education located in the Malda district of West Bengal, India.[5][6] Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone on March 16, 2013, Government of India earmarked an initial outlay of ₹97 crore.[7] Initially Union Govt appointed National Institute of Technology, Durgapur as a mentor institute for The institution.[8] The institute is affiliated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology for awarding a bachelor's degree in engineering.
The founding director of the institute was Prof. Parameswara Rao Alapati, Distinguished Professor of Physics from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Arunachal Pradesh. Present director of the institute is Prof. Siby John who was also a Professor Civil Engineering and former Dean at Punjab Engineering College.
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Organisation and administration
[edit | edit source]This Government Funded Technical Institutes is managed by a governing council headed by the Secretary of Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of India which is the supreme decision making body for the institute. The Governing Council consists of scientists, academics, and professors from proximate institutions.
Academics
[edit | edit source]Academic programs
[edit | edit source]Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology offers instruction in the engineering disciplines and awards the Bachelor of Technology degrees. This college offers undergraduate (B.Tech.) degree courses in.[10]
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| Civil engineering |
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| Mechanical engineering |
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Admission
[edit | edit source]Admission in undergraduate B.Tech degree courses is mainly based on the result of West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and All India JEE (Main), respectively. 50% of the approved seats are filled from WBJEE examination and the rest from the All India JEE (Main).
For diploma programs, the aspirants have to qualify West Bengal JEXPO or GKCIET entrance test.[11]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Joint Seat Allocation Authority
- Government Funded Technical Institutes
- List of institutes funded by the government of India
- Universities and colleges of West Bengal
- List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal
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External links
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