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Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

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Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology
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Other name
Malda Central Government Engineering College
Mottona hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitramiha vidyate
TypeGovernment Funded Technical Institutes
Established18 February 2010
(16 years ago)
 (18 February 2010)
Academic affiliation
Budget25.67 crore (US$3.0 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[3]
ChairmanPrashant Pole
DirectorSiby John[4]
Academic staff
55 (2024)[3]
Students379 (2024)[3]
Undergraduates379 (2024)[3]
Address
Narayanpur
, ,
India

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CampusRural, 104 acres (42 ha)
LanguageEnglish
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File:Manmohan Singh at the Foundation Stone laying ceremony of Gani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET), in Malda, West Bengal. The Governor of West Bengal, Shri M.K. Narayanan.jpg
Former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh laying the foundation stone of GKCIET

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.

Directors
  • Parameswara Rao Alapati,[9] 2017–2024
  • Siby John, 2024–Present

Organisation and administration

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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

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Academic programs

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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]

Engineering Departments
Departments
Civil engineering
Computer science and engineering
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Food engineering
Food technology

Admission

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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

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References

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