| Address | 73, Abhinash Chandra Bannerjee Lane |
|---|---|
| Established | 1941 (age 85) |
| City | Beliaghata, Kolkata |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Accreditation | AICTE · NAAC |
| Affiliation | MAKAUT |
| Academic affiliation | MAKAUT · AICTE Upgraded autonomous Postgraduate institute by UGC for UG and PG Department |
| Chairman | Prof. Binay K. Dutta |
| Principal | Krishnendu Chakraborty |
| Dean | Jayanta Choudhury |
| Undergrad | 576[1] |
| Postgrad | 72 |
| Former names | College of Ceramic Technology |
| Website | gcect.ac.in |
| Language | English, Bengali |
| Students | 648 |
| Academic staff | 43[2] |
| Administrative staff | 17 |
| Coordinates | 22.5651°N 88.3922°E |
The Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, formerly known as College of Ceramic Technology (CCT), is a public college affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in Kolkata, India. The college offers B.Tech and M.Tech in Ceramic Technology, Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering.[3] The college has recently stepped into its 75th year of existence. The Platinum Jubilee of the college was celebrated in April 2016 with association of international conferences, an alumni meet and visit of eminent peoples.
Graduation
The college offers B.Tech in Ceramic Technology, Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering. There is an intake capacity of 48 students (40 through WBJEE and 8 through JELET respectively) per department. The B.Tech courses of the CSE and IT departments were introduced in 2001 and 2000 respectively. First convocation of GCECT was held on 26 August 2017 at College premises.[4]
Achievements
- NAAC accredited grade A autonomous institution under Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
- The college is an IBM Software Centre of Excellence[5]
- Joint research project with IIT-Kharagpur- the development of jute reinforced concrete[6]
- Joint industrial project with TISCO- Comparative study of wear mechanism of MgO –Carbon, Al2O3-MgO-Carbon and Pitch bonded Dolomite Refractories in Steel Ladle Working Environment
Festivals
KarmaTek (formerly Techtronics[7]) and Jagriti are the technical and cultural festivals respectively, that the college students conduct annually.
References
- ^ About GCECT
- ^ Annual Reports of GCECT
- ^ "GCECT - About Us". 2021-01-26.
- ^ GCECT, Convocation Notice. "Convocation Notice"
- ^ Institutes that are IBM Centres of Excellence by IBM Academic Initiative
- ^ "Projects sponsored by IIT Kharagpur". Iitkgp.ac.in. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ Website for the tech festival in 2009