# Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

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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](/source/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_University_of_Technology) in [Kolkata](/source/Kolkata), India. The college offers [B.Tech](/source/Bachelor_of_Technology) and [M.Tech](/source/Master_of_Technology) in [Ceramic Technology](/source/Ceramic_Engineering), [Information Technology](/source/Information_technology) and [Computer Science and Engineering](/source/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](/source/Bachelor_of_Technology) in [Ceramic Technology](/source/Ceramic_engineering), [Information Technology](/source/Information_technology) and [Computer Science and Engineering](/source/Computer_science_and_engineering). There is an intake capacity of 48 students (40 through [WBJEE](/source/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](/source/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_University_of_Technology).
- The college is an [IBM](/source/IBM) Software Centre of Excellence[5]
- Joint research project with IIT-Kharagpur- the development of jute reinforced concrete[6]
- Joint industrial project with [TISCO](/source/Tata_Steel)- 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

1. [About GCECT](http://gcect.ac.in/about-us/)

1. [Annual Reports of GCECT](http://gcect.ac.in/annual-report/)

1. ["GCECT - About Us"](http://gcect.ac.in/about-us/#). 2021-01-26.

1. GCECT, Convocation Notice. ["Convocation Notice"](http://www.gcect.ac.in/download/Miscellaneous/Convocation_Notice_2017.pdf)

1. [Institutes that are IBM Centres of Excellence](http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/coe.html) by IBM Academic Initiative

1. ["Projects sponsored by IIT Kharagpur"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120325015422/http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/sponsored.php?deptcode=MS). Iitkgp.ac.in. Archived from [the original](http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/sponsored.php?deptcode=MS) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

1. [Website for the tech festival in 2009](http://techtronics09.50webs.com/index.html)

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