Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

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.

Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

Other name	Malda Central Government Engineering College
Motto	na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitramiha vidyate
Type	Government Funded Technical Institutes
Established	1 November 2010 (14 years ago) (1 November 2010)
Academic affiliation	MAKAUT[1] AICTE[2] WBSCTVESD
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 , Malda, West Bengal , India 25°03′13″N 88°09′42″E
Campus	Rural, 104 acres (42 ha)
Language	English
Website	www.gkciet.ac.in

Former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh laying the foundation stone of GKCIET

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

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

Academic programs

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

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

• 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