Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

Directors
	Parameswara Rao Alapati, 2017–2024; Siby John, 2024–;

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)
Academic affiliation	MAKAUT ; AICTE ; WBSCTVESD ;
Budget	₹25.67 crore (US$3.0 million); (FY2022–23 est.)
Chairman	Prashant Pole
Director	Siby John
Academic staff	55 (2024)
Students	379 (2024)
Undergraduates	379 (2024)
Address	Narayanpur, Malda, West Bengal , India; 25°03′13″N88°09′42″E / 25.0537°N 88.1616°E
Campus	Rural, 104 acres (42 ha)
Language	English
Website	www.gkciet.ac.in

Last updated February 02, 2025

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.

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]

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]

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[1] "MAKAUT Affiliation letter for the Academic Year, 2024-25" (PDF). MAKAUT, WB. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "AICTE Extension of Approval for the Academic Year 2024-25" (PDF). AICTE. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[nirf_stud-3] 1 2 3 4 "NIRF 2024" (PDF). GKCIET.

[4] "Professor Siby John has been invited to join GKCIET, Malda". The Times of India . 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[6] Submitted Institute Data for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) - 2020-21

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[8] "NIT Durgapur 38th BoG Meeting" (PDF). NIT, Durgapur . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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v t e Colleges affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
State Government institutions	Alipurduar Government Engineering and Management College Cooch Behar Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College RCC Institute of Information Technology
Central Government Institutions	Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology National Power Training Institute, Durgapur
Private/ self-financing institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering and Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Engineering Camellia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Technology & Management Camellia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Applied Health sciences Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Dream Institute of Technology Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management Elitte College of Engineering, Sodepur Future Institute of Engineering and Management Future Institute of Technology George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Pharamaceutical Science and Technology Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology Global Institute of Management and Technology, Krishnanagar Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hemnalini Memorial College of Engineering, Haringhata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College Ideal Institute of Engineering IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani JID Engineering and Management College Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Phermacy, Chakdah NSHM Knowledge Campus Om Dayal Group of Institutions Pailan College of Management and Technology Regent Education and Research Foundation Sanaka Education Trusts Group of Institutions Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions Surendra Institute of Engineering & Management, Siliguri Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology Techno India, Salt Lake Techno India, Balurghat Techno India, Banipur Techno India, Batanagar Techno India, Durgapur Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno International New Town