Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology

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

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	18 February 2010; (15 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 July 17, 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]

**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]

References

↑ "MAKAUT Affiliation letter for the Academic Year, 2024-25" (PDF). MAKAUT, WB. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
↑ "AICTE Extension of Approval for the Academic Year 2024-25" (PDF). AICTE. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
1 2 3 4 "NIRF 2024" (PDF). GKCIET.
↑ "Professor Siby John has been invited to join GKCIET, Malda". The Times of India . 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
↑ "GKCIET". Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.
↑ Submitted Institute Data for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) - 2020-21
↑ Sarkar, Debasis (16 March 2013). "PM lays the foundation stone of an Engineering College at Malda in West Bengal". The Economic Times Mar 16, 2013, 02:53:00 PM IST. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
↑ "NIT Durgapur 38th BoG Meeting" (PDF). NIT, Durgapur . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
↑ "Prof. Parameswara Rao Alapati Appointed as Director of GKCIET, Malda" (PDF). doptcirculars.nic.in. 11 July 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
↑ "Academics of the GKCIET" . Retrieved 15 October 2023.
↑ "Admission in GKCIET" . Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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[1] "MAKAUT Affiliation letter for the Academic Year, 2024-25" (PDF). MAKAUT, WB. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[2] "AICTE Extension of Approval for the Academic Year 2024-25" (PDF). AICTE. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[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.

[5] "GKCIET". Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.

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

[7] Sarkar, Debasis (16 March 2013). "PM lays the foundation stone of an Engineering College at Malda in West Bengal". The Economic Times Mar 16, 2013, 02:53:00 PM IST. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[8] "NIT Durgapur 38th BoG Meeting" (PDF). NIT, Durgapur . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[9] "Prof. Parameswara Rao Alapati Appointed as Director of GKCIET, Malda" (PDF). doptcirculars.nic.in. 11 July 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[10] "Academics of the GKCIET" . Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[11] "Admission in GKCIET" . Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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