Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal: Admission process, Courses, Information and more

Introduction: Engineering colleges in West Bengal will be discussed in detail all through this piece of writing in order to help students in deciding while contemplating admission into engineering courses after 12^th standard or after their engineering graduation; they shall benefit from this article and are suggested to read till the end.

Speaking of engineering courses, students not only from West Bengal state but also from all around northeast India come here to get admission into one of the best engineering colleges in West Bengal region to study in programs like B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph. D in any one discipline of the engineering field.

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal with over 9.1 million inhabitants. It is also the seventh most populous country subdivision of the world.

The education system has improved in the West Bengal as rise has been seen in the literacy rate since 2001 census as in 2011 census, the literacy rate was found to be 77.80% which is more than 2001.

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With that been said, this article will tackle the following topics, the availability of engineering colleges in West Bengal, admission process, courses offered and more.

The engineering colleges in West Bengal region offer almost every engineering course and specialization available out there, just to name a few here goes the list Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Computer science engineering, Electronics and Communication, Civil engineering and Architecture.

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Top Engineering Colleges in West Bengal List

Students looking for admission in B. tech, M. tech, Ph. D courses in West Bengal can expect admission in the following top engineering colleges in West Bengal. Below are the compiled lists of engineering colleges/institutes with links to their official websites.

S No.	Name of College	Affiliation	Official website
1.	IIT, Kharagpur	Autonomous	http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/
2.	NIT, Durgapur	Autonomous Institution	https://nitdgp.ac.in/
3.	Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Kolkata	WBUT	https://iem.edu.in/
4.	Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT), Kolkata	WBUT	https://www.heritageit.edu/
5.	Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology (GCECT), Kolkata	WBUT	http://gcect.ac.in/
6.	Jadavpur University, Kolkata	Public University	http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/
7.	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata	Autonomous Institution	https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/web/en/
8.	West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), Kolkata	Affiliating University	https://makautwb.ac.in/
9.	Techno India University, Kolkata	Private University	https://www.technoindiauniversity.ac.in/
10.	Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (GCELT),Kolkata	WBUT	https://gcelt.gov.in/
11.	Netaji Subhash Engineering College (NSEC), Kolkata	WBUT	https://www.nsec.ac.in/
12.	Future Institute of Engineering and Management (FIEM), Kolkata	WBTU	https://futureengineering.in/
13.	St. Thomas’ College of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata	WBUT	https://www.stcet.org/
14.	Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT), Kolkata	WBUT	http://gnit.ac.in/
15.	Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management (CIEM), Kolkata	WBUT	https://ciem.ac.in/
16.	RCC Institute of Information & Technology (RCCIIT), Kolkata	WBUT	https://ciem.ac.in/
17.	BP Poddar Institute of Management & Technology (BPPIMT) Kolkata	WBUT	https://www.bppimt.ac.in/
18.	Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata	IMU	http://www.merical.ac.in/
19.	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur	Autonomous Institution	https://www.iiests.ac.in/
20.	Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology (GCETTB), Berhampore	University of Calcutta	http://gcettb.ac.in/
21.	Haldia Institute of Technology (HIT)	WBTU	https://www.hithaldia.in/
22.	Kalyani Government Engineering College (KGEC)	WBUT	https://www.kgec.edu.in/
23.	National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Durgapur	WBUT	http://www.nptidurgapur.com/
24.	University Institute of Technology, Burdwan	Deemed University	https://uit.buruniv.ac.in/
25.	Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (UBKV), Pundibari	Public University	https://www.ubkv.ac.in/
26.	Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College (JGEC), Jalpaiguri	WBUT	http://jgec.ac.in/
27.	Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya (BCKV), Nadia	Public University	https://www.bckv.edu.in/
28.	Siliguri Institute of Technology (SIT), Darjeeling	WBUT	https://www.sittechno.org/
29.	Bengal College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Durgpur	WBUT	http://bcetdgp.ac.in/
30.	Birbhum Institute of Engineering Technology (BIET), Birbhum	WBUT	http://www.bietsuri.ac.in/
31.	MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah	WBUT	https://www.mckvie.edu.in/
32.	Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology & Management (DIATM), Durgapur	WBUT	http://diatm.rahul.ac.in/
33.	Mallabhum Institute of Technology Bishnupur	WBUT	https://www.mitbishnupur.ac.in/
34.	JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani	WBUT	https://jiscollege.ac.in/
35.	Hoogly Institute of Technology, Hoogly	WBTU	https://www.hetc.ac.in/
36.	Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, Bankura	WBUT	https://www.buie.ac.in/
37.	Asansol Engineering College, Asansol	WBUT	http://www.aecwb.edu.in/
38.	Dr. BC Roy Engineering College (BCREC), Durgapur	WBTU	http://bcrec.ac.in/

Admission process in engineering colleges in West Bengal

In West Bengal state the admission into the Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses is through the following entrance exams mentioned below.

Undergraduate: Admission through JEE Main (National Level Examination)
Post graduation: Admission through GATE entrance exam.

There are also other exams like state designed exams and college level entrance exams created to assess student before admission into their respective institutes.

The admission is also depending upon the merit list created by the institute where the admission is contemplated by a candidate.

Also the performance on the 12^th standard for undergraduate program and graduation marks for post graduation course is also considered during the admission.

Takeaway

Did you guys know that the National Library of India in Kolkata is one of the largest public library in the country? How interesting is that, now coming back to admission process, as far as the admission into engineering colleges is concerned, only suggestion to students who wants to become engineers would be to keep a nine months window for preparing for entrance exam because without it, admission into a good engineering college will not be possible.

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