Cooch Behar Government Engineering College

Cooch Behar Government Engineering College (CGEC)^[2] is a government engineering college in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, India. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)^[3] and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology,^[4] as well as the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. The institute is housed in a 21-acre campus.

Cooch Behar Government Engineering College (CGEC)

Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	From darkness, lead me to enlightenment
Type	Public Engineering College
Established	16 August 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-16)
Founder	Government of West Bengal
Accreditation	All India Council for Technical Education
Academic affiliation	MAKAUT AICTE
Chairman	Dr. Debkumar Mukhopadhyay [1]
Principal	Dr. Prabal Deb [1]
Dean	Mohammad Salim [1]
Location	Cooch Behar , West Bengal , India 26°17′35.97″N 89°27′28.64″E
Campus	Rural 21 acres (0.085 km2)
Language	English, Bengali
Affiliations	WBUT
Website	cgec.org.in

Admission

1. WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Board for admission in Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
2. JELET (Joint Entrance Examination for Lateral Entry) conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Board for admission in lateral entry in 2nd year (3rd semester) of the four-year course of bachelor's degree in technology.

Courses offered

Cooch Behar Government Engineering College offers five Undergraduate courses (Bachelor of Technology) in the following courses:

• B.Tech in Civil Engineering
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
• B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.

References

1. "Chairman | CGEC" (PDF). www.cgec.org.in. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
2. "CGEC is the Shorthand of Cooch Behar Government Engineering College".
3. "List of AICTE approved institutions (A.Y. 2016–17) as on 30th April 2016" (PDF). All India Council for Technical Education. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
4. "List of Colleges & Its Courses Affiliated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (formerly West Bengal University of Technology) for the Academic Year 2016–2017 (As on 31.08.2016)" (PDF). Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

• CGEC Prospectus 2019-20 (pdf). Cooch Behar Government Engineering College. 2019.
• CGEC Brochure 2021 (pdf). Cooch Behar Government Engineering College. 2021.