Government College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology, Kolkata

Campus Location: Kolkata

Located in An educational institute is a place where young minds are nurtured in the best possible way, where their skills are developed in a specific field. A good foothold is therefore essential, and the Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology is such an institute, where students are given the best platform to exhibit their talents. We take this opportunity, to introduce ourselves, as one of the leading government engineering colleges under the Department of Higher Education in the eastern part of India., From its humble beginning as the Bengal Ceramic Institute in 1942, renamed as the College of Ceramic Technology in 1962, and further renamed as the Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology in 2005, the college is entering the 80th glorious year of its academic life. It is indeed a time to celebrate, to introspect, to consolidate and to plan for its future. The uniqueness of this institute is that, it is the oldest institute for imparting technical education in Ceramic Science and Engineering, in the Eastern Part of India and the only institute offering a full fledged Undergraduate and Postgraduate course in Ceramic Technology in the state of West Bengal. This college has seen the addition of two new B.Tech courses in Information Technology and Computer Science & Engineering which was initiated under, Our College of Ceramic Technology was established in 1941 by Professor Sasadhar Ray who was an eminent and educationist and the first Principal of the college. At that time the college was named as Bengal Ceramic Institute Calcutta, which later on flowered into College of Ceramic Technology. Professor Ray was one of the pioneers in spreading ceramic education in India. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Physics in 1930, as a student of Prof. Satyendranath Bose, from the University of Dacca having been place first in Class. He was a research scholar under Prof. K. S. Krishnan-F.R.S. in the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science and served as a supervisor in Peripatetic Demonstration for Scheme of the Govt. of Bengal to popularize the ceramic manufacturing processes in the villages. He also worked for a brief period in the Industrial Research Laboratory, Dept. of Industries, Government of West Bengal., An educational institute is a place where young minds are nurtured in the best possible way, where their skills are developed in a specific field. A good foothold is therefore essential, and the Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology is such an institute, where students are given the best platform to exhibit their talents. We take this opportunity, to introduce ourselves, as one of the leading government engineering colleges under the Department of Higher Education in the eastern part of India., Vision, To cultivate excellence in various fields of engineering and technology by imparting core knowledge to the students and to transform the institution into a center of academic excellence and advanced research apart from producing skilled technologist., Mission, To impart quality technical education that will produce globally competitive engineers and technologists., To inculcate entrepreneurial skill and leadership quality amongst potential students., To stress upon acquiring advanced knowledge and research acumen among faculties and students., To create compassionate, responsible and innovative global citizen.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.