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Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore

, West Bengal, India • 51 - 200 Employees
Higher Education

The college was established in the central jail premises at Berhampore on 19th July 1927 as Government Silk Weaving and Dyeing Institute to impart training to local artisans engaged in silk production and silk weaving in Murshidabad district under the administrative control of Directorate of Industries, Government of West Bengal.The courses offered were, two years advanced course after matriculation and one year artisan course after class VIII standard with an intake of 30 students in each course.The institute was shifted to its present location at 4 Barrack Square (East) during 1932-33. The college was upgraded in 1940 with a new name Bengal Technological Institute with the introduction of 3 years diploma course (licentiate) in Textile Technology and a 2 year artisan course. Considering the general nature of the course the college was renamed as Berhampore Textile Institute in 1950.In 1958, to meet the demands of Indian textile industries the college was rechristened yet again as College of Textile Technology, upgraded to a degree college with modernization of syllabus, workshops and laboratories and an introduction of 3 years B. Sc. (Tech.) degree course in Textile Technology affiliated to the University of Calcutta. In 1963 a 4 year B. Sc. (Tech.) degree course was started. The college was subsequently brought under the administrative control of newly formed Directorate of Technical Education in 1972.In 1998 the affiliation was transferred to the University of Kalyani. B. Sc.(Tech.) degree was changed to B. Tech. as per AICTE norms.In 2001, the college was brought under the academic control of the West Bengal University of Technology. In the same year a new B.Tech. Course in Computer Science and Engineering was introduced. In the year 2002 the college was once again renamed as Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology.In 2004 & 2015, Textile Technology department of the institute was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering have been introduced in 2010.M. Tech. in Textile Technology is introduced in 2014.The institution has been grated with INR 100 Million by World Bank under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQUIP) in 2013.In 2015, Computer Science and Engineering department of the institute was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).