Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College established in 1961 is a premier Engineering College in the State of West Bengal. The College is situated at the outskirt of Jalpaiguri Town, the Divisional HQ of seven Districts of North Bengal. The College offers Bachelor degrees (B.Tech) in six branches and Master degrees (M.Tech) in two branches of Engineering.
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College is the second oldest of all technical institutions beside the Bengal Engineering and Science University(formerly Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur) in the state of West Bengal. At the time of its inception, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College was affiliated to the Calcutta University. For the period between 1963 and 1999, the college was affiliated to the University of North Bengal, which handed over the rich mantle of technical excellence to the West Bengal University of Technology, founded under the West Bengal University Of Technology Act, 2000. From then on, JGEC has gone from strength to strength providing essential manpower to harness the flood of opportunities in the fields of engineering and technology in the state and beyond.
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College offers four year degree courses in the following disciplines.
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Information Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Civil Engineering
A four year course in any of these disciplines results in the award of a Bachelor of Technology degree.
Contact Details
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
Jalpaiguri,West Bengal, India, Pin:735102
Phone: (91)-3561-255131, Fax: (91)-3561-255131
E-mail: principal@jgec.in, web.jgec@gmail.com
