Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology

What Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology does

Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology (GCETTB) is a state government-run technical education institution located in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Established in 1927 as the Government Silk Weaving and Dyeing Institute, it has evolved over nearly a century into a multi-disciplinary engineering college. GCETTB offers four B.Tech programs (Textile Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) and one M.Tech program in Textile Technology, with a primary student intake sourced through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE).

The institution's core service is residential, co-educational technical education supported by well-equipped laboratories across each engineering discipline, a central library with 16,596 books and subscriptions to McGraw Hill, Pearson, IEEE, ASME, and SAGE e-resources, and a boys' hostel facility with 100-student capacity. The Textile Technology department carries NBA accreditation (2004 and 2015), and the college is selected for TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) Phase II, a World Bank-funded initiative. The Training and Placement Cell reports industry linkages with over 50 recruiting companies spanning IT (TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Amazon India), engineering services (L&T Infotech), and textile manufacturing (Raymonds, Arvind Mills, Vardhman, Jayashree Textile).

GCETTB is governed by a Board of Governors appointed by the Government of West Bengal and operates under the administrative control of the Directorate of Technical Education. Its revenue is sourced from subsidized tuition, examination and hostel fees, and government grants including TEQIP Phase II funding. As a government state entity, it has no external shareholders, private equity investors, or funding rounds. The institution has 51-100 employees and serves undergraduate and postgraduate students from West Bengal, with a claimed near 100% placement rate for eligible students through its structured campus recruitment process.

Name

Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology

Legal name

Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology

Website

https://gcettb.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology (GCETTB) is a West Bengal state-run engineering college in Berhampore, India, offering B.Tech programs in Textile Technology, Computer Science, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, plus an M.Tech in Textile Technology, serving undergraduate and postgraduate students through WBJEE admissions.

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Product category

Higher Education / Technical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Textile technology
• Technical education
• Undergraduate engineering programs
• Postgraduate engineering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Murshidabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: As a government-run technical institution under the Government of West Bengal, GCETTB generates revenue primarily through student tuition fees. The college is selected for TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme), Phase II, which provides funding support for technical education improvement. Additional revenue streams include examination fees, hostel fees, and other academic charges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GCETTB is a state-government-run technical education institution offering four-year B.Tech degree programs in Textile Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, along with a two-year M.Tech program in Textile Technology. The college provides laboratory-based hands-on engineering education, a central library with digital e-resources, hostel facilities, and runs a Training and Placement Cell that connects students with recruiting companies across IT, manufacturing, and textile sectors.

Product overview

Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology (GCETTB) is a government-run technical education institution offering undergraduate (B.Tech) and postgraduate (M.Tech) degree programs. The college provides four B.Tech programs: Textile Technology (the flagship program, established in 1927), Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, it offers one M.Tech program in Textile Technology. The institution operates as a residential, co-educational institute affiliated with the West Bengal University of Technology and has been selected for TEQIP Phase II.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• B.Tech in Textile Technology Four-year undergraduate degree program in Textile Technology for secondary-school graduates who qualify through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE). The Textile Technology department is NBA accredited (2004 and 2015).
• B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering Four-year undergraduate degree program in Computer Science & Engineering, introduced in 2001, for students qualifying through WBJEE.
• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering Four-year undergraduate degree program in Electrical Engineering, started in 2010, for students qualifying through WBJEE.
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering Four-year undergraduate degree program in Mechanical Engineering, started in 2010, for students qualifying through WBJEE.
• M.Tech in Textile Technology Two-year postgraduate degree program in Textile Technology with an intake of 18 students, admitted through a decentralized counseling process. Designed for B.Tech graduates seeking advanced specialisation in textile engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 100% placement for eligible students
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• West Bengal University of TechnologycoreOthersAcademic affiliation - The college is under the administrative and academic control of the West Bengal University of Technology (now Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology) for degree programs. Affiliation transferred from University of Kalyani to WBUT in 2001.
• Directorate of Technical Education, Government of West BengalcoreOthersAdministrative control - The college was brought under the administrative control of the Directorate of Technical Education in 1972. The college is under the administrative control of Directorate of Industries, Government of West Bengal since establishment in 1927.
• Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)coreOthersWorld Bank funded project for technical education quality improvement. The college is selected for TEQIP Phase II, which has conducted numerous events including industrial visits to companies like WIPRO-Kolkata.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Regional players

• University of Calcutta - Department of Jute and Fibre Technology: Regional West Bengal institution offering specialized fiber/textile technology programs with comparable heritage and government affiliation in the textile-engineering niche.

Emerging players

• PSG College of Technology: Established private-aided engineering college with strong textile and mechanical programs; comparable in age and disciplinary mix but operates as a private-aided institution rather than government-run.

Direct peers

• Jadavpur University: West Bengal state government university with strong engineering and technology programs; the closest peer in the same geography and government-augmented profile for engineering admissions.
• Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad: Maharashtra state-run government engineering college with similar four-discipline B.Tech structure and state-government-operated status, serving as a comparable government-engineering-college benchmark.
• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu state government autonomous engineering institution with comparable program breadth, government backing, and NBA-accredited departments.
• IIEST Shibpur (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology): Premier government technical institution in West Bengal (formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University) offering engineering degrees with comparable intake scale and government backing.
• Kalyani Government Engineering College: Another West Bengal government engineering college under MAKAUT, directly competing for WBJEE applicants in the same state admission funnel.

Broad incumbents

• National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur: Premier centrally-funded technical institution (NIT system) that competes for top engineering talent in eastern India; broader in scope and resources than GCETTB but in the same core category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gcettb111
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gcettberhampore

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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