Regional Engineering College, Durgapur
The Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, was established by an Act of
Parliament in 1960 as one of the eight such colleges aimed to function as
a pace setter for engineering education in the country and to foster national
integration. It is a joint venture of the Govt. Of India and Govt. Of West
Bengal, and is administered by an autonomous Board of Governors. The Minister
In-charge of Higher Education of the W.B Govt. is the present Chairman of
the Board which includes representatives from the Central and State Governments.,
AICTE, UGC, University of Burdwan, IIT Kharagpur, Industries and the Faculty.
The college is located about 160 KMs north-west of Calcutta on the Howrah-Delhi
Railway-Route and overlooking the great Grand-Trunk Road. The college spreads
over an area of 187 acres of land. It is fully residential and co-educational.
At present about 1250 boys and 150 girls reside in five boys' hostels and
one girls' hostel. The annual undergraduate intake is about 330 students.
The college is affiliated to the University of Burdwan, which awards B.E.,
M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees to our students after their successful completion
of the specified courses. The college imparts education in the disciplines
of Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Electronics
and Communication, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering. Following a procedure
laid down by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India,
Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, selects candidates for its own admission
and 16 other RECs who admit such students on the basis of state wise quota.
The college reserves two seats for admission of physically handicapped candidates
from W.B. in addition to its normal intake. A number of seats are also reserved
for Scheduled Caste/Tribes candidates from W.B. and also from other state
on state-wise quota. Seats are also reserved for the wards of personnel from
paramilitary forces who have been killed or permanently disabled during war
or hostility.
In addition to its sanctioned intake a few seats are also reserved by the
Central Govt. for foreign students etc. Ministry of External Affairs, Govt.
of India and the India Council of Cultural relations are the authorities to
select candidates from the children of the staff serving in Indian missions
abroad and the candidates for general cultural scholarship scheme, TCS of
Colombo plan and Commonwealth scholarship etc.
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