About The Institute

Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET), Malda, West Bengal was established in 2010 by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India under the mentorship of National Institute of Technology, Durgapur and in the memory of Sri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury who had contributed immensely to societal development of the region. The Institute is located at Malda, West Bengal with the bordering districts of Bihar, Jharkhand and North Eastern states. Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology (GKCIET), Malda was established with the objective to create a multi-layered inter disciplinary and inter-sectorial efficient professional technical manpower to act as an international podium for the development and transfer of technical competence in academics. It is committed to provide best possible technical education from grass-root level to higher level and to cater to the specific needs of women, school dropouts and other disadvantaged sections of society by organizing a large no of short/long term skills orientation programmes for economic upliftment and inclusive growth of society. It was formulated that the Institute, besides catering to the needs of formal education would undertake the non-formal education to prepare the skilled and qualified manpower for self-employment. Further, the Institute would take up a strategic research and development activities, which along with entrepreneurship will help in extending the efforts of the Institute in imparting education to the unemployed and working population by updating and upgrading their technical skills. GKCIET is devoted to provide leadership, organizational expertise, technical assistance and the other resources required to meet the demand.The institute is at a distance of 7 km from Malda central railway station and 0.7 km from 34 No National Highway. It is surrounded by green land and mango trees with beautiful landscapes.

Vision

To be a lead Technical-Vocational University for inclusive growth and development of technical manpower through formal and non-formal mode mitigating the skilled manpower requirement of the nation.

Mission

• To offer technical education and training in formal and non-formal sectors.
• To develop competency-based curriculum and ICT based courseware for professional courses.
• To do research and Development in the sphere of science, technology & pedagogy.
• To build institute-industry partnership, entrepreneurship and Institute- Community interface.
• To collaborate with National and International Centres of Excellence and partnership with stakeholders.
• To establish extension services in the neighborhood and in the region.
• To act as resource centre for Industries Working personnel, Passed out students, I.T.I & Polytechnics. 

Short-term goal

To dissemination of technical knowledge and skill, inculcate entrepreneurship trait among rural youths using both formal and non-formal mode so that they could contribute to the sustainable development of the region in particular and the nation in general.

Long-term goal

To position GKCIET as an Internationally as well as Nationally reputed Technical University – for excellence in Technical Education, Research, Skill Development, Training and Community Services.

Objectives

• To offer flexible, modular, credit-based multi-point entry programs in engineering and technology.
• To promote self-employment in all programmes by introducing an element of entrepreneurship, providing guidance and counselling services to help students to take up self-employment ventures.
• To offer Non-formal/skill development programme in different areas of technology.
• To provide technical education facilities for women, school dropouts and other disadvantaged sections of society through specially designed courses.
• To offer continuing education programme for working personnel from industries at different levels to meet the requirements of large, medium and large industries.

Who is A.B.A.Ghani Khan Choudhury

A great son of Malda A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (Abu Barkat Ataur Ghani Khan Choudhury), popularly and respectfully addressed as “Barkatda” by persons of all age groups, was born on 1st November 1927.

He was first elected as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1957. In 1971 he took oath as Minister in the Cabinet of Ajoy Mukherjee.  The life of this Government was very short. Thereafter in 1972 he again took oath as Minister-in-Charge, Power, and Irrigation, Government of West Bengal.

To know about Malda District, its history and climatic conditions, please visit Malda District Portal. There are plenty of good hotels in around Malda, where parents of prospective students can lodge and have a taste of local delicacies. Malda District Portal.