Kalyani University gets AICTE approval for new BTech, MTech programmes

KALYANI: The Kalyani University in West Bengal's Nadia district has received the approval of the AICTE to start a BTech course and an MTech programme, vice-chancellor Manas Kumar Sanyal said on Saturday. There will be 30 seats in BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and the admission will take place through West Bengal Joint Entrance Board Examinations (WBJEE), he said.

MTech in Information Technology will have 12 seats and the university will conduct its own admission process, he added. Classes will start from the 2022-23 session itself. The courses will be a part of the Department of Engineering and Technology Studies under the Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Management.

Also Read | Bihar professor who returned salary of Rs 24 lakh issues apology, teachers term claims 'baseless'

At present, the department teaches BTech in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, BTech in Information Technology, and MTech in Communication Engineering. "The starting of the new courses will give opportunities to more students, and we are hopeful about getting affiliation for a few more programmes in the coming years," said Sanyal.