RCC Institute of Information Technology

RCC Institute Of Information Technology
Motto	श्रमम् विना न किमपि साध्यम्
Type	Autonomous Society of Higher Education, Under Government of West Bengal
Established	1999; 22 years ago
Principal	Prof. (Dr.)Ashok Mondal
Dean	Mr. Sarbojit Mukherjee
Location	Kolkata, India; 22°33′33″N 88°23′48″E / 22.5593°N 88.3967°ECoordinates: 22°33′33″N 88°23′48″E / 22.5593°N 88.3967°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Website	www.rcciit.org
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RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government sponsored engineering college which is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college was established in 1999. Government aids are given to the institution by Government of West Bengal and is academically affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. All the faculties of this institution are recruited by the Government of West Bengal .

History[]

The RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) was set up in 1999 headed by Jadavpur University.

The institute initially started with only three streams viz. Bachelor's in Computer Science and Information Technology and Master's in Computer Application. In 2006, a new stream was added to the bachelor's degree - Electronics and Communication Engineering. From 2010 onwards many new streams and master's degree in different Engineering courses were added.^{[citation needed]}

Campus[]

New Campus of RCCIIT

The college campuses are located at Canal South Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata-700015.^[2] The old campus is housed at the old Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology campus. A new campus is about 20 metres^{[clarification needed]} from the old campus. There is no hostel facility in this college. The campus is a 10 minutes drive away from East Metropolitan Bypass (near Chingrighata-2 km (1.2 mi) away). The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum, Kolkata. It is a 10 minutes walk away from the nearest bus stop Beliaghata (CIT More) and is well connected with the two city stations, Howrah and Sealdah.^[3]

Organisation and administration[]

The institute is a unit of the RCC Institute of Technology, an autonomous society of Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, with part funding from the Government of West Bengal. This provides the institution with a degree of autonomy, while being administrated and funded by the Government. It has been selected for a TEQIP grant in the govt/govt aided category by the World Bank^[4]

The institute is currently headed by Prof. (Dr.)Ashok Mondal as the principal and Prof.(Dr.) Ajoy Kumar Ray (Padmashri) who has been given the responsibility of chairing the RCCIIT society by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.^{[citation needed]}

Academics[]

Academic programmes[]

RCC Institute of Information Technology is one of the few colleges in the state which is dedicated to train Computer Engineers and IT Personnel. It offers courses in the following streams.

Under-Graduate Courses[]

Computer Science & Engineering
Information Technology
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Applied Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering

Post-Graduate Courses[]

Master of Computer Applications
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in 3 disciplines:

Telecommunication Engineering,
Information Technology and
Computer Science Engineering

Admissions[]

Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses is done through the WBJEE or Joint Entrance Examination . Postgraduate admissions are done on the basis of ranks in national entrance examinations like GATE^[5] or the state level examination PGET conducted by MAKAUT, WB.

Research collaborations[]

The institute has partnered with the following:

MoU with University of California, US
Proposed MoU with EU-IndiaGrid Project
MoU with University of Cagliari, Italy
Proposed MoU with Computer Sc. Dept., Bremen University, Germany
Inclusion in EMMA Project of European Community
Proposed MoU with IBM: RCCIIT proposed as IBM Center of Excellence
Renewal of MoU with Infosys - RCCIIT proposed as Nodal Center of Infosys Campus Connect Training
Proposed MoU with IETE, Kolkata Chapter
Two MODROBS Project with AICTE
Projects proposal under process with DST (Fast Track) & C-MET (Trichur)
Health Grid Project of BRNS, Dept. of Atomic Energy in collaboration with VECC Kolkata

Student life[]

Freshers Welcome[]

Freshers are welcomed to the institution by their seniors every year with a cultural event known as BIHAAN.

Technical Fest[]

The students of the college organize a technical fest every year which sharpens their technical skills known as Techtrix. Software competitions, paper presentations, programming in various languages, technical quiz, robotics and debate competitions are held. Technical colleges from all over the state participate in the competitions. Seminars and exhibitions are also held as a part of this program.

Cultural Fest[]

Every year the college holds an annual fest, Regalia, organized by the students. Students from various colleges compete with others in the fields like drama, choreography, quiz, antakshari, solo and group singing competition, fashion shows, war of bands, and various other fields. Students of the college perform skits, musical performances and plays. To make it more entertaining skilled performers from different genres are invited. Some major music bands and singers rock the students. Apart from the annual fest, there are other cultural programs, organized around the year where the students get a chance to show their talent.

Sports[]

The students organize intra-college and inter-college sports in a variety of games and sports such as Table-Tennis, Cricket Football and Carrom tournaments. The inter-college sports fest is known as "Game of Thrones" and the intra college sports fest is known as "Krirathon".

References[]

^ "RCC Institute of Information Technology official website".
^ "HERE WeGo - Maps - Routes - Directions - All ways from a to B in one".
^ "RCC Institute of Information Technology".
^ "Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase‐II List of Project Institutions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015.
^ "Guidelines on admission to 1st Year of degree Engineering & Technology including Pharmacy College of the State for the academic session 2011-2012" (PDF). wbut.ac.in. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "RCC Institute of Information Technology official website".

[2] "HERE WeGo - Maps - Routes - Directions - All ways from a to B in one".

[3] "RCC Institute of Information Technology".

[4] "Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase‐II List of Project Institutions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015.

[5] "Guidelines on admission to 1st Year of degree Engineering & Technology including Pharmacy College of the State for the academic session 2011-2012" (PDF). wbut.ac.in. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

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