Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology (MCET)

Overview

Murshidabad, known all over the country as a renowned place of historical heritage and tradition still remains a backward agricultural district. To pull it out of the morass of despondent situation,the settling up of a Degree Engineering College of modern technology was the crying need to the people of this District. The concept remained as a distant dream till one person came forward to realize it with firm conviction and determination. Shri Nripen Chowdhury , Ex-Sabhadhipati,Murshidabad Zill Parisad , happens to be that person to whom this institute owes much for its onward progress and development.The college came into being through formal inauguration by Dr.Ashim Dasgupta , the then Hon\'ble Minister-In-Charge, Finance, Govt. of West Bengal, on 8th August, 1998.The College was shifted to its own campus and it was formally opened on 4th August 2001 , by Mr. Buddha Dev Bhattacharjee ,the then Hon\'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal . The college is aided by the Govt. of West Bengal . Established by a voluntary Society , this non-commercial and self-financed college is on its glorious run under the competent guidance of a Governing Body . Mr.Dipak Kumar Roy is the Chairman of Society for MCET & HRD and Governing Body , MCET. The institute is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) , New Delhi and affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).