RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government sponsored engineering institute which is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The institute 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. It is considered as one of the best engineering institutes under West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. Regional Computer Centre or RCC, Calcutta (now NIELIT, Kolkata) under MeitY, GoI is an asset of the State with rich tradition, reputation for quality of academics and consistency of placement, Govt. support, prominent position, excellent infrastructure & teaching resources and good practices. 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.
Initially, the institution 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.
Campus
The college campuses are located at Canal South Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata-700015. The old campus is housed at the old Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology campus. A new campus is about 20 metres from the old campus.
The campus is a 10 minutes drive away from East Metropolitan Bypass (near Chingrighata- 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.
There is no hostel facility in this college.
Organization and Administration
The institute is a unit of the RCC Institute of Information 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
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.
Academics
Admissions
Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses is done through the WBJEE or JEE MAIN. Postgraduate admissions are done on the basis of ranks in national entrance examinations like GATE or the state level examination PGET conducted by MAKAUT, WB.
Admission for second year B.Tech courses is through Lateral Entry Scheme. The interested candidate should have Diploma in Engineering or Technology with at least 60% marks from any AICTE recognized Polytechnic Institute.
Courses Offered
The offered by RCCIIT are:
B.Tech Courses ( 4-year Program)
Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) (NBA Certified) Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) (NBA Certified) Information Technology (IT) (NBA Certified) Electrical Engineering (EE) Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (AEIE) Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
The AICTE approved intake for : Computer Science & Engineering - 210 Information Technology - 120 Electronics and Communication Engineering - 120 Electrical Engineering - 60 Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) - 60
M.Tech Courses ( 2-year Program)
Computer Science & Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial intelligence) VLSI and Microelectronics
RCCIIT has 18 seats for Computer Science & Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial intelligence) and 12 seats for VLSI and Microelectronics.
Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) RCCIIT also offers Masters in Computer Applications, a two-year degree course with 60 seats.
Student life
Freshers Welcome
Freshers are welcomed to the institution by their seniors every year with a cultural event known as BIHAAN.