RCC Institute of Information Technology (Non AICTE)

RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government-sponsored engineering institute in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, established in 1999 by the Government of West Bengal in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It is academically affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and is regarded as one of the best engineering institutes under the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. The institute was set up under the guidance of Jadavpur University, initially offering Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Information Technology and a Master's in Computer Application. Electronics and Communication Engineering was added in 2006, with further streams and master's programs introduced from 2010 onwards. The campus is located at Canal South Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata, near the old Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, with a newer campus nearby; there is no hostel facility. The institute is a unit of an autonomous society under the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, and has received a TEQIP grant from the World Bank. It offers B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA, and BCA courses, with admissions via WBJEE, JEE MAIN, GATE, or PGET. Student life includes events like BIHAAN, Techtrix, Regalia, and sports fest 'Game of Thrones', along with clubs such as the Rotaract Club.