St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata
The St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata or, popularly known as SMTCK is a private engineering college in West Bengal, India, situated in Barrackpore-Barasat Road, Kolkata, located in Saibona Village, Nilganj, Kolkata, 700120. The college is affiliated to Moulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and is approved by AICTE and UGC. It is one of the finest engineering colleges in the state of West Bengal, formed in 2011. It is one of the nine colleges under the St. Mary's Group of Institutions,[1] a Christian Minority Educational society. It has over 17,00 students from 29 states of India and 25 Countries.
SMTCK | |
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| Motto | Knowledge, Wisdom and Truth |
|---|---|
| Type | Private Engineering Institute |
| Established | 2011 |
| Founder | Dr. Rev K.V.K. Rao |
| Affiliation | St. Mary's Group of Institutions |
| Campus Head | B. Naidu. |
Academic staff | 100(approx.) |
| Students | 1800(approx.) |
| Address | St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata Opp.: West Bengal State University Saibona , Barasat Kolkata , , 700 121 , India 22.7441671°N 88.4276214°E |
| Campus | Urban, 25 acres (0.10 km2) of land |
| Approvals | AICTE, UGC |
| Affiliations | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology |
| Website | stmarystechcampus |
  Location in West Bengal  St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata (India) | |
Location
SMTCK is located by the Barrackpore–Barasat road, and is fifteen kilometers from the city of Barrackpore. The nearest railway station is at Barrackpore, while the nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum, Kolkata.
Campus
The institute has the following main buildings:
- The Central Block or the B.Tech building houses the Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Electrical Engineering departments
- The MCA Block houses the Master of Computer Application department.
- The MBA Block houses the Master of Business Administration department.
Other than this, SMTCK offers internet connectivity at its browsing center, has six Computer Labs with high speed internet and an AutoCAD lab, with Wi-Fi facility, spread across the campus. It has two Seminar hall and also has an Indoor Stadium for cultural activities.
Academics
St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata offers one undergraduate program (B.Tech.) and also offers three post graduation programs (MBA). All courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE, Government of India and the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. The institute has an educational tie up with Osmania University, according to which students of the institute can use some facilities of the University. Admission to the undergraduate B.Tech. courses is done through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), while for graduate M. Tech. courses, admission is done through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE). The Computer Application Centre offers full-time three-year Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree course and admission is through JECA. The Management Education Center offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree as a full-time two-year course at the graduate level.
Departments
Engineering Departments
| Sl | Department |
|---|---|
| 1 | Civil Engineering |
| 2 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| 3 | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 4 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 5 | Mechanical Engineering |
Non-Engineering Departments
| Sl | Department |
|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) |
| 2 | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
Training and Placements
There are regular interactive workshops, seminars and short-term courses goes on every month. Many core companies like Kyzen which are basically IT companies, visit the college along with IT companies. The placement of B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering is best currently, but not assured to get any job. Not more than 2% students offered for Placement in 2016 B.Tech batch.
Hostels and Cafeteria
SMTCK is a fully residential campus. There are three boys hostel and one girls hostel, both inside the SMTCK campus, each equipped with high-speed Internet access and Wi-Fi, with guest rooms also available for visitor.
Student life
Activities
Provisions have been made for extracurricular activities and games and sports on the hostels premises, in other locations within the campus. It has a football and a cricket playground. Besides these, students, faculty and staff have facilities for football and volleyball. Every year, Cricket, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Football and Badminton tournaments are conducted within the campus for students' leisure.
Annual Festival
Marythesis[2] is the annual cultural festival of St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata. It was started in 2011 by the first batch of the college i.e., the M.C.A. batch and is generally held for two days and two nights. Many renowned artists and Rock Music Bands like Anupam Roy, Underground Authority, The SPUNK!, Ginger Feet etc. have performed in Marythesis.