Setting up of Ghani Khan Choudhary Institute of Engineering & Technology, Malda, West Bengal
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The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for establishment of Ghani Khan Choudhary Institute of Engineering & Technology, as a Centrally funded institution in Malda, West Bengal on the modular pattern of teaching as adopted by Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET), Longowal, Punjab. The Institution will offer courses in Engineering and Technology to cater to the various manpower requirements of the region, with special emphasis on courses relevant to the local population such as in food technology & sericulture. Initially, the Institution would start with Certificate level courses leading to Diploma, Degree and Post-graduate levels later. The total project outlay of the Institute will be around Rs. 97 crores. **** RCJ/HS/LV