RCC Institute of Information Technology
RCC Institute of Information Technology (RCCIIT) is a government sponsored engineering college which is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college 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. All the faculties of this institution are recruited by the Government of West Bengal. 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. Organisation 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 Joint Entrance Examination 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. College Clubs. Rotaract Club of RCCIIT. RCC Institute of Information Technology has its own institute-based Rotaract Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Calcutta Renaissance. The club was established by the students of RCCIIT on the 13th of June, 2017 with Awsaf Ambar as the Charter President. The purpose of the club is to conduct non-profit social activities for career development and personal growth.