Katihar Engineering College (KEC) is a government engineering college located in Katihar, a district headquarters town in the Seemanchal region of the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The institution offers undergraduate technical education and forms part of the network of state-funded engineering colleges established by the Government of Bihar to expand access to professional and technical education across the state.
Key facts
| Name | Katihar Engineering College |
|---|---|
| Type | Government engineering college |
| Location | Katihar, Bihar, India |
| Region | Seemanchal |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Public (state government) |
Background
The expansion of technical education in Bihar in recent years has involved the setting up of new engineering colleges in district headquarters across the state. These institutions are administered under the framework of the Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education of the Government of Bihar, with academic affiliation and examinations governed by the state technical university system. Katihar Engineering College is one such institution, intended to serve students from Katihar and surrounding districts including Purnia, Araria and Kishanganj.
Academics
The college offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes in core engineering disciplines. Admission to undergraduate programmes is generally conducted through the centralised counselling process used for state government engineering colleges in Bihar, based on entrance examination scores.
Location and setting
Katihar is a major railway junction in north-eastern Bihar, lying close to the borders of West Bengal and the foothills of the Himalayas. The town's connectivity by rail and road makes it accessible to students from across the Seemanchal and Kosi regions, as well as from neighbouring areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Significance
As a state-run technical institution in a region that has historically had limited higher technical education infrastructure, Katihar Engineering College contributes to the wider effort to provide affordable engineering education in Bihar and to develop a local pool of trained technical manpower. It is part of a broader policy push to establish engineering colleges in each district of the state.
Related topics
- Katihar
- Katihar district
- Seemanchal
- Education in Bihar
- Engineering education in India
- Government of Bihar
References
- Wikidata: Q85773768 — Katihar Engineering College.
- Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education, Government of Bihar.