Asansol Engineering College is a West Bengal based private engineering college established in 1998. The college is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and recognised by UGC. The courses of Asansol engineering college is approved by AICTE.
Asansol engineering college offers various engineering courses at the UG and PG level. The college offers 9 specialisations at the BTech level such as Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Business Systems, CSE (AI & MI), CSE (IoT), Information Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. The college also offers 3 engineering courses at the postgraduate level and those are MTech in Electrical Engineering, MTech in Electronic & Communication Engineering, and Master of Computer Application.
Asansol engineering college is spread across 17 acres of land with four multistoried buildings with hostel facilities for boys and girls. The college has 150 classrooms, libraries, laboratories and one seminar room for each department. The college facility has 3000 seats for students with support of over 200 faculty members and laboratory assistants.
Asansol engineering college offers placement assistance to its students. In 2023, the college received 500+ offers from 250+ recruiters. The highest package offered was INR 22 LPA, while the average package offered was INR 4.92 LPA during 2023 campus placement. The highest internship package offered was INR 50k per month during 2023. Among the top recruiters are Capgemini India, AIVOT, Nutanix, ThoughtWorks, Tiger Analytics, SalesForce, NRIFT (Nomura) etc.
Asansol Engineering College: Highlights
You may check the highlights of the Asansol Engineering College presented in the following table:
| College Name | Asansol Engineering College Asansol |
| Short Form | AEC Asansol |
| Establishment Year | 1998 |
| Recognised by | UGC |
| Affiliated to | MAKAUT, West Bengal |
| Approved by | AICTE |
| Accredited by | NBA, NAAC |
| Flagship Course | BTech |
| Courses Offered | BTech,BSc, BBA, BCA, MTech, MCA |
| Entrance Exams | WBJEE, JEE mains, JECA, CET, PGET |
| Highest Package (2023) | INR 22 LPA |
| Average Package (2023) | INR 4.92 LPA |
| Top Recruiters | Accenture, Amazon, Bosch, TCS, HCL, TVS, Wipro, Godrej, Nagarro, CGI, Cognizant, ITC Infotech |
| Official Website | @aecwb.edu.in |
| Area | 17 acres |
Asansol Engineering College: Courses & Fees
Asansol engineering college popular courses are BTech and MTech programs. The 9 specialisations of BTech program level such as Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Business Systems, CSE (AI & MI), CSE (IoT), Information Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Under MTech program the college offers courses in Electrical Engineering, MTech in Electronic & Communication Engineering, and Master of Computer Application.
The BTech course fee is around INR 6.10, while MTech course fee ranges between INR 2 Lakh and INR 4.6 Lakhs at Asansol Engineering College.
The following table presents the UG course details of Asansol engineering college:
| UG Programs | |
BTech Duration: 4 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.29 Lakhs - 1.74 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Passed in 10+2 examination with Physics/ Mathematics / Chemistry/ Computer Science/Electronics/Information Technology/ Biology/Informatics Practices/ Biotechnology / Technical Vocational subject/ Agriculture/ Engineering Graphics/ Business Studies/Entrepreneurship. (Any of the three) Obtained at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) Selection: WBJEE, JEE mains | BSc Duration: 3 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.36 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Passed in 10+2 Examination with 45% marks from any recognised university. Selection: Merit based |
BBA Duration: 4 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.01 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Passed in 10+2 Examination with 45% marks. (40% marks for reserved category candidates) Selection: CET | BCA Duration: 4 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.03 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Passed in 10+2 examination with Mathematics / Computer Science / Computer Application / Information Technology / Informatics Practices with at least 45% marks. (40% marks for reserved category candidates) Selection: CET |
The following table presents the PG course details of Asansol engineering college:
| PG Programs | |
MTech Duration: 2 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.08 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Engineering/Technology/ Science from any recognised University. Selection: PGET Entrance Test | MCA Duration: 2 Years 1st Year Fees: INR 1.07 Lakhs Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree with 50% marks from any recognised University with Mathematics as one of the subject at 10+2 level or at graduation level.(45% marks for Reserved category candidates) Selection: JECA |
Asansol Engineering College: Cutoff 2024
Students aspiring for admission to the Asansol Engineering College need to pass the 10+2 level examination with 45% in aggregate with Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry as compulsory subjects. Apart from 10+2 level qualification candidates also need to appear either in JEE Main or WBJEE or WBJECA for admission to any UG level courses at Asansol engineering college.
Asansol engineering college overall cutoff of JEE Main 2024 Round 1 is 42960 to 110141. The following table presents the branch-wise BTech cutoff ranks of JEE Main 2024:
| Course | JEE Main Closing Rank (Round 1) |
| B.Tech Computer Science Engineering | 42960 |
| B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 46365 |
| B.Tech Computer Science and Technology | 62257 |
| B.Tech Information Technology | 73815 |
| B.Tech Internet of Things & Cyber Security Including Blockchain Technology | 83494 |
| B.Tech Civil Engineering | 89280 |
| B.Tech Mechanical Engineering | 106826 |
| B.Tech Computer Science and Business Systems | 109050 |
| B.Tech Electronics & Computer Science | 109210 |
| B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering | 110141 |
Asansol engineering college overall cutoff of WBJEE 2024 is presented in the following table:
| Course | WBJEE 2024 Round 1 | WBJEE 2024 Round 2 | WBJEE 2024 Round 3 |
| B.Tech Computer Science Engineering | 42960 | 79000 | 79084 |
| B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 46365 | 100521 | 107195 |
| B.Tech Computer Science and Technology | 62257 | 106865 | 97109 |
| B.Tech Information Technology | 73815 | 110141 | 109862 |
| B.Tech Internet of Things & Cyber Security Including Blockchain Technology | 83494 | 106195 | 110699 |
| B.Tech Civil Engineering | 89280 | 93833 | 84344 |
| B.Tech Mechanical Engineering | 106826 | NA | 106123 |
| B.Tech Computer Science and Business Systems | 109050 | NA | 93798 |
| B.Tech Electronics & Computer Science | 109210 | NA | NA |
| B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering | 110141 | NA | 95797 |
Asansol Engineering College overall Cutoff for WB JECA 2024 for General Category is 4087.
| Course | WB JECA 2024 Cutoff Rank (Round 1) |
| MCA | 4087 |
Asansol Engineering College: Admission Process
Asansol Engineering College admission is based on merit and entrance tests. Candidates applying for BTech courses need to be eligible as per required marks from 10+2 exams and additional need to qualify either through JEE main or WB JEE. For students who are interested in doing BCA need to qualify through CET exams. Candidates once receive their results from entrance exams need to sit for counselling for the seat allotment to the preferred college and course according to candidates ranking. Next apply for the desired courses at Asansol engineering college. The admission process is both offline and online.
- Once the allotment of seats in the counselling is done, candidates are required to do few formalities for admission in the Asansol engineering college.
- You, as an eligible candidate, need to file the choice of the college and subsequently lock the preference.
- The branch choices are filed in the decreasing order of preference. The cut off set by the college are the basis on which seats will be allocated in each round of counselling.
- Once you are allotted your desired branch you need to freeze the option by paying the seat acceptance fee.
- Next, you need to report to the college with all the required documents for verification.
- Once the college confirms the provisional seat acceptance Admission Kit, Checklist & Fee structure will be provided to the students in the college campus/ city office.
You need to read the checklist of the documents required for admission to Asansol engineering college from the admission section of the college website.
Asansol Engineering College: Ranking
Asansol engineering college B.Tech ranked 108 out of 175 colleges in India by The Times Of India in 2024. The college's B.Tech also ranked by Outlook 2024 at 110 out of 160 colleges in India, compared to the rank of 114 in 2023. The Computer Applications of the Asansol engineering college ranked 107 out of 167 colleges in India by India Today in 2024.
| Agency | Category | 2024 Ranking |
| India Today | Computer Applications | 107 (out of 167) |
| B.Tech | 193 (out of 284) | |
| BBA | 178 (out of 211) | |
| The Week | B.Tech | 153 (out of 245) |
| Outlook | B.Tech | 110 (out of 160) |
| TOI | B.Tech | 108 (out of 175) |
Asansol Engineering College: Placement
Asansol engineering college placement 2023 report the highest and average package offered was INR 22 LPA and INR 4.92 LPA, respectively. During 2023 placement session over 500 jobs were offered by recruiting companies such as Accenture, Amazon, Capgemini, Cognizant, EY, CGI, Deloitte etc.
The following table presents the undergraduate placement statistics of the last 3 years starting from 2021:
| Undergraduate (UG - 4 Years) | ||
| Year | No. of Students Graduated | No. of Students Placed |
| 2021 | 678 | 163 |
| 2022 | 618 | 316 |
| 2023 | 624 | 416 |
The following table presents the postgraduate placement statistics of the last 3 years starting from 2021:
| Postgraduate (PG - 2 Years) | ||
| Year | No. of Students Graduated | No. of Students Placed |
| 2021 | 27 | 18 |
| 2022 | 68 | 41 |
| 2023 | 67 | 16 |
As per the NIRF 2024 report, 416 UG students of Asansol Engineering college got placement offers with the median package of INR 4 Lakhs. The highest package of 2023 placement session reportedly stood INR 22 LPA and the average package was INR 4.9 LPA. More than 250 recruiters participated in the 2023 placement session, among them the top recruiters were Capgemini, SalesForce, Nomura, Tiger Analytics, ThoughtWorks etc.
Asansol Engineering College: Scholarships
Asansol engineering college has various scholarships schemes for the meritorious students or candidates from financially or socially backward classes, alumni, and for children of employees and staffs. The scholarship amounts range from 10% to 20% waiver of the tuition fees.
The prominent scholarship schemes are
- SC, ST, OBC Scholarship
- AEC Scholarship
- JIS Scholarship
- Other State & National Scholarship
Asansol Engineering College: Facilities
Asansol engineering college provides various facilities for all round development of students. The college campus has 3 hostels for boys and 2 hostels for girls. It has seminar halls, gymnasium for its students.
