Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) (Lateral Entry) 

at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Hooghly

To get admission to BTech at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, candidates must meet the basic eligibility reqiurements of the course as per the college's given standards. Admission to BTech course at HETC is entrance-based. The college fills 90% of the seats through valid scores of WBJEE and the remaining 10% through JEE Main scores. Further, the final seat allotment is done through college level counselling process.

 

Candidates seeking for admission to BTech must fulfil the basic eligiblity criteria of the course. Those who passed Class 12 with minimum 45% aggrgeate are eligible to apply for the course. However, they must have studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/ Biology or Computer Application/ Computer Science as mandatory subjects.

Moreover, candidates belonging to reserved category must obtain 35% aggregate in their final exam of Class 12. Upon successfully verifying their eligibility, candidates must appear for the prescribed entrance tests like the JEE Main or WBJEE for admissions.

Candidates can choose to pursue BTech course at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College among five specialisations. Tabulated below are the course-wise BTech specialisations offered at HTEC:

BTech Specialisations	Seat Intake
Computer Science and Engineering	120
Civil Engineering	60
Electrical Engineering	60
Electronics and Communication Engineering	60
Mechanical Engineering	30

Hooghly Engineering and Technology College offers BTech course across five specialisations. All these courses are offered in affiliation with MAKAUT. These are:

 Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. 

Hooghly Engineering and Technology College provides programmes including a full-time BTech course across five specialisations. Apart from this, candidates can also pursue a three-year BTech (Lateral Entry) course. These courses are offered in affiliation with MAKAUT across popular specialisations, namely Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.

Candidates are selected for BTech course at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, on the basis of their scores in certaim national and state-level entrance exams for the Engineering domain. These include- JEE Mains and WBJEE. Candidates must appear for either of these exams followed by the counselling process to take admission in the BTech course at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College.

Hooghly Engineering and Technology College offers placement support to its students. Notable organizations that visit the institute for recruitment include Grab India, Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School, Dimple Advisory Pvt Ltd, Topline Computers, Diamond Ndt Inspection Services (P) Ltd, Jv Agencies, Careerty Informatics Pvt Ltd, Entire Ceramis Limited, Oilfeilds Project Development, Hakimi Techology Solutions, Vispute Saraf, Marcks Training And It Services, Staff Nurse, Gep Worlwide, Terminal Contacts, Amazon Transpotaion, Green Ripples Pvt Ltd, Skyway Technocom Consultents Pvt Ltd, Techsture Technologies, Deloitte And Touche Assurancr Enterprise Risk And Services India Pvt Ltd.

Hooghly Engineering and Technology College offers BTech programme fee for BTech programme range between INR 2.9 lakh to INR 4.2 lakh. The total fee is inclusive of multiple components such as Tuition Fee, Admission Fees, Library Fee, Caution Deposit, etc.

No, direct admission is not valid at Hooghly Engineering and Technology College. Admission at HETC are completely entrance-based. The college admits students to its BTech programme by a valid score obtained in JEE Main and WBJEE entranc exams. Only candidates who qualify these exams will be able to secure a seat to courses at HETC.

Hooghly Engineering and Technology College admission process comprises mainly four-steps. Candidates must fulfil the basic eligibility requirements of the courses they wish to apply for.

1. Qualify Entrance Exams: Hooghly Engineering and Technology College admission to BTech is based on WBJEE and JEE Main entrance exam scores. For Lateral Entry, candidates must secure a good rank in JELET exam. 
2. Participate in Counselling Process: Next, candidates must apply and appear for the college-level counselling process for the final seat allotment.
3. Pay Course Fees: After the document verification, candidates must transfer an amount of INR 30,000 as part of the 1st semester course fee to the college's bank account.
4. Fill the Admission Form: At last, candidates will be sent an online link on their email ID/ WhatsApp. Candidates must fill and submit the admission form to confirm the provisional admission.