Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
P.O-Jalpaiguri Govt. Engg. College, Jalpaiguri, PIN-735102, DIST-Jalpaiguri- State Government
- Affiliated to MAKAUT
- Established
- 1961
- Seats 2026
- 360
- Fees / year
- ₹14,877+
- CSE closing rank, WBJEE 2026
- 1,783
- Programmes
- 6
- Median package
- Not published
About JGEC
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College is a government institution in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, established in 1961. It is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It admits B.Tech students through the centralised online counselling of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) on the WBJEE rank, into 6 programmes with 360 seats.
- Admission through WBJEE
- 360 seats in 6 programmes
How to get in
- Entrance exam
- WBJEE
- Counselling and seat allotment
- WBJEE counselling
All B.Tech seats are allotted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) in three online rounds of WBJEE counselling on the WBJEE General Merit Rank (GMR): Home State seats for candidates domiciled in West Bengal, with the state's reservation (SC, ST, OBC-A and OBC-B, EWS, persons with disabilities), and All India seats open to candidates of every state; tuition fee waiver (TFW) seats are separate choices. Seats left after the three rounds go to WBJEEB's common online decentralised counselling (one merit list per course: WBJEE rank first, then JEE (Main) rank, then Class 12 marks where allowed).
Official counselling sites: WBJEEB engineering counselling (West Bengal) .
Fees
Academic year 2024-25- B.Tech fee for one year
- ₹14,877
- Tuition and compulsory institute fees for a general-category student. Hostel and mess are extra.
First-year fee (semester 1 and 2) of the B.Tech programme as the institute gives it in its WBJEEB institute profile (updated 21.05.2024); it depends on the branch: Rs 14,877 to Rs 34,377 (shown per branch). University registration, examination and hostel charges are extra.
From the official fee notice of JGEC. Fees can change each year, so confirm the amount before you pay.
Courses and seats
Seats: intake 2026 · Closing rank: WBJEE 2026, general merit| Programme | Seats | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 60 | 1,783 |
| Information Technology | 60 | 2,357 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 60 | 2,610 |
| Electrical Engineering | 60 | 3,027 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 3,602 |
| Civil Engineering | 60 | 4,211 |
Closing rank = general merit seats, the highest closing rank of the year (each counselling round lists only its own allotments). Other categories, rounds and years are in the cut-offs section below.
Cut-offs: opening and closing ranks
WBJEE · WBJEE| Programme | Opening rank | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 968 | 1,783 |
| Information Technology | 1,795 | 2,357 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 1,439 | 2,610 |
| Electrical Engineering | 2,476 | 3,027 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2,258 | 3,602 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,743 | 4,211 |
Closing rank is the WBJEE rank of the last candidate who got a seat in that category in that WBJEE round. Your rank has to be the same as or smaller than the closing rank to have a chance. Each round lists only the seats allotted in that round, so later rounds can show fewer programmes.
About this data
Collected and checked by Insight Mentors from official sources (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board and the institute). Last updated 1 November 2026.