Guru Nanak Institute of Technology—most people just call it GNIT because, let’s be real, who has time to say the whole thing—showed up on the scene in 2003 out in Panihati, Kolkata.

It’s one of those private engineering gigs under the JIS Group. Oh, and if you’re in the engineering loop, it’s tied up with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT)—unless you enjoy tongue twisters.

This isn’t just some random college with a fancy nameplate. They’ve got that NAAC A+ stamp (CGPA 2.54—pretty decent), a couple of NBA-approved courses, and yes, AICTE and UGC have given the thumbs up.

They even made it to the NIRF 2021 rankings in the 201–250 band. Not IIT level, sure, but far from the bottom of the barrel.

The location? Basically chilling near Sodepur, with a 9-acre campus—big enough to get your daily step count in. Labs are well-equipped, the library’s actually worth visiting, Wi-Fi behaves on good days, and the hostels? Survivable, with bonus space for sports when you feel like ditching the books.

Courses? All the usual engineering suspects:

• CSE
• ECE
• IT
• Electrical
• Food Tech (because why not invent the next Maggi?)

They’ve also got M.Tech, BCA, BBA, and diploma programs. But yeah, you’ll need to crack WBJEE, JEE Main, JEXPO, or CET—no free passes here.

The college is big on “industry-relevant” learning—hands-on projects, AI/ML/electronics research centers, the works.

Placements? Pretty solid. Think Accenture, Deloitte, Amazon walking through the gates. Average packages sit around ₹4.5 LPA (enough momo money), and top offers have touched ₹26.5 LPA.

Campus life? Definitely not boring. Coding and robotics clubs, fests that actually get people hyped, and plenty of sports action.

Broke? There are scholarships like Swami Vivekananda and Kanyashree to help out.

Bottom line: GNIT’s got the academics, the decent hangout spots, and a real shot at a solid job after graduation. Not perfect, but for most engineering hopefuls, it checks a lot of boxes.