The college was established in the central jail premises at Berhampore on 19th July 1927 as Government Silk Weaving and Dyeing Institute to impart training to local artisans engaged in silk production and silk weaving in Murshidabad district under the administrative control of Directorate of industries, Government of West Bengal.
GCETTB offers B.Tech in Textile Technology, B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering,B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech in Textile Technology.
GCETTB offers B.Tech in Textile Technology, B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering,B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech in Textile Technology.
GCETTB conducts numerous events per year including Official and Student events.
GCETTB strictly follows Government acts and rules.
Students of Textile Technology are trained and placed at several companies lincluding Vardhman Textiles Ltd, Mahabir Fabrics, Welspun Ind. Ltd, Amrit Exports Pvt. Ltd etc. Students of the CSE department are trained and placed at several companies including Globsyn, Tech Mahindra, CMC Ltd. IBM helpdesk, Oracle, Accenture, Infosys, and Capgemini. Students of the ME department are trained at several companies including Durgapur Projects Limited, Durgapur Steel Plant, Indian Railways, Bokaro Steel Plant Students of the EE department are trained at several companies including Indian Railways, NTPC units, WBSEDCL plants, CESC, and WBSETCL.
The institute is situated at the west side of Barrack Square, known as Square Field in the local parlance, where the mutiny of 1847 against the British rulers was initiated. Banks, district head post office, police station, two hospitals are located within the 500 meter distance of the institute.