Asansol Engineering College,-a self financing institute, established in 1998 under the society of The Academy of Engineers (India). The College is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal, affiliated to WBUT, West Bengal and recognized by UGC, under section 2(f) UGC Act (1956). The college started with four departments and 180 students. Now the college offers seven streams of B.Tech courses in Engineering, namely Electronics and Communication Engineering, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering and three Master degree courses, namely M.Tech in Electrical Engineering, M.Tech. in Electronic & Communication Engineering and Master of Computer Application. Except those AICTE-approved courses, another two University-approved courses namely BBA (H) and BCA (H) also running with the name of Asansol Engineering College. The Institute was sanctioned a financial grant under TEQIP phase I to improve learning outcomes and employability of graduates.