Jhenaidah Textile Engineering College

Jhenaidah Textile Engineering College (JTEC)
ঝিনাইদহ টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার কলেজ
Former name	Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College
Motto	We create the engineers who build the nation
Type	Public, Research
Established	2018
Parent institution	Bangladesh University of Textiles
Accreditation	IEB, ITET, BHB, BJRI, BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMA;
Affiliation	Ministry of Textiles and Jute; Department of Textiles;
Chairman	Shah Alimuzzaman
Principal	Firoz Khandaker
Students	400+
Location	Jhenaidah, 8300, Bangladesh; 23°32′29″N 89°14′02″E / 23.5415°N 89.2338°E
Website	www.sktecjhenaidah.com

Jhenaidah Textile Engineering College is an undergraduate public engineering college located in the Jhenaidah district of the Khulna Division of Bangladesh. The college offers four year BSc Engineering degree under Bangladesh Textile University. In the 2017–18 academic year, the college started its academic activities in BSc Engineering in Textile Engineering.^[3]^[4]

History

The college was established in 2016.^{[citation needed]} It was originally named Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College was renamed to Jhenaidah Textile Engineering College, Jhenaidah in February 2025.^[5]

Academics

JTEC offers a four-year B.Sc. in Textile Engineering under the Faculty of Textiles of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX). Concerned departments of the college are given below:^[6]

Department of Yarn Engineering
Department of Fabric Engineering
Department of Wet Process Engineering
Department of Apparel Engineering

Number of seats

The number of seats for the four-year bachelor's degree in textile engineering program is given below.^[7]

Number of seats as per Dept.
Serial	Department	Seats
1.	Yarn Engineering	30
2.	Fabric Engineering	30
3.	Wet Process Engineering	30
4.	Apparel Engineering	30
	Total	120

Admission

Admission into this college is competitive and needs a high academic attainment at the SSC and HSC examination. Selection of the student for admission is made through an admission test. Only Science Students can apply for the admission test. Admission circular is published in the national dailies, college website and website of the Department of Textiles (DOT).

Department of Textiles (DOT) offers 4 years of BSc in Textile Engineering Degree. A single examination was organized by Department of Textiles (DOT) for 8 textile engineering colleges under the affiliation of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX). Colleges which conduct exams together are: CTEC (2006), PTEC (2006), TECN (2007), SARSTEC (2010), JTEC (2016), DWMTEC (2018), SRTEC (2021) & SHTEC (2022)

The admission test is conducted on the basis of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Students have to answer Physics, Chemistry, Higher Math & English in the admission test. Students can get admission in certain college based on merit list and college preference list.