It is recognised by the Government of West Bengal and its courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
In all courses, 90% of students of approved intake capacity are admitted on the basis of merit position secured by the candidate in West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination.
The 10% balance of students are admitted from Joint Entrance Examination – Main as per the norms stipulated by the UGC and the West Bengal.
Diploma holders in any engineering and technical discipline can enter for a degree course in the second year at HETC, through the admission test JELET conducted by Central Selection Committee (CSC).
[7][8] The training and placement cell arranges vacational training and placement for students at organizations like Indian Air Force, L&T, VECC, Air India, Doordarshan, BSNL, DRDO, WBPDCL, WBSEDCL, Eastern Railways (India), NTPC, DVC, CLW, Simplex, Bridge & Roof, KMDA, Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Gannon Dunkerley & Company, TCS, mPockket.,[9] West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company (WBSETCL), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Tatia Topi Engineering Works, West Bengal State Council of School Education and IBM.