Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College (BBSBEC) is an engineering college in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India. It was established in 1993 by the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Educational Trust formed under the patronage of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee with the approval of the Government of Punjab.
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| Type | Engineering college |
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| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Dr. G.S. Lamba |
| Undergraduates | 2800+ |
| Postgraduates | 500+ |
| Location | , , |
| Recognition & Approvals | AICTE - NBA, NAAC |
| Affiliations | I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University |
| Website | www.bbsbec.edu.in |
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The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi, and the Ministry of H.R.D., Government of India and is affiliated to I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. BBSBEC was the first of these affiliated colleges to get its courses accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.
The college started with Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programs in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering with a strength of 30 students in each major. In 1997, the intake was increased to 60 students in each discipline. The intake was further increased to 90 students each in Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2000–2001. Two new programs – B.Tech. in Information Technology with an intake of 60 students and B.Tech in Electrical Engineering with a strength of 60 students – were introduced from the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 sessions, respectively. In the 2006–2007 session, the intake was increased to 120 students each in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication, and Mechanical Engineerin
Programs Offered
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS UNDER-GRADUATE Computer Sci. & Engineering- 180, Electrical Engineering- 60, Electronics & Comm. Engineering- 60, Mechanical Engineering- 180, Civil Engineering- 60, Agriculture Engineering- 60
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS POST-GRADUATE CAD/CAM-18, CSE(Cyber Security)- 18, CSE-18 ECE- 18, Power System- 18, MBA- 60,
Departments
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in the year 1993, right at the inception of the college. The department is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the Institution of Engineers, India. Apart from conducting under-graduate programme B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering and B.Tech. Industrial Engineering, the Department is running full time post graduate courses M.Tech. CAD/CAM and M.Tech. Mechatronics & Robotics approved by AICTE. A Regional Centre of PTU has been established for imparting part-time M.Tech. in Machine Design. A number of Short Term Courses, Seminars, and Conferences are conducted by the Department on regular basis. At the undergraduate level the intake for Mechanical Engineering course is 180 students and for Industrial Engineering it is 60 students.
- Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering was established in the year 1993 with an intake of 30 students under the course of B.Tech in CSE. In 1996, the intake of students was increased to 60 and later in the year 2000 it has been increased to 90 and now it has been increased to 180. In year 2000 a new branch Information Technology was introduced with intake of 60 students. In addition to graduate courses, department is also running successfully post-graduate courses in computer science. In the year 2004, M.Tech (CSE) part-time course was started with intake of 25 students. In 2010, M.Tech (E-Security) has been started with intake of 18 students.
Electronics & Communication Engineering Department was established in 1993 i.e. from the date of inception of the college, with an intake of 30 students. Within four years, the intake to this discipline grew to 60.
The Electrical Engineering department has been established in 2002 and is active in teaching and research. The department has academic programmes with about 280 undergraduate and 30 Postgraduates. A number of Short Training programmes, Seminars and conferences have been conducted in the past.
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 2011 with an intake of 60 students. The annual intake of this course has been increased to 120 for the batches starting from 2012.
The Department of Management Studies (DMS) was established at BBSBEC in 2008. The Department is offering two years full time Masters Program in Business Administration (MBA).
Student Organizations
Chapters of the following professional bodies have been established at the college
- Indian Society for Technical Education
- Institution of Engineers India
- Computer Society of India
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- Association for Computing Machinery