Jabalpur Engineering College

Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC), formerly known as Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, is an institute located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established as the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur during the British rule in India and is the 15th oldest engineering institution of India.[2] It is also the first institute of India to have started Electronics & Telecommunication engineering education in the country and the last educational institution set up by the British in India.[3] The institute offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering and applied sciences. JEC made an announcement in March 2013, that it is starting new courses in engineering, management, design, architecture, town planning, pharmacy, cyber and business laws.[4]

Jabalpur Engineering College
Former names
Government Engineering College, Jabalpur
Government Engineering College, Jabalpur
MottoOnwards on wings
TypePublic
Established1947
ChairmanDeepak Kumar Joshi
PrincipalS. S. Thakur
Undergraduates2240[1]
Postgraduates570
Location
Jabalpur
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India
CampusUrban
255 acres (103 ha)
Websitewww.jecjabalpur.ac.in

History

JEC was established as the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur on 7 July 1947, during the British rule in India, making it the oldest engineering institute of central India and the 15th oldest engineering college of India.[5][6] It also has the oldest Electronics & Telecommunication department in India, which was started in 1947, right from its inception.[7]

It was affiliated to the University of Sagar from 1947 to 1956, then to the University of Jabalpur, until the year 1999, and from 1999 to 2010 to Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, which is the State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh. The institute celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997 while the President of India, his Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma graced the Golden Jubilee ceremony.[8] In 1997, it was granted an autonomous institute status and in the year 2010, it was declared an autonomous university by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[9][10] In the year 2014, it was granted autonomy by University Grants Commission.[11] It is a regional center and also a nodal research center of Rajiv Gandhi Technical University.[12][13]

Departments
Administrative block
Civil Engineering Department. Also known as the "Royal Civil".
Electrical Engineering Department
Mechanical Engineering Department
Electronics & Telecommunication Department
Industrial & Production Engineering Department
Chemistry Department
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronics & Telecommunication
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Industrial & Production Engineering
  • Department of Humanities
  • Department of Applied Physics
  • Department of Applied Chemistry
  • Department of Applied Mathematics

Admissions
  • B.E. - Admissions to B.E. degree courses were done on the basis of performance in the State level Pre-Engineering Test, MP-PET conducted every year by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Bhopal and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). 80% of total seats in each branch were filled by candidates of MP-PET and the remaining 20% by the candidates of AIEEE. But from 2014 onwards, admissions are carried out on the basis of Joint Entrance Exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education.[14]
  • B.E. (PTDC) - For the in-service personnel holding a diploma in engineering, Part Time Degree Courses (PTDC) of four-year duration are being run in the evenings since 1966. These courses were started with an intake of 20 students in each of the core branches i.e. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics & Telecommunication departments.
  • M.E. - through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the IITs and IISc Bangalore.
  • MCA - through MP Pre-MCA examination conducted by Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board.
  • MSc - Every year 15 seats are allotted for the respective departments i.e. Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. Selection is purely based on the percentage obtained in BSc degree examination, minimum expectation is 50% for the eligibility. Departments may conduct a selection test if the number of applicants exceeds 15.
  • PhD - through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), followed by written test and Interview.

Accreditation

Projects
Electrical Engineering laboratory
High Voltage Lab, made TIFAC-CORE by the Government of India.
  • Lead Institution under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India funded by the World Bank for rapid development of the institute.[17][18][19]
  • CORE (Centre of Relevance & Excellence) by TIFAC of Department of Science & Technology (India).[20]
  • Transformer Repair Unit (TRU) : The unit was inaugurated on 2 February 2006 with an objective to detect & analyse defects in transformers which fail during impulse testing so that the transformer design can be improved. This unit has also taken up the repairs of old distribution transformers from agencies like Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, Military Engineering Service, Public Works Department, Power Grid Corporation of India etc.[21]
  • High Voltage Laboratory of Electrical Engineering Department has been accredited by NABL for professional testing purpose.[22]

Housing
TypeNumber of HostelsTotal Capacity
Boys9900
Girls3150

Extra-Curricular Activities (Technical, Cultural and Sports)
  • TEDxJECollege an international conference is held annually in the month of February.[23][24]
  • AUREOLE is one of the distinguished initiatives by students. It is one of the biggest techno.cultural fest of central india.
  • Aaghaz is the intra-college interbranch sports cum cultural fest and is held annually.[25]
  • Unofficial Magazine:- Abhiyaam [26]
  • JEC has its own theatre club named Azaan which provides a platform for drama, acting and dance.[27]
  • Photography society named JEC Photographic Society (JPS).[28]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

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