Jorhat Engineering College
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| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Government |
| Principal | Dr. Atul Bora |
| Location | JEC Road, Garmur, Jorhat, Assam |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | JEC |
| Affiliations | Dibrugarh University |
| Website | jecassam.in |
The Jorhat Engineering College was established in 1960 by the government of Assam. The college is affiliated to the Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam (the only engineering college affiliated with the university that has graduate programs) and is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education.
The college has five four-year undergraduate programs (in civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, and Instrumentation and mechanical engineering. The college also has one three-year postgraduate program in computer application leading to a Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) degree.
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[edit] Location
Jorhat city was the operational headquarter of the Ahom Kingdom prior to its fall to the British rule. The SECOND biggest city of Assam, Jorhat city is 310 km east of Guwahati. It is well connected by road, railways and air. The city is located near the serene surroundings of Kaziranga National Park and Majuli, the biggest riverine island in the world.
The college is situated by the river Bhogdoi, a tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra.
[edit] Campus
Jorhat Engineering College is fully residential college having its campus spread over a land area of over 200 acres (0.81 km2). The campus nine student hostels including one girls hostel, with a total capacity of 900. About 80% of the staff, both teaching and supporting, live on the campus which has a hospital with a resident doctor, a co-operative store, one Primary school, a number of playgrounds and an auditorium. The campus is at the distance of four kilometers from the heart of the city. It is well-connected by the college bus services, auto rickshaws, etc. The college canteen provides refreshment facilities and there is a shopping centre adjacent to the campus. The college has its water supply system and its sufficient for the student community.
Recently, Tarun Gogoi, the Chief Minister of Assam, laid the foundation for the new college building. He also put forward plans to set up an autonomous council to govern the college, which lead to widespread protests by the students, who feared such a step might increase the changes of corruption in the administration and also bring about a hike in the tution fees.
[edit] Academics
The college offers four-year Bachelor of Engineering courses and three-year postgraduate Master of Computer Application (MCA). The Basic disciplines are: 1.Computer Science Engineering 2.Mechanical Engineering 3.Electrical Engineering 4.Instrumentation Engineering 5. Civil Engineering
[edit] Departments
- Master of Computer Applications
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Mechanical
- Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering
- Humanities and Social Sciences
[edit] Master of Computer Application
Established in the year 1987 the department of Master of Computer Applications offers postgraduate course of three years duration.The intake capacity is 30 students per year.The department has a well-maintained library. The library contains a large collection of books, journals, various Project report and magazines related to the field of computers and Information Technology.
[edit] Civil Engineering
One of the first department to be set up the department of Civil Engineering offers Bachelor of Engineering(B.E) course of four years duration.Laboratory facilities available are:- (i) Concrete/Structural Engineering (ii) Environmental Engineering Lab (iii) Engineering Geology (iv) Geotechnical Engineering (v) Hydraulic Engineering (vi) Surveying (vii)Transportation Engineering
[edit] Mechanical Engineering
The department of Mechanical Engineering was introduced in the college in the year 1961 with an initial intake capacity of 15 students per year.The faculties comprise of specialised persons in designs, Dynamics, Fluid machineries, Non conventional energy, Quality control, Fluid dynamics, Operation research, Industrial Engineering, Pollution, Production Systems, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Robotics etc.
[edit] Computer Science and Engineering
Established in the year 1987, the college was the first in north-east to offer BE degree in Computer Science & Engineering.The department offers the following AICTE approved subjects which are at per with National Level Corse Curriculum: Computer Architecturre and Organisation, Micro processors, Communication Engineering, Data Base Management System, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Interactive Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Algorithms, Distributed Computing etc. The department is having a well equipped computer center which provides the computing facilities to the students of the college. In the computer center all of them have been networked locally through LAN and INTERNET.
[edit] Electrical and Instumentation Engineering
The department of Electrical Engineering was established in the year 1961 next to the year of establishment of the college in 1960.It took a pioneering role in establishing one new discipline Instrumentation Engineering in the year 1992 with an intake capacity of 20 students to meet the demand of Instrumentation Engineers for different industries such as oil, paper, tea, fertilizer etc. situated in N.E Region of India
The college has a very dedicated Training and Placement cell, headed by Mr. Plabon Kakoty and Mr Diganta Baishya. The average Placement percentage is over 70%, with companies like ONGC,NRL,TCS,Punj Lloyd,OIL, Microsoft,Samsung, HPCL etc recruiting students.
[edit] Hostel accommodation
There are 9 hostels, out of which 8 are boys hostel and 1 girls hostel. Each hostel has got a superintendent and 3 or 4 monitors. Every hostel is equipped with a mess for dining, common room for the borders and rooms for recreational activities. Every hostel has its own library, reading room, gym and entertainment rooms. One lecturer/professor of the college is given responsibility as superintendent of every hostel.
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