Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad
Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering (BNCoE), Pusad, founded in 1983,[6] is a not-for-profit[7] engineering college run by the Janta Shikshan Prasharak Mandal, located at Pusad, Yeotmal District in Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra, India.[8][9]
Motto | प्रज्वलितो ज्ञानमय प्रदीपा |
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Motto in English | Ignite learned lamps (Kindle knowledgeable beacons) |
Type | Undergraduate & Post-graduate Private Engineering College |
Established | 1983 |
Founder | Sudhakarrao Naik (late) (former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) |
Parent institution | Janata Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (JSPM) |
Academic affiliation | UGC,[1] (NAAC),[2] Association of Commonwealth Universities,[3] ISO 9001- 2008,[4] Institution of Engineers (India),[4] Government of Maharashtra GRADE A' institute[4] |
President | Jaibhau Naik |
Principal | Dr. Avinash M. Wankhade, PhD (Mech. Engg) (Office: 07233-245229, Resi: 07233-246309, principal@bncoepusad.ac.in)[5] |
Academic staff | 181[6] |
Administrative staff | 141[6] |
Students | 2784 sanctioned (1910 enrolled)[6] |
Undergraduates | 1800[6] |
Postgraduates | 100+[6] |
10+[6] | |
Other students | 100+ in Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana |
Address | Sootgirni-Karla Road, Kakaddati , , Vidarbh region of Maharashtra , 445215 |
Campus | 30 acre Urban in Kakaddati |
Language | English (official medium of instruction, Hindi and Marathi (both widely used on campus) |
Affiliations | Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University |
Sports | Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Karate, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Softball, Table tennis, Lawn Tennis, Volleyball |
Website | www |
History
Janta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal was established and registered as a society in 1960. The Founder President of JSPM was Late Shri. Vasantrao Naik former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Founder Secretary was Sudhakarrao Naik (former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Governor of Himachal Pradesh).
JSPM started Phulsing Naik Mahavidyalaya at Pusad with an enrollment of 100 student in 1961.
The JSPM society started Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering (BNCOE), Pusad in 1983-84; Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy, Pusad[10] and Dr. NP Hirani Institute of Polytechnic, Pusad[11] in 1984-85; JSPM College of Physical Education, Pusad in 1991.[12]
Currently, JSPM runs 22 schools, colleges and hostels.[13] Today JSPM society imparts quality education to more than 10,000 students every year.[14]
Location
Located within Kakaddati locality, the college is 2 km on Karla Road from the Pusad town Bus stand, 110 km from district headquarters Yavatmal, 155 km from Amravati, 255 km from Nagpur, 580 km from the state capital Mumbai, 1290 km from the national capital Delhi and 1470 km from Hisar.[2]
Nearest railway station are at Nanded - 110 km for south bound, Akola - 140, 60 km from Hingoli and Washim km for west & south bound, Wardha - 180 km for north bound and Nagpur - 255 km for north and east bound passengers.
Nearest airports with regular scheduled commercial flights is 255 km away Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at Nagpur. Other airports nearby with no regular scheduled commercial flights are Yavatmal Airport at Yavatmal - 110 km, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport at Nanded - 110 km, Akola Airport at Akola - 140 km, Amravati Airport at Amravati - 155 km, and Osmanabad Airport at Osmanabad - 313 km.
Affiliations and accreditation
BNCoE, Pusad is affiliated to the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University which is recognized under Section 12(B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act of Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Government of India as well as accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) (Permanent AICTE Application#: 1-4318017).[2] Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University is an associate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London.[3] Independent recognition of BNCoE, Pusad by University Grants Commission (UGC) makes it eligible for the UGC grants for the schemes related to students and teachers.[1]
BNCoE, Pusad is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education and its successor National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for running undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various branches of engineering.[15][16]
BNCoE, Pusad is ISO 9001- 2008 certified, accredited by Institution of Engineers (India) and has been awarded 'GRADE A' by the Government of Maharashtra.[4]
BNCoE, Pusad Laboratory facilities have been recognized as PhD-level by the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. Though BNCoE, Pusad itself does not directly offer any PhD courses but this recognition allows its staff to pursue PhD courses while using college laboratory facilities for the research.
BNCoE, Pusad is ranked 23rd in Computer Science & Engineering and 29th in Mechanical Engineering among nearly 9,000 engineering colleges in India as per an all India survey[17] done by the SiliconIndia.[18] The same SiliconIndia survey also ranked BNCoE, Pusad 8th in Western India .[17] It is considered one of the top engineering college in Maharashtra state by the 3rd party independent sources.[8][17][19]
Courses
The college runs Bachelor of Engineering (BE)and Master of Engineering courses.[20]
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses
The college has 1st year intake of 660 in the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses of minimum 4 years duration in the following academic disciplines:[20]
Engineering Branch/Specialization | Morning Shift Intake | Evening Shift Intake | Notes |
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Civil Engineering (started in 1983)[6] | 120 | 0 | |
Computer Science & Engineering (started in 1985)[6] | 60 | 00 | |
Information Technology (started in 2001)[6] | 00 | 0 | |
Mechanical Engineering (started in 1983)[6] | 60 | ||
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (started in 1983)[6] | 30 | 0 | |
Electrical (started in 1983) and Power Engineering (started in 2012)[6] | 60 | 0 | |
Total | 330 | 00 | 330 |
Master of Engineering (ME) courses
The college has 1st year intake of 18 students (total 52) in each of the following Master of Engineering courses of minimum 2 years (4 semester) duration.[20]
ME Course Specialization | Department | Intake | Notes |
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CAD/CAM (started in 2011)[6] | Mechanical Engineering | 18 | |
Computer Science & Engineering (started in 2011)[6] | Computer Science & Engineering | 18 | |
Digital Electronics (started in 2010)[6] | Electronics Engineering | 18 | |
Structural Engineering (started in 2010)[6] | Civil Engineering | 18 | |
Total | 72 |
Facilities
The college has 43,200 square metres (465,000 sq ft) of buildings spread over a 30 acres (12 ha) campus which has the following on-site facilities:
Teaching, laboratories, and research
- Auditorium: 750-seats centrally air-cooled auditorium
- Classrooms: nearly 100 classrooms and labs spread across several buildings of Computer & IT block, Electronics and Electrical block, Civil & Mechanical block, Workshops and Admin block
- Electricity: 24 Hrs. Electric Supply through express feeder with a 140 kVA backup Generator, college has also set up a Hybride Energy park with Solar Energy and Windmill
- Internet: campus-wide 4 MBPS leased line internet and intranet connecting 1000+ computers, Wi-Fi Language lab, live lectures are delivered from IIT Bombay
- Laboratory: 72 well furnished lab facilities, with equipment worth INR8+ crore, have been recognized as PhD-level by the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, this allows the students staff to pursue undergraduate, ME and PhD-level research[6]
- Library: Well equipped 1500 sq. meter LAN-connected computerized Digital Library with 11000+ titles, 60000+ books, 27 national and 450 international journals, reading space for 200 members, audio-video facilities, free book bank for 700 meritorious & Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/CT) students, 30 internet terminals with 45MBps bandwidth connection, photocopy facilities and more than 1500 international E-journals (IEEE, ASME, ASCE), etc.[21][6] Library is open 24 hours during the exams. Further expansion of library is planned in 2014-15 with addition of 4500 sq meter air-conditioned reading space on the 1st floor as well as more class rooms on top of the library.
- Teaching staff of 181 includes 23 professors, 48 Assistant professors and 120 lecturers with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 in 2017[6]
- Competitive examination: Special classes for the GATE, GRE, TOEFL, etc.
- Campus placement Department: organizes campus placement drives with employers (e.g. Indian Army, Indian Navy, Cognizant, IBM, Infosys, TCS, etc.) and provides training in employability, soft-skills, interviewing skills and guidance for the higher education in India and overseas
Accommodation
- Hostels: 4 boys' & 2 girls' hostels that can accommodate about 992 & 350 students respectively,[2] All six hostels have internet connectivity, Mess (dining hall) and own separate large Recreation Halls with Newspaper & Reading Rooms and various games such as Table tennis, Badminton court, Carom, Chess, TV, etc.
- Faculty Accommodation: 38 residential units for married teaching staff members and a bungalow for the Principal
- Guesthouse accommodation: 5 (air conditioned) units with attached ensuite bathroom for guests, parents and other visitors
Sports
- Gymnasium - one multi-gym in the basement of computer science hostel
- Badminton - 1 indoor court in each of the 6 hostels
- Basketball - 1 outdoor concrete court
- Judo & Karate - coaching classes are held for students
- Table tennis - 2 tables in each of the 6 hostels
- Lawn Tennis - 2 outdoor courts with floodlights
- Volleyball - 2 outdoor courts
- One multipurpose ground for athletics, cricket, football, handball, hockey, kabaddi, kho kho, and softball
- Annual sports competition among hostels on special occasions
- Annual sports festival & competition Gaiety among students
- Participation in District, university and state sports competitions
Cultural and social facilities
- Arts: Arts Club, Drama club and Music Club
- Cultural events: Annual Cultural festival & competition Gaiety and Youth Festival
- Religious Festivals: Officials events are held to celebrate the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival, Holi Festival, Iftar Party, Krishna Janmashtami, Lohri Festival, New Year Party and Saraswati Pooja
- Social learning: NSS, ISTE Chapter, IE (India) Chapter, Path Finders Club and Quiz Club
- Venues include Auditorium, Open air theater, Recreation Halls, library and grounds
Board of Management
The longest-serving former Chief Minister of Maharashtra late Vasantrao Naik was the founder chairman of the Janta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and its various educational institutes, including the Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad. After him, his nephews late Sudhakarrao Naik (also a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) and his brother Manohar Naik (current 2014-2019 MLA from Pusad) served as the members of the managing committee.[22]
Sister organizations
The Janata Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (JSPM), along with BNCOE, has also founded the following educational institutes:[6]
Professional Institutes
SN# | Name | Founded | Courses | Address | Notes |
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1 | Dr. NP HIrani Institute of Polytechnic, Pusad | 1984 | Diploma in Engineering | Pusad-Karla road | Right next to BNCOE |
2 | Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy, Pusad | 1983 | DipPharm, BPharm, MPharm | 1.2 km from the Pusad bus stand on Pusad-Digras-Nagpur Road | |
3 | Physical Education College, Pusad | 1991 | BPEd | Pusad-Nagpur road |
Degree Colleges
SN# | Name | Founded | Courses | Address | Notes |
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4 | Phulsingh Naik Mahavidalaya, Pusad | 1961 | HSc (Voc), BA, BSC, BCom, BCA, BLib, MA, MCom, MSc | Pusad-Nagpur Road | Across Pus River |
5 | Srimati Vatsalbai Naik Mahila Mahavidalaya | 1989 | 11th and 12th, BA, BCom, BSC (home Science), MA (sanskrit, History, Home Eco) | Talao layout |
'Schools in Pusad city
SN# | Name | Founded | Courses | Address | Notes |
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6 | JSPM School, Pusad | 1989 | 5th to 10th | in front of Phulsing Naik Mahavidalaya on Nagpur road | |
7 | JSPM School (new), Pusad | 2003 | 8th to 10th | Talav layout | |
8 | JSPM School, Itawa | 1989 | 1st to 4th | Itawa, 1.2 km from Pusad bus stand on Nagpur road | |
9 | JSPM Upper Primary Urdu School, Pusad | 1990 | 1st to 7th | Rabbani nagar, behind Pus River! |
Outside Pusad city agglomeration
SN# | Name | Founded | Courses | Address | Notes |
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10 | JSPM School, Gaul | 1992 | 5th to 12th | Gaul village, Yavatmal district | 32 km from Pusad on Pusad-Mahagaon MS HS 183 |
11 | JSPM Urdu Vidayalaya, Fulsawangi | 1990 | 5th to 12th | Fulsawangi village, Mahagaon taluka, Yavatmal district | 48 km from Pusad on Mahagaon-Kinwat MS HS 232 highway road[23] |
12 | JSPM Vidalaya, Bansi | 1984 | 5th to 12th | Bansi village | 15 km from Pusad via a link road off Nagpur road[24] |
In popular culture
BNCOE is the location of Anna's Canteen novel written by 1988-91 BNCOE alumni Charanjit Singh Minhas.[25][26][27] The BNCOE Pusad song pays tribute the life of students at BNCOE.[28]
See also
- BNCOE Pusad song, with 1988-92 pictures when campus was still developing and admin block was still under construction
- Video collage of BNCOE pictures till 2016
- Kumar Vishwas show at BNCOE in 2016
- Maitri reunion of 1983-87 batch held at Chikhaldara in 2017, video length: 1.12 hours
- Gaiety 2010 dance performance
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- Pusad to Bansi google map route
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- BNCOE Pusad song, from the 4th APNA (Awaz of Pusad in North America) Reunion 2016