Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College

Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar (JNGEC or GEC, Sundernagar or J.N. Govt. Engg. College, Sundernagar) (Devanāgarī: जवाहरलाल नेहरू राजकीय अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय) is a government-funded engineering institute run by the government of Himachal Pradesh, in Sundernagar, Mandi district. It is affiliated to Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HimTU)[1] and is approved by AICTE(2006).[2]

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Location of JNGEC sundernagar

Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernager
Bringing innovation to lives
Mottoउद्योग: सर्वार्थ साधकम
Motto in English
"Industrialization solves every thing"
TypeUndergraduate
Established2006
AffiliationHimachal Pradesh Technical University(HimTU)
PrincipalProf. Dr. S.P. Guleria
DeanProf. Dr. Himanshu Monga
DirectorProf. Dr. S.P. Guleria
Students1000
Location
Sundernagar
,
Himachal Pradesh
,
India

31.516092°N 76.878413°E / 31.516092; 76.878413
CampusRural, 2.6726 hectares
NicknameJNGEC
AffiliationsHimTU, AICTE
Websitewww.jngec.ac.in

History

Its first batch graduated in June 2010.[3][4] Under former chief minister Virbhadra Singh the establishment of JNGEC in 2006 was approved. It was initially proposed to start by only offering a mechanical engineering program for session 2006–2007 but later textile engineering was added. The institution was initially affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. The first 05 batches were affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University i.e. 2010-2014 batch was the last to get degrees from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. The construction of the college is going on in stages. Textile Engineering at JNGEC Sundernagar offers the best placements in leading Textile companies across the country.[5][6]

Campus

The campus is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from NH-21 (Chandigarh to Manali) which is 2 km from the Sundernagar bus stand. The campus is spread over 2.6726 hectare of land. The construction work of administrative ‘A’ block, academic block ‘B’, ‘C’, 'D', and 'E' has been completed. The hostel construction work has to be complete in 2019 but hasn't been completed yet.

Administrative Block, JNGEC, Sundernagar

Academics

Departments

The college has five Academic Departments.

The college offers a 4-year B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering and Textile Engineering . More branches are proposed to be added in phases. College is also hosting the classes of Mahatma Gandhi Government Engineering College, Jeori temporarily since August 2015.

View of Sundernagar from JNGEC.

Admissions

Undergraduate admissions are made on the marks and ranks obtained by the candidates in JEE MAIN through central counseling and also through CET conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur.[7][8] 85% of total seats are reserved for Himachal bona fide candidates and 15% to all-India quota.[9]

The college admits 240 students with 60 students in each department. In addition to that 20% seats in each department are allotted to lateral entry students and 5% over and above the sanctioned intake under the tuition fee waiver scheme.

There are three rounds of subsequent counseling. If the seats still fall vacant after the two rounds, they are filled on the basis of marks obtained in 10+2 or any equivalent examination, according to the 200 marks roster as approved by the Himachal Pradesh government. Lateral entry seats are filled on merit basis and candidates with a diploma in requisite field or an BS degree are eligible for these seats.

Student life

Twask

Twask is the annual cultural fest of JNGEC Sundernagar. It is a three-day long event held towards the start of May. Started in 2012 by bunch of enthusiast JNGECians. It is the most anticipated event of the college, organized at the state level. The festival is a forum for young minds to interact, share and discuss and showcase their new innovative ideas. There are numerous activities for participation and this 3 days fest is loved and enjoyed by students.[10]

Reflexia

Reflexia is the annual college magazine which is published and distributed to the students of Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College. Reflexia holds a part of students skills, talent, and college activities. This interesting version of the magazine is a benchmark in itself and covers every aspect of college life of a JNGECian. This important part of college was established with the hard work and enthusiasm of few volunteering JNGECians and is now continued by some more Volunteers of Literary Club. The first edition of the magazine was released in the year 2014. The next versions were released in the year 2016: Celebrating ten years & the theme being The Major Landscapes of India and 2017: with the theme Battle between Virtues and Vices.

Clubs and committees

The college has following Clubs and Committees.

  • Cultural Committee
  • Sports Committee
  • Photography Committee
  • Eco Club
  • NSS Club
  • Technical Clubs
  • Literary Club
  • Deco Club

References
  1. "Cabinet Decisions". The tribune. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. "Department of Information & Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh". Himachalpr.gov.in. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. "Himachal Pradesh cabinet on 22, April 2006". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  4. HP budget 2006
  5. ":: Department of Information & Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh" (Press release). Himachalpr.gov.in. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  6. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Himachal Pradesh Edition". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  7. Director Technical Education Himachal Pradesh
  8. ":: Welcome to Directorate of Technical Education Himachal Pradesh". Techeduhp.com. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  9. www.himtu.ac.in (PDF). HIMACHAL PRADESH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY http://www.himtu.ac.in/pdf/Engineering-Prospectus-03062014.pdf. Retrieved 30 December 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Twask-2012 Published on Friday 11, 2012
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