Jorhat Engineering College
Engineering College in India
Jorhat Engineering College founded in 1960 by the Government of Assam, is a government engineering college in Assam, northeast India. The college, affiliated with Assam Science and Technology University, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education. It has five four-year undergraduate programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers master's courses in Computer Application (MCA), Civil Engineering (Design of Civil Engineering Structures) Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation and control engineering). It also offers PhD courses.
History
Jorhat Engineering College, the second Government Engineering Institute of Assam came into existence on 7 January 1959 at H.R.H.P.O.W. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jorhat with the then Principal of the institute, Sri H.N. Barua also as the Principal in-charge of Jorhat Engineering College. The College started functioning with admission of its first batch of students in Civil Engineering, on 10 October 1960.
Academics
The college offers a three-year, postgraduate Master of Computer Applications program for 30 students per year. Its Department of Civil Engineering offers a four-year course leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) degree for 75 students per year. Established in 1961, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has an intake capacity of 90 students per year.
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