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Since 2011, JGEC has been an autonomous educational institution and the courses conducted by it have the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The college conducts Bachelor's degree (B. Tech) in six branches and Master's degree (M. Tech) in two branches of engineering.The college has been considered 3rd best college in west Bengal after its autonomy.
JGEC is the second oldest of all technical institutions after Bengal Engineering and Science University (formerly Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur) in the state of West Bengal. At the time of its inception, JGEC was affiliated to the Calcutta University. For the period between 1963 and 1999, the college was affiliated to the University of North Bengal, then to the West Bengal University Of Technology.
Geography
JGEC is located in the middle of the "chicken's neck" covering 160 acres, 42 kilometres east of the business town of Siliguri.Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Lava, Lolegaon are three hours drive from the college campus. To the North is 'Dooars', meaning the door to Bhutan. Dooars is famous for tea gardens producing CTC Tea, Gorumara National Park, and Jaldapara National Park.
There is a view of Mount Kanchanjunga, the third highest peak in the Himalayas from the college campus. To the east, is the river Teesta. The river Karala flows on the western boundary of the campus. To the south is the lifeline of the north-east, National Highway Number 31A.
Academics
JGEC offers four year under-graduate degree courses in the following six disciplines:- B.Tech in Civil Engineering
- B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
- B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
- B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
- B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
- B.Tech in Information Technology
- M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Production Technique and Management)
- M.Tech in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics and Drives)
Admissions
Admission is through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) conducted by the West Bengal Joint Examination Admissions Board (WBJEEB). Lateral admissions are through the Joint Entrance Examination of Lateral Entry (JELET), also conducted by WBJEEB.The college was affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), but from the 2012-2016 batch it will become an auotonomous government engineering college approved by (University Grants Commission) UGC and is supposed to become a Deemed University within 4 more years.
Campus life
JGEC is a residential institution, with over 1600 students residing on campus. It has active clubs and organizations such as Music Club, Drama Club, Magazine Club, Photography Club, Nature Club, Trekking Club, Art Club, Athletic Club, Center for Innovation, Literary Society and others. Campus has two playing grounds: one for cricket known as Oval and another for football.Campus facilities include:
- A library having 15,000 titles and 40,000 volumes of books along with software for library management and documentation
Students' Union
The JGEC students' union is the only one which does not belong to any political influence among all the Government colleges in the state of west Bengal. It is formed by an elected General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Cashier and a Spokesperson along-with Class Representatives of all sections of students and the Secretaries and Cashiers of the Student Activity Clubs of the institution.Training and placement
JGEC has a Training and Placement Cell under the supervision of Dr. S. K. Sengupta, Professor and Head, Department of Training and Placement.Some of the companies in which students of the college have secured placements are: Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, Cognizant Technology Solutions, IBM, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, BOC, Tech Mahindra, Hutch, Blue Star, KEC International Ltd, VOLVO Group Global, WBSEDCL, Reliance, Vedanta, ALSTOM, Haldia Petrochemicals, Tega, CESC, M. N. Dastur & Co., G.S. Construction, SAIL, McNally Bharat, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd., CES, Gammon India, Simplex, Cap Gemini, Ericsson, Damodar Valley Corporation, Lanco Infratech, TUSCON Engineers LTD, Intel, Texas Instruments, Bharat Electronics Limited, General Motors, Toyota, BMW, Harley Davidson, Arcelor Mittal, ITT, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Tata Steel.
JECLAT
The annual cultural fest of JGEC is JECLAT. It runs over 7 to 10 days in February or March, and consists of cultural events, followed by a reunion and a grand Social Night at the end.source:wikipedia
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