| Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College | |
| Native Name: | জলপাইগুড়ি সরকারি প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয় |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Type: | Government |
| City: | Danguajhar, Near National Highway 27 (West Bengal SH 12A), Jalpaiguri[1] |
| State: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | 1651NaN1 |
The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, abbreviated as JGEC, is an autonomous college, owned fully by Government of West Bengal, and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. The courses conducted by JGEC have the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). JGEC is also a NAAC accredited institute. JGEC is a premier institute of technical education in West Bengal, established in the year 1961.
JGEC Central building in Initial years was under the University of Calcutta. For the period between 1963 and 1999, the college was affiliated to the University of North Bengal, which handed over to the West Bengal University of Technology. Founded under the West Bengal University of Technology Act, 2000.
In 2012, the institution was granted complete autonomy by the University Grants Commission, India, thus giving it the freedom to set its own curriculum and manage its own finances.
In 2009 The Telegraph ranked Jalpaiguri Government Engineering college to be 3rd among the engineering colleges in the state of West Bengal in factors like infrastructure, placement record and faculty.[2]
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was introduced in year 2000.
The Information Technology Department is one of the newest departments of the institute, established in the year 2000.
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in the year 2000.
The Mechanical Engineering Department is one of the oldest departments of the institute, established in 1961 with a student strength of about 400.
JGEC provides five hostels on campus to accommodate about 75% of its students. Out of them, four are for male boarders and the last for female boarders. The hostels are as follows:
Each hostel has its own mess managed by own duly elected mess committee which works under the hostel superintendent. Applications for hostel boarding are accepted at the time of admission.
CFI is the Technical Society of JGEC. It has been promoting technical knowledge of the students since its establishment (2010). Along with conduction of classes, CFI deals with projects and provides adequate support to carry out the same.
Events : ICIC, Sristi (Tech Exhibition)
CONQUER Divide & Conquer is a group of enthusiastic coders from JGEC. The club has its own Campus CodeChef Chapter (CodeChef JGEC Chapter)
Events Organised : Aarambh and Code Chronicles
"JYOTI -A Ray Of Hope" is a free night school for under-privileged students, run by the students of JGEC. It was started in the year 2010 .Students from classes 3 to 10, come to Jyoti for gaining knowledge and to get a proper pathway for their studies. Jyoti has also started the preparation for Navodaya Scholarship exam for students of class 5 to 10. Activities : Regular Surveys, Health camps, performances by students in cultural events.
The motive of Entrepreneurship Development Cell, JGEC is to promote entrepreneurship, start ups and provide a platform for students in and beyond the campus to portray their capabilities in the techno-business industries.
Events : TEDX JGEC, E-Summit, B-plan.
JGEC has festivals like JECLAT and Sristi. JECLAT[3] is the annual socio-cultural fest of JGEC. It is held near the time of "Holi" festival to organize an event called Rangotsav on the day of Holi. JECLAT includes social and cultural competitions like Wall Painting competition, T-shirt painting competition, Sudoku, Creative writing, Roadies, Treasure Hunt, Chitrayan[4] (photography & art exhibition and competition), Damsheraz (dumb charades), Dance Fest[5] (inter-college dance competition), Music Fest[6] (inter-college music competition), Band Blast[7] (band music contest), Elementary[8] (puzzle, quiz, etc. online contests) in addition to stage shows.
JGEC has various Alumni Associations set up at different places. The Alumni Association conducts seminars,[9] and workshops at campus, arrange platform for sponsoring scholarships[10] and sporting events around the whole year. Prominent educationalists and professionals visit campus during seminars organized by the Alumni Association. The Association works in close association with students of JGEC and the college authorities. The Alumni Association also helps the family of distressed Alumni or current students of JGEC financially through 'Distressed Fund' of the Association. Inter-class cricket tournament-'El Equipo',[11] is one of the sporting event at JGEC organized and sponsored by the Alumni Association.