| Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Jabalpur | |
| Native Name: | लक्ष्मी नारायण प्रौद्योगिकी महाविद्यालय, जबलपुर |
| Type: | Private |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Parent: | Lakshmi Narain Group of Institutions |
| Affiliation: | RGPV (Engineering) RDVV (Management) |
| Principal: | Malay Ranjan Khare |
| City: | Jabalpur |
| State: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Urban 33 acres |
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT), Jabalpur is an institute located in the historic and industrial city of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The institute was established in 2008, offering courses in engineering and management.[1]
The institute is run by the Lakshmi Narain Group of Institutions, which is credited with the establishment of the first private engineering institution in the state of Madhya Pradesh with LNCT Bhopal.[2] The group derives its name from the Hindu deities, Lakshmi Narayan. It owns and runs a university, schools, colleges, hospitals and 24 other educational and research institutions, with courses in engineering, technology, management, medicine, dentistry, ayurveda, homeopathy, pharmacy, nursing, paramedical science, library science, hotel management, law, architecture, town planning, design, commerce, economics, journalism, mass communication and applied sciences, at diploma, graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, in five cities of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.[3] [4]
LNCT Jabalpur is located on the NH-45 National Highway, just 2 km away from the Bhedaghat Railway Station, near the banks of the Narmada River ("the Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh"), in close vicinity of world-famous tourist sights, Marble Rocks, Chausath Yogini Temple and Dhuandhar Falls. It offers diploma, bachelor's and master's degree courses in engineering, technology and management. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, and recognised by the Directorate of Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh. It is affiliated to RGPV Bhopal, which is the State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh, for its engineering courses, and to RDVV Jabalpur, also known as the University of Jabalpur, for its management courses.[1]
LNCT Jabalpur offers diploma, bachelor's: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), and master's: Master of Technology (M.Tech.) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree courses in engineering, technology and management. Diploma courses are of three years duration, bachelor's are of four years duration and master's degree programmes are of two-year duration. The institute follows semester system for all its courses. The courses are full-time in nature and the student is expected to maintain at least 75% attendance during each semester. The courses offered are as follows:
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Mining & Mineral Processing
Department of Management Studies
In addition to the above departments that award diplomas and/or academic degrees to students upon successful completion of their respective courses, there are other teaching departments as well, such as the departments of Humanities, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. All the departments are supported by the Central Workshop, Central Library, Central Computing Facility and the Training & Placement Cell.
LNCT Jabalpur is on its way to establish new departments and introduce new courses as follows:
Department of Architecture & Town Planning
Department of Design
Department of Pharmacy