Jabalpur Engineering College
| जबलपुर अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय | |
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Government Engineering College, Jubbulpore Government Engineering College, Jabalpur |
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| Motto | Onwards on Wings |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1947 |
| Chairman | Umashankar Gupta |
| Principal | Dr. A. K. S. Bhadoria |
| Undergraduates | 2240 |
| Postgraduates | 570 |
| Location | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban 255 acres (103 ha) |
| Website | www |
Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC), formerly known as Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, is an institute located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established as the Government Engineering College, Jubbulpore during the British rule in India and is the 15th oldest engineering institution of India. It is also the first institute of India to have started Electronics & Telecommunications engineering education in the country and the last educational institution set up by the British in India. The institute offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering and applied sciences. JEC made an announcement in March 2013, that it is starting new courses in engineering, management, design, architecture, town planning, pharmacy, cyber and business laws.
JEC was established as the Government Engineering College, Jubbulpore on 7 July 1947, during the British rule in India, making it the oldest engineering institute of central India and the 15th oldest engineering college of India. It also has the oldest Electronics & Telecommunication department in India, which was started in 1947, right from its inception.
It was affiliated to the University of Sagar from 1947 to 1956, then to the University of Jabalpur, until the year 1999, and from 1999 to 2010 to Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, which is the State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh. The institute celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997 while the President of India, his Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma graced the Golden Jubilee ceremony. In 1997, it was granted an autonomous institute status and in the year 2010, it was declared an autonomous university by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. In the year 2014, it was granted autonomy by University Grants Commission. It is a regional center and also a nodal research center of Rajiv Gandhi Technical University.
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