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.
Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectronics & TelecommunicationComputer Science & EngineeringInformation TechnologyIndustrial & Production EngineeringDepartment of HumanitiesDepartment of Applied PhysicsDepartment of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Applied MathematicsCourses offered:
B.E.: Civil Engineering (Regular & Part Time)M.E.: Geotechnical EngineeringM.E.: Structural EngineeringM.E.: Environmental EngineeringPh.D.Courses offered:
B.E.: Electrical Engineering (Regular & Part Time)M.E.: Control SystemsM.E.: High Voltage EngineeringM.E.: High Voltage & Power SystemsPh.D.Courses offered:
B.E.: Mechanical Engineering (Regular & Part Time)M.E.: Machine DesignM.E.: Heat Power EngineeringPh.D.Courses offered:
B.E.: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Regular & Part Time)M.E.: Microwave EngineeringM.E.: Communication SystemsPh.D.Courses offered:
B.E.: Computer Science & EngineeringMaster of Computer Application (MCA)Courses offered:
B.E.: Information TechnologyCourses offered:
B.E.: Industrial & Production EngineeringCourses offered:
M.Sc.: Applied PhysicsPh.D.Courses offered:
M.Sc.: Applied ChemistryPh.D.Courses offered:
M.Sc.: Applied MathematicsPh.D.B.E.:- Admissions to B.E. degree courses were done on the basis of performance in the State level Pre-Engineering Test, MP-PET conducted every year by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Bhopal and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). 80% of total seats in each branch were filled by candidates of MP-PET and the remaining 20% by the candidates of AIEEE. But from 2014 onwards, admissions are carried out on the basis of Joint Entrance Exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education.B.E.(PTDC):- For the in-service personnel holding a diploma in engineering, Part Time Degree Courses (PTDC) of four-year duration are being run in the evenings since 1966. These courses were started with an intake of 20 students in each of the core branches i.e. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics & Telecommunication departments.M.E.:- through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the IITs and IISc Bangalore.MCA:- through MP Pre-MCA examination conducted by Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board.MSc:- Every year 15 seats are allotted for the respective departments i.e. Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. Selection is purely based on the percentage obtained in BSc degree examination, minimum expectation is 50% for the eligibility. Departments may conduct a selection test if the number of applicants exceeds 15.PhD:- through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), followed by written test and Interview.All the courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and recognised by the Directorate of Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh.The institute is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation of All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi for the undergraduate degrees of Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics & Telecommunication and Computer Science departments.The institute is also accredited by Tata Consultancy Services, India's oldest and largest software company.Careers360, a national level, student career magazine gave a rating of A to Jabalpur Engineering College in India and an AAA in Madhya Pradesh.SiliconIndia magazine ranked the institute at #55 for its Electronics & Telecommunication course and at #57 for its Mechanical department in India.Jabalpur Engineering College is the first in India to introduce undergraduate degree in Electronics & Telecommunication.Jabalpur Engineering College was honored as the "Best Government Engineering College" in India for two years in a row (2011 & 2012) by Star News.A survey on technical schools conducted by Digital Mailers in 2012 ranked JEC at No. 47, nationally.Outlook India ranked Jabalpur Engineering College at No. 34 in India, up from No. 46 in the preceding year.Lead Institution under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India funded by the World Bank for rapid development of the institute.CORE (Centre of Relevance & Excellence) by TIFAC of Department of Science & Technology (India).CIIILP (Canada India Institute-Industry Link Project).Renewable Energy Park – Government of India.Cisco Regional Academy of Networking Programme, a project of Cisco, USA.Centre of Fuzzy Logic system sponsored by Government of India.Indo-Italian Research project (Microzonation of selected cities of India) sponsored by Geological Survey of India.STA (State Technical Agency) of Prime Minister's Rural Road Project – Government of India.Sun Microsystems Training Centre sponsored by Sun Microsystems, USA.Research Project on Robotics & Manufacturing, Ministry of Science & Technology.Software Technology Park of India, 2 MBPS HSDC Node. Ministry of Information Technology.Fuller Energy Awards (State level) Selection.M.P. Chamber Consultancy Clinic of Katni with "MPCON".Mini Tool Room, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India).Remote Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.Centre of National Academic Networks for continuing Education with AICTE & Sun Microsystems.DSP Lab, Texas Instruments, USA.ERNET – AICTE Facility for Distance Learning & Digital Library.Remote Sensing Resource Centre – Indian Space Research Organisation.MoUs signed with national & international organisations e.g. Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, Cisco etc. for promoting training of students and placing the students through on campus recruitments.Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology (MPCST), Bhopal has sponsored a year project entitled "Deflouridation of ground water by locally available material" for tribal district of Mandla, (M.P.)Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has sponsored a Project entitled "Hydrological Modelling of Project Tiger National Park" Pench Mandla, District.Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (MPCST), Bhopal has sponsored a 3-year project entitled "Sigma Enhancement Model for Communication using Higher Order Neural Networks".Transformer Repair Unit (TRU) : The unit was inaugurated on 2 February 2006 with an objective to detect & analyse defects in transformers which fail during impulse testing so that the transformer design can be improved. This unit has also taken up the repairs of old distribution transformers from agencies like Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, Military Engineering Service, Public Works Department, Power Grid Corporation of India etc.High Voltage Laboratory of Electrical Engineering Department has been accredited by NABL for professional testing purpose.JEC has been developed as a small township centred around Gokulpur and Ranjhi. It has a lush green campus of 255 acres (1.03 km2), rich in natural flora and fauna with Robertson lake as a background. The campus is well connected to the city, being 13 km from the Jabalpur Airport, 6 km away from the Jabalpur Railway Station and 9 km from the Jabalpur Bus Stand. A cafeteria called "Amraai" serves refreshments on campus. The other on-campus facilities include a State Bank of India branch, ATM, PCO and a post office. The sporting facilities include an athletic track, cricket field, football field, hockey field, basketball court, badminton court, 3 tennis courts and 8 volleyball courts. A multi station gymnasium, open-air theatre having a capacity of 3000, two auditoriums, an on campus college dispensary, National Cadet Corps and National Service Scheme regional centres, alumni centre, common rooms for both girls and boys, Central Computing Facility, Central Computerised Library, Central Workshop. A new auditorium named "Jashan" has recently been constructed from the donation made by one of its alumni. The institute also served as the transit campus of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur.
Jabalpur Engineering College houses one of the oldest and the largest technical libraries in India having more than one lac ten thousand volumes of books on science and technology including physics, chemistry, mathematics, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, electronics and industrial engineering. The library also has books on humanities, competitive exam preparation, management and social sciences. The institute also subscribes to more than 23,000 journals and e-journals. The library has 40 computers and 2 servers for online access.
Training and Placement Cell
The Training & Placement Cell which was established in 1970s invites companies that offer jobs to the students. More than 100 companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Infosys, Syntel, Zensar, Mahindra Satyam, Globallogic, Persistent Systems, Perot Systems, Schneider Electric, Young Entrepreneurs Solutions, Vedanta Resources, Bharat Oman Refinery (BPCL), Sapient Corporation, Larsen & Toubro, Hexaware Technologies, Eaton Corporation, Ispat Industries Ltd, Reliance Energy, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat Aluminium Company, Kool Interactive, Skore Software, Unitech Group, Hughes Communications, JMC Projects, Eaton, Visa Inc., Profile Construction, Energy Infratech, Kalpataru Power Transmission, Hindustan Petroleum, Reliance Industries, Management 200 R&P, HeidelbergCement, HCP-CAIRN, Hindalco, Tata Power, Nokia Siemens, Anglo-Eastern Group, TCIL, Essar Energy, BSES Rajdhani Power, Cummins, Rajya Sadak Vikas, Satna Cement, Paladion Networks, Tech Brivo, KEC International, Moser Baer, Essar, Reliance Power, Headstrong, DB Power, United Bank of India, Tata AutoCorp Systems Ltd., MphasiS, JK Tyres, Bharti Enterprises, Indian Army, Sterlite, Indian Navy, Vijay Electricals Ltd, Fluor Daniel India Ltd, Microsoft, Avantha Power, Soma Enterprises, Amdocs, Samsung Electronics, Coastal Projects visit the campus every year.
Scholarships and prizes
Central / State Governments' scholarships for the welfare and promotion of ST, SC, OBC and the child of landless agricultural labour and wards who are below the poverty line.Physically challenged candidates are provided with scholarships.The students who are toppers in their branches in the seventh semester are awarded a gold medal.A stipend of ₹ 8,000 per month for all GATE qualified M.E. students for a period of 24 months by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.A scholarship of ₹ 16,000 per month for PhD students during their period of research.Extra-Curricular Activities (Technical, Cultural and Sports)
The college annually organizes a national level technical cum cultural fest named as “Aureole”. Aureole’10 was one of the biggest tech cum cult fest of Central India. It had more than 52 technical and cultural events including the biggest “Moshpit 1.o” Rock Band Competition with 15 bands from all over India. In 2010, Euphoria performed in the professors night.A technical team in the college known as “Netrix” creates web based applications.Students have formed their own JEC Robotix Society, where they collaborate and learn from each other and also guide the junior batches.Padma Shri and Grammy Award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performed on 9 April 2012.TEDxJECollege an international conference is held annually in the month of February.Helix is one of the distinguished initiatives by students started in 2013. It is a literary fest cum conference.Aaghaz is the intra college interbranch sport cum cultutral fest and is held annually.Unofficial Magazine:- Abhiyaam JEC has its own theatre club named Azaan which provides a platform for drama, acting and dance.Photography society named JEC Photographic Society (JPS).Despite of an engineering education, the alumni have chosen diverse fields varying across business, arts, politics, social service, civil services, civic administration, banking and finance, research & development, management, diplomacy, defence, law enforcement, judiciary, media, academia, among many others. Besides, they have excelled at various spheres of engineering such as information technology, telecommunications, armaments, automotive, aerospace & aeronautics, bio-medical, space research, atomic & civil nuclear research, manufacturing, power, robotics & artificial intelligence, construction, etc. and occupy a number of senior executive positions in India and abroad. Some notable alumni of the institute include:
Ajai Chowdhry – Padma Bhushan, Co-founder & Chairman of HCL Enterprise, IIIT Naya Raipur and IIT Patna and former Chairman of IIT Hyderabad.K. S. Sudarshan - He was the fifth Sarsanghachalak (from 2000 to 2009) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the world's largest voluntary non-governmental organization.Sharat Saxena – Veteran Indian film, television and theatre actor.Shreegopal Vyas - Member of Parliament of the Rajya Sabha.Ajit Singh Chatha - Former Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab.Yogesh M. Tiwari - Former Director General of the East Europe Division including USSR, High Commissioner of India in Singapore, Cyprus, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Austria and Republic of Slovenia and Permanent Representative of India to the International Organizations in Vienna.Sharad Yadav – Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha, Chairman of Janata Dal (United) and former Union Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation, Labour, Textiles and Food Processing Industries, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.C. B. Bhave – Former Chairman & Managing Director of National Securities Depository Limited and Securities and Exchange Board of India.R. K. Arnold – Member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.Vishwanath Dubey – Politician from the Indian National Congress, ex Mayor of Jabalpur city, Chairman of Jabalpur Municipal Corporation and Phoenix Group.M. K. Mishra – Ex Scientist, VRDE Ahmednagar of DRDO and the CEO of Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.Manmohan Singh – Director of VRDE Ahmednagar of DRDO.Jagadish Soobarah - Former Director of Civil Aviation, Mauritius and the CEO of the Airports of Mauritius.Sudhir Mishra - Former Director (Missiles) of DRDO and the current CEO & Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace.P. R. Baghel – Regional Director at CEMILAC of DRDO.G. P. Agrawal – Former Director, DEBEL Bangalore of DRDO.S. K. Chande - Former Vice-Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.T. K. Mitra – Ex Scientist, BARC and Director (Technical) of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.R. Banerjee - Director (Projects) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.J. K. Verma (late) - Ex-Director (Production) Indian Telephone Industries Limited.M. S. Billore – Former Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Water Resources.K. Ramchand – Principal Advisor (Technology Development), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.A. K. Jain – Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd.Vikrant Gujral – Group Vice-Chairman & Head, Global Venture of Jindal Steel and Power and former Managing Director of Bhilai Steel Plant.Pradeep Kumar Verma – Managing Director, NTPC BHEL Power Projects Private Limited.Ashish Pachory - Chief Information Officer of Tata Teleservices.Lalit Kumar Pahwa – CEO – Auto Products, Escorts Group.Justice (Retd.) Dhirendra Mishra – Former Judge, Chhattisgarh High Court and current Member (Judiciary), Central Administrative Tribunal (Jabalpur Bench).Upendra Kumar Jain - Inspector General of Police, Jabalpur Range and former IG of Bhopal and Ujjain Ranges.Dr. Hari Vachhani - Former Vice-Chancellor of Barkatullah University and Director of Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh.Dr. R. L. Gupta - Former Director of NIT Bhopal.Dr. Rajendra P. Agarwal – Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sagar and Bundelkhand University and current Vice-Chancellor of Shobhit University.Dr. Girish Kumar Sharma – Former Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Chairman, GATE 1997 and visiting faculty, IIT Gandhinagar.Dr. C R J Prakash Naidu – Former Project Director, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Bangalore.Dr. Hari Om Gupta – Former Head of Department, Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee and current Director, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology.Dr. R. P. Agarwal – Former Professor of Electronics & Computer Engineering and Dean (UG) at IIT Roorkee.Dr. B. K. Sthapak – Former Principal of GEC Raipur (now NIT Raipur), former Director of Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh and founder Vice-Chancellor of CSVTU.Dr. H. B. Kekre – Former Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of Department, Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay.Dr. V. K. Verma – Former Professor of Electrical Engineering at IIT Roorkee.Dr. R. K. Tripathi – Former Head of Department, Civil Engineering, NIT Raipur.Dr. S. C. Shrivastava – Former Head of Electronics & Communication Engineering department, NIT Bhopal.Dr. J. L. Rana – Former Head of the Electronics & Communication, Computer Science and Information Technology departments, NIT Bhopal.Dr. Uday Khedker – Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay.Dr. Kamlakar Rajurkar – Mohr Professor of Engineering at the College of Engineering and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
