21-595: The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College , abbreviated as JGEC , is a premier public institute for quality technical education in India. Established on 7th August in 1961 , it is fully an autonomous government engineering college. 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
42-590: A new body called Heera (Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA)) This has been done in a bid to simplify the excessive regulations that exist due to both these bodies. According to the draft of law backed on the ideas of NITI Aayog and the Prime Minister Office, the National Council for Teacher Education was also planned to be subsumed by HEERA. Department of Higher Education (India) Department of Higher Education
63-421: 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
84-675: Is also a NAAC accredited institute. 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
105-450: 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
126-624: Is one of the sporting event at JGEC organized and sponsored by the Alumni Association. All India Council for Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE ) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education . Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body, which was given statutory status by an Act of Parliament in 1987,
147-727: Is the bureau head who is assisted by technical officers and other supporting staff. The multidiscipline technical officer and staff of the Council are on deputation (the tenure staff uses their addresses ending in aicteindia.co.in) or on contract from government departments, University Grants Commission, academic institutions, etc. Growth of Technical Institutions in the Country Growth of Seats in different Programs in Technical Institutions In 2016, three important initiatives were taken up by AICTE. First one
168-534: Is the department under Ministry of Education , that oversees higher education in India . The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 . The department is divided into eight bureaus , and most of the work of
189-679: The AICTE is responsible for proper planning and coordinated development of the technical education and management education system in India . It is assisted by 10 Statutory Boards of Studies, namely, UG Studies in Eng. & Tech., PG and Research in Eng. and Tech., Management Studies, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Architecture, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Information Technology, Town and Country Planning. The AICTE has its new headquarters building in Delhi on
210-628: The Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, 110 067, which has the offices of the chairman, vice-chairman and the member secretary, plus it has regional offices at Kanpur, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bhopal, Vadodara, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. In its 25 April 2013 judgment, the Supreme Court said "as per provisions of the AICTE Act and University Grants Commission (UGC) Act ,
231-605: The Union Minister of Education formally communicated his intentions of closing down AICTE and related body, the University Grants Commission (UGC). This later led to reforms in the way the AICTE approves institutes, and to establishing the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) as an independent body. On 6 June 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the AICTE along with the University Grants Commission would be scrapped and replaced by
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#1732773122741252-457: 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. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was introduced in year 2000. The Information Technology Department
273-592: The council has no authority which empowers it to issue or enforce any sanctions on colleges affiliated with the universities as its role is to provide only guidance and recommendations." Subsequently, AICTE was getting approval from the Supreme court to regulate technical colleges on a year to year basis till January 2016, when AICTE got blanket approval for publishing the Approval Process Handbook and approve technical colleges including management for
294-465: The country. In the words of the Act itself: To provide for establishment of an All India council for Technical Education with a view to the proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system throughout the country, the promotion of qualitative improvement of such education in relation to planned quantitative growth and the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in
315-547: 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
336-480: 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
357-474: The session 2016-17 and in all future sessions." According to the All India Council for Technical Education, 1987 , the AICTE is vested with statutory authority for planning, formulation and maintenance of norms and standards, quality assurance through school accreditation , funding in priority areas, monitoring and evaluation, maintaining parity of certification and awards and ensuring coordinated and integrated development and management of technical education in
378-562: The technical education system and for matters connected therewith. The AICTE is composed of the e-Governance, Approval, Planning and Coordination, Academic, University, Administration, Finance, and Research, Institutional and Faculty Development Bureaus. There are 10 additional Board Studies dealing with technician, vocational, undergraduate engineering, postgraduate engineering and research, architecture, town and country planning, pharmacy, management, applied arts and crafts, hotel management and catering technology education. For each bureau, adviser
399-940: The techno-business industries. Events : TEDX JGEC, E-Summit, B-plan. JGEC has festivals like JECLAT and Sristi. JECLAT 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 (photography & art exhibition and competition), Damsheraz ( dumb charades ), Dance Fest (inter-college dance competition), Music Fest (inter-college music competition), Band Blast (band music contest), Elementary (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, and workshops at campus, arrange platform for sponsoring scholarships and sporting events around
420-475: 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',
441-433: Was a responsibility given by MHRD to evolve a national MOOCs platform SWAYAM. Second one is that of launching a Smart India Hackathon-2017 challenging the young bright talented students of technical colleges to solve the 598 problems of 29 different Government departments. Third one is that of launching of an AICTE's Student Start up Policy by Hon. President on 16 Nov, during visitors conference from rashtrapati Bhavan. In 2009,
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