Assam Engineering College
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Assam Engineering College established in 1955 is located in the Jalukbari area of Guwahati
city. It is the premier technical institute of North East India. It is the first undergraduate engineering college in northeastern India and today is a premier technical institute of the entire country. AEC has been the hub of many academic and supplementary activities in Assam for almost half a century. The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE. The college offers Bachelor courses (BE
) in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers Masters courses on Computer Application (MCA), Electrical Engineering (ME
), Civil Engineering (ME), Mechanical Engineering (ME). It offers Ph.D.
facility in Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics. All the courses are affiliated to Gauhati University
, the education hub of the North East region.
. It started with Civil Engineering, and within a few years other departments came into existence. Currently, it awards Bachelor's degrees in eight engineering disciplines and Master's degrees in Computer Applications, Civil Engineering and Industrial and Production Engineering. There are PhD programs in Soil Mechanics
and Hydraulics
. Its annual festival called the Pyrokinesis attracts students from the entire region. With a well spread out lush green campus, AEC has been the centre of many intellectual and extracurricular activities in Assam for almost half a century.
on the north, the Deepor Beel on the south, the Government Ayurvedic College on the east, and the Assam Police Radio Organisation on the west, Assam Engineering College spells a magical impact on visitors. Well-connected to the major city centres by open and wide roads, the campus is about 9 km from the Guwahati Main Railway Station, 5 km from the Inter-State Bus Terminus and 8 km from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
, Borjhar.
, established in 1990, offers M.C.A. courses of three years duration with an annual intake of 30 students and a student to teacher ratio of 3:1.
Well-equipped three laboratories with Pentium, AMD workstations, servers running under WindowsNT, Linux, UNIX providing the environment to work on C, C++, C#, VB, Java, ASP.NET, Oracle, Shell programming with high speed Internet connectivity. The department is headed by Prof. Bichitra Kalita.
, established in 1957, was one of the first departments of the college. It offers B.E. courses of four years with an annual intake of 60 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:2.
Equipped with laboratory facilities, a library and experienced faculty, this branch has produced generations of mechanical engineers in Assam in the private and public sectors and academia. The
head of the department is Dr. R.K. Dutta.
, established in 1956, was the first branch introduced in this college. The department boasts of highly qualified faculty and a well-equipped labs for field work.
The annual intake capacity is 90 students per semester in B.E. degree course and 25 students in the M.E. degree course. This department also offers a Ph.D. degree in Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics. However, it has a variable intake. The student to teacher ratio for each semester is 3:1. The head of the department Prof. N. N. Patwari.
branch established its roots in Assam Engineering College in 1957 , as the second functioning branch.
The branch offers Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree and has an annual intake of 90 students. The department has a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:1.
The curriculum of the department is mainly oriented to cater for the needs of all types of industries, such as power, IT, heavy and light electrical machineries etc. The department also offers a postgraduate program on power system. The department also has research facilities. The head of the department Dr. Damodar Agarwal.
and Telecommunication Engineering.
It has an annual intake of 60 students and a highly qualified teaching faculty, the ratio being 5:1. The syllabus covers the major areas in the field of electronics and telecommunication. The head of the department is Apurba Kumar Kalita.
and Engineering
was established on August 25, 1998; it's the newest of the lot. Presently, the department is attached to the Electronics & Telecommunications Department.
The course available is Bachelor of Engineering. The department has quality faculty members and a sophisticated computer centre. The duration of the B.E. is four years having eight semesters. The head of the department is Apurba Kumar Kalita.
Faculty members include Hitesh Tahbildar, Guruprasad Khataniar, Ramen Kumar Choudhary, etc.
Department was started in 1963 and had an annual intake capacity of 66 students in B.E. degree. The laboratories of this department are for research work in chemical engineering leading to a Ph.D. degree.
The department has been providing a four-year undergraduate course for Chemical Engineering. The core subjects includes Process Calculation, Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer Operations, Heat Transfer Operations, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Process Dynamics & Control, Petroleum Refinery Engineering & Petrochemicals, Process Equipment Design & Drawing, Fluid Flow Operation, Transport Phenomenon, Process Utilities, Process Instrumentation.
The professor and head of the department is Ashok Baruah, M.Tech (IIT Bombay). Assistant professors are
Arup Kumar Misra, M.Tech (IIT Kanpur) and Runjun Das, MS (Engg) (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA). Senior lecturers include Tapan Jyoti Sarma, M.Tech (IIT Bombay), Bandana Chakraborty, M.Tech (IIT Roorkee), Kavita Chakraborty, M.Tech (IIT Kharagpur). The lecturer is Ashim Kumar Basumatary, M.Tech (Dibrugarh University).
and Production Engineering
was introduced in 1998 due to a high demand for production engineers in oil sectors, companies, etc. The branch was recognised to AICTE in 2001. Head of the department is Dr. R.K. Dutta.
In AEC, there is an intake of 20 instrumentation engineering students every year. Head of the department
is Dr. Damodar Agarwal.
. There is one ANO and one NCO among the college staff.
30 Assam Engineers Company is part of the 1 Assam Battalion within the NER directorate. The cadets in this company get training in regular NCC skills as well as specific training related to Army engineers.
Pyrokinesis may, etymologically, mean something like "moving fire" or "setting things ablaze". Pyrokinesis has multiple meanings. It may mean the confluence of thoughts which results in a new way of thinking or the birth of a new concept; it may also mean resurgence or just human energy. In the end, it is up to the individual to embrace his/her perception of 'Pyrokinesis'. The three-day event showcase the technical and cultural extravaganza.
The cultural section of the event includes a competition for bands, DJ nights, performance by local schools.
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
city. It is the premier technical institute of North East India. It is the first undergraduate engineering college in northeastern India and today is a premier technical institute of the entire country. AEC has been the hub of many academic and supplementary activities in Assam for almost half a century. The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE. The college offers Bachelor courses (BE
Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
) in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers Masters courses on Computer Application (MCA), Electrical Engineering (ME
Master of Engineering
A Master of Engineering or Master of Technology or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in Ingeniaria) (abbreviated M.Eng., ME or MEng) or Master of Technology (abbreviated M.Tech. or MTech) or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in...
), Civil Engineering (ME), Mechanical Engineering (ME). It offers Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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facility in Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics. All the courses are affiliated to Gauhati University
Gauhati University
Gauhati University, the first university of North East India, is in the Jalukbari area in the western part Guwahati city, Assam, India. It was established in 1948. It is a four-star rated university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has 183 affiliated colleges.- Campus :The...
, the education hub of the North East region.
Overview
Assam Engineering College was established in 1955, the first undergraduate engineering college in North-Eastern IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It started with Civil Engineering, and within a few years other departments came into existence. Currently, it awards Bachelor's degrees in eight engineering disciplines and Master's degrees in Computer Applications, Civil Engineering and Industrial and Production Engineering. There are PhD programs in Soil Mechanics
Soil mechanics
Soil mechanics is a branch of engineering mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics in the sense that soils consist of a heterogeneous mixture of fluids and particles but soil may also contain organic solids, liquids, and gasses and other...
and Hydraulics
Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a topic in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. In fluid power, hydraulics is used for the generation, control,...
. Its annual festival called the Pyrokinesis attracts students from the entire region. With a well spread out lush green campus, AEC has been the centre of many intellectual and extracurricular activities in Assam for almost half a century.
Location
Assam Engineering College is in Jalukbari in South-West Guwahati, which is a landmark place in the colourful and chequered history of Assam. Bounded by Gauhati UniversityGauhati University
Gauhati University, the first university of North East India, is in the Jalukbari area in the western part Guwahati city, Assam, India. It was established in 1948. It is a four-star rated university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has 183 affiliated colleges.- Campus :The...
on the north, the Deepor Beel on the south, the Government Ayurvedic College on the east, and the Assam Police Radio Organisation on the west, Assam Engineering College spells a magical impact on visitors. Well-connected to the major city centres by open and wide roads, the campus is about 9 km from the Guwahati Main Railway Station, 5 km from the Inter-State Bus Terminus and 8 km from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport , also known as Guwāhāti International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of Guwahati, Assam, India. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as Indian Air Force base...
, Borjhar.
Hostels
In all there are nine hostels of which eight are for undergraduate students including one for female students and one for male postgraduates. Each hostel is self-contained with amenities such as a common room, a library, an indoor games room, a lounge and a dining hall with mess. No rooms are provided with Internet access. The administrative head of each hostel, the superintendent, is a senior faculty member. There are Hostel Committees at the Hostel level. The Hostel Committees composed of superintendent and a student body of block monitors, mess secretaries, sports secretary, cultural secretary, magazine secretary, welfare secretary and auditors. The committee is an exercise in self-governance and a successful one.Departments
- Master of Computer ApplicationsMaster of Computer ApplicationsThe Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...
- MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Civil EngineeringCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
- Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- MechanicalMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and IndustrialIndustrial engineeringIndustrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
& Production EngineeringProduction engineeringProduction engineering is a combination of manufacturing technology with management science. A production engineer typically has a wide knowledge of engineering practices and is aware of the management challenges related to production... - Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering
- HumanitiesHumanitiesThe humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences... - Chemical EngineeringChemical engineeringChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
- ElectronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
& Telecommunication Engineering
Master of Computer Applications Department
The department of Master of Computer ApplicationsMaster of Computer Applications
The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...
, established in 1990, offers M.C.A. courses of three years duration with an annual intake of 30 students and a student to teacher ratio of 3:1.
Well-equipped three laboratories with Pentium, AMD workstations, servers running under WindowsNT, Linux, UNIX providing the environment to work on C, C++, C#, VB, Java, ASP.NET, Oracle, Shell programming with high speed Internet connectivity. The department is headed by Prof. Bichitra Kalita.
Mechanical Engineering Department
The department of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, established in 1957, was one of the first departments of the college. It offers B.E. courses of four years with an annual intake of 60 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:2.
Equipped with laboratory facilities, a library and experienced faculty, this branch has produced generations of mechanical engineers in Assam in the private and public sectors and academia. The
head of the department is Dr. R.K. Dutta.
Civil Engineering Department
The department of Civil EngineeringCivil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, established in 1956, was the first branch introduced in this college. The department boasts of highly qualified faculty and a well-equipped labs for field work.
The annual intake capacity is 90 students per semester in B.E. degree course and 25 students in the M.E. degree course. This department also offers a Ph.D. degree in Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics. However, it has a variable intake. The student to teacher ratio for each semester is 3:1. The head of the department Prof. N. N. Patwari.
Electrical Engineering Department
The Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
branch established its roots in Assam Engineering College in 1957 , as the second functioning branch.
The branch offers Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree and has an annual intake of 90 students. The department has a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:1.
The curriculum of the department is mainly oriented to cater for the needs of all types of industries, such as power, IT, heavy and light electrical machineries etc. The department also offers a postgraduate program on power system. The department also has research facilities. The head of the department Dr. Damodar Agarwal.
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Department
Established in 1983, it is the only department in a state government funded college to offer a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in ElectronicsElectronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and Telecommunication Engineering.
It has an annual intake of 60 students and a highly qualified teaching faculty, the ratio being 5:1. The syllabus covers the major areas in the field of electronics and telecommunication. The head of the department is Apurba Kumar Kalita.
Computer Science and Engineering Department
Computer ScienceComputer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
was established on August 25, 1998; it's the newest of the lot. Presently, the department is attached to the Electronics & Telecommunications Department.
The course available is Bachelor of Engineering. The department has quality faculty members and a sophisticated computer centre. The duration of the B.E. is four years having eight semesters. The head of the department is Apurba Kumar Kalita.
Faculty members include Hitesh Tahbildar, Guruprasad Khataniar, Ramen Kumar Choudhary, etc.
Chemical Engineering Department
The Chemical EngineeringChemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
Department was started in 1963 and had an annual intake capacity of 66 students in B.E. degree. The laboratories of this department are for research work in chemical engineering leading to a Ph.D. degree.
The department has been providing a four-year undergraduate course for Chemical Engineering. The core subjects includes Process Calculation, Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer Operations, Heat Transfer Operations, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Process Dynamics & Control, Petroleum Refinery Engineering & Petrochemicals, Process Equipment Design & Drawing, Fluid Flow Operation, Transport Phenomenon, Process Utilities, Process Instrumentation.
The professor and head of the department is Ashok Baruah, M.Tech (IIT Bombay). Assistant professors are
Arup Kumar Misra, M.Tech (IIT Kanpur) and Runjun Das, MS (Engg) (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA). Senior lecturers include Tapan Jyoti Sarma, M.Tech (IIT Bombay), Bandana Chakraborty, M.Tech (IIT Roorkee), Kavita Chakraborty, M.Tech (IIT Kharagpur). The lecturer is Ashim Kumar Basumatary, M.Tech (Dibrugarh University).
Industrial and Production Engineering Department
The branch of IndustrialIndustrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
and Production Engineering
Production engineering
Production engineering is a combination of manufacturing technology with management science. A production engineer typically has a wide knowledge of engineering practices and is aware of the management challenges related to production...
was introduced in 1998 due to a high demand for production engineers in oil sectors, companies, etc. The branch was recognised to AICTE in 2001. Head of the department is Dr. R.K. Dutta.
Instrumentation Engineering Department
The branch of Instrumentation Engineering was introduced in 1998 due to the high demand for instrumentation engineers in industries, companies, etc. The branch was recognised to AICTE in 2001.In AEC, there is an intake of 20 instrumentation engineering students every year. Head of the department
is Dr. Damodar Agarwal.
National Cadet Corps, 30 Assam Engineers Company
AEC is the premier institute leading the 30 Assam Engineers Company of the NCCNational Cadet Corps (India)
The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis....
. There is one ANO and one NCO among the college staff.
30 Assam Engineers Company is part of the 1 Assam Battalion within the NER directorate. The cadets in this company get training in regular NCC skills as well as specific training related to Army engineers.
Annual College Fest: Pyrokinesis
Pyrokinesis, the annual national level technical cum cultural festival of Assam Engineering College is very popular among all academic institutions of the north east in the last couple of years due to its unique composition and fostering of co-operation among the participating institutions.Pyrokinesis may, etymologically, mean something like "moving fire" or "setting things ablaze". Pyrokinesis has multiple meanings. It may mean the confluence of thoughts which results in a new way of thinking or the birth of a new concept; it may also mean resurgence or just human energy. In the end, it is up to the individual to embrace his/her perception of 'Pyrokinesis'. The three-day event showcase the technical and cultural extravaganza.
Events
Technokinesis, the technical section of this fest, provides a common forum for budding technocrats to prove their technical skills in a battle of wits and knowledge. It also gives the engineers-to-be an insight into the cutting–edge technologies and contemporary path research through lecture sessions, workshops and discussion forums conducted by the experts in this field. The events are- Buildxtra, a structural designing competition
- Big-Gyan, the seminar
- Technocracy, the technical exhibition
- Deus Ex Machinima, the robotics competition
- Wrangler, the debating contest
- Grey Matters, the quiz/trivia contest (For the first time in the history of Indian quizzing GM '10 presented cash prizes for the top 25 teams.)
- Codewar, the software contest
- Skoar, the gaming contest
- Different Strokes, the painting contest
- Visual Impact, the photography contest
The cultural section of the event includes a competition for bands, DJ nights, performance by local schools.