Asansol Engineering College
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Asansol Engineering College,(Bengali
:আসানসোল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ ) is a private institute situated in Asansol
, an industrial city located in Bardhaman district
, West Bengal
, about 200 kilometers from the capital city of Kolkata
, India
. Asansol engineering college has been ranked 9th in top 10 technical colleges and 4th in all the private engineering colleges in West Bengal
as published in the Telegraph of June 2009.
To develop technical manpower by arranging short term courses, workshops, seminar on regular basis. It create world class facilities and ambiance for advance level of teaching and practical training for attracting best students from the country and abroad,greater emphasis on research and collaborative works with industries and other institutes. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education
and affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology
in Kolkata.The college is under the Techno India Group.The Telegraph rated Asansol Engineering College among top 10 TECH schools in West Bengal.
The annual cultural festival Leganzza which started in 2002 is held in the month of March every year. Many students who are passionate about dance, dramatics, singing showcase their talent in this cultural fest. Also performances of various bands such as Bhoomi, Cactus, Euphoria are held during this fest.
The annual science and technology fest Infoquest
is held in the month of February every year attracts students from various other colleges to participate in various events such as paper presentation competitions, exhibits and talks from guest speakers.
The B.Tech. degree course is based on a four-year programme with eight semesters. The first year of the B.Tech. curriculum has common courses from various departments. From second year onwards the students pursue their subjects of interest.
The college believes in innovation rather than in rigour and students are allowed to carry out projects undertake training programs to enhance their skills through experiential learning rather than class-room teaching.Students are also encouraged to take part in various extra-curricular activities held in various other engineering colleges in India which helps them to gain new ideas and simultaneously use their knowledge to generate more ideas.
In the final year of their studies, most of the students are offered jobs in industries and other organisations through the Training and Placement Cell of the institute.Some students opt out of this facility in favour of higher studies .
Just to highlight its recent placement records,in 2011 pass out batch-206 students placed at TCS and in 2012 pass out batch-237 students placed at TCS and around 25 students at Accenture
Its consistent placement record has significantly contributed to its position among the top 10 engineering college in West Bengal.
In order to help the 1st year students used to rigour of a professional course there is a separate hostel block for them.
In 2007 Asansol Engineering College's Cricket, Football and Table Tennis team participated in Annual Sports Meet Of IIT Kanpur and achieved the runners-up Cup in Table Tennis event.
In 2005 Asansol Engineering College won the Champion Cup in Football and Table Tennis event of WBUT Inter Zonal Sports Meet at Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College among 20 colleges.
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the alumni site for asansol engineering college is http://www.aecalumni.com/
Asansol Engineering College,(Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
:আসানসোল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ ) is a private institute situated in Asansol
Asansol
Asansol is a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is located in the western part of the Burdwan...
, an industrial city located in Bardhaman district
Bardhaman District
'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, about 200 kilometers from the capital city of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
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...
. Asansol engineering college has been ranked 9th in top 10 technical colleges and 4th in all the private engineering colleges in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
as published in the Telegraph of June 2009.
History
Asansol Engineering College, a self financing institute was established in 1998 to facilitate technical education in industrial belt of Asansol.The vision of the college is to provide pre-eminent educational experiences which are stimulating, responsive to needs of the century, and prepare our students for leadership in their profession and society.To develop technical manpower by arranging short term courses, workshops, seminar on regular basis. It create world class facilities and ambiance for advance level of teaching and practical training for attracting best students from the country and abroad,greater emphasis on research and collaborative works with industries and other institutes. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education
All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development...
and affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
The West Bengal University of Technology, commonly referred to as WBUT or UTech, is a public state university located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
in Kolkata.The college is under the Techno India Group.The Telegraph rated Asansol Engineering College among top 10 TECH schools in West Bengal.
Campus
The AEC campus is located on Vivekananda Sarani at Kanyapur, Asansol-4. The NH-2 runs beside the campus. The campus is divided into cluster of buildings which comprises main academic block, departmental library, mechanical block, central library ,administrative block and separate hostels for boys and girls. In addition to this there is xerox center and students canteen located inside the campus to make it easily accessible. It also has a football ground, badminton court and various indoor games.The annual cultural festival Leganzza which started in 2002 is held in the month of March every year. Many students who are passionate about dance, dramatics, singing showcase their talent in this cultural fest. Also performances of various bands such as Bhoomi, Cactus, Euphoria are held during this fest.
The annual science and technology fest Infoquest
InfoQuest
InfoQuest is the National level technical symposium organized by Computer Science and Information Technology Association of Government College of Technology, Coimbatore , Coimbatore, India...
is held in the month of February every year attracts students from various other colleges to participate in various events such as paper presentation competitions, exhibits and talks from guest speakers.
Accreditation
It is one of the four self-financed engineering colleges in West Bengal that has a grant of Rs.10 Crores from the World Bank under TEQIP, and is "NBA Accredited", the certificate of quality education.Academics
The academic system assigns a grade index with YGPA accounting for yearly grade point average and DGPA(degree grade point average)which is awarded on completion of course and achieving the degree from WBUT.The maximum possible index that a student can achieve is 10.0.Also, there are rules requiring a compulsory 75% attendance in classroom courses.The institute comprises 11 departments. The academic departments in AEC include the following:Departments
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Application
- Chemistry
- Humanities
- Mathematics
- Physics
Academic Progammes
Every year, WBUT awards degrees, B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA and BCA to more than 600 students of AEC. The undergraduate students at AEC are selected through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination(WBJEE) and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).At a given time, the campus is home to more than 2,000 people: students, professors, and non academic staff.Undergraduate
Undergraduate courses in engineering are 4 year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering.The B.Tech. degree course is based on a four-year programme with eight semesters. The first year of the B.Tech. curriculum has common courses from various departments. From second year onwards the students pursue their subjects of interest.
The college believes in innovation rather than in rigour and students are allowed to carry out projects undertake training programs to enhance their skills through experiential learning rather than class-room teaching.Students are also encouraged to take part in various extra-curricular activities held in various other engineering colleges in India which helps them to gain new ideas and simultaneously use their knowledge to generate more ideas.
In the final year of their studies, most of the students are offered jobs in industries and other organisations through the Training and Placement Cell of the institute.Some students opt out of this facility in favour of higher studies .
Postgraduate
Postgraduate courses in the engineering are 2 year Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Electronics & Communication Engineering(intake 18), Electrical Engineering(intake 18)and offers Master in Computer Application(MCA)(intake 60).Placements
Most students of AEC get placed in multinational companies such as Persistent Systems Limited,Honeywell India,Sasken Technologies,Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, HCL Enterprise, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro,Nokia-Simens,Tata Elxsi.Students also get placed in PSU's such as BHEL,BARC,ISRO,Steel Authority of India Limited and BSNL.Just to highlight its recent placement records,in 2011 pass out batch-206 students placed at TCS and in 2012 pass out batch-237 students placed at TCS and around 25 students at Accenture
Its consistent placement record has significantly contributed to its position among the top 10 engineering college in West Bengal.
Student Life and College Events
Hostel facilities in AEC are excellent. There are totally three hostels - two for boys' and one for girls'.In order to help the 1st year students used to rigour of a professional course there is a separate hostel block for them.
TECHNEXT
To bridge the gap of paucity of scientific know-how amongst the common man and students, the year 2002 TECHNEXT was started. Published annually by Asansol Engineering College, TECHNEXT contains articles submitted primarily by students regarding praiseworthy works and ideas from different fields of science and technology, covering a wide array of topics that fundamentally challenges every aspect in the relevant field of science and technology. The preferred topics on which articles were written are Space Technology, AI, Avinics, DNA-Computing, Terraforming, future Wireless technology and Security etc.INFOQUEST
INFOQUEST is the annual technical festival of AEC held in the month of February every year.It brings a series of events and activities spreading over two days to captivate the minds of all budding technocrats from different colleges in India.LeganZZa
LeganZZa (great fest), the annual cultural fest of AEC usually held in March/April is often regarded as one of the best college fests in this industrial region. The cultural program is a mixture of rock and classical music. It started in 2000, the first Fest of AEC. Celebrities who have performed at the college include Euphoria (Indian band), Bombay Vikings, Cactus, Bangla bands like Lakkichhara, Cactus (Indian band) and Fossils (band). Apart from this student participation is also encouraged in different events such as dramatics, dance, paintings and singing.SCIWIZ
SCIWIZ - The Science Club of Asansol Engineering College was formed in the year 2005. It was mainly initiated by a group enthusiastic students who wanted that to revive a culture of scientific thinking and promote research activities in the college. The main objective of this club was to organise different activities such as paper presentation, science quiz, wall magazines and other activities. Since its inception about 400 students have become the part of the club and it is still growing.Student Achievements
In 2010 Asansol Engineering College won the first campus edition of the Ranchi Tata Crucible followed by XLRI, Jamshedpur. The other teams which participated in this event were ISM Dhanbad, NIT-Durgapur and IIT-Kharagpur.In 2007 Asansol Engineering College's Cricket, Football and Table Tennis team participated in Annual Sports Meet Of IIT Kanpur and achieved the runners-up Cup in Table Tennis event.
In 2005 Asansol Engineering College won the Champion Cup in Football and Table Tennis event of WBUT Inter Zonal Sports Meet at Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College among 20 colleges.
College Anthem
- 'Om swaha na babatu swaha nau bhunaktu,
- Swaha biryam karababahai,
- Tejwaswina badhita mastu maa bwidbisabahai,
- Om shantih shantih shantih'
External links
Asansol Engineering College websitehttp://www.aecwb.net/infoquest2k10/Infoquest_2k10.html
http://www.aecwb.net/technext/IN/topics.html
the alumni site for asansol engineering college is http://www.aecalumni.com/