Lalbhai Dalpatram College of Engineering
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Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering (LDCE or LD) (the title of the page wrongly displays "Dalpatram"), located in Ahmedabad
, is an engineering college in India
http://www.ldceahd.org. It was established in 1948 by Kasturbhai Lalbhai
, and is named after his father. It is administered by the Department of Technical Education Government of Gujarat. The campus has departments, offices, hostels, and library, with 38,000 m² plinth area. The college is the center for merit based state wide admission/placement for engineering and pharmacy students.
It is adjacent to the Gujarat University
building and around the periphery of national level institutes such as Physical Research Laboratory
, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association
, and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
.
it was affiliated to Gujarat University
.
In June 1955, admission seats were increased to 150, which were further increased to 300 in 1957. From June 1963, Degree and Diploma granting institutions were separated administratively. A postgraduate program in Electrical Engineering was introduced in 1954. A postgraduate course in Mechanical Engineering was started from June 1963 in the area of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning. A postgraduate course in Civil Engineering was introduced in June 1970 in Soil Engineering, Structural Engineering and in Public Health Engineering in June 1972.
Masters Programs in Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design and Water Resources Management were introduced in 1986.
http://www.aicte.ernet.in/ approved. The following branches have been accredited by NBA: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Environmental Engineering, Textile Engineering, Rubber Technology, Plastic Technology, http://www.nba-aicte.ernet.in/ New Delhi. The college serves as the co-ordination center for the centralized admissions to technical courses in Gujarat.
The institute has six hostel blocks to provide accommodation for 750 students. There are four mess in the hostel campus which are managed by students themselves.
The campus has offices, hostels, and residences of the Principal, rector and wardens. The plinth area of college and hostel buildings admeasures 45,220 sq.m. and 12,556 sq.m. respectively. The coordinates are 23°02′06.12"N 72°32′46.99"E
Degree programs (full time):
Postgraduate programs (full time):
Post Diploma Degree programs (PDDC - part time):
Faculty members also maintain networks with alumni and potential employers. Entrepreneurship awareness camps are organized at the institute to prepare the students for stating their own industry. Lectures are arranged for students to have first hand information for further studies in India and abroad. National companies comes to select students.
The hostel is administered by the rector and four wardens.
01 Gujarat Composite Technical Company is an NCC unit situated on campus. Technical training for engineering students are given in Engineers, EME and Signal Platoon. NCC training is given to the cadets for three years. After completion of three years training and 2nd and 3rd year examination cadets will be awarded the "C" certificate.
Cadets with the "C" certificate have opportunities to travel abroad, and easier entry to the Armed Forces and Para Military Forces.
From 2009, starting from batch 2010, the placement activities are carried out online.
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, is an engineering college in 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...
http://www.ldceahd.org. It was established in 1948 by Kasturbhai Lalbhai
Kasturbhai Lalbhai
Kasturbhai Lalbhai was an Indian industrialist. He was widely perceived as a nationalist businessman akin to G. D. Birla.- Early life :...
, and is named after his father. It is administered by the Department of Technical Education Government of Gujarat. The campus has departments, offices, hostels, and library, with 38,000 m² plinth area. The college is the center for merit based state wide admission/placement for engineering and pharmacy students.
It is adjacent to the Gujarat University
Gujarat University
The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...
building and around the periphery of national level institutes such as Physical Research Laboratory
Physical Research Laboratory
The Physical Research Laboratory is a national Research Institute for space and allied sciences, supported mainly by Department of Space, Government of India. This research laboratory has ongoing research programmes in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences and Aeronomy, Earth Sciences,...
, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association
The Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association is an autonomous non-profit association for textile research located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, India. It is the largest association for textile research & allied industries in India...
, and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad , better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a business school located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is the second Indian Institute of Management to be established, in 1961.-History:...
.
History
The institute was established in 1948 with a donation of Rs. 25 lacs and 31.2 hectares of land by the textile magnate Sheth Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai, hence the college was named Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering. The institute started with 75 students in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical undergraduate programs, and was affiliated to Bombay University. From 1950 until the formation of the Gujarat Technological UniversityGujarat Technological University
The Gujarat Technological University, more commonly referred to as GTU, is a statewide institution affiliating many esteemed engineering, pharmacy, and management colleges and varsities across the western Indian state of Gujarat...
it was affiliated to Gujarat University
Gujarat University
The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...
.
In June 1955, admission seats were increased to 150, which were further increased to 300 in 1957. From June 1963, Degree and Diploma granting institutions were separated administratively. A postgraduate program in Electrical Engineering was introduced in 1954. A postgraduate course in Mechanical Engineering was started from June 1963 in the area of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning. A postgraduate course in Civil Engineering was introduced in June 1970 in Soil Engineering, Structural Engineering and in Public Health Engineering in June 1972.
Masters Programs in Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design and Water Resources Management were introduced in 1986.
Accreditations
The institute is All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)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...
http://www.aicte.ernet.in/ approved. The following branches have been accredited by NBA: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Environmental Engineering, Textile Engineering, Rubber Technology, Plastic Technology, http://www.nba-aicte.ernet.in/ New Delhi. The college serves as the co-ordination center for the centralized admissions to technical courses in Gujarat.
The institute has six hostel blocks to provide accommodation for 750 students. There are four mess in the hostel campus which are managed by students themselves.
The campus has offices, hostels, and residences of the Principal, rector and wardens. The plinth area of college and hostel buildings admeasures 45,220 sq.m. and 12,556 sq.m. respectively. The coordinates are 23°02′06.12"N 72°32′46.99"E
Programs
The institute runs 14 undergraduate programs, 12 postgraduate programs, and four part-time Post Diploma Degree Programs.Degree programs (full time):
- AutomobileAutomobileAn automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
Engineering - BioMedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- CivilCivil 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...
Engineering - ComputerComputerA computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
Engineering - Electrical Engineering
- 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...
and CommunicationCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
Engineering - Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
- InformationInformationInformation in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
Technology - InstrumentationInstrumentationInstrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
and Control EngineeringControl engineeringControl engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors...
. - 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...
Engineering - PlasticPlasticA plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
Technology - RubberRubberNatural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
Technology - TextileTextileA textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
Technology
Postgraduate programs (full time):
- Applied Instrumentation
- Automation and Control Power System
- Chemical Engineering
- Communication Systems
- Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
- Computer Aided Structure Analysis and Design
- Cryogenic Engineering
- Environmental Management
- Internal Combustion Engines and Automobile
- Master of Computer Application
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources and Management
Post Diploma Degree programs (PDDC - part time):
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Workshop
The workshop is equipped to show students the basic operations of manufacturing and production. It is equipped with a CNC machine, an electro-discharge machine, and measuring instruments. The institute has a thermal workshop in which boilers and other thermal equipments can be studied, and an automobile workshop.Library
The library has 1,03,000 technical books, 173 periodicals, reference books, handbooks, encyclopedias and Indian standards. The library has book bank facility for students. An extra reading facility from early morning to evening is arranged during preparation time for examination. Library has its own xerox machine and provides photocopy services to the students and staff members at nominal rates. Free internet access is available.Computing facility
Each department has its own computer center, with Sun work stations with Solaris and Dec Alpha. Large numbers of personal computers are in use. There is a 256 kbit/s leased line for internet networking, and all computer centers of all departments are connected with internet facility.Training and placement cell
The institute maintains a training and placement cell to help students prepare for job searches. Assistance is given to students in developing interviewing skills. Major industries conduct campus interviews for final year students, and thus some students get their job offers through the cell.Faculty members also maintain networks with alumni and potential employers. Entrepreneurship awareness camps are organized at the institute to prepare the students for stating their own industry. Lectures are arranged for students to have first hand information for further studies in India and abroad. National companies comes to select students.
Hostel
The institute has hostel facilities for 787 students. There are four messes in the hostel campus, which are managed by the students. Newspapers and magazines are subscribed for the hostel library. Entertainment facilities include TV room, badminton room, and gymnasium, and outdoor and indoor games. The university health center has extended its services to the students of the hostel.The hostel is administered by the rector and four wardens.
Canteen
The canteen is located at the center of the campus. Students staying in hostels on campus have dining halls.NCC activity
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a major youth organization in the country. It is a link between defence and education. The objective of the NCC is to make citizens who show discipline, ideals, services, dignity of labour and hardwork, and a spirit of adventure.01 Gujarat Composite Technical Company is an NCC unit situated on campus. Technical training for engineering students are given in Engineers, EME and Signal Platoon. NCC training is given to the cadets for three years. After completion of three years training and 2nd and 3rd year examination cadets will be awarded the "C" certificate.
Cadets with the "C" certificate have opportunities to travel abroad, and easier entry to the Armed Forces and Para Military Forces.
Post office and bank
A post office is situated on campus, and a bank is situated near by university library.Extracurricular
Students participate in activities such as sports, indoor games, cultural activities, debating, social services, social gatherings, and voluntary blood donation camp. Indoor sports activity is in room 20, which includes a four-station multi-gym, and table tennis tables.Student stores
To sell stationery, calculators, boiler suits, tools and instruments at reasonable rates, a students stores is run on the campus.Industrial liaison
The institute is in constant liaison with major industries through expert lectures, testing consultancy projects, investigations, students training counting education programs, and seminars.Placement Cell
The college has launched a placement cell http://www.ldceplacement.co.in http://www.ldceplacement.co.in to help provide jobs for students.From 2009, starting from batch 2010, the placement activities are carried out online.