Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology

Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology

Logo of the Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology
Former names
 Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology(JIET)
Motto विद्या तत्व ज्योतिसमः
Motto in English
 Education, Enlightenment, Empowerment
Type Private University
Established 2003
Chancellor Dr. Rameshwar Thakur, Hon. Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor Prof. N. J. Rao
Dean Prof. S. Arunachalam
Location Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
24°26′7.1226″N 77°9′39.1104″E / 24.435311833°N 77.160864000°E / 24.435311833; 77.160864000Coordinates: 24°26′7.1226″N 77°9′39.1104″E / 24.435311833°N 77.160864000°E / 24.435311833; 77.160864000
Campus 110 Acres
Alumni Jaypee Alumni Association
Colors Blue and white
        
Nickname JUET
Affiliations UGC,[1]
Website www.juet.ac.in

Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology (JUET) is a private engineering university (earlier known as Jaypee Institute of Engineering and Technology) located at Raghogarh, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university curriculum focuses on undergraduate and postgraduate engineering studies and research in engineering disciplines.

History

Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna was established in 2003 based on the memorandum of understanding signed between Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan (a not-for-profit trust) and the government of Madhya Pradesh with an aim of becoming a Center of Excellence in Engineering and Technology. Government of Madhya Pradesh vide Gazette Extraordinary No. 3 of 2010 dated 29 April 2010 approved it as the first private university in the State of Madhya Pradesh under the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam 2007. This was formally assented by His Excellency the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on 10 August 2010 for the establishment of Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology (JUET), Raghogarh, Guna (M.P.), vide Act No. 23 of 2010 published in Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) Notification Srl. No. 420 dated 13 August 2010. JUET was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956.

Location

The campus is situated on the National Highway No. 3 Agra-Bombay National Highway (A-B Road). From Raghogarh, Gwalior is 250 km to the north of it, Bhopal 190 km to the south and Indore 250 km to the south.

Infrastructure

Fountain at Entrance, JUET

JUET campus has been designed for total connectivity of all its systems. All the blocks of JUET premises, including hostel and accommodation, are connected via LAN through the IBM and Compaq servers (IBM Xeon 2.8 GHz, Dual Processor, Server RAID 6i Controller, 4.0 GB RAM, 5x73 GB SCSI Hard Disk). The switching has been implemented through Extreme switches with fiber as backbone and E-Cat6 for desktop connectivity.

It has a computer centre with 135 nodes (IBM PC) operating on Unix, Linux and Windows environments. The computer center provides computing facilities to the academic and administrative community of the college, conducts and supports application development projects and other services like counseling, finance, payroll, students registration through ISSEI software developed by IT division of Jaypee Group.

The center is equipped with hardware facilities like Intel based multi-user Unix system, NetWare LAN, WINDOWS NT network, Over 20 licensed software products are available to the users through central facilities. These include language compilers, database systems, visual tools, multimedia software's as well as software for scientific, engineering, business administration and planning applications.

Jaypee University has a BSNL lease line for Internet connectivity. Students, faculty and staff have access to the Internet. Now university has taken lease line from GAIL also to provide 24-hour Internet facility to students.

Administration

Academic programmes

The academic activities of JUET started in 2003. The following undergraduate degree programs are offered:

The university offers following postgraduate programmes:

Doctoral programmes are available in streams including Mathematics and Physics. The university offers a diploma programme in Building Materials and Cement Technology.

Facilities

Jaypee University has a campus with laboratories and library.

Learning Resource Centre

The Learning Resource Center of JUET is a major activity center providing facilities to the students and staff for almost 15 hours a day. The library is fully classified and cataloged, and users can search for information at their own. The institute uses the library management software, Alice for Windows. LRC users know the availability of the books and other materials through the software OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue).

The library is linked with DELNET (Developing Library Network).[2] Users of LRC enjoy the access of reading materials through this network also. Photocopying facilities are available for user convenience.

The center has latest books and journals covering all branches of science and engineering offered by the institute. It subscribes a large number of nationally and internationally acclaimed journals and magazines. Special volumes like handbooks, standard manuals, encyclopedia, technical reports, conference proceedings along with the prescribed text and reference books are available. The center is capable to accommodate a large number of students at a time. The LRC also provides the users with facilities of providing computerized search of literature.

A separate Learning Resource Center building with all modern facilities and full air conditioning with a modern auditorium complex is under construction.

Hostels

Hostels, JUET

The university has separate hostels for boys and girls. Presently, there are 21 block of boys' hostels having the capacity to accommodate 2,000 students. At present, the girls' hostel has the capacity to accommodate around 170, and it is in process to be extended to 250 inmates.

Annapurna

Annapurna Hall, JUET

Separate Annapurna has been established for boys and girls. It provides dining facilities. Jaypee can accommodate around 500 students at a time in three dining halls.

Other facilities

To cater for day-to-day needs of the students, a tuck shop, canteen, and a PCO is provided on campus. A service shop for photocopies, computer printing, PCO with STD/ISD facilities, courier, speed posts, soda shop, mobile recharge etc. is on campus. A barbershop functions every day.

Events

The Jaypee Youth Club (JYC) is the sole student body of the university. Intra- and inter-college events are organized by it. Main events JUET are

Technical societies

Conferences

References

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