Mymensingh Engineering College

History

Mymensingh Engineering College was established under the project of the government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh as a part of ministry of education. The project work was started in 2005 and the first advertisement was published in 2008 for admission in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) department for 60 students. The first class was started after a long time and little violence in 4 July 2009. The Project Director Mr. Husnul Mahmud Khan and the Guardians of the selected students of the first batch make it possible to start the classes on July while the ministry of education was not agree to start the classes of the first batch. The classes was going under the supervision of the Acting Officer and the former Principal (Acting) Dr. Ratan Kumar Nondi.

Mymensingh Engineering College (MEC)
ময়মনসিংহ প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয়
Type Public
Established 2008
Academic affiliation
 Faculty of Engineering & Technology, University of Dhaka
Principal Dr. Engr. Nurul Islam
Academic staff
 33
Students 500
Location Mymensingh,  Bangladesh
Campus Urban, 2.4 hectares (6 acres)
Website www.mec.ac.bd

Mymensingh Engineering College (MEC) ( ময়মনসিংহ ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ ) is a public undergraduate (B.Sc Engineering) College (As like BUET,KUET,CUET,RUET ) in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, established in 2008. It is established as a Future engineering university named MUET, and is affiliated with the University of Dhaka

Introduction

Mymensingh Engineering College established in the year 2009 under the faculty of Engineering & Technology, University Of Dhaka. It is the latest addition to Bangladesh's government engineering institutions which previously were only BUET, CUET, KUET and RUET. Mymensingh Engineering College was inaugurated by Minister Principal Motiur Rahman on 4 July 2009. Mymensingh Engineering College is one of the new and modern engineering colleges in Bangladesh. Postgraduate studies and more Engineering departments are going to be introduced soon. It is expected that Mymensingh Engineering College will be upgraded to a full-fledge public university soon and will be named "Mymensingh University of Engineering & Technology (MUET)"

Location

Mymensingh Engineering College is located about 7 kilometers away from the main town of Mymensingh.

Affiliation

Mymensingh Engineering College is affiliated with The University of Dhaka.

College campus

Every building is accommodated in a multi-storied building over an area of about 7 acres land. There have 13 buildings including administrative building & faculty buildings. There are also quarters for teachers & staffs.

Departments

Undergraduate courses

Serial Program Name Number of Places
1 B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) 60
2 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (CE) 60
3 B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) 60

In 2008-2009 Session, EEE department was introduced as the 1st batch of MEC. In the 2014-15 session, CE department was introduced.At present two departments running in a full swing.About 350 students are studying in MEC within two departments.Department of CSE will be opened next year on the 2016-17 session.

Honors

Students are awarded the degree with Honors if he/she has obtained cumulative GPA 3.75 or above.This degree rewarded by University Of Dhaka

Lab facilities

MEC has sufficient instruments in its lab which is modern, updated and well equipped. Here students are getting the benefits of the following lab :-

  1. Electronics Lab
  2. Electrical Circuit Lab
  3. Electrical Machine Lab
  4. Power System & Hyvoltage Lab
  5. Digital Singnal Processing Lab
  6. Structural Machine Lab
  1. Machine Shop
  2. Welding Shop
  3. Surveying Shop
  4. Foundry Shop
  5. Transportation Lab
  6. Drawing Laboratory
  7. Hydraulics Lab
  8. Wood Shop
  9. Environment Lab
  10. Image Processing Lab
  11. Geo- Technical Lab
  1. Networking Lab
  2. Communication & Microprocessor Lab
  3. Central Computer Center Lab
  4. Computer Lab
  5. Microprocessor Lab
  6. Software Lab

Hall facility

The hall facility of Mymensingh Engineering is well known. There are 3 residential halls (5 stories hall each). Two halls for boys & 1 hall for ladies. The halls are mostly named after national heroes and leaders. These are listed below with their capacities:

Name of the hall Capacity
অমর একুশে হল 200
মুক্তিযোদ্ধা হল 200
মুক্তিযোদ্ধা তারামন বিবি হল 150

Auditorium complex and seminar hall

The college has an air-conditioned Auditorium Complex with all modern facilities having a seating capacity of about 700, which is capable of holding conferences, seminars, and other cultural programs. Besides this, there are seminar and conference rooms with limited capacity in engineering degree awarding departments.

Administration

Principal

Head Of The Department of EEE

Head Of The Department of CE

Head Of The Department of CSE

Scholarships opportunities

In every semester government would give 1080 taka per students for basis in CGPA (Top 30 in per batch or department). After completing graduation, there is a scope to study abroad with scholarship which is counted by the rank of the University of Dhaka. As a new Engineering College, MECian students got the opportunity to study in world’s famous engineering university as like the University of Texas, Science & Technology of Korea, University Aix-Marseille with full scholarships.

Achievements

  1. Siam Uddin who got a scholarship in Science & Technology Of Korea (MEC 1st batch)
  2. Ranak who got a tuition waiver at the University Of Texas, Austin (MEC 1st batch)
  3. Soeb who got a scholarship in France, University Aix-Marseille (MEC 1s Batch)

Internet facilities

The whole campus is under high-speed Wi-Fi coverage and connected with broadband internet line.

Sports and entertainment

The College provides facilities for football, hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, table tennis etc. The students play tennis, badminton, and other games as well. Sports meets and games competitions are features of campus life. The students arrange cricket & football tournament in every year, cultural show, indoor games competition, etc.

Admission procedures and entry requirements

Undergraduate admission of Mymensingh Engineering College is maintained by Dhaka University. Admission into MEC is highly competitive and needs a high academic attainment at the S.S.C. and H.S.C. level. Selection of the students for admission is made through an admission test of 200 marks and considering GPA of S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations (Details in admission notice). Students get a chance to take admission according to merit. The eligibility requirements for admission test are:

Central library

The central library is walking distance from the academic buildings and student residences. It is in a compact building with limited built-in facilities to provide teaching aids such as reading facility, borrowing of books, journals, etc. to the students and teachers of MEC.Consistent with the academic curricula, the contents of the central library are updated consistently to keep up with technological trends.Besides online facility is available on the central library.There is a huge amount of books available on this modern library.

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    Coordinates: 24°46′53″N 90°20′39″E / 24.7814°N 90.3442°E / 24.7814; 90.3442

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