The Military College of Engineering (MCE) is an
engineering college
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located at
Risalpur
Risalpur (Pashto/ ur, رسالپور) is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 18 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E. In a basin so ...
in
Nowshera District
Nowshera District ( ps, نوښار ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The capital and district headquarter is Nowshera city.
Overview and history
Nowshera was a tehsil (sub di ...
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
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. It was established by
Pakistan Army
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. MCE conducts courses for officers which includes
civil engineering
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,
Transportation engineering
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,
Structural engineering
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,
Geotechnical engineering
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,
Construction anagement,
Mining engineering
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,
Disaster
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Emergency Management
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,
Water Resources Engineering
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&
Water resource management
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degree for officers, technical cadets and civil students. College also offers
Combat
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& other
Military education and training
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courses for authorized personnel.
About the college
Military College of Engineering (MCE), Risalpur is a
constituent college
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of
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) ( ur, , Qaumī Jāmi'ā barā'e Sāins va Ṭaiknālōjī) is a multi-campus public research university having its main campus in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The university offers undergraduate ...
(NUST). It is one of the institutes offering
civil engineering
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in
Pakistan
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. Its students, upon graduation, serve in
plus also many civilian students are hired by some of the well known construction and engineering firms in Pakistan and the world. College offers both
undergraduate
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&
postgraduate
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The organization and stru ...
courses. Certain courses are also offered to officers of allied countries. These are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia and Myanmar.
To further the cause of knowledge, the College sought collaboration with reputed universities abroad apart from qualifying its students in various civil engineering disciplines from a number of universities in USA.
History
![Military Assistance With Agriculture in India, 1946 IND5129](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Military_Assistance_With_Agriculture_in_India%2C_1946_IND5129.jpg)
A year after the Independence of Pakistan, the School of Military Engineering (SME) was established at
Sialkot
Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...
in 1948.
Having functioned at Sialkot for over four years, SME was shifted to Risalpur in 1952. Here it grew and expanded its sphere of activity beyond the combat related training and started with dispensation of
civil engineering
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knowledge through regular
Bachelor of Engineering
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In the UK, a Bache ...
classes. It gradually transformed into a full-fledged and matured engineering college and was named College of Military Engineering (CME).
In 1958, the institution was renamed as Military College of Engineering (MCE).
In 1962 it was given the charter of self degree awarding and autonomous institution status by
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
.
In 1988 it was affiliated in with
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
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for post-graduate studies.
MCE also sought collaboration with well reputed
Michigan State University
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of the
United States of America
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.
Scores of graduates have attained their higher education degrees from universities in the United States and
United Kingdom
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.
After establishment of
National University of Sciences & Technology
The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) ( ur, , Qaumī Jāmi'ā barā'e Sāins va Ṭaiknālōjī) is a multi-campus public research university having its main campus in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The university offers undergraduat ...
(NUST) in 1995,Military College of Engineering became one of its constituent colleges.
MES School
MES School is an establishment and training centre of E-in-C Branch GHQ for the professional training and development of
Military Engineering Service
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(MES) officers. It is also located at Military College of Engineering (MCE) & Commandant MCE is an administrative head of this Officer training school.
Combat Engineering Wing
Combat Engineering Wings of Military College of Engineering train Military Personnel so they can perform a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. Such tasks typically include constructing and breaching trenches, tank traps and other fortifications, bunker construction, bridge and road construction or destruction, laying or clearing land mines and other physical work in the battlefield. More generally, the combat engineer's goals involve facilitating movement & support of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy.
Disaster Management and EOD Wing
Disaster Management and EOD Wing train the Security personnel as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, who are specially trained to deal with the construction, deployment, disarmament and disposal of explosive munitions and may include other types of ordnance such as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons along with improvised explosive devices (IED). Disaster management branch deals with mitigation and management of Disasters that may include floods, earthquakes, landslides etc.
Academics
Departments
The college has five departments.
Department of Structural Engineering
The Department of Structural Engineering is committed to impart latest knowledge and quality education related to Structural Engineering. The Department of Structural Engineering is one of the biggest departments of MCE, NUST in terms of the faculty and UG/PG teaching/research activities. Structural Engineering is the trunk of Civil Engineering. Department of Structural Engineering is a vibrant department in Military College Of Engineering Risalpur. The Department has established its strong reputation by developing National and international links and has the faculty known in Pakistan and around the Globe.
Department of Transportation & Geotechnical Engineering
The Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering is committed to impart the latest knowledge and quality education related to Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Engineering Geology. The Department under highly qualified, experienced, and dedicated faculty is excelling to produce good quality engineers who can serve the nation in a befitting manner. Previously only two mandatory courses each in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering were being offered.
Department of Construction Engineering & Management
MCE's Department of Construction Engineering Management (CE&M) offers Masters's level qualification to students with a background and education in disciplines relevant to civil engineering and construction. The degree program provides opportunities for structured learning combined with research. The curriculum offered aims to enrich students with knowledge and expertise in areas of construction project planning, economics, finance, procurement, project execution, monitoring and control, and other critical areas of building and infrastructure delivery and management.
Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities
The Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, being part of a uni-discipline “engineering” college, is committed to achieving academic excellence in teaching and scholarly endeavors, as well as serving the academic community and the public at large. The importance of non-engineering subjects in shaping and polishing of our engineers can be well visualized by the fact that HEC (Higher Education Commission) and PEC (Pakistan Engineering Council) have set a threshold of 30% share of non-engineering subjects in Bachelor of Engineering Degree curriculum.
Department of Water Resources Engineering & Management
The Department of Water Resources is imparting latest knowledge and quality education related to Fluid Mechanics and Water resource management. The Department constitute highly qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty who are contributing towards knowledge with practical application and endeavoring to produce good quality engineers who can serve the nation in a befitting manner. Lectures are delivered by the faculty in the classrooms using state of the art teaching aids.
Offered programs
*BS CIVIL ENGINEERING
*MS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
*MS CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
*MS DISASTER MANAGEMENT
*MS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
*MS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
*MS MINING ENGINEERING
*PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
*PHD TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
*PHD MINING ENGINEERING
* Other Offered Elective Courses
Facilities and infrastructure
Laboratory facilities
*Strength of Materials Lab
*Geotechnical Lab
*Transportation Lab
*Hydraulics Lab
*Geology Lab
*Concrete Lab
*Public Health Engineering Lab
*Electrical Tech Lab
*Mechanical Tech Lab
*Survey Lab
*BIM Lab
*Dynamic Structure Lab
*2 x Software/Computer Lab
*Linguistic Lab
Sports facilities
*4 x Squash courts
*5 x Tennis courts
*1 x Football ground
*2 x Hockey ground
*2 x Volleyball courts
*1 x Cricket ground
*2 x Jogging tracks
*1 x Swimming pool
*Futsal ground
*1x Gymnasium/fitness facilities
See also
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National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) ( ur, , Qaumī Jāmi'ā barā'e Sāins va Ṭaiknālōjī) is a multi-campus public research university having its main campus in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The university offers undergraduat ...
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College of Aeronautical Engineering
The College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE) is an institution for education of Aeronautical Engineering in Pakistan located at the National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur (Campus), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is a consti ...
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College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
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Military College of Signals
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
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Army Medical College
Army Medical College ( ur, , also known as ''AM College'') is a military institute which was established in 1977 as a residential institution for imparting undergraduate medical education to selected cadets. The college also allows the civili ...
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Pakistan Engineering Council
The Pakistan Engineering Council (Urdu: ; acronym: PEC) is a professional body for accreditation of engineering education and regulation of engineering profession in Pakistan. It was established on 10 January 1976 by the Parliament under the ...
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Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions are funding, overseeing, regulating ...
References
External links
MCE official websiteNUST official websiteNUST LMSNUST CMS
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