St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) is an engineering college in Vamanjoor,

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, India. Being a unit of the

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, it is the only

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engineering institute in Mangalore. It was established in 2002. An autonomous institute under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka State, SJEC is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. It offers five NBA Accredited B.E. Programs viz. Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Engineering, Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Computer Applications.

History

The college was established in the year 2002 as St Joseph Engineering College by Diocese of Mangalore under the guidance of bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza by Fr Valerian D'Souza .

Campus

St Joseph Engineering College campus is located at Vamanjoor to the east of Mangalore City centre, which is well connected by train, road and air. City and service buses run every five minutes from the city centre to the college campus along the National Highway towards

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via Kulshekar. There are three academic blocks in the college, which house all the departments.

Hostels

There are separate male and female hostels on the campus.

Governing board and management

* President - Most Rev. Dr

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- Bishop of Mangalore. * Vice President - Rt. Rev. Msgr Maxim Noronha - Vicar General of Diocese of Mangalore. * Director - Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza * Assistant Director - Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D'Souza. * Principal - Dr Rio D'Souza

Academic profile

The following BE courses are Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, Delhi: Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering for the Year 2016-2019.

Departments and courses

;Undergraduate These departments offer four-year undergraduate courses in engineering *

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow ...

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Computer Science and Engineering Computer science and engineering (CSE) is an academic subject comprising approaches of computer science and computer engineering. There is no clear division in computing between science and engineering, just like in the field of materials science ...

* Computer Science and Business Studies. * Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. *

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

;Postgraduate * Masters in Business Administration (MBA) * Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) * Masters in Technology in Mechanical Engineering (MTech-CAMS) * Masters in Technology in Electrical Engineering (MTech-PE) * Masters in Computer Science and Engineering (MTech-CSE) * M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research in Mechanical Engineering * M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research in Computer Science & Engineering * M.Sc (Engg. ) by Research in Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Business Administration.

Distribution of seats

The distribution of seats are as follows:- * Mechanical Engineering, 120 seats * Electronics and Communication Engineering, 120 seats * Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 60 seats * Computer Science and Engineering, 120 seats * Civil Engineering, 60 seats * Masters in Business Administration, 60 seats * Masters in Computer Applications, 60 seats * Masters in Technology in Computer Science and Engineering, 18 seats * Masters in Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering, 18 seats * Masters in Technology in Electrical Engineering, 18 seats

Student activities

Technical fest

* The Annual National Level Technical fest of SJEC is called TIARA held in the Month of February * College Day Celebrations - February * Annual Sports Day - February * Foundation Day Lecture - February * Yuvalakshya - National Level UG Fest - February * ZEPHYR - National Level Management Fest - April * TechPrints - National Level Technical Paper Presentation - MCA - April * eTIME - National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering - August * NCACSP - National Conference on Advances in Communication and Signal Processing - August * Joshiana - National Level IT Fest - (September - October) * Milan- Cultural festival celebration - September * Rendition - September * Graduation Day - November

Sports

The following sports facilities are available: * Athletics – 200 m track * Basketball court * Four outdoor shuttle badminton courts * Football ground / hockey ground / handball court * Cricket field * Volleyball court / throw ball court * Multi-gym facility for men and women * Indoor: carrom, chess, table tennis

References

{{Authority control All India Council for Technical Education Engineering colleges in Mangalore Educational institutions established in 2002 2002 establishments in Karnataka