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Netaji Subhash Engineering College 
Motto ज्ञान को जन्म, उत्कृष्टता को जन्म
Rise to Knowledge, Rise to ExcellenceEstablished 1998 Type Self funded ; aided by World Bank under TEQIP(Govt. of India) Endowment Indian Rupees 
10 crore (US$2.03 million)(2010)Director Dr. H K Mandal Academic staff 144 Admin. staff 40 Students 2,200 Undergraduates 2,100 Postgraduates 120 Doctoral students N.A Location Calcutta, West Bengal, India 
Campus Suburban (20 acres) Approvals AICTE
Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
National Board of Accreditation.Nickname NSEC Affiliations West Bengal University of Technology Website www.nsec.ac.in 
Netaji Subhash Engineering College (NSEC) is an engineering college of Eastern India located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college was established in 1998. It is situated at Panchpota, Garia in the southern part of Kolkata. It ranks as one of the top engineering colleges in the state of West Bengal[1][2]
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History
Netaji Subhash Engineering College (NSEC) was set up, keeping in mind the ideals of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, whose contribution to the Indian Freedom Movement remains invaluable forever. Netaji had dreamt of vibrant, strong and powerful India, an India which would be independent and self reliant, not only politically, but also in the spheres of Education & Technology. He strongly believed that true independence can only stem from strong base in education and technology. The college was set up in the year of 1998 in collaboration with the Techno India Group and The Institute of Computer Engineers (India). The college started with three engineering courses and today, it is one of the largest self-aided engineering colleges in West Bengal.
Netaji Subhash Engineering College at dawn
Admission
- Undergraduate
The admission procedure is based on the West Bengal JEE (WBJEE) and AIEEE.
- Post Graduate
M-Tech admissions are offered through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering examination as well as personal interview. MCA admission entrants are required to qualify the state level entrance test named JECA (Joint Entrance for Computer Application).
Administration
Organisational structure of NSEC- The Academic Council consists of all the Faculty Members, Registrar and Librarian
- The Academic Committee consists of senior faculty members for day-to-day monitoring of academic activities.
- Regular interactions take place with the student representatives
- Regular meetings with HODs for an exchange of views
Grievance redressal mechanism for faculty, staff and students
- Grievance cell for students
- The Academic Committee looks after grievances of faculty and staff
The grievances of the students are represented in the meetings by the Teachers-in-charge of the streams.
Departments
The courses offered by NSEC are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The college is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).
The departments in the college are:
Department of Electronics
The Department of Electronics Engineering was established in the year 1998.
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Department of Communication Engineering (M-Tech)
Department of Bio-Medical Engineering
The Department of Bio-Medical Engineering was formed under the Department of Electronics in the year 2002. It became a full-fledged separate department in the year 2009 offering the B.Tech program in Bio-Med Engineering.
Department of Computer Sciences
The Department of Computer Sciences was established in 1998 and was the first one to be accredited by NBA.
- Department of Computer Science Engineering (B-Tech and M-Tech)
- Department of Information Technology
Department of Electrical Technology
The Department of Electrical Technology was instituted in 1998.
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering (M-Tech)
Department of Computer Applications
The Department of Computer Application was established in the year 2001.
- Department of BCA
- Department of MCA
Department of Management
The Department was started under the Basic Science and Humanities department and was later turned into a full-scale facility offering the Bachelors Program in Business Administration.
Accreditations
NSEC is approved by:[3]
- West Bengal University of Technology
- All India Council of Technical Education
- Ministry of Human Resource Department, Government of India
- National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
- Recognized by the Government of India as a top institute of India [4]
NBA and TEQIP
In 2005 the college was given accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering. In April 2008 the same accreditation was given for Information Technology.[5] The college was also selected for an educational grant from the World Bank in its Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) as one of the few institutes in West Bengal.[6] NSEC ranked Second in Project Implementation of TEQIP (following Jadavpur University which achieved first place in West Bengal).[7] The institute is regarded as one of the best in West Bengal based on the number of students who prefer this college over many other private engineering colleges of the state.[8]
Eminent faculty members
This list is not comprehensive.
- Prof.(Dr.) A K Mullick (ECE); former faculty and Dean of the Radar Center, IIT Kharagpur.
- Prof.(Dr.) S. Das (ECE); formerly faculty of Jadavpur University
- Prof. (Dr.) D.K Mitra (ECE); former GM of Philips
- Prof.(Dr.) A K Ghosh (ECE);
- Prof. A Laha (ECE); Senior Advisor to industrial sectors in India and abroad.
- Prof. (Dr.) C J Singh (ECE)
- Prof. (Dr.) M K Ghosh (EE) former faculty of IIT Kharagpur
- Prof.(Dr.) A Bhattacharya (CSE); author
- Prof. (Dr.) Chandan Banerjee (CSE);
- Prof.(Dr.) S.K Goswami (EE);
- Prof. (Dr.) Partha Sarathi Pal (EE); Senior Research Fellow, IIT Kharagpur
- Prof. (Dr.) G K Mahapatra (Chemical Sciences)
- Prof. (Dr.) Dr. Sreya Pal (Physics)
PHOENIX and NIXAL
History of PHOENIX, the official tech club of Netaji Subhash Engineering College, dates back to 2006, when seven students from the college decided to form a platform that would think beyond just the academic courses that everyone study in the college. With the vision of forming a conglomerate of like minded people and to provide a secure platform to the juniors, these students formed the idea of "Phoenix" - As the Tech-Club. Initial beginning of phoenix was marked by a subscription of Rs. 100 from these 7 seniors, to today, when it has more than thousands of members. Every member of NSEC today is officially a member of Phoenix, and standing now, Phoenix has not only gained the position of "Official Tech Club" of the college, but also has become well known in other colleges.
Phoenix - Tech Club, NSECThe entire functioning of Phoenix now stands on its four pillars, The PR Team, the Creative Team, the Database Team and the Web Team. Today, besides organizing the 3 mega events: Avenir - the annual tech fest, Brainstormer - The inter college quiz and Kurukshetra - the Intra college debate competition, Phoenix holds regular forums. Presently they are: The C Forum, The Robotix Forum, The SSPD forum and the Web Designing Forum, dedicated to the effort to equip the students with sound technical background and management skills, besides preparing them for campussing and job interviews and always striving for excellence and perfection. "Come, Let's Rise", is the motto of the club [9]
NIXAL
Nixal - the GNU/Linux user group of Netaji Subhash Engineering College (NSEC) was formed by the college. This group was the brainchild of a student of the Computer Science & Engineering Department of the college. Nixal was inaugurated by Richard Stallman on 19 February 2003. The group was formed to learn about and contribute to GNU/Linux and spread the message of free software movement. This Group Follows The Open Source Software ethics.Though after 2005 the activities of NIXAL saw a gradual decline but lately there is an effort to revive it. NIXAL now comes to exists as an open-ended user group.
Richard Stallman at the opening ceremony of NIXALPlacements and Higher Studies
A majority of students from the college get placed in the software industry. A very few students get placed in core engineering sectors. The college has a healthy placement record.[10] Many students also opt for higher education, pursuing the likes of Masters/PhD or MBA in various institutes of India and abroad. Most students of NSEC get placed in multinational companies like Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, Apple Inc., HCL Enterprise, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, Siemens, Tata Elxsi and alike and in corporations like National Thermal Power Corporation, Microsoft, Steel Authority of India Limited, BSNL, Oracle, SAP AG etc. Defence organizations like the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army visit the campus to take students from the college.[10] NSEC records the highest placements in the Techno India Group.
Student activities
The students of the college take part in National Level Competitions. Some of the major competitions are
- National and International Competitions organized by IITs, NITs, Jadavpur University etc.
- National Level competitions organized by IEEE.
College events
Apart from academic events, the college calendar has five other major events:
Freshers' Welcome
- The Freshers Welcome is organized to introduce first year students to college life. The freshers welcome titled BLOSSOMS has seen students' performances as well as bands like Fossils, Eshaan and other Bangla Bands.
Annual Cultural Fest
- Mesmerizer, the annual cultural fest of NSEC usually held in March/April is often regarded as one of the best college fests of Kolkata sponsored by companies like IBM, Wipro, NIIT, Air India and Coca Cola. The cultural program is a mixture of rock and classical music. It started in 2002, the first Fest of NSEC. That same year the first batch of B.Tech passed out from NSEC. That time the guest performers were Chandrabindoo, Nachiketa, Cactus and Bhoomi. Celebrities who have performed at the college include KK, Kunal Ganjawala, Neeraj Shridhar, Euphoria, Bombay Vikings, Bangladeshi Band Miles, Bangla bands like Lakkichhara, Cactus, Fossils, Eeshaan, Prithibi, Morruddyan, Chandrabindoo and Bhoomi.
Annual Tech Fest
- The Annual Tech Fest Avenir is one of the earliest Tech Fests of Kolkata was set up with help from Kshitij of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The tech fest has seen participants from almost all major engineering colleges of India. It started in 2003 with a participation of 100 people. Over the years it has grown enormously with Avenir 2010 seeing participants count of over 2000 from all major engineering colleges of India.
Student associations
There are two broad student associations in the college.
- General Body of the Students
- Bangladeshi Engineering Student Society (BESS)
Alumni
Students from the college have been admitted to universities worldwide like the Imperial College London, University of Southern California, Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University, McGill University, Arizona State University, Drexel University, Clemson University, Auburn University, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Southampton, State University of New York at Buffalo, University of Utah and University of South Florida. Many students have earned a place at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Management Development Institute, XLRI and the IIMs.
References
- ^ http://www.inspirenignite.com/top-engineering-colleges-in-west-bengal/
- ^ http://www.myengg.com/engg/info/10251/top-best-engineering-colleges-in-west-bengal/
- ^ http://www.nsec.ac.in/pages/affiliations
- ^ Govt. of India - Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Website
- ^ NBA Accreditation NBA Website in the article: List of New Accredited Programmes of Technical Institutions of 19 JULY 2008
- ^ Techno India Group Techno India Group Website
- ^ The Telegraph Kolkata February 12, 2008 The Telegraph Website
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100802/jsp/calcutta/story_12759295.jsp
- ^ http://www.phoenixnsec.org/intro.asp
- ^ a b http://www.nsec.ac.in/pages/placement_details
External links
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College - Official website
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College Placement - Official website
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College Alumni Association - Official website
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College Annual Cultural Programme / Fest - Official website
- Netaji Subhash Engineering College - A Techno India Group College - Techno India Group NSEC Link
Coordinates: 22°28′35.06″N 88°24′53.89″E / 22.4764056°N 88.4149694°E
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1998
- Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology
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