MBM Engineering College

Mugneeram Bangur Memorial Engineering College, is a technical college at Jai Narain Vyas University in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

History

One of the best engineering colleges in India. Engineers produced by this institute are working allover the world. Though, due to one or other reason, it has not been upgreded to IIT or NIIT, it meets with international standards for an engineering institute. The research products from this college have not only raised the name of the college, but it also raised the name of the Jodhpur city. An example of this is "soil bearing capacity testing equipment" produced by Dr Alam Singh. A number of books written by the proffesors from this college are being used as text book in many universities in the world, including IIT's and NIIT's in India. This is only the engineering institute in the world which has its mining department with its own underground mine with ventilation system. The students are taught with better appreciation of mining methods. Mining department has world class geology, fuel assaying, and other laboratories. Mining department has produced proffesos like Prof Surana, Prof Bhadada, Prof K K Gupta, Prof Palaria, Prof Sunil Parihar. The mining engineers produced from MBM Engineering College are working in coal, metal and non-metal mines all over the world. The MBM Engineering College was established on August 15 1951, by the Government of Rajasthan. This was made possible by a donation of 8.00 lakhs Rupees by Seth Ramcooverji Bangur of Didwana, to perpetuate the memory of his late brother Seth Mugneeramji Bangur, together with 2.00 lakhs Rupees from the Hanwant Benevolent Fund. Through the efforts of Shri Mathuradas Mathur and Professor Achal Das Bohra, the college started functioning in the Ugamji's Bungalow near the railway overbridge leading to Sojati Gate, within two months of obtaining approval from the Government. The laboratories and hostels were housed in the old Indian Guest House in Ratanada.

After a couple of years, the college moved to its present location, covering an area of 92000 m², and new hostels were constructed. With the establishment of the Jodhpur University (now Jai Narain Vyas University) in July 1962, this college became its constituent Faculty of Engineering. Professor V. G. Garde took over as Principal on December 3, 1951. Later professors at the college have included Hari Singh Choudhary, S.C. Goyal, R.M. Advani, M. L. Mathur, Alam Singh, S. Divakaran, V. S. Bansal, D. C. Surana.

Initially a three-year degree course, leading to Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering, and a two-year diploma course in Civil Engineering were offered, with an intake of 35 students in each course. In 1957, the degree course in Mining Engineering was established, and in 1958, degree courses in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering were started. In 1966, Master's courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering were started. In 1972, a degree course in Electronics and Communication Engineering was first offered, and in 1990, a Master's course in Electronics and Communication Engineering and degree course in Computer Science & Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering were established. M.C.A. and P.G.D.C.T.A. programs were also started. In 1998, a B.E. in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Architecture were started. In 1999, a Postgraduate diploma in Stone Technology was started, and in 2000, the department of Computer Science and Engineering started a Degree course in Information technology.

Departments of M.B.M. Engineering College

Department of Civil Engineering

The department of civil engineering currently offers a B.E. in Civil Engineering, with an annual intake of 97 students, and full time and part time M.E. degrees in Environmental Engineering, Geo-Technical Engineering, and Water Resources Engineering. The department has awarded 10 PhDs.

The department houses Environmental Engineering, Geo-Technical Engineering, Hydraulic & Hydraulic Machines, Surveying, Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Field Engineering, and Computer laboratories. The department is engaged in expert consulting services, in every aspect of civil engineering, to government agencies and industries. The department has completed various projects sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Defense.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The department of Computer Science and Engineering offers: a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering with an intake of 33 students; a B.E. in Information Technology with an intake of 30 students; and an MCA with an intake of 30 students. The department houses Digital, Computer Graphics, Microprocessor, Networking, Database, and main frame computer laboratories. The Compaq Computer Corporation donated a TANDEM computer system worth several million rupees, for experiments and research. The department has completed three projects sponsored by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), under the MODROB, TAPTEC and R&D schemes. The Department has organized three AICTE-sponsored national conferences in the recent past:
*Soft Computing based Artificial Intelligence, 2004
*Information protection and security, 2005
*Modeling and simulation, 2007

Department of Electrical Engineering

The department of Electrical engineering currently offers a B.E. in Electrical Engineering with an annual intake of 48 students, and an M.E. full time and part time in Control Systems Engineering and Power Systems Engineering. The department has awarded 4 Ph.D. and 60 Postgraduate degrees.

The Department includes the Energy Conversion Laboratory, Power System Laboratory, High Voltage Laboratory, Electrical Circuits Laboratory, Measurements & Instrumentation Laboratory, Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory, Control System Laboratory, Power electronics & Drives Laboratory, Microprocessor Laboratory, Computer Modeling & Simulation Laboratory, Product Development & Testing Laboratory and an Electrical Workshop.

The staff members, research students, and senior post-graduate students, are actively engaged in the research in the areas of Pattern Recognition, Fuzzy Logic Controllers, Power System Security, Handwritten Character Recognition, Computer Modeling and Analysis of EGC signals. In these subjects, research papers are regularly published in international and national journals and conferences. The Department has organized several symposia, national conferences, and a winter school for engineering college teachers in these areas. The department has completed projects sponsored by AICTE under the MODROB, TAPTEC and R&D schemes, and those sponsored by other agencies.

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The department of Electronics and Communication engineering currently offers a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering with an annual intake of 50 students, and an M.E. in Digital Communication Engineering. The department has two registrations for the award of Ph.D. and has awarded 11 postgraduate degrees.

To sustain the teaching and research work in the Department following laboratories are available: Digital Electronics Laboratory; Microprocessor Laboratory; Electronics Circuits Laboratory; Instrumentation Laboratory; Industrial Electronics & Control Laboratory; Microwave Laboratory; Television Laboratory; Audio Systems Laboratory; Telematics Laboratory; Optical Communication Laboratory; Communication Systems Laboratory; Computer Laboratory; and Electronics Workshops.

The Department has concentrated its research activities in the field of Analog and Digital Communications, Optical Communication Systems, Computer Networking, Intelligent Instrumentation and Control, and microprocessor-based systems. Sponsored research projects are in progress in the areas of Integrated Voice and Data Network, and ATM Netwo

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The department of Mechanical engineering currently offers a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering with an annual intake of 66 students, and M.E. degrees in Thermal Engineering, Production & Industrial Engineering. The department has awarded 4 Ph.D.s and 200 Postgraduate degrees.

To sustain the teaching and research work in the Department the following laboratories are available: Internal Combustion Engines; Automobiles; Steam Engines; Refrigeration and Airconditioning; Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer; Instrumentation; Computer; Industrial Engineering; and Turbomachines Laboratories.

The department also has a very large workshop consisting of fitting, metal cutting, carpentry, metrology, forging and sheet metal, machine tools, a foundry, flexible manufacturing systems, and welding. The workshop has almost every type of production machine tools starting from the simple engine lathe, to planing machines and advanced CNC milling and lathe machines. The department has advanced CAD and modeling software to support its research activities. The department has organized short term courses and national seminars on several subjects.

Department of Mining Engineering

The Department of Mining Engineering is currently offering a B.E. in Mining Engineering with an annual intake of 44 students, and an M.E. in Metalliferrous Mining. The department has awarded one Ph.D. and 8 Postgraduate degrees.

The department has the following laboratories to support its research and academic work: Mine Production Engineering; Mine Environment; Rock Mechanics; Mining Machinery; Mineral Dressing; Fuel and Assaying; Mine Computer Applications; Rock Fragmentation; and Mine Surveying.

The postgraduate research leading to Ph.D. has been carried out in the area of rock fragmentation by blasting. For Master's degrees, students have worked in the areas of mine environment, slope stability and dimensional stone mining. Research projects have been completed in the field of rock mechanics and rock fragmentation. The Department has organised symposia, national conferences, and continuing education programmes in Drilling and Blasting, Dimensional Stone Mining and mine environment. The Department plans to concentrate its efforts in the areas of Metalliferrous Mining, Rock Fragmentation, Dimensional Stone Mining, Computer Applications, Rock Mechanics and Mine Environment and Ecology.

Department of Production and Industrial Engineering

The Department of Production and Industrial engineering currently offers a B.E. in Production and Industrial Engineering, with an annual intake of 30 students. The Department is in the process of developing the following laboratories: Computer Controlled Machine Tools Laboratory; Virtual Reality Laboratories; Metal Forming Laboratory; Quality Engineering Laboratory; Product Design & Development Laboratory; and an Ergonomics Laboratory. The Department has imported a very advanced Robot Cell, consisting of a robot arm, NC Conveyor, NC Gauging units, Automatic part feeder and Digital sensing devices. The Department has proposed the establishment of a "Quality Engineering and Venture Development Facility" for the local industry and upcoming entrepreneurs. The department has two projects sponsored by AICTE under the MODROB and R&D schemes.

Department of Structural Engineering

The Department of Structural engineering currently offers an M.E. in Structural Engineering and Transportation Engineering, with annual intakes of 25 and 18 students respectively. The department also support the B.E. (Civil), B.E. (Mechanical), B.E. (P&I) and B.E. (Mining) degree courses.

The department has the following major laboratories; experimental studies and Consulting Services-Applied Mechanics Laboratory; Experimental Stress Analysis Laboratory; Materials Testing Laboratory; Roads Material Testing Laboratory; Concrete Engineering Laboratory; Computer Laboratory; and NDT Laboratory. The teachers have been engaged in research in different fields of specialisation, including: tall building frames; the application of finite element methods to Structural Analysis; Infilled Frames; Slitted Shear Walls; Fibre Reinforced Concrete; and structural optimization. The department has completed several projects sponsored by AICTE under the MODROB, TAPTEC and R&D schemes, and those sponsored by other agencies.

Department of Architecture and Town Planning

The youngest college department offers a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree, which is currently under development with the financial support of the Government of Rajasthan.

Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in 1998, and currently offers a B.E in Chemical Engineering with an annual intake of 30 students. It was established in M.B.M. Engineering College, essentially to cater the needs of a large number of small and large scale chemical industries in and around Jodhpur, and other parts of India & abroad. Laboratories include: Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory; Mass Transfer Operations Laboratory; Heat Transfer Operations Laboratory; Fluid Flow Operations Laboratory; Process Instrumentation & Control Laboratory; and Computer Laboratory. The department has access of encyclopedias including the "Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology". Students have undertaken training in corporations including Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Oil and Natural Gas Cooperation, National Fertilizers, Hinduatan Copper Limited and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers.

The department has secured 60 lakhs rupees of funding from the University Grants Committee (UGC), for the construction of new building. The Department plans to start new M.E. courses in various fields of chemical engineering.

upporting Departments

At first year level, students study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as foundation courses for advanced technical education. To support this, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Geology Sections were established during 1951-52.

A separate English and Social Studies section also exists in the college. A language laboratory with audio visual aids has been established specially for the students joining the college from a rural background.

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

This cell was established in 1988, under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India in New Delhi. It organizes short-term technical modular trade courses such as Entrepreneurship Development programme (EDP), Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC), Organization of Small Industries Management Assistant program (SIMAP), and others.

Educational Media Research Center (EMRC)

The EMRC has produced about 620 educational television films covering large number of topics. Two of its films have won awards at the national level in XI UGC-CEC in 1986. "Ek Jivant Parampara-Gavari Khel aur Khiladi" won the best series of the year and "Chal Man Jayen Apne Desh" won best camera award in 1998.

External links

* [http://www.jnvu.edu.in College Website ]
* [http://www.mbmjecoba.com Alumni website ]