About Bapatla College of Engineering, [BCE] Guntur
Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous) is one of the seven Educational Institutions founded and run by BAPATLA EDUCATION SOCIETY. The society was established in the year 1962 registered No:58/1962 under societies act XXI of 1860 with the objectives to found and run the Educational & Cultural Institutions.
Sl.No | Name of the Institute | Establishment |
1 |
Bapatla College of Arts & Sciences |
1963 |
2 |
Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous) |
1981 |
3 |
Bapatla Public School |
1987 |
4 |
Bapatla Junior College |
1994 |
5 |
Bapatla College of Pharmacy |
1995 |
6 |
Bapatla Polytechnic College |
2001 |
7 |
Bapatla Womens' Engineering College |
2009 |
This College is one of the few Colleges out of 570+ Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, which is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. The six B. Tech. Courses which are accredited twice are: Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, EIE & Mechanical. Apart from the above two more B. Tech courses viz., IT and Chemical Engineering are also accredited recently. Accreditation to all the eight courses is valid up to April 2010
The College has also applied for Autonomous Status and an Inspection Committee constituted by Acharya Nagarjuna University has inspected the college and recommended to AICTE for grant of Autonomous Status to this College.
The Institution of Engineers (India) accredited 8 B. Tech. programmes offered by the college based on the recommendations of the 6-member sub committee of senior Professors from IISc, Bangalore constituted by it. Further, the Ministry of Surface Transport recognized Mechanical Engineering Course of the College. In addition to this, the college is also registered with Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research for the purpose of availing Customs duty exemption. The college is selected as a Network Institute for the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of the Ministry of Human Resources Development and the World Bank. An amount of Rs. 11.81 crores was granted to the college under this programme.
Courses Offered
The 4-year B. Tech. Courses is offered in nine branches, viz., CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, Ch. E., Biotech, ME and CE with total annual intake of 1020 students.Additional 10% intake is through lateral admissions into second year. Five M.Tech. Courses, viz (1) ‘CAD/CAM’ specialization in Mech. Engg. Dept. - intake of 18,(2) ‘COMMUNICATIONS & SIGNAL PROCESSING’ in ECE Dept. - intake of 18 (3) ‘COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGG.’ In CSE Dept.- intake of 30, (4)'POWER SYSTEM' in EEE Dept. - intake of 18, and (5)'STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING' in Civil Dept. - intake of 18 are also offered. Apart from the above courses in Engineering, the College offers six P.G. Courses, viz., M. Sc.(Maths), M.Sc.(electronics), M. Sc.(Computer Sciences), M. Sc.(Chemistry), M. Sc.(Physics) and MCA with a total intake of 294. From the academic year 2009-2010, the Polytechnic course is being offered in the second shift with an intake of 180.
With a view to derive the full benefit of morning hours, the class work is commenced at 7.30 A.M. Thereby the students are enabled to make the best use of the rich Library, English Communication Skills Lab, Computer Labs and playfield facilities in the afternoons.
Faculty
The teaching faculty consists of 20 Professors, Asst. Professors 31 and 130 Lecturers and is well supported by the 124 strong non-teaching staff. Out of 190 faculty members, 22 are with Ph.D. qualification and 83 are with M.Tech. qualification. Others have B. Tech./M. Phil./MCA/M. Sc., qualification.
Facts And Figures Of Bapatla College Of Engineering-
Established year
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1981
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Chairperson
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M. Seshagiri Rao
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Approval
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All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
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National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
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Affiliated to
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Acharya Nagarjuna University
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Total number of companies visited in 2014
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17+
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Total placements in 2014
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175+
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Library
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25756 Titles
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62200 Volumes
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2312 Online Journals
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111 Print Journals
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Girls Hostel Accommodation
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1600 Girls
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How to Reach
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103 Km from Vijayawada Airport
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4.5 Km from Bapatla Railway Station
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3.8 Km from Satyanarayana Puram
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