Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College

Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology (Formerly known as Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College)
Type Government Autonomous College
Established 1989
Principal Prof. MPS Chauhan
Undergraduates 1391
Postgraduates 175
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Location Ghurdauri, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
Campus Rural
Nickname GBPIET Formerly GBPEC
Affiliations AICTE, Uttarakhand Technical University, DEHRADUN
Website gbpec.ac.in
Overlooking the Himalayas from near the Principal's residence

Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology (or GBPEIT) (formerly known as Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College before August 2017) is an autonomous institution for higher technical education located in Ghudauri of Pauri Garhwal district,in north Indian state of Uttarakhand. College run by the government of Uttarakhand, India. It was created in 1989 and named after memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, statesman and Bharat Ratna recipient Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.[1]

History

Gobind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology [2] was established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1989. It started its first academic session in 1991. The institute is affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun.[3] since 2006.

It is located about 11 km from Pauri, the District headquarters and is about 33 km from Dev Prayag, a historical and pilgrimage place. When the weather is clear a panoramic view of Himalaya as well as a short view of Srinagar can be seen from GBPIET. The college is financed by the Government of Uttarakhand and managed by the Board of Governors with the Minister of Technical Education, Government of Uttarakhand, as the Chairman.

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Location

The institute is located in the Garhwal Himalayas, at a height of 1800 m (7000 ft.) above sea level, spread over 169 acres (0.68 km2). The college has a quiet, congenial, hilly and pollution-free environment. Summer is pleasant with a maximum of 30 °C for a few weeks (around two months in a year), and for rest of the time (around ten months in the year) the weather remains cool.

Courses

The institute offers courses in MCA, M. Tech, and B. Tech. The college provides seven undergraduate, five postgraduate, and six doctoral courses.

Departments

  • Applied Sciences and Humanities
  • Biotechnology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Applications
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

The College offers undergraduate B. Tech. degrees in:[4]

  • Biotechnology Engineering (60 seats)
  • Civil Engineering (60 seats)
  • Computer Science and Engineering (60 seats)
  • Electrical Engineering (60 seats)
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering (60 seats)
  • Mechanical Engineering (60 seats)
  • Production Engineering (15 seats)

The College offers postgraduate programmes M.C.A. (Master of Computer Applications), M.Tech programmes in Biotechnology, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Science and Engineering, and Production Engineering.

The Institute offers doctorate degrees Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Applications, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and Production Engineering

Admission for undergraduate programs is made through the entrance examination Joint Entrance Examination(JEE)(Main) which is conducted by the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) at all India Level. 85% of seats are reserved for candidates who are domiciles of Uttarakhand. The diploma Holders/ B.sc(Mathematics) candidates may also take admission through LATERAL ENTRY ENTRANCE TEST (LEET),Conducted every year by Uttarakhand technical university Dehradun. Admissions for the post graduate programs are done at the college level from GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) qualified candidates, and remaining seats, if any, on merit basis. All the admission is based on Quota System Strictly as per GOI rules.

Applied Sciences and Humanities Department

The Applied Science department is concerned with the first year students. It includes study of subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Management, Economics and English. Its labs are:

  • Physics Lab
  • Chemistry Lab
  • Language Lab

Biotechnology Department

The department was established in 2005. It has the following labs:

  • Genetics Lab
  • Bioinformatics Lab

Computer Science and Engineering Department

The CSE department teaches the BTech (CSE), MTech (CSE) and MCA and PhD students. It has hardware and software labs, with internet connection (20 Mbit/s)through BSNL. The department labs are:

  • Internet Lab (under Linux)
  • DBMS Lab (under Windows with Oracle)
  • Computer Graphics Lab
  • Project Lab

Electrical Engineering Department

The department offers B.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering.

Electronics and Communication Engineering Department

The labs are:

  • Advanced Communications Lab.
  • Communications Lab.
  • Advanced Simulation Lab.
  • Microprocessor Lab.
  • Measurements and Instrumentation Lab.
  • Basic Electrical Engineering Lab.
  • Control System Lab.
  • Digital Electronics Lab.
  • Power Electronics Lab.
  • DSP Lab.
  • Electrical Machines Lab
  • Electric Drives Lab
  • Power System Lab
  • PCB Lab.
  • Microwave Lab.
  • Basic Electronics Lab
  • Network Systems Lab.

Mechanical and Production Engineering Department

The Department workshop is a centralised facility, which works with the other labs related to mechanical engineering. The labs in the central workshop are:

  • Carpentry Shop.
  • Black Smithy Shop.
  • Fitting Shop.
  • Machine Shop.
  • Welding Shop.
  • Sheet Metal Shop

The other Mechanical and Production Engineering Department labs include:

  • Mechanics lab
  • Engineering Drawing lab
  • Fluid Mechanics lab
  1. Department Of Civil Engineering
There are following labs in the civil engineering department
  • Basic Surveying lab
  • Auto Cad lab
  • Transportation Engineering lab
  • Building materials and Construction lab
  • Hydraulic lab
  • Environment Engineering Lab

Central Library

Pride of the institute is large volumes (over 40000) of books in the areas of Engineering, Applied sciences, Humanity and Management, and ancillary areas from various Indian and foreign publications. Library is a hub around which all academic activities of the institute revolve. The library subscribes to national and international journals, including e-journals through consortium in the field of technology, magazines on current affairs and general interest to keep the students update with new technology & events. The students have free in-hand facilities for books and journals.

Training and Placement Cell

Students have been employed in Infosys, TCS, ISRO,DRDO,IOCL,BEL,PGCIL,SJVNL,Tech Mahindra, NIIT, Bajaj Auto, HCL Technologies, Satyam Computers and Syntel.

Hostels

The College is fully residential and requires that all students live in a hostel. There are six hostels for boys and five hostels for girls. There is one Teachers' Transit Hostel (TTH) for guest faculty members and Ph.D. scholars. The College has Type I, Type II, Type IV and Type IV-A quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff.

References

  1. ↑ M. Chalapathi Rau, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant: his life and times (1981), pp 183-184)
  2. ↑ Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology GBPEC 2012 Exam Dates Admissions Results Pauri Garhwal Uttarakhand GB Pant Engineering College. Euttaranchal.com (2013-08-13). Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  3. ↑ List of Affiliated Colleges and Institutes Uttarakhand Technical University
  4. ↑ Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College Website

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