Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering

Postgraduate programs (full-time)

• Applied Instrumentation
• Automation and Control Power System
• Communication Systems
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
• Computer Aided Process Design
• Computer Aided Structure Analysis and Design
• Computer Science & Technology
• Cryogenic Engineering
• Environmental Management
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Internal Combustion Engines and Automobile
• Master of Computer Application
• Rubber Technology
• Textile Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources and Management

Post Diploma Degree programs (PDDC - part-time)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Laboratories

Each department has modern, fully equipped laboratories for U.G. and P.G. programs. Most of the laboratories are recognized for testing and standardization by various organizations. New laboratories of the institute are constantly being established in emerging areas. In addition to the students, the laboratories also cater to industrial testing in diverse fields. The campus offers free internet facility to its students & faculty with the majority of the labs equipped with highly configured computers.

Heavy Structures Laboratory

Workshop

The workshop is equipped to show students the basic operations of manufacturing and production. It is equipped with a CNC machine, an electro-discharge machine, and measuring instruments. The institute has a thermal workshop in which boilers and other thermal equipment can be studied and an automobile workshop.

Sports

The college has dedicated a team for major sports like Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Kabbadi, Football, Volleyball etc. College also has its own ground for Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis court and Indoor Badminton court. Every year hundreds of students take part in GTU Sports fest, which is university level sports fest of Gujarat and bring laurels to the college.

Cricket Ground

Library

The library has 1,03,000 technical books, 173 periodicals, reference books, handbooks, encyclopedias and Indian standards. The library has book bank facility for students. An extra reading facility from early morning to evening is arranged during preparation time for examination. The library has its own Xerox machine and provides photocopy services to the students and staff members at nominal rates. Free internet access is available.^[5]

Training and Placement Cell

The institute maintains a training and placement cell to help students prepare for job searches. Assistance is given to students in developing interviewing skills. Major industries conduct campus interviews for final year students, and thus some students get their job offers through the cell.^[6] Faculty members also maintain networks with alumni and potential employers.Job fairs are also arranged by the cell for the left out students. Entrepreneurship awareness camps are organized at the institute to prepare the students for stating their own industry. Lectures are arranged for students to have first-hand information for further studies in India and abroad. National companies come to select students.

Hostel

The institute has hostel facilities for 787 students. There are two messes in the hostel campus, which are managed by the students. Newspapers and magazines are subscribed for the hostel library. Entertainment facilities include TV room, badminton room, and gymnasium, and outdoor and indoor games. The hostel is administered by the rector and four wardens.^[7]

Hostel Building 'A' - L.D.C.E

Canteen

The canteen is located at the center of the campus. This facility is available for the students and staff at reasonable rates. Separate space is allocated to girls student in the canteen.^[8]

NCC activity

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a major youth organization in the country. It is a link between defense and education. The objective of the NCC is to make citizens who show discipline, ideals, services, dignity of labor and hard work, and a spirit of adventure.

1 Gujarat Composite Technical Company is an NCC unit situated on campus nearby Hostel Gate. Technical training for engineering students is given to Engineers, EME and Signal Platoon. NCC training is given to the cadets for three years. After completion of three years, training and 2nd and 3rd-year examination cadets will be awarded the "C" certificate.

Cadets with the "C" certificate have opportunities to travel abroad, and easier entry to the Armed Forces and Para Military Forces.

NSS Activity

National Service Scheme is another youth organization which has started in the year 2012 in the college. Along with NCC, this youth organization takes an active part in the social and cultural programs which take place in the college. NSS volunteers also take place in annual camps held in various parts of the country. They are awarded certificates after the completion of course.

Post office and Bank

A post office and a bank are situated near the campus of Gujarat University.

Gymkhana

Vidhyarthi Sansad Prepares an action plan and participates in gymkhana activities such as sports, indoor games, cultural activities, debating, social services, social gathering etc. In spite of busy semester schedule, students participate actively in these activities and bring laurels to the institute. Voluntary blood donation camp is a regular feature in the institute. In this year, indoor sports activity is introduced in room no(020) which includes a 4-station multi-gym, table tennis tables, and other sports equipment.

Student Stores

To sell stationery, calculators, tools, and instruments at reasonable rates, a student's stores are run on the campus. Moreover, there is a photocopying facility also.

Industrial Liaison

The institute is in constant liaison with major industries through expert lectures, testing consultancy projects, investigations, students training counting education programs, and seminars.

Placement Cell

The college has launched a placement cell From 2009, starting from batch 2010, the placement activities are carried out online.The placement cell is run by students and assistance is provided to them by the faculties.^[9]