MBM Engineering College

M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur

Motto	Faith and Labour
Established	1951
Type	Education and Research Institute
Chancellor	Governor of Rajasthan
Vice-Chancellor	Vice Chancellor of JNVU
Dean	Prof. Kamlesh Purohit
Academic staff	170
Administrative staff	150
Students	2965
Location	Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Campus	Urban, 62 acres (250,905.1 m²)
Acronym	MBM
Website	www.mbm.ac.in www.jnvu.edu.in www.tpocellmbm.com

M.B.M. Engineering College (Mugneeram Bangur Memorial Engineering College, MBM), Jodhpur is one of the oldest engineering colleges in India.

Emblem of M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur

History

The M.B.M. Engineering College was established on 15 August 1951, by the Government of Rajasthan. This was made possible by a donation of rupees 8,00000/- from Seth Ramcooverji Bangur of Didwana and rupees 2,00000/- from the Hanwant Benevolent Fund. Mathuradas Mathur and A. D. Bohra started the college in the Ugamji's bungalow near the railway over bridge leading to Sojati Gate, within two months of obtaining approval from the Government. The laboratories and hostels were housed in the old guest house in Ratanada. After a couple of years, the college moved to its present location covering an area of 92,000 sq.m. and new hostels were constructed. With the establishment of Jodhpur University (now J.N. Vyas University) in July 1962, this college became its Faculty of Engineering.^[1]

V. G. Garde became Principal on 3 December 1951. Professors who later joined the college include Hari Singh Choudhary, S.C. Goyal, R.M. Advani, M. L. Mathur, Alam Singh, S. Divakaran, V. S. Bansal, D. C. Surana, and BC Punamia.^[1]

Academic history

MBM offers courses of study in engineering and educational programmes leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Post Graduate Diploma in the following:^[1]

In 1951, MBM started, offering a three-year degree course leading to Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and a two-year diploma course in Civil Engineering, with an intake of 35 students in each course.
In 1957, a Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering was started.
In 1958, Bachelor’s degree courses in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering were started.
In 1966, Master's degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering were started.
In 1972, a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering was first offered.
In 1990, a Master's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering and Production and Industrial Engineering were started.
In 1998, a degree course in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Architecture were started. Master in Computer Application was also started.
In 1999, a Post Graduate Diploma in Stone Technology was started.
In 2000, the department of Computer Science and Engineering started a degree course in Information technology.
In 2010 a Post Graduate Diploma in Interior Design was started in Department of Architecture, with the intake of 60 students.
In 2011 the department of Electronics & Communication added undergraduate B.E. programs in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Computer Engineering. A degree course named "Bachelor of Building and Construction Technology" was started with the intake of 60 students with the approval of AICTE.
In 2012 the Bachelor of Architecture course was restarted with the permission of Council of Architecture, with an intake of 40 students.
In 2014 the official website of the college was launched.

Visitors

Presidents of India Rajendra Prasad and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Home Minister of IndiaHome Minister Govind Ballabh Pant, Finance Minister of IndiaFinance Minister Man Mohan Singh are among visitors to the college.^[1]

Departments and centers

MBM has 14 departments and 3 centers:

Architecture (since 1998)
Building and Construction Technology (since 2011)
Chemical Engineering (since 1998)
Civil Engineering (since 1951)
Computer Science and Engineering (since 1990)
Electrical Engineering (since 1966)
Electronics and Communication Engineering (since 1972)
Electronics and Computer Engineering (since 2010)
Electronics and Electrical Engineering (since 2010)
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering (since 1966)
Mining Engineering (since 1958)
Production and Industrial Engineering (since 1990)
Structural Engineering
Educational Multimedia Research Centre (since 1986)
Faculty Computer Centre
Netlab (Internet Laboratory)

Educational Multimedia Research Center

Educational Multimedia Research Center (EMMRC), Jodhpur a production and research center for educational films for UGC-CWCR, received national recognition for its contribution in the field of electronic media. The Center is fully funded by the University Grants Commission.^[2]

The AVRC project (Now Educational Multimedia Research Center) was sanctioned by the UGC in 1986, and produces educational TV films. The UGC upgraded the Center from AVRC to EMRC (Educational Media Research Center) in 1991, which became EM2RC (Educational Multimedia Research Center) in September 2004. After producing its first film, "Desert Bats", in 1987, the EMMRC produced over 1,900 educational TV films in Hindi and English on subjects including science, commerce, arts, education, literature, culture, folklore, humanity, medical science, engineering, etc.^[2] Twenty of them won appreciation and awards at the national level; they include^[3]

Jeevat Ke Dhani: Hanuman Langoor
Gangaur - Ek Sanskritik Virasat - 1
Maand: Parampara Ki Pratishruti - 1 & 2
Worlds Oldest Mountain Chain Aravalli
Jodhpur Durg - Mehrangarh
Neem - The Green Goldmine

Alumni association

"MBM Engineering College Alumni Association" was founded at the time of Silver Jubilee celebration of the college in 1976 by professors Alam Singh, GK Agarwal, ML Mathur, S. Divakaran, BC Punamia and D V Talwar. The association's stated objectives include organizing activities in the college, and awarding scholarships and prizes to students. Alumni association:^[4]

Has 17 chapters and more than 6,000 members all over the world.
Has distributed scholarships to around 1,000 students.
Awarding Gold Medals and Silver Medals to the meritorious students.
Helping most needy girl students of the college by adapting them.
Has its own building, which was constructed in 1994.
Organizing Golden Jubilee and Silver Jubilee reunion of the respective batches.
Celebrated its own "Silver Jubilee" in 2001.

Notable alumni

BC Punamia, Former Dean & Head of Civil Engineering Department, MBM Engineering College and Author of more than 20 technical course books for engineering students.^[5]
Mahendra Mehta, CEO, Vedanta Resources,^[6]
Er K K Kapila, Chairman, Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. (ICT), Delhi^[7]
Er.B.L. Mohatta, Founder & Managing Director of MEC Tube Pvt. Ltd., Delhi^[8]
Er. Madhur Tripathi, H.O.D QA/QC, Bilfinger Berger(Gmbh) (DnS), West Africa
Deepak Agrawal, former Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu
Bhupendra Kumar Dak, IPS, ADDL D.G. of Police, Jaipur
Ashok Kumar Jain, IAS, SEC HDIS Govt of Rajasthan.
Krishna Kumar Khandelwal, IAS, Haryana cadre.
Arun Kumar Saxena, Advisor Signaling, Indian Railway Board
Nathu Ram Chowdhary, IES, Indian Railway
Rakesh Kumar Gupta, CEO, Centre for Development of Stones, Rajasthan
H. N. Mulpury, Director (Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Sambalpur
Anant Bhargava, IES, Indian Railways
Akhilesh Joshi,Chief Executive Officer and Whole Time Director, Hindustan Zinc Limited (‘HZL’)
Pankaj Bhandari Additional General Manager BSNL
Raman Joshi, Managing Director, Manitowoc
Panna Ram Siyag, IFS, United Nations Organisation ( U.N.O.), Bonn, Germany.
Er. Bhanwar Lal Bishnoi, B.E.(ECE), General Manager -R&D Toshiba Corporation
Er. Dasrath Singh Panwar, B.E.(Civil), IES, CPWD