National Institute of Engineering

National Institute of Engineering
Established 1946
Type Education Institution
Principal Dr. G. L Shekar
Academic staff
 125
Administrative staff
 150
Undergraduates 2100
Postgraduates 250
Location Mysore, Karnataka, India
Campus 11.85 acres (48,000 m2)
Affiliations VTU
Website www.nie.ac.in

The National Institute of Engineering, popularly known as NIE, established in 1946, is the second oldest engineering college in Karnataka. It is located in Mysore, India. NIE is an autonomous institution affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. It was granted autonomy in the year 2007.[1] NIE has been ranked among the top engineering college in the academic ranking of Indian colleges by engineering education surveys by Careers360, India Today & Outlook.[2] According to the Outlook Magazine survey - 2013 of the top engineering Colleges in the country, NIE stands 34th.

History

The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) was started in 1946 with Diploma Programs in Civil Engineering in a room under a thatched roof in Lakshmipuram.[3] The first batch consisted of 86 students. Later, the classes were held in a shed in the nearby Sharada Vilas High School campus, in Mysore. S. Ramaswamy, D. V. Narasimha Rao and T. Ramarao,("Tunnel" Ramarao), the founders, established NIE by 1950 with its own class rooms and workshops on a 6-acre (24,000 m2) campus.

NIE started AMIE courses in Civil Engineering for intermediate - passed students in 1948. The students were permitted to change over to the regular degree course leading to B. E. Degree in Civil Engineering of the University of Mysore. Thus, NIE became the second engineering college in the state of Karnataka and the first in Mysore. The first batch of students in Civil Engineering graduated in 1953 from NIE.

In 1956, NIE was recognised for development during the second and subsequent five-year plans by the State and the Union Government. In 1958-59, NIE got private-aided institution status under grant-in-aid code of the Karnataka government. A Golden Jubilee Complex was completed in 1996 on a 6-acre (24,000 m2) plot opposite the main building in part of the golden jubilee celebrations. In 2004, the college received World Bank aid under the TEQIP project.[4] The funds obtained were used to strengthen the various Centres of Excellence in the college and to set up new ones. In 2007, NIE attained autonomy under Visvesvaraya Technological University. It was one of the few colleges in the state to be granted autonomy for all its courses. In 2011, NIE received further World Bank aid under the TEQIP - II. The funds this time were used to augment the Post Graduate Programs.

Location

The institute is located on Manandwadi Road, Mysore.

  • The NIE Administrative Block houses the administrative offices, libraries, a gymnasium, department offices, laboratories, bank, several centres of excellence and workshops.
  • The Golden Jubilee Block, operational since 2000, located in a lush green campus, houses the Golden Jubilee Lecture Theatre Complex, a canteen and a playground area.
  • In the same campus, the Diamond Jubilee Sports Complex was set up in 2009. It contains a Large, 1200 capacity arena which houses courts for Badminton, Table Tennis and other indoor sports

Academic programs

Courses Offered:

  • Undergraduate Programs
    • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Computer Science and Engineering
    • Electronics and Communication Engineering
    • Industrial Production and Engineering
    • Information Science and Engineering
  • Postgraduate Programs
    • Hydraulics
    • Computer Applications in Industrial Drives
    • Power systems
    • Production Engineering Systems and Technology
    • Information Technology
    • Computer Network Engineering
    • Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
    • Industrial Automation & Robotics
  • Doctoral Programs and M.S.C programmes
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Science and Engineering
    • Industrial Production and Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • Physics & Chemistry

Centers

  • NIE- Centre for Nano-Technology
  • NIE-Software Development and Solution Centre
  • NIE-EICHER Centre for Automobile Technology
  • Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
  • Center for Materials Research (CMR)
  • NIE IEEE Student Branch (NISB)
  • NIE CNC Training Centre
  • Center for Energy Management and Test Systems for Electrical Apparatus
  • Center for Artificial Intelligence Application to Power Systems
  • Building Fire Research Center (BFRC)
  • Center for Research and Consultancy (CRC)
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
  • ONYX, the entrepreneurship cell of NIE(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyx_E-cell)
  • Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)

Notable alumni and administrators

  • Narayana Murthy, Executive Chairman, Infosys
  • Arshad Jamil, Former Civil Judge Uttarakhand
  • Mysore L Nagaraja, Retd. President MTA Capital Construction Company, USA
  • E.A.S. Prasanna, test cricketer
  • Kumar Malavalli, founder, Brocade Communications.
  • Dr. Ravi Lingarkar, former VP of Engineering of McAfee, CEO of Celestix,1986
  • Dr. D. Manjunath - Professor IIT, Bombay, 1986
  • Dr. Ramesh Galigekere, Head of Department, Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, 1986
  • Dr. D. P. Giridhar, Co-founder of a State University, Gujarat & Former Vice Chancellor Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
  • Dr. Shriram Revankar, Senior Director, Adobe. 1985
  • Veena Balasundaram, Deputy General Manager, HAL, 1986
  • Vikram Raman, Vice President, Bromma Conquip AB, 1986
  • Vishy Narayan, Asst. VP Infosys, 1986
  • Lakshmi Ashok, Director CSC, 1986
  • Srikanth Nadhamuni, CEO Khosla Labs, 1986
  • Dr. Mysore N. Prakash, Author, "The Courtesan and the Sadhu"
  • Srinath Batni, Director of Infosys
  • Siddharth Sethi, founder, DigiCom
  • Ananth Talualikar, Chairman, Cummins India
  • Honganour S. Krishna, Assoc. Project Manager, USA, Class of 1975
  • Mysore Srinivasan, Retd. Project Manager, USA
  • Honganur S. Parthasarathy, Engineer, USA
  • K. S. Ramaswamy, Founder, Mysuru
  • R.K. Anandakumar, Retd. Chief Manager, Escorts Geotze Ltd.
  • H. R. Janardhana Iyengar, Founder, Mysuru
  • Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya,renowned Sanskrit scholar and expert in Dvaita philosophy.
  • Deepak Hegde, Director, Brocade communications pvt ltd.
  • Abhi(nav) Dhar, Divisional Vice President & CTO, Walgreens Ecommerce
  • Sandeep Sinha, General Manager, Ircon International Limited
  • Mohan Kumar B, Engineer, USA
  • Vish K Ponnathpore Director/Principal Mazzetti Engineers USA
  • N.S.Narendra, Founder Chairman of Firepro, USA, 1986.

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : 12 engineering colleges in State granted autonomy". The Hindu. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ↑ Outlook (2006-07-17). "Top 100 Engineering Colleges In India : outlookindia.com". Outlook – July, 2006 Issue (Outlook). Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. ↑ "The National Institute of Engineering". NIE. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ↑ "The Hindu : Karnataka News : World Bank aid for 15 engineering colleges". The Hindu. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

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