Canara Engineering College

Canara Engineering College
Benjanapadavu
Motto Persistent Perseverance In Pursuit of Perfection
Type Non-Autonomous
Established 2001
Affiliation VTU
Principal Dr Ganesh V Bhat[1]
Location Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
12°54′6″N 74°59′58.2″E / 12.90167°N 74.999500°E / 12.90167; 74.999500
Campus Rural, 26 acres (110,000 m2)
Nickname CEC
Website canaraengineering.in

Canara Engineering College (CEC) is a tier 3 engineering college in Karnataka, India[2] situated approximately 22 km from Mangalore in the surroundings of Benjanapadavu. It was established in 2001 as a Millennium project by Canara High School Association.[3] The college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum . It is also recognized by government of Karnataka and is approved by AICTE, New Delhi.[4] Approximately 400 engineers graduate annually.[5]

About The College

The college spreads over 26 acres in Benjanapadavu and is accessible from Mangalore or Bantwal.[6] The college is equipped with Cafeteria, Wi-Fi campus, Mess and Hostel facility along with College bus facility for Day Scholars.

CEC is run by Canara High School Association (CHSA), an association based in Mangalore contributing towards Konkani linguistic minority education. The group was founded by the late Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai (also founder of Canara Bank) in 1891. Ammembal Subbarao Pai was a social reform and a philanthropist who aimed at imparting modern education blended with ancient cultural values to the youth of Dakshina Kannada. With this in mind he started the Canara High School Association with its primary project being the Canara High School which was established in 1891 and functions even today. The group which is now primarily funded by alumni, also runs several other educational institutions in and around Mangalore.[7]

Courses

Following are the courses in the college:[8]

Professional Society Chapters

The following Professional Society Chapters function in the college:[9]

Technical & Cultural Events

Canara Engineering College hosts several events with the association of various technical chapters in the college. "Aakriti" is the annual national level Technical & Cultural event of the college.[10] Several other events like INNOVATE,[11] TECHNOPHILIA, TECHGURU,[12] EMERGIA,[13] CIPIX maintains associations of various technical chapters in the college.

Aakriti14 will be celebrated from 17 February to 19 February.

Currently the principal post is vacant but now Ganesh Bhat is Principal. It is covered by much vegetation and is the source of many memories.

References

  1. ↑ Shridhar, Deepthi; Dixit, Nagaraja (12 May 2009). "Axe effect- Tech knowledge". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Shridhar, Deepthi (11 October 2011). "Engg students put campus placements on web portal". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Canara Engineering College". minglebox.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Canara Engineering College Details". studyguideindia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Growth". canaraengineering.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Location Map". canaraengineering.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "About Us". canara.ac.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "PROPOSED DETAILS FOR DATA BASE OF AFFILIATED ENGINEERING COLLEGES". vtu.ac.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Clubs & Culturals". canaraengineering.in. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Bookspar. "Canara Engineering College presents AAKRITI-12".
  11. ↑ Knowafest.com. http://www.knowafest.com/2013/04/innovate-13-canara-engineering-college-fest.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ collegekhabar.com. http://www.collegekhabar.com/event/view/Techguru-3-0-CEC-Mangalore-Karnataka. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ cecieee.com. "EMERGIA 13".
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