Motihari College of Engineering

Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari
Former name
Indian College of Engineering Motihari
TypeState Government
Established1980 (1980)
PrincipalProf. (Dr.) Navneet Kumar, PhD IIT Delhi
Academic staff
47
Administrative staff
35
Undergraduates960
Location
Motihari
,
Bihar
,
India
CampusSubUrban
NicknameMCE Motihari
AffiliationsBihar Engineering University
Websitewww.mcemotihari.ac.in

Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari is a Government Engineering College fully funded by the government of Bihar, India. It is managed by Department of Science and Technology (Bihar) and Technical Education, along with 38 Government Engineering Colleges of Bihar. The college is affiliated to Bihar Engineering University, Patna and approved by AICTE, Delhi.

History

Previously the institute was known as Indian College of Engineering-Motihari and was established in 1980. In 1994 all staffs and students were transferred to other engineering colleges of Bihar and the institute was shut down due to some political reason. Later in November 2008, the Government reopen the institute & the name was changed from Indian College of Engineering to Motihari College of Engineering.

Campus

Motihari College of Engineering has a 48-acre campus at Bairiya Fursatpur, Motihari, East-Champaran district of Bihar in India.

Departments

Department Seats (UG)
Computer Science with Artificial intelligence Engineering 60
Computer Science and Engineering 60
Mechanical Engineering 60
Electrical & Electronics Engineering 60
Civil Engineering 60
Civil with Computer Applications Engineering 60

Additional 12 seats (2nd year onward) is also sanctioned by AICTE for Lateral Entry students for all trades especially for Diploma holder or B.Sc. students.

Academics

Admissions

Since 2019, admissions are being taken by UGEAC-BCECEB, which considers JEE-Main merit list as the scoring criterion. Students desirous to take admissions must appear in JEE-Main Exam, conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Earlier, UG admissions were made through the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination(BCECE) conducted by Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board, Under Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Act, 1995 of Bihar government. Although, any student to get admitted in any of the engineering colleges located in Bihar, which uses UGEAC as the admission norm, requires the student to be a bonafide resident of Bihar.

Curriculum

The B. Tech. program consists of eight semesters spread over four academic years. Motihari College of Engineering is affiliated to Bihar Engineering University, Patna. M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering and other specialization is expected to start from upcoming academic year after getting mandatory approval from AICTE-New Delhi.

See also

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