Assam Engineering Institute
Assam Engineering
Institute, a premier technical institution of Assam was established in
the year 1948. It is affiliated to the State Council for Technical Education.
Its campus is located in Chandmari at the heart of Guwahati city. It is well
connected to both the railway station (3 KM) and airport (28 KM). Moreover
Guwahati is the gateway to the North-Eastern region of India, being well
connected to all the other states like Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya
and Arunachal Pradesh.
History:
Being one of the oldest Technical Institute in the North East,
Assam Engineering Institute placed an important role in the field of technical
education in the region. The Institute was first started as "Assam Civil
Engineering School" and offered a diploma course in Civil Engineering.
Gradually as the demand for technical personal in other fields was increasing,
diploma courses were introduced in other disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical,
Chemical, Electronics & Telecommunication and Computer.
VISION AND MISSION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Vision:
To be a centre of excellence by providing education
consistent with overall progress in Civil Engineering for the upliftment of the
society.
Mission:
a.
To independently
supervise a multi disciplinary project.
b.
To impart updated
knowledge about the modern approach in construction methodology.
c.
To instill
ethical values in Civil Engineering practice and its socio cultural impact
encompassing public utilities and services.
d.
To establish himself/herself as a proud
citizen of the society in addition to technical competence.
The Civil Engineering
Department was the first Department to be started when the Institute was
first established on 16th of January, 1948. The Institute was then named the
Assam Civil Engineering School, which was again changed to Assam Civil Engineering
Institute in 1952. The present name of the Institute was given in 1956. The
need of the State of Assam at that time was that of an Institution to train
Assistant Engineers and Overseers to execute the heavy programmes of the post
Second World War Development Plan like construction of roads, bridges, and
buildings.
Student Intake:
The
intake of the Department of Civil Engineering has varied over the years and was
changed depending of the need of the times. Starting from the original intake
of 30 students in the first
e.
batch of the Department, the intake has varied
from 60 to 120 and the present intake of the Department stands at 90 students.
Staff:The Department of Civil Engineering had
only one Lecturer at the time of inception, and at present, the Department has
a Head of Department, two Senior Lecturers, seven Lecturers and three Senior
Instructors. Almost all the faculties are Master Degree holders in various
Civil Engineering fields like Structural Engineering, Watershed Management
& Flood Control Engineering, Building Construction, and Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering.
f.
Our Programmes:
g.
Diploma in Civil
Engineering
Facilities:
h.
Laboratories
i.
Library
j.
Computer Centre
Other Programmes:
k.
Sponsored
training Programmes
l.
IRG through
Consultancies
The Civil Engineering Department of Assam Engineering Institute has been
producing Diploma engineers for more than fifty years. The demand for Civil
Engineers in the North-Eastern region is increasing as a lot of infrastructure
development projects are coming up in the region in recent times. With a
well-qualified staff and a lot of new equipment in the modernized laboratories,
the students have benefited by getting proper technical exposure. Further, the
Department has provided and will continue to provide its services to society in
general and industry in particular by providing right information and
appropriate technology. The strides taken by the Department in recent years
promise more benefits to the students, to the Institute, and to the State of Assam.