Delhi College of Engineering

About Delhi College of Engineering

Established as Delhi Polytechnic in 1940, the technical school was created to cater to the demands of Indian industries. At that time the Delhi Polytechnic offered courses in Arts, Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Applied Science and Textiles. The National Diploma awarded by the Delhi Polytechnic was considered equivalent to B.E. Degree by the then UPSC. In 1962, after the administration of Delhi Polytechnic was taken over from Ministry of Education, India, to Delhi State, various departments offering courses in different disciplines separated to form institutes addressing specific areas. The Department of Arts became College of Arts and the Department of Commerce and Business Administration further divided into several institutes of Commerce and Secretarial Practices. In 1965, the Delhi Polytechnic was renamed as Delhi College of Engineering.

Subsequently, Bachelor of Engineering courses in Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering were started. Delhi Assembly passed a Bill on July 01, 2009 paving way for upgradation of Delhi College of Engineering to Delhi Technological University. Upgradation of the engineering college will opened up new opportunities for expansion of technical education in Delhi as more courses are introduced as now it will be an autonomous university. New BE programmes in software engineering, automotive engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, engineering physics, aerospace engineering, medical engineering and nuclear science and engineering are introduced. Courses on bio-technology, nano-technology, bio-informatics, computational mathematics and MBA in knowledge and technology management and information systems management also introduced.

Some of the major highlights in the last two decades has been the introduction of CEE Entrance test, moving of the campus to a large and sprawling 164 acres (0.7 km2) near Bawana Road in Northern Delhi, and a shift of focus of students and faculty towards research and developmen

The admission towards a full-time Bachelor of Engineering degree in Delhi College of Engineering and Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology is through Combined Entrance Examination (CEE) conducted by the University of Delhi, and All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. Out of the total 570 seats, 85% are reserved for students who pass from high schools in the National Capital Territory of Delhi or Delhi region. The remaining 15% seats are for candidates from outside Delhi region and are admitted on the basis of All India merit Rank in AIEEE[6] . Admission towards a Postgraduate degree at the Delhi College of Engineering is based on performance in the GATE qualifying exam, followed by an interview.

Keeping with the tradition of most colleges in India, Delhi College of Engineering, too, organizes cultural and academic festivals. While the cultural festivals are a break from studies and comprise events such as music concerts and fashion shows, the academic festivals form a common platform for students and academicians across the country to meet and showcase research. The major cultural festival is Engifest, held every every year in the month of February.Innova is the annual technical festival of DCE organised by the Civil and Mechanical Department in association with SEM & SAE. Resonance is a collage of assorted literary and managerial events and serves as a stage for showcasing the talents of the students in fields other than science and engineering. Arena is the annual Sports Meet of the Delhi College of Engineering, and Virasat is the name for a host of cultural events organised by SPIC MACAY.
TROIKA, one of the biggest Technical festival in India is organised by the IEEE student's branch. The events see participation from all corners of the nation. The IEEE student's branch also established www.dcetech.com a student resource portal, for the benefit of the engineering student community. The Department of Computer Engineering and the Computers Society of India(CSI) have their annual technical fest Phoenix . Renaissance is technical fest organized by the IET student chapter of DCE. Tatva, is the name of the annual technical symposium organised by the Department of Polymer Science and Chemical Technology in association with SPE. KARYON is the annual tech-fest of DCE organised by Biotechnology department.

Several cultural events are organized by the student community over each academic year. Notable events include "Panache", a multimedia quiz drawing the maximum participation of any college quiz, and "Spave", the annual managerial event, both conducted under the aegis of IEEE students branch. These two events have garnered a lot of appreciation in the last few years.

DCE has a very strong entrepreneurship community actively working towards spreading the message of innovation amongst these budding engineers. With an ASES [Asia Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society] student branch, it also incorporates a Professional Development Institute as a resource to its students.

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