Sylhet Engineering College

Sylhet Engineering College
সিলেট প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয়
Other name	SEC
Type	Public Engineering College
Established	2005; 20 years ago
Academic affiliation	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Md. Sarowar Uddin
Principal	Asaduzzaman Asad
Students	Approx 800
Location	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 8 Acres
Academic departments	3
Website	www.sec.ac.bd

Sylhet Engineering College (SEC; Bengali: সিলেট ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ) is a public undergraduate (B.Sc. Engineering) college, established in 2005.^[1] It is affiliated with the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Sylhet Engineering College commonly known as SEC is a public Engineering College in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which focuses on the study of engineering. Every year, around 180 students get accepted to their undergraduate programs to study engineering.

Introduction

Sylhet Engineering College (SEC) was established in the year 2007 under the School of Applied Sciences & Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

Campus

The Sylhet Engineering College (SEC) campus is located at Tilagarh, approximately one kilometer away from the center of Sylhet city. There are 16 multi-storied buildings included three large academic buildings, library and computer building, administrative building, the principal's residence, teachers and staff quarters. There are two male hostels and a female hostel for students.

Departments

The following departments offer 4 years B.Sc. (Engineering) degree every year:

Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

Undergraduate courses

Serial	Name	Seats
1	B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)	60
2	B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)	60
3	B.Sc. (Engg.) in Civil Engineering (CE)	60

Admission process

Students who have passed the SSC and HSC from Science background can apply for admission if they fulfill the minimum requirement. Admission into SEC is highly competitive and needs a high academic attainment at the SSC and HSC level. Selection of the students for admission is made through a written admission test. Academic activities are completed with four year semester credit system.

Campus life

Classes are held every day from 8 am to 5 pm without weekly holidays (Thursday & Friday). All academic activities are maintained by administrative office. An educational tour is organized for the students every year. Various cultural activities and special days are celebrated in this campus e.g. International Mother language day, Independence day, Victory day and Pohela Baishakh.

Scholarships opportunities

In every semester, the government would give 1950 taka per students for basis in CGPA (Top 60% in per batch or department). After completing graduation, there is a scope to study abroad with scholarship which is counted by the rank of the Shahjalal University of Science & Technology. As a new Engineering College, SECian students got the opportunity to study in world's famous universities as like the University of Texas, National University of Singapore, University of Tartu, Florida Institute of Technology, University of Greenwich, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, TU Dresden with full scholarships.

Hall facility

There are three residential halls (five storeyed hall each), two halls for males and one hall for females. These are listed below with their capacities: