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Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering
Administrative section of the college, in 2026
Mottosanskrit: Satyameva Jayate
Motto in English
Truth alone triumphs
TypeEngineering College
Established1980[1]
PrincipalDr. K Nagendra Prasad
Administrative staff
~400[2]
Students~4000
Location, ,
India

13°57′57″N 75°36′46.5″E / 13.96583°N 75.612917°E / 13.96583; 75.612917
AffiliationsVisvesvaraya Technological University
Websitehttp://www.jnnce.ac.in

Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering or JNNCE is an engineering college established in 1980 by the National Education Society (NES) in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The college campus is spread over an area of more than 55 acres (220,000 m2). The college offers seven undergraduate engineering degrees (B.E) and four postgraduate degrees. The Research and Development (R & D) centers in engineering and business departments offer Ph.D. and M.Sc. (Engineering) degrees by research.

Arch at the entrance of the college, in 2026
College sports pavilion in 2026
College bus shelter, in 2026
College campus, in 2026

Facilities[edit | edit source]

The campus is spread over an area of more than 55 acres. The railway station is about 3 km from college and the KSRTC bus stand is nearly 6 km. There is also a Post Office inside the college campus.

Hostels[edit | edit source]

The college has separate hostel facilities both for boys and girls. Four hostels for boys, namely, Tunga, Bhadra, Krishna and Sharavathi, are located in the campus. The girls' hostel is a building located near to the college outside the campus. P.G. and Final B.E. students are provided with single rooms.

Transportation[edit | edit source]

The city is connected by number of college bus. The college has provided bus facility for students coming from Bhadravathi. College buses run between the college and every other part of city throughout the day. Bus timings to college are 7:10 am, 8:05 am, 10:15 am. Bus timing from college are 12:40 pm, 1:30 pm, 5:25 pm. Busses also operate until 8:30 pm for the convenience of hostel students.

Bank facility[edit | edit source]

The Canara bank is situated in the campus and it offers banking service to the staff and students of the college.

Academic profile[edit | edit source]

Admission[edit | edit source]

Students are admitted to undergraduate courses on basis of their merit in the Karnataka CET test, or in the COMED-K undergraduate test. Students are also admitted through a management quota also that does not require merit(donation). There is a lateral entry scheme in place, by which students holding diploma degrees can enter directly to the second year of study in engineering.[3]

Departments[edit | edit source]

Basic Science[4]
Undergraduate
Postgraduate

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. "About". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. "J N N C E". jnnce.ac.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
  4. "Departments". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.