Jigme Namgyel Engineering College
The Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC) is one of the constituent colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB). The college was formerly known as the Royal Bhutan Polytechnic, Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology and Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic. It is beautifully located a top a hill overlooking the small town of Dewathang at an altitude of approximately 880 m above the mean sea level. Dewathang is 18 kilometers from Samdrup Jongkhar town, second gateway to Bhutan from Assam in India.
The College aspires to become the centre of excellence in providing applied engineering and management programmes, continuing education programmes, material testing and certification, research, consultancy and community services through various modes of deliveries. The College currently offers ten academic programmes; seven Diploma and three Bachelor of Engineering. The College continues to explore, plan and offer academic programmes based on the socio-economic needs of the country.
The academic programmes offered at JNEC are targeted towards meeting the engineering and management manpower requirement of the country to support the country’s infrastructure development. As the country’s GDP grows, the living standard of people is expected to change and thereby demand better infrastructure facilities and increased level of consumption of resources. The graduates of JNEC will have to be responsive to these changes and contribute towards the socio-economic development of the country. The College continues to be mindful of the gaps in the international market for engineering and management personnel and therefore strive towards providing quality education to enable graduates to find employment globally. The College also encourages international students to undertake quality education and training in JNEC.
