Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad

Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering (BNCoE), Pusad, founded in 1983, is a not-for-profit engineering college run by the Janta Shikshan Prasharak Mandal, located at Pusad, Yeotmal District in Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra, India.

History
Janta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal was established and registered as a society in 1960. The Founder President of JSPM was Late Shri. Vasantrao Naik - the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1963 to 1975), and the Founder Secretary was Sudhakarrao Naik - the former Chief Ministers of Maharashtra (1991 to 1993) and former Governor of Himachal Pradesh (1994 to 1995). In 1961, the JSPM started Phulsing Naik Mahavidyalaya at Pusad with an enrollment of 100 student.

in 1983–84, the JSPM started Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering (BNCOE). In 1984–1985, the JSPM started Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy, and Dr. NP Hirani Institute of Polytechnic. In 1991, the JSPM started JSPM College of Physical Education.

As of 2014, JSPM runs 22 schools, colleges and hostels. Today JSPM society imparts education to more than 10,000 students every year.

Location
Located within Kakaddati locality, the college is 2 km on SH-215 Karla Road from the Pusad bus stand, 110 km from district headquarters Yavatmal via SH-210 or alternate route via SH-213, 155 km from Amravati via NH-161G, 255 km from Nagpur via NH-53 and NH-361, 580 km from the state capital Mumbai, 1290 km from the national capital Delhi and 1470 km from Hisar.

Nearest railway station are at Nanded - 110 km for south bound, Akola - 140, 60 km from Hingoli and Washim 61 km for west & south bound, Wardha - 180 km for north bound and Nagpur - 255 km for north and east bound passengers.

Nearest airports with regular scheduled commercial flights is 255 km away Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at Nagpur. Other airports nearby with no regular scheduled commercial flights are Yavatmal Airport at Yavatmal - 110 km, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport at Nanded - 110 km, Akola Airport at Akola - 140 km, Amravati Airport at Amravati - 155 km, and Osmanabad Airport at Osmanabad - 313 km.

Affiliations and accreditation
BNCoE, Pusad is affiliated to the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University which is recognized under Section 12(B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act of Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Government of India as well as accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) (Permanent AICTE Application#: 1-4318017). Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University is an associate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London. Independent recognition of BNCoE, Pusad by University Grants Commission (UGC) makes it eligible for the UGC grants for the schemes related to students and teachers.

BNCoE, Pusad is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education and its successor National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for running undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various branches of engineering.

BNCoE, Pusad is ISO 9001- 2008 certified, accredited by Institution of Engineers (India) and has been awarded 'GRADE A' by the Government of Maharashtra.

BNCoE, Pusad Laboratory facilities have been recognized as PhD-level by the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. Though BNCoE, Pusad itself does not directly offer any PhD courses but this recognition allows its staff to pursue PhD courses while using college laboratory facilities for the research.

Courses
The college runs Bachelor of Engineering (BE)and Master of Engineering courses.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses
The college has 1st year intake of 660 in the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses of minimum 4 years duration in the following academic disciplines:

Master of Engineering (ME) courses
The college has 1st year intake of 18 students (total 52) in each of the following Master of Engineering courses of minimum 2 years (4 semester) duration.

Facilities
The college has 43200 m2 of buildings spread over a 30 acre campus which has the following on-site facilities:

Teaching, laboratories, and research

 * Auditorium: 750-seats centrally air-cooled auditorium
 * Classrooms: nearly 100 classrooms and labs spread across several buildings of Computer & IT block, Electronics and Electrical block, Civil & Mechanical block, Workshops and Admin block
 * Electricity: 24 Hrs. Electric Supply through express feeder with a 140 kVA backup Generator, college has also set up a Hybride Energy park with Solar Energy and Windmill
 * Internet: campus-wide 4 Mbit/s leased line internet and intranet connecting 1000+ computers, Wi-Fi Language lab, live lectures are delivered from IIT Bombay
 * Laboratory: 72 well furnished lab facilities, with equipment worth INR8+ crore, have been recognized as PhD-level by the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, this allows the students staff to pursue undergraduate, ME and PhD-level research
 * Library: Well equipped 1500 sq. meter LAN-connected computerized Digital Library with 11000+ titles, 60000+ books, 27 national and 450 international journals, reading space for 200 members, audio-video facilities, free book bank for 700 meritorious & Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/CT) students, 30 internet terminals with 45 Mbit/s bandwidth connection, photocopy facilities and more than 1500 international E-journals (IEEE, ASME, ASCE), etc. Library is open 24 hours during the exams. Further expansion of library is planned in 2014–2015 with addition of 4500 sq meter air-conditioned reading space on the 1st floor as well as more class rooms on top of the library.
 * Teaching staff of 181 includes 23 professors, 48 Assistant professors and 120 lecturers with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 in 2017
 * Competitive examination: Special classes for the GATE, GRE, TOEFL, etc.
 * Campus placement Department: organizes campus placement drives with employers (e.g. Indian Army, Indian Navy, Cognizant, IBM, Infosys, TCS, etc.) and provides training in employability, soft-skills, interviewing skills and guidance for the higher education in India and overseas

Accommodation

 * Hostels: 4 boys' & 2 girls' hostels that can accommodate about 992 & 350 students respectively, All six hostels have internet connectivity, Mess (dining hall) and own separate large Recreation Halls with Newspaper & Reading Rooms and various games such as Table tennis, Badminton court, Carom, Chess, TV, etc.
 * Faculty Accommodation: 38 residential units for married teaching staff members and a bungalow for the Principal
 * Guesthouse accommodation: 5 (air conditioned) units with attached ensuite bathroom for guests, parents and other visitors

Sports

 * Gymnasium - one multi-gym in the basement of computer science hostel
 * Badminton - 1 indoor court in each of the 6 hostels
 * Basketball - 1 outdoor concrete court
 * Judo & Karate - coaching classes are held for students
 * Table tennis - 2 tables in each of the 6 hostels
 * Lawn Tennis - 2 outdoor courts with floodlights
 * Volleyball - 2 outdoor courts
 * One multipurpose ground for athletics, cricket, football, handball, hockey, kabaddi, kho kho, and softball
 * Annual sports competition among hostels on special occasions
 * Annual sports festival & competition Gaiety among students
 * Participation in District, university and state sports competitions

Cultural and social facilities

 * Arts: Arts Club, Drama club and Music Club
 * Cultural events: Annual Cultural festival & competition Gaiety and Youth Festival
 * Religious Festivals: Officials events are held to celebrate the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival, Holi Festival, Iftar Party, Krishna Janmashtami, Lohri Festival, New Year Party and Saraswati Pooja
 * Social learning: NSS, ISTE Chapter, IE (India) Chapter, Path Finders Club and Quiz Club
 * Venues include Auditorium, Open air theater, Recreation Halls, library and grounds

Board of Management
The longest-serving former Chief Minister of Maharashtra late Vasantrao Naik was the founder chairman of the Janta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and its various educational institutes, including the Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad. After him, his nephews late Sudhakarrao Naik (also a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) and his brother Manohar Naik (current 2014-2019 MLA from Pusad) served as the members of the managing committee.

Sister organizations
The Janata Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (JSPM), along with BNCOE, has also founded the following educational institutes:

Professional Institutes

Degree Colleges

'Schools in Pusad city

Outside Pusad city agglomeration

In popular culture
BNCOE is the location of Anna's Canteen novel written by 1988-91 BNCOE alumni Charanjit Singh Minhas. The BNCOE Pusad song pays tribute to the life of students at BNCOE.