Sylhet Engineering College

Sylhet Engineering College
সিলেট প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয়
Other name
SEC
TypePublic Engineering College
Established2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Academic affiliation
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorFarid Uddin Ahmed
StudentsApprox 800
Location
Alurtol Road, Tilagarh, Sylhet-3100 Bangladesh
CampusUrban
Academic departments3
Websitewww.sec.ac.bd

Sylhet Engineering College (SEC; Bengali: সিলেট ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ) is a public undergraduate (B.Sc. Engineering) College, established in 2005. 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

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

Campus

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The Sylhet Engineering College (SEC) campus is located at Tilagarh, approximately one kilometer away from the heart of Sylhet city. Wifi connections exists everywhere in the campus. 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

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Computer Science and Engineering Department, Sylhet Engineering College

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

Undergraduate courses

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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

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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.

Grading system

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The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on credit system. The grading system:

Grading System of SEC
Class Interval Letter Grade Grade Point
80-100 A+ 4.00
75-79 A 3.75
70-74 A- 3.50
65-69 B+ 3.25
60-64 B 3.00
55-59 B- 2.75
50-54 C+ 2.50
45-49 C 2.25
40-44 C- 2.00
0-39 F 0.00

Student scores overall CGPA above 3.75 is awarded distinction.

Campus life

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Classes are held every day from 8 am to 5 pm without weekly holidays (Thursday & Friday). All academic activities are maintained by administrative office. 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

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In every semester 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 engineering university 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

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The hall facility of Sylhet Engineering College is well known. There are three residential halls (five storeyed hall each). Two halls for boys & one hall for ladies. These are listed below with their capacities:

Name of Hall Student Capacity Provost Assistant Provost
Bangabandhu Hall 200 Abu Naser Mojumder Md. Lysuzzaman
Muktijuddha Hall 200 Md. Shahid Iqbal
Bangamata Hall 150

Campus Radio

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Campus radio was started by the student of first batch of Computer Science & Engineering From 2015 as the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering initiated their journey. Now it is maintained by both CSE and EEE.

Lab Facilities

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Sylhet Engineering College has sufficient instruments in its lab which is modern, updated and well equipped. Here students are getting the benefits of the following lab.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE)

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  1. Networking Lab
  2. Communication & Microprocessor Lab
  3. Central Computer Center Lab
  4. Computer Lab
  5. Microprocessor Lab
  6. Software Lab
  7. ACM Lab
  8. Digital Logic Design Lab
  9. ATTS Lab

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

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  1. Electrical Circuit Lab
  2. Electronics Lab
  3. Electrical Machine Lab
  4. Power System Lab
  5. Power Electronics Lab
  6. Digital Electronics and Microprocessor Lab
  7. Digital Signal Processing Lab
  8. Microwave and Communication Lab
  9. ATTS Lab

Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

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  1. Transportation Lab
  2. Drawing Lab
  3. Hydraulics Lab
  4. Environment Lab
  5. Geo-Technical Lab
  6. Physics Lab
  7. Chemistry Lab
  8. Machine Shop
  9. Welding Shop
  10. Surveying Shop
  11. Foundry Shop
  12. Wood Shop
  13. AutoCAD Lab

Central Library

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Central library is situated besides academic building. Library has a huge amount of books. you don't need to buy any books because you can get free books from library. The building also contains ACM Lab and free WiFi service. Yes you can get High Speed internet service for free in here. So the world of knowledge is open for you. The contents of the central library are updated consistently to keep up with technological trends.

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