Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering or JNNCE is an engineering college situated in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. The college was established in 1980 by the National Education Society. The college is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and also by the Government of Karnataka. The campus is spread over an area of more than 40acre.It offers eight undergraduate courses (B.E) and four P.G courses. Research and development centres have been started in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering. and MBA departments. Engineering graduates can pursue their Ph.D and M.Sc (Engineering) by research at these centres. A Telecommunications and Engineering B.E course was introduced from 2000-2001.FacilitiesThe campus is spread over an area of more than 40 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.HostelsThe 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. There is a canteen facility inside the campus.TransportationThe 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. Buses also operate till 8:30pm in the evening for the convenience of hostel students.