Lukhdhirji Engineering College

Lukhdhirji Engineering College,Morbi popularly known as L.E. College or LEC Morbi, is one of most prestigious and oldest technical institutions of Gujarat located in the Morbi district. It was established as a polytechnic in 1931, then known as Morvi Technical Institute (MTI) and was upgraded to a full-fledged degree engineering college in 1951 when the Late Honorable His Highness Maharaja Lukhdhirjsinghji of Morvi State donated his palace with 40acre of land on the bank of river Machhu and the institute was named after him. The institute is operated by the government of Gujarat and is affiliated with Gujarat Technological University.CampusThe campus is located on the banks of river Machhu in Morbi, Gujarat. The campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area consists of various departmental buildings, the administration block, the students amenities building, and a badminton court and swimming pool. The academic area is divided into old campus and new campus:Old Campus: Department of Civil Engineering Swimming pool Badminton court Annexe 1 Annexe 2 General Department- Old Building Applied Mechanics - Old Wing Applied Mechanics - New Wing Water Resource Lab Hydrology Lab Drawing Hall 1 & 2 Mechanical Workshop Department of Production Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering - Old Building Electrical Machine Lab Diploma IT & Central Library Student Amenities Building Ceramic Technology Department LEC Old Building (Palatial Building) New Campus: Department of Power Electronics Engineering Department of IT Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering New Building (Administration, Siemens Center of Excellence, and the Electrical and Chemical Departments) Further college has separate boys and girls hostel which can accommodate around 1200 students. The hostel campus occupies the area of around 25 acres. Hostel Machhu A, Machhu B, Machhu D, Machhu E, New Hill, NVP and New Hostel are for boys and Hostel Machhu F & Machhu G are for girls. The college has its own cricket ground with pavilion which spans over 6 acres.