Sylhet Engineering College

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.

Sylhet Engineering College

সিলেট প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয়
Other name	SEC
Type	Public Engineering College
Established	2005 (2005)
Academic affiliation	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Farid Uddin Ahmed
Students	Approx 800
Location	Alurtol Road, Tilagarh, Sylhet-3100 Bangladesh
Campus	Urban
Academic departments	3
Website	www.sec.ac.bd

Introduction

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

Campus

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

Computer Science and Engineering Department, Sylhet Engineering College

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

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
• Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

Undergraduate courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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.

External links

• http://sec.ac.bd