Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering

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Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering
Other name
LDCE or L. D. College of Engineering
TypeState funded college
Established1948
Academic affiliation
 Gujarat Technological University
Rector H.C. Patel
Principal Dr. Nilay N Bhuptani
Undergraduates 4560 + D2D Students + HRD Students
Postgraduates 1460
Location
Ahmedabad
,
Gujarat
,
India

23°02′06″N72°32′47″E / 23.03500°N 72.54639°E / 23.03500; 72.54639
CampusUrban, 36 acres (15 ha)
Website www.ldce.ac.in www.rubbertech.co.in

Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering (LDCE or LD), is a state college located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. [1]

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History

The institute was established in 1948 with a donation of Rs. 25 lacs and 31.2 hectares (77 acres) of land by the textile magnate Kasturbhai Lalbhai, who named the college after his father, Lalbhai Dalpatbhai. The institute started with 75 students in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical undergraduate programs, and was affiliated to the Bombay University. From 1950 until the formation of the Gujarat Technological University, it was affiliated to the Gujarat University. [1] Currently, Dr. Nilay N Bhuptani is incumbent as the principal of the LD College of Engineering.

Programs

The institute runs 14 undergraduate programs, [2] 14 postgraduate programs, [3] and 4 part time courses (PDDC) [4]

UG Programs

Post Graduate

PDDC

Degree programs (full-time):

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Passage near Annexe building
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LDCE Building

Postgraduate programs (full-time)

Post Diploma Degree programs (PDDC - B-Tech Part time)

Facilities

Laboratories

Each department has laboratories for U.G. and P.G. programs. Most of the laboratories are recognized for testing and standardization by various organizations. New laboratories of the institute are constantly being established in emerging areas. In addition to the students, the laboratories also cater to industrial testing in diverse fields.

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Heavy Structures Laboratory

Workshop

The workshop is equipped to show students the basic operations of manufacturing and production. It is equipped with a CNC machine, an electro-discharge machine, and measuring instruments. The institute has a thermal workshop in which boilers and other thermal equipment can be studied and an automobile workshop.

Centre of Excellence - Siemens has been established at L. D. College of Engineering. Centre of Excellence has established relevant laboratories having Siemens products and Siemens Industry software applications. [5]

Keepsake Welding Research & Skill development Centre of Excellence has been established at L. D. College of Engineering. [6]

Sports

The college has dedicated a team for major sports like cricket, lawn and table tennis, badminton, kabbadi, football, volleyball etc. College also has its own ground for cricket, football, lawn tennis court and an indoor badminton court. Every year, hundreds of students take part in GTU Sports fest, which is university level sports fest of Gujarat and bring laurels to the college.

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Cricket ground

Library

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Library for college students.

The library has 1,03,000 technical books, 173 periodicals, reference books, handbooks, encyclopedias and Indian standards. The library has computerized book search facility. [7] [8]

Training and placement cell

The institute maintains a training and placement cell to help students prepare for job searches. Assistance is given to students in developing interviewing skills. Major industries conduct campus interviews for final year students, and thus some students get their job offers through the cell. [9] [10]

Hostel

The institute has hostel facilities for 787 students. There are two messes in the hostel campus, which are managed by the students. Newspapers and magazines are subscribed for the hostel library. Entertainment facilities include TV room, badminton room, and gymnasium, and outdoor and indoor games. The hostel is administered by the rector and four wardens. [11]

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Hostel Building 'A' - L.D.C.E

Canteen

The canteen is located at the center of the campus. This facility is available for the students and staff at reasonable rates. [12]

Clubs

LD college of engineering also has different clubs including: [13]

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Team Robocon LDCE, at IIT Delhi, Robocon India 2019

Team Robocon LDCE

Team Robocon LDCE
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Founded2004
Based in Ahmedabad
OwnerL. D. College of Engineering
Head coachM. M. Makwana
Championships2019
Division titles
  • 2004 - Runner-up, Most Functional Robot award [14]
  • 2018 - Best Idea Award [15]
  • 2019 - National Winner, Prof. Balakrishnan Memorial Award [16]
Website ldce.ac.in
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The team takes part in an annual robotics competition named Robocon India, which is the national level competition of ABU Robocon. [17] The team mainly comprises the students from Mechanical, Electronics and communication, Computer Science and Instrumentation and control fields. [18]

In Robocon India 2019, the Team Robocon LDCE won the national championship and represented India in the international event of ABU Robocon 2019 held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [19] [20] [21]

In Robocon India 2018, the team have reached the quarter-finals and won the Best idea award. [15]

The team also organize an annual techno-cultural fest Lakshya in the month of February. [17] [22] [23] In Lakshya Fest2019 about 9,000 students participated in different events.

College Fest

Alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "About LDCE", L D College of Engineering
  2. ↑ Under Graduate Courses
  3. ↑ Post Graduate Courses
  4. ↑ Part Time Courses (PDDC)
  5. ↑ Dave, Kapil (15 October 2014). "6 new centre of excellence to be established in Gujarat". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Keepsake Brochure Engg" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Library LDCE
  8. ↑ "ABU-Robocon 2019 - Team India : A Journey of LD College of Engineering". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rs 7.5L package for 22 LD engineering students". Ahmedabad Mirror. 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "ldce placement". tpo ldce.
  11. ↑ Hostel LDCE
  12. ↑ Canteen LDCE
  13. ↑ LDCE Clubs
  14. ↑ "Results for Doordarshan Robocon India 2004". 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Nirma University wins National Robocon 2018 - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "DD-Robocon 2019 Awards IIT Delhi" (PDF). DD Robocon 2019 IIT Delhi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  17. 1 2 The 3rd GTU Innovation Sankul Day Celebration. "Pedagogical Innovation Awards & i-SCALE Awards" (PDF). Gujarat Technological University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ ABU-Robocon 2019 - Team India : A Journey of LD College of Engineering , retrieved 17 June 2020
  19. ↑ "Robocon competition held in New Delhi". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "LD team to represent India in Mongolia - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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  23. ↑ "એલડી કોલેજમાં ૧૪મીથી ટેકનિકલ ફેસ્ટિવલ યોજાશે". Aajno Yug News. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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