Military College of Engineering (Pakistan)

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Military College of Engineering
Type Military
Established1948
Chairperson Brigadier Akhtar Subhan
Academic staff
around 50-80
Students500-700
Location
Risalpur
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
Affiliations National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Pakistan Engineering Council
Website mce.nust.edu.pk

The Military College of Engineering (MCE) is an engineering college located at Risalpur in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was established by Pakistan Army. MCE conducts courses for officers which includes civil engineering, Transportation engineering, Structural engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Construction management, Mining engineering, Disaster Emergency Management, Water Resources Engineering & Water resource management degree for officers, technical cadets and civil students. College also offers Combat & other Military education and training courses for authorized personnel.

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About the college

Military College of Engineering (MCE), Risalpur is a constituent college of National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST). It is one of the institutes offering civil engineering in Pakistan. Its students, upon graduation, serve in Pakistan Army Engineering Corps plus also many civilian students are hired by some of the well known construction and engineering firms in Pakistan and the world. College offers both undergraduate & postgraduate courses. Certain courses are also offered to officers of allied countries. These are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia and Myanmar. [1]

To further the cause of knowledge, the College sought collaboration with reputed universities abroad apart from qualifying its students in various civil engineering disciplines from a number of universities in USA. [2]

History

Trials of a three-furrow plough built in the workshop of the Royal Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Risalpur Military Assistance With Agriculture in India, 1946 IND5128.jpg
Trials of a three-furrow plough built in the workshop of the Royal Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Risalpur
A three-furrow plough built in the workshop of the Royal Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Risalpur Military Assistance With Agriculture in India, 1946 IND5129.jpg
A three-furrow plough built in the workshop of the Royal Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Risalpur

A year after the Independence of Pakistan, the School of Military Engineering (SME) was established at Sialkot in 1948. Having functioned at Sialkot for over four years, SME was shifted to Risalpur in 1952. Here it grew and expanded its sphere of activity beyond the combat related training and started with dispensation of civil engineering knowledge through regular Bachelor of Engineering classes. It gradually transformed into a full-fledged and matured engineering college and was named College of Military Engineering (CME). In 1958, the institution was renamed as Military College of Engineering (MCE). In 1962 it was given the charter of self degree awarding and autonomous institution status by Government of Pakistan. In 1988 it was affiliated in with University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore for post-graduate studies. MCE also sought collaboration with well reputed Michigan State University of the United States of America. Scores of graduates have attained their higher education degrees from universities in the United States and United Kingdom. After establishment of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) in 1995,Military College of Engineering became one of its constituent colleges. [3]

MES School

MES School is an establishment and training centre of E-in-C Branch GHQ for the professional training and development of Military Engineering Service (MES) officers. It is also located at Military College of Engineering (MCE) & Commandant MCE is an administrative head of this Officer training school. [4]

Combat Engineering Wing

Combat Engineering Wings of Military College of Engineering train Military Personnel so they can perform a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. Such tasks typically include constructing and breaching trenches, tank traps and other fortifications, bunker construction, bridge and road construction or destruction, laying or clearing land mines and other physical work in the battlefield. More generally, the combat engineer's goals involve facilitating movement & support of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy.

Disaster Management and EOD Wing

Disaster Management and EOD Wing train the Security personnel as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, who are specially trained to deal with the construction, deployment, disarmament and disposal of explosive munitions and may include other types of ordnance such as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons along with improvised explosive devices (IED). Disaster management branch deals with mitigation and management of Disasters that may include floods, earthquakes, landslides etc.

Academics

Departments

The college has five departments.

Department of Structural Engineering The Department of Structural Engineering is one of the biggest departments of MCE, NUST in terms of the faculty and UG/PG teaching/research activities.

Department of Transportation & Geotechnical Engineering Previously only two mandatory courses each in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering were being offered.

Department of Construction Engineering & Management MCE's Department of Construction Engineering Management (CE&M) offers Masters's level qualification to students with a background and education in disciplines relevant to civil engineering and construction.

Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities HEC (Higher Education Commission) and PEC (Pakistan Engineering Council) have set a threshold of 30% share of non-engineering subjects in Bachelor of Engineering Degree curriculum.

Department of Water Resources Engineering & Management

Offered programs

Facilities and infrastructure

Laboratory facilities

Sports facilities

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References

  1. ↑ "PAKISTAN ARMY".
  2. ↑ "Pakistan Army".
  3. ↑ "History of MCE".
  4. ↑ "Military College of Engineering Risalpur - MCE Admissions 2021".
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