History
JEC was established as the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur on 7 July 1947 during the British rule in India, making it the second oldest engineering college in India and the oldest in central India. It also has the oldest Electronics & Telecommunication department in India which was started in 1947, right from its inception.
It was affiliated to the University of Sagar from 1947 to 1956, then to the University of Jabalpur until the year 1999 and from 1999 to 2010 to Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal which is the State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh. The institute celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997 while the President of India, his Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma graced the Golden Jubilee ceremony. In 1997, it was granted an autonomous institute status and in the year 2010, it was declared an autonomous university by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. It is also a nodal research center of Rajiv Gandhi Technical University.
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