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College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Coordinates: 33°36′00″N 73°02′00″E / 33.6°N 73.0333°E / 33.6; 73.0333
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College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi Logo
Mottoاپنا مقام پیدا کر
Typemilitary college
Established1957
CommandantEngineer Muhammad Alamgir[1]
Academic staff
90
Students1600 (~250 Cadets)
Location, ,
33°36′00″N 73°02′00″E / 33.6°N 73.0333°E / 33.6; 73.0333
NicknameEME
AffiliationsNational University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, Pakistan Engineering Council
Websitenust.edu.pk/INSTITUTIONS/Colleges/CEME

The College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Template:Lang-ur) (colloquially known as EME) is a constituent college of the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.

Overview

The college is responsible for academic and military training of the cadets as well as officers of the Pakistan Army. Cadets after graduating from the EME, go to the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul for 1 year special military training or EME Centre Quetta for 6 months and pass out at the rank of Captain to join the Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The campus includes all on-campus facilities, hostel accommodation, auditorium, academic blocks, conference halls, sports complex and mess facilities. The library is fully computerized with a collection of 70,000 volumes.

Sports facilities at EME include three tennis courts, a basketball court, a squash court, badminton court, football grounds, cricket pitches, a swimming pool, horse riding club and two gymnasiums. EME cricket and squash team won the Inter-NUST title in 2016.

History

On 1 April 1957, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering was established at Quetta as EME School. In 1969, EME School was given the status of college and civilians were also admitted. In 1981, a BSc program started at EME and a few years later in April 1984, EME moved to its current location in Rawalpindi from Quetta.

In 1977, the polytechnic institute at Peshawar Road Rawalpindi had been closed down by Gen Zia-ul-Haq, and was converted into EME College. In 2003, EME received ISO 9001-2000 certification. Ph.D program started in 2006.

Location

The campus is located on Peshawar Road,13 km from the heart of Rawalpindi and 15 km from the center of Islamabad. It spans an area of 124 acres (0.50 km2). The campus consists of training blocks, living accommodation for students, faculty and staff, stadium, auditorium, cafe, mess, gymnasium, mosque, post office, bank, grocery store and a welfare shop.

Student societies

  • EME Olympiad Association
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers CEME (IEEE CEME)
  • Sports and Adventure Society (SAS)
  • Society for Promotion of Art and Literature (SPAL)
  • Nust Volunteers Club (NVC)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (EME Chapter)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE EME Chapter)
  • Nust Automotive Group (NUSTAG)
  • AKS EME
  • EME Media Club

Student achievements

The Devrim II is the first ever hybrid car of Pakistan, designed and fabricated by students of National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) in 2010. In 2012, students (Abdullah Masood, Kamal Rahim, Usman Irfan and Sarim) from the department of Mechanical Engineering recorded a 72 km/l mileage for a road-acceptable mini-car at the Eco-marathon held in Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia. "Lipton Talent Hunt" contest organized by Unilever in 2013 was won by students of electrical engineering department (Asad Naeem, Mujtaba Hassan Raza, Mohid Nabil and Taimoor Ijaz).[2]

EME Alumni Association (EMEAA)

EME Alumni Association (EMEAA) was formally initiated in the year 2005 to provide platform to ex-students. Over the years, EMEAA has become an institution of its own, based on strong commitment by the volunteers. Currently more than 2500 alumni members are registered with the association. The association is headed by President and General Secretary, supported by three committees (Scholarship Evaluation, Fund Raising and Alumni Network & Media Committee). EMEAA has a stable financial aid program that aims to support needy students of the college. There are two sessions in a year, the grants are given after a strict evaluation process. EMEAA arranges alumni reunion every year in the college, all the alumni and ex faculty members are invited for the event. EMEAA also holds career counselling and publishes a study guide for students.[3]

SAE EME Chapter

The SAE EME Chapter is a student organisation run by the department of Mechanical Engineering. It has held a number of engineering and technical competitions that include boat-building competition and the popular egg-drop challenge. It holds workshops relating to subjects mainly from field of mechanical engineering.

Notable Commandants

See also

References

  1. ^ "Message From Commandant". College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (CEME).
  2. ^ "NUST Students Design Pakistan's First-ever Hybrid Car". 12 May 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "EMEAA | EME Alumni Association". emealumni.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.