Nepal Engineering College (nec) is a renowned academic institute established in 1994 with the aim of providing quality technical education to Nepalese students. It was founded by a group of visionary professionals and academicians who recognized the need for an institution that could contribute to the country's economic growth through engineering and technology education. nec is a not-for-profit social institute registered with the District Administration Office in Bhaktapur.
nec's establishment served as a catalyst for the development of several private engineering colleges in Nepal. The college is committed to maintaining its reputation as an institution dedicated to quality education and academic freedom, setting an example for others to follow.
Over the years, nec has focused on designing, upgrading, and standardizing its academic curricula. It offers Bachelor and Masters level courses in engineering, technology, and related disciplines. The college plans to introduce more innovative and applied courses in the future.
Despite its modest beginnings, nec has expanded its physical and instructional resources and now possesses comparable learning facilities to other reputed institutions in the country and the region. Its campus, situated in the Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur, spans 210 ropanies (10.69 hectares) of land and provides an ideal learning environment amidst natural surroundings.
Currently, nec offers Bachelor and Masters degree programs. The Bachelor level courses are conducted at the main campus in Changunarayan, while the Masters level courses are offered at the nec - Center for Postgraduate Studies in Prayag Pokhari, Lalitpur. Additionally, the college also organizes a specialized course, B.E. Civil for Diploma Holders (nec-BDH), at Satdobato in Lalitpur.
The vision of nec is to evolve as the center of higher learning, excelling in academics, through continued engagements in education, research and outreach as three integrated functions of the college.
Nepal Engineering College,
popularly known as nec, is the first private sector Engineering College of
Nepal.
It was established in 1994 as
a not-for-profit social academic institute by a group of visionary Nepalese
eminent professionals, academicians, managers and industrialists who realized
the need of an institution serving the higher educational needs in engineering,
technology and management reaching out to a wider section of Nepalese youths
and making quality education accessible and affordable. Their aim was to
produce technically competent engineering graduates ready to contribute in the
accelerated social and economic growth of the country. This pioneering example
set by nec led to the establishment of a number of engineering colleges in the
country in the private sector in the later years. nec is committed to retaining
its long earned reputation as 'an institution with concerns for quality
education and academic freedom', again an example set by it for others to
follow.
B. Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture) degree
Masters level courses
nec is committed to lead the
nation in technical education and research in order to produce quality
engineers and managers for the benefit of the country and the society. nec
intends to provide conducive environment for teaching learning process through
well documented and transparent academic system targeted to stakeholders’
satisfaction. nec is committed to complying with all the concerned legal and
statutory provisions of the state and continually improve the effectiveness of
the management quality and performance.