Dronacharya College of Engineering

dronacharya college of engineering (dce), gurugram, established in 1998, has consistently led the way in technical higher education in india, maintaining a strong commitment to academic and professional excellence. the college is affiliated with gurugram university, haryana, and is approved by the all india council for technical education (aicte), new delhi. dce offers undergraduate (b.tech) and postgraduate (m.tech) programs in various engineering disciplines. in 2021, dce was placed in the "excellent" band under the "colleges/institutes (private/self-financed) (technical)" category by the atal ranking of institutions on innovation achievement (ariia). the college celebrates numerous student achievements, including: - receiving the chanakya fellowship worth ₹4 lakh from ihub (iit roorkee) - winning the smart india hackathon – hardware edition with a ₹1 lakh cash prize - emerging as champions in the india finals of microsoft imagine cup 2023 - securing victories in national competitions such as hackversumm’22, nes 2023, faer–motorola scholar awards, nimbus 2023, hack svit, quest global ingenium, and hack bvicam dce has signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the kyushu institute of technology, japan, to engage in a joint collaborative research programme, enhancing global academic and research collaborations. the college also houses specialised units like the entrepreneurship development cell (edc) and the consultancy development centre (cdc), supported by the department of science and technology (dst), government of india. additionally, dce is recognised as a four-star rating t10kt remote centre by iit bombay and iit kharagpur for short-term training programs (sttps). the institution features an e-yantra robotics lab (iit bombay) and a control system lab under the virtual lab initiative. dronacharya college of engineering offers courses in 13 engineering specialities, including: - computer science and engineering - computer science and information technology - electronics and communication engineering - electronics and computer engineering - electrical and electronics engineering - mechanical engineering - cse (artificial intelligence and machine learning) - cse (iot & cyber security) - robotics and automation graduates from dce, gurugram, have been placed in companies such as juspay, adobe, byju’s, samsung, and capgemini. the highest offer made during placements was ₹50 lakh per annum by swiggy. the college was awarded "best institute of the year" by the computer society of india (csi) mumbai chapter for innovative pedagogical approaches and tools. dce is an authorised test centre for certiport, itep, c++germany, pearson, autodesk, cisco, virtual labs-iit delhi, e-yantra robotics lab, and cadd centre. dce also hosts a special apple ios centre of excellence for its students. dronacharya college of engineering highlights: - university name: dronacharya college of engineering - dce - gurgaon - nearest bus stand: bilaspur chowk bus stop, approximately 4–5 km away - nearest railway station: garhi harsaru junction, approximately 20–22 km away; gurgaon railway station, about 30 km away, offers better connectivity to major cities - affiliation & accreditation: affiliated to dr. a.p.j. abdul kalam technical university, lucknow, uttar pradesh (aktu, lucknow), approved by aicte, new delhi, and accredited by naac with b++ grade in 2023 - faculty details (hod): prof. sanghamitra v arora (hod) (sanghamitrav.arora@gnindia.dronacharya.info) - awards & recognitions: 15th edition aegis graham bell awards, supported by insc awards & recognitions