History
The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME) maintains the mechanical and electrical/electronics equipment held by the Pakistan Army. In order to meet the training requirements of the Corps, EME School was established at Quetta on 1st April 1957. The facilities in the school were constantly updated to keep pace with the quality and quantity of equipment being inducted in the Army. By 1969, the School had grown sufficiently in stature and expertise to be elevated to the status of the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Having established its credibility as a premier equipment-training institute, it started its own B.Sc. Engineering Program in 1981, which was subsequently shifted to Naval Engineering College, Karachi.
In April 1984, having stayed for 26 years at Quetta, the College moved to its present premises. The same year the College revitalized its B.Sc. Engineering Program in affiliation with the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. The program was successful and its quality can be gauged from the fact that College graduates won laurels for the institution by winning Rhodes, Commonwealth, and S & T Scholarships besides proving their mettle in defence and civil industry. This success prompted the start of the M.Sc. program in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from August 1988 to the officers of the Corps of Signals and EME. MSc engineering program extended to Pakistan Air Force, Navy, and Civic organizations in 1989. In 1990, entry to BSc engineering degree changed to Technical Cadets instead of newly commissioned officers.
The academic program of the College was given a new dimension it became a constituent college of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in 1993. The syllabi of reading have been updated and redesigned to fulfill the mission assigned to the College by NUST with the national requirements in perspective because of its national stature. The undergraduate and the postgraduate degrees have been renamed as Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree and Master of Science (MS) respectively. The BE programs have been accredited by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
The technological dictates of modern equipment necessitated the introduction of Computer Engineering as an additional discipline at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The first undergraduate class was accordingly inducted in April 1996 and it is hoped that it will enable the College to train the much-needed manpower for the nation in this vital field of technology.
Today most of the research and production processes and production lines in the industry are of electromechanical nature. It is inevitable for people working on those processes and production lines to have knowledge of all the related systems. Presently the employees get trained while doing on the job training and lack the requisite theoretical knowledge. The College realizing this disparity between industrial requirements and the curriculum content ventured into introducing Mechatronics Engineering from January 1999 at the undergraduate level. Mechatronics refers to a flexible multi-technological approach in the integration of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Software, and Information Sciences. Consolidation of these disciplines is essential in the design, building, and maintenance of intelligent products; especially industrial systems. Mechatronics Engineering provides a strong base in dynamics, mechanical design, sensors, instrumentation, and control. These technologies are then applied in intelligent machines like robots, CNC machines, and other microelectronics and microcontroller-based machines.
- Ph.D. program started in the discipline of Electrical, Mechanical, and Computer engineering in the year 2001.
- The year 2001: To provide opportunities to those full-time working candidates and are eager to enhance their academic qualification, an evening program in MS Software Engineering started.
- In the year 2005, the MS program in Microwave and Mechatronics engineering started. In the year 2006, MS/Ph.D. in Engineering Management started.
College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Location
The College of E&ME is located at a distance of 10 kilometers from Rawalpindi and 20 kilometers from the capital city of Islamabad. Winter in Rawalpindi lasts from mid-October to mid-March. The lowest temperature during the winter season at night falls down to as low as 40°F (4.4°C). Summers normally lasts from May to August. The maximum temperature during the day goes up to 112°F (44.4°C) during the hottest period. The monsoon rains during August and September are fairly heavy. Some winter rains also occur during December and January.
Educational Philosophy
The College Offers Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. degree programs in the disciplines of Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, and Mechatronics Engineering. In order to train the Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, and Soldiers, the College at present offers over 50 courses, both all arms and specialist equipment courses with an average annual turnover of 1200 students.
The objective of the training at the College is to train selected officers from all arms in Technical Staff Officers Course and equipment oriented postgraduate courses. The College offers a number of short and long term courses in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering to Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). In addition, a large number of places in B.Sc/M.Sc engineering courses are also offered to deserving civilian students.
College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Faculty
The College has probably the most qualified faculty in the country with 24 of them (out of 49) holding Ph.D. degrees. The faculty members and postgraduate students produce a large number of research papers every year. The faculty members regularly participate in conferences and seminars held within the country as well as abroad.
Extra-Curricular Activities
The college has a number of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, which are a great source of attraction for all. Major sports facilities include cricket, basketball, football, hockey, volleyball, and lawn tennis. Apart from these, the gymnasium and squash courts provide a healthy physical environment for all. The college has a large auditorium with a capacity to accommodate an audience of 750 for various activities tike seminars, annual functions, movies, qiraat and debating competition, etc. Above all the college has a fully computerized library stocked with more than 60,000 books.
College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Campus
The college campus comprises an administration block and nine training blocks. In addition to these training blocks, the campus has sufficient residential facilities for both staff and students, a Medical Inspection Room, and a beautiful mosque. The campus is spread over 82 acres of land and another 50 acres have been acquired for future development.
Conclusion
The College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering has come a long way. It is now considered one of the best engineering colleges in the country. We all promise and pray to Allah Almighty to help us maintain this standard.