Lukhdhirji Engineering College (Morbi)

Lukhdhirji Engineering College, popularly known as L.E. College or LEC Morbi is located in the Morbi district. It was established as a polytechnic in 1931, then known as Morvi Technical Institute (MTI) and was upgraded to a full-fledged degree engineering college in 1951 when the Late Honorable H.H. Maharaja Thakore Shri Sir Lukhdhirji Waghji Sahib Bahadur GBE KCSI of Morvi state donated his palace with 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land on the bank of river Machhu and the institute was named after him. The institute is operated by the government of Gujarat and is affiliated with Gujarat Technological University.

History
In 1951 The Late Honorable H.H. Maharaja Thakore Shri Sir Lukhdhirji Waghji Sahib Bahadur GBE KCSI of Morvi met Professor Sunder Singh Bhatia from the Dayalbagh Educational Institute and asked him to upgrade the Morvi Technical Institute (MTI) to a full-fledged degree engineering college and become its first principal. The Maharaja had four palaces. The Nazarbag palace was donated to become what is now the Engineering College. Another two palaces became student accommodation and the principal's private residence respectively. The fourth palace was retained by the Maharaja as his personal residence.

Academic Departments

• Department of Electrical Engineering (Est. 1951, Intake- UG -120, PG-18)
• Department of Civil Engineering (Est. 1951, Intake- UG -120, PG-18)
• Department of Mechanical Engineering (Est. 1951, Intake- UG -60)
• Department of IT Engineering (Est. 1999, Intake- UG -30)
• Department of Production Engineering (Est. 1970, Intake- UG-30)
• Department of Chemical Engineering (Est. 2008, Intake- UG -60)
• Department of Industrial Engineering (Est. 1983, Intake- UG -30)
• Department of Power Electronics Engineering (Est. 1983, Intake- UG -60, PG-18)
• General Department (Humanities, Maths & Physics Department)
• Applied Mechanics Department

Siemens, in association with Government of Gujarat, has established a Center of Excellence in Industrial Machinery on the campus. It organizes several certification courses like PLC Scada, NX and NX Advance, Induction Motor Training.

(Source:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukhdhirji_Engineering_College)