Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology

Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology (LNJPIT),^[2] is a government engineering college in Bihar. It is managed by the Department of Science and Technology, Bihar.^[3] It is approved and recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education, it is one of [TEQUIPIII] colleges funded and taken care directly by central govt and is affiliated to the Bihar Engineering University of Patna.^[4][5][6][7]

Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology

Type	Public
Established	8 September 2012 (12 years ago) (2012-09-08)
Academic affiliation	Bihar Engineering University
Principal	Mithilesh Kumar Singh[1]
Mentor Institute	Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Students	1000
Location	Chhapra , Bihar , 841302 , India 25°46′55″N 84°47′17″E
Campus	45 acres (0.2 km2)
Colours	Saffron
Nickname	LNJPIT, Chapra Engineering College
Website	www.lnjpitchapra.ac.in

The main campus of this college is located on side of National Highway 19 (also known as Chapra–Patna Highway) on the outskirts of Saran District, 6 kilometers from Chhapra, located on the banks of the Ganges River.

Departments

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Food Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Humanities

Degree programs

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

LNJPIT has the following branches at the Bachelor of Technology level:^[8]

Departmental Courses in B.Tech. offered	Intake and seats available
B.Tech. Civil Engineering	60 (General Entrance Seats) +12 (Side Entrance)
B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering	120 (General Entrance Seats) +12 (Side Entrance)
B.Tech. Electrical Engineering	60 (General Entrance Seats) +12 (Side Entrance)
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering	60 (General Entrance Seats) +12 (Side Entrance)

Master of Technology (M.Tech.)

LNJPIT has the following branches at the Master of Engineering level:

• Thermal Engineering (Under Mechanical Engineering Department)^[9][10]

Admissions

Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology - 2012

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From 2019 onwards, admissions in the first year of state government engineering colleges of Bihar is based on performance in JEE-Main. The BCECE Board conducts Under Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling (UGEAC) for this purpose.^[12]

For lateral entry in the second year, Diploma in Engineering is required. The merit list is prepared on the basis of performance in BCECE(LE), an examination conducted by BCECE Board.^[13]

Facilities

College facilities

• Computer Science Arena
• Wifi^[14]
• Restaurant
• Hostel Mess
• Guest house
• Playground

Library

Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology has a library.

Hostel

The institute is residential in nature. There are four boys hostels which have the capacity to accommodate 800 students and one girls hostel has the capacity to accommodate 200 students. Guest house for parents and others located on campus.^[15]

See also

• Education portal
• Engineering portal
• India portal

• Indian Institute of Technology Patna
• Aryabhatta Knowledge University
• All India Council for Technical Education
• Education in India