Jigme Namgyel Engineering College

The Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (earlier known as Royal Bhutan Polytechnic, Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology and Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic) is a constituent colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan.^[1] It was established in 1972, coinciding with the third five-year economic development plan. It is 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level and is at the west end of Dewathang town. The institute is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Samdrup Jongkhar in eastern Bhutan.^[2]

Jigme Namgyel Engineering College

Motto	Technology Towards Better Tomorrow
Type	Engineering College
Established	22 Feb 1972
Chancellor	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Vice-Chancellor	Dasho Nidup Dorji
Dean	Norden Wangchuck (Academic Affairs), Chenga Dorji (Student Affairs), TAshi Wangchuck (Research and Industrial Linkages)
Director	Tshewang Lhendrup
Location	Dewathang , Samdrup Jongkhar , Bhutan 26°51′37.09″N 91°27′50.72″E
Nickname	JNEC
Affiliations	Royal University of Bhutan
Website	http://www.jnec.edu.bt/

History

It started with infrastructure development in 2018 and started offering diploma-level programmes in civil and electrical engineering from 22 February 1974. The course in mechanical engineering was introduced in 1988. In the early '70s, it offered certificate-level courses in surveying and draughting. (The courses in surveying and draughting were discontinued from the late '80s.)