GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, PUGAL

Government Engineering College Bikaner (ECB) is a public educational institution of the Government of Rajasthan, affiliated with Bikaner Technical University. It was founded in November 2000 with two branches, Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering, offering 120 seats. In 2002, four new branches were added, increasing intake to 390. The college now offers postgraduate degrees in M.Tech, MBA, and MCA, undergraduate degrees in BCA and BBA, and B.Tech programs in six branches—CSE, ECE, EE, IT, ME, and EIC—with a total intake of 650 students. In 2020, a new branch in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science was introduced with 60 seats. Admission to undergraduate courses is through the Rajasthan Engineering Admission Process (REAP), while postgraduate admission is via Centralized Counselling for M.Tech after GATE. The institute was ranked 25th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Innovation in 2023. Departments include Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Electronic Instrumentation and Control, and Mechanical Engineering, along with Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry, and Mathematics. The college also hosts annual cultural and sports fests, SRIJAN and AAHVAAN, organized by its Student Activity Center.