Jigme Namgyel Engineering College

The Jigme Namgyel Engineering College is a constituent colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan. It was established in 1972, coinciding with the third five-year economic development plan. It is above sea level and is at the west end of Dewathang town. The institute is from Samdrup Jongkhar in eastern Bhutan.

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.