Shershah College of Engineering

Shershah Engineering College,Sasaram(SEC) is a government engineering college managed by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of Bihar. It is approved and recognized by AICTE and is affiliated to Aryabhatta Knowledge University in Patna. Sasaram, is the administrative headquarter of the Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

It is famous for production of stone chips, and for quarrying industry. Major languages spoken in this region are Bhojpuri, Hindi, and Urdu. Sasaram was originally named Shah Serai (meaning “Place of King”) as it is the birthplace of the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, who ruled over Delhi, much of northern India, what is now Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan for five years, after defeating the Mughal Emperor Humayun. Many of Sher Shah Suri’s governmental practices were adopted by the Mughals and the British Raj including taxation, administration, and the building of a paved road from Kabul to Bengal. The fort of Sher Shah Suri at Rohtasgarh is in Sasaram.

This fort has a history dating back to the 7th century AD. It was built by Raja Harishchandra in the name of his son Rohitashwa, son of illustrious king Harishchandra, known for his truthfulness. It houses the Churasan temple, Ganesh temple, diwan-e khas, diwan-e-aam, and various other structures dating back to different centuries. The fort also served as the headquarters of Raja Man Singh during his reign as the governor of Bihar and Bengal under the regime of Akbar. The Rohtaas fort in Bihar should not be confused with another fort of the same name, near Jhelum, Punjab, in what is now Pakistan. The Rohtaas fort in Sasaram was also built by Sher Shah Suri, during the period when Humayun was exiled from Hindustan.  It is state government institution under administrative control of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Bihar. Shershah Engineering College is one amongst the six new Government Engineering College established in 2016 by the Government of Bihar under Department of Science &Technology. It will start its first academic session (2016-17) from campus of the Government Polytechnic, Dehri-onSone. The college has approval of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and is affiliated to Arayabhatt Knowledge University (AKU), Patna. The new engineering college will have four engineering branches- Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering with an intake of 60 per branch and 252 Students in total. Admission to Various Engineering Colleges, under the administrative Control of the Department of Science & Technology is being done through Entrance Examination in accordance with the Bihar combined Entrance competitive Examination ACT 1995. As per the Act, the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECB) Conduct Combined Competitive Entrance Examination for admission in degree courses in Engineering available in Colleges and Institution of the State of Bihar as well as those situated Outside Bihar against state quota seats.