Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT), Jabalpur is an institute located in the historic and industrial city of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The institute was established in 2008, offering courses in engineering and management. The institute is run by the Lakshmi Narain Group of Institutions, which is credited with the establishment of the first private engineering institution in the state of Madhya Pradesh with LNCT Bhopal. The group derives its name from the Hindu deities, Lakshmi Narayan. It owns and runs a university, schools, colleges, hospitals and 24 other educational and research institutions with courses in engineering, technology, management, medicine, dentistry, ayurveda, homeopathy, pharmacy, nursing, paramedical science, library science, hotel management, law, architecture, town planning, design, commerce, economics, journalism, mass communication and applied sciences at diploma, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, in five cities of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. LNCT Jabalpur is located on the NH-12 Jabalpur-Bhopal National Highway, just 2 km away from the Bhedaghat Railway Station, near the banks of the Narmada River ("the Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh") in close vicinity of the world-famous tourist sights, Marble Rocks, Chausath Yogini Temple and Dhuandhar Falls. It offers diploma, bachelor's and master's degree courses in engineering, technology and management. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, and recognised by the Directorate of Technical Education, Madhya Pradesh. It is affiliated to RGPV Bhopal, which is the State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh, for its engineering courses, and to RDVV Jabalpur, also known as the University of Jabalpur, for its management courses. Academics LNCT Jabalpur offers diploma, bachelor's: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), and master's: Master of Technology (M.Tech.) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree courses in engineering, technology and management. Diploma courses are of three years duration, bachelor's are of four years duration and master's degree programmes are of two-year duration. The institute follows semester system for all its courses. The courses are full-time in nature and the student is expected to maintain at least 75% attendance during each semester. The courses offered are as follows: Department of Civil Engineering Diploma in Civil Engineering Bachelor's degree (B.E.) in Civil Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's degree (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Bachelor's degree (B.E.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering Bachelor's degree (B.E.) in Electronics