Northern India Engineering College (NIEC) is an engineering college in Delhi, India, which was established in 2003. It is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi and is located at Shastri Park, Delhi. The college has been established and is being managed by Babu Banarasi Das Educational Society, under the chairmanship of Dr. Akhilesh Das, Secretary and MP (Rajya Sabha) and former Mayor of Lucknow. NIEC campus is spread in about 9 acres (36,000 m) of lush green environment, located at Facility Centre, Shastri Park, the home to Delhi Metro railway, near ISBT Kashmiri Gate covering an area of approx. 150,000 square feet (14,000 m). The college runs programmes for professional degrees, which are: The student life of NIECians is enriched by the guilds formed by students and departments of NIEC. Some of the societies present on the college campus are: The students, along with Department of ECE, have also launched a tech magazine - BiT (Bring in Technology!). Fnord is NIEC Delhi's annual technical-cum-cultural festival since 2005. The college is part of the BBD Group and has connections to companies including IBM and Microsoft.