From the Principal’s Desk:

Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) under the management of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s, was
established in 1962 to meet the growing demand for engineering talent. SPCE is an autonomous
institution since 2010, and holds a top 3 ranking in Maharashtra.

SPCE has held up to its high standard of self-improvement as is evident by the accreditation received by
the Civil Undergraduate programme from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for three years.
Concurrently, the Post-Graduate programme for Construction Management and the Undergraduate
programme for Mechanical Engineering have also been recognized under the same umbrella. The
institute has also maintained its standing amongst elite institutes receiving an NIRF rank in 2017 and
2018.

The college is one of the 192 institutes in India and 17 institutes in Maharashtra, selected for Technical
Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) I, II and III for transformation of the talented
education system. Due to outstanding performance in implementation of TEQIP, the college has
received a grant of 2 crores from TEQIP II and has also been selected under TEQIP III. The college has
established ‘Center for Continuing Education’ under TEQIP to transform teaching and learning process
by conducting various courses and workshops for faculty, support staff and students.

Through implementation of these programs, the institute has emerged as one of the top colleges in
India in transforming the education system. Acknowledging the efforts of the college, SPCE is a mentor
institute for developing other weak institutes from other states of country in TEQIP III.

Entering its 7th year of autonomy given by the UCG, SPCE has juxtaposed institutional growth with intra-
institute progress. The institute inducted its Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) to encourage creativity and
pizzazz in students wanting to hone their entrepreneurship skills.

SPCE boasts of a stellar lineup of professors, with 27 professors out of total of 42 holding a Ph.D. degree.
Several professors also seek to broaden their scope of knowledge by attending international
conferences and engaging in research projects. The supporting staff engage in several developmental
courses and endeavor to implement better practices amongst students and professors alike.

The transformation plan also has contributed in overall development of students. SPCE students have
achieved academic excellence and have also won prizes in National level competitions. Students also
have showcased their talents in organizing various technical and social events such as Spectra, Space,
Annual Debate Competition, SPCEMUN, Spirit etc. Students are also playing a vital role in various
government schemes such as Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), and Unnat Maharashtra Abhiyan (UMA)
acting as enablers to execute project objectives.
Annual Report 2017-18:
I am pleased to present the 55th Annual Report of the Institute. The Institute has started in 1962 and
has now completed 55 years. It has been granted autonomous status by UCG in June 2010. This report
presents summary of activities at the institute since the previous year.

Student Achievements:

Electrical Engineering Department: Fourteen students are qualified in GATE examination and
Mr.Vaikund Sudarshan is the topper with AIR 1043. UG and PG students have published papers in
various international conferences. One of the UG teams won the excellent paper award by IRAJ
Research Forum. A final year student Mr. Narpat Suthar has conducted workshop on Python
Programming Language on April 14-15, 2018 for S. Y. B. Tech. students successfully.

Civil Engineering Department: 25 Final year students qualified in GATE-2018. 6 Final Year students
enrolled for higher education with excellent scores in the GRE. 1 final year student qualified in CAT and
got admission to IIM. The Civil Department boasts of 24 paper publications in Journals and Conferences.
1 Workshop and 2 Expert Talks were organized through CEA.

Mechanical Engineering Department: Thermal Engineering Students Association (TESA-SPCE), an

Civil Engineering Department:

Dr. M.M.Murudi, took charge as a head of the Department of Civil Engineering since 27 Feb, 2018.

1. NBA Accreditation

1. The Civil Undergraduate programme and the Post-Graduate programme for Construction
Management have received accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for three
years.

2. Department Activities

Organized 4 workshop by Experts from Industry.

a) Three day workshop on Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software- Revit and Nevisworks “ on
18th to 20th December 2017.
b) Five day workshop on “Project Management Software’s – M.S. Projct and Prima Vera” on 10th to 14th
January 2018.

c) Two day Workshop on “Bridge Architecture & Inspection” 5th & 6th December 2017.

Lectures by Dr.V.K.Raina for the students of F.Y.B.Tech & M.Tech structures.

d) One day workshop on “Innovations in Concrete “- RMC Ready mix (India) concrete, on 8th September
2017.

3. Organized 5 Training Programmes

a) Organized Three days Training cum workshop on Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software-Revit
and Nevisworks Under TEQIP – III

b) Organized Training cum workshop on “Project Management Software’s M.S. Project and Prima Vera”
Under TEQIP – III.

c) Organized Two Software Training Programmes in ETABS & SAFE for B. Tech (Civil) and M.Tech (Struct.)
students under TEQIP.

d) Organized Two Software Training Programmes in STADD Pro for B. Tech (Civil) and M.Tech (Struct.)
Students under TEQIP.

e) Organized One Software Training Programme in MIDAS for M.Tech (Struct) students under
TEQIP.

3. Organized one Site Visit to MCGM survey project vihar lake, powai on 12th to 15th March 2018
for S. Y. B. Tech civil students.

4. UMA/UBA Activities:

SPCE CED is actively working on UMA activities.Under UMA PG students are working on Jalayukt Shivar
Yojna assessment work in Karjat Taluka Dist.Raigad. Students are also working on various projects of
Rural infrastructure assessment and improvement. Dr.A. R. Kambekar is coordinating the various
activities in coordination with CTARA IITB.

3. Faculty Achievements

Number of Research Project completed / on going

1) Dr.Prashant P. Nagrale- Number of 2 Research Project completed.

2) Prof.A.N.Ghadge :- Number of 2 Research Project completed.

No. of Faculty identified as Mentor: 10

(02 courses are completed.)

The Civil Department boasts of 45 publications in total for the academic year 2017 – 18

Revenue of 57.19 lakhs was generated by department through consultancy & Testing

Mechanical Engineering Department:

This report presents the information about status of research and academic activities carried out by
Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) for Academic Year 2017-18.

1) Mumbai University Minor Research Grant:

Dr. R. S. Maurya, Dr. Kiran Bhole and Prof.Haseen Shaikh received Minor Research Grant from Mumbai
University for Rs. 30,000/-, Rs. 35,000/- and Rs. 40,000/- respectively.

2) NBA Accreditation for B.Tech.(Mechanical Engg) Program:

The B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) program was awarded accreditation (tier-I) by NBA for period of
AY2017-18 up to 2019-20.

3) Faculty Qualification Upgrade

Dr. B.N. Bhasme received his doctoral degree from IIT Bombay.

Other Achievements Include:

i. Installation of Heat Pump Water Heating System at SPCE hostel in Collaboration with Emerson,
India

ii. The heat pump water heating system will provide hot water efficiently with energy saving which
will be measured during the project.

iii. MOU with FESTO, India

iv. Dr. Sudhakar Umale awarded Prestigious SAEINDIA GURU AWARD 2016-17

v. Dr. Sudhakar Umale elected to the Governing Body of SAEINDIA

vi. National Productivity Award (Platinum Grade) was bagged by Dr. S. B. Rane and his PhD research
scholars in a competition organized by IIIE
vii. Prof. Parag Muley participated in ASSCA-2017, KEK, Japan, a prestigious event on
superconductivity and cryogenics for accelerators.

viii. Addition of 8 new Value Added Courses in curriculum, such as IOT, CNC, MEMS, Clean and Green
Manufacturing etc.

ix. Introducing Augmented Reality (AR) as Innovative Teaching and Learning Tool for FY C/M/E
students studying Engineering Graphics.

x. Collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra, Nagpur for research projects related to AR and digital
manufacturing.

Summary of departmental interactions with outside world during 2017-18:

Number of research conferences/seminars attended = 5

Number of STTP/Workshops attended = 6

Number of guest lectures arranged = 7

Number of expert lectures delivered at other institutes = 9

Number of industrial visits organised = 8

Number of technical publications in international journals = 4

Number of technical publications in international conferences = 25

Number of research projects conducted in collaboration with industry = 4

Number of new courses offered in 2017-18 = 1

Number of certifications obtained on SWAYAM portal = 17

Electrical Engineering Department:

Electrical Department Report:

The strength of Department of Electrical Engineering is its faculty, students, supporting staff and alumni.
Faculty of the department are motivated by their goal to transform young engineering students to
skilled and proficient Electrical Engineers. In the department, apart from regular teaching, value added
courses are offered, guest lectures from industry and reputed academic institutes are organized,
industry visits and workshops for students are arranged.

In 2017-2018, the following faculty has up graded their qualification

2. Ms. Prajakta Joshi completed M. Tech in Power Electronics Power System

3. Ms. Matilda Jusine completed M. Tech in Power Electronics Power System

3. Ms. Ushma Shah completed M. E. in Electronics and Telecommunication

Award:

Dr. Swati Lawand received POSOCO Power System Award 2018 for her research work.

Value Added courses offered in 2017-2018:

1. Soft Computing I by Dr.Anupa Sabnis, Dr. Sangeeta Daingade, Dr. Swati Lawand

2. Soft Computing II by Dr. Swati Lawand

3. Digital Signal Processing for Power Control by Dr. B. B. Pimple

Guest Lecture:

1. “DSP interface with voltage and current sensor with PC” engaged by Ms. Kavita Hiredesai on
06/02/2018 and 08/02/2018

2. “Experiences in Smart Grid Implementation” engaged by Mr. Vijay L Sonavane, Hon. Advisor, India
Smart Grid Forum, New Delhi, Former Member (Tech) MERC Mumbai, Former Director
(Projects) MSEDCL Mumbai on 20/04/2018

Industry visit:

1. Industry visit to L and T for final year students (opted for Elective Industrial Automation)

2. Industry visit for final year B.Tech students (opted for Elective Traction) is scheduled at Virar Railway
Loco Shed in last week of April 2018

The elective course Industrial Automation for Semester VIII is designed and taught by Industry Expert (
Mr. A. Ghosh from L & T).

Electrical Engineering Students Association (EESA) is active throughout the year. The students conducted
and participated in many technical and exta curricular activities like SPECTRA, EESA cup etc. under the
guidance of dept. faculty Mr. Rahul Chavan and Mr. Vishal Dake.

Fourteen students are qualified in GATE examination and Mr. Vaikund Sudarshan is the topper among
them with AIR 1043.
UG and PG students have published papers in various international conferences. One of our UG team
(Ms. Neha Akode, Ms. Alisha Gedam, Ms, Vidhi Jain, Mr. Ankur Singhanjude) won Excellent paper award
by IRAJ Research Forum.

The department has organized workshop on “Beginners to Python” on April 14-15,2018 for students.
Our final year student Mr. Narpat Suthar has engaged theory and practical sessions during this
workshop.

Nine of our supporting staff have attended workshop on Civil Defence and four of them have attended
three days Induction Program under TEQIP III.

TEQIP III:

Realizing the potential of socio-political and economic benefits from Higher Education in transforming
India into a knowledge superpower, the Government of India has placed a much higher priority on
Higher Education in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012 to 2017). The third phase of TEQIP is fully integrated
with the 12th Five-year Plan objectives for Technical Education as a key component for improving the
quality of Engineering Education in existing institutions.

SPCE in TEQIP III

SPCE is one of the competitively selected institutes, through a challenge method, to participate in TEQIP
III in sub-component 1.3 (Twinning Arrangements to Build Capacity and Improve Performance of
Participating Institutions and ATUs). As a part of twinning arrangements, the mentee institute allotted to
us is Rewa Engineering College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. This institute is participating in sub-component
1.1 of TEQIP.

TEQIP III Strategy

Under TEQIP III, SPCE have received an initial allocation of Rs. 2 Cr, with an additional provision (totaling
around Rs. 7 Cr.) depending upon how effectively we meet obligations identified in our Twinning
Agreements.

Activities Planned in TEQIP III

The major activities planned for students and faculty members in TEQIP III are:

1. Procurement of Goods
a. Equipment and furniture for modernizing laboratories, computer center and library

i. Modernizing classrooms,

ii. Strengthening campus-wide computer network and other IT infrastructure

iii. Course specific software

iv. Infrastructure for start-up center

b. Procurement of learning resources (print books, e-books, journals) for library

c. Minor Civil Works

i. Refurbishment of classrooms,

ii. Repair of washrooms

2. Improvement in Teaching Learning and Research Competence

2.1 Improve Student Learning

i. Support to faculty and staff for qualification upgrade,

ii. Support to faculty and staff members undertaking trainings in subject knowledge and research
competence upgradation,

iii. Support to faculty and students for participation in seminars, conferences, workshops and
continuing education programs,

iv. Management Capacity Enhancement Training for Senior faculty and staff members

v. Organizing subject area training programs, pedagogical trainings, workshops, seminars,

vi. Support to students and faculty members for minor research projects and paper presentation,
etc.

vii. Organizing GATE training.

viii. Increasing transition rates and non-cognitive skills of students

ix. Certification fees for online courses done by students,

x. Support to academic and non-academic reforms of institute such as accreditation, curricular

2.2 Student employability

ii. Organizing short term training program for students in collaboration with Industry to increase
Managerial skills, Entrepreneurial skills, Leadership skills, Communication skills, Technical skills and
Team working skills for making them industry ready

iii. Industrial visits and internships for students,

iv. Career counseling, finishing school trainings, pre-placement and post-placement trainings for
students.

2.3 Increasing faculty productivity and motivation

i. Seed grant for research to faculty members and / or students to venture into innovative
research and to strengthen research culture

ii. Organizing conferences on R & D topics/themes

iii. Sponsored research, consultancy and other revenue generating activities

2.4 Establishing Twinning System

i. Activities planned in IDP, twinning agreement, implementing AICTE measures