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J Somaiya College of Engineering is considered one of the premier
institutions providing technical education in Mumbai. Established
in 1983 by the Somaiya Trust, which manages all the colleges within
the Vidyavihar campus, it is a self-financed engineering institute.
Approved by the AICTE in 1993, it is affiliated to the University
of Mumbai. Graded ‘A’ by the Government of Maharashtra,
the institute is the first engineering college in Maharashtra State
to get an accreditation.
The
final admission in the merit category is 90 percent marks at HSC
level. Emphasising on the fact that the credibility of a college
is known by the quality of its students, Dr V M Domkundwar, principal,
Somaiya College of Engineering, says, “85% to 90% results is
nothing short of an academic achievement and the responses of the
students have been extremely encouraging. At least three to four
students earn a place in the merit list of the final year examination.”
Apart
from excellence in academics, students have also formed associations
for various disciplines, like the Electronics
Engineering Stud-ents Association, Association of Students of Computer
Engineering and Information Technology, etc. Here students are encouraged
to organise technical and intellectual programmes, such as technical
seminars, lectures, industrial visits, et al. “To facilitate
interaction between the students we also have cultural programmes
in which many colleges participate. These extracurricular endeavours
are completely initiated by the students,” says Dr Munshi Srinivas,
vice principal, Somaiya College of Engineering. Every year a ‘yoga’
course is conducted for the benefit of students and staff. Besides
exercises, ‘asanas’, ‘pranayama’ and meditation,
special courses are conducted for the development of memory and
concentration for the improvement of eyesight.
The
placement committee headed by Prof NR Gilke has been successful
in roping in top companies to recruit their students. Larsen &
Toubro, TCS and Reliance, to name a few. “Initially, when the
trend of campus placements had just began, we had to put in a lot
of effort to place our students in the industry, in spite of their
good performance. But once the students started serving in various
industries, there was no looking back. And now I can proudly say
that the placement level is 75 percent,” says Gilke.
“We
have always aspired to provide the best of facilities for our students.
Our focus in the next two to three years would be to offer infrastructural
facilities like separate seminar halls for various departments,
to build a computer centre that will cater to the needs of the CDAC
courses that we are about to introduce,” adds Dr V M Domkundwar.
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