Walchand College of Engineering
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| Motto | क्रियासिद्धि: सत्वे |
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Motto in English
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Success depends on quality |
| Type | Autonomous institute |
| Established | 1947 |
| Chairman | ajit Gulabchand |
| Director | Dr. G. V. Parishwad |
| Location | Sangli, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | 90acres |
| Website | www.walchandsangli.ac.in |
Walchand College of Engineering is an autonomous engineering education institute in the city of Sangli, Maharashtra, India. The WCE campus is situated on nearly 90 acres of land in Vishrambag, roughly midway between the twin cities of Sangli and Miraj.
The college was established in 1947 by the Hon. (Late) Dhondumama Sathe and began with an undergraduate course in Civil Engineering with a capacity of 60 students. It was affiliated with Bombay University in 1947. After Pune University was set up in 1948, the college became affiliated with Pune University. In 1955, the college was renamed after Walchand Hirachand, an industrialist. Since the establishment of Shivaji University, at Kolhapur in 1962, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli has been affiliated with Shivaji University. Since 2007, it has been an autonomous college offering the B.Tech. degree (vs the B.E degree) along with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai (VJTI), College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP), Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology (SGGS) and Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) in Maharashtra with 'financial and academic autonomy'.
Walchand College of Engineering offered its first academic program, an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering(B.E.(Civil)) for up to 60 students in 1947. In 1955, an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (B.E.(Elec)) was established, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree (B.E.(Mech)) was offered in 1956. Both programs had a 60 student capacity. Postgraduate coursework in all three engineering disciplines was first offered in 1971. Graduate and undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering were added in the 1980s and 1990s.
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