Datta Meghe College of Engineering
Coordinates: 19°09′36″N 72°59′45″E / 19.160046°N 72.995836°E
| दत्ता मेघे अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय | |
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| Motto | Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1988 |
| Principal | Sudhir Sawarkar |
Academic staff | 138 |
| Undergraduates | 2,700 approx. |
| Location | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | University of Mumbai |
| Website | www.dmce.ac.in |
Datta Meghe College of Engineering (DMCE) is a private engineering college located in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Mumbai and approved by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra State and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. It is the best college in Navi Mumbai as per the survey conducted by Indian Council of Technical Education in 2007.
History
The college was established in 1988 by Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha. Until 1995, the college was named 'NYSS College of Engineering'. At the start, the college offered two courses; Civil Engineering and Electronic Engineering. In 1992 and 1993, Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses were introduced. Chemical Engineering and Information Technology courses were initiated in 1999 and 2001 respectively. It started with 120 students, and today has an intake of 742 students at undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD. level.
Campus
The college has three buildings, two interconnected four-storey buildings; the Classrooms Wing and the Administrative cum Laboratory Wing and a new building with laboratories, library, and classrooms.The college workshop is adjacent to both main buildings. There is a computerized central library. The library is an institutional member of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay as well as the British Council Library. All the departments of the college are connected by intercom and computer network. Internet, EPABX and PCO facilities are available.
Academics
DMCE offers undergraduate courses of study in engineering. The four year undergraduate programme leads to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BE). The courses offered are:
- Civil Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Information Technology
Students interact with industry by attending expert lectures, field/industrial visits, etc. It also has departmental associations for the students.
Faculty members are represented on national bodies such as Bureau of Indian Standards, Indian Society of Technical Education, etc.
DMCE has laboratories in all the departments. To support the knowledge needs of the students, it has a fully computerized library with more than 38000 books, 300 or more international journals and e-journals and several national journals.
Student associations in the college are:
- Association of Civil Engineering Students (ACES)
- Electronic Engineering Student Association (EESA)
- Computer Association for Technological Trendz (CATT)
- Forum of Mechanical Engineering Students (FOMES)
- Students' Organization of Chemical Engineers (SOChE)
- Group of Information Technology Students (GITS)
- Entrepreneurship Cell DMCE (E-Cell)
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers DMCE students Forum (IETE-DMCE)
Placements
As a part of the efforts to develop and strengthen the relationship with the corporate world, the college places undergraduate students in organizations for industrial experience.
Student activities
- Technical Festival - Technitude
- Cultural Festival - Milestone
- Entrepreneurial Meet - Enspire