Priyadarshini College of Engineering

Infobox University
name = Priyadarshini College of Engineering


motto =
(Tantradyanam Prasaryitavyam Evam")
established = 1990
type = Among Top 3 Private Engineering Colleges in Nagpur
head_label = Principal
head = Dr. M. P. Singh
city = Nagpur
state = Maharashtra
country = India
undergrad = 2,500(approx)
postgrad = 300(approx)
faculty = 175
website = http://www.priyadarshini.org

Priyadarshini College of Engineering is one of the 15 Engineering colleges in Nagpur that offers degree programmes in 6 Engineering Disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Technology & Information Technology and Civil Engineering. It also offers 3 M.Tech programmes in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and recently Electronics Engineering. The Institute offers an MCA programme and MBA Programme also. Apart from these, the institute is an approved research centre (M.E. by Research and Ph.D Programmes) of RTM Nagpur University.

History

The Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur (Formerly Priyadarshini College of Engineering & Architecture, Nagpur, was established in 1990 by Shri Satish Chaturvedi under Lokmanya Tilak Jankalyan Shikshan Sanstha. It is one of the one of the leading engineering colleges in Maharashtra State. The Institute has been accredited in all Branches (Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Technology, Electronics & Telecom and Information Technology) by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi and awarded Grade A by Government of Maharashtra on the basis of excellent and adequate infrastructure as well as academic achievements of students and faculty. The college successfully continues to attract attention of scholars from all over the subcontinent. It is set up on a sprawling 72 acres of hilly terrain of Digdoh hills at Nagpur - the orange city.

Minority status

The College has a "linguistic minority status conferred based on the Hindi Speaking community residing in Maharashtra State.

Academic programmes

Undergraduate Programme (Bachelor of Engineering) with intakes in bracket (total 660 seats)
* Mechanical Engineering - 120 Seats
* Electrical Engineering - 120 Seats (60 New seats from Academic Session 2007-08 onwards
* Computer Technology - 120 Seats
* Electronics & Telecom - 120 Seats
* Electronics Engineering - 60 Seats
* Information Technology - 60 Seats
* Civil Engineering - 60 Seats (From 2008)

Post Graduate Programmes with intakes in bracket (total 181 Seats)
* Mechanical Engineering Design (M.Tech) - 25 Seats
* Industrial Drives and Control (M.Tech) - 18 Seats
* VLSI (M.Tech) - 18 Seats

* MCA - 60 Seats

* MBA - 60 Seats

Placement record

The Institute is one of the premier institutes in Central India and its students have been placed in companies like TCS, Satyam Computers, Wipro Technologies, Infosys, IBM Global Services, Infocepts, TechMahindra(Formerly MBT), Honda R&D Pvt. Ltd., L&T Engineering, L&T Infotech, Iflex Solutions, Syntel, J.P. Morgan Chase, Sapient, Tata Elxsi, MICO Bosch, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd., KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd., Mastek, PCS, Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd., Globallogic, Infospectrum India Pvt. Ltd., BMC Softwares, HSBC, Capgemini, Zensar Technologies Ltd., Premier Technology Group, and many more... through Campus Interviews.

Admission procedure

Admission to the institute is through the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) based on Examinations like SEEE and AIEEE. 5% of the seats are filled through CAP while the rest 95% are filled through the Management Quota.

Extracurricular activities

;SCOoP:A Students Forum of Computer Technology Department which stands for Students Computer Organisation of Priyadarshini

;MESA:A Students Forum of Mechanical Engineering Department

;EESF:A Students Forum of Electrical Engineering Department

;TELE-ERA:A Students Forum of Electronics & Telecommunication Department

;EXESS:A Students Forum of Electronics Engineering Department

;DIGITS: A students forum of Information Technology Department

;Jigyasa:"Jigyasa" is an annual 3-days event of all students of the institute which has a multiplex structure. It has a central theme as well as departmental themes local to that particular departmental society. It organizes national level paper presentations, Poster Presentations, Project Presentations along with Industrial Fair which is exclusively arranged for the sponsors and the like. JIGYASA 07 attracted as many as 2000 papers from all over the country.

Library

Library at PCE has one of the richest collection of books, National and International Journals, Magazines. There are over 11000 titles and around 40,000 volumes available for the benefit of the students. In addition to these, the library subscribes to over 35 International Journals and around 60 Journals and Magazines. The library has a built Multimedia facility with a Language lab facility where the students can listen to lectures on over 700 Engineering as well as non-engineering topics, delivered by various experts from institutes like IITs and some foreign universities.

External links

* [http://www.priyadarshini.org Official website]