K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering

The K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, abbreviated as KJSCE, was established in 1983 at Somaiya Vidyavihar. It has the departments of Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering.KJSCE is affiliated to the University of Mumbai.It is one of the premier engineering institutes of Mumbai.

KJSCE was the engineering college in Maharashtra to get accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation (New Delhi) in 1997.

Campus

K.J Somaiya College of Engineering is located at Vidyavihar - a term meaning "place of knowledge". The college is an 'A' grade institution, constantly ranked among the best engineering colleges affiliated to the Mumbai University. It is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education, Government of India.It is one the largest educational campuses of Mumbai. The Vidyavihar station on the central railway line of Mumbai was also instantiated by one of its founders, for the benefits of the thousands of students pursuing varying programs in the campus. Besides housing the Engineering College Vidyavihar campus enjoys the distinction of housing a Science and Arts College, a Secondary School, a Management Institute [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.J.Somaiya_Institute_of_Management_Studies_and_Research_(SIMSR)] , a Polytechnic Institute and a Commerce College. It thus represents to have a profile of all educational fields.Besides the campus at Vidyavihar Somaiya also has its Medical College -Hospital and another Institute of Information Technology at Sion in Mumbai.

ymphony

Symphony, the inter-collegiate cultural festival of KJSCE, has created its name and popularity among Engineering and Management institutes under Mumbai University for the last decade. Every year many students from various institutes participate in the programme. The main aim is to promote, encourage and exhibit the talents of the students on a common platform and create interest in the classical, vocal and instrumental music.

The event was began in 1991 as a small intra campus festival and has now grown to be one which is backed by a solid organization and fun. There are not less than 5000 students that come to symphony every year. The organizers of yesteryears have hosted artists of the magnitude of Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Louis Banks, Hariharan, Indus Creed, parikrama, KK, Bombay Vikings, Taufiq Quereshi, Dagar, etc. The event also has a social touch to propagate a message relevant to the times like AIDS awareness, etc. There have also been Auto Shows and an Army display at Symphony.

The organization is done by students which is also a time for building strong camaraderie and team work. Many students look back fondly at the memories gathered during this phase of their lives.

Kshitij

Kshitij is annual magazine of K J Somaiya College of Engineering. This magazine is an attempt to provide the students a platform to reveal their ideas and hidden talents.

The choice of articles for students' consideration range from a very scholarly exploration of ideas in order to whet students' intellectual curiosity, to a few techniques for aiding personality development and general issues.

ee also

* List of Mumbai Colleges
* Somaiya Vidyavihar
* University of Mumbai

External links

* [http://www.somaiya.edu/kjsce/trialinx.htm K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering website]
* [http://www.somaiya.edu Somaiya Vidyavihar]