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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Admission 2018

  

In 1957, the Bharatiya Bhavan conceived the idea of establishing an engineering college in Mumbai. The Engineering Personnel Committee of the Planning Commission had made certain recommendations for the establishment of new engineering colleges & polytechnics, in order to increase the technical manpower in the country. The Government of India accordingly had initiated a liberal policy for setting up private engineering colleges in the states. The proposal of the Bhavan to start an engineering college was favourably received by both the Central & State Governments. The total outlay of this project was Rs. 70 lakhs. The Central & State Governments contributed Rs. 20 lakhs & Rs. 10 lakhs respectively while the Bhavan contributed Rs. 28 lakhs. The Sardar Patel Memorial Hall Committee & the Nizam’s Charitable Trust donated Rs. 1 lakh each & the remaining amount of Rs. 10 lakhs was collected by means of grants, donations & advertisement revenues. The foundation stone of the college was laid on the 17th of September 1961 by Shri Y.B. Chavan (the chief minister of Maharashtra who later became the defence minister of India) who had taken a keen interest in the fulfilment of the project. Sardar Vallabhai Patel was closely associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan & in 1946 he was elected an honorary member of the Bhavan in recognition of the keen interest he took in the activities of the Bhavan. It was thus decided that naming the Engineering College after the late Shri Sardar Patel would be a fitting tribute to the “Iron Man” of India.

 

Vision: SPCE aspires to be an Institution of National Repute that will create professionals with competence & motivate research for the progress of the nation.