Walchand College of Engineering (WCE) was established in 1947 and is located in Vishrambag, Sangli, Maharashtra. This college started with an undergraduate course in Civil Engineering and a capacity of 60 students. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and is recognised by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

WCE offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of Engineering. The highly popular branches out of the total 17 available courses here are Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Each course has about 60 students with a few branches having more students, and the faculty to student ratio is approximately 1:70. The Walchand College of Engineering has dedicated departments of Physics, Chemistry, Math, IT, Mechanical, etc., to aid the basic learning of its students. It also provides its students with a huge library along with reading rooms. Hostel facilities are also provided with good infrastructure and mess facilities. Besides these, dedicated laboratories for required courses are available as well.

The WCE also has research tie ups with various national and international organisations. The Electronics Engineering department is engaged in Agricultural and Automotive Research in collaboration with John Deere while the Computer Science and Engineering department is in collaboration with IIT Bombay for High Power Computing projects.

The most popular courses offered by Walchand College of Engineering are Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering. The Master’s courses provide these courses in addition to specialisation in these streams. This college offers 17 courses across the Engineering stream. These courses are at undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma levels. The undergraduate course is in high demand and lasts for a span of four years. The postgraduate course is for a span of two years and a diploma in engineering is a course for three years. The diploma is offered for the core Engineering streams.

Admission to Walchand College of Engineering is conducted in online mode by a Common Application Process. Students with valid score in relevant entrance exams can apply through CAP. The college also reserves about 50% seats for state domiciles and other reserved categories.

Below listed are the selection criteria for Walchand College of Engineering admission process:

UG Courses

• Admission to BTech programme is based on valid score in MHT CET or JEE Main

PG Courses

• Admission to MTech programme is provided to aspirants with a valid score in GATE exam

Diploma Courses

• Diploma admission is based completely on merit

PhD Courses

• Candidates seeking admission to PhD are required to appear for a Common Entrance Test and Interview or Viva-Voce conducted by Shivaji University, Kolhapur

The placement cell of Walchand College of Engineering provides placement opportunities as well as a few internship opportunities in various big companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Symantec, etc. In the session of 2019-20, a total of 86.2% of BTech students were placed. Approximately 24.9% of MTech students were placed in the 2019-20 session. 

The Walchand College of Engineering offers scholarships as well as freeships to the socially backward classes and to the economically weaker section.  About 375 students received freeship in form of full tuition fee reimbursement from the state and Central governments. This is as per the latest data submitted to NIRF.

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