Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust's
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH
An Autonomous Institute | NBA Accredited (4 UG Programs) | NAAC A++ Accredited | An ISO 21001:2018 Certified
(Approved by Govt. of Maharashtra, Affiliated to SPPU, Approved by AICTE, DTE CODE - 6822)

Academic Council

The Academic Council is a statutory Committee constituted per UGC's guidelines. The Academic council has been reformed as follows.

Members of the Academic Council

Sr. No.

Category

Name

Nominated by

Designation

1

Director

Prof. Dr. Harish Tiwari

Ex-officio

Chairman

2

HOD Civil

Dr. Sameer Sawarkar

Member

3

HOD Computer

Dr. Vijay Kotkar

Member

4

HOD E&TC

Dr. Santosh Randive

Member

5

HOD IT

Dr. Santoshkumar Chobe

Member

6

HOD Mechanical

Dr. Gulab Siraskar

Member

7

HOD Applied Science

Mr. Tushar Gaikwad

Member

8

HOD BBA/BCA

Prof. Dr. Smriti Pathak

Member

9

Associate Professor

Dr. Sudarshan Bobade

Director on rotation

Min. Four Teachers of the College representing different Categories of Teaching Staff; by rotation, on the basis of Seniority

10

Associate Professor

Dr. Sham Mankar

11

Assistant Professor

Dr. Madhuri Badole

12

Assistant Professor

Mrs. Manisha Deshpande

13

Expert from Academia

Dr. Madhav Kumthekar, Professor of Practice, NICMAR Pune

Board of Governors (BoG)

Experts / Academicians from outside the College representing such areas as Industry, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Sciences, etc.,

14

Expert from Academia

Dr. Chandrashekhar Sewatkar, Associate Professor GCOER, Avasari, Pune

15

Expert from Industry

Mr. Sunil Palande,

Scientist E, VRDE Ahilyanagar

16

Expert from Industry

Mr. Pravin Kolhe,

Deputy Secretary at Water Resource Department, Government of Maharashtra

17

Expert from University

( SPPU)

Prof. Dr. S. R. Dhore

Professor and HoD Computer Dept. AIT Pune

Vice-Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University

Three Nominees of the University, not less than Professors.

18

Expert from University

( SPPU)

Prof. Dr. S D Shirbahadurkar

Principal, Dr. D Y P Technical Campus Varale, Talegaon, Pune

19

Expert from University

( SPPU)

Prof. Dr. S. D. Pardeshi Professor, Dept. of Geography, SPPU Pune

20

Dean Examination

Prof. Dr. Arun Dhawale

Ex-officio

Member

21

Member Secretary

Prof. Dr. Archana Chaugule

Director

Faculty nominated by Director (Dean Academics)

22

Associate Member Secretary

Dr. Sahil Salvi

Director

Associate Dean Academics

Functions of PCCOE&R Academic Council:

  • Scrutinize and approve Proposals with or without modification of the Boards of Studies with regard to Courses of Study, Academic Regulations, Curricula, Syllabi and modifications thereof, Instructional and Evaluation Arrangements, Methods, Procedures relevant thereto, etc., provided that where the Academic Council differs on any Proposal, it shall have the right to return the matter for reconsideration to the Board of Studies concerned or reject it, after giving reasons to do so
  • Make Regulations regarding the Admission of Students to different Programmes of Study in the Institute, keeping in view the Policy of the Government.
  • Make regulations for Sports, extra-Curricular activities, and proper maintenance and functioning of Playgrounds and Hostels.
  • Recommend to Board of Governors Proposals for the institution of new Programmes of Study
  • Recommend to the Board of Governors institution of Scholarships, Studentships, Fellowships, Prizes and Medals, and to frame Regulations for the award of the same.
  • Advise the Board of Governors on suggestions(s) pertaining to Academic affairs made by it
  • Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Board of Governors, where the Academic Council differs on any Proposal of the Board of Studies, it will have the right to return the matter for reconsideration to the Board of Studies concerned or reject it, after giving reasons to do so.The decision taken by the Academic Council of Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering will not be subjected to any further ratification by the Academic Council of other Statutory Bodies of the University.

Notes:

  1. The term of nominated Members shall be three years, AY 2025-26 to AY 2028-29
  2. Director shall convene a Meeting of the Academic Council twice in a year.
  3. The director may invite any Faculty Member or Experts from outside to participate/advise on specific issues.
  4. Invitees will not have voting power in case of any critical decision-making.