The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Walchand College of Engineering (WCE), Sangli, established in 1986, is a pioneer in offering quality education in computing and IT. It offers undergraduate (B.Tech), postgraduate (M.Tech), and doctoral (Ph.D.) programs, with a strong focus on academic excellence, research, and industry relevance. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories, experienced faculty, and modern infrastructure to foster innovation and skill development in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Cybersecurity, and Internet of Things (IoT). It maintains strong industry-academia linkages, encourages student participation in research, hackathons, and internships, and boasts excellent placement records with top recruiters. With a commitment to nurturing technically competent and ethically responsible professionals, the CSE department plays a pivotal role in shaping future-ready engineers, entrepreneurs.
The department maintains strong ties with the technology industry, enabling students to bridge the gap between academia and professional practice. Partnerships with renowned companies for internships, placements, and collaborative projects ensure that students gain hands-on experience and exposure to real-world challenges. Alumni from the department have secured positions in leading companies, entrepreneurial ventures, and prestigious institutions worldwide.
The department has a rich legacy of accomplishments, including:
At the heart of the department is its student-centric approach. Faculty members serve as mentors, guiding students not just in academics but also in personal and professional development. The department actively promotes extracurricular activities, technical clubs, and community engagement, fostering a holistic growth environment.
Dr. Anil Ramchandra Surve, head of the Computer Science and Engineering department, is an alumnus of the same institute. He completed his bachelor’s as well as his master’s in the Computer Department. He has achieved a Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) in the area of Context-aware Smart Pervasive Computing system for energy conservation. Before leading the department, he shouldered the associate dean ‘student activities and development’ role as well as ‘joint training & placement officer’ role effectively and worked on various significant committees of the institute as well. Passionately he has taken initiative for establishing ‘IoT innovation centre’ at institute to encourage learners to experiment on real life smart IoT solutions. He has 28 years engineering academic experience where he has dealt with most of the Computer Science & engineering core and emerging courses. He has mentored more than 900 under graduate and 65 post graduate student projects on the latest innovative technologies. His research publications include 29 papers in national/international conferences and 48 in international journals with more than 195 citations. He has filed four patents and three copyright. He has been actively instrumental in mentoring various workshops, conferences and student organizations with industry liaison. Keenly he has rolled out professional skill development training for the student community. He has delivered motivational sessions on pedagogy to nurture novel learning aspects in various engineering schools. Under his creative Transcend initiative, YouTube podcasts of star achievers success stories are revealed for juniors. Twelve years back he started SITAC (Social IT Awareness Campaign) initiative to raise awareness of the importance of IT for unprivileged school students through ACSES (Association of CSE Students) of Walchand college of engineering students’ volunteers. More than 14000 thousand school students and their respective teachers are benefitted by this social initiative. He is also proactively instrumental in extra-curricular activities & social initiatives for the unprivileged communities through WCE student fraternity.