Overview

Overview: Department of Civil Engineering

Objectives

To provide students with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in Civil Engineering for planning, surveying, construction, testing, maintenance, and supervision of engineering works.
To develop technically competent diploma engineers capable of assisting in the execution, operation, and maintenance of civil engineering projects while following established engineering practices and standards.
To inculcate professional ethics, discipline, leadership, and teamwork, enabling graduates to work responsibly and effectively in multidisciplinary environments.
To prepare diploma graduates to meet the needs of society by contributing to the development, maintenance, and sustainability of civil infrastructure with due consideration for safety and environmental protection.
To encourage lifelong learning and professional growth through higher education, skill development, certification programs, and adaptation to emerging technologies in Civil Engineering.
To develop effective communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills that enable graduates to interact professionally with clients, contractors, government agencies, and the community.

Vision

To be an excellent Civil Engineering programme of first choice to meet ever-growing needs of society.

Mission

M 1: Adoption and implementation of excellent effective teaching- Learning, with focus on social and environmentally friendly problem solutions.

M 2: Motivating students to work with emerging and diversified technologies in line with industrial practices.

M 3: Inculcating excellent professional skills required for project management and lifelong learning.

Strength

Areas of Expertise

Building Materials & Construction
Construction Management
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Hydraulics
Remote Sensing and GIS
Structures
Surveying
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources

Salient Department Features

Leadership

He is a postgraduate Civil Engineer with a specialization in Town and Country Planning from College of Engineering Pune (CoEP). He has over 30 years of professional experience, including 25 years in teaching and academic administration and 5 years in industry.

He has been associated with this institute as a faculty member and Head of the Department (HoD) since 2017, contributing extensively to the academic and institutional development of the department through teaching, administration, and academic leadership. He also served as the Chairperson of the General Maintenance Committee, Walchand College of Engineering (WCE), for two years.

Prior to joining WCE, he served at Govt. Polytechnic-Kolhapur, CIDCO Navi Mumbai, Bharati Vidyapeeth, and Vishwakarma Institutes at Pune. He is a Dale Carnegie Certified High Impact Presenter, an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor for Quality Management Systems (QMS), and an ESCI–QCI Certified Management Representative (M.R.) for ISO 9001.

His areas of academic and professional interest include Engineering Mechanics, Building Materials and Construction, Building Planning, Construction Management, Surveying, and Urban Planning.

He has undertaken and contributed to several academic and professional assignments of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, and the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE). He is also involved in consultancy services related to various civil engineering projects.

He is a ‘Member’ of the Institution of Engineers (India) and an ‘Associate Member’ of the Institute of Town Planners, India.

Under his academic leadership, the Department of Civil Engineering (P.W.) was recently accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), marking a significant achievement in the department’s pursuit of academic excellence and quality enhancement.

Contact: hod.civilpw@walchandsangli.ac.in