Board of Studies

Board of Studies: Composition and Function

Board of studies (BoS) for Department of Applied Mechanics in Walchand College of Engineering (WCE) is constituted for the three-year term (15th May 2023 to 14th May 2026) as per Notification dated 12th February, 2018 by MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION) on conferment of autonomous status upon colleges and measures for maintenance of standards in autonomous college regulations, 2018 (clause 13.5)

Department of Applied Mechanics

Sr. No.	Composition	Names	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of Department	Dr. S. B. Kadam	Ex-Officio	Chairman
2	Faculty Members	Prof. S. N. Tande		Member
		Dr. C. B. Pol
		Dr. R. S. Desai
		Shri. A. S. Patane
		Shri. R. A. Chougale
3	Two Experts in the subject from outside the college	Dr. K.K. Sangle, Professor, Dean Academics & Head of Structural Engineering Department, VJTI,	Academic Council	Member
		Dr. B. M. Dawari, Associate Professor, COEP Technological University, Pune
4	Two Representative from industry / corporate sector	Er. Anil Panjwani MD, ACME Structural Consultant, Dhankawadi, Pune	Chairman	Member
		Dr. Vijay N. Khose Senior Associate at Thornton Tomasetti, Mumbai
5	One post-graduate meritorious alumnus	Shri. Bipin Arey Senior Management Professional Freelancer Consultant, Pune	Chairman/ Director	Member
6	Member Secretary	Dr. P. K. Sohoni	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Civil Engineering

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. G. R. Munavalli	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Prof. Dr. P. G. Sonavane	Ex-Officio	Member
		Dr. K. S. Gumaste
		Dr. A. K. Kokane
3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Prof. A. R. Tembhurkar, VNIT, Nagpur	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert-2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Prof. D. S. Pawar, IIT Hyderabad, Kandi-502285,	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. A. S. Jadhav, Rajarambapu Institute of Tech. Islampur	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Dr. Surendrakumar Katkar, Ex. Engineer, PWD,Sangli	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri. Shivdatta Patane, Consulting Engineers, S. S. Patane & Associates, Pune	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Dr. B. M. Dawari, Govt. College of Engineering, Pune	Chairman/Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Prof. Rajeev Chandak, Jabalpur College of Engg. (JEC), Jabalpur	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the TY Final Year, Min 2 Male, 2 Female)	Janmejay Nimbalkar	Chairman	Invitee
		Miss Rucha Mangalvedekar
		Miss Shradha Jadhav
		Vyanktesh Mule
11	Member Secretary	Shri. A. K. Mali	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Mechanical Engineering

S.N.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the Department	Dr. S. U. Sapkal	Ex-Officio	Chairman
2	Department Faculty	Prof. Dr. B. S. Gawali Prof. Dr. U. A. Dabade Dr. K. H. Inamdar Shri. B. N. Naik Dr. S. V. Gaikwad Shri. J. M. Dabir Dr. M. M. Khot Shri. A. B. Admuthe Shri. P. A. Mane Dr. A. P. Patil Shri. S. D. Jagtap Contractual faculty on Roll	Ex-Officio	Member
3	Expert from outside University	Dr. D. N. Raut, Professor and Head, Production Department, VJTI, Mumbai Dr. Rahul S. Mulik, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, IIT, Roorkee	Academic Council	Member
4	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. S. H. Sawant, Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
5	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Vinayak G. Patwardhan, Director, Systems and Controls, Sangli Pvt. Ltd. C-24, MIDC, Miraj 416410	Chairman	Member
6	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Nitin D. Dhisale, Production Manager, KPT Power Tools Ltd., Shirol, Kolhapur	Chairman	Member
7	One Post Graduate Alumnus	Dr. Sachin D. Kore, Professor and Dean- Academic Program, IIT GOA.	Chairman/ Director	Member
8	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Dr. Basant Kumar Chourasia, HoD Mechanical Department, Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
9	Student Invitees	1.Tejas B. Jadhav Mob: 9699232596 2.Shreyash S. Kadam Mob: 7410184064 3.Shrenika B. Vibhute Mob: 7498984142 4.Ms. Priyanka Patil, M. Tech Heat Power Engg.	Chairman	Invitee
10	Member Secretary	Shri. R. M. Chanmanwar	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering

S.N.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of Mechanical Engg. Department	Dr. S. U. Sapkal	Ex-Officio	Chairman
2	Faculty members	Dr. K. H. Inamdar Dr. S. V. Gaikwad Dr. M. M. Khot Dr. A. P. Patil Contractual Faculty Members (Dr. A. S. Bhandare, Mr. V. V. Dhende, Mr. P. D. Maskar, Mr. S. P. Nevagi, Dr. A. C. Patil) Contractual Faculty members from other departments (Mr. S. R. Khedkar, Ms. S. U. Patil, Mr. A. N. Inamdar, Dr. A. S. Karvekar, Mrs. S. S. Rokade)	Ex-Officio	Member
3	Expert from Outside Institute/University	Prof.(Dr.) Suhas S. Mohite Dean, School of Mech. and Materials Engg.,COEP Technological University, Pune	Academic Council	Member
4	Representative from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Mr. Vinayak G. Patwardhan, Director, Systems and Controls, Sangli Pvt. Ltd. C-24, MIDC, Miraj. 416410	Chairman	Member
5	Member Secretary	Shri. R. M. Chanmanwar	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Electrical Engineering

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. D. S. More	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Dr. R. P. Hasabe	Ex-Officio	Member
		Shri A. B. Patil
		Smt. S. L. Shaikh
		Smt. S. P. Diwan
		Shri S. S. Karvekar
		Shri V. P. Mohale
3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Y. V. Hote Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, IIT, Roorkee	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert-2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Iranna Korachagaon Vice Principal and HOD Electrical Engineering Department, TCOE, Gadag, Karnataka	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. P. M. Joshi, Govt. College of Engg. Karad	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
8	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri C. J. More Associate Director, Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu, India	Chairman	Member
9	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri O. A. Salunkhe Director – Enginnovtech Engineering and Software Services Pvt Ltd Chief Technology Officer – ElectroStack Pvt Ltd Certifications: Chartered Engineer EC – UK Certified Energy Auditor BEE MoP NPC India	Chairman	Member
10	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Shri S. S. Sonandkar Research Scholar, IIT Roorkee	Chairman/Director	Member
11	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Shri Nitin Saxena Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), JEC, Jabalpur	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
12	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Hemang Pandya (TY)	Chairman	Invitee
		Miss. Vaishnavi Ramdasi (TY)
		Md Gulfam Arzoo (B.Tech)
		Miss. Divya Deepak Kolvekar (B.Tech)
13	Member Secretary	Shri N. V. Patel	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Electronics Engineering

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. S. D. Ruikar	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Dr. Mrs. A. A. Agashe	Ex-Officio	Member
		Dr. B. G. Patil
		Dr. V. B. Dharmadhikari
		Shri S. B. Dhaigude
		Shri S. K. Parchandekar
		Dr. S. G. Tamhankar
		Shri R. G. Mevekari

3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Sumantra Dutta Roy Professor, Electrical Engg. Dept. IIT, Dehi	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert- 2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Aditya Abhyankar Professor & Head, Dean Faculty of Technology, Savitribai Phule University, Pune	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. S. A. Patil, DKTE Textile. & Engg. Institute, Ichalkarnji	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Dr. Rajesh Joshi Sr. Director, Citrix Systems	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Mr. Amey Gambhir Head of Advance Engineering and Hardware Development, Hella Automotive Pvt. Ltd. Pune	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Dr. Farukh Kazi Professor, E & TC Dept. VJTI, Mumbai	Chairman/ Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Dr. Agya Mishra Professor in E & TC	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Durvesh Patil	Chairman	Invitee
		Ms. Priyanka Kate
		Ranjit Dhaigude
		Ms. Akahata Kulkarni
11	Member Secretary	Shri N. V. Marathe	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Computer Science & Engg.

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. Smt. M. A. Shah	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Dr. B. F. Momin	Ex-Officio	Member
		Shri A. R. Surve
		Shri M. K.Chavan
3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. D. S. Guru Professor and Chairman, DoS in Computer Science, University of Mysore, Mysuru 570 006	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert-2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Shashidhar G Koolagudi Associate Professor, Head, Dept. of CSE (NIT suratkal)	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. S. A. Thorat, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Tanuja Bapat (Ganu) Principal Research Manager, Microsoft Research, Bangalore	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Dr. R. D. Naik Smart Transformation, TCS Research Centre Head, TRDDC, Pune	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Shri Rushikesh Heshi Staff Software Engineer, Druva Data Solutions Pvt. Ltd	Chairman/Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Shri Hemendra Patel, CSE Department, JEC	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Akash Kamble B.Tech (Final Year) CSE	Chairman	Invitee
10		Ms. Asawari Sayagaon B.Tech (Final Year) CSE	Chairman	Invitee
11	Member Secretary	Dr. N. L. Gavankar	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Information Technology

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. R. R. Rathod	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Dr. D. B. Kulkarni	Ex-Officio	Member
		Smt. Dr. S. P. Sonavane
		Dr. A. J. Umbarkar
		Shri U. B. Chavan
		Smt. B. S. Shetty
		Shri M. B. Narnaware
		Shri M. G. Rathi
3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Damodar Reddy Edla NIT Goa	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert-2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. V. K. Pachghare COEP Pune	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. Sanjiv J. Wagh, Govt. College of Engg. Karad	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Anand M. Ingle Quantastic Marketing Pvt Ltd, Mumbai	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Aditya Magare Veritas Pune	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Dr. Pranali D.Sheth GCOE, Karad‎	Chairman/Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Dr. Saurabh Kumar Singh, Dept of CSE	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Avinash Kapre (B.Tech IT)	Chairman	Invitee
10		Miss.Mousmi Milind Suryawanshi (B.Tech IT)	Chairman	Invitee
11	Member Secretary	Smt. B. S. Shetty	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Department of Science and Humanities

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Shri A. A. Powar	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialisation (Add rows as per need)	Shri K. V. Madhale
		Smt. R. S. Jangond
		Dr. B. N. Jamadar
3	Expert-1 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. H. A. Mujawar Professor Chemistry, DBATU, Lonere Dist Raigad	Academic Board	Member
4	Expert-2 in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. Kiran V. Dalvi Associate Prof. Maths, COEP, Pune	Academic Board	Member
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. R. G. Sonkawade, Physics Department, Shivaji University, Kolhaour	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Abaso B Shelke Manager QC Aarti Industries Ltd. Boisar, Dist -Palghar	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Suhas Shivaji Shinde Manager QC Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. New Mumbai	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Dr. Pranali D.Sheth GCOE, Karad	Chairman/Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Dr. Durgesh Nandini Nagwanshi, Asso. Prof, Physics	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Miss Tanaya Mukund Bhide SY CSE	Chairman	Invitee
10		Somesh R Sharma SY IT	Chairman	Invitee
11	Member Secretary	Dr. S. B. Joshi	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

Post Graduate BoS (The industry/academic experts can be added for each programme)

Sr. No.	Composition	Name	Nominated by	Remarks
1	Head of the department	Dr. S.G. Tamhankar	Ex-Officio	Chairperson
2	Entire faculty of each specialization (Add rows as per need)	Dr. V. S. Patil	Ex-Officio	Member
		Dr. M. M. Patil
		Shri B. R. Kavathekar
		Shri V. V. Dhende
		Shri M. G. Rathi
		Shri Azar Inamdar
		Shri Amol Koshti
		Shri Amar Bhandari
		Shri Ankush Patil
3	Expert in the subject from outside University to be nominated by Academic Board	Dr. M. R. Shirole Asso. Prof. VJTI mrshirole@it.vjti.ac.in	Academic Board	Member
		Dr. S N. Talbar Professor SGGS Nanded
		Dr. A P. Revankar Professor CoE Pune
		Dr. J. M. Gadgil Ex. Faculty WCE Sangli
5	Expert for Nomination by VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Dr. Yuvraj M. Patil, KIT college of Engg. Kolhapur	VC Shivaji University, Kolhapur	Member
6	Representative-1 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri J.G. Kanitkar Sr. Director Engineering Ventanamicro	Chairman	Member
7	Representative-2 from Industry/ Corporate Sector	Shri Vishvas Chitale Prop. Chitale Digitals Bhilawadi	Chairman	Member
8	One Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus	Dr. Faruk Kazi Professor Dean,R&D VJTI Mumbai	Chairman/ Director	Member
9	Co-Opted Members (Senior faculty from JEC)	Agya Mishra Jabalpur Engineering College Jabalpur.	Chairman with approval from Director	Member
10	Student Invitees (Top rankers of the Final Year, Min 1 Male, 1 Female)	Sourabh S.Naik (Structure) Ms.Mayuri V.Kulkarni (Eln)	Chairman	Invitee
11	Member Secretary	Dr. V. S. Patil	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary

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