Sinhgad College of Engineering is one of the premier technical education institute located in the city of Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

.The institute is affiliated with the University of Pune

University of Pune

The University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...

 and managed by the Sinhgad Technical Education Society

Sinhgad Technical Education Society

Sinhgad Technical Education Society, also referred to as STES, is a collection of education institutes operating mainly in the region of Pune, India. It provides education in the fields of Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, and Computer Applications.STES was founded by Prof. M. N...

 (STES). It is located at Vadgaon

Vadgaon

Vadgaon or Vadgaon Maval is a census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Demographics:...

 (Budruk), Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, India

India

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. The college takes its name from the nearby Maratha

Maratha

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 fort. It has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation

National Board of Accreditation

The National Board of Accreditation , India was established by AICTE as an autonomous body under section 10 of AICTE act, 1987 for periodic evaluations of technical institutions & programmes basis according to specified norms and standards as recommended by AICTE council...

 and recognized by the AICTE. The institute has also been awarded an "A" Grade by The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra State, Mumbai.

Admissions

65% of students are admitted on the basis of marks scored on the Maharashtra Engineering Entrance Test (CET) and 15% of the students from outside Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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 state are admitted through the All-India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE). The remaining 20% of students are admitted through management quota.

Placements

The training and placement cell on the campus is in charge of preparing students in the third (and sometimes fourth) year to appear for campus interviews.In recent years, companies such as Persistent Systems, Accenture, NVidia, TCS, IBM India, Cognizant, Infosys, SunGuard, L&T Infotech, KPIT, General Motors, TCTS, CMC Ltd, Lafarge, Daimler Chrysler, Shapoorji Pallonji, Cyronics, and Kirloskar Brothers have been some of the companies that have actively recruited undergraduates. For the past three years maximum salary reached to 8 lacs/annum, with the average being around 2.5 lacs/annum. The placement scenario of the past years is as follows (academic year, then number of placements):

• 2003-04 129
• 2004-05 217
• 2005-06 257
• 2006-07 276
• 2007-08 319
• 2008-09 269
• 2009-10 282
• 2010-11 279*

Student Organizations and Clubs

Sinhgad College of Engineering hosts a wide range of student bodies to cultivate a sense of community among the students while at the same time providing them with opportunities and challenges. SCOE's many organizations and clubs help foster a spirit of leadership development and event planning among the students as well as act as a platform for interacting with alumni and industry professionals.
The activities of these organization is managed by a specially elected student body under the guidance of an assigned staff co-ordinator.

List of the Student Organizations & Clubs:

• Abhayanta Manch
• The Arts Circle
• The English Club
• Kshitij
• The Sinhgad Environmental Conservation Organization (SECO)
  The Sinhgad Environmental Conservation Organization (SECO)
  The Sinhgad Environmental Conservation Organization is a student group who provide a platform for carrying out activities in the field of environment and energy conservation...
  
  
• The Sinhgad Robo Club
• TECHXI

Sister Institutes

Sinhgad College Of Engineering's sister institutes are Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Engineering, Vadgaon; Sinhgad Academy Of Engineering, Kondhwa and Sinhgad Institute Of Technology, Lonavala.
Sinhgad Academy Kondhwa also has an art circle.