Course Curriculum Overview :
The Graduation course is of 4 year with two semesters in every year so total 8 semesters. For the 1'st year all branches of engineering have the same curriculum which is regarded as the basics neededfor the every engineering student. It includes subjects like Workshop, Drawing, Computer Language, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Basic Mechanical Engineering, Basic Construction Engineering, AutoCAD, etc. The subjects are divided in two semesters with 5 subjects for each semester. The exam pattern for 1'st and 2'nd semester is similar. It includes 25 marks each mid- semester objective type online exam and 50 marks subjective type end semester exam along with practicals and oral exam. Once you enter the 2'nd year you are in the core curriculum of the course. For the 3'rd and 4'th year of the course the exam pattern is different form 1st two years of course. It includes a 30 marks mid-semester subjective type exam, a 50 makrs subjective type end-semester exam, Oral exam, Practical exam and internals. The course curriculum for the college is defined by the Savitribai Phule Pune University. It is well defined keeping the industry needs. Site visits, Practicals during college time, Seminars, Projects and Experts Lecture are included in the course. It helps the student to get well groomed for the industry.
Placement Experience :
There is Central Training and Placement cell for the college which is headed by Mr. Rawandale who is also the President of the Maharashtra Training and Placement Cell. Around 600 Recruitment Drives are generally conducted every year. The PCCOE college has very high rate of placements for every branch both qualitative and quantitative. The average package offered is around 3.5 Laksh. PCCOE is accredited by reputed companies like TCS, KPIT Technologies, Cap Gemini, & Wipro for placements. PCCOE has placed more than 22,000 students from across India in the last few years through On Campus/ Off campus/ Pool Campus Drives. For Civil Engineering course reputed companies like TATA Projects, L&T, Kone Cranes, etc visits for placements. The general process of placements includes aptitude test technical test and interview. Around 65% of PCCOE students get placed in every year in Product or Core Companies. The institution provides courses like Aptitude Classes, Foreign Language Course to help for the placements.
College Events :
There are number of events celebrated every year in the college. Every year a National Level Technical Symposium Techlligent is held around the month March-April. The theme for the eveny selected on the basis of thrust areas related to Energy, Agriculture, Health and Hygiene, Transport and Automobile, Digital India and active participation of Indian youth in country's governance and development. The annual social gathering of PCCOE known as SWARTARANG is held every year around the end of January. It includes Traditional Day, Mismatch Day, Character Day and Gang/Theme Day Celebrations, Dance, music and singing performances, Art Circle Act, Rampwalk and the Grand Finale by the Dance club of Art Circle. In the evening students enjoyed themselves to the fullest by dancing in the DJ. PCCOE SPECTRUM has been a major state level event for first year students. For the 1'st year students a major state level event called SPECTRUM is arranged every year and the special thing about this event is that the entire event is managed, created and participated in by exclusively first year students. It is a mega carnival where young minds with innovative thought come under one roof to showcase their skills.
Fee Structure And Facilities :
My course fee for a single year (total 4 year) was around 1 Lakh. You can pay the fees by Demand Draft, Cheques and Online Portal with option like Credit Card, Debit Card, Internet Banking and UPI. There are no hidden fees to secure the admission in the college. Also the exam fees for every semester is to paid during the course. The college keeps in mind the financial conditions the students and allows the needy students to pay the fees in installments. The fee structure of the college is well defined with no hidden charges.
Loan/ Scholarship Provisions :
Yes, I opted for the EBC Scholarship which is provided by the state government. The college doesn't provide any scholarship as such but the administration helps to avail the different scholarship provided by the State and Central Government. The EBC (Economically Backward Classes) scholarship is for OPEN category students whose annual family income is within 6 Lakhs. The scholarship amount is 50% of the total tution fees. At the time of admission you have to pay the full tution fees and the scholarship amount is credited to your bank account around the end of second semester so you can use it for next year admission.
Campus Life :
The campus life of PCCOE is full of energy. There are strict anti-ragging laws in the college. Since the foundation of the college no ragging incident is noticed in the college. No discrimination is allowed in the college as it is a fundamental right provided by our constitution. The students live with harmony with every other student. During my college I didn't notice any kind of discrimination base of gender, ethnicity, religion.
Hostel Facilities :
Yes. The hostel building are separate for boys and girls. There are two hostel bulidings for boys, old and new. The old building has two wings A and B. There are total 104 rooms in the old building which include one TV room, reading room, one Doctors room, Visitor room, one office and three Guest rooms.There is a hot water facility which work on solar energy for the hostel. Also there are electrical geysers fitted in each toilet block and they are used as back up for warm water during rainy season as the Solar system does not work in cloudy weather. There are two aqua guards fitted in the hostel for students.The capacity of the new hostel building is 209. Generally there are no waiting students for hostel admission. Hostel building is new, modern, spacious and adjacent to the college. Also the rooms are furnished with cots, cupboards, chairs and a study tables. Also the hostel is well secured and guarded for 24 Hrs. There is a mess attached to the boy?s hostel. The seating capacity mess is 176.
Alumni/Alumna :
A PCCOE Alumni Association was formed in 2005 to have a strong network of alumni and senior students.
Admission :
To get the admission in this college you have to choose PCM group in 12'th standard and appear for JEE Main entrance exam. Then you have to go through the CAP (Central Admission Process) rounds to get the seat in the college. The admission process generally start around the 1st week of July. I got the seat in 1'st CAP round only and completed my admission formalities on 19'th July 2014 and regular college was started from 4'th August 2014. Generally there are three merit list and if you have rank within the cut-offs you will the get seat in the 1s't CAP round only. Otherwise you have to wait till the last round. Regarding my choice for the college, I asked some senior teachers and some senior students about the college preference. Also I wanted to get the admission in Pune City only. Apart from the top colleges like COEP and MIT they mentioned me about the PCCOE college. So I researched about the college and this were the factors that helped me to choose this college.
Faculty :
All the faculty of the college is well experienced with industry experience, field experience and has vast knowledge about the subjects. They help you at every stage of the course and guide you. Generally there are 22 lectures held every week for the 2'nd, 3'rd and 4'th year of the course. For the 1'st year of the course the number of lectures are more as the practicals hours are less. The average age of a newly joined student is around 18 years and at the age of 22 he gets graduated from the college. The faculties never hesitate to clear your douts regarding the subjects. Around 4-5 experts lectures are arranged every semester to get more knowledge about the course.
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