Brief Profile
The department was established in the year 1996, approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune (formerly University of Pune) with a sanctioned intake of 40 for Undergraduate (UG). Later on, intake was increased to 60 in the academic year 1998-99. In the year 2003, the Department of Electrical Engineering was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), AICTE, New Delhi for 3 years.
To accelerate Research and Development (R&D) activities, the department started a Postgraduate program in Electrical Engineering with Control System specialization with 18 intake in 2007-08 and a recognized Ph.D. Research Center in the year 2008-09. In the year 2011, the department started a second shift UG program with an increased strength of 60 students and started a new post-graduate program in an Electrical Power System with a sanctioned intake of 18. In the year 2011, the UG program of the Department of Electrical Engineering was again accredited by NBA, AICTE, New Delhi for 3 years.
With the constant efforts and thrust for continuous improvement, the department (both the UG shifts, i.e. divisions) is once again accredited by NBA in 2019 for the next three years. In 2022, after submitting the compliance, the department received an extension in Accreditation up to 2025. Currently, the department has two UG divisions, PG Power System and Ph.D. Research Centre. The department has also received a sanction for the conduction of a B.Tech course for working professionals. The department has a well-qualified and devoted team of 23 teaching faculty members. The department is very proactive in organizing workshops, seminars, and conferences funded by various funding agencies as well as self-supported in the areas of power quality, energy management and audit, condition monitoring of electrical equipment, recent trends in switchgear, MATLAB, ETAP, PSCAD, Robotics, Emerging Trends in Smart Grid and software training every year.
One of the mega-events organized by the department is the National Level Working Model Contest and Project Exhibition ‘IET-K K Wagh Expo (formerly IET Karmaveer Expo), supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET-UK). Around 500 to 600 students participate every year in this event. The students of the department have also presented papers, participated in various National level events, and won prizes. The academic results at various university examinations are excellent.
Many students of the second year, third year, and final year topped the university examination with rank 1 to 11. In the last three years, there have been around 20 University rankers. The Department has the IET (UK) Young Member Section (IET On-Campus), IEEE student chapter and a student body ‘EFFECT’ through which various events are conducted for the all-round development of students. These events include expert lectures, workshops, technical tours, industrial visits, Soft Skill workshops, poster and mini-project competitions, school seminars, etc. Many multinational companies come to conduct campus placement interviews and around 60 to 80% of the students get campus placements. The number of students going for higher studies is also significant.
Department of Electrical Engineering offers testing, consultancy, and training services in the areas of electrical design, power quality, condition monitoring, energy management, and audit to many National and Multinational industrial organizations. The major kits and equipment available for consultancy services are the HIOKI 3198 power quality analyzer, IR Imager, combustion analyzer, flue gas analyzer, breaker timing kit, relay testing kit, and many other types of equipment.
The department has completed two MODROBs and several minor research projects, funded by AICTE, the University Grant Commission, SERC Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology, BCUD Pune. Faculty members also work on industry projects and help to solve their problems. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and Laboratories with excellent computational facilities including professional software packages, such as ETAP, PSCAD, LABVIEW, MATLAB, ANSYS, DigSILENT, and POWER FACTORY. In all, a conducive environment exists in the department for both faculties and students.
Department of Electrical Engineering aims to establish a centre of excellence in various areas of electrical engineering such as power quality, energy management, audit, and conditioning monitoring and to offer value-added services to industries as well as society.