Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC) is a private engineering college in

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. Founded in 1983, it is the first and the oldest private engineering institute affiliated with the

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. TSEC was founded by the

Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board The Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board or HSNC Board ( sd, حيدرآباد (سنڌ) نيشنل ڪاليجيئيٽ بورڊ HSNCB) is an Indian non-profit organisation founded in 1922 (or 1919) in the British India province of Sind and m ...

(HSNC Board) in the year 1983. It is named after one of Mumbai's most respected philanthropists, Dada Kishinchand T. Shahani's father, Thadomal Shahani.

History of the Board

The HSNC board is a charitable trust established by the Sindhi Community in 1922. It currently manages and administers over 27 institutes under its umbrella. The board was managing the National College in

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, Sindh long before the partition of

. After the Partition of British-India into two countries in 1947, the members of the Sindhi-Hindu Community migrated to India. Vidyasagar Principal K.M. Kundnani, with the vision and mission to promote participation in education, initiated the efforts for starting a college in Mumbai. With active support and encouragement from one of Bombay's influential Barrister H.G. Advani, the HSNC Board came into existence in 1949 at Bandra,

. The Late Barrister became the Founder-President, whereas Vidyasagar Principal K.M. Kundnani was the made the Founder-Secretary and Founder-Principal of the first college started by the board, R.D. National College, Bandra, Mumbai.

Courses

The college was the first engineering college affiliated to the

to start the following course: *

Bachelor of Engineering A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Ba ...

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

(1983), Electrical Engineering (1983), Computer Engineering (1984),

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

(1998),

Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

(1983) and

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...

(2004)

Artificial intelligence and Data science Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring nature, naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity. Connotations Artific ...

(2020). *

Master of Engineering A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, M.E. or M.Eng.) is either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research de ...

in Computer Engineering (2001) *

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(Ph.D.) in

History

Approved by the Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra on 16 September 1983, TSEC is one of the oldest private engineering colleges of

and was among the first institutes in the country to offer undergraduate level studies in specializations of computer engineering,

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

and

biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

. The Department of

is one of the oldest in

and was set up in 1983. The first batch of Computer Engineering graduates passed out in 1988. The undergraduate course in

was started in 1998. The departments of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering as well as

were established in the year 1983, whereas that of

was established in the year 2004. At the desktop of achievements of the institute lies the starting of the Ph.D. program by the

in the department of Information Technology.

Governing council

The institute is currently presided by Dr. Niranjan Hirandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Constructions. Indu Shahani, Director of Academics at

is responsible for enhancing the academic standards of all the institutes managed by the trust, including Thadomal Shahani Engineering College. Kishu H Mansukhani is a trustee and past President of the Board. Members of the Board are Anil Harish, who is also a past President of the Board, Maya Shahani, and Akhil Shahani.

Academic departments

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech r ...

& Data Science * Computer Engineering *

* Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering *

Mathematics and Statistics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

* Chemistry The college is developed up to doctorate level and offers a

Programme (

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) in

discipline and a Full-Time two-year master's course i.e.

(ME) in Computer Engineering for which it has 25 seats. TSEC offers a four-year

(BE) course i
Artificial Intelligence

Data Science
Computer Engineering,

, Electronics, and Telecommunication Engineering,

, and

. Its active student community hosts branches of several professional societies including Rotaract Club, NSS, ACM, CSI, ISTE, IETE, IIChE, etc. Apart from these, TSEC also has departments of Mathematics,

, Chemistry,

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and

Mechanical Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations of ...

, which have supporting roles and conduct foundation courses for various degree programs. The department of Mathematics stresses subjects including but not limited to

algebra Algebra () is one of the broad areas of mathematics. Roughly speaking, algebra is the study of mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating these symbols in formulas; it is a unifying thread of almost all of mathematics. Elementary ...

geometry Geometry (; ) is, with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. It is concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is ...

, differential calculus,

integral In mathematics, an integral assigns numbers to functions in a way that describes displacement, area, volume, and other concepts that arise by combining infinitesimal data. The process of finding integrals is called integration. Along wit ...

calculus, statistics, and

probability theory Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability. Although there are several different probability interpretations, probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set ...

. The department of

at TSEC stresses heavily on

communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inqui ...

skills,

soft skills Soft skills, also known as power skills, common skills or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, pr ...

presentation A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product. Presenta ...

techniques,

body language Body language is a type of communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. Th ...

, and

vocational skills Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan. Vocational Education can also be seen as that type of education given to an i ...

Campus

The TSEC Campus is located at Linking Road in the Bandra suburb of

and is within a few kilometers radius from the

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as well as the business center Bandra Kurla Complex. ''The Old Building'' has six stories and is host to the departments of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology with all the requisite laboratories and classrooms; an Engineering Drawing Hall with a capacity of 70 and 2 reading rooms with a capacity of 30 each. ''The New Building'' has eleven stories and is host to the departments of Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering with all the requisite laboratories and classrooms; a reading lounge with a capacity of 80 and a workshop with a capacity of 100 students. ''Library'': TSEC has a spacious library having more than 31,674 technical books. The library subscribes to national/international journals/ periodicals/magazines. Currently, there are subscriptions to 122 magazines, including national and international journals. The college has also joined e-resources (International Journals) through INDEST / SD – AICTE consortium essentially to facilitate academic research on the campus. ''Seminar Hall'': It has two seminar halls with audio-visual systems and having a capacity of 125 seats each. ''Sports and Recreation'': The institute has a small sports room with indoor games such as

Table Tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

Carrom Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In Sou ...

, and

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

or video games like Clash of Clans Private Server. The

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of R. D. National College is accessible to students of TSEC. The institute also has a tie-up with the adjacent ''Khar Gym Khana'' sports club for college festivals and additional sports facilities such as

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

, Soccer,

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Lawn Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...

, etc.

Professional societies

TSEC-MIC (Media, Information, and Communication) This is the official social media cell of the institution which had laid its grounds in January 2019. The cell is responsible for handling the official social media handles and press releases. The cell aims to bring out students' extra-curricular skills, apart from the excellent academic records. The students may choose to enter the photography, design, or content & editorial team, based on their interest. TSEC is active on leading social media platforms like Instagram (www.instagram.com/tsec_official) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/tsec.edu/). IETE-TSEC It is a student branch of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers-Mumbai Branch. IETE-TSEC is the fastest-growing committee of Thadomal Shahani Engineering College. It arranges techo-fun fests like ELAN and OSCILLATION which includes events and workshops namely ethical hacking, coding competitions, circuit builder, robotics competition+workshop, and fun events like glow cricket, FIFA, and Mini-Militia. Their past sponsors include Mumbai City FC,

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, RAAIF, Box8, and Endeavour. In December, IETE-TSEC arranges an annual Industrial Visit. TSEC Students' Council It is a student body of the college that overhauls the working of the cultural events. It is the core committee associated with the principal. 'Trifles' is one of the largest engineering cultural festivals held in Mumbai, which the TSEC Students' Council hosts every academic year. The auditions for national-level Street Play, Dance, Drama, and Fashion Show Teams are held by the Students' Council. The intra-level festival Avalanche, Traditional Day, Leadership Meet, and BE Farewell are also planned and organized by this committee that pledges to make sure that enjoyment and opportunities are guaranteed to each individual. TSEC Sports Committee It is the sole body responsible for encouraging various athletes, sportspersons, and enthusiasts. The inter-collegiate festival "Yudh" has been hugely successful in making its mark amongst the best sporting events in Mumbai. The massive participation that this event receives explains its popularity in and outside the college. Also, Invictus is the intra-level festival that the Sports committee organizes. In this event that unites every branch as the students across the four years vie for the best branch trophy and budding sportspersons are given recognition. The TSEC football, cricket, basketball badminton, throw ball, carom, and chess teams that involve both girls and boys are managed by this committee MS TSEC The Management Society is one of the oldest and largest student societies in TSEC. MS-TSEC hosts three major festivals every year. With three clubs dedicated to quizzing, literary activities, and debating respectively, MS-TSEC is the only society of its kind in Mumbai University. MS-TSEC hosts three major festivals, CARMA, Speaktacular, and Lakshya every year. The Industrial Visit organized by this body is the apt combination of visiting well-established industries and fun at various locations in the country. It is the largest student body of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Mumbai. The IEEE-TSEC chapter's technical team called "Conatus" has won various competitions in Mumbai. It organizes the annual national level technical festival of TSEC called ISAAC which boasts of a variety of robotics and non-robotics contests, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions. IEEE also has four of its chapters active in TSEC namely Computer Society, Communication Society, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and Industrial Electronics Society CSI-TSEC It is the student branch that comes under the

Computer Society of India Computer Society of India is a body of computer professionals in India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a few computer professionals and has now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals. It has 72 chapters across India ...

– Mumbai chapter. Every year, CSI – TSEC conducts student activities including workshops, seminars, conferences, technical competitions, training programs, and industrial visits. In 2011, its annual festival 'RUBIX', had participants from many countries for the coding event 'Codezilla' making it the first event in TSEC to go global. ISTE-TSEC The

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- TSEC Chapter aims at upbringing the technical knowledge of the Engineering Students; deliver various successful workshops, seminars, and competitions. The annual inter-college festival of ISTE-TSEC is called ASCENT. IEI - TSEC It is the TSEC chapter of the

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, the national organization for engineers in India which has over 0.5 million members from 15 engineering disciplines in 99 centers or chapters in India and overseas. NSS-TSEC It is the TSEC chapter of the

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and is one of the non-technical societies of the institute which has been involved in many social activities. Major of these activities are Blood Donation Drive and Bandra Station Project. NSS-TSEC also conducts a 10 Day Residential Camp in the outskirts of Mumbai with the basic aim of overall development of the Society. IIChE-TSEC It is the TSEC chapter of the

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) is the professional body for chemical engineers in India. The headquarter of IIChE is in the campus of Jadavpur University, Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the offi ...

's apex chemical technical society, and conducts seminars, research paper presentations, industrial visits with a vision of integrating textbook learning with industrial knowledge. The society conducts its Annual Technical festival - Chemergence which draws participants from the whole of India. RC-TSEC The Rotaract Club of TSEC, founded in 2016. RCTSEC has multiple events in every avenue which brings a large crowd from the college as well as other colleges in Mumbai. A few of their events include Open-Mic, Futsal, PawRangers and Walkathon.

Rankings

In 2009, TSEC was ranked #28th in a list of top 50 private engineering colleges of India by

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.http://www.livemint.com/r/LiveMint/Period1/oldpdf/890d73e9-eaa5-46ff-a7cc-f303fd199bbf.pdf It was ranked at #41 among the top 50 private engineering colleges of India by Indian magazine

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Notable alumni

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, Indian Comedian *

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References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.tsec.edu/ Engineering colleges in Mumbai