Ameya Salvi's Review On Pillai College Of Engineering - [PCE] Navi Mumbai, Mumbai

I got directly into Second Year ,i.e, S.E of the four year B.E course as I did my diploma in Computer Engg. So, no other entrances were needed. Initially I was looking for a college in Mumbai City but ended up in PIIT because I scored an agg. of 73% in my final year of diploma and also a lot of people including my friends in other colleges in harbour line told me how good Pillai's College is for Engineering.

There is no such internship for B.E students yet. but M.E students can learn as well teach B.E students.

Coming down to placements, among all the colleges in harbour line, PIIT is considered one of the best college. Companies like TCS, Infosys, L&T, Mahindra, etc. visits the campus and at least 50% of the students are placed. Either they are given internships or a full time job.

In engineering, its about Rs1,18,000 for general category, about Rs70,000 for OBC and around 14,000 for SC/ST/NT. Despite of such expensive fee structure, students don't get what they need. Electricity runs out a lot of times in a day. There is no dedicated lab for students who wish to surf or want to do their work in college it self.

Campus life is good. Overall its a mixed population of different students from different backgrounds and cultures. One can take part in sports or CSI or IEEE as per their interest but college timing don't permit that as no attendance is given for extracurricular. Gender ratio is kind of equaled everywhere but in Mech and Auto Engg. where, there are barely any girls.

Alumni network is good and senior students do help sometimes. If taken a part in some activity from CSI or IEEE or AESA MESA then seniors would helps in the workshops. Some seniors keep on researching in the research lab and also demonstrate their work.

As it has to follow the Mumbai University, two unit tests and one end sem exam is fixed with external practicals and vivas. If they just follow this much it would be great but apart from above exams they conduct study camp and prelims just before the external university practicals and vivas which becomes too hectic as students have to complete their files and study for the exams.

I got admission from the CAP process in the third round as I was waiting for a college in Mumbai. In the first round I got Vasantdada Patil for Computer Engg. which is in Sion which I refused to go to then I got Pillai's College HOC, Rasayani. I declined that because it was too far for a guy like me who stays at Dadar. So finally in third round I opted for PIIT.