Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
| ٿڌومل شاهاڻِي انجنيئرنگ ڪاليج | |
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| Type | Education and Research Institution |
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| Established | 1983 |
| Principal | Dr. G. T. Thampi |
| Location | Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC) is an engineering and research institute in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1983, the year in which the Government of Maharashtra granted permission to start private engineering colleges in the state, it is the first and the oldest private engineering institute affiliated to the University of Mumbai,one of the oldest universities of Asia. TSEC is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education with the highest grade A.
Named by one of Mumbai's most respected philanthropists, Dada Kishinchand T Shahani after his father, Thadomal Shahani; Thadomal Shahani Engineering College was founded by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board in the year 1983. The Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, well known as HSNC board, is a charitable trust established by the Sindhi Community in 1922. It currently manages and administers 27 institutes under its umbrella.
The HSNC Board has roots going back over 60 years. The board was managing the National College in Hyderabad (Sind) long before the partition of India, In true spirit of their times, the members of the Board worked to ensure the nations integrity and honour during the National Movement of Indian Independence. After the Partition of the country in 1947, the members of Sindhi Hindu Community migrated to India. 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 Late Barrister Hotchand G. Advani, the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board came into existence in 1949 at Bandra, Mumbai. Late Barrister H.G. Advani was the Founder President and Late Principal K.M. Kundnani was the Founder Secretary and Founder Principal of the first college started by the board known as the Rishi Dayaram National College, Bandra, Mumbai.
The college was the first engineering college affiliated to the University of Mumbai to start the following course:
Approved by the Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra on 16 September 1983, TSEC is one of the oldest private engineering colleges of India and was among the first institutes in the country to offer undergraduate level studies in specializations of computer engineering, information technology and biomedical engineering. The Department of Biomedical Engineering is one of the oldest in India and was set up in 1983. The first batch of Computer Engineering graduates passed out in 1988. The undergraduate course in Information Technology was started in 1998. The departments of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering as well as Chemical Engineering were established in the year 1983, whereas that of Biotechnology was established in the year 2004.
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