Department
History:
It gives
me immense pleasure in welcoming, on behalf of the Department of Electrical
Engineering, K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research,
Nashik. 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 National Board of Accreditation
(NBA), AICTE, New Delhi for 3 years. To accelerate Research and Development
(R&D) activities, the department started a Postgraduate programme 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 programme with an increased
strength of 60 students and started a new post-graduate programme in an
Electrical Power System with a sanctioned intake of 18. In the year 2011, the
UG programme 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) is once again accredited by NBA in 2019 for the next three years.
About
Faculties:
The department has a
well-qualified and devoted team of 23 teaching faculty members. The faculty
members of the department have presented and published papers in National and
International journals, conferences, visited National and International
Universities, exhibitions, etc. Faculty members also have received various
awards and funds form the many professional societies and funding agencies.
Four faculty members of the departments are currently pursuing Ph.D. in various
areas in Electrical Engineering. Faculty members attend Continuing Education
Programs, online courses regularly to keep them updated with changing
technology in the respective electrical engineering fields. Faculty members are
also on the governing body of the professional society and members of
professional societies.
Various
Events:
Department is very
proactive in organizing workshops, seminars, conferences funded by various
funding agencies as well as self-supported in the area 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-KARMVEER EXPO’, supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology
(UK). Around 500 to 600 students participate every year in this event.
About
Students:
The students of the
department have also presented papers, participated in various National level
events, and won the prizes. The academic results at various university
examinations are excellent. Many students of the second year, third year, final
year topped the university examination with rank 1 to 11. In
the last three years, there are around 16 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 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
also significant.
Testing
and Consultancy:
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, such as
Enercon India Pvt. Ltd., Enercon Gmbh Germany, IIT Powai, Bosch
Ltd. Nashik, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Nashik, Crompton Greaves
Nashik, Crompton Greaves Mumbai, Glaxo SmithKline Nashik Innova
rubbers Nashik, Blue Cross Nashik, Samsonite Asia Ltd.
Nashik, TKES, Gonde, Anil printers Gonde, Renfro India
Gonde, TBI khardi, Kalyani Lemmorz Ltd. Chakan, SAF Yeast
Ltd. Chiplum, SAF Yeast Sandia, and many others. The major kits and equipment
available for consultancy services are HIOKI 3198 power quality analyzer,
IR Imager, combustion analyzer, flue gas analyzer, breaker timing kit, relay
testing kit, and many other types of equipment.
Research
and Development:
Department has completed
two MODROBs and several minor research projects, funded by AICTE, University
Grant Commission, SERC Fellowship of Department of Science and Technology, BCUD
Pune. Faculty members also work on industry projects and help to solve their
problems. 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, POWER
FACTORY. In all the conducive environment exists in the department for both
faculties and students.
Department of Electrical Engineering aims to establish a center of excellence in various areas of electrical engineering such as power quality, energy management, audit, conditioning monitoring and to offer value-added services to industries as well as society.
