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Readers recommend colleges in Maharashtra

Last updated on: June 21, 2010 14:55 IST

We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes.

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Name_of_college: Sydenham Institute of Management, Research and Entrepreneurship Education
location: Churchgate, Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: PGDBM, MMS
Best_faculty: Many good professors
Some of them are Bharat Nadkarni(CSR Head, Tata Power)Prof. Kalim Khan(Director, Rizvi Mgmt.), Prof. Venkatesh(Mktg), Prof.Manjrekar(Finance), Prof. Rebello(Entrepreneurship)
USP: Strategic location(heart of CBD Mumbai, lowest fees, Very small number of students, Government College and very low fees. very high return on investment. No.2 Mgmt college in Mumbai.
Did_you_attend_this_college: Still attending, PGDBM 2nd year.
Very learning oriented and practically inclined institute
Your_name: tejas ekbote

Name_of_college: Ruparel College
location: Matunga, Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: B. Sc.
Best_faculty: Chemistry
USP: For its curricular aswell as extra curricular activities
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1986-1989
Your_name: Vinayak


Name_of_college: UDCT
location: Matunga, Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: B. Sc. ( Tech) OFW
Best_faculty: Chemical Engineering
USP: For the best orgainised courses
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1989-1992
Your_name: Vinayak


Name_of_college: Wilson College
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: BSC- Comp sc
Best_faculty: tarkar
USP: i use to study in wilson
Best college in other activites
Your_name: Rajesh Alva
Did_you_attend_this_college: mostly in campus


Name_of_college: Government Polytechnic Malvan
location: Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Food Technology
Best_faculty: Prof. Suryawanshi
USP: Different course good stepping stone to get into a degree college of good repute / new course curricullum designed as per industry needs
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1999 to 2001
Your_name: Bravim G Govekar


Name_of_college: DESs College of Engineering & Technology
location: Dhamangaon Rly.Dist.Amaravati.maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: B.E.Computer,Mechanical,Electrical,&Electronics and Tele-communication
Best_faculty: Innovative Teaching,discipline,work culture,personality development,brain storming environment to World class Engineer
USP: The reason as above to create perfect Engineer.
Did_you_attend_this_college: excellent
Your_name: Dr.L.P.Dhamande


Name_of_college: K C College
location: Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharastra
Course_to_enroll: BMS, BCOM, BSC
Best_faculty: Kailash Chandak - For his super intelligence in Accounting and Simplifying the numbers for you to understand in Non Accounting simplified Language
USP: Great Location, Good crowd, Great faculty, Superior facility, Close to Station esp. the theater like classroom on 3rd floor
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000-2003 It was indeed a great college, made awesome friends for life.. staff are easily accessible, very friendly as well. 3 years went as if it was 3 months - Miss it terribly
Your_name: Amar Badlani


Name_of_college: Fr C R Institute of Technology
location: Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Mechanical Engineering
Best_faculty: Can we have worst professors?
USP: You get so thick skinned in this jail, that even Tihar jail or for that matter Guantnamo looks like a dwarf against it
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000-2004 (Mechanical Engineering)
Your_name: Chatur


Name_of_college: Mithibai College, Vile Parle
location: Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Science
Best_faculty: Science labs at Mithibai college are the best in Mumbai
USP: Good labs for science students, Good Campus, Good canteen
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1998 and the experience was excellent
Your_name: Raj Mehta


Name_of_college: R A Podar College of Commerce and Economics
location: Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Commerce, Vocational Commerce
Best_faculty: the overall accountancy Faculty is great. podar is known to churn out batches after batches of CA's ICWA's and one know why. the other faculty are also equally deserving in cases of teaching and the resources.
USP: the college is stand-alone commerce college. commerce is a field of dynamism. this college offers students the leeway it requires to be rise above the theoretical training and gearup for challenges king size.

It has great oppurtunities for extra curricular development like Speakers Academy, Hikers club, Cricket tournaments. all these are regular feature on the campus
Did_you_attend_this_college: I attended podar from 2003-2008 (5 golden yrs). this was the best time of my life.

I learned how to manage studies with my hobbies. As i am a person with varying hobbies i was thankful that this college offered me the flexibility to pursue the same without sacrificing the career opportunities.
Your_name: Vineet Kamat


Name_of_college: New English High School
location: Mahal ,Nagpur, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Electronics / Gen Science
Best_faculty: Prof. Dhore (Electronics).
Prof.Deshpande( Physics)
USP: Teaching Staff..
Did_you_attend_this_college: Attended this college in 1998 to 2000.
The experience was great. Teachers and staff were very supportive.
Your_name: Pawan Rakhe


Name_of_college: Government College of Engg. Amravati
location: Amravati, Maharastra
Course_to_enroll: Civil, Mach, EXTC, CS, E&P
Best_faculty: Most of the professors here are PhD in related feilds.
USP: You will get the strong basics of engg here in this institute. Concepts developed/learnet here helps you for whole life.
This is verywell known by IIT's for Mtech, IT comp for campus interviews and other core comps for receving good product
Did_you_attend_this_college: I am a EXTC Engg, passed out of 2002 batch.
I learnt a lot here.
Your_name: Dheeraj Mahadik


Name_of_college: Maharashtra College
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Economics
Best_faculty: Professor Abdul Aziz
USP: If you are a Classroom to Home kind it is the best because of the teaching Staff they have
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000 - 2005
Your_name: Rizwan Khan


Name_of_college: Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering & Technology
location: Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: BE-MECH.
Best_faculty: prof. gandhewar, prof. sambhe, prof. bhalerao, prof. shrirao, prof. jirapure, prof. wankhede, prof. shirbhate, prof. kongre, prof. durgam.

they are renowned professors of mech. deptt in this colg, full of talent, knowledge. superb skill of teaching. very friendly nature.
USP: superb result.
recommended under one of the best university in maharashtra.
very good campus.
superb guidance.
best faculty.
somewhat strict colg.

& many more. unless u don't visit, u are unable to know.

for any info contact me.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2008-2011 direct second year admission after diploma

now i m a final year student of mech deptt in this colg. i have a lot of experience which i can't express here, u can contact me for further info.
Your_name: AMITKUMAR M. SINGH


Name_of_college: VNIT
location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: All B.E., B.Arch.
Best_faculty: Almost all
USP: Good Education, faculty, library, Sports, campus and better campus job ratio.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1996-2001
Amazing, Ultimate, Superb
Your_name: Uvesh


Name_of_college: SMCAPL
location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashatra
Course_to_enroll: CORPORATE MBA in Financial Markets & Portfolio Management
Best_faculty: DEC, govt. of India approved PG DIPLOMA in Wealth management
Corporate MBA program from IMSR with USA University Affiliation with practical performance monitoring.
Fixed income and entrepreneur development opportunity
E - Learning platform
Corporate MBA Certificate from ISO 9001-2008 (UKAS) certified Institute.
Real time case studies.
Emphasis on business ETIQUETTES.
BANK loan facility
Study material developed by leading industry experts in easy to understand English
Flexible programs
USP: Fix Employment from SMCAPL
Incentives + Profit sharing opportunity with M7
Specially configured Laptops for optimum use from SMCAPL
Did_you_attend_this_college: It was an excellent experience because since day I joined I started earning 12000 as fix stipend & getting practical experience too.
Your_name: Jeevan Tipke


Name_of_college: Sanjivani College of Engg
location: ahmednagar,maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: B.E (Comp,mech,IT,Entc,Civil)
Best_faculty: Prof Kyatanwar,Prof Kshirsagar,Prof Nagarhalli . This college is affiliated to Pune University and has constantly produced university toppers....known for its academic excellence
USP: Under Pune University known for its academic discipline , constantly giving university toppers from this college
Did_you_attend_this_college: In the year 2000. the experience was great
Your_name: Ajit Patil


Name_of_college: PICT
location: Pune, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: B.E - Comp, IT, ENTC
Best_faculty: faculty is desecent wen compared with other colleges near by.
USP: Companies come hunting for freshers in this college. Even in recession many students got placed.
Did_you_attend_this_college: I dint study in this college. my friends did. but i was a part of this college. its got an amazing atmosphere. i strongly suggest you to join it.
Your_name: Rahul Bhatia


Name_of_college: Narsee Monjee college
location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Commerce, BMS
Best_faculty: Nilesh Jhaveri
USP: Great college both academically and extra curicular actvity wise also. College who breds Commerce Topper of Mumbai
Did_you_attend_this_college: I was in NM from 1999-2004. Amazing experience. Learn a lot about Commerce, Accounts and had great friends. We all ended up becoming Chartered accountants
Your_name: Abhishek K


Name_of_college: Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Enginnering and Technology
location: Nanded, Maharshtra
Course_to_enroll: B.Tech/M.Tech
Best_faculty: Almost all profesors in department of Electronics and Instrumentataion are good.
Prof L M Waghmare, Prof Kokare, Prof Gonde are excellent.
USP: Highest No of Professors with PhD in any college in Maharshtra.
Autonomous Institute with very low fees.
Excellent Campus with good environmnent for studies. If you want to be technically sound then this is the instiute to llok for in Maharshtra
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2004-2008
awesome experience, made good friends and had a blast in final year
Your_name: Amit


Name_of_college: Government College Of Engineering, Jalgaon
location: Jalgaon, North Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: BE
Best_faculty: Not aware now since I studied long back (96-2000)
USP: Best Campus
Excellent Faculty
Inside City limits
Lots things to enjoy apart from study
Did_you_attend_this_college: BE 1996-2000 (First Batch)

Best years in my life when I studied here, never to forget. Now it's selected for World Bank grant

My best wishes to my college.
Your_name: Parag


Name_of_college: Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology
location: Nanded, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Engineering
Best_professor_and_why: 70% and more Ph.D staff from IIT
Best_college: I think its first engineering college in Maharashtra which offers Wi-Fi faculty 24 hours a day. Computer labs are open for 24-Hours with internet. sport, hostel facility. Each department have its own building.
USP: If you want to be technically perfect, join this college.. you will get chance to learn engineering from best professors.. placement is also good..
Extracurricular_activities: Pragyaa.. A National Level Technical event (http://www.pragyaa.co.in)..
Fee_structure: Its a government college.. fees is very nominal
Did_you_attend_this_college: Yes..
When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: From 2004-2008.
It was awesome.
Your_name: Raman Zanwar


Name_of_college: MAAC ACCDEMY CINAMCTICS
location: NAGPUR
State: Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: Arts
Best_professor_and_why: jobs
Best_college: best collge L.A.D COLLGE
USP: B.A.PASSGRADUTE
Extracurricular_activities: YES College support
Fee_structure: arts,solsogy,geography
Did_you_attend_this_college: yes attend the college
When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: attlend the class and experince like is a gegrophy.
Your_name: anila mehrotra


Name_of_college: VNIT
location: NAGPUR
State: Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: B.Tech
Best_professor_and_why: all were awsome,experienced..
Best_college: labs,hostels,nice campus and placement....
USP: nice exposure...to industry...overall development..
Extracurricular_activities: 2much to tell..
Fee_structure: not that costly..check out its website..
Did_you_attend_this_college: yes ,
When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: 2003-2007,wonderfullll.....yrs of my life..
Your_name: rohit


Name_of_college: FLAME - Foundation for Liberal And Management Institute
location: Pune
Course_to_enroll: U.G/P.G
Best_faculty: 1)Prof. Indira J. Parikh
M Ed (Rochester)
Ph D (Gujarat)
Prof Indira Parikh was a faculty member at IIM-A for over 30 years and Dean from 2002-2005. She also has taught at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France) and Texas A&M University. She has specialized in organization development and offered management development programs for managerial role effecrtiveness, training for trainers, issues of role and identity, and stress and self-renewal for men and women in organizations. She has been a consuktant to various national sectors and is also on the board of several companies.
Prof. Indira Parikh has been honored with three lifetime achievement awards:

The Lifetime Achievement Award for the best teacher in the Management in the January 18, 2001 at the world HRD Congress held in Mumbai.
The Lifetime achievemtn Award for contribution to HR on October 3, 2003 in the second Regional HR Conference held in Pune organized by the Indira Group of Institutes, Pune.
The Lifetime Achievement Award by PGP Students, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2003-2005 batch.

2)Dr. Prakash M. Shingi
Ph D (University of Illinois)
Dean FLAME School of Business
Dr Shingi has been teaching management for over 32 years. He has been associated with IIM, Ahmedabad as Dean and Officiating Director.

He has left a deep mark in management research, consulting, and training and has bagged three national awards. He has handled every aspect of academic administration and has been at the helm of management institute building. Dr. Shingi has seven books and more than 50 research monographs to his credit.

Dr Shingi has completed more than 40 management consulting assignments on policy and programme related aspects in India and other developing countries for national and international organizations such as the Government of India, USAID, FAO, Ford Foundation, International Cooperative Alliance, Geneva, IDRC Canada, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, WINROCK International, and The World Bank. He has served as a member of several national and state level policy making task forces, and was a member of governing boards of some nationally important organizations and NGOs.

3)Prof. Achyut Vaze
PGDM (IIM, Ahmedabad)
Nuffield Fellowship (Cambridge)
Achyut Vaze is a media professional and consultant with over 20 years experience of working in the media, producing over 2000 hours of highly rated television, winning several awards from RAPA and heading successful production houses in Mumbai. He is also a well known playwright-director of the Marathi experimental stage. After a successful career in the television industry, Professor Vaz joined academics to impart his professional training to an emerging field. His academic credentials include Economics Honours from Delhi, PGDM from IIM, Ahmedabad, and Nuffield Fellowship from Cambridge. Achyut Vaz 's stint at Cambridge brought him close to the concept of liberal education. He has been working at bringing this concept to India.

4)Prof. Vidyanidhee Vanarase (Prasad)
PG Diploma in Dramatic Arts
(National School of Drama, New Delhi)
V.S. alias Prasad Vanarase a graduate of the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. He has gained proficiency in three interrelated areas - Direction, Administration and Management of Arts and Applied Arts. He has directed more than 50 short plays, street plays and full length plays in Marathi, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, and English. He has also translated and adapted plays in Marathi. He has been associated with organisations of national and international repute such as NINASAM theatre institute, Karnataka, Kala Academy, Goa, London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT), UK, Project Phakama, South Africa & UK and works as the National Creative Coordinator of Project Phakama in India. Prasad Vanarase has been involved in theatre training for more than 15 years and has worked as visiting faculty / guest director at several universities and theatre institutes in India and abroad.
USP: FLAME School of Liberal Education

School of Humanities & Social Science

School of Natural Sciences

School of Creative Art


FLAME School of Business

FLAME School of Communication

Center for Organizational Growth and Excellence

Residential Facilities for Faculty & Students

Library

Auditorium

Amphitheatre

Visual Art Studio

Sports Infrastructure

Support Facilities

Ambulance & Dispensary
Security
Plaza
Transportation (shuttle buses), etc

Discover India' Program
Cultural Events every Saturday
Music Festivals
Personal Grooming
Leadership Training
Summer Internships
NGO Activities
Yoga
Multi-Discipline Sports
Did_you_attend_this_college: In the year 2010.It's a great experience.
Your_name: Mr. Indra Parekh


Name_of_college: IIT Mumbai
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Computer Science
Best_faculty: All are good
USP: Best brains come here and we learn more from our classmates than from the faculty. Respected across the world!
Did_you_attend_this_college: Awesome!
Your_name: abjjj


Name_of_college: CENTRE POINT COLLEGE
location: NAGPUR
Course_to_enroll: BBA BCCA BCA BCOM
Best_faculty: DR UJWAL LANJEWAR , UMA BHALERAO - DEDICATED TEAHCERS
USP: PRO-STUDENT APPROACH , GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRESS ON OVERALL DEVELOPMENT
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2007-2010
Your_name: ABHISHEK KOTAHRI


Name_of_college: Datta Meghe College of Engineering
location: Navi Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: B.E
Best_faculty: Civil and Electronics. The sheer number of toppers in university speaks for themselve.
USP: Best Teachers.
Did_you_attend_this_college: I attended from 2004-2008. And it was a ride that i am going to remember throughout my life.
Your_name: Nitin


Name_of_college: Marathwada Institute of Technology
location: Aurangabad, Mahrashtra
Course_to_enroll: Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology
Best_faculty: As I know all departments has best faculties. I was groomed by Mechanical Engineering Faculties. There are Professors like Prof Tated, Prof Chidri, Prof Dharmadhikari, Prof Gogate, Prof Bhalkikar who will make subjects of engineering easy and will be ready to help to students at any point of time.
USP: Good facilities and infrastructure. This college has one of the best library. This college is equipped with latest technology as compared to other colleges in the city.
Did_you_attend_this_college: During 1995-1999. This college has turned my life. Experiance was enriching. All faculties, Heads and Directors helped me to excel in life. Whatever, I'm today it is because of this college. Special thanks to Prof Kawade sir for his support.
Your_name: Dattatraya Parle


Name_of_college: AIT
location: Pune
Course_to_enroll: BE
Best_faculty: Prof Karandikar
USP: All round growth of individuals.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000-2004, Best 4 years of my life.
Your_name: Devinder


Name_of_college: Whistling Woods International School of Animation
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Diploma in the Art & Technique of Animation, VFX,3D animation,Maya
Best_faculty: All faculties has production experience. If you want to do animation films, then the buck stops here !!
USP: Largest film school in India. 22 acres campus in the heart of Filmcity, goregaon.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2008. Fantastic campus. Terrific infrastructure.
Your_name: Merlin George


Name_of_college: Walchand College of Engineering
location: Sangli
Course_to_enroll: BE ( mech, civil, etrx, Comp, IT)
Best_faculty: There are many professor who have more that 20 years of teching experience.
USP: Autonomus institue with best possible infrastructure. Better campus placements.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000-2004
Your_name: nikhil


Name_of_college: Govt.College of Pharmacy,Karad
location: Karad,Dist.Satara.M.S.
Course_to_enroll: Pharmacy
Best_faculty: Dr.S.B.Bhise
USP: Great College
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1996-2000 and 2004-2006
Your_name: Mr.Pradyumna P.Ige


Name_of_college: Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: B.E
Best_faculty: For IT, & Computers
USP: Great faculty, crowd, and good overall growth of the students. Good placement cell.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1998-2002

Your_name: Gaurav Bhatia


Name_of_college: College of Engg. Pune
location: Pune
Course_to_enroll: Metallurgy
Best_faculty: Through in depth knowledge of their subjects like material characterrization, corrosion science, welding technology, Powder metallurgy science.
USP: Good Faculty
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2008-09, It was a nice experience, as there is lot to do if you are innovative, self start, and of course determined.
Your_name: Vipul K Kaushik


Name_of_college: VESIT
location: Chembur, Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Any
Best_faculty: jeyalakshmi nair
USP: Really good college from all perspectives
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1999-20003
Your_name: Ankit

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