Rizvi College of Engineering
Rizvi College of Engineering is a private engineering college, located in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, in Maharashtra state of India. It was established in 1998, and is managed by the Rizvi Education Society. It is a Muslim religious minority college. It is affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education of the Government of India, and is recognized by the Directorate of Technical Education of the state government of Maharashtra.
It offers undergraduate education leading to the University of Mumbai's "Bachelor of Engineering" degree in any 1 of the following 6 disciplines: mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, biotechnology, civil engineering, and electronics and telecommunication engineering. The ordinary duration of these undergraduate courses is 4 years.
History
The college was established in the year 1998 by the Rizvi Education Society, which is a "Public Charitable Trust" established under the Societies Act 1950 and registered under the provisions of The Bombay Public Act, 1950. The Society started with the Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce and Rizvi High School in the year 1985. It later established Rizvi College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Rizvi College of Engineering, Rizvi Law College, Rizvi College of Education and Rizvi College of Fashion Designing & Creative Arts. All these are located at Rizvi Educational Complex near Carter Road, Bandra, Mumbai.Rizvi College of Engineering initially offered instruction leading to the University of Mumbai's Bachelor of Engineering degree in 3 disciplines: civil engineering, electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering. The first batch of students graduated in the year 2002. New departments were subsequently started: electronics and telecommunication engineering in 2002, computer engineering in 2008, and biotechnology in 2012. All departments offer degrees of the University of Mumbai.
Campus and location
The College is located near Carter Road, in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. The campus is an eight-storied building, in which the Rizvi College of Engineering occupies the bottom 6 floors and the Rizvi College of Architecture occupies the top 2 floors.Other institutes of the Rizvi Education Society are located nearby. Together, all these institutes form the "Rizvi Education Complex".
Admissions
The admissions to the undergraduate programs are made on the basis of scores of engineering entrance examination.Admissions to half of all seats in each course are managed by the "Common Admission Process" of the Directorate of Technical Education of the state government of Maharashtra. Various cast-, region- and gender-based reservations are implemented in these, as per the government rules.
Admissions to the other half of the seats are managed by the college administration. These include seats for the Muslim religious minority, as well as "management quota" in which admission may be obtained via a special donation to the college. Here, too, scores of the engineering entrance examination are used.
Among other requirements, a candidate has to secure at least 50% marks in aggregate of physics, chemistry and mathematics in the class 12 board examinations, as per the rules of the Directorate of Technical Education.
Departments
The college has 7 academic departments: one for each of the 6 engineering disciplines, and a department for "Applied Sciences and Humanities". Each is governed by a "Head of Department".Civil Engineering
It has the following laboratories:- Concrete technology laboratory
- Fluid mechanics laboratory
- Applied hydraulics laboratory
- Foundation engineering laboratory
- Soil mechanics laboratory
- Environmental engineering laboratory
Electronics Engineering
- Control systems laboratory
- Digital communications laboratory
- Digital systems design laboratory
- Electronic circuit analysis laboratory
- Microprocessor and micro-controller laboratory
- Microwave devices and circuits laboratory
- Power electronics laboratory
- Robotics laboratory
Mechanical Engineering
- Heat and mass transfer laboratory
- Hydraulics machinery laboratory
- Mechanical vibrations laboratory
- Strength of materials laboratory
- Theory of machines laboratory
- Internal combustion engines laboratory
- Refrigeration and air-conditioning laboratory
- Workshop and machine-shop
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Antenna laboratory
- Digital electronics laboratory
- Digital communication laboratory
- Microprocessor laboratory
- Microwave and fiber optic laboratory
- Television laboratory
Computer Engineering
- AutoCAD laboratory
- Data warehousing and mining laboratory
- Computer graphics laboratory
- Computer networks laboratory
- Server room
Biotechnology
Applied Sciences and Humanities
Library
| Type of document | Copies available |
| Books | 26175 |
| Journals | 50 |
| Online databases | 4 |
| CD ROMs | 450 |
| Newspapers | 13 |
| E-books | 165 |
The college library has around 26,000 books, periodicals, newspapers, CD-ROMs, journals, magazines & online journals. It possesses institutional membership of the Library of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
The library has an "Open Access System" where 3 dedicated computers allow the students and staff members to retrieve the bibliographic details of the documents to be located.
There are 2 reading rooms: one for students, and another one for staff members. Library timings may be extended before and during examinations, to assist students in studying.
Each student can apply for, and is then issued, two library cards, on which he/she can take books for "reference" or for "issue". Like in most other libraries, a nominal fine is charged on defaulters, to ensure prompt return of all materials that may be issued.
Placements of graduating students
The "Training and Placement Cell" of the college handles placements of final year students. Some of the major companies in which students have been placed, are given below:| Mahindra British Telecom | NUC SOFT Ltd. |
| L & T Infotech | Shapoorji Pallanji & Co. Ltd. |
| Tata Infotech | Man Construction Ltd. |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | National Rayon Corporation Ltd. |
| Blue Star India Ltd. | Neelyog Construction Ltd. |
| Accenture India Ltd. | RDC Concrete India Ltd. |
| National Stock Exchange | Cybermarine Ltd. |
| Financial India Ltd. | WIPRO |
| Mandhana Industries Ltd. | GTL Ltd. |