Governing Body (GB)

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust (PCET) was established by Late Shri. Shankarrao Bajirao Patil in the Year 1990 with a vision to provide Value Added Technical Education and enter in multidimensional field of education as grown up, to Society in multiple dimensions, right from Nursery to Doctoral Programs in all Professional Streams; enabling all our Students to achieve Freedom through Education.

Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering is established in 1999 by Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust and the details of the Trustees are as follows:

Details of Trustees

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Qualification	Experience
1	Shri D P Landge	Chairman	B.A.	Founder Chairman, Pawana Co-operative Bank, Pune, Ex. Mayor, PCMC, Ex.MLA
2	Smt. PadmataiBhosale	Vice Chairperson	B.Com, MCA	Vice – Chairman, IndapurTalukaShikshanPrasarakMandal
3	Shri V S Kalbhor	Secretary	Diploma in Civil Engineering	Ex. Chairman, Pawana Cooperative Bank, Pune
4	Shri S D Garade	Treasurer	Diploma in Civil Engineering	Retd. City Engineer, PCMC, Director, SantTukaramSahakariSakharKarkhana, Chairman Pawana Cooperative Bank, Pune
5	Shri.HarshvardhanPatil	Trustee	B.Com, L.L.B	Ex. Minister, Parliamentary Affairs and Co-operation, Maharashtra State

The Governing Body (GB) is formed as per the guidelines given by AICTE as per appendix – 19 of New Approval Process Hand book.

The Governing Body of the Institute provides an overall guidance to the Institute within the purview of the statutes and guidelines of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) to which the Institute is affiliated.
The Governing Body, in its meetings, makes the assessments of the functioning of the Institute and deliberates upon how the functioning of the Institute may be improved towards the achievement of the vision by ensuring the quality.
The Meeting of Governing body is conducted twice in a Year
The list of members of the Governing Body from Academic Year 2023 - 2024 to 2027- 2028 is as given below:

Members of the Governing Body

Sr. No	Category	Name	Nominated by	Nature of Role
1	Members from PCET Trust	Shri D P Landge Chairman	As per UGC guidelines	Trust or Management as per the Constitution or bye-laws, with the Chairman or President / Director as the Chairperson
2		Smt. Padmatai Bhosale Vice Chairperson
3		Shri V S Kalbhor Secretary
4		Shri S D Garade Treasurer
5		Dr G M Desai Executive Director, PCET
6	Educationist or Industrialist (1 Member)	Prof. (Dr.) Nitin R. Karmalkar, (Former Vice Chancellor Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)	PCET Trust	Eminent Educationist
7	State Government Nominee	Dr. D V Jadhav Joint Director, DTE, Pune	State Govt.	Member
8	University Nominee	Dr. Devidas Waydande, Mukutrao Sahebrao Kakade College, Someshwar, Tal: Baramati, Dist:Pune	University	Member
9	Teachers of the College	Dr. Nilkanth B Chopade Deputy Director	Director	Senior Teaching Faculty
10	Teachers of the College	Dr. S A Rawandale Dean III	Director	Senior Teaching Faculty
11	Special Invitee	Dr. Shireesh B Kedare , Director , IIT Bombay, Academician	PCET Trust	Special Invitee
12	Director of the College	Dr. Govind N Kulkarni	Ex-Officio	Member Secretary
13	Invitee	Dr. N Vivekanandan	Director	Associate Member Secretary

Functions of the Governing Body

Subject to the existing provision in the bye-laws of the respective College and Rules laid down by the State Government / Parent University, the Governing Body shall –

Guide the institute while fulfilling the Objectives for which the institute has been granted Autonomous Status.
To approve the Annual Budget proposed by the Finance Committee of the institute before submitting the same to the AICTE/UGC.
Institute Scholarships, Fellowships, Studentships, Medals, Prizes, Certificates and academic approvals on the recommendations of the Academic Council.
Approve new Programs of Study leading to Degrees.
Perform such other functions and Institute Committees as may be necessary and deemed fit for proper development of the Institute.
The director shall convene a Meeting of the Board of Governors at least twice in a year.

Notes:

1. Term of nominated Members shall be Three Years from 2020 to 2023.
2. The Board of Governors shall be reconstituted every Three Years except in the case of UGC Nominee who shall have a term of Five Years.
3. Director shall convene a Meeting of the Board of Governors at least twice in a year.

Minutes of Meeting - 24 Dec 2021 | Agenda of Meeting - 24 Dec 2021
Minutes of Meeting - 10 August 2021 | Agenda of Meeting - 10 August 2021
Minutes of Meeting - 26 March 2021 | Agenda of Meeting - 26 March 2021
Minutes of Meeting - 28 January 2021 | Agenda of Meeting - 28 January 2021

Governing Body (GB)