Mandatory Committees

Governing Body

Governing Body Members

Overview:

As per the Guidelines of UGC for formation of Committees of autonomous college, Governing Body has been constituted at Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai from the Academic Year 2025-26 onward as mentioned below.

The tenure of appointment on this body will be for Five Years from the date of nomination. 

The primary objective of the above Governing Body is to document the structure and practices for governance that enable efficient functioning, providing benefits and satisfaction to all stakeholders, and ultimately leading to overall quality enhancements. Some key benefits include process documentation and effective governance practices. The Governing Body is collectively responsible for overseeing the institution’s activities, determining its future direction, and fostering an environment in which the institution’s Vision and Mission are achieved.

Objectives:

  • To facilitate the integration of the various activities of the institution and institutionalize the best practices.
  • To provide a sound basis for decision making, imbibing all the dimensions of service quality to improve institutional functioning.
  • To ensure credibility of assessment and evaluation process
  • To ensure internalization of the quality culture
  • To act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Colleges

Functions:

  • Guide the College while fulfilling the objectives for which the College has been granted autonomous status.
  • Institute scholarships, fellowships, studentships, medals, prizes, and certificates on the recommendations of the Academic Council
  • Approve new programmes of study leading to degrees and/or diplomas.
  • All recruitments of Teaching Faculty/Principal shall be made by the Governing Body/state government as applicable in accordance with the policies laid down by the UGC and State Government from time to time.
  • To approve the annual budget of the Autonomous College.
  • Perform such other functions and institute committees as may be necessary and deemed fit for the proper development of the Autonomous College.
  • To monitor the academic and other related activities of the college
  • To consider the recommendations of the Staff Selection Committee
  • To consider the important communications, policy decisions received from the University, Government, AICTE/ DTE etc.
  • To monitor faculty development programmes and student welfare and quality of the education.
  • To pass the annual budget of the college.
  • To approve the income and expenditure of the college annually.
  • To act in the best interest of the college and provide leadership in high level policy making

Members and Composition (2024-25):

Sr No. Name Of Member Committee Designation Category
1 Mr. Sunil R. Jadhav Chairperson of committee
Management Members
2 Dr. P.M. Jadhav Member
3 Ms. Sharmishtha Jadhav Member
4 Ms. Ashvini Jadhav Member
5 Mrs. Shobhaitai Jadhav Member
6 Dr. Venkat P. Patil Member
Teachers of college
7 Dr. Shankar M. Patil Member
8 Mr. Subhash B. Shinde Member Administrative staff of college
9 Mr. Shreedhar Navghare Member Educationist or industrialist
10 Ex-officio DTE Nominee Member State Government nominee
11 Dr. Khot Member University Nominee
12 Dr. Sunil S. Chavan Principal – Member Secretary Principal of College

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
GB MoM 2025-26 (2) View
GB MoM 2025-26 (1) View
GB MoM 2024-25 (2) View
College Development Committee

Overview:

College Development Committee is formed as per section 97 of Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. The main goal of the College Development Committee is to prepare an overall comprehensive plan of the college on an annual basis like Academics, Placements, Infrastructure, Administrative and Admission Growth. CDC is pro-actively involved in tracking all activities beneficial for the institution.

 

Functions:

  • Prepare an overall comprehensive development plan of the college regarding academic, administrative and infrastructural growth, and enable college to foster excellence in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities;
  • Decide about the overall teaching programmes or annual calendar of the college
  • Recommend to the management about introducing new academic courses and the creation of additional teaching and administrative posts
  • Take review of the self-financing courses in the college, if any, and make recommendations for their improvement
  • Make specific recommendations to the management to foster academic collaborations to strengthen teaching and research
  • Make specific recommendations regarding the improvement in teaching and suitable training programmes for the employees of the college
  • Formulate proposals of new expenditure not provided for in the annual financial estimates (budget)
  • Discuss the reports of the Internal Quality Assurance Committee and make suitable recommendations
  • Recommend the administration about appropriate steps to be taken regarding the discipline, safety and security issues of the college or institution
  • Review the annual report on the work done by committee for the year ending on the 30th June and submit the same to the management of such college.
  • Perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be entrusted by the management and the university

Members and Composition:

Sr No. Name Of Member Committee Designation
1 Sunil Ramkrishna Jadhav Chairman
2 Ashvini Jadhav Bhagat Member
3 V. P. Patil Member
4 Kishor Tanajirao Patil Member
5 Chandrakant V Jadhav Member
6 Sharmishtha Jadhav Member
7 Sunil S Chavan Member-Secretary
8 Sandhya D Mathur Member
9 Shobhatai V Jadhav Member
10 Dr Rajesh Kulkarni Member
11 Kaustubh Gokhale Member
12 Nishant B Joshi Member
13 Hanumant S Dhanawade Member
14 Sonali Deshpande Member
15 Dr. Umakant Gohatre Member

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of CDC AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Overview:

IQAC is constituted to develop a quality system for conscious, consistent and catalytic programmed action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the College and promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internationalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Objectives:

  • To facilitate the integration of the various activities of the institution and institutionalize the best practices.
  • To provide a sound basis for decision making, imbibing all the dimensions of service quality to improve institutional functioning.
  • To ensure credibility of assessment and evaluation process
  • To ensure internalization of the quality culture
  • To act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Colleges

Functions:

  • Ensure timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
  • Ensure relevant and quality academic Programmes;
  • Ensure relevant and quality research Programmes;
  • Provide equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society;
  • Optimize and integrate of modern methods of teaching and learning;
  • Ensure the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services
  • Share of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.
  • Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication
  • Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the Colleges.
  • Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process
  • Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality related institutional processes;
  • Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders (student, parent, industry, alumni, staff);
  • Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
  • Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
  • Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;
  • Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
  • Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up
  • Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR).

Members and Composition:

Sr No. Name Of Member Committee Designation Category
1 Dr. Sunil S. Chavan Chairperson, Principal Head of the Institution
2 Mr. Sunil R. Jadhav Managing Trustee Nominee from Management
3 Dr. V.P. Patil Member IQAC Coordinator
4 Dr. Patil K.T. Member
Faculty Nominees
5 Dr. Sandhya Mathur Member
6 Prof. Joshi N.B. Member
7 Prof. Sonali Deshpande Member
8 Dr. Madhu N. Member
9 Dr. S.M. Patil Member
10 Prof. Sardar Vishwadeep Member
11 Dr. Umakant Gohatre Member
12 Mr. S.B. Shinde Member
Nominee of Sr. Administrative Office (Admin Section / Accounts Section / Library Section / Technical Supporting Staff)
13 Mr. C.V. Jadhav Member
14 Mr. Mahesh Thombare Member
15 Mrs. Rajashree.R. Pachpande Member
16 Mr. Gokhale Kaustubh Alumni Member
Nominees from Students and Alumni /Local Society
17 Mr. Gawande Student Member
18 Prof. Gabhane Dinesh Local Society member
19 Mr. Sumesh Menon Industrialist
Nominees from Employers /Industrialists/ stakeholders
20 Mr. Shreedhar Navghare Industrialist/ Employer
21 Mr. Bamane Satish. Parent Member

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
MoM 2023-24 View
Academic Council

Overview:

The Academic Council is responsible for overseeing and shaping academic policies and activities within an institution. The council’s objectives are focused on maintaining high academic standards, ensuring quality in instruction 

 

Functions:

  • To scrutinize and approve the proposals with or without modification of the Board of Studies with regard to courses of study, academic regulations, curricula, syllabi and modifications thereof, instructional and evaluation arrangements, methods, procedures relevant thereto, etc., provided that where the Academic Council differs on any proposal, it shall have the right to return the matter for reconsideration to the Board of Studies concerned or reject it, after giving reasons to do so.
  • To make regulations regarding the admission of students to different programmes of study in the Autonomous College, keeping in view the policy of the Government.
  • To make regulations for sports, extra-curricular activities, and proper maintenance and functioning of the playgrounds and hostels.
  • To recommend to the Governing Body proposals for the institution of new programmes of study.
  • To recommend to the Governing Body institution of scholarships, studentships, fellowships,prizes, and medals, and to frame regulations for the award of the same.
  • To advise the Governing Body on suggestions(s) pertaining to academic affairs.
  • To perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Governing Body.

Members and Composition:

Sr No. Name Of Member Committee Designation Category
1 Dr. Sunil S. Chavan Principal -Chairperson Principal
2 Dr. Kishor T. Patil HoD COMP –
All Heads of Departments in the Autonomous College
3 Prof. Sonali Deshpande HoD- CSE AIML
4 Dr. Madhu N. HoD- CSE IOT
5 Dr. Shankar M. Patil HoD-AI&DS
6 Prof. Nishant B. Joshi HoD-Elect
7 Prof. Sardar Vishwadeep HoD-Mech
8 Dr. Sandhya Mathur HoD-App. Sci &Hum
9
Prof. Sarita Khedikar
Faculty Member-Computer Science Engg.
Four teachers of the Autonomous College representing different categories of teaching staff by rotation on the basis of seniority of service in the College.
10 Prof. Mohd. Alam Faculty Member -Electrical Engg.
11 Prof. Vivekanand K Faculty Member-Mechanical Engg.
12
Dr. Mulla B.B.
Faculty Member- Applied Sciences & Humanities
13 Mr. Navghare Shreedhar Industry Expert
Not less thanfour experts/academicians from outside the Autonomous College representing such areas as Industry, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Sciences, etc., areto be nominated by the Governing Body
14 Mr. Sunil R. Jadhav Engineering
15 Dr. Gabhanae Dinesh Commerce/ Management
16 Dr. B.N. Chaudhary Engineering
17 Dr. J.W. Bakal Principal -Pillai Engg. College -Rasayani
Three nominees of the University, not less than Professors.
18 Dr. Subhash K. Shinde Principal-LTCE
19 Dr. Sawarkar S.D. DMCE
20
Prof. Nishant B. Joshi
Exam Incharge
The Controller of Examination of the Autonomous College
21 Dr. Venkat P. Patil Vice Principal -Member Secretary A faculty member nominated by the principal (Member Secretary).

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
Finance Committee

Overview:

As per the Guidelines of UGC for formation of Committees of autonomous college, Finance Committee has been constituted at Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai from the Academic Year 2025-26 onward as mentioned below.

The tenure of appointment on this body will be for Three Years from the date of nomination and it holds its meeting at least once in six months.

The primary objective of the Finance Committee is act as advisory body of the Governing Body in regards to Budget and Audits of the institution

 

Functions:

  • Budget estimates relating to the grant received/receivable from funding agencies, income from fees, etc.
  • Audited accounts for the above.

Members and Composition:

Sr No. Name Of Member Committee Designation Category
1 Dr. Sunil S. Chavan Member Secretary Principal
2 Mr. Sunil R. Jadhav Member One person to be nominated by the Governing Body of the Autonomous College for a period of two years
3 Dr. Venkat P. Patil Member One senior-most faculty member of the Autonomous College to be nominated in rotation by the principal for two years.
4 Mr. Subhash B. Shinde Member Finance Officer/Officer in-charge of Finance and Accounts of the Autonomous College (Member Secretary)

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Anti Ragging Committee

Overview:

SIGCE always ensures to provide a conducive, safe and secured environment to students where Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited. SIGCE strictly complies with all the directions of the AICTE notification regarding Regulations for prevention and prohibition of ragging in AICTE approved Technical Institutions vide No. 37-3/ Legal/ AICTE/ 2009 dated 01.07.2009 based on the powers granted to AICTE by Honorable Supreme Court in SLP No. 24295 of 2006 dated 16-05-2007 and in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009, dated 08-05-2009, to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 23 read with Section 10 (b), (g), (p) and (g) of AICTE Act, 1987 

 

Objectives:

  • To provide safe and secured environment for students in SIGCE
  • To prohibit, prevent and eliminate ragging in all its forms
  • To build effective mechanism to deal with ragging
  • To take effective measures to deal with ragging or related activities

Functions:

  • The committee decides and finalizes Anti Ragging Regulations for the institution, in accordance with the prevailing regulations of various statutory bodies.
  • To conduct Anti Ragging Committee meeting every semester, or in case of any compliant registers as and when basis.
  • The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad and its recommendations, award punishment appropriately
  • To ensure submission of undertaking in the prescribed format from the candidate and parent concerned on anti- ragging at the time of admission.
  • To familiarize parents, guardians of the students regarding anti ragging policies of the institute at the time of student orientation and PTA meetings.
  • To suggest measures to tighten vigil against any act which constitutes ragging.
  • To make sure that all students, parents and staff members of the institute are aware of the anti-ragging policy of institute by publishing it on notice board, brochure, website, etc.
  • In coordination with infrastructure committee, make sure that CCTV cameras are set up vital points.

Members and Composition:

Sr. No. Name of the Committee Member Designation Email
1 Dr. Sunil S Chavan Convener principal@staging.sigce.edu.in
2 Prof. V. P. Patil Member venkat.patil@staging.sigce.edu.in
3 Prof. K. T. Patil Member kishor.patil@staging.sigce.edu.in
4 Dr. B B Mulla Member
5 Prof. Arun N Gawande Member arun.gawande@staging.sigce.edu.in
6 Prof. Nishant Joshi Member nishant.joshi@staging.sigce.edu.in
7 Mr. N. G. Narayankhedkar Member
8 Mr. Mahesh J Thombare Member library@staging.sigce.edu.in
9 Mrs. Rajashree Pachpande Member
10 Mr. Satish Bamane Member
11 Mr. Atharv A Koregaonkar Member
12 Tejas A Verkute Member

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
Internal Complaint Committee(ICC) Details

Overview:

SIGCE Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) has been set up with the responsibility to prevent sexual harassment of women employees and students and redress grievances as per “Gender Sensitization, Prevention and Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students and Redressal of Grievances in Technical Institutions (All India Council for Technical Education Regulations, 2016)”

Objectives:

  • To Prevent and communicate guidelines and policies through WDC for not only safe place but preferred place to work for women.
  • To conduct various programs for women on creating awareness about their rights at work place
  • To make handle and process the complaints if any according to guidelines

Functions:

  • Work in close collaboration with Women’s Development Committee
  • Publicly notify the provisions against sexual harassment and ensure their wide dissemination
  • Include in institution’s Web Site, prospectus and display prominently at conspicuous places or Notice Boards the penalty and consequences of sexual harassment and make all sections of the institutional community aware of the information on the mechanism put in place for redressal of complaints pertaining to sexual harassment, contact details of members of Internal Complaints Committee, complaints procedure and so on
  • Organise Training Programmes or as the case may be, workshops for the officers, functionaries, faculty and students, to sensitize them and ensure knowledge and awareness of the rights, entitlements and responsibilities enshrined in the Act and under these regulations
  • Organise regular orientation or training Programmes for the members of the ICC to deal with complaints, steer the process of settlement or conciliation, etc., with sensitivity
  • To update and review inbuilt mechanism for gender sensitization against sexual harassment from time to time.
  • Act decisively against all gender based violence perpetrated against employees and students of all sexes recognising that primarily women employees and students and some male students and students of the third gender are vulnerable to many forms of sexual harassment and humiliation and exploitation.

 

Members and Composition:

Sr. No.

Name of the Committee Member

Designation

1 Dr. Sandhya Mathur Presiding Person
2 Dr. Venkat Patil Faculty Member
3 Mrs. Sonali Deshpande Faculty Member
4 Mrs. Rajashree Pachpande Non Teaching Staff Member
5 Mrs. Archana Jadhav Non Teaching Staff Member
6 Adv. Ketki Gore Member (NGO)
7 President Student Council Student Member
8 General Secretary Student Member
9 Ladies Student University Representative Student Member

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
Grievance Redressal Committee

Overview:

A Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) for faculty/staff members is constituted to look into the grievances of the faculty/staff members to address the grievances of faculty/staff members including service matters at the Institution level itself as per All India Council for Technical Education (Redressal of Grievance of Faculty/Staff Member) Regulations, 2021 vide F.No.1- 103/ AICTE/ PGRC/Regulation/2021 Notified on 25th March, 2021

The roles, responsibilities and composition of this committee will be revised as and when regulatory authorities review their guidelines.

All grievances of faculty / staff relating to College/Institution shall first be addressed to Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC) to be constituted at the level of College/Institution:

Faculty can submit their grievances using Grievance Redressal Portal at https://staging.sigce.edu.in/about-us/grievances/

Objectives:

To provide a mechanism to redressal grievances of faculty/staff.

 

Functions:

  • A complaint from an aggrieved faculty/staff member relating to the institution shall be addressed to the Chairperson, Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC).
  • The GRC shall send its report with recommendations, if any, to the concerned DTE or University and a copy thereof to the aggrieved faculty/staff member, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the complaint.
  • In case faculty/staff is not satisfied with the decision of Grievance Redressal Committee, they may appeal to the affiliating University for redressal of their grievance.
  • The University level Grievance Redressal Cell established by the University shall address such grievances and settle the matter at State/University level.
  • Institution shall furnish, prominently, on its website, all relevant information in respect of the Grievance Redressal Committee(s) coming in its purview.
  • Committee shall maintain the documentation of the grievances of students who have registered their grievances on the portal of the College/Institution.

Members and Composition:

Sr. No.

Name of the Committee Member

Designation

1 Dr. Sunil S Chavan Principal
2 Dr. V. P. Patil Member
3 Dr. Varsha Shah Member
4 Dr. Jagdish Bakal Member

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
SC/ST committee

Overview:

SC/ST Committee at SIGCE is constituted as per the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, No. 33 of 1989, dated 11.09.1989.

Objectives:

The objective of SC/ST Committee is to ensure equality among all staff and students by counselling and sensitizing the stakeholders to optimally utilize the benefits of the schemes offered by the State/Central Government.

 

Functions:

  1. To counsel SC/ ST students and help them to manage academic and personal issues.
  2. To maintain a conducive environment for SC/ST students and staff so that they feel safe and secure.
  3. To provide counseling for any emotional emergencies arising on account of any event in the campus.
  4. To provide a mechanism to redress the grievance of SC/ST students and staff, if any.
  5. To inform SC/ST students regarding various scholarships programs of State Govt. and UGC.
  6. To communicate with students and motivate them for better future planning.

Members and Composition:

Sr. No. Name Designation
1. Prof. Dnyaneshwar Gote Asst. Professor
2. Prof Sandhya Mathur Associate Professor
3. Dr. Kishor Patil Associate Professor
4. Ms. Rajashree Kamble Non Teaching Staff
5. Mrs. Archana Jadhav Non Teaching Staff

Important Documents:

Title Date View / Download
Office Order for Composition of AY 2024-25
Notice of Meeting AY 2024-25
Minutes of Meeting – AY 2024-25
Action Taken Report – AY 2024-25
Equal Opportunity Cell

Overview:

Functions:

Members and Composition:

Sr. No. Members Name Designation
1 Dr. Sunil S. Chavan Principal
2 Dr. Umakant Gohatre TPO
3 Mr. Chandrakant V. Jadhav Registrar
4 Ms. Anoma P. Gajbhiye Student Representative
5 Ms. Mansi R. Surwade Student Representative
6 Mr. Spandan S. Gajbhiye Student Representative
7 Mr. Kanishka K. Kamble Student Representative

Important Documents:

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