PUNE: The College of Engineering, Pune, Asia's third oldest engineering institute, will now be called CoEP Technological University, stated a Maharashtra government notification to award the college a public university status.
Accordingly, the institute will no longer remain affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and students who enrol at CoEP Technological University from 2022-23 academic year will receive their degree certificates whenever they pass out of CoEP University. As a result, the focus will be on integrated M.Tech, PhD, B.Tech-MBA courses and the aim would be on research and skilling.
The June 21 Maharashtra government's notification stated, "In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Maharashtra CoEP Technological University Act, 2022 (Mah. XXXV of 2022), the Government of Maharashtra hereby appoints June 21, 2022 to be the date on which the said Act shall come into force."
The officiating director of CoEP Technological University, Mukul S. Sutaone, said, "Since then, with time-bound action plan, based on pragmatic philosophy, disseminated by the elite board, the institute has experienced a renaissance in all its practices. The dramatic and illustrious transformation that CoEP has undergone from a typical state college to a nationally recognised, vibrant, IIT-like institution continued under the able guidance and support of the visionary and enterprising board of governors."
He added, "The various aspects of the New Education Policy (NEP) such as academic credentials among other student-friendly policies would now be easier and faster to implement at the university."
