NAAC SSR

NAAC • Second Cycle of Accreditation

Self Study Report (SSR)

Excelssior Education Society's K.C. College of Engineering and Management Studies and Research

Self Study Report 2024

This 78-page report was submitted to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore, on 25 May 2024 for the institution's second cycle of accreditation.

Excelssior Education Society, established in 1978, started K.C. College of Engineering and Management Studies and Research in 2001. The report records that the college is AICTE approved, affiliated to the University of Mumbai and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Report Highlights

2nd CycleAccreditation submission
78 PagesComplete self-study report
25 May 2024Date submitted to NAAC

Vision and Mission

Vision: To be an organization with potential for excellence in engineering and management for the advancement of society and humankind.

Mission: To excel in academics, practical engineering and management; commence research endeavors; prepare students for future opportunities; and nurture students with social and ethical responsibilities.

Institutional Profile

The report identifies the college as a private, self-financing, co-educational regular institution and a Punjabi Linguistic Minority Institute. Its urban campus at Mith Bunder Road, Kopri, Thane (East) covers 2 acres with 8,200 sq. metres of built-up area.

Programmes reportedB.E. in IT, Computer Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication; MMS at postgraduate level.
Student strength1,169 students in 2022–23, as reported in the extended profile.

SWOC Summary

Strengths
The report highlights strong academic results, an optimum student-teacher ratio, a Wi-Fi-enabled campus, active professional bodies, social outreach through NSS, YRC and Rotaract, and the adoption of a village under the SAGY scheme.
Opportunities and Challenges
The report identifies stronger internships, alumni connections, research grants, online-course participation and industry collaborations as opportunities. It notes the constraints of limited academic flexibility as an affiliated institute and reliance on student fees to meet rising operating costs.