Xavier Institute of Engineering

Xavier Institute of Engineering
Established 2005 (2005)
Religious affiliation
 Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Affiliations Mumbai University & AICTE New Delhi
Website http://www.xavierengg.com

The Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE) was established in the year 2005 to offer minority Roman Catholic students in India a technical education. The institute is managed by the Society of Jesus, Jesuits, and is affiliated to Mumbai University and AICTE New Delhi. XIE lies in the heart of Mumbai opposite S.L Raheja Hospital, a 15-minute walk from Mahim station.[1]

Staff & facilities

The principal is Dr. Y.D. Venkatesh, a mechanical engineer from Veermata Jijabai Technical Institute (VJTI). The College has 22 faculty members for the departments of IT and Computers, 14 for the EXTC, and 10 for Humanities and Applied Sciences. The non-teaching staff numbers around 48.
There are separate laboratories for each subject and for each field. There is also a large workshop situated on the ground floor. There are three separate staff rooms for the faculty. The TPO has separate rooms for Group Discussion, Interviews, and Pre-Placement Talks.

Cultural and technical festivals

The cultural festival of XIE is known as Spandan. It is an annual, intra-college festival which takes place usually in February, see www.xiespandan.in. It includes singing, dancing, a fashion show, elocution, stage plays, and various other events. Also, the College hosts a dinner for students and staff.
The college annual magazine is called CONNEXIEON(pronounced as connection).
The College's first technical festival "Transmission" took place in 2009. It included robotics, LAN Games (such as CounterStrike, NFS MW, Defense of the Ancients), and Software Programming contests. The highlight was the show where various rock bands were invited to play live for the college students. Transmission 2011 was an Inter-college event which attracted numerous participants from all over Mumbai.

Placements

Some of the companies offering placements are:[2][3]

  • Infosys
  • Accenture
  • Polaris
  • L&T Infotech
  • iGATE Patni
  • Tech Mahindra
  • MAQ Computers
  • Quinox
  • Godrej Infotech
  • Persistent

References

  1. ↑ Engineering (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Xavier Institute of Engineering
  3. ↑ Xavier Institute of Engineering - Reviews and Information

Coordinates: 19°2′42.15″N 72°50′29.78″E / 19.0450417°N 72.8416056°E / 19.0450417; 72.8416056

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