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{{Short description|Engineering institute in Mumbai, India}}
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| address = [[Bandstand Promenade]]
| city = [[Bandra, Mumbai]]
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'''Fr. Conceição Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE)''', (popularly known as '''Fr. Agnel Bandra''') is a private engineering college in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About CRCE|url=http://www.frcrce.ac.in/index.php/about-us/about-crce|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering|language=en-gb}}</ref>

==History==
The college was started in 1984 with a single course of [[production engineering]] with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 1987 the course in [[electronics engineering]] was started with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 1991, the course in [[computer engineering]] was started with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 2001, the course in [[information technology]] was started with an intake capacity of 30 students.

The institute is named after the late Rev. Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.minglebox.com/college/Fr-Conceicao-Rodrigues-College-of-Engineering-Mumbai-FR-CRIT-M|title=Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering|publisher=minglebox.com}}</ref> Under the inspiration of its founder, the Agnel Charities (the trustees of the Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar) realized that their contribution to the process of nation building would be through the spread of facilities for technical education. They founded technical education facilities in Bandra (Mumbai), Vashi (Navi Mumbai), Verna (Goa), New Delhi, Noida, Pune, and Ambarnath (Thane).

==Accreditation and affiliation==
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE) is affiliated to the [[University of Mumbai]]. Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra State (DTE) awarded an "A" grade to the college among various engineering colleges. In the social community it is regarded as one of the finest engineering colleges in Mumbai on account of its dedicated & disciplined academic approach, staff, infrastructure, research facilities, a strong alumni network & above all, excellent campus placements.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.indiastudychannel.com/colleges/10499-Fr-Conceicao-Rodrigues-College-Engineering.aspx|title=Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering Bandra Mumbai|publisher=indiastudychannel.com|date=22 Oct 2008|access-date=4 August 2011}}</ref>

==Extracurricular and student activities==
The college hosts two festivals each academic year. The technical festival,"CResCEndo" was held in the odd semester but was shifted to even semester from the year 2017. It attracts participants from various engineering colleges in Mumbai.

The cultural festival, "Euphoria" (in the even semester) is an intra-college event only for the CRCEites.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.gyancentral.com/forum/professional-courses/engineering/engineering-institutes/72-fr-agnel-college-engineering-bandra-fr-conceicao-rodrigues-college-engineering-fr-crce.html|title=Festivals|publisher=gyancentral.com|date=23 June 2011|access-date=4 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123347/http://www.gyancentral.com/forum/professional-courses/engineering/engineering-institutes/72-fr-agnel-college-engineering-bandra-fr-conceicao-rodrigues-college-engineering-fr-crce.html|archive-date=28 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The annual cultural fest Euphoria is the most awaited event of the year.

Apart from this the college also hosts the Annual National-level [[Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Memorial Debate]].

==Alumni==

*[[Mihir Joshi]] - Radio jockey, singer and television host
*[[Chetan Shashital]] - Indian actor, voice actor and singer
*[[Gaurav Sen]] - Indian youtuber, educator

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.frcrce.ac.in/ Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering]
*[http://crcestudentcouncil.in/ Student Council, CRCE]
*[http://csi.frcrce.ac.in/ Computer Society of India - CRCE Student Chapter]
*[http://www.frcrce.ac.in/IEEE/index.html/ IEEE-CRCE Student Chapter]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Engineering colleges in Mumbai]]
[[Category:University of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Affiliates of the University of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Christian universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Bandra]]

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>Thegreatestmanonearth at 11:28, 23 September 2021