Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans, Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Munshi Nagar, Andheri West, Mumbai

Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) is a government-aided, autonomous engineering college in Mumbai, India, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Founded in 1961 by Kulapati Dr. K. M. Munshi under the management of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, its foundation stone was laid by Yashwantrao Chavan, then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962. The college is dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It began with civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering courses, later adding postgraduate programs in civil and mechanical engineering. The college is a recognized PhD and QIP center and a TEQIP-II & TEQIP-III institute. In 2005-06, its unaided wing was separated to form Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT). SPCE's campus at Munshi Nagar, Andheri West, features a lake, botanical garden, and other amenities, and is shared with institutions like SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and Bhavans College. The college offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, and was ranked 25th in a 2016 survey of Indian engineering institutes. It hosts various cultural and technical festivals, including SPACE and SPECTRA, and provides hostel facilities for students.