Padre Conceicao College of Engineering Agnel Ashram Verna

Padre Conceição College of Engineering (PCCE) is a private engineering college situated in Verna, Goa, India, founded in 1997. It holds the distinction of being the first private engineering college in the state. The institution is affiliated to Goa University, Taleigao, Goa, and its academic programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. PCCE forms part of the Agnel Technical Education Complex in Verna, and its campus was designed by civil engineer Olavo Carvalho. The college is named after Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues, a patriot and founder of Agnel Ashram, who was influential in technical education at a national level before his death in 1984. Students of PCCE are known as "Pacers." The college offers four-year degree programmes in computer engineering, electronics and telecommunication engineering, mechanical engineering, and information technology. The Mechanical Engineering programme, in place since the college's founding, has a capacity of 75 students per year and includes various laboratories such as Thermal Labs, CAD/CAM Lab, Engineering Material Science Lab, Mechatronics and Automation Lab, and Metrology & Dynamics Lab. The Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering department includes labs such as Communication Engineering, Advanced Microprocessor, Digital Systems, and Basic Electrical Labs.