College of Military Engineering

College of Military Engineering (CME) is a technical and tactical engineering training institution of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. It trains Combat Engineers, Military Engineering Service, Border Roads Engineering Services (BRES) and Survey personnel. The college is located at Dapodi on NH 4, adjacent to Khadki cantonment in Pune district, north of Pune city. It was established in 1943 as the 'School of Military Engineering' (SME) at Roorkee, and after independence, in 1948, moved to Dapodi, Pune. In November 1951, SME was upgraded to college status, with its degree engineering courses recognised by the Institution of Engineers, and renamed College of Military Engineering. The college offers B Tech and M Tech courses in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering for officers, and diploma courses for JCOs/ORs in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Assistance and Geo-Informatics. It is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for combat training and degree courses, and its courses are recognised by AICTE and Savitribai Phule Pune University, with NAAC 'A' Grading. The campus spans 3600 acres on the banks of the Mula river, with a population of about 8,000, and includes notable structures such as the Headquarter Building and Sarvatra Hall.