Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College

Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College is an engineering college in Mumbai affiliated under University Of Mumbai. The college offers technical education to students. This college was established by the Mahavir Education Trust in 1985. The college has been graded 'A' by the Directorate of Technical Education.HistoryMahavir Education Trust was established in the year 1983 with the main purpose of promoting technical education. With the help of two main donors viz., Shrimati Laxmiben Karamshibhai Shah Trust and Shah Lalji Velji Anchorwalal, a Polytechnic institute under the name of Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Polytechnic was started and within a year, the Mangal Textiles building located in the Ujagar Industrial Estate was purchased with the intent of starting an engineering college. After necessary modifications in the building Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College was started in that building in 1985.The trust started the process of purchasing the adjoining vacant plot in the year 1990, the construction work for the Modern building for the Engineering College was started in 1994. The Trust was given IOD/CC for two and a half floors every successive year, on completion of construction of the two and a half floors every year. The complete building of seven floors & the stilts was ready within four years.The new building is provided with Electronics, Computers, IT, Electronics and telecommunication laboratories and classrooms, the library and a mini auditorium as per the Central/State Government authorities (A.I.C.T.E./D.T.E.) norms.The Master of Management Studies (MMS) course offered by the University of Mumbai in August 2008. After establishing a strong brand image for itself in the engineering domain, the trust decided start management course. The funds for the development of the Engineering College are being augmented by donation from many other philanthropic business and industrialists. The Engineering College is run by the Mahavir Education Trust established for development of appropriate education in technical field.