Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology
Coordinates: 18°32′02″N 73°52′48″E / 18.533948°N 73.879929°E The Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, in Pune, India, was founded by the Modern Education Society of Pune. The Society itself was started by Prin. V. K. Joag, an eminent educationalist, and Sir Cusrow Wadia, a well known industrialist. The Institute made an humble beginning in 1938 when it set up the Department of Applied Electricity. Since then the Institute has made rapid progress and today it is a full-fledged polytechnic educational center with a multifarious activities under its umbrella.
The Institute has completed 73 years of its yeomen services for the cause of technical education.
Electrical Engineering Department-
The electrical engineering department is the first engineering program in the Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, established in 1938. Along with the institute this department completed 73 successful years of technical education.
The Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Pune was started by the Modern Education Society, Pune. The Society itself was founded by Late Prin. V. K. Joag, an eminent educationist and Late Sir Cusrow Wadia, an industrialist of repute. The Institute made an humble beginning in 1938 with setting up of Department of Applied Electricity. Since then the Institute has made rapid progress and today it is a full-fledged Polytechnic with multifarious activities under its umbrella.
The milestones are as under:
Thus, the Institute has completed 73 years of its yeomen services for the cause of Technical Education.
Founding Fathers Late Sir Cusrow Wadia (11 February 1869 - 3 October 1950)
Sir Cusrow Wadia was a Mill Owner and Philanthropist from Bombay. He was benefactor and first President of the Modern Education Society, Pune, founded on 15 February 1932. He was the pioneer to foresee the importance of starting the first "Private Polytechnic" in Western India.
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