Wainganga College of Engineering & Management (WCEM) in Dongargaon, Nagpur, Maharashtra, maintains a committed, structured, and multi-disciplinary academic workforce. Operating as an autonomous professional institution approved by the AICTE, DTE Maharashtra, and accredited with an 'A' Grade by NAAC, the college delivers technical and management education through an experienced core team of educators. The faculty across the engineering, polytechnic, and corporate management tracks balances academic principles with research initiatives, designed to cultivate technological expertise and professional capabilities in its students.
The institutional faculty at WCEM consists of full-time permanent professors, associate professors, and assistant professors appointed in strict adherence to the parameters of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) and University Grants Commission (UGC) standards. To support specialized industry verticals and post-graduate applied branches like Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, the regular teaching body is augmented by contract-based researchers and corporate visiting guides.
The academic ecosystem operates under the guidance of senior leadership, currently directed by Principal Dr. D.R. Tutakne, a veteran academician possessing over 35 years of deep expertise across teaching, applied research, and administration. The department-wise teaching staff are organized into separate cells to administer specialized undergraduate (B.Tech), postgraduate (M.Tech, MBA, MCA), and polytechnic diploma streams efficiently.
The faculty members at WCEM Nagpur possess robust qualifications, including Ph.D., M.Tech, MCA, and MBA degrees from prominent national universities. Senior faculty and departmental heads bring over 10 to 18 years of academic experience, while junior assistant professors add contemporary computational skills to the laboratories.
The academic environment encourages institutional research, with faculty actively participating in publishing papers within national and international journals, developing patents, and mentoring interdisciplinary hardware and software competitions. A broad range of the teaching staff focuses on bridging the gap between historical university frameworks and modern corporate requirements, enabling a balance between fundamental engineering concepts and industry standards.
The institution maintains a supportive student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1. This structured setup ensures that large departmental cohorts (such as core Computer Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering blocks) can be divided into balanced tutorial sections and practical batches. This ratio underpins the implementation of the college’s active Mentor-Mentee System and Teacher Guardian (TG) Scheme, allowing individual educators to track the academic performance, continuous attendance, and mental well-being of their assigned student batches throughout the academic year.
The table below highlights a non-exhaustive list of prominent faculty members, section coordinators, and teaching staff serving across various academic divisions of the college:
Name
Department
Designation
Minimum Qualification & Specialization
Academic Experience
Dr. D.R. Tutakne
Electronics / Engineering
Principal & Professor
Ph.D., M.Tech
35+ Years
Dr. Manish S. Bihade
Core Engineering / Admin
Senior Professor
20+ Years
Prof. Devendra Bisen
Management Studies (MBA)
Assistant Professor & Coordinator
MBA, Post-Graduate
18 Years
Prof. Maneesha Bhide
Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
M.Tech (Mechanical Streams)
15 Years
Prof. Dilip Gangwni
M.Tech
13 Years
Prof. Pallavi Deotale
Civil Engineering
M.Tech (Structural / Civil)
3 Years
Prof. Piyush Dhajekar
1 Year
Prof. Alka Daharwal
Electrical Engineering
M.Tech (Power Electronics / Systems)
5+ Years
Prof. Raunak Bansod
4+ Years
Teaching Methods
Leveraging its autonomous status, the WCEM faculty deploys an employment-oriented, industry-linked curriculum driven by Outcome-Based Education (OBE) models. The teaching methodologies are designed around modern engineering requirements and practical validation:
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