| Padre Conceicao College of Engineering | |
|---|---|
| Padre Conceição (Portuguese), Padre Konseisanv (Konkani) | |
| Motto | Love your neighbour as yourself |
| Established | 1997 |
| Type | Private un-aided engineering college |
| Principal | Dr. Luis C. Mesquita |
| Director | Fr. Orlando Rodrigues |
| Location | Verna, Goa, India |
| Sports | Soccer, basketball, cricket, table tennis, volleyball, judo, weightlifting |
| Website | http://www.pccegoa.org |
Padre Conceicao College of Engineering (PCCE) is a private engineering college in Verna, Goa, India. The college is affiliated to Goa University, Taleigao, Goa, and the programmes are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. It is a sister institute of Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Mumbai and Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra, Mumbai. The college is a part of Agnel Technical Education Complex, Verna, Goa. Students of PCCE are known as Pacers.
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The college is named after Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues, a patriot and founder of Agnel Ashram, who died in 1984 after making a notable contribution in the field of technical education at national level. Rev. Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues was a visionary and freedom fighter. Under the inspiration of this charismatic founder, the Agnel Fathers (the trustees of the Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar) established technical education complexes around India with the aim of contributing to the process of nation building. The then Director of Technical Education of the State of Maharastra, Prof. G. Kadu in his oration at the funeral of Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues, called him a Saint of Technical Education.
The college was established in 1997.
The college has associations and linkages with industry and other organisations, such as a Memorandum of Understanding with National Institute of Oceanography, EMC Corporation, and D-Link. Workshops, seminars, conferences and field visits are organised in coordination with industry.
Being affiliated with Goa University, a university with an accreditation from NBA, the students answer the same exams as Goa Engineering College and RIT.
By road the college is on National Highway 17 at Verna between the Panaji and Margao cities. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Margao Bus Station and 27 km (17 mi) from Panaji Bus Station. The college is close to the Electronic City at Verna.
By rail the college is 8 km (5.0 mi) from Margao Railway station.
By air the college is 18 km (11 mi) from Dabolim Airport at Vasco, Goa.