The Fr. Conceição Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE; popularly known as Fr. Agnel Bandra) is a private engineering college in Mumbai, India. History The college was started in 1984 with a single course of production engineering with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 1987 the course in electronics engineering was started with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 1991, the course in computer engineering was started with an intake capacity of 60 students. In 2001, the course in information technology was started with an intake capacity of 30 students. The institute is named after the late Rev. Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues. Under the inspiration of its founder, the Agnel Charities (the trustees of the Society of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar) realized that their contribution to the process of nation building would be through the spread of facilities for technical education. They founded technical education facilities in Bandra (Mumbai), Vashi (Navi Mumbai), Verna (Goa), New Delhi, Noida, Pune, and Ambarnath (Thane). Accreditation and affiliation Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE) is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra State (DTE) awarded an "A" grade to the college among various engineering colleges. In the social community it is regarded as one of the finest engineering colleges in Mumbai on account of its dedicated & disciplined academic approach, staff, infrastructure, research facilities, a strong alumni network & above all, excellent campus placements. Extracurricular and student activities The college hosts two festivals each academic year. The technical festival,"CResCEndo" was held in the odd semester but was shifted to even semester from the year 2017. It attracts participants from various engineering colleges in Mumbai. The cultural festival, "Euphoria" (in the even semester) is an intra-college event only for the CRCEites. The annual cultural fest Euphoria is the most awaited event of the year. Apart from this the college also hosts the Annual National-level Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Memorial Debate. Alumni Suchitra Pillai - Actress, model, anchor and VJ Mihir Joshi - Radio jockey, singer and television host Chetan Shashital - Indian actor, voice actor and singer Gaurav Sen - Indian youtuber, educator References External links Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering Student Council, CRCE TEDxCRCE Computer Society of India - CRCE Student Chapter IEEE-CRCE Student Chapter Engineering colleges in Mumbai University of Mumbai Affiliates of the University of Mumbai Christian universities and colleges in India Bandra