▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁college ▁became ▁affili ated ▁with ▁P une ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁renamed ▁after ▁Wal ch and ▁H ira ch and , ▁an ▁industrial ist . ▁Since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Sh iv aj i ▁University , ▁at ▁Kol h ap ur ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Wal ch and ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Sang li ▁has ▁been ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Sh iv aj i ▁University . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁college ▁offering ▁the ▁B . T ech . ▁degree ▁( vs ▁the ▁B . E ▁degree ) ▁along ▁with ▁Ve erm ata ▁J ij ab ai ▁Techn ological ▁Institute , ▁M umb ai ▁( V J TI ), ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁P une ▁( Co EP ), ▁Sh ri ▁G uru ▁G ob ind ▁Singh ji ▁Institute ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Technology ▁( SG GS ) ▁and ▁S ard ar ▁Pat el ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁( SP CE ) ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁with ▁' fin an cial ▁and ▁academic ▁aut onomy ' ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ong l omer ate ▁companies ▁of ▁India ▁Category : W al ch and ▁Group <0x0A> </s> ▁Freder ic ▁Ald in ▁Hall ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 2 5 ) ▁served ▁as ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2