Xavier Institute of Engineering

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{{short description|Engineering college in Mumbai, India}}

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| image = Logo of Xavier Institute Of Engineering.jpg

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| type = Society of Jesus Roman Catholic Religious Minority Research Self-Financed Coeducational Higher Education Institution

| name = Xavier Institute of Engineering

| established = {{Start date and age|2005}}

| founder = Francis de Melo, S.J.

| accreditation = NAAC Grade:B+{{cite web |title=List of Institutes with valid Accreditation |url=http://naac.gov.in/images/docs/ACCREDITATION_STATUS/Institutions_accredited_by_NAAC_whose_accreditation_period_is_valid_030622nn.xls |website=NAAC |publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council |access-date=6 June 2022}}

| affiliations = Mumbai University & AICTE New Delhi & AJIT (Association of Jesuit Institutes of Technology)

| religious_affiliation = Society of Jesus (Roman Catholic)

| chairperson = Fr Anil Pereira, S.J.

| director = Fr Dr John Rose, S.J.

| principal = Dr Y D Venkadesh

| enrollment = 920

| city = Mumbai

| state = Maharashtra

| country = India

| website = {{url|https://www.xavier.ac.in}}

| campus = 5 acres

| nickname = Xavierite

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The Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE), a sister institution of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, is an engineering college in central Mumbai, established in the year 2005 to deliver technical education to all, with a preferential option for economically disadvantaged and Christian students.

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| title = Memorandum of Association of Xavier Institute of Engineering Society

| date = 15 October 1971

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The institute is managed by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), and is affiliated to Mumbai University, approved by AICTE New Delhi, and recognized by Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.

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| url = http://www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/StaticPages/frmInstituteList.aspx?RegionID=3&RegionName=Mumbai

| title = Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, List of Institutions

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XIE is a member of AJIT, the Association of Jesuit Institutes of Technology

{{ cite news

| author = John Rose, SJ

| title = AJIT for Jesuit Engineering Colleges in India

| work = JIVAN: News and Views of Jesuits in India

| date = February 2013

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and IAJES (International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools). It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India

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[http://www.naac.gov.in/19-quick-links/32-accreditation-status] NAAC list of accredited universities and colleges

Since XIE is affiliated to Mumbai University, it follows its syllabus and examination system.

{{cite news

| author =

| title = Xavier Institute of Engineering: Nurturing Young Minds with Holistic Offerings

| url = https://theknowledgereview.com/the-10-most-prominent-institutes-for-2019-maharashtra-special-may2019/

| work = The Knowledge Review

| volume = 5

| date = May 2019

| access-date = 13 August 2019

}}

It began in the early 1930s as a technical institute on the premises of St. Xavier College, Mumbai, providing basic

professional courses

{{cite news

| author =

| title = Xavier Institute of Engineering: A Combination of Commitment, Conscience, Compassion, and Competence

| work = Higher Education -- Maharashtra Institutes Special

| date = December 2018

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. In 2005, it became a polytechnic founded in Mahim, near what was called "Fishermen's Colony", a

fifteen-minute walk from the Mahim Junction Railroad Station. At the same time, the Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE) was started

on the same premises.

XIE offers an undergraduate degree course in Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (60 seats),

Computer Engineering (60 seats), Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security, IoT with Block Chain Technology) (60 seats), and Information Technology (60 seats). XIE also offers Honours Degree Program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Language (ML) for all the branches.

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{{cite news

| title = Xavier Institute of Engineering Prospectus 2019-2020}}

There is one-year diploma course in Sound Engineering

(20 seats). In collaboration with Marquette University, XIE has set up the "Gait Lab", where a person's walk is captured in 3-D

imaging

{{ cite web

| url = http://www.xavierengg.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=180

| title = XIE Gait Lab

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and to which Government hospitals are sending children to seek help as it is the only lab in Mumbai City

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