About vit pune bansilal ramnath agarwal charitable trust’s vishwakarma institute of technology, pune highly commendable private institute occupies a place of pride amongst the premier technical institutes of the western region of india. established in 1993. it is an autonomous institute affiliated to savitribai phule pune university. within three decades, the institute has marched towards the pinnacle of glory through its remarkable and laurel in the field o engineering education of high calibre. the institute is running nine undergraduate and eight post graduate programmes, and six doctoral programmes. the institute is accredited naac (a grade). the institute has tie ups with many foreign universities like state university of new york, binghamton, usa; asian institute of technology, thailand; groupe des ecoles des mines, france; universities in the state of ontario, canada; marist college usa; korean institute of science & technology, korea and hof university, germany, etc. for student exchange, faculty exchange and for collaborative research. the institute faculty is working on sponsored research projects by isro, aicte, drdo, dst, csir and university of pune. our relentless effort is always to foster research to contribute towards societal benefits. about department the department of chemical engineering at vishwakarma institute of technology was established in the year 1999. since its foundation, it has set forward high academic standard and vibrant research culture. the department possesses highly qualified faculty and modern infrastructure. currently undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in chemical engineering are offered by the department. it is one of the recognized r&d center for chemical engineering affiliated to savitribai phule pune university (sppu). the department is well connected through collaborative research network in india as well as abroad and interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects are carried out to cater societal and industry needs. areas of current research include nanotechnology, bioengineering, catalysis, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, transport processes, molecular modeling and simulations etc. the department has a platform for student activities through chemical engineering students association(chesa), which conducts various events like seminar, guest lectures by experts from industry, workshops and technical competitions. our alumni are contributing to industry and academia worldwide and the department is continuously striving to align with the technological progress globally. about iiche-prc indian institute of chemical engineers- pune regional centre (iiche-prc) was established on 1963. the prc is regularly conducting various events like training sessions, workshops, seminars, etc for the benefit of indian industries and academia.