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College of Engineering, Pune
Engineering college in Pune, Maharashtra
COEP Technological University, Pune
Former name
1854–1864: Poona Engineering Class and Mechanical School[1][2]
1865–1879: The Poona Civil Engineering College[1]
1879–1911: The College of Science (Agriculture and Forest Classes)[1][2]
1911–2003: Government College of Engineering, Poona[1][2]
2003–2006: Pune Institute of Engineering and Technology[1]
2006–2022: College of Engineering, Pune[3][1]
The College of Engineering Pune (COEP) Technological University is a unitary public university of the Government of Maharashtra,[5] situated in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1854, it is the 3rd oldest engineering institute in India, after College of Engineering, Guindy (1794) and IIT Roorkee (1847).[6][7][8] The students and alumni are colloquially referred to as COEPians.[9]
On 23 June 2022, Government of Maharashtra issued a notification regarding conversion of the college into an independent technological university.[10] On 24 March 2022, both the houses of the state government passed the CoEP Technological University bill, which has conferred a unitary state university status on the institute.[11]
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^ abMandatory, Disclosure. "Annexure A"(PDF). 40th Meeting of Board of Governors of COEP. College of Engineering, Pune. Retrieved 7 March 2019.