JSPM’S RSCOE TATHAWADE PUNE RESEARCH CENTER

SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY (Formerly University of Pune)

Research Center permission: Ref. CA/2357 dated 09/10/2018
PhD Awarded List
Department 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total
E&TC 2 1 7 10 2 4 2 2 2 32
Mechanical 1 4 3 1 7 1 5 22
Civil 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 20
Total 2 2 10 16 7 7 12 7 11 74

Research Center

Name: Dr. Santosh Bhosle
Designation: Director and Research Head
Qualification: PhD (Mechanical Engineering), M.Tech (Production Engineering), BE Production
Experience: 35+
Area of Interest: Manufacturing, Quality and Reliability Engineering, Industrial Engineering
Email Id - principal@jspmrscoe.edu.in

Name: Dr. Jitendra A. Hole
Designation: Professor( Mechanical) and Dean Research and Development
Qualification: PhD Mechanical Engg. M.Tech. (Thermal), B.E. (Mech.)
Experience: 24+ years
Area of Interest: Thermal Engineering, Energy Engineering.
Email Id - jahole_mech@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 9860659246

Eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D. programme -

ME/M.Tech and PET/GATE

Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Research

  1. Research centers are encouraged to collaborate and share research across disciplines.
  2. Various platforms are used by the research center to showcase the work such as a) Website b) Email Updates c) Research Forum d) Conferences

Policy on Publications

  1. At least two publications in SCI Index Journal, and few in a Web of Science / SCOPUS indexed / UGC CARE list journal ; and TWO publication in any peer reviewed conference proceedings.
  2. Predatory Journal Publication is not acceptable. All publications must not be in paid and articles plagiarism must be checked before submitting to the journal or conference.
  3. One patent may be considered instead of the SCOPUS publication provided that the patent has been approved by the institute’s IPR cell.
  4. Research scholars can represent their research work in any symposium /conference obtaining ascents from their supervisor and head of research institute. However, conference publications that are considered to fulfill statutory requirements must be in conferences that are organized by national or international organizations of repute and be peer reviewed.
  5. PhD students conducting research must use the affiliation of the Institute [JSPM’S RAJARSHI SHAHU COLLEGE OF ENGINERERING TATHAWADE, PUNE] in which they are pursuing their PhD. All guides must also be co-authors on all publications.

Ph.D. programme shall be of a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years.( As per the rules of SPPU Pune; Ref .circular No 14/2017 ; Annexure 3.2)

Procedure for admission to Ph.D. Programmes

(As per the rules of SPPU Pune ; Ref .circular No 14/2017 ; Annexure 4)

“The SPPU shall admit candidates by a two stage process through
An Entrance Test, which shall be a qualifying test. The Entrance Test will be of 100 marks (100 questions of one mark each with multiple choices) with 50% marks as qualifying marks. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consist of questions, 50% based on research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.
An interview organized by the SPPU when the candidates are required to discuss their research interest/area through a presentation before a duly constituted Department Research Committee”.

Allocation of Research Supervisor: “As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation ; Ref .circular No 14/2017 ; Annexure 5”.

Process of Admission/Registration after the interview: “As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation; Ref .circular No 14/2017 ; Annexure 6”

Course Work: “As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation” Ref .circular No 14/2017; Annexure 7

Research Advisory Committee and its functions: “As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation ; Ref .circular No 14/2017 ; Annexure 8”

Evaluation and Assessment Methods, minimum standards/credits for award of the degree, etc.: As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation; Ref .circular No 14/2017; Annexure 9

Viva Voce and Defence of the Thesis: As Per the SPPU Rules and Regulation; Ref .circular No 14/2017; Annexure 10




Computer Engineering Department Research Center

Name: Dr. Rushali A. Deshmukh
Designation: Professor & Ass. Dean Academics
Qualification: Ph.D (Computer), M.Tech (Computer), B.E. (Computer)
Experience: 23
Area of Interest: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning.
Email Id - radeshmukh_comp@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 9356713626






Mechanical Engineering Department Research Center


Name: Dr. Nilesh S. Navagale
Designation: Ass. Professor (Mechanical), Ph D Co-ordinator
Qualification: PhD (Mechanical), ME (Design Engineering) , BE (Mechanical)
Experience: 21+ Years
Area of Interest: Vibration, composite material, Design Engg.
Email Id - nsnavagale_mech@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 9422784341





E&TC Engineering Department Research Center


Name: Dr.S.A.Bhisikar
Designation: Associate Professor( E&Tc)
Qualification: PhD (Electronics) , ME (E & TC) , BE (E & TC)
Experience: 22+
Area of Interest: Image Processing, IoT and Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning .
Email Id - sabhisikar_entc@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 8999087650





Civil Engineering Department Research Center


Name: Dr. Sumant A. Choudhari
Designation: Professor and Research Co-ordinator (Civil)
Qualification: Ph.D.(Civil) , ME (Civil-WRE) , BE ((Civil-Water Management))
Experience: 20+
Area of Interest: Water resources Engineering(WRE), Numerical methods, Optimization, Reservoir Operation, Fuzzy Logic
Email Id - sachoudhari_civil@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 8380088112





MBA Research Center


Name: Dr. Deepali Surana
Designation: Assistant Professor & (MBA)
Qualification: PhD (Financial Management), MMS (Finance) , DBM, B.Com ,
Experience: 19+
Area of Interest: Corporate Finance, Financial Management and Security Analysis & Portfolio Management .
Email Id - dssurana_mba@jspmrscoe.edu.in
Contact No: +91- 9823067110