The foundation stone of the college was laid on 17 September 1961 by Yashwantrao Chavan, who was then the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
The college started with courses in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering with an initial intake of 40 in each branch that was subsequently increased to 60.
The college is autonomous and affiliated to the University of Mumbai for its full-time degree, post graduate, and research programs.
[4] The University of Mumbai recognised the college as two separate institutions - SPCE (Aided) offering Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering courses and SPCE (Unaided - now a separate institute called SPIT) offering Computer Engineering, Electronics & Information Technology courses.
Thus, in 2005-06 the unaided wing was formally separated from its parent college and established as Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT).
[5][6][7] The college is located in Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan's lush green campus at Munshi Nagar, Andheri (West), Mumbai- 400058.
[citation needed] Courses offered include: The college was ranked 25th in a 2016 survey of Indian engineering institutes conducted by i3 Research Consultants and published by The Times Group.
[10] SPPL - Sardar Patel Premier League SPCE along with SPIT organise cricket tournament every year in the month of March–April, started in 2010.
Hostel Facility is available and the institute is presently trying to cope with the need to accommodate the increasing number of female students.
SPCE Start-Up Cell was established in January 2018 as a mandate from AICTE in Sardar Patel College of Engineering in order to develop a vibrant and ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem in the institute.
Vision and Mission of TESA-SPCE is constant involvement of students, through participation and practice, in exploration of knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and allied multidisciplinary domains.
SPCE MUN is a conference in which the participants simulate the proceedings of the United Nations to discuss, debate and formulate to the most complex and enthralling international issues.