The idea of establishing the College was conceived by the Bharatiya Bhavan as early as in 1957.
The college was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
SPCE is among the five colleges, under the University of Mumbai, that has received the Grade 'A' rating from the Government of Maharashtra.
SPCE boasts of having the 2nd best campus-placement program amongst Engineering Institutions registered with the University of Mumbai.
The first College magazine was named 'Sukarma'.
The College has a central library and 6 departmental libraries.