PCCE : The Director

Fr. P.M. Rodrigues was born in Betalbatim, Salcete on 27th November 1934. Having undergone his initial education in Margao, he joined the Major Seminary of Pilar to complete his formal priestly education and thereafter was sent to Rome for further studies. He completed his Master of Theology and S.S.L in Rome and was ordained priest there. He returned back to teach at the Seminary at Pilar where he was appointed General Councilor of the Society and Rector of Major Seminary. He was then posted at Fr. Agnel Ashram, Bandstand, Bandra and was Procurator till 1987 when he was transferred to Goa to take on additional responsibility at Agnel Technical Education Complex, Verna.

In the year 1997, he took over as Director of Agnel Technical Education Complex and pioneered the establishment of Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, which today conducts four Bachelors of Engineering programs and will begin Master of Engineering (Information Technologies) with specialization in Internet Technologies during the academic year 2003-04. Fr. Rodrigues also envisioned the creation of Agnel Maritime Academy and Agnel Entrpreneurship Development Institute which caters to the needs of large number of goan youth who want to venture into employment on ships and self employment respectively. In addition Fr. Rodrigues looks after Agnel Polytechnic which conducts eight Diploma courses namely, Production Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Construction Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Medical Electronics and Post Diploma Program in Infomation Technology and Agnel Industrial Training Institute which conducts four programs namely Fitter, Electrician, Mechanic (Diesel) and Carpentry.

It is with his leadership and vision that Agnel Technical Education Complex has established itself in the State of Goa, as an institute which provides quality education to the youth of Goa.

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