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Verve

Biannual eNewsletter of FAMT

Finolex Academy of Management & Technology

Success is born of actions.

July to December 2017

Project by Finolex

Verve – Biannual eNewsletter of FAMT July to December 2017

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“It is not what we achieve in life but what

we choose to leave behind for the future generation to benefit

from, that will be remembered till

eternity.”

Late Shri P. P. Chhabria Founder President

“Dreams, determination, and dedication are the stepping stones to success. So, dare to

dream and have courage to pursue that

dream relentlessly.”

Aruna M. Katara President


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The academy aspires to nurture leaders who are in tune with global trends, equipped with engineering

knowledge and practical skills, and urge to excel in creativity and innovation in order to play their part in

the technological advancement of our nation.

To become foremost seat of specialized technical learning in the region.

To offer state of the art educational infrastructure and facilities at affordable cost.

To inculcate in students the culture of ‘Play Hard and Play Fair’.

To advance sustainable development in the region through opportunities for entrepreneurship and

interaction with industry.

To create a generation of young professionals who appreciate in all its aspects the necessity of

balance between technological advances and traditional values.

Vision

Mission


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Awards & Achivements

Training & Placement

Extention & Outreach Programmes

Institute Industry Interaction

Workshops & Seminars

Verve July to December 2017


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A Word with Readers

We feel immense pleasure to connect with the students, parents, alumni, and industry experts, through this e-newsletter. Verve is symbolic of the endeavors the institute has put in providing a cohesive learning environment for the students. We feel the need to update

and seek involvement of FAMTians and the society with the institute in our efforts. FAMT has been promoting technical education especially among the youth of rural India in accordance with the vision of Late Shri P.P. Chhabria, Founder President. The institute

consistently takes efforts to provide opportunities to the students in fostering their potential to face the challenges of industry. The outreach and extension activities, and

interactions with the prominent academicians and industry experts are arranged with keen planning and coordination of the faculty, students and experts to enrich our students as

per technological trends.

It’s a great privilege for us to interact with the experts from industry and academia. We appreciate and thank each of the experts for their extensive support, involvement and

active participation in these activities. We congratulate the graduating batch of 2016-17 and wish them a bright future. We also congratulate all the faculty and student achievers for the

success in different arenas and bringing glory to FAMT.

Team FAMT


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Late Shri Pralhald P. Chhabria Awards

The Late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria Awards were instituted by HOPE Foundation & Research Centre- A Project by

Finolex, in association with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, India Council and Women in

Engineering Affinity Group, IEEE Pune Section.

The purpose of these awards is to instill in young women the confidence that they are equal to, if not better than,

young men and deserve equal opportunity to showcase their talent and abilities.

Award Description:

Award 1 : Best Female Student: (From Final Year of Faculty of Science/Technology/Engineering) which

includes a medal, a citation, and a cash prize of Rs. 1,25,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Five

Thousand only)

Award 2: Best Women Engineer/Scientist/Technocrat (Working Professional – Early Career Stage) which

includes a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 1,25,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Five Thousand

only)

Eligibility for Awards:

1. IEEE Student Member for Award 1 and IEEE Member for Award 2.

2. An IEEE woman in engineering is desirable though not necessary.

3. Indian National

Important Dates: Application opens: 16 December, 2017 Application closes: 10 February, 2018 Award announcement: 12 March 2018

The details of these awards are available on: www.hfrc-ieeeawards.org

On 16 December 2017 at the IEEE INDICON held at IIT Roorkee, this official announcement was made. The evening began with the signing of the Partnership Agreement by Dr. Shivaji Chakravorti,Chairperson IEEE India Council. Prof. Rajesh Ingale, IEEE R10 (Asia Pacific) Students Activities Committee and on behalf of our trust, HOPE Foundation & Research Centre, Ms Amrita Katara, Managing Trustee, were present. Dr Preeti Bajaj and Dr. Rajashree Jain did the honour of announcing the details of the awards.

Awards & Achievements


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08 Gold Medals in NPTEL Online Courses

16 FAMT faculty members were among Top Scorers

who also received 08 gold medals in NPTEL Online

Courses Examination held during September and

October.

Prof. Dattatraya C. Dengale (Chemical)

Prof. Darshana P. Bhogte (Sci & Hum)

Prof. Suvarna J. Abhyankar (02 Gold medals – Sci &

Hum)

Prof. Santosh V. Jadhav (IT)

Prof. Aditi A. Naik (Sci & Hum)

Prof. Sujay D. Mainkar (E&TC)

Prof. Darshana M. Bapat (Sci & Hum)

NPTEL Gold Medalists with Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Dr. Vinayak

Bharadi, NPTEL Coordinator, and Mr G.D. Targaonkar

Dr. Kaushal Prasad receiving the honor at the hands of Aruna M. Katara

Higher Education Forum (HEF) awarded Dr. Kaushal Prasad the Best Teacher in the area of Engineering Education on Teachers’ Day. Higher Education Forum (HEF) felicitates teachers who have exemplified the word guru, and worked tirelessly to serve the cause of higher education in the country.

Dr. Sharadha V. Chougule, Asst. Professor, Electronics and

Telecommunication Engineering Department, has been awarded Ph. D in

Electronics Engineering in November 2017 by Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Amol Vijay Chavan

Amol Vijay Chavan (B.E. Mechanical) won Gold Medal in Marathi Story Writing Competition at the university level during 49th Mumbai University Youth Festival.


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FAMT Chess Team with Dr. Kaushal Prasad and Dr. S. B. Kulkarni

FAMT Chess Team won First Position in Inter- college Chess Tournament Konkan Zone 5 (University of Mumbai Sports 2017-18). The team members were: Mr. Anay D. Ghate – Captain Mr. Rushikesh G. Dale – V. Captain Mr. Chinmay C. Mulye Mr. Abhishek S. Vardam Mr. Amey V. Kelkar Mr. Kshitij S. Redij

The students of FAMT participated in 24 different cultural events during 50th Inter Collegiate Cultural Youth Festival Zonal Round at Gogate Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri on August 11 and were selected in 10 events among

17 colleges from Ratnagiri South Zone for the university round competitions.

Event Participants Rank

Winners of Zonal round of University Youth Festival with Dr. Kaushal Prasad

and Prof. D. M. Bapat

Elocution Vasika Tamke I Debate Pranav Bhave and

Harshada Gawade I

Story Telling Ashwini Vaidya I Light Vocal Shreedhar Patankar I Natyasangeet Shreedhar Patankar II Elocution Jagruti Rane II Mehendi Gousiya Khanche II Classical Vocal

Shreedhar Patankar II

One Act Play Pranay Patil, Akanksha Khot, Omkar Sagawekar, Siddhesh Chhatre, Sanket Pawar, Rucha Hardikar and Sanket Pokale

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Collage Shrutika Bhelekar III

Team Matadors with Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Dr. M. S. Kirkire and Faculty

Members

Team Matadors won 3rd position in Electric National Kart Racing

Championship 2017 powered by Virtualist Motorsports and held from 29 September to 3

October at Radharaman Institute of Technology & Science and RPM International

Track, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh


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Ms. Rucha Hardikar receiving the prize at the hands of Aruna M. Katara

Rucha Sanjay Hardikar of S.E. IT won the consolation prize among 600 participants in

National Level Essay Competition organized by Higher Education Forum for the essay on ‘India of

My Dream- 2025’.

Pranay Patil of T.E. Electronics won the award ‘The Best Vocal Acting’ for his role ‘Sai’ in the play ‘The Game of Destiny’ presented by Team FAMT in the

zonal round of ‘Purushottam Karandak’ State Level Intercollegiate Marathi One Act Play Competition held at Sawarkar Natyagruh, Ratnagiri from 18 to 20

August.

Pranay Patil with Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Cultural Coordinator Prof.

Darshana Bapat and Prof. Rahul Kotawdekar

Aquib Kazi and Keyur Patil at aQuest 2018

Aquib Kazi and Keyur Patil (B.E. Mechanical) won aQuest 2018 organized by ISHRAE and sponsored by Hitachi India on November 15 at Don Bosco Institute

of Technology, Mumbai. Pushkar Chitale and Hrushikesh Dale bagged runner up position. The

winners will be participating in zonal round and results of subsequent round will give them the opportunity to face national level quiz competition at ACREX 2018 at

Bangluru.

Rushikesh Dale of T.E Mechanical achieved third position in Inter-state Elocution Competition

organized on December 15 by Swami Swaroopan and Sewa Mandal, Pawas at Gogate Joglekar College,

Ratnagiri.

Rushikesh Dale with the dignitaries & prize winners


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Mr Vishwajit Kadam addressing Electrical Engineering students

Mr. Prasad Kulkarni - Director of CEM

Lecture on Preparation for GATE Examination was arranged by Electrical Engineering Department

on 5 July to motivate the students. Shri. Vishwajit Kadam, Asst. Engineer, MSEDCL,

Mumbai was the chief speaker.

12 students were placed in Campus Recruitment Drive of CEM Electromech Pvt. Ltd. Pune hosted by T&P

Cell on July 27 for BE Electronics and Electronics & Telecommunication students (2016-17 batches). Mr. Prasad

Kulkarni - Director of CEM and Mr. Rajiv Mhatre, Director CEM Electromech briefed the students on the

occasion.

FAMT students selected in ISHARE Job Junction

32 Mechanical Engineering students of FAMT among 258 students (West Zone) cleared the online test and 13 students were selected during ISHRAE Job Junction 2017 held at LTCOE, Navi Mumbai from 26 to 28 October in Refrigeration and HVAC

companies like Volats Ltd., Fablab Engineering, and Airvison Pvt. Ltd.

To qualify for the ISHRAE Job Junction, out of 3850 registered students, 1050 students cleared the

online test from all over India.

Aptitude and Soft Skills Training Programme was held by T&P Cell for Mechanical, Chemical

and Electrical Engineering students from 15 to 22 July. Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Prof. Kishor Bhosale Head- T&P Cell, Prof. Leslie Fernandis, Prof.

Raju Marag, Prof. Mahadev Naik, departmental T&P Coordinators and whole team of APT-TECH with Mr. Sanir Kittur, Director APT-

TECH, mentored the students.

Prof. Kishor Bhosale addressing the students on Aptitude and Soft Skills

Training Programme

Training & Placement


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One Week Industrial Training Programme on Thermal Power

Generation at JSW, Bellary, Karnataka was arranged by the department of Mechanical Engineering with the support of Energy

Centre for Excellence (JSWECE) JSW for B.E Mechanical students.

JSW Trainers with B.E. Mechanical Engineering students

B. E. Mechanical Engineering Students with ISHRAE Office Bearers

A Session on Interview Techniques was held by ISHRAE Thane Chapter at Navi Mumbai. FAMT sent B.E. Mechanical

students to attend the session on October 26. Mr Rajan Gaonkar, ISHRAE Chapter

Working Committee Member, addressed on personality development and interview skills.

FAMT ISHRAE STUDENT CHAPTER (Indian Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Engineers) arranged a Seminar on Career Opportunities in HVAC /MEP.

Mr. Amit Deshmukh (ISHRAE CWC Member) addressed the student members of FAMT ISHRAE

CHAPTER.

Mr. Amit Deshmukh (ISHRAE CWC member) felicitated by Dr. M.

S. Kirkire


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FAMT Nature Club organized Plantation Drive

on 4 July on campus in support of the State Government of Maharashtra’s programme to

plant 50 crore plants in next three years to tackle increasing global warming. Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Principal; Dr S.B. Kulkarni; Prof. U. K. Samant,

Nature Club Coordinator and Nature Club members took active participation in the drive.

Plantation Drive by Nature Club

IT students during Science Express Climate Action Special Visit

Students of S.E IT visited Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) on 14 July at Ratnagiri

Railway Station. This initiative was started in 2007 by Government of India

to spread the awareness on climate change.

Electrical Engineering Student Association celebrated 'Guru Purnima' by felicitating the faculty members and also introduced new EESA members on 14 July.

Interaction with Alumni on Introduction to GRE & MS Abroad was conducted for Electrical Engineering

students by Mr. Sanjay Swami (2016 batch), a recipient of Best Student Award 2017 by Indian Society for

Technical Education (ISTE) on 1 August. Mr. Swami will be pursuing MS in Germany.

Mr. Sanjay Swami interacting with Electrical Engineering students

Extension and Outreach Programmes


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Mini Project Exhibition and Competition was held on 14 July by the

department of Electronics and Telecommunication. B.E. students participated

in the competition.

Participants explaining projects to the faculty members and students

Superintendent of Police Shri. Pranay Ashok (Ratnagiri division)

EESA celebrated Rakshabandhan on 5 August with Ratnagiri Police department with a motive to

appreciate them. It was held at City Jail, Police Headquarters and City Police Station.

Rakhis were tied and sweets were distributed to police personnel. Jail inmates were also given sweets

and under-privileged children from surrounding locality received free stationary items from EESA.

Student – Alumni Interactions were held by the department of MCA. Alumnus, Mr. Manoj Kumar former DBA, National Informatics Centre, Pune interacted with MCA students on 07 August about career opportunities in

database domain. Alumnus Mr. Abrar Kazi (Consultant Software, Datamatics Global Services) guided the students regarding career opportunities in Dot net stream on 16 September.

Mr. Abrar Kazi Mr.Manoj Kumar


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Independence Day Celebration at FAMT

Independence Day Celebration at FAMT

Dr. Kaushal Prasad hoisted the flag and addressed the gathering on need of skill-

based learning for a wider role in the development of our nation and keeping

in pace with the changing scenario in global technological arena.

Indian Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE)

Students Chapter was established on 20 August by the department of Mechanical Engineering in the presence of Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Dr. Milind S

Kirkire, Prof. Hemant V Chavan (Faculty Advisor), faculty members and ISHRAE

THANE chapter office bearers - Mr. Bharat Jare (President); Mr. Sandeep Shinde (Student Chair); Mr. Nanadkumar Mahajan (President elect); Mrs.

Nivedita Jadhav (Ex President and National Chair Women ISHRAE), Mr. Amit Deshmukh

(ISHRAE CWC member) and Ms Siddhi (ISHRAE member).

ISHRAE Thane office bearers and Faculty & Student members

Celebrating Teacher’s Day

Association of Chemical Engineering Students (ACES) celebrated Teacher’s Day on September 05 by felicitating teachers of Department of Chemical

Engineering

Electrical Engineering Department and Electrical Engineering Student Association (EESA) celebrated Teacher’s Day by arranging lectures by the students, quiz competition for faculty and Volleyball match

between the faculty and students.


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School Students’ visit to FAMT on Engineer’s Day

Engineer’s Day was celebrated on 15 September by inviting the school students from rural areas to

provide exposure to technical institute and education. The students of standard IX from Nene High School, Shirgaon visited FAMT along with

their Head mistress Mrs. Joshi.

Swachata Abhiyan was launched by FAMT for 15 days from 16 to 30 September.

Awareness among students & teachers (Swachata Oath campaign)

Swachata Campaign at the institute

Swachata Campaign for the society (In association with Coast Guard India)

Fresher’s Day on September 23 for F. E and FY MCA Students

Parichay on September 16 by E&TC to welcome S.E

students

S.E. students were welcomed by Electrical Engineering students on 15 September

Second Year Students of IT department were welcomed

by ITSA on 08 July


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Parents Meet was organized for the parents of S.E. students on 23 September to interact and seek their involvement in educating their wards. Dr. Kaushal Prasad, Mr G. D. Targaonkar and Prof. Kishor Bhosale

addressed the parents and few of the students shared their experiences. It was followed by branch-wise meets with briefing from HoDs. The parents interacted with the class teachers and mentors on departmental initiatives and

their pupils’ academic performance. More than 163 parents attended the meet.

Dr. Kaushal Prasad, principal addressing the parents Dr. Kaushal Prasad interacting with the parents

Parents interacting with the principal and faculty members Parents interacting with Class teacher and Mentors

Sahayog – Donation Drive for Avishkar was held by Information Technology Students’

Association (ITSA) from 4 to 6 October. The drive received tremendous response from the students and faculty. A part of donation was also contributed to MAHER and Ashadeep,

Ratnagiri.

IT students at Donation Counter in FAMT


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ELECTROFOCUS 2k17, three days technical fest, was held from 6 to 8 October by Electronics Engineering Students Association. 250 students from engineering and science institutes from Konkan and Western Maharashtra

participated in the fest.

ELECTROFOCUS 2k17

Nature Club arranged a Guest Lecture on Global Warming and India by Dr. Surendra Thakurdesai,

Coordinator, Mumbai University Sub centre, Ratnagiri on 10 October.

Dr. Surendra Thakurdesai

F.E students participating in Online BEE Quiz Competition by EESA

Electrical Engineering Students’ Association (EESA) held Online Quiz Competition in

Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BEE) for F.E students on 6 November.

Yuvraj Rane won the competition. Shubham Jadhav and Viraj Jathar stood at runner up

positions.


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FAMT ISHRAE Students Chapter held K-12 STEM (Science Technology, Engineering Mathematics) in association with ISHRAE Thane Chapter and conducted Drawing Competitions for the students of lower primary at Zilla

Parishad Aadarsh Primary Schools at Pawas and Mirjole on 24 and 25 November. Science based Project Exhibition was also organized for the students of higher primary at Zilla Parishad Primary School, Mirjole on 25

November.

Drawing Competition

Science Project Exhibition

Prize Distribution

FAMT participated in a three days taluka level Science Exhibition from 7 to 9 December at United English School, Chiplun which was organized by Parshuram Education Society, Chiplun, on its centenary celebration. Around 4500 visitors including the parents and students of 53 schools and colleges in and around Chiplun visited FAMT Project

Exhibition Stall.

Team FAMT at the Exhibition - Prof. Vrishali V Nimbalkar , Prof Amol Sutar, Prof. Abhijit Date and Prof. Sumit Malusare

of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering Departments

Prof. Vrishali V Nimbalkar and Prof. Amol R Sutar demonstrating the

project to Dr. Vinay Natu

Students interacting with Officials at Scientific Park, Pune

Visit to Pimpari Chichwad Scientific Park, Pune for T.E. Mechanical students was organized by the

department of Mechanical Engineering on 17 December. The visit was based on the study of

Automobile Engineering.


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Dr. Kaushal Prasad Felicitating Mr Arun Kedia

Expert Lecture on Career Opportunities in Chemical Engineering was held on 14 July for B.E Chemical students. Mr. Arun Kedia, MD of VAV life

science Ltd. delivered the talk.

Industrial Visit to 33/11KV Kuwarbav Substation was arranged for B.E. Electrical students on 8 August.

B. E Electrical students on visit to 33/11KV Kuwarbav Substation

Prof. M. N. Tagare explaining the internal parts of a Distribution Transformer

B.E. Electrical students visited M/s Bharat Electricals, Ratnagiri on 12

August.

The department of Mechanical Engineering conducted Talk on Career Opportunities in Marine Engineering on 10 August for B.E. Mechanical students. It was delivered by Mr. Shoaib Mhaskar, Second Engineer at Valles

Steamships.

Industry Institute Interaction


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Two days Industrial Visit to M/S Georg Fischer Piping Systems Pvt. Ltd Ratnagiri from 4

to 5 October by T.E Mechanical students

FAMT ISHRAE Chapter student members along with Ashish Sawant, President FAMT

ISHRAE Students Chapter, attended HVACR Energy Summit 2017 organized

by ISHRAE Thane Chapter on 16 September.

FAMT ISHRAE Chapter Student Members with ISHRAE Office Bearers at

HVAC Energy Summit

Interaction with Industry Expert on Career in SAP was organized by the department of MCA on 25

November. Mr Sachine R. Sonawane guided F.Y MCA students.

Seminar on Power Scenario in India was organized by the department of Electrical Engineering on 17 September

for S.E. and T.E. Electrical students. Mr. Santosh R Patani, Dy. Executive Engineer, MSEDCL, Pune was the chief speaker. Mr. Hrishikesh Karambelkar,

Asst. Engineer, MSEDCL also graced the occasion.

MCA students during the session

Mr Santosh Patani and Mr Hrishikesh Karambelkar presenting on Power Scenario in India


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Industrial Visit to A2IT Soft Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh of the students of Third Year MCA was organized by the department of MCA from 12 to 19 December.

Interactive Session with Er. Anoop Singh Thakur on Cloud

Computing - Possibilities and Opportunities Certificates to Participants

Industrial Visit to Kirloskar Chillers Pvt. Limited, Pune for T.E. Mechanical students on 18 December by the department of Mechanical Engineering in association with ISHRAE Thane

Chapter.

FAMT ISHRAE Student Members on Visit

Industrial Visit to Emerson Climate Technologies, Pune for T.E Mechanical students on 16 December by the department of Mechanical Engineering in association with ISHRAE Thane Chapter.

FAMT ISHRAE Student Members on Visit Mr.Viral Kumar Shah interacting with the students during the visit


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Orientation to First Year Engineering Programme was organized by the department of

Science and Humanities on August 01 for F.E students. The principal welcomed the students.

Dean Academics & HoD - Science and Humanities, Dr. S. B. Kulkarni and Registrar, Mr. G. D. Targaonkar shared the essential information about academics and administrative procedures.

F.E. students with their parents attended the programme

Dr. S. B. Kulkarni addressing F. E. Students

Seminar on Cyber Security and IoT

Seminar on Cyber Security and Internet of Things was organized by IT department on 02 August for

creating awareness among the students about Microsoft Virtual Academy Certification on Cyber

Security. Mr. Manish Singh from ATS InfoTech, authorized

training partner of Microsoft USA, interacted with the students of IT, Electronics and E&Tc Engineering.

The department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering arranged a two days Workshop on PCB Design from 22 to 23 July for the students of E&TC and Electrical Engineering. Prof. R. R. Kulkarni, Prof. A. B.

Chettri and Prof. P. K. Kotwal conducted the workshop.

A Four days Workshop on Embedded C Programming and Applications Development was

held by Electronics Engineering department from 04 to 07 August for the students of Electronics, Electrical,

Information Technology and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Vrishali. V. Nimbalkar and Prof.

Amol. R. Sutar.

Prof. Girish. G. Bhide (HOD Electronics Department) addressing the participants

Seminars and Workshops


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Prof. Tejas V. Joshi addressing FY MCA students

Orientation Programme for First Year MCA was arranged on 07 August. Dr. Kaushal K.

Prasad, Principal, welcomed the students. Prof. Sanjay B. Kulkarni, Mr. G. D. Targaonkar,

Registrar, Prof. Tejas V. Joshi, Head of Department, and Prof. Kishor R. Bhosale, TPO,

briefed FY MCA students.

One day Workshop on Advanced PCB Design using Proteus was organized by Prof. Sandeep R. Nalage, the department of Electronics Engineering, on 10 September for the students of Electronics.

The department of Mechanical Engineering conducted two days Workshop on Industrial Robotics, Motion

Control & Mechatronics from 11 to 12 August for T.E and B.E Mechanical students.

Mr. Pushpashil M Salunke, Centre Director, PMS Robotics Research Centre, Pune conducted the sessions.

Mr. Pushpashil M Salunke, addressing Mechanical Engineering

students

Prof. Pranav P. Thakur addressing B.E students

Prof. Pranav P. Thakur delivered a Lecture on Welding on 20 September for B.E. Mechanical

students from the placement view.


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Prof Waman with MCA students

Workshop on Responsive Web Designing Using Bootstrap was conducted by Prof. Waman R. Parulekar, the department of MCA, on 9 September for TY MCA

students.

A two days Workshop on RF AND ANTENNAS: from Theory to Practice was arranged by the

department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from 11 to 12 August.

Dr. A. B. Kakade and Prof. M. R. Jadhav were the resource persons for the workshop.

Cyber Security Expert Trainer Mr Vinod Gupta and Faculty

Coordinator Ms Atiya Kazi with the participants

A three days Workshop on Cyber Security & Internet of Things was organized by IT

Department in association with ATS Learning solutions, Microsoft Authorized Education

partner for IT students in two batches from 08 to 10 September and from 17 to 19 September.

The expert trainer, Mr. Vinod Gupta, IT professional specializing in Information Security

and Cyber Crime Consultancy, supported by Mumbai Police Research & Development,

addressed the real challenges in cyber security in the field of hacking and demonstrated live

defacement of several websites.


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A two days Workshop on Internal Combustion Engines – Basics Advanced and Hands-on was held by the department of Mechanical Engineering

in association with SKYFI Labs, Bangalore for T.E. Mechanical students from 09 to 10

September. Mr. Sushanth C, Head Engineering Management

Division, SKYFI Lab, Bangalore and Mr. Dhanush S., Trainer, SKYFI Labs, Bangalore were the

resource persons.

Mr. Sushanth C., Mr. Dhanush S., and Prof. Milind Yadav with participants

Dr. Vinayak A. Bharadi addressing Electrical Engineering Students

A Lecture on Research Methodology was organized on 17 September by the department of Electrical

Engineering. Dr. Vinayak A. Bharadi, Associate Professor and HoD IT Department, discussed the importance of research

methodology, methods of preparation, steps to publish research papers, and ways to present research in paper.

A two days Workshop on Compressed Air Network, Maintenance of Pumps and Compressors was arranged by the department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Finolex Industries Limited, Ratnagiri for B.E

Mechanical students. The sessions were conducted by Mr. Chetan Moghe, Mr. Milind Pandit and Mr. Chandrashekhar Joshi of FIL. A visit to Finolex Industries Limited, Ratnagiri was also arranged. Mr. S. S. Math, Managing Director

FIL, and Mr. S S Mulye, Vice President FIL extended immense support for the workshop.

Experts from Finolex Industries Ltd.

Visit to FIL


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Participants with Dr. S. S. Goilkar, RC Coordinator, during A View

sessions

Two weeks FDP1 on Foundation Programme in ICT for Education and Two Weeks FDP2 on Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching Learning Process were conducted by IIT Bombay under National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, New Delhi and held at FAMT Remote Centre from August 3 to October 12 through blended mode. 25 faculty members of FAMT

and 03 faculty members of RMCET participated in these Faculty Development Programmes.

RD&CC organized Saptahaant Shikshak Prashikshan (SSP) on Introduction to Machine Learning in collaboration with

IIT Kharagpur from 16 to 17 December for upgrading knowledge and teaching skills of the faculty members in

the specialized technical and science subjects.

Participants listening to Lecture by Experts of IIT Kharagpur

Dr Neeraj Agarwal, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering- Dr. Babasaheb Technological University, Lonere, was invited to address the faculty members on Writing and Publishing Quality Research Paper. It was organized by the department of Mechanical

Engineering on 25 November.

Prof. Ashwin Chettri and Prof. Prajakta Kotwal, Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering were invited to address 11th and 12th Electronics students on Industrial Electronics by the Principal of Govindrao Nikam Madhyamik and Higher Secondary School on December 13.

Prof. Ashwin Chettri & Prof. Prajakta Kotwal at Govindrao Nikam

Madhyamik and Higher Secondary School

P 60/61, MIDC, Mirjole Block, Ratnagiri -415639 Tel: 02352-231480/229657 / 228445

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