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  • Orientation Program for Direct Second Year Civil Engineering Student

    Orientation Program for Direct Second Year Civil Engineering Student

    Department of Civil Engineering organized Direct Second year Orientation Programme on 3rd January, 2022 at Conclave-I. The Program started with a Warm Welcome to the all the Second Year Students. Dr. J. W. Bakal, Principal delivered a welcome speech and introduced various college activities and the achievements the college has achieved with constant pursuance of excellence. Mr. Raju Narwade, Head of the Department, enlightened the students about Civil department and various departmental activities, such as lab facilities, various technical, and co-curricular activities and extracurricular activities, achievements of students in technical competitions and sports, syllabus pattern, examination scheme and other activities in the department. He also introduced placement facility, gym, sports activities, mentoring system, student welfare, library etc.to the students. The outcomes of this orientation program will provide good academic information regarding academic programs, policies, and regulations that enhance student learning.

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  • Cleanliness Drive at Sawale Village 2021-22

    Cleanliness Drive at Sawale Village 2021-22

    A clean environment is an indicator of the progress of human beings and with the motto of clean environment the NSS unit of PHCET has taken this opportunity and initiated a cleanliness drive at the SAWALE Village on the occasion of Republic Day. As a part of regular NSS activities, our NSS unit has organized a cleanliness drive across the approach road. The main purpose of this programme was to create awareness among the citizens regarding Cleanliness and its benefits. The activity was started at sharp 12:00 p.m.

    The aim of the drive is to clean public places like areas around Auto Stands and Gardens. During this activity, volunteers have cleaned the road of Sawale village, some part of slum area, playground and chopped the unwanted bushes along the roadside. They collected dry and wet waste separately so that it will be easy to recycle.

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    All the garbage bags are collected at one place and then dry waste is sent for recycling and wet waste to the dumping area with the help of Panchayat of the Village. For this cleanliness activity, the whole NSS unit is divided into 2 groups.
    Some of the passerby public also joined with volunteers in this work and they appreciated the efforts of NSS Volunteers while mentioning they said that selfish spirit of NSS to serve the Nation and society is really appreciable being a true inspiration for today’s youth. About 20-25 volunteers actively participated in this drive under the guidance of NSS coordinator Prof Rekha Dhawan and Dr. Avinash Gatade. In this way, the whole activity was conducted successfully with great spirit and enthusiasm. It was a unique experience for all of us. We were curious to be the part of this great drive that could have transformed the face of our country for ever.

  • Blood Donation Camp at Sawale Village 2021-22

    Blood Donation Camp at Sawale Village 2021-22

    Donating blood is a vital way to help save lives. Along with helping save lives, there are a number of reasons why donating blood is important. A single donation can save three lives. Blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person. Therefore to create awareness, NSS unit, The Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology in association with Rotary Club, New Panvel conducted a Blood Donation Camp on 26th January, 2022 at the SAWALE Village on the occasion of Republic Day. There was good response from villagers and NSS volunteers. Around 17 Blood Donors donated 350ml – 450ml of the blood. A certificate of appreciation and refreshment was given to each donor as a token of gratitude. The blood bags collected were given to Shree Sai Blood Bank, New Panvel for further processing. After the donor donates blood he was provided with immediate help by NSS volunteers by giving him tea, coffee, fruity and banana.

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  • Voters’ Day Awareness Quiz

    Voters’ Day Awareness Quiz

    Voting is not only your right but also your responsibility; cast your vote make your voice heard. Feel proud to vote; voting is the right that you are given. Exercise the power that you are given; make your voice heard.

    NSS Unit of PHCET has organised a VOTERS’ DAY Awareness Quiz as we celebrate January 25 as “National Voters Day” since 2011 in order to spread awareness , encourage voters about voting rights and thereby increase enrolment of voters, especially of the new young ones.

    Total 59 Students had attempted the Voters’ Day Awareness Quiz.

  • Online ARADHANA Meditation Workshop

    Online ARADHANA Meditation Workshop

    Three Day Online ARADHANA Meditation Workshop By Heartfulness

    Meditation is a practice where students can sit with closed eyes for 15 to 40 min focusing their mind on thought or activity to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.

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    Event Date
    Mode of Conduct
    Theme
    Organizers
    No. of Students Participated
    No. of Faculty Participated
    19th January, 2022
    Physical
    Meditation
    Dr. Gajendra Patil
    161
    11

    Speakers:

    1. Dr. Nivedita Shreyans,
      Heartfulness trainer and Director – Public Relations & Corporate Communications • Mahatma Education Society’s, Pillai Group of institutions
      Wednesday : 19th January, 2022
      Time: 7.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
    2. Mrs. Geetanjali Sayani
      Heartfulness meditation trainer
      Thursday : 20th January, 2022
      Time: 7.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
    3. Dr. Gajendra Patil
      Heartfulness meditation trainer and Professor & Head in Mechanical department, Pillai HOC
      Friday : 21st January, 2022
      Time: 7.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

    At PHCET we conduct meditation for students under the ARADHANA banner.

    After successful implementation of meditation activity we found following benefits in students

    1. We found students Improves concentration
    2. Lowers the likelihood of distraction
    3. Improves memory
    4. We are more receptive and learn more easily
    5. It is easier to exercise control of ourselves and the situation under pressure
    6. It helps to be more creative
  • Seminar on “How to use scientific Calculator”

    Seminar on “How to use scientific Calculator”

    The seminar on calculator is conducted on 16th January, 2022 by Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities .The seminar is attended by all the First year students of PHCET Rasayani. The seminar has started with an introduction of resource person by Mrs. Sunita Khansole, where she also highlighted about the need for calculator education.

    Name of the Event : “How to use scientific calculator”
    Date : 16th January, 2022
    Time : 10:00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
    Name of coordinator : Mrs. Sunita Khansole
    Name of Resource Person :

    1. SAHANA KUMBAR:- She is a publicity coordinator at INSPIRE maths club, executive member of Student Council, and also a member of CSI club
    2. RAMSHA BEG:- She is a graphic designer at INSPIRE maths club, executive member of student council, and a member of CSI club
    3. RIYA NARAYAN:- She is a graphics coordinator at TPC, an executive member of student council, and also a member of CSI
    4. SAHIL GAIKWAD:- He is a member of CSI
    5. PRATHAM GOVERKAR:- He is a member of CSI

    All resource persons carried the different problem to show what activities that can be done . All the students also asked their doubts. The seminar has witnessed an enthusiastic participation from all. A total of 175 students from the Department attended this program.

  • Meetup of Compose Community

    Meetup of Compose Community

    GDSC PHCET conducted an event for the undergraduates to provide them a chance to learn how to create apps utilising the newest toolkit compose, the modern way to develop UI on android.

    Event Name: Meetup of compose community
    Event coordinator: GDSC PHCET
    Faculty coordinator: Ms. Komal G.
    Date: 15th January, 2022
    Time: 3:45 p.m.
    Platform: Google meet

    The speaker for the event was the lead of GDSC PHCET Ms. Khushnuma M. She conducted an open interaction with the members and briefing about the compose camp was given to the students. Further step towards the Compose was, the groups were formed and team leaders were appointed. The speaker also gave an introduction about the Code labs.

    The students participated in the discussion with great enthusiasm and formed the groups for the same.

  • Hands-on Workshop on “Device Machine Learning Using Tensorflow Lite”

    Hands-on Workshop on “Device Machine Learning Using Tensorflow Lite”

    A hands-on workshop event called On Device Machine Learning Using Tensorflow Lite was organized by the CSI PHCET on 15th January, 2022. At the event, Mr. Sunit Roy served as the keynote speaker. He’s a freelance software developer, Kolkata Twitter Developer community lead and one of the Google Summer of Code participants at Tensorflow.

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    Date
    Time
    Platform
    Speakers
    Co-ordinator
    Department
    On Device Machine Learning Using Tensorflow Lite
    15th January, 2022
    4:00 p.m.
    Gmeet
    Mr. Sunit Roy
    Team CSI PHCET
    Computer Engineering
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    In order to make the event engaging for students, we offered hands-on events where they could learn about Machine Learning using TensorFlow Lite.

    The speaker shared plenty of valuable information with the audience, including tips and tricks. It was indeed an interactive session that offered many learning opportunities. As a final note, giveaway winners were also announced. Participants demonstrated a high level of energy at the event. They all appeared to have a great time.

  • Scholarship Orientation 2022

    Scholarship Orientation 2022

    Name of the Event : “Scholarship Orientation”
    Date : 12th January, 2022
    Time : 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Name of coordinator: Mrs. Sunita Khansole
    Name of Resource Person: 1) Ms. Manali Y. 2) Mr. Sameer D.

    A total of 110 students from the Department attended this program.

  • Pranayama and Yoga Session

    Pranayama and Yoga Session

    Dr. G.V. Patil Certified heart fullness yoga trainer and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department gave students insight on importance of Meditation . He put light on Gaytrimantra, Suksham Vyayaam, different yoga postures, Surya Namaskar, Chandra Namaskar, Shavasna, Om chanting Pranayam, Sudarshan Chakra, Meditation, Dhayana and many more. Students performed yoga and different types of yoga postures following the instruction given by Dr. Patil . At the end of the session students asked few queries related to meditation and yoga to improve concentration that was promptly answered Dr. Patil.

    Name of the Event : Pranayama and Yoga
    Date : 4th January, 2022
    Time : 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    He strived to impart Rejuvenation and meditation training among students. He further explained how meditation is an excellent technique to strengthen core and improve concentration. He presented wonderful technique to practice meditation in day–to-day life. Students and faculty were made to practice few meditation techniques to improve their mental health and finding their inner selves.