Category: News and Notifications

  • Blood Donation Camp 2021-22

    Blood Donation Camp 2021-22

    There is a only thing which can’t be made by anyone or there is no substitute for that, is Blood. A single donation can save three lives as well as one donation can provides up to four units of plasma for patients in need. As we all aware of importance of donating blood. Keeping this in mind the NSS unit of Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani has conducted a Blood Donation Camp in association with Shree Sai Blood Bank, old panvel on 29th June, 2021. The slogan for the camp was “A drop for you, an ocean for someone else”.

    The camp has begun at 9.30 AM and ceased at 3.00 PM. 13 NSS volunteers volunteered for the event and also donated the blood. Total 16 units of blood has been collected, blood bags collected were given to Shree Sai Blood Bank, old panvel. After donating blood, the donors were provided with immediate help by NSS volunteers by giving them tea, coffee, fruity and banana. The blood donors were provided with a blood donation certificate. The blood donation camp was co-ordinated by Mrs. Rekha Dhawan, NSS co-ordinator of PHCET.

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    NSS volunteers and NSS Co-ordinator Mrs. Rekha Dhawan mam.

    This was 2nd camp in this academic year conducted by NSS unit of Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani. 1st was organized on 26th January 2021 on the occasion of Republic Day at Sawale village, panvel, raigad.

    Donate your blood and be a “HERO”.. This HEROS has been successfully donated theirs

    This all came true because of our Team NSS of PHCET. They planned it and also accomplished it successfully.

  • Nature Conservation Day

    Nature Conservation Day

    “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” — Jacques-Yves Cousteau

    Nature Conservation Day!! 🌿🍃
    Coordinators
    Ms. Sanyukta Pawar, Mr. Vedant Sawant, Mr. Akash Yadav
    Student Coordinator, PHCET Students’ Council

    Mr. Karthik Nagarajan
    8779604645 , knagarajan@mes.ac.in
    Faculty Coordinator , PHCET Students’ Council

    Social Media Link:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CR1vw_FpvNL/

  • Computer Science Quiz

    Computer Science Quiz

    Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Computer Engineering had successfully conducted an Online Technical Quiz on “Computer Science Quiz” for students and faculty across Engineering, Junior College and Polytechnic.

    Date
    Platform
    Coordinator
    Department
    28th June, 2021- 2nd July, 2021
    Google Quiz Link
    Ms. Neetu Pillai
    Computer Engineering

    Computer Science Quiz was organized for the duration of five days so that maximum students can enroll and attempt the quiz. The registration was free of cost. Link for registration has been shared across all the teachers and principals in contact as well as in the students group.

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    A total of 308 participants including students and faculty from different institutions had participated in it throughout the country. The topics covered in the quiz were basics of Computer Knowledge, HTML, Microsoft Word, C and Java Programming. The Quiz had 25 questions of 2 marks each. There were no negative markings. Students scoring more than 40% after successful completion of Quiz gets E-certificate in their registered mail ids.The quiz received good response from students end.

  • Webinar on “Physical Training”

    Webinar on “Physical Training”

    The main objective of the webinar is to focus on Physical Fitness in life to reduce the risk by improving our community during lockdown situations in the country, but this is the time workout is highly important to make you stay fit and healthy to reduce the risk of infection. Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. When you engage in physical activity, you burn calories. The more intense the activity, the more calories you burn. Regular trips to the gym are great, but don’t worry if you can’t find a large chunk of time to exercise every day. Any amount of activity is better than none at all. To reap the benefits of exercise, just get more active throughout your day — take the stairs instead of the elevator or rev up your household chores. Consistency is key.

    Club Name
    Name of the Event
    Date
    Time
    Coordinator
    Students’ Council of Computer Department
    Webinar on “Physical Training”
    27th June, 2021
    10:30 p.m.
    Mr. Abhijeet More

    Mr. Mohammed Zahirullah was the speaker of the Webinar. He dedicatedly describes what are the benefits of exercising daily and how it can not only help an individual to live a healthy lifestyle but also helps uplifting mood, boosts energy and also helps regulating sleep cycles. He also mentioned the different types of exercises and shared information about Aerobic activities and strength training. The Major takeaways from the speaker were need and methods of exercise to a healthy life.

    The event turned out well. It was a very beneficial session. The attendees got much information about fitness it was a very fantastic and great experience. There were a total of 40 students who showed their interest and participated in the Webinar.

  • Online Technical Quiz on “Cyber Security Quiz”

    Online Technical Quiz on “Cyber Security Quiz”

    Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Computer Engineering had successfully conducted an Online Technical Quiz on “Cyber Security Quiz” for students and faculty across Engineering institutes.

    Date
    Platform
    Coordinator
    Department

    27th – 29nd June, 2021
    Google Quiz Link
    Ms. Snehal Chitale
    Computer Engineering

    Cyber Security Quiz was organized for the duration of three days so that maximum students can enroll and attempt the quiz. The registration was free of cost. Link for registration has been shared across all the teachers and principals in contact as well as in the students group.

    A total of 85 participants including students and faculty from different institutions had participated in it throughout the country. The topics covered in the quiz were basics of hacking, phishing, cyber crime, privacy regulations, authentication and so on. The Quiz had 25 questions of 2 marks each. There were no negative markings. Students scoring more than 40% after successful completion of Quiz gets E-certificate in their registered mail ids. The quiz received good response from students end.

  • Workshop on “Developing Recommendation Engine Using Python”

    Workshop on “Developing Recommendation Engine Using Python”

    Recommender systems are among the most popular applications of data science today. They are used to predict the “rating” or “preference” that a user would give to an item. A recommendation engine filters the data using different algorithms and recommends the most relevant items to users. It first captures the past behaviour of a customer and based on that, recommends products which the users might be likely to buy.

    Club Name
    Name of the Event
    Date
    Time
    Coordinator
    Students’ Council of Computer Department
    Workshop on “Developing Recommendation Engine Using Python”
    26th June, 2021
    3:00 p.m.
    Mr. Abhijeet More

    The session hereby was to get aware of the development recommendation engine. To inculcate knowledge about the same, Mr. Parth Sharma was invited as the speaker of the workshop. His commendable knowledge and experience helped the attendees to learn about ML and Data Science.

    The event was marked as a delightful experience for the participants as the event was very well organized and a very informative session. The attendees were pleased and overall it was a very fun and productive experience. There were a total 73 students who showed their interest and participated in the workshop.

  • Webinar on “Ethical Hacking”

    Webinar on “Ethical Hacking”

    Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes, and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices, and data from cyber-attacks. It aims to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks and protect against the unauthorized exploitation of systems, networks, and technologies. This Webinar on Ethical Hacking is designed to test the basic knowledge of cyber security and to arouse curiosity in participants for cyber security as we know cyber security plays a vital role in our lives because it encompasses everything that pertains to protecting our sensitive data, personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), personal information, intellectual property, data, and governmental and industry information systems from theft and damage attempted by criminals and adversaries.

    Club Name
    Name of the Event
    Date
    Time
    Coordinator
    Student’s Council of Computer Department
    Webinar on Ethical Hacking
    25th June, 2021
    12:30 p.m.
    Mr.Abhijeet More

    The purpose of the ethical hacking webinar was to evaluate the security of and identify vulnerabilities in target systems, networks, or system infrastructure. The process entails finding and then attempting to exploit vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activities are possible.

    Mr. Rizwan Shaikh was the speaker of the webinar. His commendable knowledge and experience helped the attendees to learn about ethical hacking. Rizwan Shaikh is one of India’s renowned Ethical hackers, Information Security researchers, and Cyber Crime consultants actively involved in providing Ethical Hacking and Information Security training and services. He is a well-recognized security professional with numerous successful engagements to his credit. At Present, Rizwan Shaikh is the Founder of Pristine InfoSolutions, a Cyber Security company based in India specializing in Cyber Crime Investigations, Cyber Law Consulting, Ethical Hacking, and Information Security.

    So students need to gain interest in cyber security/Ethical hacking and that was the foremost purpose of the event. A total of 70 students had participated in the webinar

  • Project Topic Selection 2021-22

    Project Topic Selection 2021-22

    Speakers

    Ms. Pranita Chavan HOD of Electrical Engineering having more than 18 years of teaching experience and Mr. Aamir Shaikh Project coordinator of Electrical Engineering having more than 12 years of teaching experience have addressed the students of final year of academic year on topic selection which is key step in projects which will decide their future as project done in final year plays important role in placements.

    Date
    Platform
    Coordinator

    23rd June, 2021
    Google Meet
    Prof. Aamir Shaikh and Prof. Pranita Chavan

    Schedule

    TimeProgramme
    11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Inaugration
    11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.Lecture
    12:45 p.m. to 01:00 p.m. Doubt Solving
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    Explanation by Expert

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    Guidance by HOD – Prof. Pranita Chavan

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    Attendance Monitoring (No. of Students = 61)

    Expert Talk

    Speaker Mr. Aamir Shaikh started the session with presentation of rules laid by university of Mumbai on marking scheme and limitation on number of group members which is four student per group. Sir explained various phases throughout the year which students will come across.

    Stage–I presentation consists of three topics given by group out of which best of three will be finalised by committee members. Once topic is finalised then Guide with titles will be allotted and displayed.

    Stage-II presentation will be on topic finalised and 40% work has to be completed by end of Sem-VII.

    Stage–III presentation will be for status of hardware components in Sem–VIII.

    Stage-IV presentation will be prior to the final Viva with 100% work to be shown. Students were told to choose members wisely as they have to work for one year with dedication. Students asked doubt which were answered by Speaker.

    Session was continued by Ms. Pranita Chavan. Mam explained technical specification of projects and how students should choose core electrical subjects so that they can relate them with subjects and can answer confidently during placements. Students should think on cost and resource availability for project topic finalisation. Students should plan timeline and work on it by answering all queries raised during literature review. Meeting with guide at regular interval is mandatory as it will be helpful for students.
    Mam concluded session with motivation to all students to choose topic where each group can participate inter collegiate and inter district competition and win prizes for our department and college. Students asked few examples which was solved By Mam

  • International Yoga Day 2021

    International Yoga Day 2021

    Student Council of Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology had successfully conducted an Online Workshop on the occasion of “International Yoga Day” for students and faculty of PHCET.

    Date
    Platform
    Resource Person
    Coordinator
    22nd June, 2021
    Google meet
    Mr. Ram PalatYadav and Ms. Kavita Mishra
    Mr. Karthik Nagarajan and Student Council

    Mr. Ram Palat Yadav Served in various front line warships for more than 34 Yrs. He is Specialist in radial Engine’s fitted onboard Russian war ship’s. He is a Qualified Mukhya Yoga Shikshak from Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar in Sep 2006. He is Selflessly devoted for the Nation and people of the country through Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar. Ms. Kavita Mishra is yoga instructor course from SVYASA Banglore. She is running yoga volunteer course for diabetes management. She is Yoga activity teacher in Tree house high School.

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    Total 192 students and faculty have participated the session. The speakers spoke about importance of yoga and have shown some yoga asana which participants can practice in their daily life. They also told how yoga can relief stress and how to lead a healthy life.

    The session ended with Question Answer and vote of thanks by Co-ordinator. Feedback link and a quiz link was sent to the participants and E-Certificate was mailed to their registered mail ids. Positive feedback was received from participants.