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Department of Computer Engineering

Minutes of Alumni Meeting on Saturday, 22-12-2012.

Venue: Sharad Arena (Auditorium), Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune.

The meeting of the Alumni of the Department of Computer Engineering, ofVishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune - 411 037 was held on Saturday, 22-12-2012 at 5-00 p.rn, in Sharad Arena (auditorium) of the Institute.

The following dignitaries were present:

1.2.3.4.

Prof. S.B. KarthickProf. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) M.L. Dhore

- Chairman- Dean R&D- Member Secretary- Former HOD

Staff members of the department were present along with 30 alumni of all fourprogrammes: UGComputer, UG IT, MCA,MECSE(IT).

Prof. S.B. Karthick welcomed the alumni. He mentioned about how the practicesstarted by this institute are now being followed by many other institutes thuscementing this institute's place in the city as a role model institute.

The following alumni members mentioned how alumni members can contribute tothe institute by helping to organize industrial visits and putting faculty members intouch with appropriate points of contact for sponsored projects.

1. Udayan Kanade - 2000, UGComputer Engg.2. Yuvraj Shelke - 2005, UGLT.3. Shweta Patil - 2004, MCA4. Jalindar Karande- 2009, MECSE(IT)

BansilalRamnathAgarwalCharitableTrust'sVishwakarma Institute of Technology,Pune

(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department Of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Alumni Meet

15th December 2012

Minutes of MeetingMemberspresent

Prof. (Dr.) R.M. Jalnekar, Honorable Director, VIT, Pune

Prof. Abhay M. Chopde, Head of Electronics Department

Prof. Mrs. P. A. Kulkarni, Prof. M. V. Kambale, Alumni Co-ordinatorAlumni and faculty members

Introduction• Prof. Mrs. K. Degaonkar extended a warm welcome to all the Alumni

and requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). RM. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.

• After Director sir's discussion, all faculty members introducedthemselves.

• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. Abhay M. Chopde presentedthe details of Academic Practices & current happenings inElectronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Mission of institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ New Structures and Syllabus

~ Research projects by faculty providing opportunity to students to doresearch at graduate level

~ Honor courses, Skill Development courses (SDs), ProfessionalDevelopment courses (PDs) conducted in the departmentPanel Discussion

A panel of 3 alumni members (Mr. Abhijit Kulkarni, Mr. Mandar Khare andMs. Rutuparna Tamhankar) was requested to share their views / thoughtsabout the topic "Industry aligned project design". Prof. Sangeeta Kurundkarmoderated the panel discussion.

Points h!.g_hl!.g_hted:

Prof. Abhay ChopdeHead,Department of Electronics Engineering

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune.

1. Mr. Abhijit Kulkarni:• Suggested to include courses on skill development, branding in

addition to core field since more than 50 % students work in otherdomains

• Identify specific areas in which students are interested for projectdevelopment

• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons2. Mr. Rutuparna Tamhankar:

• Check for completion and prototype of project in line with latestindustry trends / technology

• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basicknowledge of subjects

• Proper monitoring and evaluation of mini / major projects forchecking all skills

3. Ms. Mandar Khare:• Basics should be very strong• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects One

alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students

Conclusion:After Panel discussion, Moderator and Head of the department appreciatedthe contribution of panel members and assured that department will take thesuggestions positively for the betterment of students.It was also discussed in the conclusion that such interactions with Alumniwill take_Qlacefr~uent!y.

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Department Of Electronics EngineeringAlumni Meet

19thApril 2013Minutes ofMeeting

Memberspresent-


Prof. Abhay Chopde, Head of Electronics Department

Prof. Mrs.P.A. Kulkarni, Prof. M. V. Kambale, Alumni Co-ordinatorAlumni and faculty members

Introduction• Prof. Mrs. P. A. Kulkarni extended a warm welcome to all the Alumni

and requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects AfterDirector sir's discussion, all faculty members introduced themselves.

• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. Abhay Chopde presented thedetails of Academic Practices & current happenings in ElectronicsDepartment, to all alumni which included-;0. Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics &

Telecommunication Engineering;0. Vision and Mission of institute and department;0. Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department;0. 2014-15 Structure and syllabus

;0. Research projects by faculty providing Opportunity to students to doresearch at graduate level

;0. Honor courses, Skill Development courses (SDs), ProfessionalDevelopment courses (PDs) conducted in the department

Panel DiscussionA panel of 4 alumni members (Mr. Tushar Chaubal, Mr. Mandar Khare,Mrs.Hemal Jhaveri) was requested to share their views I thoughts about thetopic "Emphasis on skill development of students". Prof. SangeetaKurundkar moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:1. Mr. Tushar Chaubal,:

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Prof. Abhay ChopdeHead,

Department of Electronics EngineeringVishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune.

• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out fromVIT

• Counseling of students should be done• Check for completion and prototype of project in line with latest

industry trends / technology• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons

2. Mr. Mandar Khare:• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic

knowledge of subjects• Proper monitoring and evaluation of mini / major projects for

checking all skills• Suggested to include ccurses on marketing, branding in addition to

core field since more than 50 % students work in other domains3. Mr. Hemal Ihaveri:

• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students• Guest lecturers from industry r~esentatives for core subjectsConclusion: After Panel discussion, Moderator and Head of the department appreciated

the contribution of panel members and assured that department will take thesuggestions positively for the betterment of students.Itwas also discussed in the conclusion that such interactions with Alumniwill take..£.lacefr~uent~

EducationVishwakarma Institute Of TechnologyBachelor's Degree, Information Technology, 2014 - 2017Pimpri Chinch wad Polytechnic, Pune, IndiaDiploma, Computer Engineering, 2011 - 2014St. Ursula High School1999 - 2011

Honors and Awards /TechnoInnova 2013, OzCHI 2015 and 2016, Design Hackathon., Ummad 2013, Navonmesh 2016, Technical

Project Competition, Avishkar 2017, Research Project Competition

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Payal GhadgeStudent at Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology

Summary

ExperienceSoftware Engineer at CybageJune 2014 - Present

EducationVishwakarma Institute Of TechnologyBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 2011 - 2014Birla Institute of Technology & Science, PHaniMaster of Technology (M.Tech.), Computer Software EngineeringLaxmanrao Apte Junior CollegeHSCThe Good Samaritan SchoolSSC

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Nikhil PachpandeSoftware Engineering Intern at MathWorks I Computer Science Graduate Student at USC

Summary• I am working towards my Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern Califomiaand my anticipated graduation date is May of 2018.

• I interned with MathWorks over the summer of 2017 as a Software Engineering Intern. At MathWorks,I was involved in designing a prototype for an upcoming feature. I participated in requirements gathering,sketched UI design mockups and developed front-end features using Dojo JavaScript library. I also worked onconsuming RESTful web services on MATLAB server for integration with other applications.

• Beforejoining USC, I worked for 2 years as a Software Engineer at eQ Technologic. At eQ, I worked towardsdeveloping enterprise application connectors which converted the application data into eQ's required dataformat facilitating actionable intelligence, migration, synchronization and integration.

• I interned with Symantec for implementing my undergraduate project - Performance Modeling of Data Insight(Dl) application. My responsibilities included understanding the architecture and functioning of Dl and comingup with a mathematical model that accurately estimated the synchronization parameters for optimal functioningof Dl thereby ensuring efficient host system utilization.

• I am proficient in Java, Python and JavaScript and have a strong understanding of SDLC, design patterns,developer tools, methodologies and best practices. I like to work in technically challenging environments andkeep myself updated with new software and methods to assist with product development.

Github: https://github.comJpachpandenikhil

Technical Skills:

• Languages: Java, Python, C, C++, MATLAB, SQL• Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Dojo, Django, AJAX, JSON, REST, PHP,Bootstrap• Frameworks/Libraries: Hadoop (MapReduce), Spark, Solr, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, JUnit, .NET• Databases: Oracle, MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL• Tools: Eclipse, PyCharm, Visual Studio, Android SDK, SVN, Git, Jenkins

Experience

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Software Engineering Intern at MathWorksMay 2017 - Present

• Developed VI widgets for prototyping a new web-based feature using Dojo JavaScript library. Implemented

Dojo library widgets, MathWorks' homegrown widgets and designed new custom widgets by extending

standard and homegrown widgets.• Designed UI architecture that includes a toolstrip, panels with hierarchical tree view of data. panels with

data grids backed by data stores and filtering capabilities, panel to embed external HTML content. 111g_inandI

user profile dialogs.• Consumed RESTful web services on MATLAB server for integration with other applications.

• Position held intermittently from May through August, 2017 and January. 2018 through present.

Core Technology: JavaScript (Dojo), MATLAB, REST, HTML5, CSS3. JSON.

Software Engineer at eQ TechnologicJuly 2014 - Apri12016 (I year 10 months)

• Designed and developed Connectors for enterprise applications to form a secure backbone for application

data retrieval, creation, modification and deletion on eQ's digital platform.

• Implemented application-specific APls (REST, DXL, SOAP, .lDBC) to leverage its object model for OLAP

and ETL activities.• Worked on Connectors for ALM (IBM Rational DOORS & DOORS NexGen), PLM (Teamcenter Unified)

and Relational (Oracle) applications.• Demonstrated actionable intelligence, application integration, synchronization and migration capabilities for

enterprise applications via Connectors and eQ's product offerings.

Keywords: Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, Data Migration, Data Integration, Data Warehouse,

Data Mining, Data Profiling, OLAP, ETL, Sematic Web, SaaS, REST, SOAP, DXL, JDBC

Project Intern at SymantecMay 2013 - May 2014 (I year I month)

• Designed mathematical model of Symantec 's Data Insight (01) product for performance modeling of

constituent modules under varied deployment configurations.• Performance model suggested synchronization parameters for optimal functioning of DL ensuring efficient

host system uti lization.• Studied DI architecture and utilized Poisson distribution and Queuing Theory to devise mathematical model.

• Developed graphical illustrations of real-time memory and CPU usage for proposed deployment

configurations.

Keywords: Performance Modeling, Poisson distribution, Queuing Theory, Data Insight, Markov Chains,

Probability Theory

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EducationUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMaster's degree, Computer Science, 2016 - 2018Activities and Societies: Southern California Data Science Conference, USC ACMVishwakarma Institute Of TechnologyBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 2010 - 2014Activities and Societies: VALU - VIT Active Linux Users Group

Honors and AwardsHonors - Computer Networks, Gold Medalist, Ranked 15th - USC Artificial Intelligence Course CodingCompetition, Finalist - Hitachi Programmers' Marathon

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Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of Chemical EngineeringDate: 3rd February2013

Venue: Rm.4005, Department of Chemical Engg.classroomNo. of Alumni attended: 10

1. Programstarted by 4.15 prn with welcome of alumni to department of ChemicalEngineering.

2. TheHeadof Department of Prof. Dr. D.S.Bhatkhandewelcomed alumni.

3. Alumni were invited to share their memories of their time in VITChemicalEngineeringdepartment.

4. Around 10 alumni shared their memories in department and they emphasis on diSciplinewhat theylearned in department e.g. attending lectures on time, deadline of submission helped them to bestreamline and punctual in work.

5. Fewof faculty member Prof. Deosarkarand Prof. Kulkarni shared their experiencewith students andhow the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic in particiaption in everyevent they did.

6. 2 Best alumni award were given to Mr. Siddhant Desai and Nilesh Sapkal for their successfulleadershipasentrepreneur.

6. Therewas discussionamong alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changesincurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of inturnship forstudents, professionalcoursesfor students etc.

7. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Kukarni.

Alumni attended meeting

Sr.No. Nameof Alumni Batch DeSignations1 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager,Haliburton Pune2 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate3 VikasKharate 2005 Production excellencemanager, DSM,India Pvt. Ltd4 NileshSapakal 2003 Director, TechnichePvt Ltd, Pune5 Siddhant Desai 2004 ManagingDirector, KishorPumps,Pune6 KedarKumbhar 2003 SeniorExecutiveat Whirlpool of India7 Alok Khurana 2003 Executive Director at Kamdhenu Ispat Limited,Uttar Pradesh8 SuhasSaJunke 2003 Deputy Engineerat Govt of Maharashtra9 PrasadKhatav 2010 Director SSTechno Ltd, Pune10 KevalJoshi 2010 Ramans Enviro Services Pvt. Ltd, Ahmadabad

Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust'sVISHWAKARMA INSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY,PUNE- 411037.( An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule PuneUniversity)

Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of Industrial & Production EngineeringDate: 15thSept 2012

Venue: Rm.2202No of alumni attended: 2

1. Programstarted by 4.30 prn with welcome of alumni to department

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Rajesh Dhake ,welcomed alumni and introduced the eventmotivation.

3. Both the Alumni shared their memories of their time in VIT.

4. Fewof faculty member Prof. Madhuri Deshpande madam and Prof V.K.ltnal shared their experiencewith students

5. Therewas discussionamong alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changesincurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, professional courses for studentsetc.

6. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. P.R.Vaidya

Sr. Nameof Alumni BatchNo.1 Milind Tilak 1993 CognizantTechnology2 HimanshuKulkarni 2002 Consultant, IBM India Pvt Ltd

Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust'sVISHWAKARMA INSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY,PUNE- 411037.( An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule PuneUniversity)

Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of Industrial & Production EngineeringDate: 3rd March 2013

Venue: Rm.2202No of alumni attended: 4

1. Programstarted by 4.30 pm with welcome of alumni to department

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Rajesh Dhake r welcomed alumni and introduced the eventmotivation.

3. Alumni sharedtheir memories of their time in VIT.

4. Few of faculty member Prof. Dr. S.M.SaneSir and Prof S.S.Kubersir shared their experience withstudents

S.Therewas discussionamong alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changesincurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, professional courses for studentsetc.

6. Programendedwith vote of thanks by Prof. P.R.Vaidya

Sr. Nameof Alumni BatchNo.1 Mr PrashantNadgir 1993 MGR,Cromwall Ltd2 ParagHarolikar 1993 Director, Trenton3 KedarKharadkar 1993 Owner, VishwashakthiAuyos4 Atul Aslekar 1993 Director, NovaleadPharma

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Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of Instrumentation EngineeringDate: 6th April 2013

Venue: Room no 4304 Department of instrumentation Engg.No. of Alumni attended: 4

Discussion started at lO.OOamwith the introduction of the Alumni and welcome by head of thedepartment.

During discussion the curricula and new initiatives such as professional development and Skilldevelopment courses are discussedby the faculty members pramod kanjalkar and Manisha Mhetre.Alumni (Ujjwal Khairnar , Chaitrali Dhole) appreciated the importance of this as it will increase thehands-onskill of the students.

Overview of the syllabus is discussedand inputs such as skill improvement during execution of projectsare taken from Ajay Nagarkar, GhanshyamMane asa Entrepreneur.

Meeting isend up with the vote of thanks bySondkarMadam.

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Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department Of Electronics Engineering

Alumni Meet

21th December 2013

Minutes of Meeting

Memberspresent-


Prof. Abhay M. Chopde, Head of Electronics Department

Prof. Mrs.P.A. Kulkarni, Prof. M. V. Kambale, Alumni Co-ordinator

Alumni and faculty members

Introduction • Prof. Mrs.P.A. Kulkarni extended a warm welcome to all the Alumniand requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. Abhay M. Chopde presentedthe details of Academic Practices & current happenings inElectronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Mission of institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ New Structures and Syllabus~ Research projects by faculty providing opportunity to students to do

research at graduate level~ Honor courses, Skill Development courses (SDs), Professional

Development courses (PDs) conducted in the departmentA panel of 3 alumni members (Mr. Hegde Reetesh, Mr. Abhijeet Aallekarand Ms. SEJAL SHETH) was requested to share their views / thoughtsabout the topic "Industry compatible curriculum design". Prof. SangeetaKurundkar moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:

Panel Discussion

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1. Mr. Hegde Reetesh:• Suggested to include courses on skill development, branding in

addition to core field since more than 50 % students work in otherdomains

• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons

2. Mr. Abhijeet Aallekar:• Check for completion and prototype of project in line with latest

industry trends / technology• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic


checking all skills3. Ms. Sejal Sheth:

• Basics should be very strong• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects One

alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students

Conclusion: After Panel discussion, Moderator and Head of the department appreciatedthe contribution of panel members and assured that department will take thesuggestions positively for the betterment of students.Itwas also discussed in the conclusion that such interactions with Alumniwill take place frequently.

Prof. Abhay ChopdeHead,Department of Electronics Engineering

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune.




Alumni Meet

28th April 2014

Minutes of Meeting

Memberspresent-





Introduction • Prof. Mrs. P. A. Kulkarni extended a warm welcome to all the Alumniand requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects AfterDirector sir's discussion, all faculty members introduced themselves.

• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. Abhay Chopde presented thedetails of Academic Practices & current happenings in ElectronicsDepartment, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics &

Telecommunication Engineering~ Vision and Mission of institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ 2014-15 Structure and syllabus~ Research projects by faculty providing opportunity to students to do


Development courses (PDs) conducted in the departmentPanel Discussion A panel of 4 alumni members (Mr. Tushar Chaubal, Mr. Mandar Khare,

Mrs.Hemal Jhaveri) was requested to share their views / thoughts about thetopic "Emphasis on skill development of students". Prof. SangeetaKurundkar moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:1. Mr. Tushar Chaubal,:

• Appreciated Alumni forum& quality of students passing out fromVIT

• Counseling of students should be done• Check for completion and prototype of project in line with latest

industry trends / technology• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons

2. Mr. Mandar Khare:• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic


checking all skills• Suggested to include courses on marketing, branding in addition to

core field since more than 50 % students work in other domains3. Mr. Hemal Jhaveri:

• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects




Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust'sflSHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - PUNE

, • An autonomous Ins~itute Affili~ted to S~vitribai Phule Pune University).,,' " es, VI 666, Upper lndlranagar, Blbwewadi, Pune- 411 037.



Venue: SharadArena (Auditorium), VishwakarmaInstitute of Technology, Pune.

The meeting of the Alumni of the Department of Computer Engineering, ofVishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune - 411 037 was held on Saturday, 22-06-2013 at 5-00 p.m. in SharadArena (auditorium) of the Institute.


1.2.3.4.


- Chairman- DeanR&D- MemberSecretary- Former HOD

Staff membersof the department were present along with 40 alumni of all fourprogrammes: UGComputer, UGIT, MCA,MECSE(IT).

Prof. S.B. Karthick welcomed the alumni. He mentioned about how the practicesstarted by this institute are now being followed by many other institutes thuscementing this institute's place in the city as a role model institute. He alsomentioned how alumni members can contribute to the institute by helping toorganize industrial visits and putting faculty members in touch with appropriatepoints of contact for sponsoredprojects.

The following alumni members mentioned how alumni members can contribute tothe institute by helping to organize industrial visits and putting faculty members intouch with appropriate points of contact for sponsored projects. They also raisedthe needof project based learning and more handson experience for projects.

1. Abhijit Mhetre - 1998, UGComputer Engg.2. ChetanPathak - 2005, UGLT.3. NishantSinha - 2007, MCA4. MaheshDube- 2007, MECSE(IT)

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The meeting of the Alumni of the Department of Computer Engineering, ofVishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune - 411 037 was held on Saturday, 21-12-2013 at 5-00 p.m. in Sharad Arena (auditorium) of the Institute.


1.2.3.4.


- Chairman- Dean R&D- Member Secretary- Former HOD

Staff members of the department were present along with 34 alumni of all fourprogrammes: UGComputer, UG IT, MCA, MECSE(IT).

Prof. S.B. Karthick welcomed the alumni. He also highlighted the role andresponsibilities of the alumni. He mentioned that alumni interaction with theinstitute at various levels is very critical to the development of the institute.


1. Vidita Daga - 2012, UGComputer Engg.2. Yogesh Bankar - 2011, UG I.T.3. Rashmi Shinde - 2012, MCA4. Nilofer Attar - 2010, MECSE(IT)

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Alumni Meet

18thDecember 2014

Minutes of MeetingMemberspresent-





Introduction

Panel Discussion

• Prof. M.V. Kamble extended a warm welcome to all the Alumni andrequested for their introduction. All the alumni gave their introductionon the basis of pass-out year, current designation and experience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andplacement.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. Abhay Chopde presented thedetails of Academic Practices& current happenings in ElectronicsDepartment, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics &

Telecommunication Engineering~ Vision and Mission of institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record: 90-92%.~ Faculty Internship~ Research projects by faculty providing opportunity to students to do


Development courses (PDs) conducted in the departmentA panel of 3 alumni members (Mrs. Ashwin Kshirasagar Mr. AmitKhandelwal Mr. Animesh Kopekar,) was requested to share their views /thoughts about the topic "Research for Electronics Engineeriflg Students".

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Prof. Rambabu Vatti moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:1. Mrs. Ashwin Kshirasagar:• Basics should be very strong• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• Counseling of students should be done• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students

2. Mr. Amit Khandelwal:• Appreciated Alumni forum& quality of students passing out from

VIT• Suggested to include courses on marketing, branding in addition to

core field since more than 50 % students work in other domains• Internship& research projects should be promoted• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons

3. Mr. Animesh Kopekar:• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic


checking all skills• Check for completion and prototype of project in line with latest

industry trends / technology







Alumni Meet

27th February 2015

Minutes of Meeting

Memberspresent-


Prof. (Dr.) Shripad S. Bhatlawande, Head of Electronics Department



Introduction • Prof. M. V. Kamble extended a warm welcome to all the Alumni andrequested for their introduction. All the alumni gave their introductionon the basis of pass-out year, current designation and experience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. (Dr.)Shripad S.Bhatlawande presented the details of Academic Practices & currenthappenings in Electronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studiesof Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Missionofinstitute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ Industry Internship of students~ Use ofICT in teaching-learning~ EDC Cell activities~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record:85-89 %.~ Students Exchange Programs such as

1. Purdue next program2. KIST3. German University4. Hoff

~ Research projects by faculty providing opportunity to students to do


Development courses (PDs) conducted in the departmentPanel Discussion A panel of 4 alumni members (Mrs. Sujata Konda Mr. Atul Ramesh

Deshpande, Mr. Jeeten Sheth) was requested to share their views / thoughtsabout the topic "Employability of Electronics Engineering Students". Prof.Rambabu Vatti moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:1. Mrs. Sujata Konda




2. Mr. Atul Ramesh Deshpande:• Basics should be very strong• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• Counseling of students should be done• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students• Promote entrepreneurship, support Make in India

3. Mr. Jeeten Sheth:• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out from


core field since more than 50 % students work in other domains• Internship & research projects should be promoted• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects


Prof. (Dr.) Shripad BhatlawandeHead,



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1.2.3.4.5.

Prof. S.B. KarthickProf. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. N.S. Chandolikar

- Chairman- DeanR&D- MemberSecretary- Former HOD- MCACoordinator


Prof. S.B. Karthick welcomed the alumni. He advised alumni members to presentlatest technologies in the industry to the students. Since curriculum is designedwith a view to present basic knowledgeand build strong foundations of engineeringin students, the latest trends in industry must be imparted in the form of guestlecturesand workshops.

The following alumni members mentioned about the expectations of LT. industryfrom fresher's. They also discussed about the procedure of selection in variousorganizations.

1. Milind Patil - 2007, UGComputer Engg.2. Sanket Mandore-2010, UGLT.3. ChetanHadap- 2010, MCA4. Vaibhav Khatavkar - 2010, MECSE(IT)


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Prof. S.B. KarthickProf. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. Dr. P. Joeg

- Chairman- Dean R&D- Member Secretary- Former HOD- M.Tech Coordinator


Prof. S.B. Karthick welcomed the alumni. He mentioned about how the practicesstarted by this institute are now being followed by many other institutes thuscementing this institute's place in the city as a role model institute.

The following alumni members mentioned how alumni members can contribute tothe institute by organizing seminars, workshops, guest lectures, mock interview tohelp students for campus placement. They also focused on current scenarios in LT.industry.

1. Puja Mudaliar - 2006, UGComputer Engg.2. Swanand Kulkarni - 2009, UG LT.3. Sameer Kulkarni - 2005, MCA4. Jalindar Karande- 2009, MECSE(IT)


"Back to alma mater" - Alumni Meet - 2014- Instrumentation EnggDepartment:

"Back to alma mater"Department of Instrumentation Engineering organized alumnimeet on 12th April, 2014, which facilitated a warm interactionbetween the alumni, current students and faculty of thedepartment.Alumni meet was inaugurated by the chief guest Dr.S.S.Sundararajan Co-founder and Director of "Ayushman healthcare Pvt. Ltd." Mr. Narendra Bari Alumni of the 1st batch fromHoneywell Pune and Prof. P. M. Kanjalkar Head of Departmentwere present on the dais.The occasionwas graced by more than 50 alumni.Mr. Narendra Bari brushed up faded memories of the alumniassociated with the institute. Prof. P.M.Kanjalkar, Head of thedepartment underlined and praised the achievements of presentstudents of the department in all walks of life.Some of the alumni talked about "0 wow" factor of brand V.LT.they experienced in their early days of professional life.Prof. Manisha Mhetre expressed the vote of thanks. Alumni alsoenjoyed the cultural events performed by the students of thedepartment. The meet ended with the alumni being ushered tohave dinner with the faculty and the students.

Chief guest Dr. S.S.Sundararajanaddressing the gathering and otherdignitaries on the dais Mr. Narendra Bari, and Prof. P.M.Kanjalkar

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Alumni meet at Department of Instrumentation Engineering

Date: 15/11/2013 Venue: 4307, Department of Instrumentation Engg.

No of alumni attended: 8 Alumni and department Faculty

Points discussed:

Meeting started with warm welcome byHead of the department Pramod Kanjalkar.

Autonomy importance has been explained by the head and how it is useful for getting latestknowledge to the students.

Alumni ( Atmanathan, Akash shah, Onkar kulkarni, swanand khade, Ajay Nagarkar, Chaitrali Dhole,Manasi Patwardhan, Yogesh Mahaparale) appreciated the syllabus and structure change and Inclusionof new subjects and points for the benefit of the students.

Evaluation procedure is also explained to all by Jitendra Gakiwad sir.

Department development and achievements are explained by the Sondkar Madam.

Alumni ( Atmanathan, Akash shah, Onkar kulkarni, swanand khade, Ajay Nagarkar, Chaitrali Dhole,Manasi Patwardhan, YogeshMahaparale) show interest for involvement in the project evaluation,career guidance, personality development etc. Also emphasis is given by Alumni on providing handson some subjects like PLCand Embedded.

Meeting end up with Vote of thanks by Manisha Mhetre.

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Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of Chemical Engineering

Date: 2 March 2014 Venue: Rm. 4005, Department of Chemical Engg.classroom

No of alumni attended: 10

1. Programstarted by 11.05 am with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and introduced the event

motivation.

3. Alumni were invited to share their memories of their time in VITChemical Engineering department.

4. Alumni shared their memories in department and they emphasis on discipline what they learned indepartment e.g. attending lectures on time, deadline of submission helped them to be streamline and

punctual in work.

5. Few of faculty member Prof. Shevgaonkar, Prof Kulkarni shared their experience with students andhow the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic in participation in every

event they did.

6. Alumni during discussion emphasis concern on practical projects to be undertaken by students.Industry interaction based projects were suggested. internships were emphasized for students forbetter industry exposure and interaction.

7. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Karne.


Sr. Nameof Alumni Batch DesignationNo.1 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 Senior R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune2 NileshSapakal 2003 Director, Techniche, Pune3 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager, DSM, India Pvt. Ltd4 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune5 RohanGandhi 2012 Director, PH-Environmental solutions, Ahmadnagar6 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate, Pune7 SuhasSalunke 2003 Deputy Engineerat Govt of Maharashtra8 Alok Khurana 2003 Executive Director at Kamdhenu Ispat Limited, Uttar

Pradesh9 PrasadKhatav 2010 Director SSTechno Ltd, Pune10 KedarKumbhar 2008 Senior Executiveat Whirlpool of India

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Minutes of meeting


Date: 26 Oct 2013 Venue: Rm. 4006, Department of Chemical Engg. classroom


1. Program started by 3.10 pm with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and introduced the eventmotivation, overview of department in last 15 years.


4. Alumni shared their memories in department and they emphasis on discipline what they learned indepartment e.g. attending lectures on time, deadline of submission helped them to be streamline andpunctual in work.

5. Few of faculty member Prof. Shevgaonkar, Prof Dr. Kulkarni shared their experience with studentsand how the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic in participation inevery event they did.

6. There was discussion among alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of internship forstudents, professional courses for students etc.

7. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Karne.


Sr. Nameof Alumni Batch DesignationNo.1 Kedar Kumbhar 2008 Senior Executiveat Whirlpool of India2 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune3 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager, D5M, India Pvt. Ltd4 5iddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune5 PrasadKhatav 2010 Director 55Techno Ltd, Pune6 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate, Pune7 Alok Khurana 2003 Executive Director at Kamdhenu Ispat Limited, Uttar

Pradesh8 Nilesh5apakaJ 2003 Director, Techniche, pune9 5uhas5alunke 2003 Deputy Engineerat Govt of Maharashtra

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Minutes of meeting


Date: 22 Oct 2014 Venue: Rm. 4006, Department of Chemical Engg. classroom


1.Programstarted by 2.30 pm with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and introduced the event

motivation.



5. Few of faculty member Prof. Dr. Deosarskar and Prof Dr. Kulkarni shared their experience withstudents and how the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic inparticipation in every event they did.

6. There was discussion among alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of inturnship forstudents, professional courses for students etc.

7. Programended with vote ofthanks by Prof. Dr. Inamdar.


Sr. Nameof Alumni BatchNo.1 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune2 NileshSapakal 2003 Director, Techniche, pune3 VikasKharate 2005 Production excellence manager, DSM,

India Pvt. Ltd4 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune5 RohanGandhi 2012 Director pH Environmental solutions r

Ahmadnagar6 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate, Pune7 Alok Khurana 2003 Executive Director at Kamdhenu Ispat

Limited, Uttar Pradesh8 KedarKumbhar 2008 Senior Executiveat Whirlpool of India

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Minutes of meeting


Date: 14 March 2015 Venue: Rm. 4005, Department of Chemical Engg. classroom

No. of Alumni attended: 09

1. Programstarted by 3.10 pm with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and had presenteddepartment activities, projects etc.

3. Prof. KapadnisCHESAfaculty coordinator presented CHESAactivities and opportunities for alumni tocontribute.

4. Alumni were invited to share their memories of their time in VITChemical Engineeringdepartment.


6. Fewof faculty member Prof. Kulkarni and Prof. Inamdar shared their experience with students andhow the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic in participation in everyevent they did.

7. Discussionwith alumni focused on basic conceptual understanding of pumps, reactors, distillationcolumn etc. Numerical design based understanding was emphasized. The software skills wereemphasized for students during academics.

8. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. ShevgaonkarSir.


Sr. No. Name of Alumni Batch Designations1 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune2 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune3 Amit N Arsadwarkar 2009 Senior developer Upside learning solutions, Pune4 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate, Pune5 RohanGandhi 2012 Director pH Environmental solutions, Ahmadnagar6 PrasadKhatav 2010 Director SSTechno Ltd, Pune7 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager, DSM, India Pvt. Ltd8 SuhasSalunke 2003 Deputy Engineerat Govt of Maharashtra9 Shubham Raut 2016 Alfa level, Pune

Minutes of meeting


Date: 26 December 2014, FridayVenue: Rm. 4309, Department of Instrumentation Engg.,Lab

No of alumni attended: 6 Alumni core committee and 3 Faculty

1. Meeting started at 11.00 am with welcome of alumni to department of Instrumentation Engineering.

2. Headof Department Prof. P.M. Kanjalkarwelcomed alumni and introduced the event motivation.

3. Alumni were invited to decide the road map for the Alumni involvement in the department.

4. Discussionon orientation session to be planned for the next SEMfor the students has been carriedout by KaustubhMoharil, Atmanathan, Madhav Raskar,Ameya Paratkar, Akash shah etc.

5. Head of the department explained the importance of Alumni involvement as a mentor for thestudents. Everybody agreed for the development of the students as friends and Decided to have a

common group for fast interaction and Alumni connect.

7. Mhetre Madam, will be the coordinating authority for the same.

8. Discussionon self development of students suggestedAtul Lande.

7. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Sondkar.

Minutes of meeting

Alumni meeting at Department of Instrumentation Engineering

Date: 16 May 2015, Saturday Venue: Rm. 4304, Department of Instrumentation Engg,

No of alumni attended: 7 Alumni and Department faculty

1. Headof the department after warm welcome shared the autonomous structure of thedepartment to all alumni friends.

2. Autonomous structure helps in giving state of the art knowledge to students is explained byhead of the department.

3. Shubhadakulkarni, Akash shah, kaustubh Moharil expressedtheir views about Courseoutcome,Programoutcome of the department.

4. Discussionon how to improve placement opptunities opens up the alumni involvement byplanning the lectures on interview preparation and group discussionViews by YogeshBhalerao,DeepakRaikar.

5. Discussionabout miniproject and implementation about the same has been carried out ByAnand chordia, GhanyshamMane

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Alumni Meet- Friday, 27th February 2015

VIT Alumni and International Relations (VITAIR)committee has conductedfirst VIT alumni meet on Friday, 27th February 2015. Past students fromvarious branches and different batches have attended the event. Total 125alumni participated in the event. We inaugurated the first VITAlumni portalat the hands of Honorable Director-VIT, Prof (Dr) R. M. Jalnekar. Hon.Director expressed his thoughts on the importance of alumni network andVITsnew initiative of alumni connects.

Prof. (Dr.) Siddharth Jabade (Dean- Alumni and International Relations)gaveglimpseson the development of alumni committee to alumni chaptersabroad, growth of alumni network, the way ahead and the sequenceof theevents planned in the recent future. Then features of alumni portal areexplained. Alumni are requested to register on the portal through theregistration link

Few alumni express their thoughts on the alumni network, importance ofthe alumni interaction and express their gratitude towards VIT's alumniconnects initiative.


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Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. S.B. KarthickProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. Dr. A.M. Kulkarni

- Chairman- Dean Exam- Member Secretary- Former HOD- MCACoordinator


Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. Patwardhan mentioned about how education is now movingfrom its traditional model to an outcome based education model. She alsopresented to the alumni the Vision and Mission statements of the department aswell as the Programme Education Objectives of the Computer EngineeringProgramme.


1. Ashwini Patil - 2011, UG Computer Engg.2. Vailshali Nagalwar - 2013, UG LT.3. Vinayak Mandke - 2013, MCA4. Deepak Sutar - 2013, MECSE(IT)





Alumni Meet

29th April 2016

Minutes of Meeting

Memberspresent-






• Honorable DirectorProf. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming' Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. (Dr.)Shripad S.Bhatlawande presented the details of Academic Practices& currenthappenings in Electronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studiesof Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Missionof institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ Industry Internship of students~ Use of K'T in teaching-learning~ EDC Cell activities~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record:89-92 %.~ Students Exchange Programs such as


A panel of 4 alumni members (Mr. Ketan Dudhane, Mr.Kaustubh P. PadhyeMr. Ali Raza Abbas, Mr. Anup Shete) was requested to share their views /thoughts about the topic "Employability of Electronics EngineeringStudents". Prof. Rambabu Vatti moderated the panel discussion.


~ Honor courses, Skill Development courses (SDs), ProfessionalDevelopment courses (PDs) conducted in the department

Panel Discussion

Points highlighted:I. Mr. Ketan Dudhane:

• For honors / major subjects, understand respective industry needsstudents should be trained accordingly

• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects2. Mr. Kaustubh P. Padhye:




3. Mr. Ali Raza Abbas:• Basics should be very strong• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• Counseling of students should be done• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students• Promote entrepreneurship, support Make in India

4. Mr. Anup Shete:• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out from


core field since more than 50 % students work in other domains• Internship & research projects should be promoted• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons





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Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. S.B. KarthickProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. Dr. P.Joeg

- Chairman- DeanExam- MemberSecretary- Former HOD- M.TechCoordinator


Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. Patwardhan highlighted the fact that alumni contributionincreases naturally over the course of the years, only when an alumni membervoluntarily feels like visiting the institute without any mandatory feeling ofresponsibility or duty.

The following alumni members mentioned how alumni members can contribute tothe institute by helping to conduct Professionaldevelopment subjects. They alsocan contribute to prepare competitive examsand general aptitude.

1. NileshRatnaparakhi - 2011, UGComputer Engg.2. Yuvraj Shelke - 2005, UGLT.3. Omkar Bapat - 2006, MCA4. ShubhadaDeshmukh- 2013, MECSE(IT)



Alumni Meet

18th December 2015

Minutes of Meeting

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• Honorable DirectorProf. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming'Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. (Dr.)Shripad S.Bhatlawande presented the details of Academic Practices& currenthappenings in Electronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ In~?duction to Board of Studiesof Electronics Engineering~ VIsion and Missionof institute and department

~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department

~ Industry Internship of students~ Use ofICT in teaching-learning~ EDC Cell activities~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record:89-92 %.~ Students Exchange Programs such as


Minutes of meeting


Date: 20th May 2016, Saturday Venue: HODcabin, Department of Instrumentation Engg.

No of alumni attended: 3 Alumni and 4 Faculty

1.Meeting started at 10.00 am with welcome of alumni to department of Instrumentation Engineering.

2. Head of Department Prof. S. Y. Sondkar introduced the agenda as contribution of Alumni in Project

evaluation.

3. Anand Chordia initiated that he will try for project sponsorship at KPITCummins.

4. Project areas of the department are discussed and it was suggested that live project gives moreunderstanding to the students by Alok Modak, TejasMulhekar.

5. DeepakRaikar initiated visit of Building Automation students to Honeywell.

6. KapilMundada sir explained evaluation processof projects and its importance to the Alumni

7. Alumni appreciated the project work ofthe students.

ALUMNI MEET ...DECEMBER19, 2015Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Alumni Association (VITAA)

Alumni form the Backbone of any University/College. To cherish the golden pastand woo the threads for the future, VITAA successfully organized its first everGrandAlumni Meet on December 19, 2015. Around 600 Alumni from all over theworld graced the event. Alumni meet started on a high, with Visits to theRespectivedepartments on line first-

"Let's get back to those back benches" said one, "Chalo firse Prof. ko pareshankarte hai" quipped another.

Relishing those golden memories, the good and bad grades, time spend in thecanteen, meeting their old teachers, everybody returned to the ground for hightea. A project Exhibition was arranged in the workshop department, includingthings made by the first year students. Investronaut, the Incubation centre of VIT,explained the servicesprovided by them at a booth.

Next in line was the Main event in the Auditorium, occupied with Alumni &Professors. Dignitaries on present were -Shri. B.B Lohiya [Vice Chairman, VIT],Prof. Jayant Kulkarni [Dean Registrar & Director Incharge, VIT], Prof. AushutoshMarathe [Dean, Quality Assurance,VIT] Prof. Dr. Siddharth Jabade [Dean,Alumni& International Relations, VIT], Prof. Kulkarni welcome the esteemed alumni onbehalf of the Institute and highlighted the growth of VIT & its achievements overthe pastyears.

Prof. Aushotosh Marathe himself being an Alumnus gave a nostalgic narrative ofhow proud he feels to be on both sides of the stage. He also highlighted theImportance of Alumni Associations& suchmeets.

Prof. Dr. Siddharth Jabade, cherished the presence of 'VIT Family' & addressedeverybody as 'brothers'. He highlighted the benefits extended to Alumni includingacceptance to International universities on recommendation of VIT & expressedthe long Intent of VIT to connect with its Alumni. Dr. Jabade extended a warmInvitation to all the Alumni willing to contribute back to VIT in all aspects ofGrowth. He also highlighted importance of Entrepreneurship, present ofEntrepreneurship Cell (V-EDC)at VIT& Incubation center started by VIT, accessibleto Alumni & present students aswell.

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Minutes of meeting

Alumni meet at Department of ChemicalEngineering


Number of Alumni Attended: 06

1. Program started by 11.50 am with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering byHead of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and introduced the eventmotivation.



4. Few of faculty member Prof. Dr. Kulkarni and Prof. Shevgaonkar shared their experience withstudents.

5. There was discussion among alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of inturnship forstudents, professional courses for students etc. There are good suggestion based on taking projects thatcan contribute to society directly.

6. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Bhattacharjee madam.


Sr. No. Name of Alumni Batch Designations1 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune2 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, Deepak Nitrate3 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager,

DSM, India Pvt. Ltd4 NileshSapakal 2003 Director, Techniche Pvt Ltd, Pune5 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps,

Pune6 SuhasSalunke 2003 Deputy Engineer at Govt of

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Minutes of meeting


Date: 17 December 2016, Saturday Venue: 4304, Department of Instrumentation Engg.


1. Meeting started at 4.00pm with Warm welcome by the faculty and head of the department Dr.ShilpaSondkar

2. Alumni involvement for career guidance especially for the final year and third year students ishighlighted by the head of the department.

3. Alumni especially elaborated the importance of self study and self motivation to the students asno helping hand is provided in foreign country when you study, Prateek Nagras, SujitDeshpande,Tejas Bharate.

4. Overall developments of the students by exposing them with new career options in differentsectors are emphasized by the Alumni friend Mr. AkshayDeshpande, Ujwal Kahirnar.

5. Overall development of the department with discipline and PO courses is appreciated by thealumni Ajay Nagrkar ,Tushar shitole, Abhijit Murgunde,Rajesh Iyer, Amit Phadke,Mayur Shelke).

6. Prof. Gaikwad sir demonstrated the new Factory automation lab to the alumni and explainedthe state of the art facility available to the students.

7. Prof. Kaduproposed vote of thanks to all.

Meting end up with the small refreshment.

Minutes of meeting


Date: 3rd January 2017, Tuesday Venue: 4304, Department of Instrumentation Engg.


1. Meeting started at 11.30 am in director cabin with. Warm welcome by the director

2. Vaibhav Joshi explained the visit of college as evaluation of the projects and sponsorship of theprojects.

3. Director appreciated the initiation taken by the alumni for the college and department. SuchAlumni involvement helps in boosting the knowledge of the students.

4. New initiates taken by the college as internship and project based learning well received andappreciated by the Alumni

S. This is followed by the presentation of project groups to the Alumni. Suggestionsare given bythe Alumni for further work and Guidelines are set up for project evaluation. Alumni showninterest for internship support to the department.

6. Interaction with faculty is followed by refreshment

Meting end up with the small refreshment.


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Alumni Meet 2016

Annual Alumni meet has been arranged on Saturday, 17th

December 2016. Huge responsewas experienced for thisalumni meet as 1000 students registered for the event andabout 500 Past students from various branches anddifferent batches have attended the event. HonorableLohiyaji sir was present asa chief guest for the same.

After department warm welcome and discussion, meetstarted at about 6.30pm with the inauguration ceremony.Dr.Jabade, Dean Alumni and International relation,welcomed and give importance of the Alumni connect tothe audience. Lohiya sir in his speech emphasized on thehow Alumni are important for any Institute and theirinvolvement is important for the institute.

Fewalumni expresstheir thoughts on the alumni network,and express their gratitude towards VIT's alumni connectsinitiative.

The event was concluded with the vote of thanks followedby dinner to alumni.

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A panel of 3 alumni members was requested to share their views / thoughtsabout the topic "Careers for Electronics Engineering Students". Prof.Rambabu Vatti moderated the panel discussion.

Panel Discussion

Points highlighted:1. Mr. Balaji Ganapathy

• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out fromVIT

• Suggested to include courses on marketing, branding in addition tocore field since more than 50 % students work in other domains

• Internship & research projects should be promoted• Identify specific areas in which students are interested• For projects, latest topics should be given by industry persons

2. Mr. Sushant Agrawal,:• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic



industry trends / technology3. Mr. Rahul Damle

• Basics should be very strong• Fine tuning of prototype in college like incubation center support• Counseling of students should be done• One alumnus mentor can be appointed for a group of students• Promote entrepreneurship, support Make in India

Conclusion: After Panel discussion, Moderator and Head of the department appreciatedthe contribution of panel members and assured that department will take thesuggestions positively for the betterment of students.Itwas also discussed in the conclusion that such interactions with Alumniwill take ~ace frequently.




Minutes of meeting


Date: 5 Sept. 2015 Venue: Rm. 4006, Department of Chemical Engg.classroom

No. of alumni attended: 6

1. Program started by 2.30 pm with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and introduced the eventmotivation.



5. Prof Kulkarni shared their experience with students and how the students were very special in theircollege time and were enthusiastic in participation in every event they did.

6. There was discussion among alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of inturnship forstudents, professional courses for students etc.

7. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Dr. Satpute.


Sr. Nameof Alumni Batch DesignationsNo.1 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune2 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, Deepak Nitrate3 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager, DSM, India Pvt.

Ltd4 NileshSapakal 2003 Director, Techniche Pvt Ltd, Pune5 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune6 SuhasSalunke 2003 Deputy Engineer at Govt of Maharashtra

Minutes of meeting


Date: 12 Dec2015, Saturday Venue: HODcabin, Department of Instrumentation Engg.

No of alumni attended: 5 Alumni and Faculty

1. Meeting started at 9. 300 am in HODcabin.

2. Following points were discussed:

a. Industry projects and Research projects should be balanced for overall development of thedepartment. Outcome of research projects in terms of paper or patents increases thinking andexperiential ability of the students. ( Chaitrali Dhole)

b. Industry projects give discipline and time bound activity of the project. Students learn goodCommunication when works in the industry Mane and DeepakRaikar.

c. Automation and Embedded area is upcoming area and hence more emphasis should be given on thatassuggestedby Ajay Nagarkar and YogeshMahaparale.

d. Students should get state of the art knowledge by arranging industry visits and guest lectures.

Shri. B.B Lohiyaji, was overwhelmed by the presence of Alumni and expressed hishappiness. He also said, lilt's you all, because of whom, VIT is, what it is today" &once again welcomed everybody back.

2 of the Alumni expressed their views on stage & made everybody clap instantly,catching the right nerve of the audience. The program ended with Appreciation tothe Organizing team and Vande Mataram was sung unanimously.

It was followed by Dinner on Ground. A video including all the past photographsright from Bhoomi Poojan to present day was played on the screen, makingeverybody nostalgic.

Finally, everybody bid adieu, with promising to stay in touch and meeting backannually.




Alumni Meet

15th October 2016

Minutes of MeetingMembers present-



Prof. Mrs. P.A. Kulkarni, Prof. M. V. Kambale, Alumni Co-ordinator


Introduction • Prof. Mrs. P.A. Kulkarni extended a warm welcome to all the Alumniand requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable Director Prof. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekar discussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming 'Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. (Dr.) Shripad S.Bhatlawande presented the details of Academic Practices & currenthappenings in Electronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studies of Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Mission of institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) of department~ Industry Internship of students~ Use oflCT in teaching-learning~ EDC Cell activities~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record: 89-92 %.~ Students Exchange Programs such as

I. Purdue next program2. KIST3. German University4. Hoff



Panel Discussion A panel of 4 alumni members (Mr. Nikhil Kanitkar, Mr. Rohit Karnik, Mr.Ojas Pandav and Mr. Harshad Rathod) was requested to share their views /thoughts about the topic "Importance of research and journal publication".Prof. Rambabu Vatti moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:I. Mr. Kanitkar:• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out from



2. Mr. Rathod:• Suggested that stress should be given on basic soft skills, basic



industry trends / technology3. Mr. Karnik:


4. Mr. Pandav:• For honors / major subjects, understand respective industry needs

students should be trained accordingly• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects

Conclusion: After Panel discussion, Moderator and Head of the department appreciatedthe contribution of panel members and assured that department will take thesuggestions positively for the betterment of students.It was also discussed in the conclusion that such interactions with Alumniwill take place frequently.



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Alumni Meet

19thMay 2017

Minutes of MeetingMemberspresent-





Introduction • Prof. Mrs.P.A. Kulkarniextended a warm welcome to all the Alumniand requested for their introduction. All the alumni gave theirintroduction on the basis of pass-out year, current designation andexperience.

• Honorable DirectorProf. (Dr). R.M. Jalnekardiscussed with alumniand conveyed the purpose of forming'Alumni Forum' so that alumnican contribute to the department in terms of strengthening teachinglearning process and extending support for students' projects andinternships.


• Head of Electronics Department, Prof. (Dr.)Shripad S.Bhatlawande presented the details of Academic Practices& currenthappenings in Electronics Department, to all alumni which included-~ Introduction to Board of Studiesof Electronics Engineering~ Vision and Missionof institute and department~ Program Outcomes (POs), Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

and Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) of department~ Industry Internship of students~ Use ofICT in teaching-learning~ EDC Cell activities~ Journal publication at department level~ Placement record:89-92%.~ Students Exchange Programs such as




Panel Discussion A panel of3 alumni members (Mr. Vipul Anil Kulkarni, Ms.Sharwari JoshiMr. Nikhil S Kamale) was requested to share their views / thoughts aboutthe topic "Employability of Electronics Engineering Students". Prof. ShilpaM Lambor moderated the panel discussion.

Points highlighted:I. Mr. Vipul Anil Kulkarni


2. Ms.Sharwari Joshi:• Appreciated Alumni forum & quality of students passing out from



3. Mr. Nikhil S Kamale:• For honors / major subjects, understand respective industry needs

students should be trained accordingly• Guest lecturers from industry representatives for core subjects




Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust's• flSHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - PUNEAn autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), ." v.. 666 Upper Indiranagar Bibwewadi Pune- 411 037VI' " .






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Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. S.Y. PrabhuProf. (Dr.) S.N. MaliProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. (Dr.) S.K. Jabade

- Chairman- Member Secretary- Invited Guest (Former HOD)- Invited Guest (Former HOD)- Former HOD- Dean, Alumni & Int'l Relations

Staff members of the department were present along with 88 alumni of all fourprogrammes: UG Computer, UG IT, MCA, MECSE(IT).

Prof. N.Z. Tarapore, Member Secretary, Alumni Association of Department ofComputer Engineering, extended a warm welcome to all the members of thegathering.

The following alumni members also put forth their views on how the institutealumni relationship can be further enhanced and the different points of focus thatneed to be addressed:

5. Udayan Kanade - 2000, UG Computer Engg.6. Poornima Lande - 2015, MCA7. Pranjali Joshi - 2014, UG IT8. Sumeet Boob - 2006, MECSE(IT)


Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust's• flSHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - PUNEAn autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

, " v'" VI 666, Upper Indiranagar, Bibwewadi, Pune- 411 037.






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Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. PatwardhanProf. N.Z. TaraporeProf. (Dr.) S.N. MaliProf. (Dr.) M.L. DhoreProf. S.B. Karthick

- Chairman- MemberSecretary- Invited Guest (Former HOD)- FormerHOD- FormerHOD


Prof. Dr. (Smt.) M.S. Patwardhan felicitated all the dignitaries on the stage andproceededto welcomeall the alumni members. She gave a brief description on howautonomy has helped the department in accomplishing several goals. Alsomentioned about how education is now moving from its traditional model to anoutcome based education model. She also presented to the alumni the Vision andMission statements of the department as well as the Programme EducationObjectivesof the Computer EngineeringProgramme.

The following alumni members spoke about how alumni can contribute in variousdepartmental activities like sponsorship or participation in project competition"Prakalp", using their influence getting internship for students in industry,conductionof field trips, guest lectures and aiding sponsoredprojects.

1. Nidhi Baheti - 2013, UGComputer Engg.2. Shweta Patil - 2004, MCA3. ShivshankarSavale - 2014, UGIT4. ReshmaKapadi - 2014, MECSE(IT)


Minutes of meeting


Date: 24 December 2016 Venue: Rm. 4005, Department of Chemical Engg.classroom


1. Programstarted by 4.30 pm with welcome of alumni to department of Chemical Engineering.

2. The Head of Department of Prof. Dr. D. S. Bhatkhande welcomed alumni and Presented brieflymovements, improvements in Department from its conception to present stage.



5. Prof. Shevgaonkar and Prof. Kapadnis shared their experience with students and how the studentswere very special in their college time.

6. Exclusive discussion was carried out among alumni, students and faculty regarding changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, emphasis during teaching, incorporation of inturnship forstudents, professional courses for students etc.

7. There was rigorous question answer between students and alumni regarding outside industry worldand curricular and extra-curricular requirement to be successfulengineer.

8. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Dr. DeosarkarSir.


Sr. No. Name of Alumni Batch Designations1 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune2 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, Deepak Nitrate3 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager,

DSM, India Pvt. ltd4 Nilesh Sapakal 2003 Director, Techniche Pvt ltd, Pune5 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps,

Pune

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Minutes of meeting




1.The program started by 4.00 pm with the Headof Department Prof. Dr. D.S.Bhatkhande welcomingthe alumni and presentation of department activities, projects etc.

3. Mr. Shubham CHESASecretary, presented CHESAactivities and opportunities for alumni tocontribute.


5. Alumni shared their memories in department and they emphasis on projects they did and what theylearned in department. Alumni shared inspiration and vision they got for diversity of Chemical Engg.

6. Few of faculty member Prof. Shevgaonkar and Prof. Upkare shared their experience with studentsand how the students were very special in their college time and were enthusiastic in participation inevery event they did.

7. There was discussion among alumni, students and faculty regarding their alumni input for changes incurriculum, incorporation of new topics, exposure of students to real world through inturnship.

8. Programended with vote of thanks by Prof. Dr. Kulkarni.


Sr. No. Name of Alumni Batch Designations1 Hitesh Parmar 2015 Officer Trainee at NFIL,Gujrat2 Nimish Pankhedkar 2015 GETat Technoforce solution, Nashik3 Rohit Patil 2003 Manager, DeepakNitrate, Pune4 Abhimanyu Deshpande 2004 R&D Manager, Haliburton Pune5 Vikas Kharate 2005 Production excellence manager, DSM, India Pvt. Ltd6 Siddhant Desai 2004 Managing Director, Kishor Pumps, Pune7 Shubham Raut 2016 Alfa level, Pune.8 SuhasSalunke 2003 Deputy Engineerat Govt of Maharashtra9 Amit Arsadwarkar 2009 Senior developer Upside learning solutions, Pune

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