Virtual Inauguration of SFIT NDLI Club

                          

Virtual Inauguration and Launch of SFIT NDLI Club was held on 14th April 2021 at 4 pm.

The Virtual Inauguration began with the an Introduction to "Reading" by Ms. Chinmayee Bhange - the Librarian of SFIT. To honour the event, she invited Dr. Sincy George to inaugurate the SFIT NDLI Club - virtually.

Rev. Principal Madam then explained to everyone the importance and benefits of reading. She congratulated the SFIT NDLI team for taking the initiative to form the Club and organize the activities for the following year.

The inauguration video was created by Mst. Shayne Fernandes and Mst. Shrirang Joshi - students of MECH and ExTC branches respectively.

The program video will be available on our SFIT Library YouTube Channel shortly.

As on 8th April 2021, we have 105 members in the SFIT NDLI Club.

A number of activities such as Quizzes, Drawing contests, Lecture Series have been planned for the next one year.

All SFIT students and staff members are requested to become a member of the National Digital Library of India.

                                   (National Digital Library of India with St. Francis Institute of Technology Login)

After you are a member of NDLI you will be eligible to become a member of the NDLI Club. 

Please note that all those who have activated their accounts on the above portal only will be able to join SFIT NDLI Club.

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CBSE, AICTE sign MoU to enhance capacity of teachers and students

CBSE, AICTE sign MoU to enhance capacity of teachers and students

TNN | Apr 5, 2021, 05.10 AM IST

Nagpur: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) came together by way of entering into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for training and enhancing skills of teachers and students of CBSE-affiliated schools.

CBSE chairman Manoj Ahuja said, “The CBSE-AICTE collaboration will go a long way in students facilitation, who will now be aware about the emerging areas in technology and get timely and appropriate guidance.”

According to AICTE chairman Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe, “The digital learning platforms of the council are expected to reshape the way in which students learned so far.”

Prof Rajeev Kumar, member-secretary of AICTE, said, “CBSE and AICTE will together launch programmes for training of CBSE schoolteachers on AICTE Training and Learning Academy (ATAL), National Education Alliance for Technology (NEAT) for students innovation ambassador training connecting Institutions Innovation Council (IIC), joint hackathon for students and even learning assessments will elevate Indian education sector to a new heights.”

Vice-chairman, AICTE, MP Poonia, assured proper awareness will be created about the schemes by organising webinars, social media campaigns at national and regional levels to encourage students.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/cbse-aicte-sign-mou-to-enhance-capacity-of-teachers-and-students/articleshow/81922617.cms

Marathi Bhasha Diwas Celebration

Marathi Bhasha Diwas is celebrated in honour of Marathi language.

SFIT NSS in collaboration with the Learning and Information Resource Centre celebrated ‘Marathi Bhasha Din’ on the occasion of the birth anniversary of noted Marathi litterateur V. V. Shirwadkar, popularly known as ‘Kusumagraj’ whose birthday falls on 27th February every year. 

Ayush Mohite - student of T.E. ExTC welcomed all the dignitaries, faculty members and students. Our Government has started celebrating the birth anniversary of Kusumagraj as 'Marathi Rajbhasha Gaurav Din' after the Jnanpeeth awardee's demise in 1999. 

From the year 2015 Government of Maharashtra - Marathi Language Section had instituted two special awards for individuals taking initiatives to promote Marathi literature. 

The Vinda Karandikar Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred to Shri. Ranganath Pathare - a noted Marathi writer. This award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs, a memento and a Citation. Pathare has penned several novels, including Tamrapat which won the prestigious Sahitya Academy award in 1999. His 700-page long Satpatil Kulvruttant novel was published last year and has been receiving accolades from readers as well as critics.

The Shri. P . Bhagwat Award will be given to Shabdalay Prakashan at Shrirampur in Ahmednagar. This award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs and a Citation.

As part of the celebration, many students recited their self written poems. The judges - Dr. Kavita Sonawane (HOD - Computer Engineering) and Asst. Prof. Sunil Pansare (In-Charge HOD - Mechanical Engineering) and the staff members were enthralled to know the Marathi language skills of today's generation. Sahil Sawant - a student of T.E. ExTC co-ordinated the session of poetry recitation. Manasvi Bhand - a student of T.E. ELEC promptly recited the poems of the persons who were not able to join the session online. This Virtual Celebration brought together young and creative minds whose mother tongue was not Marathi. The following are such students whose mother tongue is not Marathi but they recited their poems with equal command and excellence in Marathi language:

Manas Acharya - B.E. CMPN

Sparsha Shetty - S.E. ExTC

Hasti Panchal - S.E. INFT

Bhavika Shetty - S.E. ExTC

The judges expressed their views about Kusumagraj and shared their experiences with all the students and faculty members. They also encouraged students to improve their Marathi communication and learning skills.

As a special request from the hosts - Aayush Mohite and Sahil Sawant, Dr. Kavita Sonawane recited her poem - Mee Marathi Mazi Abhijaat Marathi. She had recited this poem for a contest organized by Ashwaghosh Kalakruti.

The Virtual Celebration ended with the video of Marathi Abhimaan Geet - a song written in Marathi by the noted poet Suresh Bhat and composed by well known composer Kaushal Inamdar.

Institutions gear up to start online distance learning courses

 

Institutions gear up to start online distance learning courses

 Source: https://www.aicte-india.org/

 For the first time, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the state will be following the guidelines of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to start online Open and Distance Learning (ODL) education in universities.

 AICTE had recently issued guidelines, which were meant for online ODL institutions for offering courses in management and allied areas, computer applications, artificial intelligence and data science in the engineering and technology domain, logistics and travel and tourism. 

 Accordingly, these guidelines will apply to HEIs such as standalone institutions, institutions-deemed to be universities and universities for conducting various courses. 

 Referring to the recent gazette, a senior official from the Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE) told DT Next that the online ODL programmes will be equivalent to the certificate, diploma, PG Diploma and PG degree level programmes offered in conventional mode. 

 Explaining the salient features of the guidelines, he said students’ intake will be a maximum of three times of the sanctioned intake of specific programme in regular mode. 

 “At present online distance education mode is only for very limited programmes and that too in few institutions,” he said adding “now institutions could offer many full-fledged courses through online mode.” 

 The official said that after scrutinising the applications sent by the institutions for AICTE to conduct online courses through distance mode, the expert committee consisting of council authorities will inspect all facilities available in the colleges and universities to conduct online courses. 

 

Stating that AICTE being satisfied with all the parameters specified, would pass an order granting approval to institutions in respect online programmes, the official said recognised institutions will also undergo an assessment of online and ODL programmes and annual academic audits by Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (“CIQA”) once in a year. The official said, “the CIQA report after assessment must be placed on the institution’s website and presented to the AICTE.” 

 “However, certain courses such as pharmacy, architecture, hotel management, applied arts, crafts and design has not been permitted by the AICTE for online distance learning,” he said.

AUTHORSHIP WORKSHOP FROM IEEE FOR SFIT STUDENTS ON 30th MARCH 2021 AT 11.00 a.m.

 

Registration Link has been shared with all T.E. and B.E. students of SFIT.

IEEE has been a renowned name in the field of Engineering for decades together. Publishing with IEEE is considered of standard importance when a researcher is making his / her work known to everyone.

Objectives:

To provide valuable advice to undergraduate students interested in learning more about publishing with IEEE

To understand the importance of publishing to their future careers.

To  learn about the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and the content available to assist in research.

This workshop offers valuable advice on everything from the IEEE publishing process, to basic writing tips and how to submit a manuscript. The goal of the workshop is to enable engineers, faculty, researchers, and authors to advance technology and their careers by enhancing their ability to get published and share their research with the scholarly community.

Number of Participants: 600

Mode: Online through Webex

Resource Person: D. Dhanukumar Pattanashetti

Outcome:

This free workshop helped students enhance their ability to get published and share their research with the scholarly community.

Kalpana Chawla

 

WEBINAR ON WOMENS’ HEALTH AND NUTRITION ON 8th MARCH 2021

 WEBINAR ON WOMENS’ HEALTH AND NUTRITION ON 8^th MARCH 2021

 

Women’s Development Cell and Learning and Information Resource Centre in collaboration with IQAC organized a Webinar on Womens’ Health and Nutrition on the occasion of International Womens’ Day on 8th March, 2021.

Ms. Dakshata Panchal (Asst. Prof. – CMPN and Convener – Womens Development Cell) welcomed all the participants and began the session with the College Prayer. She the introduced the Resource Person – Vaidya Bhagyashree Patil.

Vaidya Bhagyashree Patil of Shatayu Clinic, was the Resource Person. She shared many insights about the health and well-being of women after they attain the age of 40. She also shared some useful tips on how and why women should reduce their mental fatigue. Food intake is the most vital source of health. Monitoring our food intake will reduce binge eating habits and will eventually lead to a healthy lifestyle. AYURVEDA , being one of the most ancient way of life , has always proved to be beneficial to mankind. 64 participants joined the session. Ms. Chinmayee Bhange The webinar concluded with a short Question Answer session followed by the National Anthem.