LIRC@SFIT

Every month we select users who have made maximum use of the library. Below are our active users for the month of February 2017. The below users are entitled for 1 extra book. Sr. No. Member No's. 1 TEJASWARARAO MOTAMARRI 13 2 SARVESH NARKAR 12 3 SAWANT SHIVANI SANDEEP SUMEDHA 12 4 SHAILIN SHAH 11 5 ASHOK MORE 11 6 ANTIYA AMISHA ISHWARBHAI GEETABEN 10 7 ADINATH BAJPAI 9 8 MASCARENHAS RACHEL NOEL JACINTA 9 9 VINIT NEOGI 9 10 RAVINA DESAI 9 11 PATIL ANKUSH LAXMAN ANJANA 9 12 JOSHI SHUBHAM PRAMOD VINITA 9 13 NIRAJ YADAV 9 14 BHATNAGAR RISHABH SUSHIL RITU BHATNAGAR 9

Source: The Indian Express dated 16 February, 2017 Link:  http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-learn-marathi-language-free-of-cost-as-31-year-old-dombivli-resident-launches-unique-online-course-4527133/

Soon, take engg entrance tests several times a year NEW DELHI: Students aspiring to study at the country’s top engineering colleges are likely to get multiple opportunities in a single year to crack the tough entrance exam. The move will significantly shrink an aspirant’s waiting time for the next test in case of failure to clear the first attempt at the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main — conducted for admission to NITs, IITs and other centrally funded institutions. For instance, if back-toback exams are conducted in December, February and April, a candidate will be allowed to write all of them, or she can opt for one or two. The best marks from any of the three tests will account for the student’s all-India ranking, which decides her eligibility for admission. The National Testing Service (NTS), a new overarching agency that the government announced...

Please Note……. LEARNING & INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE   are offering – “Scholar’s Card” facility to first three toppers and the ” Merit Card “ facility to those students who have a GPA of =>8.6 of respective branches every semester as a token of appreciation of their efforts. The Privileges of book loan are as follows: Topper Privilege Loan Period 1 st Topper 3 extra library cards(Total 5 cards) 1 Week 2 nd Topper 2 extra library cards(Total 4 cards) 1 Week 3 rd Topper 1 extra library cards(Total 3 cards) 1 Week GPA of =>8.6 1 extra library cards(Total 3 cards) 1 Week Rules (for over-dues, reference and book care) remain the same for the above. These cards will not be valid after the end of the particular semester.

PROGRAMME IN IT TRAINING BY IIT-B The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay’s (IIT-B’s) Spoken Tutorial Project has started an IT training programme in collaboration with VG Vaze Arts and Science College in Mulund and spatial technologies company, Cybertech Systems and Software Ltd. The programme will be held at laboratory of Vaze College. The one-year programme aims to provide IT training to IT and non-IT students across the country. Using Spoken Tutorials, which are essentially a collection of ten-minute long audio-video tutorials, students will be trained in programming languages, office tools and graphic and circuit design tools, in a simple and interesting manner. To sign up for the programme and know more, visit www.geocivic.in. Source: Hindustan Times dated 8th February, 2017 Link: http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx