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Awareness Session on National Digital Library of India and its e Resources

The Virtual Launch of the SFIT NDLI club was followed by an Awareness Session on NDLI and its e Resources on 14th April 2021 at 4.00 pm. Ms. Priya Karunakaran – Asst. Prof. – Computer Engineering explained in detail the following topics: What is NDLI? How to access resources using NDLI: a virtual walk-through What is NDLI Club? NDLI Club Activities She also informed about the following authorities to be approached for joining the SFIT NDLI Club: Patron - Dr. Sincy George - Principal President - Asst. Prof. Priya Karunakaran - CMPN Secretary - Mr. Paul Fernandes - Head - NSS Cell Executive Members: Ms. Chinmayee Bhange - Librarian Ms. Sucheta Prabhudesai - Asst. Librarian Mst. Viral Soni - Student Member - INFT Ms. Madhura Angchekar - Student Member - CMPN Mst. Shrirang Joshi - Student Member - ExTC Mst. Bhuvnesh Nemade - Student Member - ELEC Mst. Shayne Fernandes - Student Member - MECH A total of 86 participants attended the session. Vote of thanks was presented by Mr. Paul Fernandes...

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 ...

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 innovat...

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.  P athare has penn...

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 equivalen...

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 thr...

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