We are proud to announce that Team CoolOps from SAKEC made a remarkable impact at the prestigious Solar Decathlon India.

Achievement:
 Secured a position in the Top 18 teams nationwide
Received funding support of ₹25,000

Category: Product Challenge (Residential Cooling Retrofit)

Project Title:
AIRA – Compact Thermoelectric Cooling & Air Purification System

Project Highlights:

• Developed two innovative cooling systems:
  • Aluminum Channels Cooling (no moving parts – energy efficient)
  • Radiant Cooling System
• Designed specifically to address core cutting challenges in Mumbai homes
• Functions as both an Air Conditioner + Air Purifier
• Portable, plug-and-play solution for modern urban living

Faculty Team Lead: Ms. Shilpa Patil

Faculty Advisors:

• Jagdish Sarode
• Shwetha Shetty

This achievement reflects strong innovation in sustainable cooling technologies and reinforces our commitment to real-world problem solving and environmental responsibility

Duration: 4 Months | Team Size: 5 Students

Students:

• Vedant Chavan
• Vedant Khadke
• Rishi Singh
• Krishna Gupta
• Tusab Bopche

Academic year 2025-26:

The EXTC Department of Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC), in collaboration with Monk9 Tech, SAKEC IIC, and the SAKEC Student Council, successfully organized a national-level hackathon with support from ARK Infosolutions.

A total of 82 teams participated in this two-month-long competition, out of which the top 27 teams qualified for the Final Round held on 10th April 2026 at SAKEC.

We are proud to announce that our students emerged as winners at the national level. 🎉 They secured a cash prize of ₹20,000 and also received an exclusive opportunity to have their chip design developed by Monk9 Tech, offering valuable industry exposure and hands-on experience.

Vedant Chavan, Vedant Khadke, Rishi Singh, Krishna G., and Tusab B. secured First Place in the Tantravihra VIT Project Competition.

The team was also awarded a cash prize of ₹25,000 by SDI in recognition of their outstanding project and innovative contribution.

🏆 Department Achievement – Project Competition

Yash Vyas and Monish Shah secured First Prize in the Project Competition at the Tech Expo held on 20th February 2026 for their innovative project titled “Dhvani – The Sound You Feel.”

Their project showcased a unique and impactful approach, reflecting technical excellence and creativity.

 

• Ansh Sudhir Singh
• Karan Chauhan
• Sujal Kekan
• Chandankumar Singh

The project “AIR-GUARD”, was shortlisted in the Zonal Round (Zone X – Engineering) at Aavishkar Research Convention 2025, organized by the University of Mumbai.

Team Members:

• Viral Jain
• Vidhi Gajra

Mentor: Mamta Tikaria

Winners at ANSYS Technology Day & Student Challenge 2025!

 Winners:
First Prize:  Ved Kokane – Final Year, EXTC

Third Prize: Sonal Samai – Final Year, EXTC

Academic year 2024-25

SY team has been shortlisted at the institute and regional levels of the 5G Hackathon 2025 and was selected for the national-level presentation

Regional_Evaluation_Committee_5GInnovationHackathon2025_0

Title: NAYAN: Advanced Anti-Terrorism Surveillance System Communication using 5G

TEAM MEMBERS:

• SINGH CHANDANKUMAR LALIT
• MORE ATHARVA MANGESH
• KOTLAAPURE AANVII ANIL and
• BHANGARE TANISHA DILIP

Mentor: Shwetha Shetty

Solar Decathlon India Finalist: A competition focused on Net Zero and Sustainable Innovation

Team members: Vedant Chavan, Vedant Bhadwale, Rishi Singh, Kunal Pisal

Received amount of 1, 25000 for the project Residential Cooling Retrofit Division.

The SAKEC team worked on designing a scalable retrofit solution that reduces cooling energy demand while remaining cost-effective for middle-income households. The design combined passive cooling strategies, energy modeling, and innovative materials, tailored for hot and humid climates.

Mentor: Ms. Shilpa Patil

Inter college poster competition under OSCILLATION 2025

Secured 2nd place at CONVERGENCE: Intelligent Robot

• Students: Ware Aryan, Varad Chopdar, Manas Desai, Atharva Daamle
• Mentor(s): Dr. T.P. Vinutha, Shwetha Shetty

ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future

TechSymposium – Paper Presentation

Mentor: Dr. Rohan Borgalli

InnovateX – Live Project Demonstration

Mentor: Ms. Mamta Tikaria

VisionBoard – Poster Exhibition

Mentor: Dr. T. P. Vinutha

Academic year:2023-24

TechVision – Project Poster Presentation Competition 2024 Winners

• 1st Prize: Yash Shere, Eesha Shah and Darshil Patel, BE- EXTC
• Mentor: Mr. Jagdish Sarode, Shwetha Shetty
• Project Title: “ElectraRecruit: Connecting EXTC Students with Core Domain Careers”

• 2nd Prize: Prathamesh Paikade, Karthik Poojary, Sarvesh Salkar and Yogesh Thombare, BE- EXTC
• Mentor: Mr. Rohan Borgalli
• Project Title: “Virtual Eyes: Deep Learning Vision for visually Impaired”

• 3rd Prize: Varad Chopdar, Manas Desai, Chaitanya Toraskar, Siddhesh Bagwe
• Mentor: Shwetha Shetty
• Project Title: “Extracting Vocal Essence Flute Signal Elimination via Filtering”

Academic year:2022-23

Dr. T. P. Vinutha received the Best Presenter Award at the Faculty Patent Showcase during SAKEC Tech Symposium 2026 for presenting the patent titled “Autonomous IoT Based Railway Wagon Monitoring and Load Balancing System and Method.

Ms. Mamta Tikaria mentored the project “AIR-GUARD” which was shortlisted in the Zonal Round (Zone X – Engineering) at Aavishkar Research Convention 2025, organized by the University of Mumbai.

Dr. Pramod Parshuram Bhavarthe received the IACC Best Researcher Award from the International Advanced Computing Community in recognition of outstanding research contributions in the field of advanced computing

Rohan Appasaheb Borgalli received the ISRD International Preeminent Academic Excellence Award 2022 from the International Institute of Organized Research in recognition of outstanding academic and research contributions

2024-25

Best ISF EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD BY IETE MUMBAI

Dr. T. P. Vinutha received the Best Presenter Award at the Faculty Patent Showcase during SAKEC Tech Symposium 2026 for presenting the patent titled “Autonomous IoT Based Railway Wagon Monitoring and Load Balancing System and Method.

The project “AIR-GUARD”, was shortlisted in the Zonal Round (Zone X – Engineering) at Aavishkar Research Convention 2025, organized by the University of Mumbai.

Ms. Mamta Tikaria mentored the project “AIR-GUARD”

Team Members:

Viral Jain

Vidhi Gajra

• Ansh Sudhir Singh
• Karan Chauhan
• Sujal Kekan
• Chandankumar Singh

Mentor: Shwetha Shetty

The Student Chapter Head is Vedant Chavan (Final Year EXTC).

Winners at ANSYS Technology Day & Student Challenge 2025!

Winners:
First Prize:  Ved Kokane – Final Year, EXTC

 Third Prize: Sonal Samai – Final Year, EXTC

SY team has been shortlisted at the institute and regional levels of the 5G Hackathon 2025 and was selected for the national-level presentation

Regional_Evaluation_Committee_5GInnovationHackathon2025_0

Title: NAYAN: Advanced Anti-Terrorism Surveillance System Communication using 5G

TEAM MEMBERS:

• SINGH CHANDANKUMAR LALIT
• MORE ATHARVA MANGESH
• KOTLAAPURE AANVII ANIL and
• BHANGARE TANISHA DILIP

Mentor: Shwetha Shetty

The EXTC Department, in association with the IETE Student Forum (ISF), organized the prestigious event “ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future.”

The event was successfully coordinated by Dr. T. P. Vinutha and focused on emerging technologies in Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Systems.

Third Prize at VisionBoard – Poster Exhibition: ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future

Project Title: AI – Based Wagon Weight Tracker

Students : Sanidha Nilamani Panda, Aayush Yashwant Patil, Siddhesh Suresh Sharma, Mithil Naresh Ega

Mentor: Dr. T. P. Vinutha

Third Prize at  InnovateX – Live Project Demonstration, ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future

Project Title: Breathe Clean

Students: Vidhi Navin Gajra, Viral Kantilal Jain

Mentor: Ms. Mamta Tikaria

ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future

InnovateX – Live Project Demonstration

Project Title: Modernizing Candlelight Testing: Leveraging IoT for Accurate and Safe Toxic Gas Detection in Indian Sewage Pipelines

Students: Sanika Vivek Tajane, Zaid Sagir Ahmed Ansari, Anujkumar Yadav, Suraj Nile

Mentor: Jagdish Sarode

ISF Congress 2025 – Connected Everything: IoT and Smart Systems for the Future

First Prize in TechSymposium – Paper Presentation

Paper Title: Zero Hazard Unmanned Exploration Surveillance (ZEUS)

Students: Udit Shishodiya, Shreyans Vora, Shreeya Kadam, Ananyaa Kotlaapure

Mentor: Rohan Borgalli

Inter college poster competition under OSCILLATION 2025:

Secured 2nd place at CONVERGENCE: Intelligent Robot

Students: Ware Aryan, Varad Chopdar, Manas Desai, Atharva Daamle

Mentor(s): Dr. T.P. Vinutha, Shwetha Shetty

Solar Decathlon India Finalist: A competition focused on Net Zero and Sustainable Innovation

Team members: Vedant Chavan, Vedant Bhadwale, Rishi Singh, Kunal Pisal

Received amount of 1, 25000 for the project Residential Cooling Retrofit Division.

The SAKEC team worked on designing a scalable retrofit solution that reduces cooling energy demand while remaining cost-effective for middle-income households. The design combined passive cooling strategies, energy modeling, and innovative materials, tailored for hot and humid climates.

Mentor: Ms. Shilpa Patil

The Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Department, Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai has received a Certificate of Appreciation from MathWorks (2024 Award) for its continued support in adopting MATLAB® and Simulink® in the curriculum, student projects, and research activities.

This recognition reflects the department’s commitment to industry-relevant teaching, hands-on learning, and integration of advanced simulation tools in engineering education.

Academic year:2022-23

Faculties:

Students:

Academic year:2021-22

Faculty

Students:

G12500DE certificate

388125-002_Registration Certificate

388125-001_Registration Certificate

G12288DE certificate

376084-001_Registration Certificate

Mr. Rohan Borgalli received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “HOPE: Your Mental Health Companion” at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence & Smart Applications, organized by the University of Engineering and Management.

The EXTC Department, SAKEC, received a Certificate of Appreciation from MathWorks, India for actively integrating MATLAB® and Simulink® in curriculum delivery, student projects, and research activities

Rohan Appasaheb Borgalli received the National Faculty Award 2022–2023 (Best Researcher Award) from the Novel Research Academy in recognition of outstanding research contributions in science and technology.

 Rohan Appasaheb Borgalli received the ISRD International Preeminent Academic Excellence Award 2022 from the International Institute of Organized Research in recognition of outstanding academic and research contribution