After an overwhelming and enthusiastic student response during Phase I and Phase II of Student Induction Program – 2023-24, Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College has organized Student Induction Program – Phase III for newly undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering Program. The Phase III will be conducted from 18th August 2023 till 21st August 2023.

On Day – 1 of Phase-III i.e., on 18^th August 2023, the event “Fun with Chemistry” started by welcoming students with the hidden message which appeared after spraying solution on white paper. Dr Archana nath Interacted with the students to know their views on the importance of chemistry by using word clouds and open-ended questions. A video on Alfred Noble was showcased to highlight the contribution of this great personality in the Chemistry field. Students enjoyed the live demonstration of Chemical reactions performed by Mr. Prakash Yewale with the detailed explanation by Ms. Megha Kurhade. An interesting game was conducted where students were divided in groups with the names of elements from the Periodic table. Ms. Neelam Jagtap conducted the first Quiz round where students participated with great enthusiasm. The second round of the quiz was conducted by Ms. Radharani with a different evaluation scheme. The winners and the most active participants were decided after the third round when students were enjoying a video on Molecular shape of you, the chemistry song. The session ended with the prize distribution ceremony.

The Second Session was conducted on Strength of your piggy bank by Dr. Vinit Kotak. He Motivated the students towards insightful self-exploration through questions and certain examples. He spoke about the right understanding, Physical facilities, relationships and harmony. He emphasized and discussed the importance of Saving in the long term. Students explored the right understanding for self and others. A short video was shown to emphasize the need for planned Investment and saving in daily life. He asked students their aspirations and steps they are going to take to fulfill them. The students were given a proposal for self -exploration through certain examples. He discussed right Understanding, relationships, and physical Facilities. He Spoke about Developing a Holistic Approach towards all Aspects of their life like self, friends, classmates, seniors, and teachers and natural Environment. The primary takeaways from the session were creating a holistic approach to oneself and maintaining harmony between one’s family, society, and the natural existence.

On Day – 2 of Phase-III i.e., on 19^th August 2023, session conducted in 2 different batches. Session on Preamble Activities Workshop conducted by Ms. Hitakshi Vyas. The session was about how students build their communication skills and team-building skills. Aim of the workshop is that the college is giving equal importance to mental health issues like physical health issues. Students learnt the need for acclimatizing in a new environment and working in a team. Students also participated in Quizzes. The speaker also stressed the need on how screen time is affecting their memory through a mindfulness activity. The session was very Interactive, and students participated enthusiastically. Some activities conducted tested their mental alertness, thinking, and logical reasoning abilities.

Next session was conducted on introduction and application of Mathematics by Prof. Gopal Nanda. Puzzle game carried out to test the thinking ability of the students followed by a quiz on Mathematical Structures. The next activity was number forming in which students were asked to form 4- and 5-digit numbers. students enjoyed the activity thoroughly. Questions based on mathematics were asked from the audio and video clips played followed by probability, knot theory game. At last, we played a snake and ladder game in which questions based on Mathematics were asked to the students to move the steps after rolling the dice.

Next Session conducted on Glimpse of Research Activities and the Opportunities in SAKEC The team gave gist of the completed & ongoing projects under the Research Cell along with bundle opportunities to work along with the Research Cell. The objective of this session is to entail students into research activities by highlighting the importance of these activities in students’ life. Dr. Nilakshi Jain started the session highlighting the importance of developing skills and importance of having industry exposure. Ms. Geetanjali gave an insightful view on the events conducted by Research Cell and Krishi took an engaging quiz wherein logos of renowned technologies were displayed, and the audience interacted, and the fastest quiz winners were awarded goodies.

On Day – 3 of Phase-III i.e., on 21^th August 2023, sOn Day – 3 of Phase III of Student Induction Program-2023-24 i.e on 21st August 2023, sessions organized on Play with Electronics, preamble activities and Research activities.

The objective of the Play with Electronics session is to make students feel comfortable in the field of Electronics by exploring skills after providing a broader view of innovative and trending state-of-the-art applications that will help students in the development and designing of futuristic electronic products. Prof Santosh Kamble gave a demo of a real automatic system to the students and showed videos of smart home systems and also explained the advantages and its drawbacks.Prof. Shikha Singh and Prof Urmila Bachate conducted Electronics related Pictionary Games. Prof Reshma Patil and Prof Bhushan Mali conducted a United for Units Game related to Electronics. Furthermore, Prof. Anita Nalawade explained the importance of electronics with fun learning.

Preamble Activities Workshop was about how students build their communication skills and team-building skills. The session was conducted by Ms. Hitakshi Vyas. Aim of the workshop is that the college is giving equal importance to mental health issues like physical health issues.

Next session created awareness among students about Research Cell & Activities and explaining to students the importance of accelerated skill development and how to achieve it with the help of Research Cell. They provided a gist of the completed & ongoing projects under the Research Cell along with a bundle of opportunities to work along with the Research Cell. Furthermore, Dr Nilakshi Jain started the session highlighting the importance of developing skills and importance of having industry’s exposure. Next Ankit Das and Priya Parekh gave an insightful view on the events and the projects completed and delivered by Research Cell with the help of videos that demonstrated the project and its applications.

Day – 2: 19/08/2023

Day – 3: 21/08/2023

Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College has organized Student Induction Program – Phase II for new undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering Program for the Academic – Year 2023-24. The Phase II conducted from 7th August 2023 to 11th August 2023. This Student Induction Program is intended to assist students as they adjust to college life.

On Day – 1 i.e., on 7^th August 2023, session started with the introduction and application of Mathematics. Then puzzle games were played to test the thinking ability of the students followed by a quiz on Mathematical Structures. After that, a number-forming activity was done in which students were asked to form 4 and 5-digit numbers which students enjoyed thoroughly. Later, Questions based on mathematics were asked from the audio and video clips on probability and knot theory games. Towards the end of the session, students played a snake and ladder game in which questions based on Mathematics were asked to move the steps after rolling the dice. The session was highly interactive and energetic, in which students participated enthusiastically and enjoyed a lot.

On Day – 2 i.e., on 8^th August 2023, session started with creating awareness among students about Research Cell & Activities and explaining to students the importance of accelerated skill development and how to achieve it with the help of Research Cell. They provided a gist of the completed & ongoing projects under the Research Cell along with a bundle of opportunities to work along with the Research Cell. The next session was organized on the topic of Strength of your piggy bank which was conducted by Dr. Vinit Kotak. He Motivated the students towards insightful self-exploration through questions and certain examples. He spoke about the right understanding, Physical facilities, relationships and harmony. He emphasized and discussed the importance of Saving in the long term. Students explored about right understanding for self and others. A short video was shown to emphasize the need of planned Investment and saving in daily life. He asked students their aspirations and steps they are going to take to fulfill them. The students were given a proposal for self -exploration through certain examples.

On Day – 3 i.e., on 9^th August 2023, session organized on Play with Electronics and Universal Human Value. The objective of the Play with Electronics session is to make student feel comfortable in the field of Electronics by exploring skills after providing a broader view of innovative and trending state-of-the-art applications that will help student in the development and designing of futuristic electronic products. The next session was based on self-development through the Right Understanding by relationship with others and own self. Prof Neelam started the session by exploring students Self-Aspiration, the effort to achieve it and the outcome of it. Students were asked to express their views related to Happiness and prosperity. The human value such as trust was explored through the discussion with examples. “Right Here, Right Now “videos were shown to students to exemplify the Importance of human values. Prof Jagat Manral discussed Mutual Harmony and coexistence with students. The session was quite Interactive. Students shared their observations about the videos.

On Day – 4 i.e., on 10^th August 2023, session organized on Preamble activities. Session started with different team-building activities to help newly admitted students get to know each other. In this activity they have practiced selling a product in an innovative way. Then we conducted communication and logical reasoning skills building using origami paper activity. This activity encouraged communication between students while also providing entertainment and a creative outlet. The session was very useful considering the physical as well as Mental Health issues of students. Students also learnt the need for team building, leadership and also thriving in a new environment. The whole exercise improved their communication skills with their batch mates. Students also participated in Quizzes and the speaker also Guided them as how to remain focused in their goals and handle stress.

On Day – 5 i.e., on 11^th August 2023, sessions on Engineering Chemistry and Engineering Physics were conducted. In the first session of Fun with Chemistry, Dr. archana nath welcomed the students with a hidden message which appeared on spraying NaOH solution. Interaction with students was done to know their view on chemistry in daily life by using word cloud and open-ended questions. Later, chemistry experiments were demonstrated by Ms Megha Kurhade and Mr Prakash Yewale to the students’ which they enjoyed thoroughly. Ms Neelam Jagtap and Ms Radharani conducted an interesting game on chemistry to create awareness that learning can be a great fun. This was followed by a video on Molecular shape of you & the chemistry song. The session was concluded with prize distribution.
Fun with Physics session focused on the importance of Physics in Engineering. An introductory note on the need for Physics in Engineering was conducted by Dr. Sushma Srivastava. It emphasized upon strengthening the principles and concepts of Physics which are a gateway to understanding and implementing a broad spectrum of engineering applications. A quiz competition was conducted by Dr. Smita Srivastava where students were asked to identify stalwarts in the field of Physics. They were asked to give a brief account on their contribution in physics after identification. Subsequently ‘Dumb charades’ was conducted by Prof. Sowjanya Reddy. In the event, a student from the audience was made to explain laws and principles of physics with actions and gestures only and others in the audience were supposed to identify the same. The session was thoroughly enjoyed by them. Engineering Physics has mini projects as a part of curriculum. Hence the session incorporated a live demonstration of some application-oriented projects of physics by previous year first year students. This activity was conducted by Dr. Dr. Namrata Manglani-Kommineni. It was an interactive session which clearly exhibited the importance of physics principles in Engineering applications.