Student Induction Program (SIP) Academic Year 2023-24

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