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News letter JULY-DECEMBER 2018

We transform Youngsters….. By creating

“Intellectuals and Innovative Learners with Social Commitment”.

Courses offered:

Sr. No. Course Name Intake

1 Civil Engineering 120

2 Mechanical Engineering 120

3 Electrical Engineering 60

Academic Year 2018-19 Issue 1 (July-December 2018)

Guru Gobind SinGh Foundation’S GURU GOBIND SINGH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND

RESEARCH CENTRE (GCOERC), NASHIK

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From the Editor’s desk

We are pleased to put forward the College Bi-annual Newsletter

(Issue 1, July – December 2018 of Academic year 2018-19) of Guru

Gobind Singh Foundation’s Guru Gobind Singh College of

Engineering and Research Centre, Nasik before you. The past

semester was full of various activities by the students and faculty in

academic, co-curricular, extra-curricular as well as research &

developments. This shows the positive and creative energy of

faculty members and students present in the college. Usually we fail

to appreciate the good deeds of many people and activities that

happen around us. Thus this Newsletter is a medium to

acknowledge such efforts and present them to all stakeholders like

management, students, parents, faculty, alumni, employers etc.

The semester we witnessed various events and activities like the

First Year and Direct Second Year Orientation program, Visit of

Parampoojaya Anandmoorti Gurumaa, Second ISO surveillance

audit, Civil technical event named, “ANANT 2K18”. The newsletter

covers key developments in the institute spanning across the last six

months both within academics as well as beyond the academic

fronts which kept the campus life abuzz with enthusiasm. This

edition of our bi-annual newsletter will make you familiar with our

impressive growth story with a glimpse of recent events on the road

to provide quality education along with cutting edge research in

various Engineering fields.

It is expected that wide support for this mission will be provided

through the reader's valuable suggestions and comments. Thanks

to those of you who contributed to it as these contribution are

essential to the newsletter‘s success.

Hope this issue will find you in the best of your health.

- The Editorial Team

Contents

Guru Gobind Singh Foundation

Activities in the Month of July

Activities in the Month of August

Activities in the Month of

September

Activities in the Month of October

Activities in the Month of

December

Training and Placement

Notable Achievements

Media Coverage

Upcoming Events

GURUPURAB 2019

GCOERC Carnival 2K19

Uploading of SSR

2 days State level workshop on

IPR

2nd Convocation Ceremony

2nd Alumni Meet

National Science Day Celebration

Tech Voltz 2K19

Check Mech 2K19

“Educating with Global Standards”

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GURU GOBIND SINGH FOUNDATION

From a small seed sown, 4 decades ago the institution has risen to a big tree, all through relentless efforts of its founders

members, qualified faculties and students, who have left no stone unturned to bring laurels, trophies and citations in the field

of education.

With humble beginnings in 1978, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation was formed by prominent and illustrious Sikh

residents of Nasik, as worthy followers of the great saint soldier “Guru Gobind Singh”. The foundation set upon itself the aim

of imparting high quality education with culture activities, ethics and social commitment to students.

Located in 12 acres Guru Gobind Singh Foundation houses 3 Institutes, Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Guru

Gobind Singh Polytechnic and Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering & Research Centre with Ultra-Modern

Infrastructure and Green Campus.

All Institutes are equipped with state and art Laboratories for Students to the pursuit of educational and creative

activities for overall development of the personality.

Education at GGSF has never been a business venture, but a noble profession. We believe that dedication, hard work

and professionalism invariably produce positive results.

Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and

Research Centre, Nasik

Salient features of GCOERC:

Strong team of highly qualified, experienced and committed Teaching Faculty

Latest Modern Equipment in laboratories in every department

Dedicated 100 Mbps leased line, Wi-Fi enabled internet campus

Elaborate monitoring of campus through strategically installed CCTV cameras for full-proof security

Well stocked main and e-libraries with more than 5500+ books, Access to 900+ On-line journals and 33

printed journals

Well-furnished Seminar Hall in each department

Purposefully designed 400+ capacity Auditorium

Book-bank scheme, open access to e-books and e-journals and digital library

Excellent Bus, Cafeteria and Sports facilities for Students as well as Staff, special tutors for Yoga and Spoken

English throughout the semesters

Pure and Safe RO-drinking water for students and staff all over the campus

Separate and well-furnished hostels for boys and girls

Cafeteria serves variety of Indian and fast-food

Many Skill Development courses under PMKVY scheme.

Joint Certification Courses from Bosch and Siemens under Institute Industry Partnership.

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF JULY

Video Lecture

Auto CAD FDP

A video lecture by Prof. B V S Viswanadham (IIT

Bombay) was organized for SE Civil Engineering

students with an objective to make the students

aware of the subject and to sensitize them about

properties of soil.

Guest Lecture was organized for BE students in which the resource person was Mr. Dinesh Bhujbal (Scientist,

DRDO) with the objective to understand the role of mechanical engineer in DRDO, Along with process and

qualification for applying in DRDO.

Department of Civil Engineering organized a

Faculty Development Program. The objective of

the said FDP was to discuss the usage of AutoCAD

in various Civil Engineering activities.

NSS activity - Tree plantation

Tree plantation activity was conducted under NSS unit of, Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and

Research Centre. The main goal of the activity is to plant trees, increase awareness in students & surrounding

area about importance of trees.

DRDO – Guest lecture

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Kargil Diwas

Guest Lecture on Opportunities in Civil Engineering was organized for BE students in which the resource

person was Er. Sanjay Rode, Guru Datta Infrastructure, Nashik with the objective to let the students know

About Actual Civil Engineering Work on Site.

Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas and an Expert

Lecture on Indian Navy & Maritime Challenges was delivered by (Retd.) Commander Vinayak Shankar

Agashe, VSM.

Guest lecture - Automation

Guest lecture

Guest Lecture on Basics of Automation was organized for BE Mechanical Students to understand the

importance of automation in Mechanical Engineering in the area of industry 4.0. Mr. Ramesh Gaikwad DGM,

TAACT, Nashik was the resource person.

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST

Swachhata Abhiyan activity was conducted

under NSS unit of, Guru Gobind Singh College

of Engineering and Research Centre. The

main goal of the whole activity is to increase

awareness about Swachhata & spreading the

message of Swachhata.

Faculty Development Program on "We are

teaching… are they Learning??" was organized

by Civil Engineering Department. The aim of the

program was to bring uniformity in the teaching

and assessment of the students for which Dr.

Sunil Kute, Professor, KKWEEIR, Nashik was

the Resource person.

Awareness Rally activity was conducted under

NSS unit of, Guru Gobind Singh College of

Engineering and Research Centre. The main goal

of the whole day activity is to create awareness

about Right to Education for Girl child.

NSS activity - Swachhata Abhiyan

FDP

Awareness Rally Librarian Day

Librarian Day was celebrated in remembrance of

national professor of library science, Dr S R

Ranganathan along with Library Orientation

program for newly admitted students

Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre every year organizes first and Direct second

year orientation program to make the parents and the newly admitted students familiar about work culture at

the college covering teaching learning process, facilities, support services, general rules, regulations etc.

Orientation Program

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Guru Gobind Singh Foundation celebrated 72nd

Independence Day on 15th of August 2018. Flag

hoisting was done by Major General Cyrus

Pithawala, Ashok Chakara, VSM (Rtd.)

Industrial Visit of Civil Engineering students to Stresscrete Pvt. Ltd., Manmad on 28/08/18 to enlighten the

students about manufacturing of prestressed concrete members, the tendons used, the curing process & its

applications.

Kirloslar Vasundhara, Nashik organized Eco-

Rangers Inauguration Programme. The main goal

of the programme is to start Kirloslar Vasundhara

Eco-Rangers programme in Nasik about how to

save Environment, Wildlife, Energy, Air, Water &

importance of all in our life.

Sewage Treatment Plant

Stresscrete Pvt. Ltd

Hands on MATLAB

Independence Day

Industrial Visit of Civil Engineering students to

Sewage Treatment Plant at Dasak, Nasik on

23/08/2018 to understand the working principle

of a Sewage Treatment Plant.

One day Workshop Organized for the students by

the Electrical Engineering department to learn

the basic concepts of MATLAB and implement

those in the academic practical as well as for the

project work. Mr. Kazi Yaser Arafat was the

Resource person.

Eco-Rangers

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Industrial Visit of Civil Engineering students to

MERI, Nasik was organized to study hydraulics

features of dams and turbines.

Industrial Visit of Mechanical Engineering

students to Caprihans India Pvt Ltd to observe

and study practically various types of

Automation available/used in industry.

techniques

A guest lecture for Mechanical Engineering students

to understand the importance of Entrepreneurship

and to discuss their challenges in India. The Resource

person was Swapnil Kiran Sakurikar.

FM-II Site Visit at MERI, Nashik

Industrial Visit on Automation

KirlosKar Vasundhara Film Festival

(Fill Screening)

Guest Lecture on Entrepreneurship

Development.

Financial Management

Department of Civil Engineering organized

Ecofriendly Ganpati making workshop” for

students to create awareness about water

pollution causing due to the Ganpati Visarjan.

The main goal of the programme is opening

Ceremony of Kirloslar Vasundhara Film Festival

in Nasik about how to save Environment, Wildlife,

Energy, Air, Water & importance of all in our life.

An expert lecture was arranged for final year

students to empower the students with the

knowledge of the current economic scenario, various

schemes, rules and regulations related to finance.

The Resource person was Swapnil Kiran Sakurikar.

Eco friendly Ganpati making

workshop

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Gate Training

Expert Lecture Prestressed Concrete

Yash Capacitors Pvt Ltd Traffic Educational Park

ITM Visit CAD/CAM

A guest lecture for Mechanical Engineering

students was organized in association with Gate

forum to understand the importance of Gate

Exam and various techniques to clear gate exam.

Industrial Visit of Mechanical Engineering

students to Indian Tools Manufacturers Division

to observe and study practically various

metrology instruments, methods, tricks and

tactics and to have practical exposure of various

quality control techniques.

Industrial Visit of Electrical Engineering

Students to Yash Capacitors Pvt Ltd, Satpur,

Nashik was arranged for understanding working

of capacitor, their specifications, design,

properties etc.

An Expert Lecture on Prestressed Concrete

Girder. The idea was to elaborate the concept of

Prestressed Concrete Girder design & detailing,

so that the students won’t face any problems

while designing critical sections. The Resource

person was Prof. Dr. M.R. Wakchaure

The program was organized for TE & BE

Mechanical students by METOCAD

ACADEMY. Mr. Yogesh Metkar owner of

METOCAD ACADEMY explained our students

about expectation of industry from fresh

engineers & also emphasize on importance of

CAD/CAM/CAE.

The visit was arranged under the social awareness

activities to Traffic Educational Park, Nasik to

know the rules and regulations of road traffic and

create its awareness among the students.

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Seva automotive Vaitarna Hydro Power Plant

Energy Conservation Menstrual Hygiene

Industrial visit of Electrical Engineering

Students to Vaitarna Hydro Power Plant was

arranged to make the students understand the

working of Hydro power plant, along with

generation of electricity from hydro plant.

A guest lecture for Electrical Engineering

students was organized to enable students to

calculate and evaluate the energy losses

associated with lighting systems and there

operation cost. The Resource person was Prof.

Dr.Dilip Lulekar.

Prof.Dr.Dilip Lulekar

Aastha forum of Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering & Research Centre successfully conducted "Yoga

Awareness Programme" for Serving Society, at Z.P. School of Talegaon, Trimbak Road. 140 students performed

yoga under guidance of Rushikesh Gawale Student of TE Civil.

Aastha Forum

Industrial visit of Mechanical Engineering

students to Seva Automotive for the subject

Dynamics of Machinery was planned to

perform the practical on wheel balancing

machine.

A guest lecture was organised by Woman’s

Grievance Cell of GCOERC with the help of

Step-up Foundation, Vasai, Palghar. Various

important points were covered during the

session like hygiene management, type of food to

be referred during menstrual cycle, safety

practices etc.

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Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Suyojit Vrindian Vallis

STTP

Vaitarna

28.9.18 Suzlon

Industrial visit of Mechanical Engineering

Students to Suyaan Infrastructure, Nasik was

organized to understand the working principle

and different working components in

Hydraulic system.

Industrial visit of Electrical Engineering Students to

Suzlon Wind Power Plant, Sinnar was organized to

understand the generation of electricity from wind

energy.

Suzlon Wind Power Plant

Guest lecture

Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering &

Research Centre, Nashik successfully Completed

ICT Mode- STTP (Short Term Training

Programme) on “OUTCOME BASED

EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION (ICT04)"

in Association with NIITR-Kolkata.

Industrial visit of Civil Engineering Students to Suyojit to understand to understand the need of

developing site aesthetically and as per the rules

for green building.

A guest lecture for Electrical Engineering

students was organized to make the students

aware about the various rights enforceable by the

courts, subject to specific restrictions. The

Resource person was Mrs. Sayali Gokhale

Industrial visit of Civil Engineering Students

was organized to Vaitarna Hydropower Plant to

study the working principle of hydropower

generation.

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

A guest lecture for Mechanical Engineering

students was organized to understand and

discuss the recent developments in Automobile

Technology with practical examples and get

aware of future trends in automobiles. The

Resource person was Mr. Meghal Kshirsagar

Guest Lecture was organized for Mechanical

Engineering Students to get to know the

opportunities in Government sector after

Engineering in which Mr. Satyajit Sahu and Mr.

Amol Doiphode were the Resource person.

Industrial visit of Mechanical Engineering

students to Seva Automotive was organized to

study and perform practical on computerised

Wheel Balancing machine, Wheel Alignment.

Automobile Technology PLC SCADA

Guest lecture Rishabh Instruments

Dynamics of Machinery SD III Visit

Workshop on PLC-SCADA was organized for

Electrical Engineering Students. The objective

of the Program was to enable students learn

the basic concept and to implement the same

in their curriculum. The Resource person was

Mr.Pankaj Sonawane

Industrial visit of Electrical Engineering Students to Rishabh Instruments, Nasik was

organized for understanding the construction,

working of Electrical measuring Instrument

such as Wattmeter, Voltmeter, and Ammeter

etc.

Industrial visit of Civil Engineering Students was

organized to Sahney Kirkwood Pvt. Ltd., MIDC,

Ambad, Nasik. The notion was to show the

students the reinforcement placing & design of

water tank.

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Civil Engineering Department of Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre,

Successfully Organized a State Level Technical Fest "ANANT 2K18" on 6th and 7th Oct. 2018.

ANANT 2K 18

Parampoojaya Anandmoorti Gurumaa conducted motivational session on values and ethics for our students

on 12.10.2018 at our campus. She also extended financial support for girl students of help upto 2.5 lakhs.

An expert session was arranged for Civil Engineering students on tunnelling. Expert person was Mr.

Permindur Singh, CEO GGSF who shared his field experiences related with tunnelling projects, the difficulties

arrived during the execution of work with the students.

Motivational session by Guruma

Expert lecture - Tunnelling

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

Expert session on “Women at workplace” was organized by Women Grievance’s Cell of Guru Gobind Singh

College of Engineering and Research Centre. The session was conducted by Adv. Prerana Desphande through

mono act and gave important message regarding legal rights of women.

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

GCOERC has organized one week Short Term

Training Program (STTP) on ‘Basics of MS

Excel’ from 26th Nov 2018 to 30th Nov 2018. .

Every faculty was allowed hands on practice

during the session on individual computer with

real examples.

Under PMKVY scheme Guru Gobind Singh

Foundation’s Guru Gobind Singh College of

Engineering and Research Centre (GCOERC)

completed training of more than 130 students

till 2017-18 and also got approval for new eight

courses for year 2018-19. The courses are as

follows,

1. CNC Programmer

2. Draughtsman – Mechanical

3. Manual Metal Arc Welding/Shielded

Metal Arc Welding Welder

4. Solar Panel Installation Technician

5. Field Technician – Computing and

Peripherals

6. Construction Laboratory & Field

Technician

7. Store Assistant –Construction

8. Assistant Surveyor

PMKVY STTP Excel

Women at Workplace

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Placements

Training Programmes Conducted

Sr.

No. Date Name of Event

Name of

Organization/

Speaker

Conducted for

Students

1 16-07-2018 Opportunities for Mechanical

Engineer in DRDO Mr. Dinesh Bhujbal B.E. Mechanical

2 26-07-2018 Indian Navy & Maritime

Challenges

Rtd. Vinayak S.

Agashe Final Year Students

3 24-08-2018 Guest Lecture on Entrepreneurship

Development Million Minds Final Year Students

4 27-08-2018 Seminar on Students assessment for

Employability AMCAT

All the students of

GCOERC

5 31-08-2018 Session on Building Information &

Modelling NIBT B.E. Civil

6 17/09/2018

&18/09/2018

CAD/CAM/CAE-Need of

Mechanical Engineers METOCAD B.E. Mechanical

7 17-09-2018 Motivational Session Mr. Gurvail Singh Final Year Students

8 24/10/2018 to

20/10/2018

Entrepreneurship Development

Program Udyogvardhini

Final Year students (

Participated Only)

9 27/09/2018 to

04/10/2018 Soft Skill Training Programme

NAANDI-

Mahindra Pride

School

Final Year Students

Sr.

No. Date Name of Organization Department No. of students Selected

1 19-09-2018 Arm Strong Machine Builders

P. ltd, Nasik

Mechanical 7

Electrical 1

TRAINING AND PLACEMENT

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As a part of tradition of Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Every year appreciation

and felicitation of few faculties and staff is done by management members of the

foundation on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. The details are as follows,

Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Centre (GCOERC) is going to

organize a two days workshop sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University on

Intellectual Property Rights from 24-25th January 2019.

Stalwart’s Space Pvt. Ltd. Nashik for incubation centre 24/11/2018

Grant of Rs. 91000/- has been sanctioned to Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering

and Research Centre, Nasik by Savitribai Phule Pune University to develop e- library

having storage capacity of 40 TB.

Institute successful organized Women’s Zonal Hockey Tournament.

Sr. No. Name Name of the Award

1 Dr. S. D. Kalpande Best Teacher (Overall)

2 Mr.S.G.Shukla Best HOD

3 Mrs.S.N.Thakur Best Teacher (First Year)

4 Mr. D.O. Bhavar Best Teacher (Civil)

5 Mrs. P.D. Shav Best Teacher (Electrical)

6 Mr. V.J. Kathe Best Teacher (Mechanical)

Ms. Pardeep Kaur Best Non-Teaching Staff

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Zonal Hockey Tournament

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MEDIA COVERAGE

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Editorial Board:

1.) Chief Editor : Permindur Singh (CEO, GGSF, Nasik)

2.) Editor : Dr. Neelkanth G. Nikam (Principal)

3.) Members :

Dr. S. D. Kalpande (Vice – Principal)

Dr. V.M. Natraj (HOD - Civil )

Dr. C. D. Mohod (HOD - Mechanical)

Mrs. S. P. Sonar (HOD - Electrical)

Mr. S.G. Shukla (HOD – First Year)

4.) Miss Apurva H. Bhalerao (Asst. Prof. Basic Engineering Science Dept.) and

Miss Dipti A. Ankalgi (Asst. Prof. Civil Engineering Dept.)have compiled this Newsletter.

This is for private circulation and only soft copies of this newsletter is available for circulation among

stakeholders of GCOERC like alumni, industry, students and their parents.

Address Khalsa Educational Complex Guru Gobind Singh Marg, Wadala - Pathardi Road, Indira NagarAnnexe,

Nashik- 422009 (Maharashtra) India

Website: www.ggsf.edu.in Email: ggsf.nashik@ggsf.edu.in Call: 0253-2372766

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GURU GOBIND SINGH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (GCOERC), NASIK