Vidyavardhini's College Of Engineering & Technology, Vasai Road

विद्यावर्धिनीचे अभियांत्रिकी आणि तंत्रज्ञान महाविद्यालय, वसई रोड

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Alumni Meets

Report on Alumni Meet- 2023

Event: Alumni Meet-2023
Objectives:
⦁ An excellent opportunity for former students to reconnect, network, and give back to their alma mater.
⦁ Provides a chance for alumni to stay connected with their educational institution and contribute to its growth and development.

Description:
On February 4th, 2023, the Alumni Association of Vidyavardhini’s College of Engineering and Technology hosted the “ALUMNI MEET 2023” to bring together and connect former students. The occasion was especially significant as it marked the silver jubilee year of the 1998 batch. The presence of 465 alumni from the MECH, EXTC, Computer, IT, Civil, and INST departments was noted. The meeting began at 5:30 pm, with alumni receiving a warm welcome at the registration counter with a small gift. They then visited their respective departments to interact with their former professors.

Function began at 7 pm with Saraswati Vandana. Welcome speech was addressed by alumni association co-ordinator, Mrs. Kanchan Sarmalkar. Dean Alumni, Dr. Archana Ekbote appealed to all alumni to help, nurture, encourage their juniors so that the academics and the real world outside can grow together hand in hand. Principal Dr. Harish Vankudre emphasized the importance of industry-institution interaction and its significance for the future. The Dean Academics Dr. Vikas Gupta presented the current academic performance of the students, while the Training and Placement officer Mr. Prafulla Patil updated the alumni on the current VCET campus scenarios and placements.

The Silver Jubilee 1998 batch alumni were honored during the event, with some of them expressing their gratitude towards the professors who taught them and their appreciation for the tremendous infrastructural development they saw. The gathering also enjoyed some cultural shows before a dinner was arranged for the alumni, and the event ended smoothly. The alumni expressed their gratitude for the successful arrangement and promised to attend future meetings.

Dr Archana Ekbote

Dean Alumni, VCET.

VCET Alumni Association Report of Virtual Alumni Meet 2021

The function began at 7:15 PM(IST) with Saraswati Vandana. Welcome speech was addressed by alumni association co-ordinator, Mrs. Kanchan Sarmalkar. In her speech she appealed to all alumni to have a better industry institute interaction. Dean Alumni, Dr.Swapna Borde appealed to all alumni for mentoring and guiding the fresher’s, helping them for placements, internship and a lot more of valued inputs. Dean academics, Dr.Vikas Gupta highlighted VCET’s academic progress. Principal, Dr. Harish Vankudre has briefed about the progress of the college. President-Vidyavardhini, Mr. Vikas Vartak welcomed all the alumni and urged alumni to come forward and help the alma matter in whatever capacity possible. It can be in terms of seminars, workshops in the field in which they are working, providing opportunities for internships and placement to current students, guiding them for competitive exams or higher studies.
Then one alumni from each department namely Mr. Venkatraman Prabhu (Mechanical), Mr.Saket Wakharkar(Instrumentation), Mr.Ashish Nair (Computer), Mr Tushar Panigrahi (Civil) shared their thought on what are the current industry demands, how college and students should cope up with new challenges, what are the soft skills, technical skills required to make the students industry ready. Then Alumni representative from EXTC department was Mr Pratik Modh from Canada who briefed his experience of industry and what challenges he faced initially when he moved from India to Canada. Then Mr. Vaibhav Kohli from the IT department addressed the participants regarding the changes in the personal and professional life due to pandemic and how to cope up with this situation. He also suggested about the things that can be done for the college being an alumnus.
After the inauguration, department wise breakout rooms were created for interactive session which were active for 40 minutes. In breakout room departmental alumni were present along with the staff of each department. HOD of each department initiated the communication with his/her speech. He/she urged the alumni for giving opportunities to their juniors for internship and placements.
Other participants also shared their views. They shown their interest in guiding final year projects and taking seminars and workshops for the current students and some of the alumni are also ready for giving opportunities to their juniors for internship and placements. Staff members and participants interacted with each other too. Distinguished alumni from each department shared their views and experiences. The event went off smoothly. All passed out students thanked the Alumni Association for arranging the meet and promised to attend all such meets in future.
Batch-wise interactive sessions were also arranged to facilitate alumni interaction. Six breakout rooms were created, with four batches clubbed in a single room. Then program ended with a vote of thanks given by the Member of Alumni association Dr Sunayana Jadhav. The event folded off peacefully around 11pm.

Dr. Swapna Borde

Dean Alumni, VCET.

VCET Alumni Association Report of Alumni Meet - December 2019

The Alumni meet 2019, was organized by VCET Alumni Association on 21st December 2019. It was a grand Alumni meet as Vidyavardhini’s College of Engineering & Technology celebrated its 25 years of glorious history of producing a stellar record of achievements, both on an academic as well as non-academic front. This meet was successfully organized under the guidance of honorable Principal. There was an overwhelming registration of 875, and nearly 500 students attended the meet, out of which 30 students were from the first three batches.
The function began at 6.30 p.m. with Ganesh Vandana. Welcome speech was addressed by Alumni Association Co-ordinator, Mrs. Kanchan Sarmalkar and then members on stage were felicitated. In her speech she appealed to all alumni to have a better industry institute interaction and said how these gatherings evolve out to be beneficial for the college. Dean of Academics, Dr. Vikas Gupta highlighted VCET’s academic progress.
Our Principal, Dr. H. V. Vankudre in his speech, welcomed all the Alumni and quoted that alumni play important role in institute’s success and emphasized on Institute vision-mission, student transformation as a professional graduate and development of life skills.
President Shri. Vikas Vartak brought cheers to all the audience with the speech. This year, the alumni of the batch 1998 to 2000, were felicitated by our dignitaries. All the members of the VCET Alumni Association were also felicitated and honored by Management and Principal Sir.
Some of our enthusiastic alumni’s were eager to address the gathering. Alumni ranging from the very first passed out batch to the recent one shared their experiences. They expressed happiness on seeing the tremendous infrastructural development and their gratitude towards the professors who taught them.
The Alumni were entertained with cultural performance including dance by our college students. The occasion proved to be a great opportunity for the Alumni to meet their fellow students, take a trip down memory lane and interact with faculty & friends.
The event went off smoothly. All thanked the VCET Alumni Association for arranging the meet and promised to attend all such meets in future. Fantastic dinner was enjoyed by all. The event folded off peacefully around 10 p.m and the meet was a grand success.

Ms. Kanchan Sarmalkar

Co-ordinator, VCET Alumni association

VCET Alumni Association Report of Alumni Meet - February 2019

The Alumni meet 2019, was organized by VCET Alumni Association on 9th February2019. The day was filled with chirping voices from you all recalling the memories of your students life. It was an agglomeration of alumni from diverse background. This year under the guidance of honorable Principal, we hosted a grand Alumni Meet on 105th Birth Anniversary Padmashree Bhausaheb Vartak, the founder of VCET.
The function began at 6.30 p.m. with Ganesh Vandana. Welcome speech was addressed by Alumni Coordinator, Prof. Kanchan Sarmalkar and then members on dias were felicitated. In her speech she appealed to all alumni to have better industry institute interaction She also declare the next Alumni meet in the month of December. Dean Academmics Dr. Vikas Gupta highlighted VCET’s academic progress. PAT Coordinator Prof. Prafulla Patil updated the placements figures in various industries.
Our beloved Principal Dr. H. V. Vankudre in his speech, paid tribute to honorable late President Pratapbhai Khokhani and welcomed new President Shri. Vikas Vartak. he quoted that alumni plays important role in institute’s success and also emphasized on Institute vision-mission, student transformation as a professional graduates and development of life skills.
President Shri. Vikas Vartak brought cheers to all the audience with the speech. Some of our enthusiastic alumni’s were eager to address the gathering.. Alumni ranging from the very first passed out batch to the recent one shared their experiences. They expressed happiness on seeing the tremendous infrastructural development and their gratitude towards the Professors who taught them.
The Alumni were entertained with music & dance by our college students. The occasion proved to be a great opportunity for the Alumni to meet their fellow students and take a trip down memory lane. They started interacting with faculty & friends.
The event went off smoothly. All passed out students thanked the Alumni Association for arranging the meet and promised to attend all such meets in future.
Fantastic dinner was enjoyed by all. The event folded off peacefully around 10 p.m

Ms. Kanchan Sarmalkar

Co-ordinator, VCET Alumni association

VCET Alumni Association Report of Alumni Meet 2018

VCET is always very anxious to meet the alumni but this occasion was very special as the first batch visiting the campus. The meet commenced at 4 pm. in conference room on 30th Dec 2018. Our students welcomed the alumni with a token of love. There were 15 Alumni from first batch passing out of college (1998) of which 12-MECH,2-EXTC & 1– INST.
Principal Dr. Harish Vankudre, Dean Academics Dr. Vikas Gupta & HOD MECH Dr. Uday Asolekar felicitate the guest with bouquet .The PAT Co-ordinator update the Alumni with today’s VCET campus scenarios and placements .The academic performance of the students till date was presented by Dean Academics. Principal sir addressed on the topic of industry institution interaction and stressed more on such interaction in future .VCET Alumni association is registered as society and this was informed by President of Association Mrs. Kanchan Sarmalkar
The Alumni then visited our Diploma college and Rajani hall where they had spend most of their college days. They also visited our college campus. Renovated seminar hall on 3rd floor was inaugurated by “First Batch Alumni”.
Some of our enthusiastic alumni were eager to address the gathering. They expressed happiness on seeing the tremendous infrastructural development and their gratitude towards the Professors who taught them.
The Ethan & Solethan teams presented their design, manufacturing & event related details in front of alumni. The alumni was very pleased to see their performance & hence sponsored both team with RS.16000/- each
A snacks party was arranged for the Alumni. The event went off smoothly. All passed out students thanked for arranging the meet and promised to attend all such meets in future.

Ms. Kanchan Sarmalkar

Co-ordinator, VCET Alumni association

VCET Alumni Association Report of Alumni Meet 2017

14th January 2017, the day with beautiful evening and lots of memories to cherish. Reunion of VCET family and ex-students on the college premises led to the season of enthusiasm, joy and fun.
Our students welcomed the alumni with a token of love. Then they were directed to their respective departments for further interaction. A huge response of alumni was seen this year
Branch No. of Alumni
Mechanical
122
Instrumentation
107
Computer
105
Information Technology
94
Electronics & Telecommunication
61
The function began with Ganesh Vandana. Welcome speech was addressed by Alumni Co-ordinator & then the members on the dias were felicitated. Dean Academics Dr. Vikas Gupta updated the VCET’s Academic progress. The placement figures in various industries were updated by PAT Co-ordinator Prof. Prafulla Patil. Prof Chandan Kolvankar enlightened the crowd with the cell known as Entrepreneur cell (E-cell). Dr. A.V Bhonsale, Principal VCET, stressed on Industry Institute Interaction and addressed that this bond could be strengthen better with the help of our Alumni.
Chairman Vidyavardhini’s Shri Prataprai Khokhani changed the mood of the crowd by his stunning speech which had jokes, shayaries and facts about the college infrastructure then & now.
Some of our enthusiastic alumni’s were eager to address the gathering.. Alumni ranging from the very first passed out batch to the recent one shared their experiences. They expressed happiness on seeing the tremendous infrastructural development and their gratitude towards the Professors who taught them.
The Alumni were entertained with music & dance by our college students. The occasion proved to be a great opportunity for the Alumni to meet their fellow students and take a trip down memory lane. They started interacting with faculty & friends.
The event went off smoothly. All passed out students thanked the Alumni Association for arranging the meet and promised to attend all such meets in future.
Fantastic dinner was enjoyed by all. The event folded off peacefully around 10 p.m

Ms. Kanchan Sarmalkar

Co-ordinator, VCET Alumni association

VCET Alumni Association Report of Alumni Meet 2014

First and foremost I thank the Management, Principal and all my colleague for giving me this opportunity to lead and co-ordinate the Alumni Association of VCET. In the capacity of Alumni Co-ordinator, I would like to present this report.
This year under the guidance of the honourable principal, we hosted a grand Alumni meet on 8th Feb, 2014. This Alumni meet was organized on the eve of 100th Birth Anniversary of Padmashri Bhausaheb Vartak, the founder of VCET. The function started by 6.30pm with the welcome speech by Mrs.Kanchan Sarmalkar.
The Academic activities of the college was highlighted to the guests by Dr.Vikas Gupta, our Academic Dean.
Our beloved Principal Dr.Bhonsale emphasized on industry-institute relationship. He mentioned that this bond would strengthened if our alumni would give some tips to our present students which would help them to get recruited in better companies.
Our Chairman Shri Khokani Sir brought cheers to all the audience with its mind blowing jokes and shaheri.
Some of the alumni shared their corporate/industry experiences. There was a dance performance by the college dance group and musical performance by staff too. Everybody enjoyed a lavish dinner .It was a wonderful gathering where the alumni cherished their memories.

Ms. Kanchan Sarmalkar

Co-ordinator, VCET Alumni association