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ALUMNI MEET’2016 - RK University Alumni meets and ALUMNI MEET’2016 - RK University Alumni meets and contribute towards development of current students at the campuscontribute towards development of current students at the campusALUMNI MEET’2016 - RK University Alumni meets and contribute towards development of current students at the campus

As we all know that RK University is widening its wings and so the RK PARIVAAR too is expanding year by year. This generated an idea to form an Alumni Association with an objective to synchronize the Alumni activities at different school levels. By planning an Alumni Association, we aim to make our bond stronger & foster a life-long relationship with all our alumni. Alumni Association is absolutely convinced that alumni are integral part of the history, present times and it is they who will decide our future too. February 7th, 2016 is marked boldly in the history of Alumni Association as the rst attempt to reach out and have a

congregation of alumni fraternity by arranging the 1st Alumni Meet of RK University. The humungous presence of our alumni in the 1st Alumni Meet conveyed a loud and clear message to the world outside that the roots of RK University are very strong. In all, we had 700 alumni who gathered to build a network, exchange ideas and celebrate their success with their fellow friends and faculty members. A number of alumni have shown their willingness to support the university activities, through their contribution as industry experts, businessmen, sponsors for student projects, and investors as well as mentors for

startups. To add the avor a special talk on "Self Branding through Social Networking Platforms" was delivered by Mr.Subhojit Roy Chowdhary of TCS. The performances of SOUL OF MUSIC & D Dazz Dancers by current students added sparkle to the evening. Finally, the evening reached the pinnacle when all alumni enjoyed the DJ and dinner together. Mr. Denish Patel (Executive Vice President - RKU) said, "Alumni are one of the strong links between an academic institute & the world. Every year with the growing number of Alumni, it becomes really important to facilitate this link, for all round development. It

is wonderful to see that our alumni take keen interest in coming back to the place where they have studied and be willing to become a part of the endeavor, to make the university even a better place for the current students, academically as well as in all other aspects."

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Trainings / Workshops / Seminars Conducted.

180+ students take MOOC by IIT Bombay

SOPT - Ethical Committee Approved by CDSCO.

Students’ Achievements.

School of Management, RK University organized a one day Symposia - “BizVista'16"School of Management , RKU organized a one day event titled "BizVista '16" for all the students of Rajkot based colleges on 6th of February, 2016 which included two events BizVista Biztainment Quiz and Photo Click Competition. This event was organized to provide practical and real life learning to its management students. The entire event was marketed, planned and implemented by students under active guidance of faculty members. More than 300 students registered for the event. Business, Politics, Entertainment and Sports were the broad categories for the questions in the quiz. Mr. Chintan Rajani was the Quiz Master in the Biztainment quiz, formed in three

rounds. Total 114 teams participated from which 5 teams entered the semi-nal and 3 teams entered the nal

round. For both the events prizes were sponsored by RKU. The Biztainment Quiz team winners from Geetanjali College, Rajkot namely Taheliyani Vimal and Acharya Prashant were

awarded two Dell Tablets by the Mr. Denish Pate l , Execut ive Vice President, RKU. In the Photo click

Competition the students were given One hour for capturing photographs on the Theme "Campus Life". Mr. Jay Ghodasara, Assistant Professor from School of Computer Science judged

the competition. A total of 130 Students participated and the winner was Gajera VivekKumar from RKU. Winner was awarded a Sony Digital Camera by chief guest of the event Mr. Pushpendra Kumar from Yellow Pages Delhi and the owner of Sonata Industries. All the registered students for the BizVista event were awarded with Certicate of Participation. It was a day full of fun, enthusiasm and energy for all the young minds who visited the RKU Campus. The whole event was conceived and coordinated by faculties namely Mr. Nirav Madavia, Dr. Aarti Joshi, Ms. Nisha Choksi and Dr. Dharmesh Raval, Director School of Management, RK University.

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SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, RKU organizes a workshop on "An Insight in to Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy: Monitoring and Management"

SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, RK. UNIVERSITY organises a workshop on "An Insight in to cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy: Monitoring and Management"for students of 8th semester BPT on 2 7 t h & 2 8 t h January 2016 with an objective to give students t h e c l i n i c a l exposure of ICU & to bring to their knowledge the inevitable need of Physiotherapy in ICU by Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal, Physiotherapy Incharge, Neuro Department C N Centre AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal has a wide experience of 15 years at AIIMS, and has conducted many of n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l workshops on ICU Physiotherapy. The 2 day workshop was attended by more than 35 students which deepen

s t u d e n t s ' k n o w l e d g e o n cardiopulmonary monitoring & management with learning of hands on skills of physiotherapy of ICU

p a t i e n t s . I t helped students c l a r i f y t h e i r c o n c e p t s regarding role of physiotherapy in t h e e l d o f c a r d i a c & p u l m o n a r y s c i e n c e s . D r.

Priyanshu Rathod, Dean & Director, SOPT, RKU thanked Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal fo r impar t ing h i s knowledge to students that aided in expertising students' skills & p r o c i e n c y i n t h e e l d o f cardiopulmonary sciences. He congratulated Dr. Amit Sharma, Deputy Director for organizing this workshop that widened students' concepts on role of physiotherapy in cardiopulmonary sciences.

Corporate Etiquette Day organized by Faculty of Communication Skills

Prof. Manuni Bhatt, Faculty of Communication Skills had organized one day event of Corporate Etiquettes Day for the Students of B.Sc. Final year and B.Pharm Final year on 6th February, 2016. M a i n l y t h e objective of this contest was to give an opportunity to the s tudents to showcase the i r personality with professional Attire, Grooming & Body Language. Students got chance to cultivate spontaneous public

speaking skills and overcome with the stage fear. The entire event was in four rounds and all the participants have participated very enthusiastically.

P r o f . M a y a n k P a n d y a , D e p u t y director SOS, Prof. D e v a n g P a n d y a Director of Pharmacy h a v e s p e n t t h e i r valuable time for the event & encouraged all the participants & m o t i v a t e d t h e

students with their speech. At the end of the event winners from each branch were felicitated with the prize.

Seminar Conducted By Civil Engg. Department In Collaboration With Khodiyar Cadd Center, Rajkot

Department of Civil Engineering in collaboration with Khodiyar Cadd Center, Rajkot conducted a seminar on 'Advanced Software Used in Civil Engineering' for 8th Semester students on 18th February 2016. In this seminar students were taught about the importance of advanced software used in Civil Engineering like Auto desk Rivet and also design of green building was conducted in the same session by Hemanth Sankhla, Executive from Khodiyar Cadd Center, Rajkot. Autodesk Revit is building information modeling software for architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers, designers and contractors. It allows users to

design a building and structure and its components in 3D, annotate the model with 2D drafting elements, and access building information from the building model's database. Revit is 4D BIM capable with tools to plan and track the various stages in the building's lifecycle, from concept to construction and later demolition. Students were highly beneted by the session.Training Program Conducted by School of

Pharmacy for Final Semester, B.Pharm. students.

School of Pharmacy, RKU, conducts a training program every year for nal Semester, B. Pharm. students to prepare them for various future opportunities. Such a program was executed from 11th to 20th February'16.This program i n c l u d e d h a n d s - o n training on all Instruments ( i n c l u d i n g HPLC, UV-V i s i b l e Spectrophoto-meter, Rotary Tablet Punching Machine, Dissolution Test Apparatus, Student's Physiography, Histamine Chamber, Langendroff's Apparatus, Column Chromatography, Soxhlet Apparatus, etc.), Retail Pharmacy training (prescription solving, store

management, software operation, patient counseling and entrepreneurial guidance) and Hospital Pharmacy training (maintenance of hospital pharmacy and its records, patient

h i s t o r y , s e v e r a l a s p e c t s o f medical care including role o f a Pharmacist in ICU, etc). The program aims at giving B. P h a r m . s tudents an

overview of the scope as a Pharmacist and preparing them for job (industry, retail, hospital) or M. Pharm. Needless to say, such an exposure has been benecial to our students over the years, anywhere they go and whatever they do after B. Pharm.

PCI has made mandatory for a l l pharmacists to attend two days refresher course for renewal of their license. Federation of Government pharmacist organized refresher course which is sponsored by Gujarat State Pharmacy Council at PDU medical college, Rajkot. Dr. Devang Pandya, Deputy director of School of Pharmacy delivered a lecture in above said refresher course on 'Pharmacy Profession in India and Advanced Countries' on 7th February 2016. During his lecture, he mentioned scope, status, regulations of the pharmacy profession in countries like USA, UK, Australia, Canada and China and compared it to that of India, with emphasize in advance of

A Lecture by Dr. Devang Pandya, Dy. Director, School of Pharmacy, at PDU Medical College Rajkot

pharmaceutical educational requirements. Lecture aimed at deriving positives from these countries which provided with knowledge, motivation and a guideline for development of the pharmacy profession in India.

Divya Bhaskar publishes a special story on Sh. Khodidas Patel, (Hon. President, RKU)

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Saroj Sanghvi. The visit enhanced the knowledge of students for sensory rehabilitation. Patients were given Lumbo sacral belts, Cervical Collar, Knee braces, Calcium Tablets to improve their quality of life. Every patient was assessed in detail by Dr. Ankur Parekh, Dr. Priyanshu Rathod, Dr. Rima Jani and students. The camp ended with a good discussion with Dr. Priyanshu Rathod, Dr. Ankur Parekh and Dr. Saroj Sanghvi regarding the progression and follow up of the patients. The case discussion with the students proved to be very fruitful for the evidence based practice. With the Team work of faculty and students of SOPT, RKU, has taken one more step towards healthy India.

School of Physiotherapy, RKU organized aCamp at Shri Ashirvad Viklang Center, SaylaSchool of Phys io therapy, RK University organized a Camp at Sayla. More than 450 patients from different r u r a l a r e a s o f S a y l a a v a i l e d physiotherapy consultation, diagnosis and treatment. In the divine presence of Dr. Saroj Sanghavi, Dr. Priyanshu R a t h o d a n d M r . V i n u b h a i , Physiotherapy camp was inaugurated at Shri Ashrivad Viklang Center, Sayla. Students had an opportunity to get trained under senior and leading clinical physiotherapist Dr. Saroj Sanghavi, Lions club of Tardev, Mumbai during the camp. Students visited the Sensory Rehabilitation Garden which is established for the rehabilitation of Sensory Decit children under the guidance of Dr.

180+ Students of 3rd Sem. Mechanical Engineering were benetted by a Blended Massive Open Online Course (ME209x) by IIT BombayIndia is a country with the largest number of students in the world. There is so much diversity in the academic institutions and their courses, but there is an Ekalavya hidden in every person who wants to pursue the best education. For every such Ekalavya across India, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, presents the IITBombayX platform. All Eklavyas can now go to IITBombayX to learn from the gurus they have chosen where they can get online courses from the best teachers. Whether at home or from outside, for any age group, or for any kind of profession, there are just 3 steps to go. Browse - Choose - Learn. Available in different Indian languages, a student can now learn from wherever and whenever he/she wants, from one of the best

universities in India. From Jan'16, IIT Bombay had launched 3 MOOC, in which one of the course is related to

M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g i . e . Thermodynamics which have been introduced and implemented in many Indian Universities. The Department of Mechanical Engineering have implemented the same and total 180+

students have successfully completed the online course. Topics like basic thermodynamics laws, Zeroth Law,

1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics, Entropy and basic terminology and equations with numerical had been covered during the course. Students obtained chance to learn the subject through series of video lectures from

the experts of IIT Bombay. They enjoyed learning the course with exible ipped classroom model through which they cleared the basics of the course.The future courses related to Mechanical Engineering will be introduced to the students as per the IIT Bombay schedule.Total 180+ had been enrolled in this course and achieved the Honor code Certicate from IIT Bombay. Students performance was assessed by online quiz and majority of the students performed well in all the quizzes. Majority of the Students obtained more than 75% of marks and shared their feedback about the course. It was a great opportunity for the students to learn in some extraordinary way and e n h a n c e t h e i r k n o w l e d g e , imaginations and ideas in a better way.

Department of Civil Engineering in collaboration with Gate Forum, Rajkot conducted a seminar on Gate Awareness for 6th Semester students on 15th February 2016. In this seminar students were made aware of importance of Gate Exam and Higher Education which will be benecial for their future. Mr Kalpesh, Executive from Gate Forum, Rajkot said "Many public sector undertakings such as BHEL, Indian Oil Corporation, NTPC, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre etc. are using the GATE

'Gate Awareness' Seminar Conducted By Civil Engg. Department In Colloboration With Gate Forum

score for selecting candidates for their organisations. Students who qualify in GATE are entitled to a stipend of Rs 8,000 per month during their M.Tech course."

Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Diploma Studies organized an expert talk of "Power Transmission systems" for the students of 4th Semester, Mechanical. The talk was

delivered by Mr. Sadashiv Bhute, DGM, Quali ty Assurance, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. This talk was being mainly intended for the knowledge up-lift of the students regarding the various means of transmitting the power. Students were being given fundamental knowledge about the clutch mechanism which is being used for the engagement

Expert talk on "Power Transmission Systems" organized by Mechanical Engineering, School of Diploma Studies.

and disengagement of the power transmission with the wheels. This will enable the smooth movement of the vehicle while changing the gears. He also explained in-depth about the gear

box mechanism which is used to vary between the high power and lower speed output for the initial starting of the vehicle. Expert talk proved to be of great benecial for the students to get deeper u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e p o w e r transmission elements and their applications in various transportation features.

Computer Engineering Department at SDS, RKU organized a seminar on Advanced Features of HTML, PHP, MySQLiDepartment of Computer Engineering at School of Diploma Studies, RK University organized a seminar on basics and advanced features of HTML, PHP and MySQLi Database. Seminar demonstrated the important aspects of writing professional programs using HTML & PHP; as well as made the students familiar with frameworks like word press and Joomla. Seminar was conducted by Ms. Falguni Kanani, Senior PHP Trainer, Tops Technologies, Rajkot. This kind of advanced exposure

through Industry Experts to students at Diploma Level, gives students broader perspective about the market and enhances their employability.

“Parkinson Disease Support Group (PDSG)" and "RAJKOT KNEE CLUB (RKC)" managed by School of Physiotherapy, RKU organizes monthly meet for both the group members of PDSG, on 1stSaturday of every month, between 4:00 to 6:00 pm and for the members of RKC, on 1stSunday of every month, between 10:00 to 12:00 p m a t R K P h y s i o t h e r a p y a n d Rehabilitation Research Center. There are lots of events arranged every month by the club for the members that includes informative seminars on exercising, diet, yoga etc., several assessment & treatment sessions, interactive meets, and many more. This month the meet was organized on 7th February, 2016, between 9:00 to 11:00 am. Members from both groups have visited Kavi Shree Rajdevbhai Barot's house, who is one of the member of the group. They have amazing collection of antique utensils, coins & lots of variety

Monthly Meet Of Parkinson Disease Support Group (PDSG) And Rajkot Knee Club (RKC) Organized By School Of Physiotherapy, RKU

of plants which include various herbs, dwarf trees etc. Members got an opportunity to witness this authentic collection of Indian heritage and also had a pleasant time amidst nature's beauty. Dr. Khyati Tada, Clinical Therapist, RKPRRC, has joined the members along with her team of 11 students. More than 25 members had taken interest to visit the place & had a memorable time sharing their interests with each other. The meet proved to be worthy time for the members of the group.

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J a y k u m a r J i v a n i & F e n e e Amrutiya, alumni of RKU'13 pass out batch with Bachelor degree of Engineering in Information Te c h n o l o g y, s h a r e d t h e i r experiences in their own words."After completing Engineering, we joined Dhirubhai Ambani Ins t i tu te of Informat ion & Communication technology, Gandhinagar fo r our pos t -graduation study. During the 12th convocation (2016) of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication technology (DA-IICT), we were awarded The President Gold Medal by the chief guest (A Sivathanu Pillai, father of the Indo Russian joint venture

2013 Pass Out Alumni Of RKU Shares Their Experiences And Subject Suggestions`BrahMos') for the rst position in t h e c l a s s t h roughou t ou r post -graduat ion degree. It is a proud moment to share w i t h t h e R K U family. We would like to thank the p r o f e s s o r s , f a c u l t i e s a n d e s p e c i a l l y o u r H e a d o f t h e Department Prof. Mr. Amit Lathigara & Prof. Mr. Kamlesh Patel.Our special izat ion in post-graduation with Information and Communication technology for

A g r i c u l t u r e a n d R u r a l Development and after one academic in te rnship wi th Liberty institute & ARCH Vahini on Forest Right Act 2005 and second w i t h G u j a r a t informatics limited (Govt. of Gujarat), we are feeling there is great scope of ICT in Agriculture

and Rural Development. Also, our papers on "ICT in Agriculture & Rural Development (ICT in Forest Right Act. 2006)" are published and awarded second position in

national level workshop at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar. New subjects have been added in ICT like Remote sensing, GIS & GPS in Agriculture, Precision Farming, information system modeling for agriculture project etc. in newly s t a r t e d c o u r s e B . Te c h i n Agriculture. CE and IT students should focus these sectors during internship too. We are placed through campus interviews from DA-IICT. This was not possible without the knowledge and directions that we gained in RKU. It is our privilege to share our knowledge with juniors, if in any way they get beneted.

Post graduate & Doctoral students in the eld of Medical Science need approval of an ethics committee, which is registered & approved by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, Govt. Of India, before any clinical research trials for their study.School of Physiotherapy, RK University, becomes the rst independent institute in India to have received an approval & registration for "Ethics Committee" by CDSCO. This is going to hugely benet the current & the prospective students of Physiotherapy at RK University, as they will be able to get in-house clearance /

SOPT, RKU - becomes 1 Independent College in Indiast

to get Ethical Committee approval from CDSCOapproval from the ethics committee and the process wouldn't be time consuming. Moreover these students would be able to funds from government for their research work. This will also be beneting the research in the region with students from other colleges being able to apply for Ethics Committee approval there. A few years back SOPT, RKU made Rajkot proud by becoming the 6th institute in India to offer physiotherapy program from bachelors to doctoral level. Yet again they have made Rajkot as well as Gujarat proud with their continual contribution in societal health care.

SoftArch is a technical organization aiming towards automation in daily life, which would make our work easier. There are various live projects that are under SoftArch, and which are currently being worked upon. It b e l i e v e s i n ' t eam work ' . The workshop f o c u s e d o n m a k i n g students aware of how to build a responsive website using l a t e s t w e b development technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Materialize-CSS, backed by ASP.NET C#. The event was delivered by experts Dr. Kamlesh Patel, Mr. Varun Mashru and Mr. Vijay Chavda. Enthusiastic audience included students from the 4th and 6 t h s e m e s t e r o f S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r i n g w h o a c t i v e l y par t ic ipated and enjoyed the sessions. Participants gave their

Workshop on Designing a Responsive Website by SoftArch under SOAC at RKU

valuable feedback through Google forms, which showed a positive response about the workshop. Students also approached with a request to conduct more such sessions in future. The skills that

s t u d e n t s grasped in the workshop will be usefu l to d e v e l o p m o d e r n r e s p o n s i v e websites that are popular on t h e i n t e r n e t t o d a y . T h e

SoftArch Team thanks SOAC for giving the opportunity to conduct the workshop under the guidance of RKU Management, Dr. Ajit Shukla (Dean, School of Engineering), Prof. Ranjit Goswami (Provost Vice Chancellor), and also Prof. Amit L a t h i g a r a ( H O D , C o m p u t e r Department). Shivangi Chaurasia, student of 4th Semester, CE A, SOE coordinated the whole session.

Gujarat is the state that encompasses major s i tes of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Since the time immemorial, Gujarat has been a prominent state in trade and economic welfare and continues to outpace growth in other Indian states. This has led to a booming entrepreneurial economy in Gujarat. Saurashtra is fortunate to have Saurashtra Vepar Udyog Mahamandal (SVUM) that aims to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate industrial growth which form an integral part for holistic development of economy. Various services provided by SVUM act as a catalyst in the process of development. On 13th February'16, RK University had lighten the evening at SVUM with dance and singing performances by D-dazz and Soul Of Music club under SOAC - Student Organization Advisory Council. Students from both these clubs rocked the SVUM 2016 stage with dazzling cultural performances which enchanted more than 200 foreign delegates as well as over 300 Indian delegates. Indian Classical, Gujarati Folk and Western songs & dances lit up the evening with joy. Foreign

Rocking Performance of Students of SOAC, RK University at SVUM, 2016

delegates came on stage and danced on Indian Classical Tracks, which fullled the aim of cultural exchange between Indian & other countries as well. Wonderful photographs have been captured by "Pictzaa" - the Photography Club under SOAC at RKU. SVUM - Saurasthra Vepar Udyog Mahamandal's Interntional Trade Exhibition 2016 successfully concluded at Rajkot.

Social Outreach by Students of SOAC Club, RKUSHWET - The Rise of Humanity, initiated at RKU aims to distribute happiness and live behind the smile of others. Following the aim presently they visited Matruchaya Vriddhashram, Ratanpar, Rajkot- Morbi Highway, on Valentine's Day and gave a whole new dimension to celebration of Love. Over 35

students visited the Ashram. It was a great idea of the students, to celebrate the Valentine's Day with t h e N G O , M a t r u c h h a y a Vriddhashram, the students have made feel proud to RKU by such a great social activity says Mr. Dave ( T r u s t e e , M a t r u c h a y a Vriddhashram).

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Indian Engineering Olympiad (IEO) is a pan-India event organized by G AT E F O R U M t o e v a l u a t e competitive and domain skills of engineering students across the country.Over 1,20,000 students, registered for participation across the country. RK University hosted the test and 1080+ students had attempted examination at our center from various engineering colleges from Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Morbi, etc. Students from 2nd, 3rd

RK University Hosted National Level Event Indian Engineering Olympiad (IEO) 2016 on 21st February, 2016 & 4th year engineering participated from various branches for the exam. The question paper consisted of 50 multiple choice questions across 2 sections to be answered in 90 mins. V a r i o u s S t u d e n t s awards & scholarships have been declared by IEO. Also Medals and Excellence

certicates for TOP 3 Students in each stream, Financial Scholarships for Toppers, Merit Certicates for TOP 100 students in each stream & Participation Certicates to all the

s t u d e n t s . E v e n t h e college has a l so been awarded by B e s t College of t h e y e a r Trophy &

Award for colleges with best performance in each stream. Results are awaited and going to get declared on 07th March, 2016. Mr. Denish Patel Executive Vice President, Mr. Mohit Patel Vice President, Dr. Ranjit Goswami Vice Chancellor, Mr. Shivlal Ramani Registrar, Dr. Ajit Kumar Shukla Directors of School of Engineering congratulated the students. The whole process was coordinated by Prof. Rajanikanth A. and Prof. M.M. Parsaniya and his entire team.

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A Lyrical Dance Workshop of Keyur Vaghela was organized by D Dazz Dancers an SOAC club initiated under RKU. It was 3 day workshop which was on 9th, 11th & 13th of February,

2 0 1 6 a t O P D , S c h o o l o f Physiotherapy, RK University. All the participants have actively attended the workshop and learnt dance curiously from the expert. Participants were students as well as faculties from RKU and other colleges too. At the end of

A Lyrical Dance Workshop Organized By D Dazz Dancers, SOAC Club, RKU

the 3 day dance workshop all participants received certicates from Vice Chancellor of RK University, Prof. Ranjit Goswami Sir, Registrar Shri. Shivlal Ramani Sir and Deputy

Director, School of Physiotherapy Dr. Amit Sharma. All the participants actually enjoyed the workshop. Dance M a s t e r K e y u r Va g h e l a w a s appreciated by a Certicate from Prof. Ranjit Goswami, Vice Chancellor, RKU.

Kunal Vala, a 6th Semester student of M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g , S O E , R K U participated in the state level Robo Race Competition held at Sanjayraj Rajyaguru College. He stood 2nd in the competition at State level. The competition was of two rounds. In the rst round of 30 participants 10 were selected for the second round. Kunal was one among the 10 and stood 2nd in the competition. Kunal was awarded with a trophy, certicate and Cash prize. It was very tough competition and a successful event as well, says Kunal Vala. We congratulate Kunal Vala for this great achievement. We are always there to encourage our students to take part in co-curricular activities.

Student of Mechanical Engineer, SOE, stood 2nd in State Level Robo Race Competition

Imitation: Murder of creativity by creators, Article by Rahim Dhanani, CESL, RKU“Art is an illusion and all arts are imitative." This was the charge by Plato, the great Greek philosopher on artists. But his disciple, Aristotle proved wise himself by answering his master that Imitation is there in human instinct. A man cannot live without it. When a child imitates his/her teacher at home by saying, 'I want to be like Mr. Brown (My Teacher)', and family welcomes that imitation. Even cinema is an imitation of an action. Thus, Imitation is a key to all the arts, without that, art cannot breathe. Later on, James Joyce, an Irish writer, had also proved that: "Art is the ultimate key of the kingdom of heaven." In our time, Imitation can be found from ornaments to fabrics (i.e.) in almost crafts. We say, Plato's charge was not against the art. He himself was a great philosopher. But his charge was against the artists who were mere Imitators. It's a proverb in Gujarati also that: "Imitation does not contain intellect" (Nakal ne akkal na hoy) Many Writers, students, research scholars (in developing nations like India) today are following this principle of Imitation whether to acquire the degree or for the credit purpose. In some cases said above, Imitation is welcome but at times Plagiarism policies are there also. Google has also its Plagiarism Checker. But the question here is... 'Where is the originality?' Do we really need all these measurements to measure the originality? Originality speaks itself. The place of creativity has been snatched away because of blind imitation. Most of the works nowadays

are Imitations of Imitations. Plato was against the artist, but not the art which has originality and creativity. He had banished all the Imitators from his ideal Republic because at that time he knew that Imitation may harm the creativity. A teacher must possess creative mind because he has to bring up many minds studying under him. Thus, Imitation must be considered 'Crime' rather than 'Mistake' for creative teachers. When we were born, we learned everything through Imitation, but we have our own original identity. Same must be the case with all the works, either its writings, research projects, or assignments. But our case is opposite here. We are forgetting our own originality and are depended on someone's ideas, which is again someone's Imitation. And one may term it 'Twice/thrice removed from reality'. Thus, being teachers, we are to stop this Imitation rst and then can promote students for opting creative way of study rather than imitative way. 'Charity begins at home' . RKU has also established rules and regulations for students and research scholars for their research projects to promote plagiarism free learning. It's a good initiative in the eld of research and creativity that one can be original by murdering blind imitation. A teacher must believe in 'Outcome' rather than 'Income'. I can conclude this article by my own lines:'If we imitate, Surely we can earn.But if we create, Indeed we learn.'

LIST OF STUDENT CAMPUS PLACEMENT IN FEBRUARY, 2016

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She was like those shades of color that need no description. Impeccable and gorgeous in her own ways.Her chaos and struggles with herself, was the game she plays.Her bag contained books, diary and a pen.Unlike the girls having lipsticks and scents.She is the adjectives you need to describe beauty.Her aws and scars reect her story.

“She” -A Poem by RKU Student She is no one's hero or a saint. Her life is on her own.Dependency is not her kind. For good she praises herself, for bad she mourns.It's hard to nd someone like her, for she is the rst edition of a mysterious story by a famous writer; herself.She is like the night sky, and the daylight seen at the same time. Like the untouched book on the shelf.

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- Shivangi Chaurasia

Grant awarded by GUJCOST for two innovative projectsB. Tech. students of Department of Electronics & Communication, School of Engineering designed and implemented two innovative projects for which GUJCOST awarded grant. Project called "Implementation of WSN for monitoring

and event management" was implemented by Diksha Timbadiya, Kajal Pandya, Disha Ranpura, and Ravi Rupareliya. This project received grant of Rs. 19,815. Another project named "Diverse sensor mounted wireless Globe-Trotter" was implemented by Krishna Babariya, Nidhi Khunt, Amee Badiani and Virat Satani. This project received grant of Rs. 15,831.

These projects were designed and implemented under the guidance of Prof. Dhaval Pipalia and Prof. Arjav Bavarva. These projects have wideapplications in soc ie ty. The depar tment and RK University offer their gratitude to

GUJCOST for the nancial assistance. Besides, on behalf of RK University, Chairman- Mr. Khodidasbhai Patel, Ex. V.P. - Mr. Denish Patel, Registrar- Mr. Ramani and the director of School of Engineering- Dr. Ajitkumar congratulate to Prof. Arjav Bavarva and the students for their valuable achievement.

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PAGE�06Sparkup (Monthly) Publisher, Printer & Owner - Denish K Patel, Place of Publication, Sparkup office RK University Rajkot. Printed at Shree GeleeAmbe Graphics, RK University Rajkot.

Art by Himanshu Kumar

Glimpse of RKU Gallery

Editors : Mr. Yash Chawla, Ms. Ami Dave | Asst. Editor : Ms. Shivangi Chaurasia. Submit your entries at asstpr@rku.ac.in (before 21st March)