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Education during Lockdown

Incessant attempts were put in to execution during the

lockdown period of COVID-19 Pandemic to impart

education to the students of the institute using online

conferencing tools, uploading videos on YouTube,

creating faculty You Tube channels, sharing assignments

and study material, assessing online through quizzes and

Vivas etc. During the lockdown period, More than 900

files were communicated through institute web portal as

a part of disseminating academic documents e.g.

assignments, text / video files, presentations etc. and

more than 22000 documents were submitted by students

as a part of academic requirement. Counselling sessions

were also arranged for students to guide students about

maintaining their physical and mental health during this

lockdown period along with clarifying academic doubts.

Online assessment was also carried out to evaluate the

students through Viva and quizzes for the even

semesters as per the guidelines of the Gujarat

technological University. In the process of updating the

knowledge and skills, more than 55 webinars were

organized on academic and non-academic concerns. The

faculty of institute were also invited as experts to

deliver their expertise in their respective domains.

V-LAB (Virtual Lab)

To provide remote access of Labs in various disciplines

of Science and Engineering, Ministry of Human

Resources Department has started Virtual Lab projects

under National Mission on Education through ICT. A

virtual lab is a tool for distance learning and/or

experimentation that allows people to share knowledge,

data voice, video, tools and many other resources. It

provides a suitable environment to extend, improve,

integrate, refine and assist the learning and/or

experimentation process of many subjects, thus

contributing to an increase of the effectiveness of

scientific research and widening the use of scarce or

costly equipment’s. GEC Valsad is a Nodal Center under

IIT, Bombay for conducting V-labs activities. During

current COVID-19 pandemic, GEC Valsad has taken

various steps like organizing online lectures, webinars,

virtual labs etc. to continue the teaching learning process

during lockdown period. More than 2260 experiments

were performed by 949 students of GECV on VLAB

platform from their home.

Initiative: Generating the Domain emails

Institute domain emails were activated in March 2020

by Prof. H. S. Wani and Prof. D. N. Tandel. The emails on

gecv.ac.in domain were issued to all faculties, staff and

students. This will help in streamlining the office data,

institute records, and institute portfolios. The email

domain is on Google which also enables all facilities from

Google like google sites, google meet, google drive, google

classroom, personalized email groups within the institute

domain, advantage of academic emails in many

websites/academic subscriptions. This will overall

benefit the faculties and students in terms of academic

and research point of view as well as for conducting the

online classes in the upcoming semester.

Online Summer Boot Camp for School Students

Online Summer Boot Camp - 2020 on for School Students on “Building Innovation Culture and Understanding

Entrepreneur Skill” was organised by Government Engineering College, Valsad in collaboration with District

Education Office, Valsad from 2nd June to 8th June 2020 with a purpose to introduce the ‘Students start Up and

Innovation Policy’ to the school students and teachers to develop the mind-set towards innovation and

entrepreneurship. More than 600 hundred students actively participated in the camp and contributed through the

various activities and submissions. Live sessions on You Tube were conducted by Prof. K. L. Mokariya, Prof. R. V.

Prajapati, Dr. B. R. Sudani and Prof. R. C. Malan on Novel Designing, Creative Thinking, Innovative Learning,

Imaginative Writing, SSIP policy and entrepreneurship development. Poem Writing, Drawing and Essay Writing

Competitions were also coordinated by Prof. Bhavesh Rana, Prof. Shrirish Patel and Prof. Monali Chaudhary,

respectively. The Camp was coordinated by SSIP in charge Dr. K. L. Mokariya under the guidance of Principal Dr. V.

S. Purani.

Finishing school

More than 250 students of GEC Valsad got registered

and attended the unique webinar series on

‘FINISHING SCHOOL WEBINAR SERIES – UPSKILL

DURING LOCKDOWN’ launched on 1st May 2020 on

the foundation Day of Gujarat by Honorable Education

Minister, Gujarat. The students actively equipped

themselves with Life Skills, Employability Skills and

Functional Skills imparted by the professional Trainers

and motivational speakers through online platform in

order to motivate and engage students for self-

development activities during lockdown period due to

the Pandemic COVID-19. The students also

participated in the quiz on 4th June 2020 organized as

a part of getting feedback regarding outcome of this

Finishing School webinar series.

e – Industry Visit

AS a part of innovative teaching-learning process, e-

industrial visits were organized to Industrial Boiler Ltd,

Vapi on 08/06/2020 and Pidilite Industries Ltd, Vapi on

27/06/2020 in which 102 and 150 students

participated, respectively. These e-visits were

conceptualized with collaborative efforts of Chemical

Engineering department and IIChE, Vapi regional center

under the name of student chapter. The first visit was

focused on application of boiler in the field of energy

generation and industrial application. The visit to Pidilite

Industries was focused on knowing challenges and

engineering behind manufacturing process and

wastewater treatment. Entire session was handled and

explained by Mr. Subhod Vaidhya, the Vice President of

Pidilite Industries Ltd Vapi.

SSIP webinar attended

Subject domain webinar attended

Inter disciplinary webinars attended

FDP/STTP attended

MOOCs completed

MOOCs enrolled currently

Webinar Organized

Expert session deliverdWebinar/ FDP/MOOCs/ Expert Session Statistics

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Pratik Savani, 6th sem, Env. Engg. (Thread art)

Jal Mehta, 4th sem, Env. Engg. - Poem

Shweta Chopda, 4th Sem, Env. Engg. - Poem

Jil M. Patel (Sem. 5 Mech. Engg.) : Artistic Pots

Harshika J. Darji (Sem 5 – Mech.): Glass Painting

The students of GEC Valsad participated in an

online Sketching, Painting and Pen Art competition

on through GECV Talent Hub on Instagram which

has been handled by an alumni.

Sketching

Yogesh Mistry, Mech Jay Jhaveri (Civil)

Winner Runners-up

Painting

Rajvi Gandhi, Env. Kinjal Patel, Env.

Winner Runners-up

Pen -Art Tirtha Trivedi, Env. Raj Rana, Env.

Winner Runners-up

Suryakant Gupta : Electrical Dept.

The Event “the Art Project” was organised by HDFC

Pvt. Ltd to encourage the creativity amont the young

generation. Suryakant Gupta the student oF semester

7 of Electrical Dept. was one of the wiiners whose art

project “Engine” was rewarded.

Act of Humanity

Nikhil Rathod, the student of 8th Sem (Chemical

Engg.) helped in distribution of food packets and

Kits to the needy people in coordination with NGOs

in more than 84 villages across Gujarat.

Awareness through Art

Ganesh Raghunath Patil, the student of electrical

Engg. Dept. coordinated the Painting Competition

with the objective to create awareness among

students as well as common citizens about the

importance of green energy and conservation of

various energy sources. During the COVID-19

pandemic, the subject was "Precautions from

COVID-19 in Containment Zone" with a view to

spread awareness among the civilians. Prof. Harshal

Wani and Prof. Ravi Patel of GEC Valsad judged the

event. The best creations are given below.

Corona Commando : Harsh Dubey – Electrical

Harsh Dubey of Electrical Department completed

the training as Corona Commando to guide others

about ‘how to break the Chain of Çovid 19 Infection’

offered by Surat Municipal Corporation & Social

Work Oriented Team Charitable Trust, Surat.

Positive Thinking

Dishant Soni from Mechanical Engg. (7th sem)

attempted an article on the blog entitled “IT IS

THE TIME” discussing about the positive changes

which have been brought to our life in the time of

Covid-19 locdown. To quote the lines from his

article “We might have not known our power untill

now but this is the time to dive into the ocean and

find the pearl that are hidden within us.” The

article generates positivity among humans in this

tough time full of uncertainity, fear and chaos all

around. You can read the article on:

https://spellingtheword.blogspot.com/2020/06/2

020-this-will-be-reaction-when-you.html

Students’ Skills / Contribution During Lockdown

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In the field to Fight Corona

The students of GECV NSS unit got into the field to assist the Valsad Police (Gujarat) to maintain law and order by guiding and compelling civilians to maintain

social distance at public places like ATM, Vegetable Market, Banks, Grocery Stores, post office, etc. during Lockdown. Those students warriers are: 1) Chauhan

Karankumar Pravinbhai- pass out{mechanical 2018}, 2) Parekh Abhishek Naresh- pass out{Electrical 2019}, 3) Dev Abhaybhai Oza- 8th sem{civil}, 4) Twisha

Jayeshbhai Patel- 2nd sem{ Envt.}, 5) Patel Jaykumar Bharatbhai- 2nd sem {Envt.}, 6) Ritik Devandra Tiwari- 2nd sem{Envt.}, 7) Tanvi Subodhbhai Patel- 2nd

sem{Envt.}, 8) Patel Vini Rajeshbhai- 2nd sem{ Envt.}

Faculty Contribution during Lockdown

All the faculty put forward their dedicated efforts for facilitating the teaching learning process by uploading video lectures on YouTube channel and

institute portal as well as sharing study materials on digital platforms like Google Classroom and Institute website. The faculty also contributed e-books

and e- study material for e-library so that the flow of knowledge would remain uninterrupted. The faculty and students also attended webinars as a part

of updating their knowledge of subject domain. The faculty also delivered their expertise to the other institute as invited speakers. The online FDP and

STTP were also attended by faculty to upgrade their skills and knowledge of their respective domains. The online evaluation was conducted to evaluate

the students for their even semesters as per the guidelines of university. Besides this, some extra contribution that faculty made is worth appreciation.

Prof. S. V. Damaniya (Head, Academics) managed and coordinated all the

academic online activities for teachers and students in coordination and

discussion with the Principal Dr. V. S. Purani.

Prof. P. R. Patel & Prof. B. K. Patel remained present for more than 25

days for institute account related work during Lockdown period.

Prof. A. M. Parmar ensured that institute remains under CCTV surveillance

even during Lockdown.

Pro. K.L. Mokariya and Prof. V. R. Visavaliya carried out extensive exercise

for the execution of 7th pay fixation for GEC Valsad staff along with all

department representatives. Prof. K.L. Mokariya also coordinated GeM

purchase process through institute GeM Coordinator and team SSIP for

purchase of 95692.36/- Rs. for pre-incubation facility for various

departments. As a coordinator, he kept the institute faculty and students

well informed about the SSIP events held during lockdown period.

Prof. D. N. Tandel Developed facility for staff and students to upload

assignments and study materials through respective staff and student

login on gecv.ac.in web portal. He shouldered the responsibility to update

the institute website daily with latest Institute and University news on

gecv.ac.in. He also developed new webpages for Student Section, Training

and Placement, COVID-19, Admission Information, Chemical Student

Chapter, Media coverage, Institute Newsletter.

Prof. H. S. Wani contributed to create the ‘gecv.ac.in’ domain emails for

faculty and students and generated AICTE EoA for the year 2020-21.

Prof. J. A. Jadav (the, UBA coordinator) organised Online Quiz to make

students and civilians aware about COVID-19 situation and precautions to

be taken on15-05-2020 under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

Mr. M. D. Prajapati carried out the task of repairing non-working

computers of the institute.

Prof. Ravi D Patel dealt with electrical problems of the institute along

with preparing and processing the electricity bill of institute as well as

hostels.

Prof. A. D. Modi along with departmental other faculty started special

counselling programme for students under the name of “Talk for

Tomorrow” during 25th May to 31st May 2020.

Prof. A. R. Magodara, the nodal technical coordinator of VLAB nodal

center, organized workshops in coordination with faculties of all

departments in which 2260 experiments were performed by 949

students of GEC Valsad on VLAB platform from their home.

Dr. B. K. Sheth (HOD, Chem.) submitted and executed the process of

tendering for mess and canteen facility at the institute.

Prof. B. K. Pandya took care of updating college websites news feed on

gecvl.cte.guj.in which includes all important circulars from GTU, MHRD,

UGC, AICTE.

Prof. B. B. Rana and Prof. R. C. Malan contributed in drafting the

subsequent issues (Volume 2: Issue 1 & Issue 2) of the institute

newsletter the “INSIGHT” under constant supervision and guidance of

the principal Dr. V. S. Purani.

Prof. C. A. Tamboli coordinated and completed the GEM Procurement

tasks and other pending store activities in coordination with

departmental representatives.

Prof. R. M. Kudtarkar handled the financial approval process MPC 2020

and also prepared more than 200 certificates for finishing school

participants.

Prof. R. V. Prajapati, the boys’ hostel warden, managed to provide

facilities to four students who were stuck in Valsad due to termination

of all transportation activities as a part of lockdown. He managed to send

the students to their native place after receiving conformation from

Government officials.

Dr. S. K. Srivastava, the coordinator of finishing school, coordinated the

online finishing school activities like Finishing school webinar series,

preparing the training reports, website updating and preparing balance

sheet for this year to generate utilization certificate.

Prof. Ku. H. S. Patel & Prof. Smt. K. D. Patel ensured the updating of

student section webpages on college website so that the students can

avail the information regarding the various administrative procedures of

institute and university online.

Prof. V. R Visavaliya prepared the studio set-up with reference to the

online teaching-learning process and SSIP online boot camp live sessions.

Prof. K. D. Tandel donated blood in Blood Donation camp organised on

14th June 2020 on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day organised

by Civil Hospital Valsad.

Dr. B. R. Sudani attempted to create awareness among the students by

organizing online session under Eco-club of the college on World

Environment Day.

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International Day of Yoga – 2020 Contest: Yoga at Home – Yoga with Family

The students of GECV practiced Yoga at home on the International Day of Yoga Celebration and also participated in “The Best Yoga Posture

Contest”organised by Government Engineering College, Valsad. The best Yoga Postures by the students are given below.

Students’ Reactions to Online mode of Teaching & Learning

Online classes are

one of my favorite

ways of learning and

understanding. In

past few months, we

were studying online and I truly

appreciate our teachers’ efforts

in teaching us. While studying

online, we study in a comfortable

way sitting at home. Tests were

conducted online and were

mostly MCQ based and within a

given period of time, we need to

complete that. Sometimes it is

difficult for student belonging

to village area where internet

connectivity is not so good.

Otherwise it is comfortable and

best way of giving test. We can

learn and give test online to test

ourselves. I would like to say

that if we are able to learn

sitting at home that is just

because of our professors.

Thanks to our professors who

took the initiative to teach us

online.

Bhavik Vala (Civil )

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During this pandemic

situation, as

classroom sessions

weren’t conducted,

our respective

subject faculties regularly

uploaded guidelines, book

materials, PowerPoint

presentations, etc. to impart us

knowledge and avoid

miscommunication in our studies.

Regular evaluations were carried

out via MCQ tests, assignment

and viva, on various platforms i.e.

google classroom, google meet and

college website. Uncertainty of

any student was apparently noted

and resolved. Many interactive

sessions and acknowledging

webinars were conducted and

we're all now attending our

regular classes online. We’re

absolutely obliged to have such a

good support from our college and

faculties.

Thank you.

Jasmeetkaur Bassan (chemical)

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We have been

studying online for

last 4 months. We

have given our

submissions online. In

the beginning it was all confusing

but after sometimes, we got

habituated to it. Now, we are

attending online lectures

everyday on the different

platforms like Google meet, cisco

WebEx etc. As the faculties are

providing the materials before

the live session on Google

classroom, we are able to first

refer content and then the

lecture becomes more

understandable. There are also

small quiz sessions after all the

lectures that show us our

progress. The faculties are also

helping out with our doubts

anytime. Moreover in this

pandemic situation, our study is

not affected at all.

Thank you GECV.

Falesha Desai (Mechanical)

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Our HOD

introduced multiple

webinars to

students and gave

some helpful advice

for the gate exam. We learn

from a no. of sources like

YouTube, Udemy, PadhAI,

NPTEL, khan academy, V-lab

simulations etc. I regularly

exercised yoga and meditation

to remain healthy. We learnt a

lot from the materials provided

by our faculties via Google

classroom & online webinars. I

also learned some programming

languages from online learning

like python and c. The faculty

and students were in touch via

online classes, assignments &

viva’s. Our college also arranged

some of the webinars by

themselves like for ANSYS

software, patent filling,

industry 4.0, automation sector,

power system, electrical

vehicles, and circuit breakers

etc.

Ravi Jaiswal (Electrical)

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COVID-19 pandemic

brought a sudden stop

to our routine life.

The only crucial

question in our minds

was how to continue with

academics? But as it is said that

“The Show must go on", our

faculties kept on providing

necessary notes, guidance and

information through online

teaching modes. But this didn't

satisfy them the kept on

approaching us to share our

doubts and also solved all the

queries as soon as possible. Online

uploading of assignments was a bit

tedious but there too, faculties

guided us with proper available

apps so that we could manage to

upload all possible work. Even

practical examples were very

easily taught by providing

necessary video links and sharing

presentations. It was a great

experience and the efforts made

by faculties is commendable.

Samvedi Karnik (Environmental)

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