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CHARUSAT COMET

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Quarterly Newsletter of CHARUSAT October 2014 Issue Volume: 05 Issue: 04

Illuminating

the initiatives and activities of the University

Aegis: Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Patidar Kelavani Mandal

CHARUSAT COMET | October 2014 | Vol.: 05, Issue: 04 Page i

From the Desk of the Editors Dear Readers Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) has been established by

promulgation of Gujarat Private University Act, 2009. It is empowered to confer degrees under Section

22 of UGC Act, 1956.

Presently, CHARUSAT offers 64 programs from UG to Ph D under the tutelage of 8 Institutes and 6

Faculties. They are in the allied disciplines of Technology & Engineering, Pharmacy, Computer

Applications, Management, Applied Sciences, Nursing, Physiotherapy, and other Paramedical Sciences.

All education programs are semester based and are delivered in English Medium. Credit and Grading

Systems are followed for Teaching, Learning and Evaluation. Curriculum and Pedagogy at CHARUSAT

correspond with societal needs. CHARUSAT strives to prepare students for global assignments. It

aims to make its students Job Creators and not Job Seekers.

The Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel believed, “Education without character is futile”.

CHARUSAT proudly follows the spirit. It also follows founding High Moral Values like Honesty,

Integrity, Transparency, Fairness, Equity, and Accountability.Efforts are also made for education

amelioration in rural schools through a Rural Education Development Program. There also exists

a Human Resource Development Centre to hone competencies of Faculty and Staff.

With a thrust on socially relevant Research and Development, CHARUSAT strives to transform the

society through creation, augmentation, dissemination and perpetuation of knowledge. For the

purpose, it has always remained engulfed in the events and activities leading to Research and

Development.

During the period, CHARUSAT celebrated Flag Hoisting Ceremony on Occasion of 68th Independence

Day of India. Further, CHARUSAT celebrated its annual garba Festival – VRUND 2014 on 8 October 2014

(Sharad Purnima). It was an evening where youth were dressed in traditional attire and flaunting new styles of

dancing and dressing. Students and faculty danced fervently on the Garba tunes. Moreover, CHARUSAT

launched a F3 race car –Ojaswat made by students, It ranked 3rd all over India, Team 'OJASWAT', a group of 25

young engineers from Chandubhai S Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, a part of CHARUSAT, have

developed the formula racing car.

Present issue of the COMET presents these events and happenings in detail along with the News and

Events of the Institutes, Centres and Cells.

We hope the issue proves to be contently and gives you an interesting and insightful reading.

Thank you.

- Editorial Board

CHARUSAT COMET | October 2014 | Vol.: 05, Issue: 04 Page ii

Contents

From the Desk of the Editors…………………………………………………………………………… i

Governing Body……………………………………………………………………………………………….. iii

Board of Management ……………………………………………………………………………………... iv

News and Events @ Institutes…………………………………………………………………………. 1

News and Events @ Centres and Cells……………………………………………………………… --

Distinguished Guests ……………………………………………………………………………………… 23

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Governing Body Shri Surendra M Patel President, Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Patidar Kelavani Mandal Former Chairman, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha A Renowned Technocrat

President

Dr. B G Patel Ph.D (Medicine), FOC,FGSA Provost Former Vice Chancellor Sardar Patel University

Provost

Shri Virendra S Patel Trustee, Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Patidar Kelavani Mandal Treasurer, CHRF Founder, Charusat Educational Foundation, USA

Member

Dr. V G Patel Founding Director EDI Renowned Expert in Entrepreneurship Development

Member

Dr. M I Patel Former Sheriff of Mumbai Renowned Technocrat and Industrialist based at Mumbai

Member

Shri Naginbhai M Patel President, Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Leuva Patidar Samaj – Mathrusanstha

Member

Dr. R H Parikh Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, CHARUSAT Principal, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy Renowned Professor of Pharmaceutics

Member

Shri Hemal Patel CEO, Elitecore Technologies Ltd NJ-USA and India Leading Entrepreneur in IT Industry

Member

Dr. Paresh Patel Prominent Surgeon (FACS, FICS-USA) Leading Entrepreneur in IT Industry

Member

Shri Pankaj R Patel Chairman & Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Ltd Chief Patron, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy Chairman, Ahmedabad Management Association

Member

Shri Devang Patel Chief Executive, IPCO Industries & Business operated at USA Chief Parton, Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management A Philanthrope of repute

Member

Dr. Bimal Patel Director, Gujarat National Law University

Member

Principal Secretary Department of Education, Government of Gujarat

Member

Dr. Amit Ganatra Dean, Faculty of Technology & Engineering Head, Department of Computer Engineering, CSPIT, CHARUSAT

Member

Shri Devang Joshi Registrar, CHARUSAT

Member Secretary

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Board of Management

Shri Surendra M Patel President, Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Patidar Kelavani Mandal Former Chairman, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha A Renowned Technocrat

President

Dr. B G Patel Ph.D (Medicine), FIC, FGSA Provost Former Vice Chancellor Sardar Patel University

Provost

Shri Naginbhai M Patel President, Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Leuva Patidar Samaj – Mathrusanstha

Member

Dr. V G Patel Founding Director, EDI, Ahmedabad Renowned Expert in Entrepreneur Development

Member

Shri H T Patel Former President, API Business, Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd Corporate Leader

Member

Shri Manubhai P Patel Prominent Industrialist MD, Sigil India Ltd, Vadodara Parton – P D Patel Institute of Applied Science

Member

Dr. R V Upadhyay Dean, Faculty of Applied Studies, CHARUSAT Professor & Principal, P D Patel Institute of Applied Sciences Former Professor & Head, Department of physics, Bhavnagar University

Member

Dr. Atul Patel Dean, Faculty of Computer Application Principal, Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Institute of Computer Application

Member

Dr. Govind Dave Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, CHARUSAT Principal, Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management IIM Bangalore Alumnus & Former Professor IRMA

Member

Dr. T K Chaundhuri Prof. & Head – Dr. K C Patel Research & Development Center Eminent Nanoresearch Scientist and Physicist

Member

Shri Devang Joshi Registrar, CHARUSAT

Member Secretary

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The Campus

Flag Hoisting Ceremony at CHARUSAT on Occasion of 68th Independence Day of India

On 15th August 2014 as India celebrated its 68th Independence Day, Flag Hoisting

Ceremony was organized at Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT),

Changa.

India commemorates the nation's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947.

On this occasion, the 68th Independence Day of India was celebrated at Central Lawn of

CHARUSAT Campus at 9:00 AM.

Dr B G Patel did the unfurling of the Indian National Flag on the occasion of 68th Independence Day of India. In his opportune speech, he remembered stalwarts of freedom movements and their sacrifices to make India a united, free and democratic nation. He paid tributes to the pioneers of CHARUSAT Campus.

Smt.Madhuben Patel,Jt.Secretary,Kelavani Mndal, Smt. Vimal Patel, Hon. Director MTIN,

Shri Devang Joshi, Registrar and Deans and Principals of Faculties and institutes were

also present on the occasion.


Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT organized VRUND 2014

Charotar University of Science & Technology celebrated its annual garba Festival –

VRUND 2014 on 8 October 2014 (Sharad Purnima). It was an evening where youth

were dressed in traditional attire and flaunting new styles of dancing and dressing.

Students and faculty danced fervently on the Garba tunes.

Shri Naginbhai Patel,President, Matrusanstha and CHRF, Dr. M C Patel, Hon. Secretary,

Matrusanstha, Kelavani Mandal and CHRF and other office bearers of Matrusasntha,

Kelavani Mandal and CHRF blessed the VRUND with their inspirational presence.

VRUND 2014 was organized under guidance and support of Dr Niraj D Shah Convener,

Central Committee, CHARUSAT and Principal, Chandubhai S Patel Institute of

Technology (CSPIT).

Awareness about Women Empowerment a Rally organized by

CHARUSAT University Students

To generate awareness about women empowerment, a rally was organized on

September 28, 2014 by team Ummeed, the students of CHARUSAT University under the

event Koshish by ISTE students chapter, NIRMA University. The rally started from the


Main Street of Anand-Vidyanagar road, and continued till the central ground of the city,

The Shashtri Maidan.

Participants carried placards, posters and banner supporting women empowerment,

projecting the necessity for upliftment of women in our society. Slogans hailing “Naari-

Shakti Zindabad” were used in plenty. Violence against women was condemned with

jingles like "Nari Ka Jo Kare Apmaan Usko Samjho Pashu Samaan",”Beti Bachao” etc.

Along with the members of team Ummeed, the rally also included the participation of a

crew of Cadets from NCC, students from Charusat University and was accompanied by

the public around the streets.

“A small initiative is all it takes for a great change, and this is that small initiative.”- said

the members of team Ummeed. The last leg of the rally ended with the flag hoisting as a

gesture of showing solidarity towards the cause. Thus, the rally along the route was to

share the modern vision of women empowerment and gender equality, besides, getting

a feel of the life and vision for better India from them.

CHANDUBHAI S PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CSPIT)

CHARUSAT launched a F3 race car –Ojaswat made by students

It ranked 3rd all over India

The Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) on 7th July 2014 -

Monday launched formula racing car developed by its students. Students of the

university have developed the formula racing car to take part in the forthcoming SUPRA

SAE India 2014 competition. The competition challenges teams of university graduate

and under graduate students to conceive, design, fabricate and compete with their own

formula style, autocross racing cars.

Team 'OJASWAT', a group of 25 young engineers from Chandubhai S Patel Institute of

Engineering and Technology, a part of CHARUSAT, have developed the formula racing

car.


Dr. B G Patel, Provost, Dr. M C

Patel,Secretary,Kelavani Mandal, Shri

Ashok Patel, Advisor to CHARUSAT,Shri

Dhirubhai C Patel, Jt.Secretary Kelavani

Mandal, Dr. Sharad Patel, Editor,

Samajgosthi was present during the

Launching ceremony. This project of the

students will be presented at the SUPRA

SAE India 2014, which this year will be

held at Madras Motor Club at Chennai

between July 17 and July 22. Many teams

from all over India will participate in this national level competition to build the student

formula (F3) racing car by applying

their engineering knowledge and

compete with different teams. Each

team has to pass two rounds to take

part in final event. CHARUSAT's team

OJASWAT has already cleared the first

phase - the virtual round - where its

design stood 16th from across the

country and first in Gujarat. The second

round which includes dynamic testing,

inspection round and the main events

were held at Madras motor club, Chennai from 17th to 22nd July 2014.

In the second round, 87 teams were able to submit their cost reports, and 12 teams

were allowed to run during the final 22 km endurance race. Fighting against all odds,

team Ojaswat stood first in the 'Go Green' and 'Endurance' categories and ranked 3rd

amongst various engineering colleges in India winning a total of 1 lakh ten thousand prize

money.

Faculty Achievements

Dr. Vijaykumar Parmar, Associate Professor, RPCP had delivered an oral presentation

entitled “Experimental design approach for robustness testing of HPTLC methods” in

22nd International Symposium for High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography

(HPTLC) 2014 held at Lyon City, France between 2nd to 4th July, 2014.

Dr. Shobhit K. Patel’s (Asst. Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communications Engg. of

CSPIT) had present a paper on "S-Shape Meandered Micro strip Patch Antenna Design

using Met material" in “2014 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and

Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting" during 6th July 2014 to 11th July

2014 at Memphis, Tennessee, USA.


Mr.Chintan Bhatt (Asst. Professor, Dept. of Computer Engg. of CSPIT) had presented a

research paper on "Enhancement of Jobshop Scheduling Problem using Search

Optimization" the Fourth Internationl Conference on Digital Information and

Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP 2014) organized by

University of Thai Chamber of Commerce and Society of Digital Information and Wireless

Communications (SDIWC), Bankok -Thailand during the period of May 05-08, 2014. He

was also given an opportunity to Chair a session in the same Conference.

"COGNIZANCE 2k14- A National Level Technical Festival: An Introduction

CHARUSAT is a recognized University aiming at excellence ranked at 7th position in

Gujarat. It organized "COGNIZANCE 2k14- A National Level Technical Festival, on

September 05-06, 2014.

The Carnival garnered participants from

various engineering colleges of the nation.

The primary objective behind

COGNIZANCE-2k14 was to provide a

platform to young engineers for the

purpose of enhancing their technical

prowess and their ingenuity. The festival

comprised of real life problems that would

be solved innovatively. COGNIZANCE 2k14

was a unique technical festival organized in

Gujarat providing an innovative and

knowledgeable environment by exhibiting students’ ideas.

Since its inception in 2005, COGNIZANCE '05 has evolved into perfect interface between

industry and academics, paving the way for the entry of young engineers into highly

demanding industrial environment. Cognizance is a platform where ideas meet and

great minds compete. It was a place for the young and the bold, for the strong and brave,

for innovation and technique, and for brains and skills. With 24 events under one sun,

Cognizance will be a honeycomb of activities. It

promises an off the edge experience with an air of

competition. Cognizance 2k14 introduced 'Augmented

Reality', a workshop on sixth sense and virtual reality,

for the first time in Gujarat. Other major attractions

were PCB design workshop and various Robotic events

where the spectators got to see machines at war. The

entire campus was buzzing with the spirit of

competition, excitement, enthusiasm and adventure!

The fest was spread over a period of two days i.e. the 5th and 6th of Sept 2014.


Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Institute of Computer Applications (CMPICA)

One week Orientation programme organized by CMPICA

Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Institute of Computer Applications (CMPICA) had

organized orientation programme from 1st July, 2014 to 5th July, 2014 for welcoming

BCA and M.Sc. (IT).semester – I students. The main objective of this orientation

programme was to aware students about the various activities carried out at

CHARUSAT as well as at CMPICA. This program include the campus visit, introductory

and interaction games, cultural event, subject detailing, motivational and inspirational

sessions as well as presentation on various activities with photographs and videos that

helps students to understand the environment of CMPICA. As a part of orientation

programme senior students of CMPICA shared their experience with new comers.

Through the orientation program students participated energetically in every activity

and showed their talent.

Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management (I2IM)

Educational Tour to Analyze the Impact of Budget 2014 on Soft Drink Industries and

NGOs by the Budding Managers of I2IM, CHARUSAT

Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management (I2IM), a constituent of Charotar University

of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa organized an Industrial Visit to

Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Kheda and Blind People’s Association (BPA),

Ahmedabad on July 12, 2014. In this Educational Tour, about 100 students of I2IM

pursuing their MBA and PGDM courses participated full of zeal and explored the impact

of Budget 2014 on a Soft Drink Industry and an NGO.

Dr. Govind Dave, Principal, I2IM, and Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, CHARUSAT

reported that every semester I2IM has been organizing several Educational Tours for

the students of MBA and PGDM. Visit to ADANI Port, ONGC, IIMs etc. are some of the

places visited by students till date. This time the present visit has set up a milestone in

the history of the institute, as in the span of one day, the students had exposure to four


different spheres i.e. Industry, Education, Society and Spirituality and could develop

broad perspectives and a holistic approach to perceive the world around.

The visit was organized with the objectives of imparting information, knowledge and

exposure to the students regarding the system in industry and NGO and to learn the

crucial lessons of Management and life. It primarily focused on providing a vital scope

for interaction regarding the impact of Budget 2014 on the respective industry and

NGO.

It is here noteworthy that the Union Budget 2014 has made provision for setting up of

15 Braille presses and enhancement of many other presses across the nation and

Braille-embossed currency was historic as for the first time, the word 'Braille' was given

the importance of being mentioned in a central Budget. Students of I2IM visited BLIND

PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION (BPA) at Ahmedabad and met Mr. Bhushan Punani, The

Director, Blind People's Association, - an IIM graduate who chose the social sector over

the corporate one. The students visited every nook and corner of the BPA, interacted

with the Director and all the blind people staying and working with BPA and collected

their reflections over the impact of new provisions for them in the Union Budget 2014.

The visit promoted social and professional relationships between students and BPA and

sensitized the students with the hardships and plights of people in BPA. It filled them

with compassion, and developed a novel and positive perspective towards life and

work. They learnt the lesson of cultivating undying spirit in every stage of life without

compromising with values.

The students also visited HINDUSTAN COCA COLA BEVERAGES PVT. LTD, Kheda and

interacted with the HR Group regarding the impact of price hike in Soft Drinks on their

production, business and market. They visited the industry, understood the production,

packaging, labeling, marketing and HR processes prevalent in the organization and

received the valuable exposure to Mass and Batch Production System and Management.

The visit set up a very good interface between students and industry. It enabled the

future business tycoons and entrepreneurs to expand their professional sanctum,


enhance their level of information, knowledge and understanding regarding the know-

how in Industry. On the auspicious eve of “Guru Purnima”, the students also visited

Swamianrayan Akshardham Temple at Gandhinagar and witnessed the unique

conglomeration of science and spirituality.

It was Dr. Govind Dave’s extensive qualitative research in 2008 regarding “A Study on

Social Experiences of Visually Impaired” played a pivotal role and a guiding light for this

multi-purpose visit to places pertaining to Industry, Academia, Society and Spirituality.

CHARUSAT University, established in 2009 under the Gujarat State Act No.8,

Government of Gujarat, runs 06 Faculties, 08 Institutes, a Research centre, Space

Technology centre and a Human Resource Development, and offers 51 professional

programs in Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Computer Application, Applied

Sciences, Nursing and Physiotherapy.

I2IM, one of the leading institutes of CHARUSAT was established in 2006. It is under the

patronage of IPCO industries, a business house of repute, operated at Nadiad and USA

both. I2IM offers UGC / AICTE approved professional programs in Master of Business

Administration (MBA) (Intake 120), Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

(Intake – 60), and BBA + MBA dual degree Program. More than 320 students are

receiving the world class education at a local platform in I2IM. The Ph.D. Program in

Management and Interdisciplinary fields offered at I2IM provides aspiring academicians,

executives/managers from industries, civil servants and professionals a rare

opportunity to excel their knowledge in their respective fields. CONVEGNO - A

Management Meet, SIP - Summer Internship Programme, PAP - Placement Assistance

Programme, MANAS - Management Seminar Series, Prayaas -A Social Initiative for

Community Service, Industrial visits and Educational Tours are the prominent

landmarks of I2IM.

2nd Industry Academia Meet - 2014 @ IIIM, CHARUSAT


of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa organized a mega Industry-Academia

Meet – 2014 on July 19, 2014. More than 26 executives, managers and representatives of

around 21 organizations and industries participated in this convention. On this event,

Mr. Janak Seth, Sr. vice-President, Federations of Gujarat Industries (FGI), Vadodara and

Owner & Managing Director, Century Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Vadodara was invited as the

chief guest and one of the key-speakers of the function. Mr. Vikas Chawda, Expert,

National Innovation Council, Secretary, Vadodara Innovation Council graced the

occasion as Guest of Honour. At this momentous gathering, Dr. B. G. Patel, Provost,

CHARUSAT, Dr. M. C. Patel, Secretary, Matrusanstha, Kelavani Mandal and CHRF, Dr. S P

Kosta, Advisor and Scientist, CHARUSAT, along with the Governing Body and Advisors of

CHARUSAT, the stalwarts from Academia and Industry, Mr. Devang Joshi, Registrar,

CHARUSAT, Deans of various faculties and Principals of all the 08 institutions affiliated


to CHARUSAT, faculty members and students of Management – the budding managers

remained present on this event.

This convergence was organized with an objective of providing a scope for interaction

between the representatives/executives of various industry/organization and budding

managers and stakeholders in academia in order to explore novel avenues for

establishing collaborative and healthy win-win professional relationships. The event

also targeted to strengthen Industry- Institute commitment towards larger growth of

societal development; to identify areas of contemporary learning during Summer

Internship Program (SIP); to promote cooperation in the efforts to design

course/curriculum and enhance employability of the management graduates; to explore

opportunities for consultancy/job work, skill development programs for

students/executives, industrial visit, educational tour and signing of related MOUs.

The function started with invocation to the Almighty. Dr. Govind Dave, Principal, I2IM

and Dean, Faculty of Management Studies welcomed the dignitaries present and all

invitees and gave introduction of I2IM to all participants. Addressing the large gathering,

he gave the information about MBA, PGDM, Ph D and recently started dual degree

course run by the institute, initiatives like MANAS- Management Seminar Series, PAP –

Placement Assistance Program, SIP – Summer Internship Program and other social

initiatives.

Shri Devang Joshi, Registrar, CHARUSAT congratulated and appreciated the efforts of all

the participants and gave the glimpses of emergence and growth of CHARUSAT since its

inception, and also of its present and future ventures.

Mr. Janak Seth, Chief Guest of the Meet, expressed his concern about the vast and

growing gap between the Industry and Academica and also need to connect and nurture

the bond between these two fraternities. Referring to Sam Pitroda, the father of

Communication revolution, Mr. Janak Seth advised the future managers to develop skill

oriented learning by learning to do smart work rather than hard work and to

development in a way that their potential get encashed by stimulating Job

opportunities. On the other hand, he also focused on the scheme of screening the

students about their standards for the admission in the university which all the IITs and

IIMs have incorporated. Moreover, he emphasized on the project based leaning to

enable the student to be both innovative and creative and also the role of the teacher as

catalyst between industry and academia. He appreciated and encouraged the endeavour

taken up by I2IM as he mentioned that the seeds of innovative practices in Management

have already been planted by the institute and university at large. He concluded his

deliberation with the hope that there are better chances for India to develop in the

hands of young and dynamic youth in general and Managers in particular.


The Industry Academia Meet-2014 of proved to be the special occasion on which

CHARUSAT signed MOU with Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI) and will work for 3

various projects which carries an objective to bridge the gap between Industry and

academia in order to provide ample job opportunities to the emerging professionals

from CHARUSAT.

In his blessings, Dr. M C Patel, with reference to universities like Cambridge, Stanford

and Yale, conveyed the aspiration of CHARUSAT which his emerged to grow and

developed to become a World Class University. He said that it is the responsibility of

both Industry and Academia to provide the platform of job opportunities for the youth

for the development of the nation. He mentioned that not only the industrial fraternity

but also the faculty members have to work hard realize and nurture the potential of the

students to make them employable.

Dr. B G Patel, speaking over the occasion, focused on creating the Knowledge Society by

the expansion of higher education and by producing skilled, trained and knowledgeable

professionals and by sustenance of the partnership, relationship and friendship

between Industry and Academia. He said that international presence, world class

infrastructure, vast R and D investment and financial sustainability are four pillars of

the success of any academic institute. He hoped that in upcoming future, CHARUSAT will

produce the knowledgeable professionals to meet the industrial needs.


After the inaugural session, there was a Panel Discussion among the representatives

and professionals of industries and academia highlighting the areas to consider

improving employability of the students of managements and ways to make them ready

as per the expectations of the industry. Moreover, the emphasis of the discussion was on

skills based learning with the consciousness of practicality. The experts in the panel also

stressed upon the awareness of the ground realities of the corporate world among the

students. All the executives from industry, and faculty members and students from

academia participated in the discussion with a great enthusiasm and make the event a

grand success.

The major companies which participated in this mega-conglomeration are ALSTOM

India Ltd., Business World, Dena Bank, Federation of Gujarat Industries, Headhunt HR

Consultants Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, INDUSA Infotech Services Pvt.

Ltd., Indus Ind Bank Ltd., Kotak Securities Ltd., J M Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., Kotak

Securities, Patel Anand Regional Co-operative Oilseeds Grower’s Union Limited, Assure

Management Consultancy, Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd, Axis Bank, Azure

knowledge corporation Pvt. Ltd., Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company. Limited., Birla

Sun Life Mutual Fund, Business Standard, Capital Market, Collabera, Dena Bank,

Federation of Gujarat Industries, Headhunt HR Consultants Pvt Ltd, ICICI Prudential

Mutual Fund, INDUSA Infotech Services Pvt. Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, JM Financial

Services Pvt. Ltd., Pension Neeti, Ricasial Industries, Sherno Industries, VCCI, Vision

Beyond, White Beyond, White Lily Events, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy

Services Patel & Mehta Company, Vadodara Innovation Council.

“This confluence will definitely provide opportunities for interactions at various ends

and help establish healthy industry academia relationships for holistic growth of

society. Among the CHARUSAT’s new initiatives, there is a special provision for the

executives of industries to pursue PH D under Faculty of Management Studies,

CHARUSAT.” reported Dr. Govind Dave, Principal, I2IM, and Dean, Faculty of

Management Studies.

I2IM, one of the leading institutes of Management in CHARUSAT, offers professional

programs like MBA, PGDM and BBA + MBA dual degree program. It is under the

patronage of IPCO Industries, a business house of repute, operated at Nadiad and USA.

Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management organized Holistic Exposure Learning

Program (HELP)


of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa organized an Academic activity, a

series of Programmes under the title HELP- Holistic Exposure Learning Programme at its

accomplishment of thriving 8th Academic Year.

Holistic Exposure Learning Programme (HELP) is a mammoth maneuver of Indukaka

Ipcowala Institute of Management (I2IM), CHARUSAT. The Programme intended to


fulfill the objectives as Orientation Programme (Phase: I-III) organized for MBA, PGDM

(Batch: 2014-2016), and BBA+MBA Dual Degree Programmes, Mentor-Mentee

Interactions structured for MBA and PGDM Programmes (Batch: 2013-2015),

Interactions with I2IMites and Prayaas- is an I2IM kindled community service- an

extensive endeavor.

To attain the above objectives, on August 09, 2014, I2IM undertook a community service

programme under Holistic Exposure Learning Programme (HELP) involved faculty

members and more than 300 students who visited 2000 household of 40 villages and

cities across Gujarat State. It aimed to generate awareness about CHARUSAT

UNIVERSITY, CHRF-CHARUSAT, to profile population/households in terms of age,

education, occupation, disease prevalent/ contracted, annual income, monthly

expenses, spending, on healthcare, etc and survey of 108 EMRI (Emergency Services).

It proficient the students of I2IM with the management concepts as “Learning by doing”

in societal setting /open system, field based learning, personal interactions and

observations equipped the students to develop an understanding about the needs of

various stakeholders of the society. It helped students to learn and to liaise with and

understand management models practiced by various agencies like Government, local

bodies, private institutions, NGOs etc. It evoked knowledge, skills and attitude among all

aspiring managers’ undertaking management education/ training at IIIM.

On this occasion, Dr Govind Dave, Dean, Faculty of Management and Principal, II2IM

said: “Under Holistic Exposure Learning Programme (HELP), there were 300 students

under 10 faculty members. There were total 10 teams were there. Each group visited 04

villages a day, so total 40 villages and cities were covered across the state. Various

programmes were organized under these visits including Tree plantations at the

schools, themes based Role Plays on education and health care, Entertaining Games in

Old-Age Homes, Education Awareness Campaign for Orphanage Home residents, Career

Guidance for Secondary and Higher Secondary Students aspiring for Higher Education,

around 200 videos display on Life Management Skills to Households, Rakshabandhan

with Traffic Policemen.”

It is notable that C. A. Patel, Vice President, Kelavani Mandal, Dr. Govind Dave, Dean,

Faculty of Management and Principal, I2IM and other trustees inspired this initiative by

remaining present during tree plantation program at Dabhou primary school.


An Orientation Programme was initiated under the HELP organized various events for

newly admitted MBA and PGDM Programme students. The Programmes like

Introduction to CHARUSAT, Campus Visit, Management Video Sessions, and

Management Games, Library Software Training (Capital Database, EBSCO and J-Gate E-

Journal), Seminar on What is Business?, MANAS- Management Seminars pertaining to

the components of their curriculum, SMES, entrepreneurship, orientation regarding

Curriculum, Credit System, Schemes of the Program of study.

Mega Exhibition on Liberal Arts @ CHARUSAT

On its way to becoming a World Class University, CHARUSAT introduces Liberal Arts

Courses for the Holistic Development of the students. Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of

Management (I2IM), one of the constituent Institutes of Charotar University of Science

& Technology (CHARUSAT) and leading management institute of Gujarat first time

offered six different courses like Painting, Photography, Sculpting, Pottery and Ceramic

Arts, Media and Graphic Design, and Art and Craft of Liberal Arts under Humanities and

Social Sciences (HSS) during September 22-25, 2014 in which 1200 students of UG

programs benefited. As a result of this innovative initiative and an epic step, more than

5100 models on Courses of Liberal Arts are prepared by students. The grand exhibition

is organized to display these models at I2IM during September 25-27, 2014.

CHARUSAT fosters an aspiration of being a World Class University. It strives, initially, to

be in the league of Top 20 Universities at National Level. As a step towards being a

World Class University and realising the dream of Shri Surendra Patel, President,

CHARUSAT, CHARUSAT Curriculum has been reformed focusing on holistic exposure to

students as a part of their overall personality development. As a result of this reform,

CHARUSAT has implemented the Courses of Liberal Arts as a part of curriculum to 1st

Year Under Graduate Students of all programs of the University.


"Introducing Courses of Liberal Arts as a credit course at University level was a

visionary initiative by us. Very few World Class Universities have taken such an

initiative. We feel pride by seeing outcome generated by the students within these four

days’ workshop. We are sure that these courses will help us in developing skilled

engineers, management graduates and professionals. ” said Dr. Govind Dave, Dean,

Faculty of Management Studies and Principal, I2IM

While talking about the exhibition, he informed that in the exhibition, we have displayed

5100 models which include 450 models in Pottery and Ceramic Art, 440 models in

Sculpting, 3500 Photographs in Photography, 254 Posters in Media and Graphics

Design, 150 Paintings, 320 models in Arts and Craft. These all models on various themes

are created by students within these four days.

“It is a historical event for us as such an initiative has been taken for the first time by

any University at national level. The learning from these courses will help students to

cultivate the necessity skills to be responsible citizens as well as professionals in a

diverse and increasingly interdependent global world,” said Mr. Devang Joshi, Registrar,

CHARUSAT, talking about Workshop on Courses of Liberal Arts “It is the unique

combination between Science and Art. The benefits of this revolutionary step will be

very fruitful in coming years,” said Mr. Kanu Patel, renowned artist and one of the

resource person of the workshop.


It is notable that Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) has been established under

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) with the objectives of providing holistic exposure

to students. A Structure of Courses on Humanities and Social Sciences is being

implemented from the academic year 2014-15 to nurture for their holistic development

in three stages - Personal, Social and Professional. Humanities and Social Sciences also

offers courses like Values and Ethics, Critical Thinking and Logic, Academic Writing,

Languages, Communication Skills, Psychology, Sociology, Liberal Arts, Culture and

Society, International Studies at UG and PG programs offered by University.

Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy (ARIP)

Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy Student Achievement

Students of ARIP have won cash prizes in the Heart Run (2.7 km) organised by DDMM

heart Institute, Nadiad where around 700 participants participated for this category.

They are as follows:

1. Vidhya Kiran (7th Sem) - 2nd rank

2. Daksha (5th Sem) - 3rd rank

3. Nehali amin (7th Sem) - 5th rank

Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing (MTIN)

Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing celebrated World Suicide Prevention &

Awareness Day @ CHARUSAT

Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing (MTIN) a constitute Institute of Charotar

University of Science and Technology celebrated World Suicide Prevention and

Awareness Day on 10th September, 2014. This celebration was organised by 3rd Year

(5thsem) B. Sc Nursing students. Dr. B G Patel, Provost, CHARUSAT University was the

Chief Guest of the function. Dr. B G Patel explained the value of life and discussed

psychological and medical symptoms and remedies of suicide. Citing various spiritual

scriptures, he clearly stated that suicide is not the permanent solution of any temporary

problem of life.

Students had organised exhibition on what is suicide, causes, symptoms, misconception

and prevention & the referral services available in Gujarat. Programme was concluded

by performing role play on suicide prevention by the students & lighted candles for

awareness regarding prevention of suicide by whole faculties & students of MTIN.

Mr. Anil Sharma, Principal of MTIN also addressed the students and urged to be aware

of such patients in and around our vicinity. He gave following questions to identify the

problem:


To be a lifesaver Ask direct questions

“Are you having thoughts of suicide?” “Do you

wish you were dead?”

“Have you had thoughts of hurting yourself?”

Don’t him state to raise the subject? Talking with people about suicide won’t put ideas

into their head s. If you’ve observed any of the warning signs, chances are they’re

already thinking about it!

A — Ask: The person if they are contemplating suicide.

R — Respond: With kindness, listen non‐judgmentally and recommend

options available for people in crisis.

E — Encourage: The person to seek help.

Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing Student Achievement

Ms. Mansuri Kausarbanu basirbhai, First year General Nursing & Midwifery

(GNM)Student, secured First Rank in Gujarat Nursing Council Examination in overall

Gujarat State in July 2014 examination

Distinguished Guests:

Ms. Barbara Burton, Educational Administrator, 28/10/2014, “Beautiful Campus”.

Ms. Jill Wright, Dean,Academic Services, USA (28/10/2014), “The University offers

comprehensive programs to students who will make contributions to the chosen

professional and the global economy”.

Mr. Mithun Khandwala, Education, Ahmedabad (28/10/2014), “Wonderful campus and

educational facilities. I must say very similar to USA”.

Mrs. Janki Uttam Dubal, Engineer, Changa/ USA, (21/07/2014), “Thank you so much for

your warm hospitality. The university has changed so much in the last few years. I

cannot believe how advanced the entire facility is. I am excited to come back and visit

the hospital. Amazing work and dedication. So, lucky that dada (Late Shri J C Patel) was

a part of this organization.”

Mr. Uttam Dubal, Engineer, USA (21/07/2014), “Very Impressive campus, dedicated to

impressive courses like education and healthcare services to all. Keep up the good

work.”

Mr. Mayank Ambala Patel and Kamalaben A Patel, Business Man, Anand (19/09/2014),

“Very good organization, well organized campus”.


Mary Winfield, SVP Technical Support, USA (26/09/2014), “What a beautiful campus

and wonderful location university. Grate to see the extensive labs & Learning”.

Mr. Trushar Upadhyaya, Aditya Birla Group, Kasor, “Excellent Campus’.

Mr. Dip Patel, Student, USA (28/8/2014), “Very Nice Campus”.

Mr. Prafulbhai Kanubhai Amin, Virsad (21/8/2014), “Nice Campus”.

Dr. Rinkal Patel, Dentist, Baroda (18/8/2014), “Very Nice Campus and environment”.

Dr. Jarif Mayat, Dentist, Navsari (18/8/2014), “Very Nice and attractive campus”.

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