Online Expert Lecture on Basic Mathematics (Basics of Trigonometry) for 1st semester Diploma Engineering Mechanical, Civil, Automobile engineering students on 19th December, 2020

The clarity of vision, goal to create and achieve the shared vision was the theme of the first session of FDP - Let’s Create Magic in the Classroom. For the clarity of vision, achieving the goals, constant improvement, being better at what one does, reflection is a must. Purposeful reflection at the heart of a structured cycle of self-observation and self-evaluation for continuous learning is so powerful. The second session of the FDP focused on Reflection and Reflective Practices. The faculties of Diploma and Degree engineering attended this session in two batches, Batch 1 on 31st January and Batch 2 on 2nd February, 2023. 

The session designed and delivered by Dr. Pooja Mehta aimed at creating an experience for all the participants and made them reflect. Through interesting activities, reflective questions for teachers, discussion and sharing of nuances of reflective learning and teaching, this session rendered a different level of experience for all the participants. It was truly felt that a culture of reflective practice creates a strong foundation for continuously improving teaching and learning. The session ended with a sharing by each participant about what, why and how of reflection and reflective practices, their reflection experiences, reflective practices they would like to explore and try. A participative model of this faculty development program, activities, sharings and discussions made an enriching experience for all the participants. 

Here are the glimpses of the session….

Saffrony Institute of Technology is committed to creating a positive and effective teaching-learning environment in every classroom on campus. To achieve this goal, the institute has resumed the special series of Faculty Development Program called "Magic in the Classroom”. This program aims to create a vibrant and engaging learning environment that is conducive to student success.

The first session of the "Magic in the Classroom" - 2023 series was conducted on January 24, 2023 by Dr. Pooja Mehta which was attended by all the faculty members of Diploma & Degree Engineering. The session was focused on Vision and Goal Setting, which is an essential aspect of any individual’s personal and professional development. Dr. Pooja Mehta enlightened everyone about the power of positive/negative imagination. She shared the experiments conducted by Japanese Scientist Masaru Emoto which proves that our positive thoughts, words and actions can create a tremendous positive impact in our classrooms and on our students and hence the importance of positive imagination and setting positive goals and visions. Through an activity on creating a Shared Vision which is necessary for building an effective learning environment, all the faculties came together, they deliberated upon, discussed, designed and displayed their vision with great enthusiasm, and many reported that they found the experience to be invaluable and inspiring.

Congratulations to our Team MindHawks for being ranked 2nd amongst the top 5 winners out of 90+ shortlisted Teams in the NSG Digirakshak Hackathon 2022. This was the first ever hackathon to be organized by the National Security Guards in collaboration with Rashtriya Raksha University aimed at inviting the technical community of India for finding the optimum solution of various challenges presently being faced by security forces. NSG operates in unknown/uncharted areas and so special equipment/solutions are needed to cater for the same. But such equipment/solutions are not available off the shelf. So, this hackathon will help them meet their needs with the help of emerging talents throughout the nation.

The journey towards the project accomplishment and subsequently towards this achievement was not easy; in fact, it was yearlong, starting from 30th October, 2021 and till 15th Oct, 2022 with a Final and Felicitation Ceremony at NSG Campus, Manesar, Haryana. Transforming the idea to the real output required a good deal of effort and various challenges came in the way. But with the help of the Management and various talented faculties providing the team with constant support, achieving this feat was no longer an impossible task.

The problem statement was "SURVEILLANCE FOR COUNTER HIJACK OPERATIONS", it’s about innovating drones for the security forces which will help the NSG officers to have some important data for planning operations against the hijackers. It was a very important task to counter this problem, as even a small bit of information can impact the condition in the favour of the security forces.

The team comprises of five students, Kewal Shah, Siddhi Marvaniya, Niraj Lalwani, Smit Vidja and Anuj Shukla of 5th Semester from IT branch along with their team guide Prof. Hima Soni (Mentor) who started the journey when students were just in the 3rd Semester. The solution provided by the team was the only one which was considered capable enough to advance for further levels. From more than 213 registrations, the team went through 4+ stages of intense assessments namely Concept Paper Review (online), Concept Presentation (online), Status Check 1 (RRU), Status Check 2 (NSG Campus, Manesar), Status Check 3 (NSG Headquarters, Palam), Status Check 4 (NSG Campus, Manesar), Final and Felicitation Ceremony (NSG Campus, Manesar) and were the only team of students that qualified from the problem statement and made it in top 5 spot.

Team's contribution to the field is a pride and joy, especially in the light of Saffrony Institute of Technology!

Keep up the good work!!