TheVicennial Alumni Meet took place at St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineeringand Technology on December 30^th, 2023. The event witnessed theactive participation of enthusiastic alumni.

Followingthe registration process, alumni visited their respective departments andengaged in discussions with the department heads and faculty members. The focusof these discussions was on exploring ways in which alumni could contribute tostudents' internships, placements, and mentoring.

Fr.Dr. Paul Chandrankunnel, Director, SVPCET, warmly welcomed the alumni,encouraging them to play a more active role in the institute's developmentalactivities. Later in the evening, a formal program was conducted in theauditorium. Two alumni shared insights on the reciprocal roles of alumni insupporting the institute and vice versa.

Theevent featured a choir performance and a skit presented by both alumni andfaculty members, receiving appreciation from the attendees. Notable highlightsof the evening included presenting the Distinguished Alumnus Award to fivealumni and the Young Alumnus Award to seven deserving individuals.

Dr.S. V. Gole, Principal underscored the significance of alumni cultivating asense of belonging to their Alma mater and encouraged them to share theirsuccesses with the institute. Additionally, members of the Alumni Associationwere felicitated during the gathering.

Aspart of the vicennial celebration, the alumni meet included an instant photobooth and a designated a selfie point. The festivities concluded with acelebratory networking dinner held at the Multi-Facility Center.

The Diwali Milan Alumni Meet of TechPallottine Alumni was conducted at St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering& Technology, Nagpur, on November 11, 2023. The event witnessed theparticipation of alumni across the batches. Dr.Fr.Paul Chandrankunnel welcomedthe alumni, appreciated their zeal to participate in the alumni meet despitetheir busy schedule, and called for greater alumni participation in thedevelopment of the institute. Prof. Dushyant Khadse, Alumni Cell Coordinator,spoke about the recent initiatives taken by the Institute for Alumni, i.e., theinitiation of alumni awards and a new alumni website integrated with a mobileapp. Dr. Kishore Borakhade, Associate Dean of the Career Development Centre(CDC), informed alumni about the activities of the CDC cell.

Diwali Messages from higherauthorities (former and present) of the Institute for the Alumni werepresented. An open-forum interactive discussion was held on the participationof alumni in the upcoming vecennial alumni meet and ways in which alumni cancontribute to the overall development of the institute. The alumni alsointeracted with higher authorities of the institute, as well as with the headsof departments, the in-charge of various cells of the institute, and facultymembers. Class representatives and Student Representative Council members fromthe final year were also invited to interact with the alumni. Ms. Isha Suri, analumnus from the ETC department and currently working in the B.Voc departmentof the institute, was the Master of Ceremony. Mr. Mohit Parekh, the NagpurRegion Alumni Coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks.

The Fourth Graduation Ceremony of St. VincentPallotti College of Engineering & Technology for pass out batch’s 2019,2020 and 2021 was held at Multi Facility Center of the Institute on Saturday 11thMarch 2023 at 11.00 am.  The event wasgraced by Mr. Arvind Kumar, Center Head at Tata Consultancy Services, Nagpur.

The lighting of the lamp by dignitaries anda graduate representative marked a auspicious beginning followed by scripturereading by Fr. Siju Jose, Financial Administrator, SVPCET who invoked divineblessings of the almighty upon the Tech Pallottine Graduates and prayed fortheir overall success.

This was followed by an Welcome Address byDr. Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel, Director, SVPCET expressing his gratitude to allthe stake holders and a brief college report was also presented by himhighlighting the advantages of being a autonomous institution and opportunitiesit provides ,prestigious National Board of Accreditation ( NBA) of all eligiblebranch’s of B.Tech programs , Industry Academia Interaction, Projects carriedout under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, achievements of students in academic and cocurricular activities.

Principal Dr. S. V. Gole introduced the ChiefGuest.

The convocation address was delivered by Hon.Chief Guest Mr. Arvind Kumar, Center Head at Tata Consultancy Nagpur. Hecongratulated the students on their graduation from a prestigious institute andadvised them to cherish and nurture the confidence build through variousactivities held in the Institute. He urged students to serve humanity by developingadvance technologies and harness the knowledge gained through engineering tosolve complex problems. He advised everyone to lead a youthful, energetic andpurposeful life.

A total of 627 graduates attended thegraduation ceremony.

The pledge to all the graduates wasrendered by the Chief Guest.

As a token of appreciation a Memento waspresented to Chief Guest by Fr.James Thomas Assistant Director, SVPCET.

The Graduation Ceremony culminated with aVote of thanks in which gratitude was expressed by acknowledging thecontribution of everyone involved.

The Graduation Ceremony was held under theguidance of Dr.Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel , Director, SVPCET  , Fr. James Thomas Assistant Director , FrSiju Jose Financial Administrator, Dr. S. V. Gole Principal and Prof. R. B. Gowardhan,Institute Mentor.

Indian Army is not just a profession, but a way of life. Welive by the values and ethos that has been ingrained in us right from thebeginning.
I believe that Indian parenting teaches values, ethics and life skills to ourchildren. There is one particular value which I do not agree to, and isingrained in Indians right from the beginning – ‘Zid Mat Karo.’ Do not beinsistent. As conditioning, we are taught every day that good kids are neverinsistent. I feel that as a woman standing here in front of you in the uniform,we should teach our daughters and kids to be Ziddi (insistent). Be insistentabout your condition, your passion and your dreams.
My Alma Mater not only equipped me with sound technical knowledge but literallygave me wings to "ARISE & SHINE" and on this occasion of Women'sDay, I would urge all the young Pallotines to be insistent & passionateabout their dreams and keep spreading the glory of our institution around theglobe. Jai Hind.

Major Nupur Dubey,EE

Officer at IndianArmy

My 4 years at St. Vincent Pallotti College moulded me tobecome the person I am today. It offered me the opportunity to hone my talentsand evolve in the best version of myself. My message to all would be to exploreas many avenues as possible, try volunteering, researching until you arrive atwhat inspires you and don’t forget to have a “Perpetual Beta” mindset - alwayslearning and evolving.

Anushree Bhoyar, ETC

Data Engineering -Senior Analyst at Accenture

As young women, you have so much potential to make apositive impact on the world. Whether you're pursuing your education, buildinga career, or following your passion, I urge you to never lose sight of yourvalue and worth. You have unique strengths and talents that are worthy ofrecognition and celebration.
Remember that you have the power to create change in your community and beyond.Whether it's advocating for gender equality, supporting other women in yournetwork, or simply being true to yourself and your values, your actions canmake a difference.
On this Women's Day, I encourage you to reflect on the incredibleaccomplishments of women throughout history and to be proud of the woman thatyou are becoming. You are strong, capable, and deserving of every opportunityand success that comes your way.
Happy Women's Day to all the inspiring young women out there. Let's continue tolift each other up and work towards a brighter future for women everywhere.

Mabel Peter, ETC

Consultant atCapgemini

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land amongstars. Keep shining,  keep unravelling!

Snehankita Channe,ETC

Tech Lead (Officer)at Citi Bank

Hey Beautiful women’s!
You are strong, beautiful & powerful. Don’t you ever go through life beingsilent, accommodating & convenient. Always own your beauty, intelligence& energy. Be fierce & unapologetic for being you. Protect your innerpeace & Shine bright like you were born to lit up the world!

Aboli Paighan, IT

Data EngineerAnalyst At Accenture 

Womens are meant to lead Empires .Historically speaking , Aqueen with a throne , dedication and compassion is really powerful. A womenwith Self-Commitment is unbeatable.

Nayan Tabhane, IT

HR Officer atConfidence Petroleum India Limited

To all the super womens, "Never let your fearsunderestimate you for doing what's right, you are a force so powerful you canbreak all the barriers created by perception, judgement, society. There isabsolutely no limit for what you can Accomplish! "

Saniya Imroze, IT

Software Engineer/Co- organizer at Persistent Systems/ GDG - WTM Nagpur

It's good to feel powerful, as an earning resource in thehome. When girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can createincredible futures, not only for themselves but also for those around them.

Chinmayee Prabhakarkukde, IT

Executive atInfocepts

The energy of equality should come into everyone's thinking,men and women are equal, they should be given equal status, Women should comeforward to understand women while acting in the society.

Ankita Wankhede, IT

Hello Pallottines,
It's an honour to be Alumni from this marvellous institution. I am proud toreflect on the education and opportunities I have received during my time atthis institution.
Pallotti has always been encouraging women in different fields crafting themperfectly socially and academically. I have gained my confidence, team buildingand leadership skills from this institution as well mostly maintaining contactsis my best lesson learned here. Being from hostel prepared me for the corporatehustle it's the best place to learn corporate etiquette.
It's truly said “Arise and Shine” this institution makes sure that everystudent that joins in will shine bright & women of pallotti are alreadyshining stars in their organization making Pallotti proud.
My message for the upcoming Pallottines is that do trust the process that thisinstitution makes you go through, this discipline, knowledge and experiencewill make you a step ahead in your future endeavors. I am happy to representPallotti's sophistication and values in my organization it has helped toadvance the cause of women's rights and gender equality. So future engineers donot forget to take this box of knowledge and values with you from pallotti tooutshine yourselves.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to empowering women, and I look forwardto seeing the continued impact of the institution's work on the lives of womenaround the world
"To all the women engineers out there, keep pushing forward and breakingdown barriers. You are paving the way for generations to come you are engineersby heart solving problems and innovating solutions has always been your cup oftea."

Tanushree Nichal, ETC

SystemsEngineer At Atos Global 

To all the women I want to say you are doing great and donot give up no matter what comes your way. We are the future of our country.

Swati MadhusudanMudliar, EE

Data CenterEngineering operations Engineer at Amazon Web services (AWS)

Men around the world pamper the women by giving gifts tothem but instead of giving gifts, they should be more concerned about theirdifficulties & challenges and also take oath of respecting and loving themevery day not only on any special day.

Simran Thakre, ME

Senior OfficerCosting & Planning at Spacewood Office Solutions Pvt Ltd , Nagpur

When endurance meets elegance, womanhood starts.
We are a movement in ourselves uplifting each other as we go ahead.
Happy Women's day to all the lovely women out there.

Tuhina Chatterjee, EE

Software Engineer atCapgemini India Private Limited

We can achieve anything if we put our minds to it. Be thekind of woman who makes other women want to up their game.

Prachi Panchbudhe, ME

Client DeliveryAssociate at NewtonX

I believe struggle and hard work are two similar weaponsthat everyone can possess.

And we women are already born with that. So use it, ladies,to attain highest potential.

Because every woman has something different and unique aboutherself.

So identify those special things and fly high with thosewings. Because no one can stop you!

Happy International Women’s Day

Trusha Sontakkey, CE

SeniorAssociate-Operations at WNS Global Services Ltd.

The regionalalumni meet was organized in Bangalore on 4^th February, 2023. Theevent was held at St. Vincent Pallotti Church Campus, Banawadi, A total numberof 25 alumni had participated in the event of various batches and programs. Thecollege was represented by Rev. Fr. Siju Jose, Dr. Sushant Satputaley, andProf. Abhranil Banerjee.

The programstarted with a formal information regarding the institute and its perspectiveplans. The alumnus were keen to know about the recent developments. Each of theparticipants were very happy knowing about the Autonomous status and recent NBAaccreditations of various prorgams of the institute. Fr. Siju in his openingtalk welcomed the alumni for helping each other which will develop domainspecific networking.  Prof. Sushant toldabout the various schemes and benefits of autonomy. He also added about thevarious programs and the recent tie ups with L&T EduTech for the coreengineering programs and with TCS for Computer Science and Business System.Prof. Abhranil appealed the alumni to connect with current students bydelivering expert talks on sunrise domains like Artificial Intelligence,Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality etc. Healso added the various objectives of Alumni Cell in the near future to make thecell more effective for all the stakeholders of the institute. Further, a cakecutting ceremony was organized to celebrate the togetherness of Tech Pallottine.The program was followed by an informal discussion among the alumni and therepresentatives of the institute and a fellowship dinner.

St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering & Technology hadorganised an Alumni Meet on 30 April 2022. The meeting sought socialand intellectual interaction among the alumni themselves, and the institute. Italso aimed at reinforcing a sense of belonging towards the Alma Mater bydiscussing concrete ways of productive collaboration. The program commencedwith greetings from the members of the alumni cell, a brief about AlumniAssociation and a video showcasing previous year’s interaction.

Fr. Dr. Paul, Director, SVPCET welcomed the alumni, appreciated their presence and participationand acknowledged them as a real treasure for the institute. He felicitated theoffice bearers and also updated the alumni on the recent developments in thecollege and informed them about alumni fund module and requested them tocontribute towards alumni association by donating fund for Academic Sponsorship (for EconomicallyChallenged Students), Relief Fund (for MedicalEmergency), Sponsorship for Developmentof Laboratory’s / Incubation Centre / Skill Development Centre, GeneralDonation.

Dr. S.V. Gole, PrincipalSVPCET discussed with them further plans for the institute. In his words“Alumni are caretakers for new students”. He asked the alumni to contributeproactively in the  various developmentactivities of the Institute.

In the interactive session alumni’s shared their experiences andoffered to help students in their respective domains. Alumni’s  stressed on compulsary internship, coredomain knowledge as well as work on multidisciplinary projects.

Mr. Mohit Parekh, TheNagpur Region Coordinator, Alumni Cell, explained that the alumni meet is muchneeded for networking and overall development.

Later, Alumni Achievers and Contributors were felicitated at theevent by Fr. Paul, Fr. James and Dr. S. V. Gole. Alumni with april as theirbirth month and married couples presnet on the ocassion were speciallyfelicitated and were invited to cut the special cake.

Mr. Chaitanya Jiwani,Nagpur Regional Co-cordinator, proposed the formal vote of thanks. He expressedgratitude to the association,  entireSVPCET management and in particular to Ms. Komal Jaisinghani, the AlumniCell Coordinator  & Mr. DushyantKhadse, Alumni Cell Co-cordinator for organizing the meet.

Ms. Uttirna Rao, Alumna,CE 2020 Batch and Mr. Anoj Thomas, Alumnus, CE 2019 Batch were theMaster of Ceremony . A total of 105 alumni, enthusiastically participated inthe meeting. The formal session was followed by lunch and informal interactionand visit to respective departments.

“Reflections 2022”,Online Regional Alumni Meet, Pune & Mumbai Region was organized by theAlumni Cell, SVPCET on 5th March 2022.   

The objective to conductsuch meets is to provide a common platform for social and intellectualinteraction among the Alumni. It also maintains a connection between theInstitute and the Alumni and reinforces a sense of belonging and a spirit offraternity. The alumni are made aware of Institute activities and developmentand are constantly motivated to stay connected. 

In all 50 alumni joinedthe meet and Ms. Uttirna Rao gave the welcome address, Prof. Komal Jaisinghani,In- charge, Alumni Cell, SVPCET, addressed the alumni, Mr. Ajinkya Karandikar,steering committee member, spoke about the Alumni Association and its plans.Alumni actively shared their thoughts & memories in an open forum which wasfollowed by a fun quiz, the winners being Ms. Uttirna & Mr. Bhushan. Thevote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Uttirna Rao. 

          The meet was successfully coordinated by  Ms. Komal S.Jaisinghani, In-charge, Alumni Cell & team.

An Alumni Talk on the topic ‘EntrepreneurshipOpportunities & Challenges’ was held on 10th February 2022 at 3:00 PM.

It was organized by the Institute Alumni Cell forstudents of the institute.

More than 150 students attended the session.

Alumnus Mr. Manan Dixit , 2008 batch ElectricalEngineering  department, Founder &CEO at FidYPay, guided the students on Entrepreneurship, different and innovativeways of Start Ups, Opportunities available for people , new to this field. Alsogave students an opportunity to get more knowledge and exposure on the topic.This was followed by a Q&A session.

Mr. Ankit Patil, Alumni, Batch 2017, Mechanical Engineering along-with Dr. Sushant Satputaley, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering have been granted a patent on, “A method and system for producing Bio-diesel” by the Australian Government. The College Management and Staff congratulates them for their achievement.

An Alumni Talk on the topic ‘Power BI’ was held on 19th January 2022 at 11:00 AM.It was organized by the Institute Alumni Cell for students of the institute. More than 150 students attended the session.

                                        Alumna Ms. Deepika Swami , 2013 batch Electrical Engineering  department, Research Scholar- AI & ML,Switzerland University, presently, the Production Support Manager at Chartered Bank, Bengaluru, guided the students on BI-Business Intelligence, the software Power BI, benefits of using it over other software, usefulness in presenting data and  modernizing it. Also gave students an opportunity to get more knowledge on Power BI with the help of a certified course. This was followed by a Q&A session.

Awebinar on the introduction of Alumni Association was conducted on 15th January2022 at 11:00 AM. It was organized by the Institute Alumni Cell for thestudents of the institute. More than 150 students attended the session.

                                     Thecoordinator of the Alumni Cell Faculty Team, Ms. Komal Jaisinghani, introducedstudents to the President, the Vice President, the Secretory, the Treasurer,the Steering Committee Members, the Regional and Co-coordinators, who furtherguided them about working of the Association. This was followed by a QNAsession.   All of the alumni shared theirexperience at SVPCET. They told us about Placement opportunities (Where toapply), Recent Technologies and Guidance for higher studies.

 In future severalsessions will be conducted by the alumni association which will be beneficialfor students for future internship and placements.

 The entire session was motivating; studentsgot a clear view about what and where to focus.

Department of Computer Engineering organized an alumna interaction on 1st December 2021 for second and third year students. Interaction session was conducted by Ms. Ashwini Bansod, 2019 Batch. Ashwini completed MS from University of Maryland Baltimore County and now she is working as Program Management Engineer, at GLOBA LFOUNDRIES , Albany, New York Metropolitan Area. She shared her journey in the US, how she managed to study, how she worked as a cashier initially, and then as a graduate assistant. She guided the students about MS. She answered all the queries of students. She motivated students to take active participation in events, activities. She shared how small activities, events that she did in her college time help her to be successful in life. The session was successfully organized by Prof. Dipak Wajgi & Prof. Komal S. Jaisinghani.

Alumni Cell Department of Mechanical Engineering inassociation with Design Club has organized an alumni talk on “ General overviewon Design.” Thar talk was given by Mr. Swapnil Dhakate 2018 batch Alumnus fromMechanical Engineering Department. Mr. Swapnil has previouls work experience asTransportation Designer with Daimler Truck Division, Chennai, India.

Mr. Swapnil has completed his Master of Design from MITschool of Design, Pune, India. He has received Gold medal during his masters.He has given overall insight on design field in which he discussed aboutTransportation Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design,  Interior space and furniture design. Thesession was conducted online on webex platform of college. Students raiseddoubts related to career in design field which were resolved during thesession. He has also given Insight on preparation for various entrance examsrequired for Masters in Design. Live sketching session was conducted at the endof the webinar to give an idea to students about what are skills required toget into design domain.

Mr. Tushar Aneyrao Coordinate the event and was presentduring the conduction.

Department of Computer Engineering in association with Institute AlumniCell organized an alumna interaction of Ms. Aishwarya Singh Rathore for  3^rd year students of all branch, on12^th of June, 2021. Ms. Aishwarya is currently working as anAssociate Index Analyst at CitiBank.

She gave a brief insight of her job profile, and the challenges she facedduring her switch into the Finance Sector.

Ms. Aishwarya further guided the students on how to create a resume. She emphasizedon the importance of extracurricular activities in one’s profile. She helpedthe students with a few tips to crack the interview.

Alumni Cell of Mechanical Engineering departmentorganized an alumni talk webinar on “Career opportunities with Data Science” byMr. Tapish Solanki alumnus of Mechanical Engineering 2016 batch on 28^thDecember 2020. Mr. Tapish is Working as Plant Mechanical Engineer (Analyst) inAppollo Tyres(Hugary)Ltd. He has done his masters in Data Driven Managementfrom Budapest (EU) after which he started in this position,

Mr. Tapish has shared his journey to become a data scienceengineer from a Mechanical engineering background. He has shared some detailsabout data science industry as well as the need of data science engineersskilled in Mechanical engineering domain. Students have asked their doubtsregarding training in this area and career opportunities in this field.

Alumni Cell of Mechanical Engineering departmentorganized a alumni talk webinar on “Career in Marine Engineering” by Mr. SauravDas alumnus of Mechanical Engineering 2019 batch. Mr. Saurav is working asEngine Cadet at Anglo Eastern Ship Management Company and has completed his 1Year degree course in Marine Engineering. He has shared various details aboutthe myths and facts in marine engineering. He guided the students on how toapply for marine engineering course, what are the different colleges availablefor this course and what is the work culture and career growth plan in thisfield for Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics students.

Many doubts and questions raised by students are answeredduring the session. Prof. Tushar A Aneyrao from ME, Prof. Dushyant C Khadsefrom EE and Prof. Nishat A. Faizee from ETC were present during theinteraction.

An Alumni Meet was organized by the Information Technology Department for batches from 2011-2019. This was held on 11th October 2020, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, with 50 plus of them participating and was coordinated by Prof. Neha Singh, Alumni Incharge.

The session began with Dr. Manoj Bramhe, HOD, throwing light on the Department’s current highlights such as placements, new initiatives, accomplishments, Industry Sponsored Lab to the alumni, etc.

Thereafter, faculty members interacted with them all. A lot of proactive suggestions were given by the alumni for their juniors, such as to extensively conduct mentoring & counselling for students- if possible every Saturday, arranging for guest talks on the stock market, banking, finance and course completion certificates of Udemy, Cousera would be effective for students better resume building and placement enhancement.

Many of the alumni shared their work experiences and nostalgic memories of the past, ending the meet on a happy note.

The Department of Information Technology organized an alumni talk on ‘How to Prepare for GATE’ under the Higher Study Club. Mr. Utkarsh Chinchole alumni of 2018, qualifier of GATE 2019, and currently pursuing his M.Tech from VNIT, Nagpur, was resource person for the same.

Mr. Utkarsh Chinchole guided students about GATE details such as filling of the form, his experiences on preparation for the exam, challenges faced and strategies applied to succeed.  He also shed light on the future scope of GATE score and areas of scope such as PSU & pursuing higher studies (M.Tech, MS, MBA). He also gave detailed information about the subjects in GATE exam and suggested reference books regarding the same.

The session was very interactive, students put forward a number of queries, with Mr. Chinchole advising them to work diligently right from the start.

The event was organised under the mentorship of Prof. S. Pathan & Prof. V. Tiwari.

TheDepartment of Information Technology under IEDC & III Cell, had invited Ms.Bhagyashree Helwatkar, founder of madtose.com, alumna of 2016 batch, on 3rdOct, 2020, for an interactive session. This was held from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pmfor all 2nd & 3rd Year IT students, under the guidance of Prof. Pooja Walke,IEDC & IIIC Incharge and Prof. Neha Singh, IEDC Co-incharge.

The meet held was veryinformative and upbuilding. Ms. Helwatkar shared about various hurdles oneneeds to overcome while initiating a startup and the qualities needed toprogress ahead. She also ennumerated her journey post college, to having herown startup. It was an encouraging session for these budding engineers.

The Information Technology Department’s Alumni Incharge, Prof. Neha Singh, had coordinated an interactive session delivered by their IT Alumni 2020, placed at TCS. This was held on 3^rd October 2020 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for all final year and third-year students appearing for the TCS NQT exam on 24^th October 2020.

The session began with Ms. Aishwarya Shahu, elaborating upon relevant ideas and links for the preparation of Technical queries. Later Mr. Suyash Ujawane focused on topics such as - Mock Tests, Grammar and Soft Skills. They guided students to practice frequently asked questions on Aptitude, Programming, and Technical Skills and shared links that would assist them in preparing well for the interview.

Students were also given inputs on Time Management Skills, Resume Building- where students could add Internship Experience, Project Details, Curricular Achievements, Social Media Profile, and GitHub account.

The Department of Information Technology, under Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Cell organized an interactive virtual session with Mr. Bhushan Dhapodkar, TCS, Alumni 2019 batch and Entrepreneur of Virtual Book store.

The Information Technology Department's Alumni Incharge, Prof. Neha Singh, had organized an interaction with Ms. Harshika Gadekar, Ms. Kanak Nisal, Mr. Arshad Sayyed, Mr. Rounak Bhanarkar, Ms. Priya Nimje, Ms. Samruddhi Moharkar, Alumni 2020, placed at Capgemini on 7th August 2020 for their final year students. 

The session began with presentation and interaction by Dr. M. V. Bramhe (HOD, IT), along with Department Placement Faculty Team consisting of Prof. V. Bhowate, Prof. H. Sahu, Prof. P. Sen, Prof. N. Singh, wherein the goal of the Department regarding placement of 2020-21 batch was discussed along with future initiatives of the Department for placement of students. Later, each alumni shared their experience related to the Capgemni drive and suggested how to prepare for the upcoming campus drive.

The Department of Computer Engineering, organized an Online Alumni Interaction session for the students of Second Year on 29th July, 2020. It was headed by Mr. Raunak Renge, alumnus of the Batch 2013. Mr. Raunak completed his Masters inTechnical University Dublin, Ireland and currently he is working as a Solutions Developer at Deloitte, Ireland.

He shared his experiences of studying in Europe, which he feels has more advantages than studying in The United States. He advised students to learn French which would make it easy for them to get a job abroad and have basic knowledge about every field of technology. He insisted on gaining knowledge about different technologies in this period of COVID-19.

An Alumni Meet was held on 29^th February 2020,for Bengaluru Region. the objective being to expand scope and reach of alumni network, through regional alumni meet. 36 alumni (with spouse 38) (ME-6, CE-8, EE-5, IT-2 and ETC-15) from 2008 to 2019 batches participated in this meet.

The welcome address was given by Master of ceremony Ms. Snehal Wairagade (ETC 2017 Batch). Fr Siju Jose, Financial Administrator, presented the college report and updated alumni about recent developments in the college.  Prof. M. Kapse,   interacted with them, suggesting them to establish deeper connectivity with their institute.

Mr. Ninad Nimkhedkar, ME 2014 graduate, sharedhis success story and Mr. Rohit Singh EE 2018 graduate, shared how the college activities and academics helped him to excel as an allrounder and also during the campus placement at Triveni Turbine.

Dr. Sushant Satputaley, Alumni Cell In-charge briefed the Alumni about initiatives being undertaken by the Alumni Cell. He urged them to participate proactively inactivities of the Alumni Cell and discussed on objectives of the cell, which gives benefit from -alumni to alumniand alumni to student/institute.

Alumni introduced themselves and an informal interaction was held amongst them where in they got to know each other and a reason to say connected. Married alumni with their spouses were felicitated anda cake was cut to make the occasion memorable. Vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Snehal Wairagade.

The Alumni Cell thanks the Management for their support and encouragement.

The Department of Computer Engineering had organized a Nagpur Alumni meet on 15th September 2018, with the objective of strengthening student-alumni connect.

The alumni interacted with students sharing their work experience, the importance of personal grooming and the relevance of Business Ethics in one’s profession. They further shared with faculty members the importance of including industry related problem statements in students assignments, how the internship process had helped them grow and its impact on their present day working. At the end they drew students attention towards being updated on recent technologies.

An alumnus of 2009 batch, Mr. Abhijeet Roy, currently holding the position of Regional Sales Manager- REDINGTON, Pune, delivered an expert lecture on ‘3D Printing’. This interaction was organized for the 5th and 7th Semester students by the Alumni Cell, Mechanical Engg. Dept., on 31st August 2019, from 10 am to 11 am.

In all 105 students were present, wherein Mr. Roy discussed the present scenario in additive manufacturing. He gave detailed information on Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Selective Laser Melting (SLM). Mr. Roy has 10 years of experience in the field of 3D printing, his sharing of 3D printing was quite in-depth. He further discussed opportunities available in the market and answered numerous questions posed by the students on the given topic.

Later Mr. Roy visited the CAD lab of the Department, giving valuable input for the effective and optimum utilization of the 3D printer recently purchased by the Department.

An Alumni Interaction program was organized for 3rd and 5th Semester students between 2 pm to 4 pm on 14th August 2019, by the Alumni Cell of Mechanical Department. In all 45 students of 3rd and 35 students of 5th Semester were present for the interaction. Alumni of 2014 batch, Mr. Mohammad Asif Iqbal who is currently working with Hinduja Tech. Ltd, Pune, interacted with the students. He narrated his stint with different companies namely TATA and Hinduja group. He explained in detail his work expertise, especially in the design of plastic components. Being a Design Engineer he shared his experience on design projects of automobile components of different vehicles. He concluded by throwing light on how ethics and discipline has played an important role in his career progression.

The institute organized its third Graduation Ceremony and Alumni Meet on 6th April, 2019. The Graduation ceremony received an overwhelming response from the 2017-2018 batches students. In all 651 alumni participated in the meet. The ceremony began with welcome address by Fr. Varghese Pullan, Chairman, The Nagpur Pallottine Society followed by the institute progress report presented by Fr. Dr. Paul Chandrankunnel, Director. The Chief Guest of the function Mr. Benny Augustine, Director Human Resource, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Unisys, delivered the keynote address. He highlighted the rapid developments in technology and asked the graduates to prepare themselves for meeting the challenges. The college recently received NAAC ‘A’ grade as highlighted in the welcome address by Fr. Varghese Pullan.
The graduates as well as dignitaries clad in ceremonial gowns and cap filled the arena with grace and the event was witnessed by all the distinguished invitees and guests having an association with the institute since its inception. The graduates pledge was administered to the degree recipients by the Chief Guest Mr. Benny Augustine. An aggregate of 415 certificates were distributed to the postgraduate and graduates in the ceremony.
The academic excellence is acknowledged by the institute through the student academic performance awards, distributed at the hands of dignitaries for Winter and Summer 2018 university examinations. The toppers were given away the cash prizes and certification. A total of 106 students received the awards.
The college alumni newsletter was released at the hands of Chief Guest Mr. Benny Augustine along with other dignitaries in presence of Dr. Sushant S. Satputaley, Alumni Cell Incharge. The Final Year Students were also invited to witness this grand annual meet and to be a part of this celebration. The program coordination was done by Mr. Manoj B. Maurya and Dr. S. S. Satputaley. The ceremony concluded with graduation caps flying high followed by gala dinner.

The Regional Alumni meet was held in the College on 2nd March 2019, organized by the Alumni Cell, with a total of 56 alumni attending the same. The program witnessed the felicitation of Nagpur Chapter team members, followed by the address of Mr. Kalpak Onkar (ME 2010 batch), Coordinator of the Nagpur Chapter. He emphasized on entrepreneurial thinking of students and highlighted the objectives of the Nagpur Chapter team. Also addressing them were Dr. Surendra Gole (Principal) and Prof. R. B. Gowardhan (Vice Principal), encouraging the alumni to assist the current batches in all spheres. The meet concluded with an open forum followed by cake cutting and lunch. Dr. Sushant Satputale, Faculty Coordinator of the Alumni Cell and his team thanks to the Management for their support in organizing the same.

St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology organized an alumni meet for the Pune region on 24th February 2019. A total of 135 alumni, some of them with their spouses, enthusiastically participated in the meeting. Five faculty members – Dr. Sushant Satputaley, Coordinator, Alumni Cell, Dr. Nitin Dhote, HOD EE, Dr. Ashutosh Werulkar, HOD ETC, Prof. Komal Jaisinghani, assistant professor CE, Prof. Sohail Ansari, assistant professor CE– and the director Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel represented the institute.

The meeting sought to provide a platform for mutually beneficial social and intellectual interaction between the alumni themselves, and the alumni and the institute. It also aimed at reinforcing a sense of belonging towards the alma mater. The meeting discussed concrete ways of productive collaboration among the alumni and also between the alumni and the institute.

Ms. Raina D’Souza, Alumnus of 2016, IT Batch was the Master of Ceremony and she accorded a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the participants.

Mr. Abhijeet Roy, Steering Committee member of Alumni Association addressed the gathering and appealed to all the participants to strengthen the association, and spelled out concrete ways of contributing to the institute. These include conduction of seminars, guest lectures, webinars, project- guidance, finding places for internship and placements and financial contributions.

Dr. Sushant Satputaley placed before the alumni the ways in which they can support and help each other. For example the alumni association of the particular region can warmly welcome a new comer to a job in the region and help him/her to settle down. He reiterated the suggestion of Mr. Abhijeet Roy to strengthen the bond among the alumni themselves and the one between the alumni and the alma mater. He asked the members to consider the possibility of taking up the mentorship of students in the institute. Dr. Sushant invited the alumni for the Graduation Ceremony scheduled for 6th April at SVPCET, Nagpur.

Fr. Paul appreciated their presence and participation and acknowledged that the institute owes much to the alumni. He also updated the alumni on the recent developments in the college and felicitated the office bearers.

The Office bearers of the Pune Chapter are: Mr. Abhijeet Roy, Ms. Swati Robert, Ms. Raina D’Souza, Ms. Diana D’Souza, Mr. Vinay Koyadkar, Ms. Amu Johnny and Mr. Saurav Sarogi. The married couples present in the meet were invited to cut the cake and they were specially felicitated. The formal session concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Swati Robert. She expressed the gratitude of the association to the entire management of SVPCET, and in particular to Dr. Sushant Satputaley, the Alumni Cell in- charge for organizing the meet. The formal session was followed by lunch and informal interaction.

St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, organized alumni meet for Mumbai region on 23 February 2019 at St. Vincent Pallotti Church, Marol. The meeting constituted Mumbai which was formerly clubbed together with Pune, as a separate unit. The objective of the Mumbai Regional Chapter was to provide a platform for the alumni for social and experiential interaction and to build up a mutual support system. A total of 65 alumni, some of them with their spouses, made it to the gathering. Five faculty members – Dr. Sushant Satputaley, Coordinator, Alumni Cell, Dr. Nitin Dhote, HOD EE, Dr. Ashutosh Werulkar, HOD ETC, Prof. Komal Jaisinghani, assistant professor CE, Prof. Sohail Ansari, assistant professor CE– and the director Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel represented the institute.
Mr. Sachin Karandikar, the alumnus of 2017 ME, the local organizer and Master of Ceremony, welcomed the gathering and explained the scope of the meeting.
Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel, while thanking them for their presence in large numbers, said: “you are part of the history of the college and the college is what it is today because of you”. He invited them to give suggestions based on their experience for the enhancement of the quality of training in the institute. Fr. Paul concluded his brief address by updating the gathering with regard to the recent developments in the college. A short video of the college was played which refreshed the old memories of the alumni.
Dr. Sushant Satputaley, Alumni Cell in-charge briefed them about the initiatives undertaken by the cell and asked them to connect with each other and with the institute. The association could help the institute in mentoring the present students; it could also help the institute in finding places for internship and placement in reputed institutions/companies; they could also contribute through expert lectures, sharing of their experiences and success stories, etc. He also invited the alumni for the upcoming Graduation Ceremony at SVPCET Nagpur on 6th April 2019.
The office-bearers of the Mumbai Chapter are:
Ajinkya Karandikar ME, 2009 (Alumni Association Steering Committee member)
Sachin Karandikar, ME 2017 (Regional Coordinator)
Mr. Gaurav Topre, CE 2014 (Regional coordinator)
Mr. Shubham Gupta, ME 2018 and
Mr. Sumedh Joshi, ETC 2013 (Members)
Fr. Paul introduced, thanked and felicitated the special invitees Mrs. Violet Serrao, HR, Jacobs and her husband Mr. Anil and Fr. Charles for their collaboration and enthusiastic support to the institution. Mrs. Violet, in turn, appreciated the culture of discipline and hard work that prevail among alumni of Pallotti College working in Jacobs.
The married couples present in the meet were specially felicitated. Mr. Shubham Gupta proposed the vote of thanks in which he expressed the indebtedness of the association to the entire management and Dr. Sushant the alumni cell in-charge for organizing such meetings.
The formal session was followed by dinner and informal sharing and interaction by the participants.

On the beautiful Sunday morning of 20th January, 2019, the Tech Pallottine alumni gathered to revive their college memories and meet their teachers, batch mates, seniors, juniors and present college student representatives over breakfast. A total of 70 alumni, set aside their day to be a part of this meet. Prof. D. Khadse welcomed all and Dr. S. Satputaley briefed them on the agenda of the gathering. Prof. R. B. Gowardhan in his interaction appreciated the alumni on being present in such a large number and urged them to contribute their best to the Institute by sharing their expertise, training, mentoring students, guiding projects, etc. He further urged the Nagpur alumni to come together frequently and initiate various activities so as to strengthen the Nagpur Chapter. Principal, Dr. S. Gole encouraged the alumni to visit the College often and share their achievements so that the Institute could own the same. In a wonderful gesture, those present celebrated the birthday of Mr. Suraj Sawarkar, alumnus of the Electrical Engineering Dept. Prof. R. B. Gowardhan, Vice Principal, invited alumni and their family for Technex and Insight events. Dr. Satputaley announced the dates of Regional Alumni Meets at Mumbai and Pune in the month of February. The forum was then open for interaction.

On September 29th, 2018 an interaction for third and final year students was organised with Mr. Aditya Malviya (Alumnus 2016) in the department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. He is presently working in Honeywell Aerospace division as a full stack IOS Python Developer, CI/CD – Automation and Build Engineer. The webinar was organised with an objective to make students aware of different trending technologies in the industries and the steps to prepare for core electronics and software placement.
The session started with Mr. Aditya Malviya taking the audience through the latest emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IOT, IIOT, Bi Data, Data Science, Digital Twin, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Devops. He explained each technology and also listed different industries who are working on them. These are the companies students should target for placement.
He also explained what the companies are expecting from the students to recruit them like knowledge ofC++, Python with good foundationin their basic subjects of their graduation. He also shared the experience ofthe 6 level interview he faced at Honeywell and what things made him stand out from the crowd. The session ended with students asking queries regarding the requirements for core electronics placement and software placement and cities to choose to get a specific line of career.
The webinar got a good response with around 40 students and 6 faculty members participating in the interaction. Prof.Binu Joy with theable guidance of Head of the department of E&TC Dr.Ashutosh Werulkar made this enriching interaction possible.

On 28th July 2018, Department of Information Technology held an Alumni Meet of IT Nagpur Alumni in Rambhandar, Pratap Nagar, Nagpur with an objective to discuss Alumni involvement in the department. Eight Alumni from batches 2016 to 2018 ( from companies like QMCPL, Infoceps, NOVO Tech, Persistent, Perficient, HetaData & Alkurn Technologies) who are in Nagpur attended the meet. It was coordinated by Manali Patki (Alumni coordinator) along with Prof. M. V. Bramhe (HOD-IT) & Prof. V. G. Bhowate (Project Coordinator).
Prof. Bramhe urged alumni to contribute to the department in whatever way they can.
Alumni show a willingness to getting involved in department activities. They actively shared their experience and suggestions regarding the conduction of curriculum, project, co & extracurricular activities. They also supported the idea of the meet as it gives them the platform to connect with other companies & their employes which help them in networking and providing a reference. Overall it was a very informative discussion and was fruitful.