September 2016

The Newsletter

GTU colleges from Surat and V V Nagar

received Dewang Mehta IT Awards
Ahmedabad: If you are not planning for your
future 5 or 10 years, you may be history. In the
age of entrepreneurship & competition, we will
have to define our goals. Reimagine things as

there is no dearth of opportunities. CP

Gurnani,

Managing

Director

and

Chief

Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra & Chairman

of the National Association of Software and
Services Companies (Nasscom) said.
NASSCOMs Regional Council along with
Gujarat

Technological

University

(GTU),

Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust & GESIA

organised Shri Dewang Mehta IT award on

affected in the next decade. Choose a path less

travelled.

10th August, 2016, the 54th Birth Anniversary

73

of Mr. Dewang Mehta at Tagore Hall,

submission. Total 93 projects were registered

Ahmedabad. Gurnani gave key note speech in

among which scrutiny was done by Jury from

the ceremony. He said that within 15 years, IT

Industries and academia and top 16 projects

industry is now 150 billion dollar industry and

were shortlisted. The winners of Dewang

is responsible for 3.5 million jobs. In future i.e.

Mehta IT Awards 2016 were the students of

the age of driverless car, due to automation

entry level and mid-level IT jobs will be

colleges

participated

for

Project

Sarvajanik College of Engineering and

Technology, Surat

H. Patel college of Engineering and

Technology Vallabh Vidyanagar

D. Patel Institute of Technology, Vallabh

Vidyanagar

Charotar University of Science and

Technology CHARUSAT, Changa

Dr. Rajul Gajjar, I/c Vice Chancellor of Gujarat

Technological University (GTU) said that there

You are the future, you are

the ignited minds of India

like

Advanced

personalised

learning,

and relearn.

Advanced virtual reality, Advanced health

Maulik Bhansali of GESIA announced the

informatics, Secured cyberspace, Access to

offer of mentorship and market approach for

greenfield technology etc. She told students

16 innovative projects. P. Shriganesh, trustee

that you are the future, you are the ignited

as well as Vivek Ogra & Kailasben Thakkar of

minds of India. Excellence and quality speaks

Dewand Mehta Foundation Trust and Dr.

for itself. If you maintain excellence, you will

Chetan Samant, Deputy Director of the

not have any problem of language. Power of

foundation gave the detail about activities of

imagination makes us infinite.

the foundation.

Chendil Kumar addressed students about

Jury members of the award were felicitated

Communicate, Connect and Discover your

on the occasion including Prof. Y.I. Shah from

strengths. He said that the world is changing

Maharashtra, Prof. Asim Banerjee from DICT,

fast, if you will not change, you will be

Gandhinagar, Prakash Advani & Jaimin Shah.

vanished. He referred the famous quote of

GTU co-ordinators Kinjal Dave and Hema

Alvin Toffler, which says: The illiterate of the

Rajput were felicitated by the foundation. Dr.

21st century will not be those who cannot read

Parulkumari Bhati, Deputy Director of GTU

and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn

was also present in the event.

Ahmedabad: Dr. Karan Jani, an astrophysicist

with the LIGO Laboratory in the U.S. run by

from Georgia who was one of the key researchers

Caltech

in the team that detected gravitational waves in

Technology.

LIGO [Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave

Observatory]

project

today

visited

Gujarat

Technological University (GTU). He presented talk

about the LIGO project and tried to evoke interest

and

LIGO-India

Massachusetts

will

visiting

about

10

universities .
A discourse on LIGO

bring

of

considerable

opportunities in cutting edge technology for the

Indian industry which will be engaged in the
construction of eight-kilometre-long beam tube at

of science students in the subject. Jani, who is

India for a week, is

also

Institute

ultra-high

vacuum

on

LIGO PROJECT

levelled terrain. The LIGO-

Expert Talk

coordinated and executed by

India project will be jointly

three premier Indian lead

project by Dr. Jani was organised at GTU under

institutions viz., the Inter-University Centre for

the guidance of I/c Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajul

Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, the

Gajjar. Around 200 students had participated in

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar

the event. LIGO India is going to the costliest ever

and the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced

science project in India. LIGO-India project will

Technology

establish a state-of-the-art gravitational wave

Universities in the country will also participate in

observatory on the Indian soil in collaboration

the project.

(RRCAT),

Indore.

Some

of

the

New trend: Now Universities also

planning to create small satellites

recently

Various universities, colleges or institutes can

successfully launched 20 satellites including

join hands to make such project successful.

two satellites made by universities. Gujarat

Pico or Nano or Micro Satellites are smaller

Technological University (GTU) has tie up

size satellites, which are ideally suited for

with ISRO for joint research work. As a part of

universities. Now Universities and engineering

the program, GTU organised a two Day

colleges are taking up space mission in various

Workshop on Pico/Nano/Micro Satellites.

countries. Aspirations of students are attached

Dr.

Science

with such projects. Pico/Nano/Micro Satellites

Tusk egee

can be used as technology demonstrators. You

University, USA guided the students &

can do science experiments, where you need

faculties in the workshop.

data points at different locations, we can use

Ahmedabad:

Sharan

Eng ineering

ISRO

Asundi,

has

Aerospace

Department,

He said that this can be starting point for

the university to start work on a small satellite.

many small satellites, which are less expensive

cost-wise.

GTU Student at Laurentian University Canada

Total 105 students(71 Girls and 61 Boys) are studying, in Pharmacy(27), MCA(2) and Engineering
(103)(computer science, computer Engineering and Information Technology) visited Laurentian
University, Canada as a part of International Experience Programme (IEP) of Gujarat Technological
University (GTU). Dr. C.N Patel, Dean, faculty of Pharmacy, GTU and Principal, Shri Sarvajanik

Pharmacy College, Mehsana & Mrs. Hemal U Patel, Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering
Department, Silver Oak Engineering College, Ahmedabad were with the students during the visit.
[More Photos on Next Page]

GTU Student at Laurentian University Canada

Highest tower of GIFT city will be of 350 mt

height and it will be decorated by glass

Ahmedabad: The highest tower of GIFT

supply, Next generation water & waste

city will be of 350-meter height and it will be

management, district cooling. It will have

decorated by glass. There will be 62 Million

Integrated Residential Development means

Sq. Ft. vertical construction to take place in

Well-planned residential housing projects &

880 acres. Most of the construction in the

Smart Business Environment with Benchmark

GIFT City will be ecorated by glass. We are

office, high-rise district with land- mark

working hard towards implementing the vision

buildings.

with action to create the Smart City. GIFT City

There will be many firsts of India in Gift

will become the first Greenfield City of India.

City worth visiting. District Cooling System in

This was announced by Mr. V.K. Singh, Senior

Gift city with the capacity of Total Cooling

Vice

President of GIFT City in Faculty

Load - 2,40,000 TR. It will have Efficiency

Development Programme (FDP) of Glass

through economies of scale, reduces energy

Processing

costs, reduces maintenance costs, improves air

and

Technology

at

Gujarat

Technological University (GTU).

quality and temperature control, Reduces

Gift city will have total 110 Buildings, 2

noise and vibration. Conventional AC System

Schools, 150 Bed Hospital & Hotels (5000

will not be required. There will be Automatic

rooms). There will be Social Infrastructure like

Collection, Transportation and Segregation

I nt er n at io n al

System of garbage. There will be no waste

Educational

E xh i b it io n

Institutes,

Co m pl ex ,

International

and

visibility, Monitoring E-Waste; Bio-medical,

Domestic schools, State of the Art Hospital,

Hazardous

Training School, 5 star Hotels and Business

Monitoring Central Waste Handling Facility,

Club.

will

Monitoring Residual Waste handling, rejects,

Uninterrupted and highly reliable power

Safety Management & Emergency response

Smart

Infra-

structure

Waste

handling

system,

financial services.GTU has joined hands with

With the advent of green technology, green

the Glass Academy to impart glass processing

building concept has become very popular.

and

technology

training

to

engineering

In India today most of the buildings

students of the university. The university

extensively use Glazing in form of Facade

focuses on developing manpower in emerging

Glazing or in the form of large windows. The

sectors such as glass faade, fenestration and

installation

glass processing industry. The training is

emerged as one of the important areas of

being be provided to diploma or degree

employment in Gujarat.

students of Civil & Mechanical Engineering

programmes at GTU Gandhinagar campus,
Dr. Rajul Gajjar, I/c Vice Chancelllor said.

and

Glass

processing

have

Gujarat is facing acute shortage of Skill

required for glass faade fabrication and
installation Technology. In order to develop

At present there are 200 factories of glass

need based skilled manpower in the emerging

processing in India. Out of them 24 factories

sector (glass faade, fenestration and glass

are in Gujarat. In current scenario if we see

processing industry), the Glass Academy

today in all the types of buildings there is

joined

maximum use of Glass whether it is office,

impart glass faade & processing skills and

hotels

such other skills, Mr. Balaji, Head of Glass

airports

etc.

It

is

giving

good

opportunity to GTU students for employment.

hands

Academy said.

with

GTU

to

IPR ready to boost start-ups of students

with the help of latest Plasma technology
Ahmedabad: Plasma technology is the

of GTU said that if we use newer technology

Plasma

on a big way, then it can be cheaper. We have

Research (IPR) has offered helping hand to

technology in our labs. Need of the hour is to

student start-ups. Prof. Amita Das, Dean of

use the technology for social cause. Plasma

IPR told in a conference at GTU that IPR can

technology can be one such technology. Per

transfer technology to student start-ups if it

capita income of China is Four times higher

can be useful project for the welfare of human

than per capita income of India. If we want to

future

technology.

Institute

of

increase per capita income, our export

must be higher than import. Start-ups
can be helpful.
Dr. S. Mukherjee, head of FCIPT of IPR
told students about how the plasma
technology can be helpful in various
industries.

Yash

Sheth,

who

runs

Venture Nursery in Mumbai also gave

tips to students. He said that most of
students are thinking that start up bug is
being.

everywhere, it is cool. So we are also creating

Research and Consultancy Services Cell

start-up. This attitude is wrong. First of all,

(RCSC) of GTU and Facilitation Centre for

you must identify your problem and then dont

Plasma Technologies (FCIPT) of IPR jointly

fear to share your idea to solve the problem.

organising two-day workshop on Start-up

Prof. Rajnikant Patel, Head of RCSC proposed

issues & opportunities at GTU Chandkheda

the vote of thanks.

campus. Around 70 students, faculties and

scientists are participating in the event. Prof.
Das told students that usually start-ups are
being considered as risky. It has been said that
mostly two out of ten start-ups are becoming

successful. But students must learn from their

failures.

Israel

has

implemented

similar

strategy.Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Vice chancellor

GTU recommends 10 social

Innovative start-ups for Fund
Ahmedabad:

Gujarat

Technological

University (GTU) has recommended 10 startup projects for fund as a part of Nodal agency
of Government of Gujarat. These projects
include projects for social cause and some
innovative projects. GTU Vice Chancellor Dr.
Rajul Gajjar has directed that now the
screening committee of Nodal agency will
meet ever month.
Under the start-up scheme, Government of
Gujarat has promised a series of benefits for

start-ups including a monthly stipend [also

called sustenance allowance] of Rs. 10,000 per
month to the innovator for a year, upto Rs. 10
lakh for cost of raw material/components
required

for

the

innovative

process

development and upto Rs. 10 lakh for

marketing. The implementation of the Start-

These

are

from

Computer,

info-tech,

Mechanical engineering and some are ecommerce related projects also. GTU has
recommended around Rs. 50 to 60 lakh fund
for these start-up projects.
Gujarat

government

is

currently

up Scheme would be done by nodal agencies.

implementing two start-up policies for a

Government of Gujarat has appointed such 18

second industrial revolution. While its first

agencies all over the state.

start-up policy, announced in January 2015

GTU invited field experts to selects start-up

projects for recommending to provide fund.
This include members of NASSCOM as well as
Computer industry, Deans of GTU, Dr. Mihir
Shah & other professors from Engineering
colleges and Director of GTU Innovation
Council. Selected projects are concerning with
social sector as well as innovation marvels.

focussed largely on the manufacturing sector

and processes, the freshly-minted new startup policy for the IT and electronics sector,
announced recently, is expected to provide
impetus to products and new technologies.
The genetically entrepreneurial Gujarat is now

geared up for taking giant leap in the field of

start-up.

Indias largest Start-up literacy

program through online MOOC
Shri

under its unique initiative namely, 100 point

Narendra Modi urged the nation "Start-up

activity system. 15,000 student projects are

India, Stand-up India from the ramparts of

done in GTU every year where each student

the red fort on 15th August 2015. GTU has

invest its 1 year, this program will aim at

contributed to this appeal significantly by now

creating awareness right in the beginning so

and Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

that at least 3 % of these innovative projects

will launch Indias largest Student Start-up

become student start-ups.

Ahmadabad:

Prime

literacy

program

through

Online

Course

(MOOC):

Minister

Massive

Open

The program will also help evaluating the

Six

ways:

understanding of the students at the end of

Introduction to Student Start-ups. This

every module and after successful completion

MOOC program of GTU is going to benefit

of the program each

nearly 50,000 students

student will get a

The program will be mandatory

across the state.

In the Indias largest
MOOC

for

for all 3rd Semester students

certificate and they

will fetch 9 activity
points. Primarily this

start-up

aspirants, Students will learn how other

program will instil confidence among young

students across countries have done inspiring

students that they can even start up in college

efforts and created technology innovation

if they solve a real life challenge and create

driven start-ups right in their colleges. This

innovative solutions. This program will help in

free but highly relevant program for students

understanding the fact that, if they start-up

will make them aware about nuances of

early they can benefit through various ways

making a technology start-up primarily based

like:

on the innovative final year projects which

accelerator c) get acqui-hired d) become self

they do every year. This intervention at GTU

sustainable e) get a job f) go for higher

Innovation Council will bring in far reaching

education. The program will be mandatory for

impact in days to come, Dr. Rajul Gajjar, I/c

all 3rd Semester students it can be availed to all

Vice Chancellor of GTU said. Recently AICTE

other students who want to benefit from this.

took notice of GTU Start-up efforts and is

This program will also create virtual interfaces

trying to scale such things across the country.

between successful start-ups in Silicon Valley

This program will be implemented across GTU

and GTU students.

a) Get funded b) join a start-up

7 Start-ups of GTU students and Alumni

received $ 20000 Google Cloud Credits
Ahmedabad: Team of 7 startups of students
and

alumni

from

Youth Connect is an honest media

Technological

outlet and a platform for the youth to

University (GTU) were rewarded $ 20000

voice their opinions. It is committed to

Google Cloud Credits. The team attended one-

creating

day

stories for a young India.

workshop

Gujarat

on

CP100

Google

Cloud

platform hosted by NASSCOM on at 10,000

and

sharing

youth-centric

Styldod is a technology-enabled interior

Startups warehouse, Navi Mumbai, where the

design startup. Their vision is to make

team received the credits. Hundreds of

beautiful interior designs available to the

startups

masses, at an affordable price with great

applied

to

participate

in

the

workshop, among them 50 startups were

customer

selected & invited for participation. This 8-

achieve this by developing proprietary

hour

technology that makes interior design

instructor-led

participants

to

class

Google

introduced

Cloud

Platform

experience.

They

plan

to

and visualization very efficient, and

products and services.

therefore fast and cost effective.

The GTU startups were rewarded $300

StudentDesk.in is web and mobile

credit of Google cloud for 2 months and later

based book exchange platform, where

after exhausting the initial $300 credits

students and fellow readers can buy, sell,

Google will again give $20,000 of Google

exchange their books, magazines or any

Cloud credits to help startups host their

reading

website/application. Such credits help startups

institute/city.

to cut fix cost and gives them the opportunity

to invest the same amount into their Human
Resource and Marketing. GTU team was led
by Kaushik Akiwatkar.

Alagrand.com

is

Gujarat's

First

within

their

CAREERKHOJJ: A complete path

finder" is a 21st century Edu-Tech
Company which is working to provide
complete

Brief about some of the startups of GTU

material

solutions

to

Industry. Redefining
guidance,

Education

the way career

knowledge

sharing

Fashion E-commerce Marketplace for

communication

Regional Brands & Designers. We are

students and educators. We strongly

focused on bringing local Brands &

believe that internet & mobile technology

Designers online and helping them sell

can

your products across India.

experience & development of students.

improve

happens

and

the

overall

between

learning

M-to-M concept adopted to

push up student start ups
Ahmedabad:

Gujarat

Technological

student start-ups such as Student Start-up

University (GTU) has adopted M-to-M [Mind-

Policy,

to-Market] concept to push up students start

Minor/Specialization

ups. This year GTU will give training to 1800

Entrepreneurship,

bright scholar students for making them

initiatives, Benefit/Start-up Assistance scheme

entrepreneurs

and

through Nodal Institute. At GTU, we have

special programs. The program will become

thousands of students in the sixth semester of

value addition to engineering students.

Bachelor of Engineering in various different

under

B.Tech.

minor

Shri Hiranmay Mahanta, Director of GTU

Innovation

Council

(GIC)

said

that,

entrepreneurship is not only about making

money. Base of entrepreneurship is problem
solving. If an idea of any student is genuine,
then lot of work can be done on it. He advised
students to work on an original problem
concerning society & then find buyer. In such a

TBI

Guidelines,
in

B.E

Technology

Crowdfunding

&

other

branches. These students are well focused for

their

final

year

project.

The

workshop

provided them an opportunity and road ahead

to convert their projects into start-ups. This

unique model which was initiated by the GTU
last year was discussed and key inputs from
the incubators and students will be considered
to revamp the present structure.

case, GTU will provide funding, incubator,

Some successful start ups from GTU and

mentoring and incubation space. The biggest

representatives of venture funds mentored the

start ups come from classes. Innovation is

students in the full day workshop. Yash Shah

happening at a pace you cannot imagine.

of Griddle, Yash Shah of e-Swasthya, Sharad

Think

Parekh, Mitesh sethwala of Alagrand, Rahul

differently,

build

something

cool,

something unique and be part of the history.

GTU

organised

one-day

workshop

on

"student projects to student start ups" for

which GTU has invited state toppers in
computer and IT branch and key stake holders

of the start up ecosystem. GTU Innovation

council has taken up many initiatives for

Bhagchandani of Youth Connect, Paresh Vora

of Venture Studio, Nitasha of CIIE, Gautham
of Sv.co & U.T Rao of MICA provided start up
tips to students. Last year through 215
workshops/ programs at S4, Student Start-up
Support

System,

25030

students

and

professors participated and benefited in startup related efforts.

Lots of Risks associated with e-commerce,

urgent need to create policy framework

Ahmedabad: There is Risk associated with the

practice of e-commerce to consumers, children
and families. There is Risk related to misleading
advertisement, wrong marketing, unclear tax
laws, unregulated messages and lack of
responsibility on beneficiary. There is also risk
of competition, small businesses & new players
as well as rogue businesses, international
companies. No concrete rules and regulations
have been framed so far to govern entire ecommerce practices. To control unfair and risky
e-commerce practices, there is urgent need to
create policy framework. There should be
regulations framework related to product ecommerce and services e-commerce. This was
stated by an expert Mr. Hiten Bhuta, who
presented insightful ideas as a part of his
responsibility as FICCIs National IT Committee
Member towards Prime Minister Narendra
Modis ambitious Digital India Mission. Mr.
Bhutas keynote session on Governance in ECommerce was held at Gujarat Technology
University (GTU), also dwell upon international
practices for Governance in E-Commerce. He

said that all Government regulations are

designed for brick-n-mortar regular businesses.
E-Commerce business has created new
challenges and opportunities. Today the rules
for regular taxis and auto rickshaws are quite
stringent, whereas the rules for Uber are
different.
Dr. Rajul Gajjar, I/c Vice Chancellor of GTU said
that secured cyber space is need of the hour. We
have to think long term impact of increasing
volume of e-commerce. Who is going to be Big
Boss to control the practice of e-commerce is
the most important question right now. There
should

be

ethics

and

values

besides

responsibilities in e-commerce. 4G of Reliance is

going to make big impact on e-commerce. Nowa-days children and teens are using Flipkart or
Amazon for online purchase. There should be
proper regulatory mechanism so that if anybody

sells improper goods, controlling authority can

take action.

50 Patents likely to be filed

by GTU Summer Patent Clinic
Ahmedabad: To support innovators and
start-up entrepreneurs for filing patent,
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is
providing training to students as well as
faculty members in Patent Clinic. This year to
offer maximum benefit to needy persons, GTU
has completed four session of Summer Patent
Clinic programmes, one in each week of the
June month. Nearly 250 students and faculty
from various colleges located in different parts
of the Gujarat state have participated in these
4 sessions of Summer Patent Clinic
programme. GTU is expecting to file at least
50 patents out of these
Patent Clinic programme.

have carried out research under their project

work, and many student teams have worked
upon really innovative projects under the
observation and supervision of their project
guides. From many of such projects, some has
shown significant amount of innovation and
are addressing the potential problems of
society and industry. Such innovative projects
are based on real technological advancement
and has potential to get patent awarded for
their novelty and advancement part. Via
successful completion of all these four sessions
of summer patent clinic programme, till today

Patent Clinic is a unique

initiative started by Gujarat
Technological University, to
support innovators for
securing their innovative
and novel research and
project work by means of
Patent protection. GTU
organises such programmes
regularly.
GTU has set up an
academic practice to have a
project work in the final
year of students study in all technical branches
said to be engineering, pharmacy, MBA, MCA
and also including of Diploma. With
completion of summer exam season the
academic year has been ended. Hence with the
end of this academic year, large number of
projects have also been finished. Students

GTU has finished 25 sessions of such Patent

Clinic programmes, and offered immense
support to needy persons without charging
any fees. Such kind of support structure is not
available in any other university in India,
which is very much essential for coming days
to build up innovation eco system amongst the
academic institution.

As GTU itself is a young University, there are

aromatic chemistry. All participants have actively

more than 40% faculty members who are working

participated in this FDP. After the end of FDP, all

with various affiliated colleges are quite young in

participants have been given Certificate for

age and fresher in their professional career. With

participation.

respect to feedback received by eminent experts

This event was organized in association of APTI,

during Research week of Pharmacy,

Gujarat State Branch. Dr. C. N.

it was suggested that to improve the

Patel, Dean of Faculty of Phar-

quality of research in academia, we

macy and President of APTI-

have to work hard to inculcate that

Gujarat State Branch has served

spirit of learning to faculty members.

as a convener of this FDP. Dr.

Only properly trained and motivated

Manish

faculty members only able to inspire

Head of Pharmacy served as Co-

students for the research.

ordinator while, Dr. Ragin Shah

A.

Rachchh,

Section

1st series of faculty development

(Zone 1), Dr. Ankit Chaudhary

workshop on Teaching Pedagogy

(Zone 2), Dr. Nehal Shah (Zone

for subject of Pharmaceutical

3), Dr. Ashok Patel (Zone 4) and

Chemistry

Dr. Ashok Akabari (Zone 5)

has

been

successfully organized during 23rd January to

served as respective Zonal coordinator and con-

26th

tributed to make this FDP a successful one.

January

2016

at

GTU,

Chandkheda

campus, Ahmedabad. Looking at need of faculty

members, GTU has organized 2nd FDP on
Teaching Pedagogy for subject of Organic
Chemistry during 12th to 14th June 2016 at
GTU, Chandkheda campus, Ahmedabad. Total 24

Pharmacy faculty members from across the state

attended these 3 days FDP.

GTU received DSIR approval for

Custom and Excise Duty Exemption
Center of Pharmaceutical Studies and Drug
Delivery Technology, GTU has applied for Public
Funded Research Institute (PFRI) recognition to
DSIR, New Delhi. After solving all the queries from
DSIR side, GTU finally received DSIR recognition

This FDP was conducted by very eminent

in the month of March 2016, which will be valid till

professor, Prof. Satish Gabhe from Pune. Prof.

August 2019. By having this certification, GTU and

Gabhe has more than 34 years of teaching and

its all affiliated colleges will get benefit during

research experience in the field of chemistry. He

purchasing of scientific instruments for Research

has also served as a chairman of Pharmacy Board

purpose. They will get exemption in Custom Duty

of AICTE and member of PCI.

and Excise duty (which is appx. 25% of instrument

Prof. Gabhe has provided intensive training on

amount), which is a great benefit to any institute,

the topics of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and

who would like to purchase instruments for

research purpose.

Perform Group Yoga once a week:

GTU moots new idea to become fit & fine
More than 1000 enthusiasts

celebrations. This includes big groups from

participated in International Yoga Day

Vishwakarma

Government

Engineering

Ahmedabad: If students, professors and

College (VGEC), Venus Group of Colleges

other staff members of colleges perform Group

including Aadishwar College of Technology

Yoga at least once a week, then during whole

and Arihant School of Pharmacy & BRI,

week they will become fit & fine. This idea was

Saffrony institute of technology & LCIT from

mooted by Dr. Rajul Gajjar, In-charge Vice

Bhandu near Mehsana. Especially the support

Chancellor of Gujarat Technological University

of students and faculty members from VGEC

(GTU) while addressing the gathering of

as volunteers was really appreciative.

International Yoga Day celebration. More than

1000

enthusiasts

participated

in

the

celebration.

Dr.

Gajjar

advised

students,

faculty

members and GTU staff to keep in mind the

benefits of Yoga from the broader aspect. She

A congregation of students and faculty

said that while enjoying nature we feel peace

the

of mind, but that feeling may be only for few

Ahmedabad city and surrounding areas as well

minutes. If we want such feeling for long term,

as staff of GTU participated in the Yoga Day

then

members

from

colleges

all

across

we

should

perform

Yoga

Yoga was performed under the instruction

BNB.SWAMINARAYAN

PHARMACY

of instructors Smt. Anju Lalani and Shri Parag

COLLEGE, SALVAV 168

Brahmabhatt of Lakulish Yoga University. The

Subhash Technical Campus 73

training sessions at GTU for staff members

were organised during 10th June to 20th June,

B.Raval College of Pharmacy 36

2016. Shri J.C.Lilani, I/c Registrar and other

SAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY 67

top officials and faculty members as well staff

Pharmacy College-Rampura, Godhra 48

participated in the event. Dr. Nidhi Arora &

Dr. Pankaj Patel, Directors of GTU & coordinators of the event thanked all for making
the event successful. Jignasa Acharya &

Narmada College of Computer Application,

Bharuch 95
C. Institute of Technology, Bhandu 53

Ushma Sanghavi have jointly performed as

Atmiya Institute of Technology & Science,

anchor of the event. GTU affiliated colleges

Rajkot

also participated in International Yoga Day.

Laxmi Institute of Computer Applications,

On

21st

Most of affiliated colleges joined GTU

in celebrating Yoga Day at their campuses.

Some of the statistics:
SIGMA

INSTITUTE

SHREE SWAMINARAYAN INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY 38
OF

PHARMACY,

Bakrol Campus 500 [300 student + 200

faculty members]
ROFEL Shri G. M. Bilakhia College of

Pharmacy, VAPI 100

Sarigam 300

S S Agrawal Institute Of Computer Science,

Navsari
K. K. Patel MBA/MCA College, Palasar 35

R.O.Patel Womens MCA College, Morbi 52

Halla Bol II- For Women Safety

Today for a Healthy and Prosperous society,

community and country it has become utmost
important that the Women in society feel

across

Gujarat

as

part

of

Women

Empowerment fortnight.
It is an event where on a single day approx

safe,secured and are treated equally. The

1000+

Government has put in various measures

Corporates, Clubs would be given 50 minutes

toensure it but without the co-operation of

of presentation on 1091, its various services,

citizens it cannot be achieved. It has become

Women Safety & Security, Self Defence, Drug

very important that now organizations take

Free & Healthy Life.

the lead in becoming changemakers as well as

play important role for progressive mindset
change and molding the society to achieve this
objective.
Since Past 2 years, the Gujarat Government
Celebrates Women Empowerment fortnight in
the month of August. So this time also Gujarat
Technological University (GTU) will support
to celebrate Halla Bol season 2 in August

Schools,

Colleges,

Organisations,

Why Halla Bol ?

1. To create a Buzz, So that whole of Gujarat
comes to know about Women Safety, Security,
Mental Drill, Self Defence, Drug Free and
Healthy life.
2. Women Safety, Security and self-defence
and healthy campus Sensitization.

GTU will form new committee to boost

start - ups & create new regulations

Dr. Rajul Gajjar & Dr. Akshai Aggarwal

managing trustees and Directors of GTU

felicitated by All GTU affiliated institutes

affiliated institutes as well as Deans and

Technological

officers of GTU were present on the occasion.

University (GTU) will form a new incubator

Outgoing Vice Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal

committee next week to boost start ups. If

and in-charge Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajul Gajjar

any students give guarantee of Rs. 10,000

were felicitated by GTU affiliated institutes.

Ahmedabad:

Gujarat

income per month till one year from his or her

Noted

educationalist

Dr.

C.L.

Patel,

project, then the student can get start up

president of Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM),

fund. To promote creative ideas of students,

which is the largest educational trust by

GTU will mentor them to convert their

running 46 educational institutions from KG

innovative projects into superb products. This

to PG and Research having more than 40,000

was announced by Dr. Rajul Gajjar, in-charge

students also expressed his feelings in the

Vice Chancellor of GTU.

ceremony. Dr. Patel said that I have spent 28

She was responding felicitation organised

years in education field, but I have never seen

by GTU affiliated institutes. She said that GTU

such

will map industry with academia. We will

competent person like Dr. Aggarwal. He has

welcome

local

done great work by sending students to USA,

industries. The electives will be included into

Canada, Germany & now Russia. Mr. Manish

syllabus according to facilities available to

Shah, Vice President of L.J. Campus also

teach the electives in nearby institutes. She

opined similar view and added that Technical

also announced that GTU will also start

education

process of creating regulations. Principals,

neighboring states, which is due to initiatives

electives

suggested

from

an

honest,

wise

sincere,

Gujarat

visionary

is

ahead

and

than

by Dr. Aggarwal. He provided energy to any

started years ago in GTU are now replicated by

person, who met him. We wish him to

Union Government at All India level. Smart

continue mentoring the association.

City, Start Up and Innovation are the brain

Dr. Aggarwal reacting to the felicitation,

advised GTU affiliated institutes to develop

child of GTU, which are now implemented all

over India. This is matter of pride for all of us.

USP for each college. He added that out of 111

Mr. Pravinbhai Maniyar, President of VVP

GTU colleges, each and every college should

Engineering College also spoke about bright

create its own identity in the field of

performance

technology. Then there will not be any reason

Chancellor of GTU. He said that Dr. Aggarwal

for seats to remain vacant in engineering

gave too much to the GTU affiliated institutes.

colleges. Presently, around 27,000 seats may

He created a platform and gave lots of

remain vacant in engineering colleges, as per

opportunities for institutes to progress ahead.

prediction shown in recent media reports. He

Mr. Nanjibhai Vakharia, President of MBA

said that industry always says that good

Association and Mr. Jitendra Patel, President

engineers are required. So there is no issue of

of

engineers remain jobless.

dignitaries present on the Dias. Mr. Rajubhai

of

Diploma

Dr.

Aggarwal

Association

were

as

Vice

among

Mr. Janak Khandwala, BOG member of

Shah, BOG member of GTU, Dr. Indrajit Patel

GTU and Managing Trustee of Silver Oak

from Charutar Vidya Mandal, Dr. N.M. Bhatt,

College

Director,

of

Engineering

and

Technology

Gandhinagar

Institute

of

(SOCET) presented vote of thanks. He said

Technology, Dr. Shital Shah, The Principal,

that Dr. Aggarwal transformed GTU into

Parul Institute of Technology were among the

inspirational university. Many programmes

head of institutions present on the occasion.

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