B. Tech ETC Achievement

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The department is accredited by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi .
Permanent Affiliation from Shivaji University, Kolhapur
TCS Accreditation for Campus Placements
AICTE has funded 4.5 Lakhs under MODROB and 3.5 Lakhs for STTP conduction
AICTE has funded 1Lakhs and DRDO has funded 0.4 Lakhs for a National Conference conduction on “Recent trends on emerging trends in Electronics And Communications”
Highly qualified & senior faculty members.
State –of-art computing facility with 24*7 Wi-Fi Internet.
Highest placement in reputed core and IT industries among all colleges in Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
12 students have figured in Shivaji University merit list including a gold medal.
Extra coaching for company specific pre-placement trainings and for GATE, GRE Exams.
NPTEL study center for Google –NPTEL certification.
IETE and ISTE student’s chapters for student’s centric activities.
Extra coaching on soft skill and guidance for admission to foreign universities for higher studies will be provided.
As on today more than 200 students are working in reputed industries in India and outside.
MOU with reputed software & core industries like Texas Instruments, Bangalore.
Under industry MOU , Bangalore has donated 20 MSP430 microcontroller trainer kits and 12 analog electronics trainer kits.
25 Users license copies of PCB designing software under MOD ROB designing scheme & AICTE.
Every year meritorious students of our department grab the prizes in project, paper presentation competition.
Every year department organizes fundamental programs like fundamax for freshers.

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Remarkable Achievements
- One faculty member has completed his Ph.D. And six faculty members are pursuing Ph.D.

FACULTY HOLDING DISTINGUISHED POSTS ON VARIOUS BODIES& ORGANIZATIONS

Board of Studies	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil, BOS Member, Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Lead College Coordinator	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil, Lead College Co-ordinator, Shivaji University, Kolhapur during 2013-2016
PhD Referee	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – SU, Kolhapur Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – VTU, Belgaum Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – JJTU, Rajasthan Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil– Pacific University, Rajasthan
Faculty On Board Of Examination Of Other Universities	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – VTU, Belgaum
Editorial Board Member	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – JEE, Bio-Info Publications Prof. (Mrs.)A. D. Kadage- IJEMRT Prof. S. R. Prasad – IJBCC Prof. A. R. Telepatil –ESN Publication
TMH Book Review Committee Member	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil Prof. Mrs. A. D. Kadge
Adjunct Faculty, DAB Member	Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil – PVPIT, Budhgaon, ADCET, Ashta, Dr. JJM, COE, Jaysingpur

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Year: 2015-2016

Name of faculty	Title	Name of the Journal
Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil	OBE module for placement of undergraduate program students	Journal of Engg. Education Transformations, ISSN: 2349-2473, eISSN: 2394-1707, V ol. 29, No. 3, pp. 49 - 54, Jan 2016.
Prof. Mrs. A. D. Kadage	OBE module for placement of undergraduate program students	Journal of Engg. Education Transformations, ISSN: 2349-2473, eISSN: 2394-1707, V ol. 29, No. 3, pp. 49 - 54, Jan 2016.
	Automatic Sewage disposal system for trains	International Journal of Emerging research in management and technology , Vol. 5, Issue: 5, PP. 87-90, ISSN:2278-9359, Impact factor: 1.49, May 2016
	Inventory control and theft detection in Mall using RFID	International Journal of Emerging research in management and technology , Vol. 5, Issue: 5, PP. 87-90, ISSN:2278-9359, Impact factor: 1.49, May 2016
Prof. S. R. Prasad	Innovative methods of teaching & learning electronics engineering	Journal of Engg. Education Transformations, ISSN: 2349-2473, eISSN: 2394-1707, V ol. 29, No. 3
Prof. S. R. Prasad	Implementation of LMS algorithm for system identification	Int. Conf. on Signal and Information Processing, ICONSIP-2016
Prof. V. B. Sutar Prof. P. C. Dhanawade Prof. A. R. Telepatil Prof. V. M Davande	Online Monitoring and Controlling of Transformer Parameters Using Wireless System	International Journal For Research & Development in Technology (IJRDT), Volume-4, Issue-6, ISSN(O):2349-3585,December 2015.
	Real Time Temperature Monitoring Using LABVIEW and Arduino	International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (IJRCCE), Vol. 4, Issue 3, March 2016.
Prof. P. S. Terwadkar, Prof. A. N. Hambar	Backpropagation Algorithm Programming Model for Artificial Neural Network Simulator	International Journal of Research in Engineering and Social Sciences, ISSN 2249-9482, Impact Factor: 6.301, V olume 6, Issue 10, page no. 12-16, October 2016

Year: 2016-2017

Name of faculty

Title

Name of the Journal

Prof. (Dr.) S. A. Patil

Greenhouse Parameters

Monitoring and Controlling System Using Arduino and Android

International Journal on

Recent and Innovation T rends in Computing and

Communication, ISSN: 2321-8169, V olume: 5

Issue: 3, 321 – 326, March 2017.

Prof. S. R. Prasad

Acoustic Echo Cancellation

Using LMS Algorithm

International Journal of

Broadband and Cellular Communication IJBCC,

vol.2 Issue.2 Page 8-21 (eISSN:2455-8532),

2016.

Prof. V. B. Sutar

Fabrication of Low Frequency Patch Antenna With Adhesive Copper Tape

International Journal of Research

Publication in Engineering & Technology V ol.3,

Issue 3, March 2017.

Solar Powered Online Transmission Line Monitoring Using Wireless

Embedded System

Intellectual Property India,

Journal No. 5/ 2017, 0975- 1076/ 0971- 7544,

March 2017.

Prof. P. C. Dhanawade

Fabrication of Low Frequency Patch Antenna With Adhesive Copper Tape

International Journal of Research

Publication in Engineering & Technology V ol.3,

Issue 3, March 2017.

Real Time Temperature

Monitoring Using LABVIEW and Arduino

International Journal of Innovative Research in

Computer and Communicati on Engineering(IJRCCE), V ol. 4, Issue 3, March 2016

Prof. A. R. Telepatil

Prof. P. S. Terwadkar, Prof. A. N. Hambar

Home Automation with

MATLAB and Arduino Interface

International Journal of Innovation Research

Computer and Communicat ion Engineering

(IJIRCCE) with ISSN(O) : 2320-9801 ISSN(P) :

2320-9798 V ol. No. 5 Issue No. 3

Prof. V. M Davande

Fabrication of Low Frequency Patch Antenna With Adhesive Copper Tape

International Journal of Research

Publication in Engineering & Technology V ol.3,

Issue 3, March 2017.

Prof. P. S. Terwadkar,

Greenhouse Parameters

Monitor ing and Controlli ng Sys tem Using Arduino and Android

International Journal on

Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and

Communication, ISSN: 2321-8169, Volume: 5

Issue: 3, 321 – 326, March 2017

Year: 2017-2018

Name of faculty	Title	Name of the Journal
P r o f. (Dr.) S. A. P a t i l	Automatic Detection of Optic Disc using Structural Learning	International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, , Vol. 7, Issue 5, May 2018.
P r o f. (Dr.) S. A. P a t i l	A review on bidimensional empirical mode decomposition: A novel strategy image decomposition	IEEE Xplore digital library on 21st June 2018.
Prof. A. R. Telepatil	Real Time Water Heater Automation and Performance Monitoring Using Embedded System	International Journal of Recent Innovation in Engineering & Research, Vol.02,Issue-10, 2018.

Year: 2018-2019

Name of faculty	Title	Name of the Journal
P r o f. (Dr.) S. A. Patil	"Implementation of AODV routing protocol of wireless sensor network in agriculture"	IEEE Xplore Digital Library having ISBN: 978-1-5386-3570-4 during June 2018.
	Testing & implementation of different wireless sensor network algorithms in agriculture area	Int. Journal IJET which is Scopus Indexed Journal with Vol. 7, No. 4.20, pp 1-3, during August 2018
	Automatic Detection of Optic Disc using Structural.	Learning International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 7, Issue 5, May 2018
	A review on bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition: A novel strategy image decomposition	IEEE Xplore digital library on 21st June 2018.
Prof. S. R. Prasad	Novel architecture for active noise cancellation system using least mean square algorithm	International Journal of Electronics Engineering issue no.1 (2019).
Prof. V. B. Sutar	Structural inspection and treatment using unmanned aerial vehicle and digital image processing	Journal of Intellectual Property of India, Application No. 201821025229, 10th August 2018.
Prof. A. R. Telepatil	Real Time Water Heater Automation and Performance Monitoring Using Embedded System	International Journal of Recent Innovation in Engineering & Research, Vol.02,Issue-10, 2018.

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Sr No	Title	ISBN No
1	Prof. (Dr .) S. A. Patil has published books entitled 1 “Bloom Diameter and Count Measurement using Image Processing Approach” 2 “ Radio over Fiber Technology for Wireless Communication: An Approach for Designing Simple Low Cost Cellular Base Station” 3. “Driver Assistance System Using Image Processing and Pattern Recognition” 4. “Self-Reconfigurable Wireless Mesh Network Using NS-2” 5. ANN Base Lung Cancer Classification Using Chest Radiography Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.	ISBN No: 978-3-659-97831-9. ISBN No: 978-3-330-00827-4 ISBN No: 978-3-330-00665-2. ISBN No: 978-3-330-00570-9. ISBN No: 978-3-659-97831-9
2	Prof. S. R. Prasad has published book entitled “Radio over Fiber Technology for Wireless Communication: An Approach for Designing Simple Low Cost Cellular Base Station” Published @ Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany	ISBN No: 978-3-330-00827-4
3	Prof. V. B. Sutar has published book entitled 1. “Driver Assistance System Using Image Processing and Pattern Recognition” 2. “Earthquake Response ofIsolated Elevated LiquidStorage Steel Tank” Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany	ISBN No: 978-3-330-00665-2. ISBN-13: 978-620-2-19998-8 ISBN-10: 6202199989 EAN: 9786202199988
4	Prof. P. C. Dhanawade has published book entitled “Design and Optimization of Microstrip Antenna by ANN Tecgnique”, Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany,	ISBN No: 978-3-659-96564-7
5	Prof. A. R. Telepatil has published book entitled “Bloom Diameter and Count Measurement using Image Processing Approach” Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany	ISBN No: 978-3-659-97831-9.
6.	Prof. V. M. Davande has published book entitled. “Self-Reconfigurable Wireless Mesh Network Using NS-2” Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.	ISBN No: 978-3-330-00570-9.
7	Prof. Mrs. S. B. Karole has published book entitled “Boundary Detection in Medical Images” Published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.	ISBN No: 978-3-330-00944-8
8	Prof. Chetan C. Dakave, has published book entitled "Angular variation methodology for landslide measurements based on PSoC", Published by Scholar's Press, Omniscriptum Publishing Group, UK,	ISBN-13: 978-613-8-68071-0.

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Sr. No.	Title of the Patent	Name of Applicant	Application Number	Date of Filing
1	Solar Powered Online Transmission Line Monitoring Using Wireless Embedded System	Prof. V. B. Sutar	201621042858	15-12-2016
2	Structural Inspection and Treatment Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and DIP	Prof. V. B. Sutar	201821025229	27-07-2018
3	Smart Safety Stick to Repel Reptiles	Dr. S. A. Patil	201821025865	11-07-2018

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2015-16:

Name of Faculty	Workshop/Lecture Topic	Date	Place
Mr. A. R. Telepatil	Introduction to Arduino Programming using LABVIEW & MATLAB	25th May to 28th May 2016	DKTES TEI
Mr. V. M. Davande	Introduction to Arduino Programming using LABVIEW &MATLAB	25th May to 28th May 2016	DKTES TEI
Mr. A. N. Hambar	Conducted Technical session on Artificial Neural Network (Introduction and Implementation in MATLAB Neural Network Toolbox)	18th April 2016	DKTES TEI
Mr. P. S. Terwadkar	Conducted Technical session on Artificial Neural Network (Introduction and Implementation in MATLAB Neural Network Toolbox)	18th April 2016	DKTES TEI

2016-17:

Name of Faculty	Workshop/Lecture Topic	Date	Place
Prof. P . C. Dhanawade	delivered an expert lecture on “Antenna Theory	3rd March 2017	Yashwantrao Chavan Polytechnic Ichalkaranji
Prof. Dr. S. A. Patil	Delivered talk on Design and development of LABVIEW applications using Arduino platform	10th Feb 2017	Ashokrao Mane Engg. College, Vathar .
Prof.A. R. Telepatil	workshop on Introduction to Embedded C Programming	15th March 2017	DKTE TEI

2017-18:

Name of Faculty	Workshop/Lecture Topic	Date	Place
Prof. Mrs. A. D. Kadage	Expert lecture on “flipflops, counters and shift registers”	18th February & 26th February 2018.	third year diploma students at Y.C. Polytechnic, Ichalakaranji
Prof. Mrs. A. D. Kadage	Expert lecture on NBA need and awareness	2ndFebruary 2018.	second, third and final year students of DKTE TEI
Prof. P. C. Dhanawade	Expert lecture on “Analog Circuits”	6th Oct. 2017	Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon
Prof. A. R. Telepatil	Expert lecture on “Matlab”	6th Oct. 2017	Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon

2018-19:

Name of Faculty	Workshop/Lecture Topic	Date	Place
Prof. Mrs. A. D. Kadage Prof. S. R. Prasad Prof. P. S. Terwadkar	Sessions conduction in 3 days workshop on “Fundacom”	28th to 30th June 2018.	Third year B. Tech class DKTE TEI
Prof. P. C. Dhanawade	Expert lecture on “Analog Circuits”	6th Oct. 2017	Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon
Prof. A. R. Telepatil	Expert lecture on “Matlab”	6th Oct. 2017	Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon

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2018-19

Sr. No	Students Name	Class	Event	Date &Organizer	Prize/ Participant
	Miss.Shradha Sanjay Patil	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
	Miss.Rohini Admapure	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-PAPER PRESENTATION	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
	Miss.Naziya Makandar	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-PAPER PRESENTATION	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
	Mr.Ajay D Shah	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	First Prize
			VISION 19-CIRCUITRIX	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
			VISION 19-PRODESIGN	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
			IGNITION 2K19-DEXTER(CIRCUIT DESIGN)	1^st & 2^nd March 2019,Dr.J.J.Magdum College of Engg.,Jayasingpur	First Prize
	Mr.Pratik Sutar	T. Y. B. Tech	IGNITION 2K19-C-CIPHER	1^st & 2^nd March 2019,Dr.J.J.Magdum College of Engg.,Jayasingpur	Participation
			INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
			VISION 19-CIRCUITRIX	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
			VISION 19-MICROTRON	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
			VISION 19-PRODESIGN	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
	Mr.Attar Muhammad Saqeeb J	T. Y. B. Tech	MINI PROJECT COMPUTATION	6^th Oct.2018,DKTE Textile & Engg.Institute,Ichalkaranji	Participation
	Mr.Attar Muhammad Saqeeb J	T. Y. B. Tech	AAVISHKAR 19-CODE PUZZLE	23th & 24^th Feb.2019,Government Engg.College,Karad	First Prize
	Miss.Anuradha Parvate	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Short-Listed
	Miss.Anuradha Parvate	T. Y. B. Tech	CODE-A-THON 2K19`	16^th Feb.2019, DKTE Textile & Engg.Institute,Ichalkaranji	Participation
	Miss.Kajal Patil	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Short-Listed
	Miss.Arati Manoj Phadatare	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
	Miss.Arati Manoj Phadatare	T. Y. B. Tech	VISION 19-MICROTRON	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
	Miss.Richa C Palankar	T. Y. B. Tech	INNOVATION 2K19-MICROCODER	28th February2019,Sharad Institute of Tech.College of Engg,Yadrav	Participation
	Miss.Divya D Samai	T. Y. B. Tech	VISION 19-MICROTRON	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
	Miss.Divya D Samai	T. Y. B. Tech	VISION 19-GENERAL QUIZ	Walchand College of Engg.Sangli	Short-listed
	Muddassar Ismail Attar		AAVISHKAR 19-CODE PUZZLE	23th & 24^th Feb.2019,Government Engg.College,Karad	First Prize

2017-18

Sr. No	Students Name	Class	Event	Date &Organizer	Prize/ Participant
	Mr. Attar Mohammad Saqeeb Javed Akhtar	S. Y. B. Tech	Reflex2k17-Circuit Maker	25^th Sept. 2017, Ashokrao Mane Group of Institutions, Vadgaon	Second Prize
	Miss. Ashwini R. Ghatte, Miss. Snehal R.Powar, Miss. Pooja C.Bhasme	BE ETC	Avishkar 2017-18	28^th December 2017, Dr. J. J. Magdum COE, Jaysingpur on	Participation
	Miss. Ashwini R. Ghatte, Miss. Snehal R. Powar, Miss. Pooja C. Bhasme	BE ETC	CREO-WORLD 2K18	23^rd February 2018 at Adarsh Group of Institutions, Vita.	Winner Prize
	Miss. Ashwini R. Ghatte, Miss. Snehal R.Powar, Miss. Pooja C. Bhasme	BE ETC	Girls Project Competition	8^thMarch 2018 at Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur.	Second Prize
	Mr. Nawajsharif Yusuf Shaikh Mr. Vikram Vilas Kamble Mr. Sachin Raju Patil Mr. Tushar Rajendra Malave	BE ETC	Avishkar 2017-18	28^th December 2017, Dr. J. J. Magdum COE, Jaysingpur on	Participation
	Miss. Sonali Dingane, Miss. Sumitra Hulle, Miss. Yogita Chougule	BE ETC	TECHNOSTAV 2K18	3^rd March 2018 at D.Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kasaba Bavda, Kolhapur.	Winner Prize
	Mr. Saqeeb J. Attar Mr. Ajay D. Shah	S. Y. B. Tech	e-Vision	12^thMarch 2018 at Ashokrao Mane Group Of Institutions, Vathar tarf vadgaon, Hatkanangale, Kolhapur.	Second Prize
	Mr. Nawajsharif Shaikh, Mr. Vikram V. Kamble Mr. Sachin R. Patil	BE ETC	PROZEAL (Project Competition) under “NAVAPRAVARTYA-2K18”	17^th March 2018 at Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Mahagaon, Gadhinglaj	Winner Prize
	Ms. Krutika D. Gavade Ms. Anuprita A. Kulkarni Mr. Digvijay D. Navale	BE ETC	Innovation 2k18	10th March 2018 at ADCET, Ashta	Runner-up Prize

2016-17

Sr. No	Students Name	Class	Event	Date &Organizer	Prize/ Participant
	Mr. ShaileshTodkar Mr. Ajinkya Mali Ms. Kishori Patil	B.E. E.T.C.	Techsymposium-2K17 Project Competition	17^th February 2017, DKTE,TEI, Ichalkaranji	First Prize
			AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM,COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
			VISION17 - a Project Competition	10^th and 11^th March 2017, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli	Participation
			Best Project & Model in academic year 2015-16	13^thMarch 2017, D.K.T.E.,Ichalkaranji	First Prize
	Mr. GauravGhodake Mr. Om Nale Ms. SuvarnaKhade	B.E. E.T.C.	Jidnyasa17 - Project Competition	4^th March 2017, (TKIET), Warnanagar	Second Prize
			e-VISION 2K17- Project Competition	10^thMarch 2017, Ashokrao Mane Group Of Institution, Vathar	Participation
			Discovery 2K17	2^nd March 2017,ADCET, Ashta	Participation
			Best Project & Model in academic year 2016-17	13^thMarch 2017, D.K.T.E.,Ichalkaranji	First Prize
	Mr. OmkarKumbhar Miss. Pranali Mali	B.E. E.T.C.	Spirit2k17- Research & Development of project Competition	5th March 2017 at College of Engineering, Pandharpur	Winner
			Spirit2k17- Paper Presentation	5th March 2017 at College of Engineering, Pandharpur	Runner up
			Best Paper publication in academic year 2016-17	13^thMarch 2017, D.K.T.E.,Ichalkaranji	First Prize
	Mr. OmkarMagdum Mr. SatishMisal Miss. SayaliLokhande	B.E. E.T.C.	AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM, COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
	Miss. AishwaryaKoli Mr. Rahul Jamdar Mr. Deepak Khandelwal	B.E. E.T.C.	AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM, COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
	Miss. Monika Patil Miss. SnehalataKanire Miss. Neelam Vade	B.E. E.T.C.	ENVision 2017	4^th March 2017, Dr. JJM COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
	Mr. Mayuresh Patil Mr. VrushabhMurgunde	B.E. E.T.C.	AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM, COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
	Miss. PriyankaDongare Miss. Ekande Prerna Miss. Bhakti Nikam	B.E. E.T.C.	Techsymposium-2K17 Project Competition	17^th February 2017, DKTE, TEI, Ichalkaranji	Participation
	Mr. Vishnu Gavade Mr. Ashish Bhurale Mr. Aditya Bhardwaj	B.E. E.T.C.	AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM, COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
	Miss. RinaBhiradkar Miss. Shalaka Patil Miss. NiveditaRatnakar	B.E. E.T.C.	AYUDH’ 17-Project Competition	20^thMarch 2017, Dr. JJM, COE,Jaysingpur	Participation
		B.E. E.T.C.	Techsymposium-2K17 Project Competition	17^th February 2017, DKTE, TEI, Ichalkaranji	Participation

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