Agriculture Department's workshop on “Organic Farming”

The Agriculture Department at Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology (ACET) arranges for workshops on numerous topics on agriculture. The workshop on “Organic Farming” was held at the campus. It was a one day workshop. The workshop was graciously attended by the students and the faculty of the department. Mr. Subash Palekar Ji was the guest speaker of the workshop. The workshop emphasized on the importance and utility of organic farming and how conventional methods of farming are the causes of environment and human health degradation. The interaction explained the importance to work the reckless use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, he stressed on the uses of natural manures and animal wastes. He also gave a statistical comparison to show the effectiveness of organic farming over conventional farming, if organic farming is done scientifically. The interactive session at the end had lots of questions from the students where framers emphasized mainly on the commercial growth of crops organically.

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Biggest Digital Revolution-Smart India Hackathon 2017 concludes successfully at ACET

Smart India Hackathon-2017, a 36 hours nonstop coding festival concluded successfully on 2nd April 2017at ACET. Total 37 teams comprising of eight members (six students and two mentors) from different states (Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab) brainstormed for 36 hours, to find innovative digital solutions for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

The elaborate event began on 1st April 2017 and comprised of 36 hour coding challenge including technical workshops, talks, and on-the-go meals all under one roof. Dr. Ajit Kumar, Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries was the Chief Guest in the inaugural ceremony. He congratulated and encouraged all the participating teams who came across the country in the premises of ACET and stressed on the need of education based on problem solving approach that our education should empower students to provide solutions to problems faced by common man, farmers and industries. He inspired the students by saying our motto should be “NEW INDIA, ASPIRING INDIA”. He added that every student should think “out of box” to solve the major real time problems of our country. The young minds should apply their knowledge to create and build innovative digital solutions and thus promote the vision of our Honorable Prime Minister-“Digital India”, & “Make In India”.

The event concluded with an award ceremony on 2nd April 2017. Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director, Indian institute of Crop Processing Technology was the chief guest at closing ceremony. Along with him Nodal officer, Mr. Rajiv Mishra, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt of India was present at valedictory ceremony of Smart India Hackathon 2017. Dr C. Anandharamakrishnan congratulated the winning teams and said it was not a competition but it was a festival of thoughts. This festival should not be stopped, every solution given by the teams need to be implemented to solve the problems of Commonman, Farmers and Industries.

Chairman Advoc. Sh. Amit Sharma , Managing Director, Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Principal Dr. V.K.Banga (State Co-ordinator, Smart India Hackathon-17) congratulated the winning teams and other participated teams who worked non-stop in this digital revolution program at ACET. Chairman Advoc. Sh. Amit Sharma shared his views that Smart India Hackathon is endeavor of the AICTE to bridge the digital divide in country. These kinds of national level events promote digital literacy, create and build innovative digital solutions. This event provides students a national platform to showcase not only their talent and innovativeness but also sharpen their skills of team work and fellowship. This platform brings students from various colleges together and in a professional environment they learn to work and grow together even while competing against each other.

Managing Director , Dr. Rajneesh Arora addressed the teams and said that Hackathons have grown to become a global student movement. By fast-tracking the software and hardware development process, Hackathons provide students with valuable technical skills they will need in their future careers. Students learn by doing and finish with a final project that has the potential to turn into a real business.

Principal Dr Vijay Kumar Banga (State Co-ordinator, Smart India Hackathon-17) delivered vote of thanks. Speaking about this event, Dr. Banga said;” We are extremely honored to be hosting Smart India Hackathon-17. All the teams who competed had some innovative and creative solutions. Overall, Smart India Hackathon-17 was a great success with young developers showcasing some brilliant and innovative ideas which will be a huge beneficial for the students in overall academic growth. He added that the aim of this initiative was to harness the creativity and technical expertise of young minds to think out of the box and come up with innovative and disruptive tech solutions for some of the daunting problems faced by our nation.

The Teams from Saveetha Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, Vignan Institute of Information Technology, Andhra Pradesh, MIT College of Food Technology, Pune won the top three spots respectively. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune won the consolation Prize of Rs. 10000/ and became the third runner up team. The title of the teams were Ministry of Food Processing, A Dashboard for Foreign Investors to decide locations for setting up FPIs, App to connect Farmers directly with retailers and Food Processing Industries and App to connect Farmers directly with Food Processing Industries respectively.

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SEMINAR (CIVIL DEPT)

1. The department of Civil Engineering at Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) arranges for several seminars that are beneficial for the faculty. The National Seminar was organized on “Recent Advancements in Concrete Composite”. It was a one day seminar that held on 18th July, 2014. The Sponsoring authority of the seminar was Punjab Technical University (PTU). The programme was inaugurated by Principal Dr. V.K. Banga, Registrar Manoj Kumar, Vice-Principal Col. (Retd.) Gurmukh Singh, P.S. Sidhu HOD CE, ACET, various Deans and heads of various departments. The participants were the 7th semester students and the faculty.
In the programme Dr. S.P. Singh (NIT Jalandhar) and Dr. A.P. Singh (NIT Jalandhar) delivered their expert talks on the usage of different materials to improve the properties and reduce the cost of concrete. The seminar proved to be very fruitful for both the students and faculty of the department of civil engineering.

2. The Civil Engineering department of ACET, Amritsar carries out innumerous seminars. The seminar based on the topic “Amritsar-A Smart City” took place on 28th January, 2016. It was one day seminar.
The programme was organized by ACET. The Chief Guests were Hon’ble Bakshi Ram Arora Ji, (Mayor, Amritsar) and the Guest of Honor was Sh. Pardeep.K. Sabharwal, (Commissioner, MCA). The participants of the seminar were 6th and 8th semester students of the department.

The main objective of the Seminar was to create awareness among the students of Civil Engineering about the concept of Smart Cities and what initiatives can be taken for making Amritsar a Smart City. The various Academicians and Professionals shared their valuable knowledge as to how Amritsar can bag the tag of Smart City. The seminar was commenced by lightening of lamp. The key speakers in the Seminar who gave the expert talk on various topics related to Smart City like Intelligent Transport System (ITS) were:

Mr. P.S. Randhawa: General Secretary Punjab Pollution Control Committee,
Dr. S.K Aggarwal: Director PIT, Moga,
Er. P.K Goyal: Superintending Engineer, MCA,
Er. Sunil Mahajan: Executive. Engineer, MCA and
Dr. V.K. Banga: Principal, ACET.
The other dignitaries present were Sh. Amit Sharma Ji (Chairman, ACET), Dr. Rajneesh Arora Ji, (Managing Director, ACET), Col. (Retd.) Gurmukh Singh (Vice Principal, ACET), Deans and HoDs. Dr. Rajneesh Arora Ji addressed the audience and various dignitaries regarding the participation of ACET in assisting MCA for making Amritsar a Smart City. Colonel Gurmukh Singh (Retd.) concluded the event by giving vote of thanks to all the dignitaries, speakers and participants.

3. The Civil Engineering department of ACET, Amritsar carries out innumerous seminars. The Interaction Meet on “Amritsar-A Smart City” took place on 7th June, 2016. It was one day seminar.
The programme was organized by ACET. The Chief Guest was Ms. Sonali Giri (IAS) the first woman commissioner of Municipal Corporation Amritsar. The participants of the meet were 6th, 8th semester students and the faculty.
The Principal welcomed the dignitaries on behalf of ACET. Dr. Rajneesh Arora (MD, ACET) addressed the meet regarding the assistance which ACET can extend in any possible manner to MCA for undertaking any projects to make Amritsar-A Smart City. Er. Sunil Mahajan ( XeN, MCA) displayed the video on Amritsar- A Smart City. A brainstorming discussion session on Smart City was conducted in which everyone participated actively. The event was inaugurated with Lighting of Lamp ceremony by
Ms. Sonali Giri: IAS
Dr. Rajneesh Arora: Former VC, PTU & MD, ACET,
Dr. V.K. Banga: Principal, ACET,
Col (Retd.) Gurmukh Singh: Vice Principal, ACET,
Prof. P.S. Sidhu: Dean Academics, ACET,
Er. P.K Goyal: Superintending Engineer, MCA and
Er. Sunil Mahajan: Executive Engineer, MCA.
Mr. Manoj Kumar (Registrar, ACET) and other Deans of the institute also graced the event. The event concluded with the Vote of Thanks given by Prof. P.S. Sidhu (DAA & Head, Civil Engineering) to all the dignitaries and participants of the Interaction meet for making the event a great success.

4. The Civil Engineering Department of Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) holds seminars which are very educative. The Seminar on “Safe Driving” took place on 17th January, 2017. It was for one day.
The ACET was the organizing authority. The Chief Guest was Mr. K.S. Pannu (General Manager, Swani Motors) and Ms Satwinder Kaur (HRM, Swani Motors). The participants of the meet were 6th& 8th semester students, bus drivers and the faculty.
The motive of the seminar was to imparted useful information to all the students regarding Safe Driving. The effluent delegates Mr. K.S. Pannu (General Manager, Swani Motors) and Ms Satwinder Kaur (HRM, Swani Motors) guided everyone with the cons of bad driving as it puts one’s life to high risk. It was an educative seminar for everyone present there.

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SEMINAR (M.E Dept)

The Mechanical Department at ACET, Amritsar organizes seminars in the college. The seminar on “Plastic, Recycle and Waste Management “took place on 26th &27th April, 2016.

The six speakers from renowned institutes who shared their views on the topic were:

• D. A.P. Vij, Associate Professor from GNDU Amritsar
• Sh. Sandeep Madaan, Manager of CIPET Amritsar
• Dr. H.K. Kansal, Professor from PU-UIET Chandigarh
• Dr. Beant Singh, Professor from PCET, Mohali
• Dr. Ishwer Singh, Professor from ACET, Amritsar
• Dr. SBS Kalsi, Professor from ACET, Amritsar

The seminar was attended by the eminent personalities from different research areas, faculty and the students. There were 115 participants who included 85 students of ACET & CIPET Amritsar, 30 faculty members from ACET, NIT Jalandhar, etc. The participants were provided with certificates.

The objective of the seminar was to enrich the knowledge of the faculty and the students and to create awareness in the field of Plastic, it’s Recycle & Waste Management and their application in the real world.

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FUSION by Agriculture Department

The FUSION was organized by the students of B.Sc Agriculture, Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET), Amritsar. The target audience was the students.

The students from distinctive schools attended the programme. Where they were familiarized with agricultural aspects and comprising its importance. The cultivation of plants was also the topic of discussion.

The main essence of this event remained Organic Farming (it is a method of crop and livestock production without the use of pesticides, fertilizers, growth hormones, antibiotics and genetically refined organisms). The agricultural commodities like hybrid varieties of Radish, Spinach, Cabbage, cauliflower, etc were brought to notice.

The students were repeatedly made familiar about the techniques that lead to more cultivation and encourage proper use of the land. They are namely Soil-less Cultivation of Crop, Vertical Gardens, Hanging gardens, etc.

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Faculty Development Programmes by Civil Department

The Civil Engineering department of Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs). The programme “Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering” was carried out for seven days from 29thJune - 5th July, 2015.

The Sponsoring authority for the FDP was Punjab Technical University (PTU). The programme was inaugurated by Principal Dr. V.K. Banga, Registrar Manoj Kumar, Vice-Principal Col. (Retd.) Gurmukh Singh, P.S. Sidhu HOD (CE), ACET and heads of various departments. Nearly 30 participants from different colleges of Punjab and outside have participated in the FDP. The target audience was the Faculty of several colleges.

The participants were exposed to new technologies used in the civil engineering. Dr. Bhupinder Singh (IIT Roorkee), Dr. S.P. Singh (NIT Jalandhar), Dr. Raj Kumar Seth (Pro Vice Chancellor, Shri Say University, Palampur), Dr. Sanjeev Naval (DAVIET, Jalandhar) and B.R. Batra delivered lectures during the programme. Principal Dr. Banga said that the FDP proved to be beneficial for the faculty of ACET and other colleges.

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Faculty Development Programmes by CSE

1. FDP

The distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. The five days FDP was organized from 6th-10th June, 2011.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Mr. Ashok. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was Mission 10x Bangalore. The target audience was the Faculty of the college.

The purpose of FDP was to “High Impact Teaching Skills”. That is to enhance teaching skills of the staff. The teaching staff should be timely updated with new techniques and methods. It also focuses on improving leadership qualities and personality development. This further leads to advancement of the students. In result which depicts the performance of the college.

2. FDP

The Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) are conducted regularly by the distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET). These programmes are for the developing skills of the staff. The two days FDP was organized from 28th-29th November, 2011.

The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Mr. Ashok. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was Wipro Mission 10x. Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The purpose of FDP was “Advanced High Impact Teaching Skills”. That is to upgrade the teaching efficiency of the staff with advanced skills.

3. FDP

The Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) carries out Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff. On 19th March, 2012 the one day FDP was organized.

The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. Mr. Lokesh was the Resource Person of the development programme. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was the college itself ACET, Amritsar. The Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The module description of FDP was to “CISCO Networking Technologies”. That is for the development of faculty regarding CISCO Networking Technologies. They educate about different skills used in the current scenario to build, design and manage networks. It also educates about the problem solving and rational thinking.

4. FDP

The eminent Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. The three days FDP was organized from 7th-9th May, 2012.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Mr. Vaibhav Bedarkar. The Contributory was the institute Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar. The Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The programme was named as”IBM DB2 Workshop”. It was for the development of faculty in the field of database.

5. FDP

The distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) on regular basis for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. The FDP was organized on 18th January, 2013.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the FDP programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Mr. Sandeep Wadhera. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was the college itself ACET, Amritsar. The target audience for the programme was the Faculty of the college.

The discussion of this FDP was about “Attaining the Energy Efficiency at Work”. That is all about motivational talk and aptitude building. Motivation is the key to success as it brings confidence in doing things in a better way. Aptitude building is done to disclose natural talents that further improve the performance.

6. FDP

The Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) organizes Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the enhancement of the skills of its staff members. The FDP was held on 19th January, 2013.
ACET, Amritsar was the Developing / Organizing authority for the FDP programme. The Resource Person of the development programme was Brig. (Retd.) Z.S. Dhaliwal. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was the college itself ACET, Amritsar. The target audience for the programme was the Faculty of the college.

The purpose of this FDP was “Team Building Exercise and Importance of Communication Skills”. The programme was about motivational team building and how to improve communicational skills. Team building is beneficial as it motivates employees, leads to better communication, promotes creativity and develops problem solving skills.

7. FDP

The Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills are conducted by the prestigious Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET). On 12th April, 2011 the FDP was catered for a day.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the FDP programme was ACET, Amritsar. Dr. Rahul Sharma was the Resource Person of the development programme. The Contributory, Institute or Industry for the same programme was the college itself and the target audience was the Faculty of the college.

The motto of FDP was “Spoken English (Communication Skills)”. That is development of faculty to improve communication skills. Communication includes reading, writing, listening and speaking. It is very important for the faculty to have good communication skills to be unparalleled in their field. With the good skills the message can be delivered in a right manner.

8. FDP

The distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. One day FDP was organized on 1stMay, 2013.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. Gurvinder Singh. The Institute ACET, Amritsar itself was the organizer. The target audience was the Faculty of the college.

The topic of FDP was “Emerging Trends in Computing”. That is development of faculty regarding emerging trends in computing.

9. FDP

The eminent Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) carries out Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching, communication and pronunciation skills. This FDP was organized on 7th May, 2013 for a day.

The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. Rahul Sharma. The other Contributory/ Industry was the ACET institute. The Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The purpose of FDP was “Pronunciation Communication Skills”. That is to development of faculty pronunciation communication skills. Correct pronunciation is essential for a good communication. If the pronunciation is not correct the message can be misunderstood or give a negative impression.

10. FDP

The distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to enrich their teaching skills through various ways. The FDP was organized on 2nd July, 2013.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Ms. Ekta Vij. The Institute ACET was the contributory body. The Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The purpose of FDP was to “How to Use E-Journals”. The faculty was given complete guidance on how to use E- Journals. They are the publications that are available on the internet which are helpful in research work, case studies, providing plenty of information and are highly credible.

11. FDP

The distinguished Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) conducts Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. The five days FDP was organized from 8th-12th July, 2013.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. R.K Garg, Dr. Gurvinder Singh, Dr. Gurbinder Singh, Dr. Inderdeep Singh, Dr. Harwinder Singh, Dr. Jagdev Singh, Dr. Anish Sachdeva and Dr. Parmod Kumar. The Contributory Institute of the programme was Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar. The target audience was the Faculty of the college.

The purpose of FDP was the development of faculty in”Numerical & Computational Techniques in Engineering”.

12. FDP

The Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) are organized by the renowned Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) for the staff for the betterment of their skills. The five days FDP was organized from 30thJune-4th July, 2014.

The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. R.K Garg, Dr. Gurinder Singh, Dr. Jagdev Singh, Dr. Ashish Arora, Dr. Kulbhushan Agnihotri, Dr. Harinder Singh Gill, Dr. Vijay Kumar Banga, Dr. Tanupreet Singh and Dr. Vishal Sarin. The other Contributory Institute to conduct the programme was Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar. The Faculty of the college was the target audience.

The purpose of FDP was development of”Numerical Techniques for Engineers”.

13. FDP

The Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology (ACET) administers for Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff. This concept is to keep the staff up to date with the new teaching techniques. The three days FDP was organized from 25th-27th September, 2014.

The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET College, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. Rajashekharan and Mr. Mahesh. The other Contributory, Institute or Industry was Meridian Digital World and Wipro. The target audience was the Faculty of the college.

The FDP was held for”Faculty Development Program on Big Data”. That is development of faculty in Big Data Concepts.

14. FDP

The ACET (Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology) carries out Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for the staff to embellish their teaching skills. The five days FDP was organized from 1st-5th June, 2015.
The Developing / Organizing authority for the programme was ACET, Amritsar. The Resource Person of the development programme was Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Savina Bansal, Dr. Sandeep Sood, Dr. Sarabjeet Singh, Dr. Kawaljit Kaur, Dr. Anup Girdhar, Dr. Parminder Kaur and Er.Sandeep Kad. The Contributory was the institute Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar. The audience for the programme was the Faculty of the college.
The motive of FDP was “Optimization and Security in Information and Computing Technology”.

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ACET Swagatam

The department of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, ACET started a restaurant named as “ACET Swagatam” for the HMCT students for their practical knowledge to be captured herein the restaurant.

It has been recently inaugurated by Mrs. Ragini Sharma (Director- Finance, ACET) & on this successful accomplishment by HMCT Department, She congratulated the department and said that motive behind this restaurant is to provide the practical exposure to the students and make them lucratively employable in Indian vicinity & abroad.

Various other deliberates of the college were present during the inauguration of this restaurant. They also congratulated the staff and the students & enjoyed there the appetizing dishes.

Mr. Amit Sharma the chairman of ACET congratulated the staff for this wonderful initiative and said that these kinds of activities increase the practical knowledge and skills of students.

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