Shri Gujarat i Samaj, Indore PMB Gujarati Science College Accredited with grade ‘A’ by NAAC PERIHELION Quarterly Newsletter - January-February-March 2016- Issue-10- Year-3- Shri Deepak Bhai Soni From the Desk of Principal Chairman G.B. This quarter of the year was one that enthusiastically in dance, music, Contents: saw activities on all fronts, keeping the sketching, tattoo-making, and various staff members and students on their other activities. The departmental Individual Highlights toes, especially as semester exams of activities went on as usual, and staff UG and PG students were also in members participated in seminars and January and February. On one hand, we workshops. As part of our Page 2: organised the annual sports events of environmental awareness activity, we, Departmental Activities the college, and students showed their under the aegis of „Mission Green‟, Page 3: active participation in all indoor and organised „No Vehicle Day‟ on outdoor sports activities. On the other, 26/02/2016 and celebrated Basant Departmental Activities we organised our annual function Panchmi in the same month, also Page 4: „Excellence 2016‟. The students focusing on the message of safeguarding displayed their talent by participating our fragile earth. Departmental Activities Dr. Kumud Modi News at a Glance Shri Deepak Bhai Soni took charge as Ms. Mahima Golani, Department of Chairman, Governing Body. Microbiology, qualified ICAR- NET exam 2015. Dr. K. Venkataraman, Head, Department of Electronics has been nominated as Member, Board of Dr. Chetna Savita, Department of Studies at Department of „Data Zoology was honoured with Life Sciences and Forcasting‟, DAVV, Membership of National Indore. Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi. Dr. Sudip Ray, Department of Botany John Ruskin has been appointed as an expert to Dr. P.A. Kekre, Department of evaluate Ph.D. thesis by APS Physics was honoured by M.P. State University, Rewa. Election Commission for his noteworthy contribution towards training of stakeholders in urban local Dr. G.D. Sharma, Head, Department bodies and panchayat elections 2014- of Zoology participated in the 21 Km 15. Marathon held on 7/02/2016 organized by Indore Marathon Academy at international level. About 20,000 Dr. Vidya Dubey, Department of participants from all over India Botany, has been selected as Assistant participated in this event. He was Professor under College Code-28. awarded with a medal and certificate for successful completion of the race in2 hours 50 minutes. Page 2 of 4 Departmental Activities Computer Science and Information Technology Department Mr. Brajesh Vijaypuriya was the winner Rudra Shah was the Convener of Music and Mr. Sanjay Sharma was the first and Mr. Govind Kaithwas was the runner-up In Teacher‟s Badminton convener of the Quiz competition in tournament 2016. Internship projects Excellence 2016 . Mr. Govind Kaithwas, Ms. Priyasi Jain have been successfully completed by Expert Lecture by Prof. Pratik Shah the VI semester students. Department and Ms. Deepal Patel performed a dance organized expert lectures for VI in the annual cultural function. semester students by Prof. Pratik Shah Departmental stock checking has also and Prof. Deepika Rai. Ms. Manisha been successfully done by the staff Microbiology Department members. Dr. Nandini Phanse, Ms. Mahima Gopal Krishna Patidar presented a seminar Golani, Ms.Mona Bhatnagar & Ms. on „Biofertilizers‟ to B.Sc sem IV students Shivalika Khode presented posters at (11.03.16). Seminar on „Current & future International conference on “Scenario industrial scenario in life sciences‟ was Campus Placement Drive : Duke st Thompsons Pvt Ltd. of Biotechnology in 21 Century given by Mr. Apurva Khare of Rapture organized by DAVV, Indore (10- Biotech Institute, Bhopal (20.02.16) 12.03.16). Ms. M. Golani qualified ICAR- Agar Art contest was organized in NET-2015 & also published a research observance of National Science Day (28 & article. Ms. Devshree Joshi was a 29.02.16). Ms. D. Joshi, M. Bhatnagar & S. committee member, Infosys campus Khode co-ordinated the event.The placement drive (11.02.16). Ms. Mona department of Microbiology constituted a Bhatnagar compered the No-Vehicle “Student Association of Microbiologists” in Day event (26.02.16). Faculties of collaboration with Microbiologists department actively coordinated the Society, India, the inauguration of which Inauguration of Student Association of events they were allotted during annual was organised on 1.3.16. Dr. A.M Microbiologists function. Blood grouping determination Deshmukh and Dr. Anil Prakash delivered camp was held (29.01.16 - 02.02.2016) expert lectures in the event. A Campus for staff members of Shri Gujarati Placement Drive by Duke Thompsons Pvt Samaj, Indore. As part of Peer Learning Ltd, Indore, was conducted on 25.2.16, programme, M.Sc. Semester IV students during which 7 students were selected for gave practical demonstration to B.Sc. the posts of Technical Support Executive Semester IV students (12.02.16), B.Sc. and Business Development Executive. Semester VI students, Aarti Pal & RDC cadet being awarded by Brig. M.M. NCC(Airwing Unit) Gupta After several years, the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh got a silver medal in RDC-2016. The credit for this goes to our college student Yash Kaushal of BCA IV semester, who won a silver medal in Aero-modeling. He also attended the prestigious All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC 2015-16) at Jodhpur. Botany Department Botany Department: The department was abuzz with academic activities with the teaching staff No- Vehicle Day, Lecture, Dr. O.P.Joshi motivating students for exam preparation and guiding them for preparing CCEs. The teaching staff was in charge of different activities of annual function. Ms. Preeti Parashar and Ms. Charulata Shah were members of Quiz committee, Dr. S. Shrivastava of antakshari committee, Dr. Vidya Dubey and Ms. Priya Trivedi of dance committee. Dr. J. Sikka was member of welcome committee. Students of B.Sc. VI semester attended 60 hours internship for job- oriented projects. „No Vehicle Day‟ was celebrated on 26 February under the banner of “Mission Green”. Students formed human chain and displayed slogans to convey messages Sports: Players with dignitaries in annual regarding automobile pollution. Dr. O.P. Joshi, retd. principal of the college, sports delivered lecture on “Automobile pollution and its hazards.” Dr. S. Ray was the activity convener. Dr. S. Ray was resource person in a workshop “Know your biodiversity” on 29-30.01.2016, organized by department of Horticulture, Holkar Science College, Indore & delivered lecture on “Some important trees and their conservation”. Two students of Dr. Ray submitted Ph.D. thesis. Dr. S. Ray and Kamal Singh Alawa published two papers in International Journal and Plant and Environmental Science, Vol.5, Issue 4 in Oct-Dec-2015 and in Journal of Applied and Pure Biology,Vol. 31(1),65-69 in Jan 2016. Dr.S.Ray, Kamal Singh Alawa and Sports: Volley players in action Anuradha Dubey published a paper in Journal of Bioscience Discovery,Vol 7(1); 60-62 in Jan. 2016. Dr. J. Sikka and Ms. Charulata Shah‟s research paper has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Pollution Research, ISSN 0257- 8050. Page 3 of 4 Departmental Activities Cont. the programme. As part of CCE preparation Languages Department activity, students of IV semester visited the Dr Jyoti Singh was invited as special guest PG Zoology lab of the college for viewing in a function organized in IKDC College, charts on Air Pollution and Animal Indore, on „Matrabhasha Diwas‟( Biodiversity. 20/02/2016). Research papers of Dr Trishna Dr T. Shukla was the activity incharge. Ms. Shukla and Dr Jyoti Singh were published in K. Joshi guided students of B.Sc. II semester „Paryavaran and Paryatan‟, research journal in preparing chart presentation on various ISBN: 978-81-89740-43-6. The paper of Dr topics of Entrepreneurship. Dr Jyoti Singh Basant Panchmi Celebration Shukla is titled „Paryavaran and Paryatan‟. and Ms. Kusum Joshi prepared the students Dr Singh‟s paper is „Paryatan-Paryavaran ke anchors of college annual function. Dr Sanrakhan mei Patrikarita ki Bhumika‟. The Vanjani conducted the opening ceremony of department arranged a talk on „The Art of the function. Ms. Joshi was member of Positive Thinking‟ on 3/02/16, delivered by Antakshari committee. Dr. Trishna Shukla Bhramakumari Dr. B.K. Jamila, presented a paper on “Godan me Krishak naturopathist and trainer, from Mt. Abu. Jagat Ki Trasadi” in Shabd-Brahm organized Ms. Kusum Joshi conducted the programme. at DAVV( 19/03/ 2016). Dr. Deepa Vanjani The department organised Basant Panchami presented a paper on “Intertexuality and celebration on 12/02/ 2016. Principal Dr. Challenges Involved in Adaptations of Texts Kumud Modi performed Saraswati Poojan. into Films” in national seminar at MU college Guest Lecture by B.K. Jamila Faculty members participated of Commerce, Pune, 4/02/16-5/02/16. enthusiastically.Dr. Jyoti Singh conducted Biotechnology Department A campus recruitment drive was conducted propagation, haploid production quick updates on 25/02/2016 for B.Sc. final year students, on latest technology. As part of public health in which 15 students appeared for interview and awareness programme, Zika virus posters, session. The recruitment was conducted by illustrating the history, symptoms and Duke Thompson‟s which deals with dairy prevention from this virus were displayed at products, diagnostics (Mycotoxins hygiene various notice boards of the college. monitoring system), food biotechnology, Extra classes for various competitive exams Campus Placement Drive by Duke microbiology, probiotics etc. Five students were conducted by the department for B.Sc. Thompsons Pvt Ltd. from the department were shortlisted for final year students. These classes were second round of interview. A workshop on intended at raising awareness, self- plant tissue culture practices was conducted confidence, and competition level among by Sanghvi Institute of Management Science students.