IEEE Industrial Visit 2010

D.D.V.                       7th-16th   March
Event Incharge:        Ajinkya Patil
No. of participants:   98
Report:
IEEE-CRCE organized a 10 day industrial visit to the industrial region Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. This iv was planned in order to expose the students to the real world and showcase the professional machinery and skills involved. It also served as refreshment after the exams. A large group of 98 students departed from Mumbai to Chakki Bank by the train Swaraj Express 2471 on 7th January 2010. Prof. Swapnali Mahadik, Prof. Jyoti P., Prof. Vaibhav Godbole and Prof. Lalit Prasad accompanied the students. The 32 hours journey was extended further 15 hours due to heavy fog in the north. Irrespective of these circumstances the students had a blast and thoroughly enjoyed the journey. On 9th January, we finally reached our destination at around 3 in the morning and we proceed to Dalhousie via bus. The temperature was dipping to zero. All of us were wrapped around in sweaters and shawls. We reached Dalhousie at 9 am and were accommodated in Hotel Mongas. The hotel offered us a scenic view of the Himalayas.
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Seminar and Workshop on SWARM Robotics

D.D.V.                       18th-19th September,2009; Ecad Lab,Mechatronics Lab
Event Incharge:        Nikhil Mascarenhas
No. of participants:   17 teams(4 members each team)
Report:
TECHNOMANIA ‘09, the inter-collegiate project competition conducted by IEEE-CRCE held a workshop on ‘Swarm Robotics’ on the 18-19th September. The workshop was organized by CRCE along with Robosoft Systems. The workshop was a part of the college technical festival ‘CRESCENDO’. The workshop started on 18th September at 10 am. Professionals from Robosoft had come to deliver the seminar. This workshop was based on the problem statement of this year’s IIT techfest: Autonomous grid robot. The workshop was divided into two sessions: practical and theory sessions. Theory sessions involved in-depth knowledge about the microcontrollers and the various parts of the robots. It also taught programming of the controllers to the students. Practical sessions included assembling of the robot parts. The theory session was conducted in lecture hall while for the practical session computer labs were used. Each team was provided with a separate PC to work on. There were 17 teams: each team comprising of 4 students. Each team was given a robotic kit including a software cd, and robot parts. Students from second year as well as third year engineering had participated in this seminar. The basic aim of the workshop was to provide first hand experience about the working and handling of these autonomous robots. On the first day, the seminar began with a theory lectures on introduction to DC motors and basic electronic and electrical instruments and components. Later half was followed by a practical session: all the parts of the robot were soldered and assembled. The work for day 1 was done by 5 pm. On the second day, programming theory of micro controller 8051 was taught. The robot was programmed and tested on the grid. The programming was done on KEIL software. This was followed by a question and answer session. Thus the workshop was concluded by thanking the professionals for their precious time and efforts. Therefore the seminar was a highlight of our technical festival. It was highly successful due to the endeavor of the participants and the council members.

K. Shankar Technical Paper Presentation

D.D.V.                       12th September,2009; Samvaad Auditorium
Event Incharge:        Piyush Zambad
No. of participants:   17 teams(3 members each team)
Report:
TECHNOMANIA ‘09, the inter-collegiate project competition conducted by The K. Shankar Technical paper Presentation was held on 12th September 2009 at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering. The event was held at a national level. Students from all over the country had to submit their papers to the IEEE Bombay section from which 14 papers and 3 projects were selected. Those who were selected were then called to present their papers. The competition was the executed by IEEE CRCE. The event began at 9 30 with a welcome speech by our chairperson Vivek Agarwal. After that Vivek invited the dignitaries on stage. Amongst the dignitaries were Mr. Raju Hera, Mr. Ashoka Jagatiya , Prof. B.R. Prabhu, Prof Sherja Unikrishnan, Rev. Father Deniz, Rev. Father Victor, Dr. A. S. Deshpande and Prof. M. M. Shah.
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Solder of Fortune

D.D.V.                       2nd September,2009; ECAD, Mechatronics Lab
Event Incharge:        Neha Mathur
No. of participants:   34 teams(2 members each team)
Report:
IEEE CRCE presented its prime soldering competition “Solder of Fortune” on 2nd September 2009 for the students of first and second year engineering. This event was held in the ECAD, Mechatronics and instrumentation laboratories. This event was held with a view to teach soldering techniques to the first and second year students. The event began at 3.30 pm following an introductory speech by our vice-chairperson Piyush Zambad.Our experienced faculty members, Professor Dilip Chandra, Prof. Bhoir were the judges for this most awaited event. As the art of soldering is very important for the upcoming projects, There was active participation from the Second years. There were 34 groups of 2 students each. All students were given an hour to solder their circuits followed by a viva session. The students were marked according to the soldering neatness and understanding of the circuit given. Thus the event was a huge success. The event was conducted in an orderly and dutiful manner. As the art of soldering is very important for the upcoming projects, this workshop-cum-competition proved to be of utmost importance for the students. All the students were greatly pleased and managed to show up some excellent soldering abilities, given the time and inexperience. The event went on for 3 hours. The concluding speech was given by our event organizer Swapnil Chunekar thus thanking the Professors for their invaluable time and the volunteers for helping the students. Thus the success of this event organized by IEEE-CRCE was due to the joint efforts of the active members of the Council and cooperation of college staff and teachers.

Seminar on GRE-GMAT and TOEFL

D.D.V.                       31st August,2009; Seminar Hall
Event Incharge:        Vivek Mathur
No. of participants:   100 students
Report:
IEEE- CRCE held its exclusive seminar on “GRE GMAT & TOEFL” on 31st August 2009 in the seminar hall. The seminar was organized for all the students who wished to study abroad and purse a higher degree. The seminar began at 3.30 pm with an introductory speech by Vasudev Bethamcharla. Professor K.P Singh, from renowned institution “IMFS-Institute of Management & Foreign Studies” delivered an illustrative seminar on this topic. To begin with he explained the syllabus of GRE, GMAT and TOEFL followed by the appropriate scores required to get admission in top universities worldwide. The process of admission and expenses was briefed to the students. He elaborated on various issues which students are mostly like to get caught like the visa and the student permit. He also discussed the various options available to the students and enlightened them on the new courses available. This was followed by an interactive session wherein students could ask their queries. All the queries were very smartly answered by our experienced and knowledgeable mentor. Over 100 students had attended the seminar making it a hit among the students. It proved to be beneficial for students planning for higher studies abroad. The seminar went on for 2 hours. This was followed by a concluding speech by council member Swapnil Chunekar. Professor k. P Singh was presented a memento by our branch counselor as token of appreciation. Summing up, the success of the seminar was due to the endeavor of the active council members and cooperation of professors.

Proteus and Keil Seminar

D.D.V.                       26th August,2009; Seminar Hall
Event Incharge:        Tanmay Sane
No. of participants:   40 students
Report:
IEEE CRCE held a seminar on micro processors and micro controllers for the students of third year electronics. The seminar was conducted in the seminar hall on 26th August 2009 at 3.30 hrs. Our vice chairperson Nikhil Mascarenhas gave an introduction and invited professor. Professor is a highly qualified and experienced faculty of VIT institute. The lecture started of with a brief introduction on microprocessor 8085 and microcontroller. This was later followed by a detailed lecture on how to use Kiel and Proteus soft wares. A brief demonstration illustrated a better understanding for the students. Over 40 students attended the seminar. This seminar proved to be beneficial for the third year engineering students as they had use of Proteus and Kiel software in the analog and digital projects. The seminar went on for about 2 hours. Thus this seminar was a hit and attracted as many students. . It proved to be beneficial for all students. This was followed by a concluding speech by council member. Professor was given a memento of thanks. Summing up, the success of the seminar was due to the endeavor of the active council members and cooperation of professors.

Seminar on Introduction to Lab

D.D.V.                       27th July,2009; Room no 209
Event Incharge:        Piyush Zambad
No. of participants:   40 students
Report:
IEEE-CRCE Students’ Chapter launched its first event of the academic year 2008-2009 with a seminar-cum-workshop on introduction of laboratory components and instruments on 27th July 2009 in Room 209 of FR CRCE. The seminar was extremely beneficial for the students of second year engineering present as these instruments will be extensively used in the forthcoming years. The seminar began at 1.30 pm with a speech from the vice chairperson Piyush Zambad. Our expert faculty member Professor Dilip Chandra delivered the lecture to our keen students. The lecture began by a brief introduction about the instruments to be used in the laboratory and the importance of their proper understanding for better and appropriate results. There were 40 students of the electronics branch present. They were divided into 8 groups of five each to facilitate better understanding of the components. Each group was provided with a CRO and devices like various values of resistors and capacitors, diodes, zener diodes, transistors, potentiometers and so on. The students were hooked to each word of the professor. Professor Dilip Chandra explained in concise the handling of the devices. This was followed by hands on session on the CRO. Different controls of the CRO and their functions were taught for the enhanced knowledge of this instrument. This was followed by component testing thus helping the students realize the different waveforms which appear on the CRO. The seminar was interesting and went on for about 2 hours. In the end Piyush thanked Professor Dilip for his valuable time. In this way the students got a first hand experience of the instruments before their actual practical sessions began. This event was highly successful due to the tireless efforts put in by the professor and the active council members and last but not the least the active participation of the second year students.

The Grand Annual IEEE Bash

D.D.V.                       16th July,2009; School Auditorium
Event Incharge:        Vivek Agrawal
No. of participants:   50 students
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IEEE Students Chapter, CRCE held the Grand Annual IEEE Bash in order to celebrate the success of this branch in the year 2008-2009.This year was an important landmark for IEEE CRCE. Our branch website won the second prize for the “R10 Student branch website contest 2009” in Asia. The branch also successfully completed 25 events in the academic year 2008-2009. The bash was also a Farewell for our hardworking and successful council of 2007-2008. The IEEE Bash was held at the auditorium of Fr. Agnel Technical School, Bandra on 16th July at 4:30pm.The bash was attended by our respected principal Dr. A.S. Deshpande, Professor B.R. Prabhu, Professor Swapnali Mahadik, Professor Munshi, Professor Bhagwath and Professor Mohandas. All the council members were invited to the bash. A crowd of about 50 students had gathered to be a part of the huge success of the students’ branch. The evening began by a memorable opening speech by our Chairperson Vivek Agrawal. He mentioned that the previous council laid the foundation for IEEE CRCE and hence they could organize so many events in this year. This was followed by our Principal. Dr. A.S. Deshpande congratulated the council and appreciated the hard work put in by the council. He was extremely proud of the feats achieved and wished the council more success in the coming year. Next our branch mentor professor B. R. Prabhu spoke to the students, congratulating the previous council for their achievements and hoped that the new council would carry forth the responsibility with courage and determination. He wanted the branch to aim for the higher awards and gain success. The students who won the website making competition were awarded by our principal Dr. A. S. Deshpande. This was followed by a cake cutting ceremony headed by our branch counselor Ms Swapnali Mahadik. To lighten the mood the working committee suggested a game of Musical Chairs which was extremely entertaining for the students. Later we progressed to the food section. The food was awesome. There were five different delicious kinds of dosas, mouth watering pav bhaji and the spicy Indian chats Pani Puris and sev puris. The members relished on the items and the chocolate cake. This was followed by a dessert, kulfi. After the excellent food the students discussed the forthcoming seminars of the IEEE, chatted for sometime and then the bash came to an end. However the bash got together all the council members under one roof and celebrated the success in style.

TV Workshop

D.D.V.                       4th-5th April,2009; Microprocessor Lab
Event Incharge:        Meghana Ghadge
No. of participants:   45
Report:
IEEE CRCE conducted an edifying workshop on TV on for the students of T.E.Electronics on 4th and 5th of April'09 .It comprised of seminar followed by a hands-on session and demonstration on TV to apprise the students to a T about Television (monochrome and colour). It was given by Mr.Deepak Khemani, an expert and a through professional in the world of Television who has worked with prestigious companies like Sony and Philips. He has been conducting seminars on television since many years in many colleges and this event marked to be 4th of this kind to be conducted in our college by him. About 70 students attended this seminar. The students greatly benefitted from this workshop wherein not only the theoretical aspects were touched upon but equal importance was provided to finding various faults occurring in television along with its reasoning and proper approach of rectifying the same. This event served to be a thoroughly satiating for the students of T.E. Electronics since study of TV formed a part of their academic curriculum. The success of this event can be gauged from the fact that the students insisted to conduct more such events in the future.

Technomania ‘09

D.D.V.                       20th March,2009; Ecad Lab,Mechatronics Lab
Event Incharge:        Kirti Bhanushali
No. of participants:   18 teams(# members each team)
Report:
TECHNOMANIA ‘09, the inter-collegiate project competition conducted by IEEE-CRCE, was held on Friday 20 March 2009. The event which was conducted with the purpose of testing the technical skills of the students lived up to its name and was a grand success. The event saw as many as 18 teams participating with a great competitive spirit. But what was more admirable was the enthusiasm shown by the by the students who came in large numbers just out of interest and kept the participants busy all the time quizzing them. Also admirable was the presence of teachers. The event was judged by Prof. Sandhya Save (Prof. Electronics Department, DJ Sanghvi), Prof. Sutar (Prof. Electronics Department, DJ Sanghvi), Mrs. Purva Waingankar (Vice Principal Thakur College), Prof. Monica Khanore (Prof. Electronics Department, Fr. CRCE).All the participants gave a worthy fight, but as it always happens there had to be only one winner and the winner was Ashish Parmar, from Swami Vivekanand College of engineering whose project was MAGLEV. Second prize went to Tushar Hindlekar, Abhishek Gupta and Poornashree from Fr. CRCE whose project was Touchscreen Controlled wireless surveilance vehicle and the third prize went to Honey Jaroli and Group their project being Desktop Computer Redesigned. Technomania ’09 was probably one of the grandest Event IEEE-CRCE. Moreover, the event was also special because it was the event in which the new IEEE-CRCE T-shirt debuted.

Introduction to Labview

D.D.V.                       18th February,2009; Computer Center-VII
Event Incharge:        Meghana Ghadge
No. of participants:   45
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IEEE-CRCE is organising a hands-on session on 'Labview', a simulation software that would comprise of Graphical Programming,Built-In Measurement,Analysis Functions & High -Level Development Tools.This seminar to be conducted by erudite professor of our very own college,Prof.Bhoir is thought to stand FEs and SEs in good stead as it is arranged taking into account the new prescribed cirriculum by Mumbai University.
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Project Demonstration

D.D.V:                       30th January ; ECAD lab , Mechatronics lab
Event in-charge:       Swapnil Arolker , Ashwini Karkera
No. of participants:   45
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Just with the start of the fresh, even semester,IEEE-CRCE marked its presence by conducting its first event,'Project Demonstration' on January 30,2009. Herein students from T.E.Electronics guided their juniors i.e. S.E.Electronics students on how to go about making their projects by demonstrating their own projects viz seven Analog and sixteen Digital kept on display in ECAD and Mechatronics Lab. The event began at 15.30 hours as Vivek S.Agarwal,organiser of IEEE-CRCE Committee gave a few words of advice to apprise the students on how to schedulde their routine to complete their projects successfully in time.The students were also told about the Dos and Don'ts to be followed to avoid the common mistakes committed during this process.About 60 students attended this workshop and were further divided in groups of five-six students per group to facilitate easy explanation of the individual projects. This small event certainly stood the S.E. Electronics students in good stead rightly before starting their journey for making their own projects.

Industrial Visit to Chandigarh/Shimla

D.D.V:                       10th January-17th January ; Chandigarh/Shimla
Event in-charge:       Niket Jithra , Aditya Bhat
No. of participants:   73
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An industrial visit is an opportunity for the students to understand the practical application of their syllabus. Also as it comes close on the heels of the semester exams it gives the students good way to unwind. Keeping this in mind IEEE-CRCE organizes an IV for its members annually. This year the visit was to Chandigarh – Shimla.
On 10th January,2009 , 73 students from 2nd and 3rd year descended on Bandra Terminus to begin this years' industrial visit. The students were accompanied by two professors Mr. Ajay Koli and Ms. Parshvi Shah. There was great anticipation as the Paschim Express departed the station marking the beginning of what eventually turned out to be a wonderful trip.
After a tiring but fun journey of 30 Hrs the students finally reached their destination Chandigarh just as the sun was descending on the horizon. The group reached their hotel Pearl Inn admiring the 1st planned city of India on the way. The next day 12th Jan, thick fog delayed the departure to Shimla by couple of hours. On route to Shimla the group stopped at Timber Trail resorts which has a 2.5 km long rope way. They enjoyed the trip on the rope way and the resort at the top of the hill. The students reached the erstwhile summer capital of India at night and were greatful for the warmth offered by Hotel Ashiana Regency the group’s abode.
The morning of 13th January was crisp and the drive to Kufri ,the group’s next destination, was delightful. The horse ride from the parking lot to the peak was pleasurable. Though the promised snow at the peak never came the breathtaking views more than made up for the disappointment. The evening was spent by the students enjoying the sites and sounds of Shimla which included the Mall road, the Ridge, Christ Church amongst others.
14th January marked the beginning of the industry visits. After a longish drive the students reached Baddi where Penguin Electronics is based. It is a company that makes food processors for Philips. Here Mr Atul Gupta,Manager, showed the students how the assembly line works, the various divisions within the line. The testing procedures as well as the nitty- gritty of working in an industrial set up was an revelation for the students. Mr Jagdeep Singh explained the organizational working of Philips right from its R&D centres to its manufacturing centres which can churn out upto 2000 units a day. The evening was spend at Pinjore gardens which are a replica of the Mughal Gardens.
On 15th January the students visited Godrej and Boyce facility at Mohali. The facility includes two factories one of which manufactures refrigerators and the other which makes compressors. The visit began with a presentation on the company itself followed by a briefing on how the refrigerator works. Fresh from the talk the students went to factory floor where the assembly line was awe inspiring. Mr Vijendra Singh enthusiastically explained the process involved in the manufacture, right from the basic tooling to the moulding stage and finally the testing and quality control. The process of moulding was a sight to behold. Then Mr Rajneesh guided us through the production of compressors explaining its various parts like body , shaft etc. After the visit the students visited the city of Chandigarh and its various land marks like Rock garden, Sukhna lake, Rose Garden and some shopping in Sector -17.
16th January was the last day of the visit. The students visited Elin Appliances at Nalagarh. This is a company that makes torches for Everready as well as iron, mixer, grinder for Philips. The students were taken for a guided tour of the manufacturing, final testing and quality control that goes into the making of torches. Then the group were explained the manufacturing of iron and mixer – grinder done for Philips by this company. It was interesting to note the human element that goes into the making of these articles. After the visit, the group went to Ambala from where the train for Mumbai was to depart.
The train journey symbolized the end of what had been a thoroughly enjoyable as well as an interesting learning experience for the students.

Etching and PCB Workshop

D.D.V.                       31st July,2009; Chemistry Lab
Event Incharge:        Meghana Ghadge
No. of participants:   45
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The first event that WIE conducted in the academic year 2009-2010 was a hand on session on PCB etching. Tushar Hindlekar and Tushar from BE Electronics batch conducted the workshop. A demonstration on PCB wizard was followed by a practical session. An audience of 50 plus attended this event. Each group consisting of 6 to 7 students were allocated a PCB to etch a specific circuit. The audience was appreciative of the exercise which would facilitate their projects.

INAGUARATION OF WIE STUDENT CHAPTER

D.D.V.                       8th September,2009
Event Incharge:        Chandni Tolaney
No. of participants:   45
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A student Chapter of WIE- Women In Engineering, was inaugurated in Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra on September 7, 2009. WIE is a branch of IEEE which is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. All women members of IEEE by default become a part of WIE. The mission of IEEE WIE is to inspire, engage, encourage, and empower IEEE women worldwide Dignitaries , Principal Dr. A.S. Deshpande, HOD Electronics Shrija Unnikrishnan, HOD Computers B.R. Prabhu, Prof. Swapna Prabhu and our Guest of honor ,Vice principal SPCE, HOD Electrical Dr Shubha Pandit graced the occasion. The event Started with he lighting of the lamp and was followed by speeches by our dignitaries. Dr. A.S. Deshpande and Prof. Shrija Unnikrishnan stated examples of leading women engineers like Sudha Murthy who are looked up to by us. Prof Sapna Prabhu highlighted the goals and the aim of forming such an organization in college which is to encourage girls to take part in technical activities. She also stated that the girls in the college are hesitant when it comes to technicality which inspired her to form the committee. Dr. Shubha Pandit gave an eye-opening presentation on “Energy Conservation and Audit” followed by a question- answer session with the audience. The event ended with a vote of thanks by the Vice Chairperson- Anagha Joshi. She also announced the probable WIE event calender for the academic year 2009-10.

Technovenza

D.D.V.                       16th October
Event Incharge:        Sayali Ghanekar
No. of participants:   12 teams (2 members each team)
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WIE-IEEE student chapter of Fr. C.R.C.E. had organized a technical presentation competition TECHNOVENZA on Oct. 16, 2009. In the competition each team consisted of 2 members. The team was given a set of two topics. They had to present comparison of the technologies. Some of the topics given were 1. Dual to Core VS Core to DUO 2. Robotics VS. Helotics etc. There were 6 participating teams. Dr. Shrija Unnikrishnan, HOD Electronics branch and Prof. M.R. Sharma , IT head were the judges for the competition. The winning teams were as follows 1st Prize – TOPIC - Nano Technology Vs. Micro Technology TEAM - Keshad Malegam – S.E. Electronics - Sayli Ghanekar – S.E. Electronics 2nd Prize – TOPIC – Infrared Vs. Bluetooth TEAM – Francois Gracias - T.E. Electronics - Hardik Panchal – T.E. Electronics The event was a grand success.

Workshop on Creative Designing

D.D.V.                      17th February,2009; Microprocessor lab
Event Incharge:        Chandni Tolaney , Grishma Devatar
No. of participants:   45
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WIE took a step forward and organized the creative photoshop workshop on 17th February 2009.This workshop was organized for students of FE,SE and TE.This workshop was organized with an intention of making the students acquainted wid the Adobe photoshop software. The workshop began at around 3.30pm.Abhishek Gupta and Mihir Shah from BE Electronics conducted the entire workshop.They were very well acquainted with the photoshop tools.A presentation was made which helped them communicate better with the audience. Out of the many functionalities that are related with the software the few imp ones like photo-editing poster making,certificate designing were taught.The main objective behind organizing this seminar was that the students get acquainted with the tools of photoshop which would help them to design posters and make certificates in the future. Since these skills are a prerequisite for the post of the creative head in any council many students showed keen interest to learn the same.We had a response of over 50 students.These students were divided into groups of 3students per computer which made it easy to learn.This informative event lasted 4 2hours and by the end of which the students were well acquainted with photoshop tools and expressed that time was well utilised
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Robo Trek

D.D.V:                       17th October ; Room no 300
Event in-charge:       RUCHIR REGE
No. of participants:   51 teams
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Robo Trek was an event where participants had to navigate their remote-controlled cars through a track which had different terrains, bridges and obstacles. The track was constructed using wooden planks within 3 days. At the end, it proved to be very challenging and was liked by most of the people. On Day 1 of Crescendo, we had 7 teams coming. There was lot of enthusiasm and a large crowd soon gathered to watch the cars in action. On Day 2, we had more teams coming. The total number of teams at the end of Round 1 was 10. Out of these teams, the fastest 5 were selected for Round 2. This round required the car to navigate the track and then go through a maze that was made out of bricks. We finally had a winner at the end of the day who completed the track in just 2mins 24secs! He was awarded a Rs.1000 cash prize, Rs.1000 worth of Spykar clothing vouchers and a Microsoft book worth Rs.700. There were only ten teams that participated compared to over 25 teams last year, which we feel is due to the lack of robotic events. Last year there were 4 robotic events which were a crowd puller. This year other colleges had upto 15 robotic competitions and unfortunately coincided with Crescendo due to which we got less participation.

Reverse Engineering

D.D.V:                       25th-26th September,2009 ; Microprocessor lab
Event in-charge:       ZOHAIB YONUS
No. of participants:   13 teams
Report:
Reverse Engineering was the first of its kind to be held in any Tech fest across Mumbai. In this event participants in a team of two had to trace a given assembled circuit on PCB, study the connections, de solder the components and implement the same on a bread board in minimum time. The maximum time limit was 50 minutes.5 minutes penalty was imposed for breaking a PCB track or damaging a component. The event had two circuits for the competition i.e. 6LEDs Dancing Light and Light Sensitive Trigger. The kits were purchased, soldered and was tested before giving it to the participants. On the Day 1 of Crescendo, we had 23 teams participating in the first round. There was great enthusiasm amongst the students especially from electronics branch as this event also helped in learning the basic working of circuits and de soldering skills. On the day 2 of Crescendo, we had 9 more participating teams for the first round. Thus total number of team participated for the first round were 32.The best time recorded for completion was 23 minutes. The event also had participants from Don Bosco Institute of Technology and Rizvi College of Engineering. Out of these teams, the fastest 5 teams were selected for second round. For the second round a bit tougher circuit was given. The circuit was a Clap switch. This round was judged by Prof. Dilip Chandra. In this round, due to time limitation the judge gave the task to trace the given circuit on PCB and make a perfect circuit diagram and write a brief description of the blocks and working of the circuit with a time limit of 50 minutes. The judge gave marks based on assessment of the circuit diagram and working description and selected final 3 winners. The winners were given cash prizes, certificate and gift vouchers. We would like to thank all our organizers who helped a lot in soldering and assembling the circuits. We would also like to thank Prof. Dilip Chandra for giving his valuable time for judging the event. We expected more participants but still, the event was a great success and one of the favorites amongst the students.

Techno-Quiz

D.D.V:                       25th-26th September,2009 ; Ecad lab
Event in-charge:       SWAPNIL CHUNEKAR
No. of participants:   15 teams
Report:
Techno-quiz was one of the 5 events organized by IEEE in Crescendo 2009. This event had most number of participants precisely 35 teams consisting of 2 members each and hence it was successful. This event was organized under the guidance of Prof. Dilip Chandra.
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Best Project Idea

D.D.V:                       25th-26th September,2009 ; Room no 209
Event in-charge:       Jemin Shah
No. of participants:   8 teams
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Best Project Idea, an event organised by WIE CRCE (Students’ Affinity group of IEEE CRCE), provided the students with a platform to exhibit their innovative project ideas that could herald the technology and management of the future. The distinguishing feature of this event was that the students had to come up with the practical implementation and marketing strategies for their project. Best Project Idea was held on 25 & 26th of September, 2009 .The event commenced with a short introductory speech by the Event-head Anagha Joshi and Event-organizer Harita Parekh. The judges for the event were highly experienced and qualified professors from our own college. These included Prof. Bhoir, Prof. Bhagwat and Prof. Jhorapur. Ms.Kalpana Prasad was the teacher in charge for the event.
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