WINGS OF FIREWe stepped into some big shoes when the mantle was passed on to us from the first SPark

The responsibility seemedequally daunting, if not greater. Although we inherited a viable and vigorous idea, we weredetermined to nurture and make it flourish. The idea had always been to provide a platformunlike any other in SPIT and to bring to light the silent successes and endeavours that otherwisego unnoticed. In the process, we achieved something invaluable Discovery. The discovery ofsilent, brilliant literary talents from across different batches and departments. I must admit, I amthrilled and privileged to have worked with an immensely talented and enthusiastic team.

The first order of business for us was to institute a formal introduction to the freshers about the-curricular and co-curricular events and how SPark helps to keep

with up those. This proved as an excellent opportunity to bring forward students who might beinterested in honing their literary skills. What followed was a year packed with action and ourattempts to bring most of it to light. Apart from the Reports section that offers updates on thehappenings in college, and the Columns section where students display why the pen is mightierthan the sword, an important cog in our system is the Alumni team. Recounting wonderfullearning experiences of alumni whose stories continue to inspire us, years after their graduation.This effort has helped foster stronger ties of interaction and build and a community with thealumni.

On the same lines, the Cover Story of this edition of the magazine Inspiring Entrepreneursencompasses stories of alumni who have taken the road less travelled and the remarkableefforts our college is investing to promote and nurture the entrepreneurship spirit among thestudents of SPIT. It is not only a report of the numerous avenues that the college provides foryoung entrepreneurs to learn and grow, but it also represents somewhat of a paradigm shifttowards entrepreneurship. Moreover, we strived to gather and display the thriving literary andartistic skillset of students and teachers of SPIT. A plethora of genres is touched upon in thevarious articles of the magazine ranging from nostalgia to empowerment to satire.

Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. When once gone no gold can buy them back again.It has been a tremendous learning experience. We hope to have lived up to these words, andaim to soar even higher, keeping the legacy alive.

Soumil Rao SPark is a subsidiary ofEditor-in-Chief CollegeShackSPark 2014 2015 (spark.collegeshack.in)

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Dr. Prachi Gharpure

The SPark ignited last year is now slowly growing into a blaze. It has served as an excellent platform for students toshowcase their literary talents as well as make their achievements known across a wide spectrum of readers. The year 2014

2015 has been a year of milestones and achievements for S.P.I.T. Be it a step forward towards academic autonomy, theICCICT15 - Matrix. I would like tothank and congratulate all the faculty members and students for the splendid execution and comprehensive success of allthe events in the academic year. Furthermore, I would like to congratulate the SPark team for once again creating awonderful magazine that serves as a creative documenta

From left to right:

Dr. Y. S. Rao, Vice Principal, H.O.D. Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Dr. Rita Das, H.O.D. Applied Sciences and Humanities

Dr. Surendra Rathod, H.O.D. Electronics Engineering

Dr. Radha Shankarmani, H.O.D. Information Technology Engineering

Dr. Dhananjay Kalbande, H.O.D. Computer Engineering

Prof. K. T. Talele, H.O.D., Masters in Computer Applications

S.P.I.T. STUDENT COUNCIL 2014-15From left to right (front row) Aditya Rathi, Samiksha Gupta, Rupakshi Soni, Jiger Jain

(back row) Kalpit Narvekar, Purva Vasudeo

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CORPORATE AWARDS

Best Student AwardPranav Kundra (BE Computers)

Instituted by Cognizant, presented by Dr. Prachi Gharpure and Mr. Raju Gaikwad

Best Faculty AwardProf. Govind Haldankar

Instituted by Cognizant, presented by Mr. Raju Gaikwad

Best Project AwardAmarendra Ranade, Kulbhushan Tanwar and Joel Wilson (BE EXTC) and

Saurabh Acharya, Bhargav Vijay and Shubham Nandanwankar (BE Electronics)Instituted by Tata Consultancy Services, presented by Mr. Prasad Dixit

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STUDENT ACHIEVERS

Nikhita Ramakrishnan(SE IT)

Excellence Award 2015;A cash prize of Rs.50000/- and access tothe last round of CreditSuisse internship

Aniket Pendse, AmoghMorye, Kartik Chakole,Sahil Kabdule(TE ETRX)

First Prize in LineFollower at Spectra 2014organized by SPCE

Amarendra Ranade,Kulbhushan Tanwar,Joel Wilson(BE EXTC)

Best Innovative Idea: D.J.Sanghvi Technical FestTinity, 2nd Prize atNational level projectexhibition at UniversalCollege of Engineering

Soham Kanade, RitikaNevatia, Anish Kanchan(BE Comps)

1st Prize in Hackathon2014 at Pragyan theinternational Techno-management fest of NIT,Tiruchinapalli andAmazon India inDecember 2014

Aniket Shenoy(TE Comps)

First Prize in inter-collegiate instrumentalwar competition atSPACE 2015

2nd Prize in Jagruti -National Level Dramacompetition at IIMBangalore

Nishant Ramteke(BE EXTC)

2nd Prize in Ek-taaraunplugged singingcompetition at St.

Malhar 2014

Shreyas Palande(FE ETRX)

Selected to representthe university at All IndiaInter-university Yoga,Men and WomenTournament 2014-15 atKurukshetra University inMarch 2015

Sushant Kini

2nd Prize in athletics,Discus Throw at theinter-collegiate sportstournament organizedby Mumbai University

Pratik Thorwe(FE EXTC)

Winner in the West ZoneChess tournamentorganized by Universityof Mumbai held at AmityUniversity, Noida.Represented MumbaiUniversity in the Inter-university tournamentheld at S. G. SportsUniversity, Gandhinagar.

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A BOLD ENDEAVOUR MATRIX 2014Devashree Mehta | Chaintanya Bapat

Two Technical Secretaries were appointed, the aimbeing clear; to enable SPIT to have its owntechnical festival, 3 years after Nirmaan was lastheld. Being one of the topmost engineeringcolleges under Mumbai University, SPIT needed anopportunity to showcase its technical talents on asuitable platform. For precisely this reason, atechnical festival was eagerly being looked forwardto.

The biggest hurdle faced by MATRIX was the timecrunch. Having only around 45 days to prepare foran intercollege technical festival from scratch, theCouncil had to hit the ground running. In spite ofthis, they made sure they personally appointed thecore team and the event organizers alike, each ofwhom also gave their personal best to make surethat Matrix was a success. And sure enough,everything from sponsors to minute details likebenches and chairs were in place, in time for D-day.

Matrix kicked off with The Amazing Tech-Race as amega pre-launch event. With over 200 enthusiasticparticipants from colleges across Mumbai, itturned out to be one of the most successful eventsof its kind. It contributed, in no small way, towardsbuilding up the enthusiasm and was anappropriate precursor to an equally thrillingfestival. Wired robotics workshop was clinical toconnect with the techies in the college and set upa great platform for the upcoming technical eventsduring the fest.

Aquabot

As the day of the fest arrived, the air was thickwith excitement and anticipation. A plethora ofevents like Defuse the Bomb, Tech Debate,Codebug, Get Me There, UnjumbleMania greeted the crowds as they lined up to gettheir technical knowledge tested in a moreengaging way than ever before.

Line Follower

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Not content with catering only to the geeks insideus, MATRIX also offered a surplus choice ofentertaining and fun events like Tech Charades,LAN Mafia, Hogathon, Online Treasure Hunt, LazerMaze and the like.

Hogathon

While tech-fest calls for high-octane technicalcompetitions and events, the night saw S.P.I.T.come truly alive.

named after discs. Technology transcended itsthe

A truly spectacular performance set the stage onfire and let every S.P.I.T.ian go berserk.

h balance-sheetsand statistics;Success is carved and engraved in memories andmoments.

Matrix 2014 certainly ranks high for everyoneassociated with it in any possible way may it beas an organizer, core member or participant.Matrix will be remembered for years to come for itis stands for as exemplary display of perfect timemanagement, human resource utilization andtechnological know-how.

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Samiksha Gupta

It has been the most memorable year of my undergraduate course. And being a part of the studentcouncil has contributed significantly to this journey. We started the semester by arranging aFreshers welcome to give them an insight into the institute they will be a part of. To set a newtrend and create a platform to showcase our technical strength, we came up with the technical

4. A 2 day spectacular display showcased great talents as well asactive participation from other engineering colleges. This realization of the dream of a technical festwould have not been possible without our technical secretaries Jiger Jain and Aditya Rathi.Developing a technical festival from scratch was arduous but with support from the faculty and mypeers, we got the first edition of Matrix to a good start.

The Sports Secretaries Kalpit Narvekar and Purva Vasudeo did a great job ensuring that our collegehad an active participation in various inter-collegiate sports competitions throughout the year. Thecollege s sports teams have displayed impeccable performances at various inter-college leveltournaments from the football team winning at SPIRIT and the Volleyball team conquering Fr.Agnel s turf.

The year has also seen great achievements which have made our college proud. Forinstance Nishant Ramteke won the singing competition at Malhar, our chess team was ranked 6thin the MU tournament, the drama team won at IIM Bangalore, the dance team at Vartak college andmany more.

The cultural festival SPACE 2015 held in February. It was a scenario of 2 months of hard work andpreparation with the extravaganza for over 3 days. It was an overwhelming experience working forthe fest with the Cultural Secretary of the college, Rupakshi Soni. Against all odds and inhibitions, thecultural fest turned out to be phenomenal and well-received.

One person who adds to this experience is Prachi Madam who has always been there to guide us inthe best possible way. I can, without a doubt, say that madam is one of the most student friendlyprincipals any institute can ever have. I sincerely thank all the Heads of Departments for extendingcooperation and assisting us in every way possible.

Last but not the least I would like to thank Madhavi madam for being that professor whom we canalways approach when we have no clue about where to head. This journey has had its shares of upsand downs but it has been an experience which no book can ever teach. I have learnt many avaluable lessons in my tenure as the General Secretary, which I am sure will help me in my lifeahead. Once again I thank the management to give me this opportunity to do better than my best.

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DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS

ELECTRONICS

Liaison with several top companies like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Texas Instruments, etc. andwith reputed institutes like IIT-Bombay, VNIT, etc.Siemens held interviews for internships to current S.E. students, starting a new corporate tie -up withthe departmentGuest Lectures by esteemed speakers such as:

"Semiconductor Devices And Circuits (Junction Analysis)" By Prof. M.B. Patil, IIT Bombay"Visual TCAD" By Mr. Amit Saini , Engineer, Carde Design SYstem, Noida"Introduction to Latest Technology" in VLSI & in Micro-controllers By Dr. Jonathan Joshi, Ph.D.University of Southern California"Fundamentals and Applications of Oxide based Memistor" By Mr. Abhishek Sharma, ResearchAssistant, Carnegie Mellin University"How to carry out research work" By Dr. Sanjay M.Gulhane, Chairman, Board of Studies, SGBAmravati University"Industrial Automation" By Profilic Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd"Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing" By Dr. Satish T. Hamde , Prof. And DeanAcademics of S.G.G.S.I.E&T"Control System Design Using State Space Variables" By Mr. D.S. Sawant

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYProf Radha Shankarmani conferred a PhD degree

Prof Jignesh Sisodia was responsible for the setup of CUDA Teaching Center and also attended theNational workshop on GPU Programming and Application

GermanyProf Richard Joseph published a paper in IEEE Conference (CSCITA -

Abhishek Mishra won the National Data Analytics competition Muphoria organized by MuSigma inDecember, 2014 and received a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. He also won the Best Male Performer Award inBarclays Hackathon, 2014 and claimed the first prize in JP Morgan Code for Good Hackathon, 2014Gaurav Tripathi was Runner-up in JP Morgan Code for Good Hackathon, 2014Taral Patel was part of the GameEon startup by S.P.I.T students and provided internships to 2 nd and 3rd

year students

published by Cypher publishers at Mood IndigoShubham Singh was 1st

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EXTCProf Anand Mane secured admission in PhD in Electronics And Telecommunication under MumbaiUniversity, Centre- Terana Engineering College Nerul.Prof Mrs Vijaya Kamble received minor research grant of 25000/-for the project titled

AICTE funded project under Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS),Amount: Rs. 1500000/- for Development of Advanced Microwave and Fibre Optic Laboratory withProject Coordinator: Dr. Yeramareddy Rao

-View Interfacing LCD touch Screen with

BE EXTC group won second prize at "National Level Project Exhibition" held at Universal College ofEngineering with IETE, with project "Smart Stick-An Aiding Companion" and won second prize at

ring by IEEEWon prizes at Fr. Agnel College of Engineering and SPCE (SPIRIT) for Volleyball.

ed method for single phase induction

Participated in IIT Bombay E-Participated in E- tals Robot

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COMPUTERS

Team from S.P.I.T. (Anish, Ritika and Soham) stood 1st in the Hackathon competiton by Amazon,Hyderabad.Team from S.P.I.T. (Kevin, Pranav, Ritika and Soham) stood 2nd in Hackathon by Barcalays, Pune.S.P.I.T. stood 15th in the All India E-Cell NEC competiton, held at IIT Bombay with 730 points and 11 eventsdone6 B.E. Comps students awarded Indus Valley Partners sponsored projects.Pooja Inamdar from M.E.Comps, secured an internship and eventually was placed at INTEL, Bangalore,India.Team from T.E. Comps (Abbas, Aanchal and Darshan) finished 24 th all over India in the ICPC ACM codingcompetition at Gwalior.Infybeam instituted the corporate award for the Best Innovative Idea to Surbhi Mantri, Kartik Killawalaand Nikita Moghe from Te Computers, titled Food Smiles

MCA

Dr. Pooja Raundale received CSI grant for research projectMCA department received permission to start PhD centre in Computer ApplicationMCA department conducted a 1 day workshop on Data Warehousing and Data MiningMoU signed with VNurture Healthcare for student projectsHarshil Kanakia published a paper at ICCICT 2015 in the domain of Artificial IntelligenceAarti Karande published a paper in ICNTE 2015in the area of Business Processes.Sakina Shaikh published a paper at ICACTA 2015 in the research area of Data Mining

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REMEMBERING SCHOOLSonali Mukherjee TE EXTC

The doors cling on to their hinges for dear life as a herd of children rushes past them, oblivious to theirsurroundings, blinded by joy. The bell has rung; school is over for the day! I smile as I see the boundless energyin them, eager to return home, to go down to play. Little do they know how much I yearn to be like themagain!

The last one of them has gone past me, and it is now that I step out of the shadows, sauntering forlornlythrough those corridors I used to know so well. One of the teachers passes me by without as much as a nod in

s not like them at all. Shrugging it off, I resume my walk down mymemory lane, quite literally. There they are, my first classes in the school, decorated with bright colours, thevery place where I painted my dreams into existence, letting my imagination run wild as I sat amongst thehuge teddy bears that adorned this room. Sighing quietly to myself, I steer myself upwards, to the rooms

am, by choice of profession, An Engineering Student! Tearing myself away from my primary classes, I turn mygaze upwards once more, wondering if my heart will be able to withstand the next step. I take steady steps,my body trembling as I reach the last one. In a millionth of a millisecond, every memory slams against my

like a panorama. Every detail is perfectly preserved, three rows stare at me from where I stand, with my backto the blackboard, the cupboard nudging me kindly from its place in the right hand corner. 63 empty placeswhere all of us used to sit. One by one, myfavourite places!

Everything is so peaceful, even though our teachers never agreed. In less than a year, everything changes. Allof us scatter out into the world, and others fill our gaps in this very classroom, the school goes on. The tears

my tiffin in the break, laughing and joking with some of the best people to ever grace my li fe.

An ill placed sound jerks me from these memories. I turn my head, alarmed, only to notice my professorstanding directly in front of me! I must have dozed off somehow. I try to look as dignified as possible as heproceeds to tell me how sleeping in class could seriously affect my grades and what tips I had missed out on as

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Dr. Madhavi Gokhale, Associate Professor, ASH Department

The bell rings. As I gather the usual paraphernalia that defines my profession a duster, a chalk-box,attendance sheets, notes, and the ubiquitous red pen, a young man enters the lab and stands in front of me,smiling. -shirt and brandedjeans. He simply stands there, waiting for a sign of recognition.

Flashback: a young boy sitting on the front bench, smiling, but nervously this time waiting for my feedbackon his speech. Yes, the same boy now transformed. my memory isplaying tricks on me again. The picture is complete, but the name is missing. Iprofusely apologize for having to rush and he agrees to wait. There is so much to catch up with.

One hour later, it is nostalgia time again. Once again, I marvel at how five years have added sheen to this

hands are placed comfortably on the arm-rest of the chair a picture of perfect composure.

I love these moments when my alumni suddenly reappear and catch me by surprise. They fill me with a senseof affectionate pride, especially the previously shy ones who now engage me in mature, meaningfulconversations!

Not all are this lucky, though. I feel my heart break on listening to one of my sweetest girl-students recounthow a messy divorce left her with indelible scars. Another bright alumnus narrates a traumatic episode ofdirty office politics. But yes, I treasure the sharing of interesting tidbits of campus life abroad or inmanagement institutes, the comic encounters in the office, complaints against new spouses, and yes the

with individual wedding cards! Then one day, an alumnus suddenly turns up with her little adorable toddler,

seen, and the connection is complete.

When they come back, they give me something only a teacher can cherishinteresting nuggets of news, whiffs of an exciting world that is outside the limits of our cloistered academicexistence.

Then one day there is this heartbreaking message on Facebook one of our alumni has suddenly passedaway. The next few days are a nightmarish blur of bewildered sadness and profound regret. 27 year-oldAditya, a newly married vibrant professional, who had come visiting us only last year, brimming withconfidence and ideas for a new start up would never come back again. Having reconciled myself to the dictum

the self-same routine of lectures and tutorials and eagerly await the sound of footsteps and the ring of a

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REALITYNidheesh Samant TE Computers

Changes are inevitable. I know that now. For I am old and wiser than I had been when I was young. Yes, thatseems like ages ago. The days when I used to be young and active are long gone. Those were the good olddays. The time I spent with my best friends will always stay with me.

The five of us had always been together since we were very little. We would roam around town, looking forthings to do and trouble to cause. Soon, we had grown up into young adults. Those are probably my fondestmemories. As young adults, we started looking for a purpose to our lives. We decided that our destinies lay outin the big wide world and not in our town. So we packed our stuff and hit the road. We travelled on, day andnight , looking for poor souls in need of aid. And that became our modus operandi for a while. Looking fortrouble-reputation as pesky do-gooders as well. But the naivety had to end. We had to grow up. Reality had to sink in.And it did.

Our escapades though entertaining, were not enough to earn us a living. In their minds, my friends began torealize that it was indeed time to grow up. But growing up suddenly after a reality check is not easy. And hit usit did- hit us hard. My best friend among all of them had always been a kid at heart. Reality probably hit himthe hardest. He became a pot head. An addict to the temporary and deadly escape from reality that drugsbrought him. Two of my friends decided to face the turbulence in life together. They eloped. However, that didnot last long and they eventually went their separate ways. My last friend, well she was always a brilliant mind.She had no trouble getting a good post at a research lab. But even her transitihuge change. After spending her teenage years with us, trying to hook up with guys, who only seemed to avoidher, she decided going straight was no more an option for her. They all changed.

much. I eat, laze around, eat some more and walk around. Now that I think of it,I am pretty hungry.

Art CornerRudhika Kawar TE Computers

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ALUMNI INTERVIEW KASHYAP JOTWANIDarshit Doshi

A diligent student, a thorough professional and nothing short of a scholarKashyap Jotwani completed his B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication in2009 and worked at Accenture for a year. He then did his M.S. in Electrical andComputer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) which is reputedto be one of the best in the world. He also got a one year scholarship fromMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Having worked at a year atGoldman Sachs, he is now a software engineer at SPLUNK. Kashyap is apassionate photographer, a car fanatic and loves reading fiction. Kashyapshared with us his experience of studying at these prestigious universities andhow he got there. Read on to know more.

Describe your time at S.P.I.T.

I had a very good time at S.P.I.T. You all would be aware that getting into S.P.I.T is a very big thing, especiallyafter 12th so be proud of yourself. SPACE and techno-break somewhere in between assignments and exams.

You received a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University which is rankedone of the best in the world. How does one achieve a feat like that?

For starters, it was because how my mom instilled the sense of taking responsibility into me. I am extremelygrateful to her. She made me realize that I should always strive to be better than what I am. And this issomething I have carried forward with me till date. I always challenge myself to be better than the best.

Throughout my 4 years at S.P.I.T, I worked hard; well at theright times.

learn, from your teachers, your friends from anywherepossible. I was lucky to have an amazing set of friends

and were as close as family to me. Also, be ready for sleeplessnights.

You also received a year of scholarship from the most prestigious engineering university in the world,Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most of our readers would be eager to know how you managed todo that.

MIT is not better than CMU for Computer Science; however it offers better opportunities for placements. Alittle bit of hard work and some luck on that day and I managed to crack the scholarship exam. However for CS,stick with CMU.

How was your experience at CMU? How would you compare the two universities?

Tough. Pretty tough. But I am glad it was that way. It made me ready for my internship and job.

achieve it. But as compared, CMU would qualify as being one of the toughest: the assignments, the exams,non-stop pressure to perform. You are competing with the best that is out there. And CMU is the bestuniversity for CSE out there.

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How important was work experience for application in M.S.? How was working in the indus try after yourgraduation and after your post-graduation?

Work experience is important but not necessary for getting into a good university. After graduation, frankly Icurve to get started and

often than not, practical knowledge counts.And after post-grad, it was the opposite. CMU had prepared me mentally and technically to handle tasks at myjob. No pressure felt too much, no task seemed impossible to do.

After your experience in the U.S., in your opinion Indian students should focus on which aspects?

In the current Indian education system, there is a lot of focus to learning answers to questions and blurtingthem out in exam papers. This is something which needs to be permanently changed. Here, in the U.S., thereis more focus on practical study than just mugging up. Here you learn your concepts and implement them. E.g.you study concepts of C/ JAVA and then as assignments, you write programs. For exams, you write programs.But in Mumbai University, we would learn theoretical concepts and

theactual world. I would advise all students to focus on more practicalknowledge than just learning for exam papers. Write code everydayespecially for C.S students. For other branches students also I stronglyurge, please learn to write code as soon as possible. It will definitelybenefit everyone. India currently has a strong potential for start-upsand learning to code will help everyone.

What would be your advice to final and third year students planning to pursue their post -graduation in theU.S. that can help them crack the best universities?

For starters, get good grades. There is no substitute to that. If you want to crack the best, you need to be the

projects which carry weight, which shows that you are different fstart-up or a small company. Remember, you will learn more at a start -up than a well-established company.

-ex.ry only on GRE score. With good grades, a decent GRE

score will help you crack the best. And submit your application on time, not at the last moment a day or twobefore the deadline. Submit it at the beginning of the process. Many students I have seen whogotten into universities but missed as their applications were late.

If given a chance to start your college all over again, what would be the one thing you would have donedifferently?

Well honestly, I would prefer to do my undergraduation in C.S rather than Telecommunications. Also, I wouldlove to do my undergraduation here in U.S than from Mumbai University. The practical knowledge thatundergrads gain here in their 4 years is far superior to most Masters Students.

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ROBOCON 2K14Chetan Jogi

The stage was set. It was March, autumn had just checked in and it was striking hot in Pune. The atmospherewas exciting but essentially nervous too. The audience was in a frenzy and they had come in numbers tosupport the home team. The Shiv Chhatrapati s MIT ,MIT

and this made atmosphere more electrifying. Amidst all this cacophony the opponents went about theirwork of assembling the bot, checking the electronic circuits, debugging them, tightening t he loose nuts,measuring the air pressure in the bottles silently preparing for their 1st match. And all their hopes rested onthe shoulders of Sarvesh their driver. He was feeling the chill through his spine but put a confident facehoping to ride on his luck. And yes that was going to be his day in entirety.

It was the first match for SPIT Robocon and they had been drawn against the formidable MIT in the draw. Thetheme for Robocon - signifying the role of parents in shaping up a child.That was relevant in making of two bots a parent bot which had to be manually controlled and a child botthat would be autonomous. Both the bots had together to complete three tasks in minimum time to gain

The tasks included playing on a see-saw,completing a pole walk and swinging on a swing 3 times. The tasks gave 10, 20 and 50 points respectivelycom termedas jungle gym.

Both the drivers had taken their spots. It was now time for some action. The main Co-ordinator and judgeMr.T.P.Singh blew out the whistle and it was game time bang on. Cheered from the home crowd, MIT wasthe favourite whereas SPIT started as the underdogs. It was David vs Goliath. And you know the end of thestory. SPIT just upped their ante for the crucial tie taking maximum of 60 points from the swing. The seesawand pole walk gave an additional 50 points which took their tally to 110 points. On the other hand, MIT couldjust take 70 points and Goliath was defeated valiantly by David to create a major upset in the starting stage s ofthe tournament .This served as huge confidence boost for the SPIT Robocon team and they thereafter rode onhigh spirits. All thanks to a nerve of steel shown by the head Arun Digra to encourage the whole team to givetheir best shot specially Sarvesh. The win just lifted up the morale of the team and they started to focus on

nd match was against Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. Takingcues from their 1st outright win over the the 2nd seeded team in the comptetion , SPIT again crushed AVV by

higher than IIT Delhi , IIT Roorkee and even Nirma University-Ahmedabad. The league wins gave SPIT a rocketflying start and they were 4th on the league table as the draw was made for the super league matches. Thewhole team was overwhelmed as they now broke out in the top 5 among the 90 competitors .

The hard work that the team had put in began to bear fruits. The team had made a total of over 8 autonomousbots trying 8 different mechanisms. The team used electromagnet for the 1st time to lift the autonomous childbot and it emerged as a huge success. Due to that mechanism, they always completed the swing task gainingmaximum 60 points. All the mechanisms tried out by the Mech team were cost effective delivering thedesired results. On the Electronics front, the team made miniaturized and customized circuits for the first time.The team had updated the systems from all points of view getting the batteries and motor driver circuitsreduced in sizemade their mechanisms so perfect that they stood 4th on the table after the league rounds.

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SPIT Robocon team in action at MIT

The first super league match up on their sleeves was Muffakham Jah COE, Hyderabad a highly experiencedteam in Robocon. And as a saying goes Man proposes, God disposes. Lady Fortune changed sides in a day.SPIT could only snatch 24 points whereas MJCOE went out to add 138 points to their kitty. The team alsoencountered a new problem their wheels were leaving marks on the game field. The wheels had becomerough they skidded along leaving black marks and a warning from the judges. It was surprisingly novel for theteam - as they went on smoothening the wheels without any effect. They tried to change the wheels with th e

- the team had serious brainstorming session over itat last they decided to go and contest the next match irrespective of the result. The next contest was againstPICT, Pune and the performance improved with SPIT bagging 78 points but PICT scoring 108 points. It was areversal of fortunes and SPIT took a hit bulleting down to 10th rank. The points tally at the end of the day hada grim picture BVB SPIT 102 points not qualifying for the quarter finals. But this was the highest rank in

great performance coming 10th nationally. It was a great achievement considering SPIT robocon had just 4years of experience and having no mechanical branch the team going on their own learning new things torepresent their college on this huge platform.

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Young entrepreneurs Jinen Dedhia and Divyesh Kharade from the batch of 2005 decided to start their owncompany 2 years after their graduation. After working at Wipro Technologies, the duo along with a colleague,Akash Shah, went on to conceive Deltecs InfoTech Pvt. Ltd. A company that provides Mobile based Employee

established companies like Colgate, Delloite and ING. Deltecs InfoTech was a self-funded humble initiative thatstarted in a rented office and grew to become an international business.

almost 10 years since their graduation that they founded Mallers Inc. One of the earliest start -ups atTechnology Business Incubation Centre, Mallers Inc. developed their flagship platform for the music industry

Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd. to empower the development of their digital media store. Consequently,Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari now work at Flipkart as Vice Presidents of Engineering and Supply ChainTechnologies respectively.

Entrepreneurship, though promising, is a road seldom taken by engineering students. Numerous projects andideas by students during the course of engineering often have the potential to be products of substantialmarket value. These projects however do not always see the light of day. One of the reasons behind this is thelack of awareness regarding the mechanics of a start-up and its inception. Additionally, the fear of various risksinvolved in starting an indigenous venture. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC),the Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) and the Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) in S.P.I.T. were conceived and arestriving to change this trend. IEDC and E-Cell endeavour to provide a platform for stu dents to come up withideas for projects and help transform them into industry-grade products. At the same time, organizeworkshops, seminars and competitions to enhance their knowledge. Prof. K. T. Talele, the Head of IEDC saysthat the focus should be on developing customer friendly products that will be used and paid for. IEDCencourages students to not only concentrate on the development of the product but also crucial aspects likethe business model, sources of funds and marketing, thus providing a hands-on experience into establishing a

procedures and norms for the same, right from patenting their products to the registration of their company.21 patents have been filed from S.P.I.T. till date and 9 products are under development in this academic year.

When asked what students should keep in mind regarding entrepreneurship, Prof. K. T. Talele advised thatlearning, gathering information and building a network is essential at this stage. Addressing the fear of risksinvolved in a start-up, he instructed that students should scrutinize success as well as failure stories of start-ups and attempt to understand the reasons behind their respective outcomes. Students should not rush into

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starting their own company but at the same time should try toassimilate the entrepreneurship know-how into their skillset. Thisknowledge, he says, is useful not only to entrepreneurship aspirants

Training and Placement Centre has been in talks with several recruiting

and practiced in IITs, deferred placements allows students to undertakea venture in the final years of engineering. Should the ventureunfortunately falter, students can return and appear for placements asa backup. Deferred placements provide a certain sense of security to students and encourage them take onentrepreneurial challenges early in their careers.

Entrepreneurship Club (E Club) is an initiative by the Training and Placement Officer Prof. Vinod Sikka toinspire, guide and motivate students to pursue entrepreneurship ventures. E Club organizes various guestlectures and interactive sessions with entrepreneurs in the industry. The lectures cover various aspects of astart-up from idea evaluation, finances, publicity and market analysis through the rich experience ofentrepreneurs. Ritvvij Parrikh, Managing Partner at Pykih Data Visualizationroof, provided useful insight into the mechanics of a start-up. The first thing he said an aspiring entrepreneurmust identify is where he or she stands. Identify w limitationsand risk appetite. And that the cultural and economic environment that one belongs to also plays an importantrole in sculpting an entrepreneur.

The efforts invested by the students, faculty and alumni at SPIT to support start -ups are supplemented by anencouraging trend in entrepreneurship statistics in India. According to the NASSCOM Startup Report of 2014,India is The Fastest Growing and 3rd Largest Start-Up Ecosystem Globally with approximately 3100 startupspresent in India and over 20 mergers and acquisitions worth ~USD 1 billion in last 3 years.

Technology Product Start-ups by Inception Year

With this in perspective, it is certain that the decision to be an entrepreneur is not one that is taken overnight.Determination, perseverance and patience are some of the many building blocks to a self -made company.Nonetheless, with inspiring stories of start-ups right here from S.P.I.T., a plethora of opportunities to honetheir entrepreneurship skills, an active student-faculty community to nurture and promote ventures, and theflourishing start-up ecosystem in India, students ought to be motivated and emboldened to embrace newchallenges and take the road less travelled Entrepreneurship.

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ICCICT 2015Nikhita Ramakrishnan

The -2015)certainly lived up to

event where a vision for the future in the exceedingly dynamic field of technology was conceptualised.

Technology organized theon Communication, Information and Computing

-2015), its third internationalconference. The conference strived to bringtogether academic scientists, leading engineers,industry researchers and scholar students to discussnovel theories, technologies and applications in theareas of communications, computing andinformation technology. It also provided a platformto discuss and exchange ideas on the latestdevelopments in this racing age of technology.Future research topics in IT and communicationswere dwelt upon. The conference was studded witheminent speakers and session chairs who graced thevarious technical sessions being held.

The traditional lamp lighting ceremony Dr. Y. S. Rao addressingthe gathering

Team S.P.I.T. at ICCICT 2015

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Technology is not limited to a single topic. Various topics were discussed in the conference, some of thembeing: Sensor array and multi-channel signal processing, Microwave, antennas and propagation, Radar andsonar signal processing, Audio and speech processing, Image and multidimensional signal processing, Signalprocessing for communications, Wireless communications and networks, Optical communications andnetworks, Ultra wideband technology, Computer vision, Information and data security, VLSI & Embeddedsystem design, High performance computing, Mobile Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering &Testing, Web Technologies, Data Management and Mining. The conference met with the enthusiastic responseof students and faculty members alike.

Tutorials were conducted on various topics like:

Basic Wavelet Theory and Application to Visual Evoked Potential Estimation

IPR and Patents Potential Information

Cloud Computing

CUDA

About one hundred technical papers were presented across three days of the conference, with all the papersgrouped according to their research area as follows:

Research Area Session Chair

Signal Processing Dr. Sanjiv Bonde

Image Processing Dr. Udhav Bhosale

Electronics Dr. Rajendra Sawant

E-Learning Dr. Ramesh Karandikar

Communication Dr. Srija Unnikrishnan

Image Processing Dr. S.T. Gandhe

Artificial Intelligence Dr. G.T. Thampi

Data Warehousing and Mining Dr. Ketan Shah

Information Security Dr. D.N. Kyatanavar

Image/Video Processing Dr. Vikram Patil

Cloud Computing Dr. Vijaya Laxmi

The conference schedule was organized in the form of sessions and tracks, thus at any point, multiplepresentations were being conducted. The sessions were presided upon by eminent session chairs, some of theforemost authorities in the respective field of technology. The session chairs provided insightful reviews andsuggestions on the papers being presented.

ICCICT presented a diverse display of technological know-how and an opportunity to witness a fruitfulcommunion of technology, its eager stalwarts and its prestigious pioneers. It proved to be an enlighteningexperience unlike any other for students, faculty members and participants alike.

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THE LAST CONVERSATIONUday Verma SE IT

He would leave for the front tomorrow. His division, the 50th Infantry, had been assigned to fight ErwinLibya. The ballroom was filled with his fellow officers and their partners, all

trying to ignore the stark reality that several of the men might not come back.

But know this-

he said. They locked in a passionate embrace, treasuring the few momentsthey had together.

1st July, 1941

The 50th Infantry division was held in reserve during the ensuing First Battle of El Alamein, due to the severecasualties it had suffered in the Battle of Gazala. First Lieutenant John Kendrick was one of the lucky few tohave made it. The horrors he had witnessed in Gazala seemed to be right out of the pits of hell. The continuousbarrage of gunfire, shelling and grenades made him wonder what God would allow humanity to descend tosuch madness. He watched his fellow comrades die. He watched them lose their limbs. He watched theirbodies blown apart by grenades. Deep down, he knew that his time would also come. He only wanted to takedown as many of the Krauts as he could, before that inevitable bullet found him. He was lying on his bunk,staring at the letter in his hand. It was from Alice.

Dear John,

I hope this letter finds you alive and well. recariousstate at home. Maisie was just informed that her husband was killed in action in Lebanon. No amount of wordscan comfort her.is causing destruction Remember,

Love, Alice.

John wanted to leave all this behind, and dash back to London that very instant. His mind went back to whatAlice had written about her friend, Maisie. If he were to die, could he allow Alice to go through the same

He knew what he hadto do.

6 June, 1944

They were preparing to land at Gold Beach, Normandy in the Universal Carrier, an amphibious craft. The beachand the battles he had fought in Central Africa

and Sicily. He thought about the brothers he had lost .He thought about Alice. He had not replied to her l etter,or the ones after that. Her letters regularly found him, but he never wrote back. He wanted her to forget him.He wanted her to hate him. He hoped that when the news of his inevitable death reached her, he would belong forgotten in some deep recess of her mind, and she would not go through what millions of other womenhad suffered in this tragic war, the loss of a loved one.

As the beach drew ever closer, John looked sideways at his comrade and friend, Second Lieutenant Gary Bates.Over the numerousdeveloped a close friendship.

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said John.

many of those Germans are we going to kill-

die, promise me

came the cry from the Captain.

The men readied their rifles, anticipating what lay ahead.

7th June, 1944

Gary was looking at the carnage around him. His division had suffered over 400 casualties in the brutal battleat the beach. However, the beach had been secured, which enabled the Allies to establish a foothold in France.Gary found what he had been looking for. John lay on the ground, motionless.

Right after they had landed on the beach, John had taken a bullet to the stomach, and crumpled to the ground.As Gary had bent over to pick him

exclaimed Gary.

-

ed.

haversack, expecting to find the letters from Alice. He would keep them preserved, and would one day tell hischildren about his selfless moron of a friend.

However, when he opened the bag, he only found a single letter.

Dear Son,

I am deeply disheartened to be the bearer of this news. Alice was killed last night during the German air raids. Iknow how much you two loved each other, and that no amount of words can comfort you . Just know that welove you, and are counting down the days to your return.

Love, Mother.

Gary was shocked. The letter was dated May 1941. Had John being imagining things? Then he rememberedwhat John had told him about his last conversation with Alice. Then it dawned on him.

John had never let her go.

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Himani Chaudhari TE Comps

Photography CornerShreyas Kunder TE EXTC & Sanil Vartak SE EXTC

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HANGING BY A THREADPrerna Sukhija FE IT

it too, until a week ago, when my marriage was shattered to pieces and I was left, trapped in a maze in a

hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss

myself toask him why. I wandered in my big house, alone, hoping every second that he would come back to me. But he

lightning speed and I stood there, right in the middle, expending every ounce of energy in me to take a stepforward, but instead, I receded further behind. Every drop of water I drank felt like long, sharp needles, pokingmy throat. The cold air of loneliness enveloped me and as the world slept, I lay awake, with a clenching pain inmy heart and soul, which devoured every bit that was left of me, leaving me mentally torn and emotionallyincapacitated.

is absence was like a thread

satisfacyou and no matter how hard you try, you cannot outgrow it. But can be excruciating, because no matter how

n as a tiny ray of hope emerges within you, the darknessenvelops you.With these thoughts in my head, I stood on the edge of the cliff, watching the beauty of the small, yellow ballrise up, with shiny yellow flakes brightening up the sky. I closed my eyes and threw my arms open, feelingevery raindrop trickle down my cheeks. I felt every emotion I had blocked out all these months to the inside ofmy soul as I took a deep breath, and plunged into oblivion.

Art CornerShubham Godshalwar TE Computers

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ICPC ACM EXPERIENCEAbbas Cyclewala TE Comps

ICPC ACM is one of the most prestigious programming contests. It is team contest where students from allover the globe participate to represent the institute. For us, it was our first experience. One computer and

The first round was an online two hour round and to qualify for the next round we had to rank the best in ourinstitute and our institute should rank in the top ninety. Our strategy was to solve fast over solving more. So allthree of us, sat down with one problem at a time and made every possible check to make sure we get itcorrect in one go. Our strategy worked really well with us submitting two problems out of the four in less than40 minutes. We then went in for the third problem together but missed submi tting it by a five minute margin.We ended up solving two problems, got an overall rank of 150 with our institute ranking 54!

Next came the onsite round which was held in Gwalior. It was a 2 days event with the first day spent inproviding accommodation to the students, a briefing about ICPC and a practice round for getting used to theirCompetition environment.

The main event began on the second day. Five hours. Twelve problems. One Computer. Three People. NinetyTeams. This time we decided to work on separate problems in parallel. Our approach backfired. During thefirst two we ended up having two problems to debug at the same time, with just one computer to try out ourpatches. Time-sharing is not for humans. Trust me on that one. So after this we switched back to solving onequestion at a time, all three brains synchronized at the single task at hand. This worked and we continued it tillthe end.

We solved five problems of the twelve and ranked twenty fourth! An achievement for us in a contestdominated

programming experience, worth a lifetime.

ACM Team Sparkx Aanchal Dalmia, Darshan Godhia, Abbas Cyclewala

Art CornerSuyash Thakare SE Computers

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OBLIVIONDiptanshu Sharma FE EXTC

Into oblivion we fall,Deep down into our thoughts,

Our daydreams now lay broken,By the ticking restless clock.

Thinking about us,What we could be and where,

A pile of work is beckoning,But somehow it s hard to care.

Another day goes by,And we've been standing still,

The whole world is running wild,Yet we don't move an inch.

The night is still so young,And you are here with me,

They'll fight their pointless battles,While we will be at peace.

Cynics will try and mock us,With the darkest of their notions,

But together we shall triumph,Like the armadas across the oceans.

And people chase their dreams,But we're just playing along,So hold my hand my dear,Into oblivion we shall fall.

Artwork by Soumyaa Passari FE ETRX

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THE TRILEMMADarshit Doshi TE Computers

My heart says

In its secret ways

Sleep, sleep while it is night

Do all the work when the day is bright

This time is for you to rest

And find solace in your family nest

The mind has its own voice

Gives me order rather than choice

The time you have is less

Your backlog is in a mess

You have to complete your work for God's sake

Sleep is a sacrifice you must make

The body understands its own language

These aren't wounds healed by a bandage

You won't awake till the sleep is right

Sleep a little more; you don't have to catch a flight

The body, as it silently cries

Asks me, is it worth? At what price?

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QUICK READSAbhishek Desai | Chintan Panchnamia

I need to stop before it all endsI can't go on like this I can't pretendI've fooled myself, hid from what I need to beI never tried to be more, more than I can beLife has taught me to pick myself up but never to stay downI've never aimed for the sky thinking I'd miss the groundI've helped others build their wings and fly to new heightsBut I've never opened my wings; never tested my mightIt's been long enough; I need to rise above the sea

- Abhishek Desai, ME Computers

The doctors had told methat things could change in the Blink of an eye,that she could be saved.It's been two months since the funeral,and I now realize,I had actually forgotten to Blink.

Born blind,his 18th birthday present: Vision."But Dad!?""Don't worry, I'll see the world through Your Eyes,as you will see it throughMine."

- Chintan Panchnamia, BE Computers

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POLITICAL PUN-CHAadil Shaikh TE Computers

(Sarcasm intended)

A BJQ spokesperson is being guided by a party chief on the agenda of an interview to be held tomorrow. Thediscussion mainly focuses on what should and what should not be spoken in the interview.

Spokesperson: Good morning chief. I have prepared a list of topics which I have planned to discuss in theinterview, to reflect the progress our government has made in developing the country.

Chief: Please go ahead.

government is focused only on development because development is the development of the country anddevelopment is

y our amazingpolicies.

Chief: *Laughs*No No. It was not us the global petrol prices have gone down resulting in the reduction ofpetrol prices.

Spokesperson: Oh!! So I will take this off the list then.

a budget this time!!

Spokesperson: But that is the protocol of the system to prepare a budget for every financial year.

Chief: Is it, really?

Spokesperson: Yes I am quite sure about that.

day. It was the first time a USA president wasinvited for Republic Day celebrations.

to comment.

Spokesperson: *tries to control laughter*Nice one sir*laughs*

Chief: Ok leave everything aside, the last thing is DO NOT talk on these stupid topics like freedom ofexpression (movies, humour), freedom to eat

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AN ELEMENTAL ILLUSION SPACE 2015Mrdvika Iyer | Suyash Thakare

3 days. 2 colleges. 1 cultural festival. SPACE 2015was nothing short of magic. Clearly, the crowdthronging almost every event in this festival of

SPIT and SPCE joined hands in conducting the festtogether after parting ways a year ago, and theymade sure, that they left no stone unturned inmaking the festival the roaring success that it was.

The inauguration ceremony kick started the fest

mesmerizing voice once again struck a chord withthe audience and left them humming to the tuneof the official theme song SPACE-an elementalillusion. It was followed by the much awaited andcut-throat competition - War of Branches. Theteam from the mechanical branch was a clearwinner as they swayed their bodies to the songs

and equally managed to portray the theme -

The crowd was spoiled for choice from the veryfirst day of the fest as a multitude of interestingevents transpired at every nook and corner of thecampus. Earth, water, air, fire and ether - the fiveelements on the basis of which the fest wasdesigned adorned the ambience. The audiencewas blown away by the scintillating performancesby Zygnema and many other bands, which kepteveryone wanting for more. The highlight of theday - High octane definitely lived up to its nameand turned out to be a cracker.

Spellbound audience at High Octane, Day 1

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The second day rolled off with equal vigor, as HoliReloaded had all the EDM lovers grooving everystep in sync with the beats. Such was the zeal ofthe crowd, that even the unexpected drizzle couldnot deter their spirit. We asked Aditya Rathi,technical secretary, how he felt about the fest, to

Developing new relationships and creating afriendly environment conducive to everyone was

Even though most of the outdoor events werewashed off on day two, the event organizers andthe participants made sure that they made up forit. Stand-up comedian Daniel Fernandes added a

funny bones. Visual impact was one of thehighlights of the last day, as teams competedagainst each other in full spirit to win the covetedinter - college dance competition. DJ vs Dhol came

up later in the night and had the audience in highspirit. The combo juxtaposed each other perfectlyand made sure that the fest ended on a high note.SPACE 2015, indeed managed to defy all odds andprove the skeptics wrong. It would be slipshod ofus not to acknowledge the efforts of the counciland everyone else that made it happen. Cultural

been an experience of a lifetime. I got to workwith, and more importantly, befriend really

impossible without the help of the entire corecommittee. A big thanks to all the SEs for comingup with events involving such innovative conceptsasRecovering from all the hindrances the journeyhad to offer; SPACE 2015 has indeed, left anindelible illusory impression on us.

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IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GAMEUday Verma | Gunarjun Chawla | Ashna Bajaj

-Michael Phelps

This thought was deeplyentrenched in the minds of theenthusiastic sportsmen whoparticipated at Spirit, hopingto emulate the likes of ViratKohli, Cristiano Ronaldo andMichael Jordan. Held fromFebruary 9 to February 15,Spirit encompassed football,cricket, basketball, volleyball,throwball, carom, and chesscompetitions. True to itsname, Spirit 2015 aimed atpromoting the essence ofsportsmanship, zeal andpassion, all of which lay thefoundation of success.

Football

The victorious Football team

Two teams from S.P.I.T linedup against each other in one ofthe semi-finals, while theother semi-final was contestedbetween Ramrao Adik Instituteof Technology and NMIMS.The final was played between

S.P.I.T-A and R.A.I.T, and thehome team turned out to bethe victors in a closely foughtend-to-end game which wasdecided by a penalty shootout.Sahil Mukane, who plays as astriker in the team, describedthe match as 'highly dramatic'.

ilt with each

says, proudly recounting theadroitness of his teammembers as they beat R.A.I.Tin the 7th penalty, never losingtheir composure all the while.

Basketball

The final was contestedbetween St. Francis Institute ofTechnology and Don BoscoInstitute of Technology, withthe latter turning out to be thewinners.Although there were no girls'basketball matches held, Spiritled to the founding of a girls'basketball team which is now10-person strong, and recentlysecured its first victory in theICT tournament held in Marchthis year.

The newly founded girls'Basketball team

Throwball

The indefatigable girls'throwball team of Don Boscoscrambled its way to the top ofthe table by playing threeconsecutive matches, andultimately defeated S.P.I.T in awell-fought final.

Girls' Throwball team

Cricket

The Gentlemen - SPIT's Cricketteam

The battle between bat andball was won by Rizvi Collegewith the host S.P.I.T comingrunners up in this contest."Playing in our Home groundin front of our classmatesreally brings the best out ofus", said Abdul Sattar, a playerof the S.P.I.T Cricket team.

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Volleyball

The Volleyball finals werecontested between S.P.I.T andAtharva College. The teamfrom S.P.I.T took the game totheir opponents, butunfortunately ended up on thelosing side, the score reading18-25, 19-25 despite theirvaliant efforts.

SPIT's Volleyball team after theirvictory

"The tournament was verywell organised, competitiveand played in the right Spirit",said Vikram Asgaonkar,member of the volleyballteam.

Chess

The tactical approach andstrategic prowess of theplayers were tested as theydescended to fight it out onthe battlefield of 64 squares.The final round was conductedin a closely fought RoundRobin format with 5 players,and the winner was NileshPujari from Dreams College,who won four games out offour. Vaikund Sudhrsan fromSPCE was the runner up with 3wins.

SPIT's Chess Team

Although there were sometechnical problems and issueswith external participation,Purva Vasudeo and KalpitNarvekar - the sportssecretaries of S.P.I.T - bothagree that it was anexhilarating experience.

college teams were runners-upin volleyball and cricket, andthe winners in football, andthey learned quite a lot out of

it.

Purva feels that the college hasa lot of girls talented in anumber of sports, which

think all they need is somemotivation from their peers aswell as the council to go ahead

formidable teams can beengendered with enoughpractice.

Both the sports secretaries put their best foot forward in making Spirit as successful as it was, with immensehelp from all the other organisers. It can only be hoped that with each passing batch, their successors aim totake Spirit more than a notch higher than it has been in the previous years, while greater participation rendersthe sports teams of S.P.I.T inexorable and ever-confident.

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BIDDING FAREWELL BATCHES OF 2014

Electronics

Information Technology

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Electronics and Telecommunication

Computers