Alumni Nayan Sahare (Batch 2023), Junior Engineer at Johnson Controls India, delivered an expert talk on “Current Market Scenario for Instrumentation Engineers” for BE students on 09/05/2026. Total 45 students & 3 faculty members attended the
talk.
The department has conducted 5 days DCS workshop on 17 April 2026 and 21 April to 24 April 2026. Dr. Shashikant Kale Ex. Engg Manager at Reliance Power, Ahmadabad, was the expert for the session. Students got hands on for hardware and simulation of Emerson Delta V DCS. A total of 45 students were present for the workshop. Dr. B. B. Musmade, Rachana Sangitrao, and Vinita Yerande have coordinated the event.
Students Association of Instrumentation Engineers (SAIE) in association with central Training and Placement cell organized a technical talk on “Overview of Advanced Security Systems” by a team of experts from Johnson Control India Pune is arranged for ST BTech, Third year and final year Instrumentation Engineering students on 10-4-2026. The senior engineer Mr. Santosh along with his team members Kunal, Astha and Utkarsh presented a talk on how data security is important in the field of instrumentation engineering. A total of 76 students attended the talk. Dr. B. B. Musmade, Dr. Yogesh Patil coordinated the event.
Department has organized ISA Student Led Conference 2026 on 23/03/2026 in association with ISA Pune Chapter. ISA Pune Section executive board Mr. H. S. Pansare (President), Mr. Gurmeet S. Anand and Dr. Swati Madhe have attended the event. Expert talk of Mr. Pinakin Gokhale, on Cybersecurity for Automation and Annirudha Shahapure on Sentient cities has conducted. 125+ studtednt have participated for the project and poster competition from various colleges AISSMS Institute of Information Technology, MKSSS Cummins College of Engineering for Women, · D. Y. Patil College of Engineering ( DYPCOE ) , Akurdi, Pune. MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi, Pune, Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology (VIT), Government College of Engineering & Research, Avasari Khurd (GCOEARA), Pravara Rural Engineering College - PREC.
Department has organized an alumni expert hands on workshop on “Hands on DCS” for BE project groups. Mr. Satwik Gore (Batch 2024), Junior Engineer, Neologic, Pune conducted the session for 2 BE project groups. Total 8 students attended the session. Vinita Yerande coordinated the workshop.
The department has organized a visit to India Meteorological Department, Pune on occasion of National Science Day on 28/02/2026. Total 33 students & 3 faculty members attended the visit. Faculty members Ms. Rachana Sangitrao, Mrs. Arti Utikar & Mrs. Archana Kesti organized & participated in the visit.
The Department has organized Industrial visit at GTPS, Uran Dist-Raigad-Maharashtra on 25-02-2026 and IKS visit to Ratneshwari Temple on the same day for SYBtech Students. Dr. Yogesh Patil and Ms. Rachana Sangitrao coordinated the visit. Total 54 students participated.
The department has organized 4th BoS meeting on 24/02/2026 in online mode. Dr Mrs P Malathi, Dr Padmaja K V, Dr Uttam M Chaskar, Dr Amol Rahulkar, Mr Kaustubh Gitapathi, Dr Sanjay L Patil & internal BoS members attended the meeting. All participated in discussion on TYBTech Syllabus content & provided valuable inputs for improvement. The syllabus draft is finalized.
Alumni expert session of Kshitija Hodade ,Plant engineer , Worley Pune, (Alumni 2021)is organized on topic “Current scenario of industry and market readiness” for third year students. Total 35 students were present. Event is organized by Vinita Yerande. Students get an insight for current market trent, AI tools for Resume and interview preparation.
Alumni Mr. Bhagvat Ingale & Mr. Amit Talekar (Batch 2006) was invited as a Expert speaker. The topic was “Financial future & Awareness” on 06/02/2026. Total 71 students & 8 faculty members attended the session.
The department has organized a visit to SIAT Expo 2026 at PIECC, Moshi, Pune for SYB Tech & BE students on 30/01/2026. Mrs. Arti A. Utikar , Garima Tiwari & Mrs. Vrashali Patil (Lab Assistant) coordinated the visit. Total 76 students were present for the visit. Students participated in the quiz there & Bhargavi Kulkani (SYBTech) won second prize.
Project review 3 of BE is conducted by department on 24/01/2026. Expert Mr. Akshay Mali (Alumni 2005), Sr. Engineer Honeywell evaluated the all the project groups and 5 project groups were selected as a best project for institute seed money. All the project guides were mentored for the event. Project coordinator Vinita Yerande coordinated the event. Total 53 students, all project guides participated in the project review.
Alumni expert Lecture is conducted on 24/01/2026. Expert Mr. Akshay Mali (Alumni 2017), Sr. Engineer Honeywell delivered the session on topic “ Industry Readiness for current AIML ERA to SE and Final Year students total 55 students were present. Mrs. Arti Utikar and Vinita Yerande coordinated the event. Dr. B. B. Musmade felicitated the guest and delivered introductory talk. Total 53 students, 2 faculty and 1 lab assistant attended the talk.
Alumni meet was arranged for 2005 batch as a mark of Celebrating 20 years of graduation on 10/01/2026. Mrs. Arti A. Utikar coordinated the meet and has worked as MOU coordinator in the meet at Institute level. Mr. Chandan Yadav & Mr. Gaurav Joshi (both alumni 2005) attended the meet.
The department has organized a seminar on “Advancing Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Collaborations” for institute faculty members on 5/01/2026 in Dnyanprasad Auditorium. The expert speaker was Prof Pankaj Koinkar, Tokushima University, Japan. Total 73 faculty members participated.
An online expert lecture on “Application of mathematics in engineering field” had been organized on 27/12/2025. Mr. Shrikant Jakkewad Assistant professor, Rayat Shikshan Santha’s Karmveer Bhaurao Patil college, Vashi Mumbai. Total 30 students participated from FYBTech.
The department has organized IKS Activity for FY B.tech students on 18/12/2025 on Stree shakti-Devi Shakti.40 Students have participated in this activity.
Tree plantation activity had been organised for all FYBTech students on 13/12/2025 at jogging track, Ravet, Pimpri Chinchwad, Total 20 students from FYBTech Instrumentation and control had participated in this activity.
For the students of FYBTech Instrumentation and control along with FYBTech E&Tc students guest lecture on “Career Guidance & Core Industry Requirements” had been organized. For this guest lecture we have Mr. Sujay Madane, Deputy Manager (SHE & Maintenance), Atlas Copco India Pvt. Ltd. as speaker.
The Process Automation Expo (PAE) was held at the Autocluster Exhibition Centre in Pune from November 21–23, 2025. The event showcased cutting-edge technologies in process control, instrumentation, and automation for various industries. The expo featured a wide range of technologies, including process analytics, instrumentation, control systems, and automation components. It targeted industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food & beverages, oil & gas, and power. Rachana Sangitrao, Mrs. Archana Kesti & Garima Tiwari visited the Expo on 22/11/2025.
The Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering organized the Field Engineering Project (FEP) Exhibition for Second Year B.Tech students on 03rd November 2025 at 11:00 AM in the department laboratories. The exhibition aimed to evaluate students & practical knowledge, innovation, and teamwork through semester-long projects. A total of 80 students participated, forming 21 project groups. Each group presented their work to a panel of external evaluators invited from various departments and industry.
The department has organized the expert alumni session on “Preparation for interviews in Core Companies” on 15/10/2025 for SYBTech students. The resource person was Mr. Khushal Bendale, Senior Engineer, Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited, Pune. Total 53 students attended the session.
Alumni Khushal Bendale (Batch 2024) was invited as a guest speaker for Vachan Prerana Din on 15/10/2025 by DYPCOE Central Library. Total 170 students & 33 faculty members attended the session.
The department has organized Science Park visit on 09/10/2025. Science Park, located in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, is a well-known educational and recreational center designed to promote science education through interactive learning. The park features indoor and outdoor galleries, thematic exhibits, Planatorium shows, and activity zones that engage students in experiential learning. Total 78 students & 3 faculty members participated in visit.
The department has organized an IKS visit to Moraya Gosavi Chinchwad Temple on 09/10/2025 for SY BTech students. A total of 78 students & 3 faculty members participated in the visit.
An industrial visit for BE students was organized by Students Association of Instrumentation Engineering department (SAIE) at B&R Automation Pune office. The visit is for one day and is intended to learn recent technologies in industrial automation and robotics. Mr. Rajat Jadhav, Automation Engineer from B &R Automation briefed about the company profile and its various fields of work along with products available from B&R and its technical updates. A few students interacted with Mr. Rajat about advanced PLC and HMI systems. The visit was scheduled on 08 October 2025. Dr. Yogesh H Patil, Ms. Vinita Yerande accompanied the students.
The department has celebrated Navratri by performing Khandenavami Puja on 01/10/2025. All faculty members and staff members participated in the ritual.
Retirement
Department has organized the retirement function of Mrs. Nilima Suryawanshi(Lab Assistant) after her service of 35 years in the Institute.The function was coordinated by Student Association of Instrumentation Engineers (SAIE).
The Student Association of department (SAIE) has organized an expert lecture talk on “Role of Cyber Security in Instrumentation” by Mr. Atul Kulkarni, Senior Engineer at Worley Persons, Mumbai, on 12/09/2025 for SY &TE students. Total 63 students attended the session.
In the FY BTech Induction program 3 alumni of department- Mr. Uday Thorat(Batch 2025), Mr. Rohan Nannaware (Batch 2025), Mr. Harsh Jadhav (Batch 2025) interacted with students @ Instrumentation career opportunities on 13/09/2025. Total 57 students participated in the interaction.
The Students Association of Instrumentation Engineers, Instrumentation Engineering Department organized the Avishkar Poster Competition in collaboration with SPPU for SE, TE and BE students. Expert Mr. Abhijeet Dhamal (Alumni Batch 2013) evaluated all the posters. SAIE faculty Coordinator Dr. Yogesh Patil coordinated the overall event along with Project Coordinator Ms. Vinita Yerande. Total 10groups participated in the competition.
Instrumentation Department has organized the Parent-Teacher meeting for SE, TE and BE on 26/07/2024 for academic year 2024-25 Sem-1 in online mode on Google Meet at 11.00 am. Total 56 parents and all faculties have attended the meeting. The aim was to interact with parents & to develop Parent – Teacher relationships for development of students and to make parents and students aware about the plan for academics ahead.
Inauguration of Students Association of Instrumentation Engineers (SAIE) Club for Academic year 2025-26 is inaugurated on 14/08/2025. HOD Dr. B. B. Musmade and newly elected president of SAIE inaugurated the club. Every year new council members are elected from SE, TE and BE students for various positions. The purpose of SAIE is to develop leadership qualities and explore the hidden talent among students along with organizing Technical events like workshops/seminars, lectures from industry experts in order to bridge the industry institute gap. All faculty members with all the students of Instrumentation Engineering were present for the event.
Department has Organized SY BTech Induction Program. The resource person was Ms. Mohini Kirane, General Manager at ThyssenKrupp , Pune. Total 4 faculty & 66 students have attended the program.
Alumni Expert lecture by Mr. Gyanoji Kadam (Plant engineer at hygenco green energy private limited) organized for TE students by Vinita Yerande.
Department has organized the placement guidance session by Vaishnavi Kulkarni (Batch 2022), Junior Engineer at Worley, India &Sakshi Shinde(Batch 2022), Junior Engineer at Cognizant, Pune is organized for BE students by Mrs. Arti Utikar. Total 31 students were present for the session.
The department has organized two days FDP on LabVIEW Hardware My RIO, My DAQ. The expert was Mr. Jayanth MB from Digitoad Technologies. Total 6 & 2 lab assistants faculty from the department participated.
The department has organized BE Farewell on 28/4/2025. Total 46 BE students & 23 TE students participated.
Project competition was conducted for SE TE students. Students got the platform to present their project based learning and Mini project work through this event. Total 90 students were participated.
Department has organized an Industrial visit for SE, TE and BE students to Mapro food products ltd, Wai, Mahabaleshwar in Satara district. Total 70 students & 5 faculty members Mr. Nitin Mane, Mrs. Archana Kesti, Dr. Yogesh Patil, Ms. Shital Patil and Mrs. Amruta Pawar accompanied the students.
Department has organized Alumni meet in the department on 22/2/2025. Total 17 alumni attended the Meet.
The Department has organized a Board of Studies meeting for finalization of SY B Tech Curriculum on 18/02/2025. Total 12 members attended the meeting.
Students from the department participated in department's dance performance at the college annual day.
Student Association for Instrumentation Engineers (SAIE) of Instrumentation Department has successfully organized a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) event as part of annual tech fest. Participants from various departments of Institute as well as from different colleges actively participated in the event.
Department has organized a Parent Teacher Meet for SE, TE and BE class parents in Online Mode on 08/02/2025. Total 35 parents have joined the meeting.
Department has organized a visit for SE students to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune on occasion of their Foundation Day. Total 52 students & 3 faculty members attended the visit. The visit was organized by Ms. R. R. Sangitrao, Mrs. A. A. Utikar & Ms. V. V. Yerande.
Department has organized a pre placement talk for BE students in the view of upcoming ICT solutions placements in online mode. The resource person was Ms. Rutuja Thorat, alumni 2021 batch & Project Engineer at ICT Solutions, Pune. Total 14 students attended this talk. Mrs. Arti Utikar & Dr. Yogesh Patil organized the talk in online mode.
Department has taken an initiative to organize preplacement talk by alumni of particular company in online mode. Total 5 talks were conducted in November 2024, organized by Dr. Yogesh Patil, Mrs. Arti Utikar & Mr. Vipin Vibhute. The details are as below:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Alumni
|
Current Designation |
Current Organization |
Date |
No. of students benefited |
| 1 |
Mr. Nikhil sharma (2023 batch) |
Trainee Engineer |
Deepak Fertilizers, Pune |
4/11/2024 |
20 |
| 2 |
Ms. Priyanka Thorat (2021 batch) |
Trainee Engineer |
Johnson Controls, Pune |
10/11/2024 |
21 |
| 3 |
Mr. Amarjit Sapkal (2024 batch) |
Trainee Engineer |
Emerson, Pune |
17/11/2024 |
15 |
| 4 |
Mr. Ramesh (2008 Batch) |
Design Engineer |
Honeywell, Pune |
23/11/2024 |
21 |
| 5 |
Ms. Kshitija Hodade (2023 batch) |
Instrumentation & Control Engineer Level 1 |
Worley Services Pvt Ltd. |
30/11/2024 |
13 |
The department has organized EDC Activity (Group discussion on various topics related to Entrepreneurship) for SE students on 18th November 2024. Total 52 students participated.
Instrumentation department faculties have undergone a faculty development programme on Innovations and transformation in pedagogy on 24 october & 25 oct 2024.
Expert Talk on Building Automation by Mr. Vjay Sanap, CEO, TechBean Automation, Pune and Mr. Sadanand Teje, Ex General Manager, Honeywell Automation Pvt Ltd, Pune for Instrumentation and Control Engineering organized by Dr. B. B. Musmade, Ms. Shital Patil and 69 students attended the session.
Industrial Visit for TE and BE Students was organized at PCMC Water Treatment Plant- Nigadi attended by Mr. Vipin Vibhute, Rachana Sangitrao, Dr. Yogesh Patil, Shital Patil, Garima Tiwari and 89 students.
Tech Talk on “Role of Sensors and Data Science in Industry” by Mr. Manikandan, Senior Design Engineer, Roll Royce India Ltd-Pune organized by Mr. Nitin V Mane, Rachana Sangitrao, Dr. Yogesh H Patil, and Shital Patil. Total 46 students attended the session.
Total 13 ISA Student Members and dept faculty Mrs. Shital Patil participated in the International Building Automation Community Expo and Connect Convention on 18th -19th Oct 2024 held at Hotel Tip Top International, Wakad, Pune. Experts of Building Automation Companies and faculty representatives of Academia took part in the convention.
Institute level Avishkar Poster competition was organized on 28/9/2024 by Institute Innovation Council. Evaluators were external members—Mr. Kanse & Mrs. Shilpa Kanase, Director, BEST Automation Pvt. Ltd. The event was coordinated by Mr. Vipin Vibhute. Total 5 groups from SE, TE & BE of department participated in the competition. From these Siddhi Sawant, Chetan Khole & Garv Jain are winner at college level.
Expert lecture was organized for TE students in online mode on 28/9/2024 by Ms. Vinita Yerande. Expert was department alumni Mr. Samadhan Patil (2017 Batch) working at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mumbai. Total 42 students & 2 faculty attended the session.
One week Short term Training program on PLC and HMI in industrial automation has organized by department from 23/9/2024 to 27/09/2024. 60 students were trained form PLC programming and HMI. Mechanical , Robotics and automation, Electronics and telecommunication students were participated for this.
Poster presentation Competition: On Engineer’s Day, In the afternoon, SE and TE Students of the Department presented their ideas through posters. Total 25 groups have participated in the poster presentation competition. Dr. A. B. More, HOD Civil worked as evaluator for the poster competition.
Department has celebrated Engineer’s Day on 19/9/2024 with great enthusiasm. In the morning, Expert Talk on Topic: Power Devices and its importance in Automation is delivered by Mr. Gopal B Kulkarni and Mr. Vinay G. Kulkarni, founder of KULCON Automation, Pune. Total 79 students from TE & SE along with 2 faculty attended the session.
Department orientation was conducted on 14/9/2024. Head of the Department, Dr B B Musmade, has given brief presentation of the Department facilities, Faculty and their specializations, responsibilities, also brief information of Centre of Excellences and other facilities. Mr Amit Amrutkar, Asso Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services (Alumni 2009 Batch) was delivered a talk on Future of Instrumentation and Control Engineering. 30 F Y Students and, 3 parents along with 10 DSE students attended.
Mock Interview for upcoming JCI placements is organized by Alumni coordinator– Mrs. Arti Utikar and Training placement coordinator- Dr. Yogesh H. Patil on 31-8-24. The resource person was Mr. Nishant Bhatta, alumni of 2023 batch, working as Design Engineer GCE at Johnson Controls. Alumnus Mr. Nishant Bhatta guided the final year students on how to crack the interview. Total 99 students from Instrumentation, E&TC and Robotics & Automation attended the session in online mode.
Expert Talk was delivered by two Engineering Managers of Johnson Controls Ms Archana Bhalerao and Mr Santosh Chikhale. During their talk they gave the JCI overview of their operations, contributions and services offered in the automation field. Students of SE, TE and BE Instru and Control Engg attended the session. 90 students and 05 faculty members attended the session. Experts also provided guidance on preparations for the Johnson Control drive in our Campus. Faculty coordinator was Dr. Yogesh Patil.
Hands training session on PLC Programming for B E Instrumentation and Control Engineering students by Ms V V Yerande on 24/8/2024 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
The department has organized the Man Ki Yatra Activity under IKS. Through Mann Ki Yatra activity, we explained to the students about the history of various historical temples and the stories related to them.(Sawariya seth Temple(Chittorgarh), Kiran Utsav at Mahalaxmi Temple (Kolhapur) and importance of Ganpati sthapana). 55 students attended this activity. This activity was organized by Mrs. Garima Tiwari (IKS Coordinator) and all faculty members of the Instrumentation Department. Resource persons for this activity are Mrs.Deepali Rane (Computer department) and Mrs. Arti Utikar (Instrumentation Department).
The 1st BOS Meeting of the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engg was conducted on 9/8/2024 to finalize Curriculum Structure on S Y B Tech Instrumentation and Control Engg. The Members attended the meeting in offline Mode were as Prof Dr S L Patil & Dr U M Chaskar - from CoEP Technological University Pune, Mr Kaustubh Gitapathi- Kimayaa Automation, Pune, Prof Dr P Malathi, Principal, Dept faculty members and, Shri Abhay Bansod- Director, Emerson Pune, Prof Dr Padmaja, RVCE, Bengaluru, Dr Amol Rahulkar- NIT Goa, Dr Nilima Warke- VES Mumbai, Tushar Jadhav- Johnson Controls, Pune attended in online mode.
Online parent teacher meet is organized on 26 July 2024.The aim was to interact with parents to develop parent-teacher relationships for development of students and to make parents and students aware about the plan for academics ahead. Points discussed were: Attendance of students to lectures and practical’s, Academic Development of Students, Placements through college, Importance of training sessions etc. The PTM is hosted by SE Class teacher -Mrs. Arti A. Utikar.
SE Induction program was conducted under ISA Pune DYPCOE Chapter on 16 July 2024 by the Department. Mr Ritesh Patil, India Centre of Excellence Leader, Emerson Pune and Sr ISA Member was the Guest Speaker for the program. Mr Ritesh Patil delivered a talk on topic: Calibrating the Future: Instrumentation Engg & its Advantages in Future. During his talk he has given insights of upcoming technologies in Instrumentation like Cloud Computing, IoT/IIoT, Big Data, Augmented and Virtual Reality, etc. 60 students and 6 faculty members attended the session.
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Mr Pravin Chaudhari, Proud Alumni of 2002 Batch and Owner of Virtuoso Projects and Engineers Pvt Ltd Pune has donated one 2-wheeler and one 4-wheeler Electric Vehicle Charges to the institiute under MoU signed with the department. Setup and Testing of EV Station was done in the premises on 3/4/2024. Total 13 ISA student chapter members were involved in the activity.
ISA ACTIVITY
Logicon Technosolutions Pvt Ltd, Pune has donated an Electric Vehicle (Scooter) to the ISA Chapter/Centre of Excellence of the department. Mr. H S Pansare Sir (Ex President ISA Pune), Mr. Vishal H Pansare, Mr. Rohit H Pansare – Logicon Techno Solutions, Mr Charles Williams, Promteck, UK, Mr Gurmeet Singh, President ISA Pune Section, Mr Vijay Kartik, Secretary from Logicon were present for the event. Total 136 students attended the event.