Under the kind guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized a ‘Blood Donation Camp’ on 06 March 2024 at VPKBIET, Baramati on the occasion of the World Women’s Day. We had invited ‘Akshay Blood Bank’. The trustee of Vidya Pratishthan Sau. Sunetra Pawar inaugurated the drive and encouraged the young volunteers to consistently pursue towards various social welfare activities. At the end of the day, we could involve as many as 210 donors in the noble cause of serving humanity.

An expert talk on “Water conservation: It’s about today and tomorrow” was organized by Student Development Cell in association with SPPU, Pune on 28th February 2024. The resource person for the event was Dr. Sunil Ogale, Associate Professor, VPASC College, Baramati. The event was organized mainly to inform and make the students aware of the importance of water conservation to sustain life on earth. Dr. Sunil Ogale explained the water crisis at international and national level.

Like every year, our institute arranges Vividh Gun Gaurav Puraskar Sohala on 14th Feb. During the same, various legendary personalities including Ideal Parents, Parents-Wife of martyrs, Ideal Teacher, Ideal Student, Social Workers etc. about 35 personalities were felicitated and appreciated. Social worker and Bus Conductor Mr. Chakrapani Chachar, Nav Kranti Seva Bhavi Sanstha and VPKBIET jointly looked after towards all the aspects of this noble activity. Mr. Dhananjay Jamdar (Baramati Industrial Association), Mr. Nilesh Kate, Mr. Ramakant Gaikwad, Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar etc. graced the session.

Blood Donation Camp was organized on 18 Oct 2023 on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Hon. Sunetra Pawar. 225 donors donated their blood.

Under the kind guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully conducted ‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’ Cleanliness Campaign at Baramati Railway Station on 01 Oct 2023. The volunteers covered the area including railway track and the platform. 11 NSS volunteers and 02 faculty participated in the cleanliness campaign. Railway Station Master Mr. Kole Pravin gave the necessary instructions and assistance.

We have organised the online voter ID registration camp on September 20, 2023, to create awareness of voting amongst the students. For this programme, Dr. A. D. Disale, Dr. A. B. Patil, and Mr. D. S. Sonawane were present from the faculty side. For this event, we called Naib Tehsildar Shri. Tushar Gunjavate Saheb, Election Officer Shri. Sachin Nikam Sir and Shri. Pradip Bhagat Sir. Gunjavate sir motivated students for new voter ID registration and elaborated on the importance of it in his speech. Programme was concluded by vote of thanks from Dr. A. B. Patil.

The leader of the team Mr. Sunil Ingawale shared some previous unfortunate incidences and also the subsequent remedies to avoid these in the form of presentations and videos in a lucid manner. During the afternoon session, he and his team gave live demonstration of how to bring in control the fire.

A well awaited and a thrilling session on Snake Awareness was conducted during which a distinguished alumnus of our institute, an animal lover and a snake friend Mr. Akshay Zagade had been the resource person of the session. Initially he gave his presentation with the help of a Power Point presentation and later showed a number of venomous and non- venomous snakes in the conference hall.

Snake awareness involves educating the public about snake species, their habitats, behaviours, and potential dangers. This knowledge empowers individuals to take appropriate precautions and actions when encountering snakes.

An expert session on Personality Development was guided by Prof. Sambhaji Kangune on 24 Aug 2023.The glimpses of the session are Self-awareness, Self-esteem and Self-confidence, Time Management, Resilience, Self-Discipline, Communication Skills and Social Skills etc.

An expert session on Personality Development was guided by Prof. Sambhaji Kangune on 24 Aug 2023.The glimpses of the session are Self-awareness, Self-esteem and Self-confidence, Time Management, Resilience, Self-Discipline, Communication Skills and Social Skills etc.

A Tree Plantation drive was conducted at Suryanagari, MIDC, Baramati on 12 Aug 2023 during which 45 saplings of Bitter Nim, Jambool, Chinch within the periphery of 4836 square meters were planted.

Under the kind guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, ‘Electrical Safety Training Program’ was conducted on 27th June 2023 at VPKBIET, Baramati. Shri. S. G. Shriram (Electrical Inspector), Shri. R. Kumbhar (Assistant Engineer), Shri. Yogesh Satpute (Assistant Engineer) and Shri. Shanoor I. Fakir (Assistant Engineer) were the chief guests and speakers also. Ms. Shrimanti Rokade gave the preface in which she explained that Electricity is a major aspect of human being’s day to day life. Equally important is the Electrical safety for each one of us. Hence we need to understand the types, applications, fatals occurring and care to be taken. Electrical safety is crucial in both residential and industrial settings, as improper handling of electrical systems and equipment can lead to severe consequences. The experts gave us a review of Electrical Safety and precautions to be taken while handling Electrical equipments. Here are some key principles and tips for electrical safety discussed by the Electrical Inspector along with his team.

The 9th International Yoga Day was celebrated enthusiastically on 21st June 2023 at 06 AM on the Vidya Pratishthan main ground. The program was organized by Vidya Pratishthan in collaboration with the Environmental Forum of India. With the preface about the importance of Yoga, Dr. Nilesh Mahajan demonstrated several Yoga postures including Anulom-Vilom, Kapal-Bhati, and Bhasrika. The program lasted for one hour. More than 100 staff and students from VPKBIET were benefited from the session.

The Maharashtra Day and the International Labor Day were celebrated at Vidya Pratishthan on 1st May 2023. Executive committee members of Vidya Pratishthan Adv. Ashok Prabhune (Vice President), Adv. Neelima Gujar (Secretary), Dr. Rajiv Shah graced the occasion with the presence of employees and students.

Initially, the national antham and Maharashtra Geet were sung by the students. Later, Adv. Neelima Gujar greeted the audience on this auspecious occasion. She also offered her best wishes to all the fraternity on the golden jubilee year of the society. Subsequently, the speaker Dr. Shriram Gadkar took the historical review of Maharashtra right from the independence and also elaborated the vital contribution of the epic personalities including Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Mahatma Phule and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar towards the healthy building of the empire. Finally, the martyrs of Sanyukt Maharastra Sangram were offered tribute. The program lasted for 2 hours and was concluded with Vande Mataram.

Vidya Pratishthan's Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering & Technology and Vasantrao Pawar Law College, Baramati successfully organized a blood donation camp in collaboration with Muktai Blood Center on 2nd Feb 2023 under the kind guidance of Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Hon. Sharadchandra Pawar. We had invited ‘Muktai Blood Bank’.

Our BE (Comp) student and NSS volunteer Ms. Prachi Joshi participated in the International NSS camp held during 12-15 Aug 2022 at Ahmednagar (Snehalaya). The Azadi Amrit Mahotsav Youth Camp to make the youth aware once again of the real strength, Unity in Diversity. We strongly believe that the youth in Indian continent can bring about a fundamental change in the sub-confinement. We need to connect them and remind them of our great legacy of our freedom movement. Hence on this occasion we wish to spread the message 'Let's be the change’ we wish to see in the world amongst the youth through this unique Youth camp.

Under the kind guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized a ‘Blood Donation Camp’ on 30 July 2022 at VPKBIET, Baramati on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Hon. Ajitdada Pawar.

We had invited ‘Sanjeevani Blood Bank’. The trustee of Vidya Pratishthan Sau. Sunetra Pawar, the Registrar Shrish Kamboj and the faculty of VPKBIET visited the drive and encouraged the volunteers. At the end of the day, we could involve as good as 210 donors in the noble cause of serving the humanity.

The 8th International Yoga Day was celebrated enthusiastically on 21st June 2022 at 06 AM on the Vidya Pratishthan main ground. The program was organized by Vidya Pratishthan in collaboration with the Environmental Forum of India. With the preface about the importance of Yoga, Dr. Nilesh Mahajan demonstrated several Yoga postures including Anulom-Vilom, Kapal-Bhati, and Bhasrika. The program lasted for 82 minutes.

Under the guidance of Hon. Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized another session during afternoon on ‘Stress Management through Sahajyoga Meditation’ at 4 :30 PM. Mr. Ramling Tabe, Dr. Vaishali Abhang, Dr. Supriya Joshi and Mr. Hanmantrao Wagh from the Sahajyoga fraternity guided the 35+ audience with demonstration. The session lasted for 60 minutes. Resource Person: Mrs. Supriya Joshi(Rtd. Professor VP B.Ed College)
Mr. Ramling Tabe (Rtd. Professor, VP Institute of Biotechnology)

Mr. Deepak Sonawane gave the preface of the program. Mr. Santosh Waghmode (FE Mech) expressed spontaneous thoughts during his elocution. Later, the SDO Mr. Hanumant Borate, Dean Academics Dr. Anil Hiwarekar and HoD, FE Dr. Aparna Sajjan guided the students. 72 students witnessed the session. Two students Shruti Ghadage SE (Comp) and Priti Sarwade BE (IT) presented their creativity in the form of the sketches of Shivaji Maharaj.

During the session, the terminologies Patent, Design, Trade Mark, Copyright, GeographicaI Indication and the concerned legal aspects were discussed thoroughly. The students and the staff cleared their doubts during the question and answer session.

During the session, the terminologies Patent, Design, Trade Mark, Copyright, GeographicaI Indication and the concerned legal aspects were discussed thoroughly. The students and the staff cleared their doubts during the question and answer session.

Dr. Atul Shahane and Mr. Vikas Bansode were the guests and also the speakers of the session.

Objectives of this session was to introduce the importance of election and the role of the governance and to help them to understand the various approaches to the study of election and governance. Also the speaker discussed about the points, Meaning and concepts, Government and governance, Inclusion, and exclusion. Mr. Vikas Bansode discussed about the points like Constitution of India, Evolution of Democracy- Different Models, Dimensions of Democracy- Social, Economic, Indian tradition of decentralization, History of panchayat Raj institution in the lost independence period.

It was jointly organized by the Board of Students Development, SPPU and VPKBIET, Baramati. Hon. Principal elaborated the importance of ethical values in our life.

In continuation of the same, the chief guest as well as the resource person Dr. Sopan Misal from Pune had a marathon interaction with the audience. It was much delightful and much needed for inculcating ethics and values among budding Engineers. He focused on urgency and need of inculcating Universal Human Values amongst budding students and explained that the present education system has become largely skill based. The prime emphasis is on science and technology. However, science and technology can only help to provide the means to achieve what is considered valuable in terms of facilities.

Under the kind guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized the one day workshop ‘Setting of Vermi Compost Project - Need of Hours’ on 11 April 2022 in physical mode at VPKBIET, Baramati. It was jointly organized by the Board of Students Development, SPPU and VPKBIET, Baramati.

Hon. Principal focussed on the current scenario of the polulation growth, urbanization, industialization, excess use of pesticides in farming causing degradation in cereal, fruit quality and also expressed his sincere anxiousness for the same.

In continuation of the same, the chief guest as well as the resource person Dr. Bhagawan Mali elaborated the consequeces of damage towards the human health with the help of statistics. One major remedy to overcome the global problem is to follow the organic farming through Vermi Compost.

NSS team has successfully organized a session on ‘Creating Your Brand Image’ on 11 April 2022 in physical mode at VPKBIET, Baramati.

Mr. Deepak Sonawane introduced the chief guest of the session and the speaker Dr. Deepali Jadhav. The resource person conducted the session in a very interactive way explaining the brand value is the monetary worth of your brand if you were to sell it. If your company were to merge or be bought out by another business, and they wanted to use your name, logo, and brand identity to sell products or services, your brand value would be the amount they would pay you for that right. She explained how to create your brand value with very useful examples. All the students enjoyed the entire session a lot.

VPKBIET, Baramati conducted the ‘Importance of Mental Health and Power Breathing Techniques’ program on 28th March at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Dnyaneshwar Pawar was invited as the chief guest.
Thereafter the chief guest, Dr. Dnyaneshwar Pawar interacted with the students discussing about the problems students faced in their daily lives and provided them with solutions which will help them increase their productivity as well as concentration. He also taught various power breathing techniques and conducted a meditation session which was helpful for the students as well as the faculties.
Over all this program helped the students to realize how important it is to take care of their mental health as well as their physical health.

With the kind consent of Hon. Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, 7 boys and 10 girls participated in 3-day workshop on ‘Role of NSS in Value Education’ at Kakade College, Someshwarnagar during 21-23 Mar 2022.

Motivational Speech on the occasion of International Women's Day was organized on March 12, 2022 at 11:00 am to 1:30 pm in the conference hall.The first guest Mayor of Baramati, Mrs. Pournima Taware and Yoga Instructor Mrs. Sheetal Parade were the beneficiaries.
The yoga instructor Mrs. Sheetal Parade, while expressing her thoughts, advised every citizen of the society to live like a butterfly without any complaint about life from birth to death. She also said that everyone should learn to accept the truth and reality. She advised that everyone should make time for themselves as the mind needs yoga and meditation just as the body needs exercise. She made them realize that they should not change themselves and get the job done without being consumed by the contempt and slander of others. She emphasized the importance of Alphabet Therapy and Traffic Control Emotions in human life and demonstrated the importance of Omkar to the audience.
Mayor Mrs. Pournima Taware presented her entire life journey from a housewife to the mayor of Baramati in a very eloquent manner. In her introductory speech, She reminded the girls that they should remember their parents and teachers for the rest of their lives. He advised the girls to never cross the line of their culture no matter how much they learn. She also said that our life is an exercise in ropes and everyone should live with confidence and the relationship between husband and wife should be peaceful. In her speech, she praised Ahilyabai's vision and the work she has done for the society. She also informed about the various activities carried out for the women of the society during his tenure as the Mayor.

Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering and Technology, Baramati conducted two activities under ‘Nirbhay Kanya Abhiyan’ on 28th February. The first activity ‘Demonstration of Self Defense Techniques’ was conducted at 10:30 a.m. The chief guest of this program was Mr. Randhir Taware. The chief guest introduction and the program outline was given by Student’s Development Officer, Mr. H. P. Borate sir.
Then the students were guided by Dr. Aparna Sajjan Ma’am about women’s safety and well-being. She discussed about the problems faced by women as well provided them with the solutions and also enlightened them regarding the women’s development cell of VPKBIET.

Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering and Technology, Baramati celebrated Shiv-Jayanti on 19th Feb 2022 under the NSS Committee. The event was conducted at 9:30 AM. The Chief Guest of the program was Prof. Manaji Gawade. working as a professor at Tuljaram Chaturchand College Baramati.
An electrifying dance was performed by enthusiastic students choreographed by one of our faculty Ms. Nikita Shah. The speeches were delivered by Ms. Shivanjali Nimbalkar & Santosh Waghmode.
The chief guests were introduced by Rohit Gandhi. Followed by this chief guest expressed his views on “Realistic Thoughts and War Tactics of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj”. Honorable Principal of VPKBIET College Dr. R.S. Bichkar enlightened the students with his thoughts resemblance to reality of existing character of Shri. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Deepak Sonawane.

With the kind consent of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, the Student Development Cell, the National Service Scheme (B-37) and the Electoral Literacy Club successfully organized the National Voters’ Day in an online mode on 25th Jan 2022.
In the beginning, a short film on the awareness towards the importance of voting was shared. Mr. Rohit Gandhi gave the preface of the program. Then the concert of the thoughts by the students Ms. Shraddha Mohite (BE Elect), Abhay Pansare (FE Mech), Gauri Pansare (FE Mech), Gayatri Yadav (FE Comp), Disha Surana (FE E & Tc), Shivanjali More (BE Civil) and Vaishnavi Waghmare (BE Civil) took place during which we experienced spontaneous and unique thought of the students. Later, Prof. Vikas Bansode introduced the guest and the speaker of the session Prof. Mansing Bisure. Prof. Mansing Bisure took a review of the concerned legal and constitutional aspects in relation to 'Right to Vote' since the independence of India with the landmark judgements by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in this regard.

A one-day workshop on “Re-Cycling of Waste Plastic” was organized by the Baramati Nagar Parishad on 18 Jan 2022. Various teachers from schools and colleges in and around Baramati participated in the same. Mr. Deepak Sonawane and Mr. Umesh Jagdale from VPKBIET also attended the same. Ms. Arti Mutkule gave the preface and introduced the chief guest and the speaker. Later, a very informative session was experienced in which Mr. Vinod Bodhankar from Sagarmitra Abhiyan Co-Director - Sagar mitra Abhiyan, Pune was immense fluent. Later the Chief Officer Mr. Mahesh Rokade and the Mayor of the Baramati Nagar Parishad also expressed their views. Finally, all the participants took oath towards the mission.

The Student Development Cell and the National Service Scheme of Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering & Technology (B-37) organized a session on ‘National Youth Day’ on 12th Jan 2022 at 4:30 PM in an online mode.
Dr. Anil Patil was the chief guest and the jury. The program initiated with the preface by Mr. Deepak Sonawane in which he highlighted the important contributions of Rajmata Jijau and the sage Swami Vivekanand on the occasion of their birth anniversary. Then the students Ms. Disha Surana, Ms. Gayatri Patil and Ms. Ragini Patil gave the speeches on the National Youth Day. Later, the posters prepared by Mr. Shubham Nikam, Mr. Rohan Chavan, Ms. Aishwarya Durange and Ms. Neha Jaunjal were shared. Subsequently, the institute Student Developmemt Officer Mr. Hanumant Borate gave the concluding remarks. Dr. Anil Patil took a review of the entire session. Finally, a quiz competition was conducted in an online mode.

With the kind consent of Hon. Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized 191st birth anniversary of Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule in an online mode.
In the beginning, a short film on the contribution by Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule was shared. Mr. Deepak Sonawane gave the preface of the program. The students Ms. Renuka Kore (SE E & Tc), Punam Deshmukh (TE IT) and Disha Surana (FE E & Tc) expressed their thoughts on Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule. Later, Mr. Manoj Pawar, the President of Yuva Chetana Social Foundation, Baramati and the guest of the session took a review of the great social reformer and also elaborated the contributions of some lady legends in the current scenario. Ms. Siddhi Popade expressed the vote of thanks. Mr. Deepak Sonawane shouldered the responsibilty of anchoring. The program concluded with Vande Mataram. The entire program, witnessed by 117 students and staff lasted for 29 minutes.

Under the supervision of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, the NSS volunteers conducted a Célandines Campaign in the VPKBIET campus. 16 boys, 9 girls and 3 faculty contributed in the campaign for 2 hours and cleaned the entire campus. The garbage was collected in a tractor trolly and was then transferred for decomposition.

With the kind consent of Hon. Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we celebrated the AIDS day on 01 Dec 2021. Ms. Vishakha Paluskar and Mr. Sandip Zargad from Rui Hospital shared their expert sessions which included the awareness about the lethal disease. Mr. Deepak Sonawane gave the vote of thanks. 53 boys, 68 girls and 13 faculty were present.

With the kind consent of Hon. Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we celebrated the AIDS day on 01 Dec 2021. Ms. Vishakha Paluskar and Mr. Sandip Zargad from Rui Hospital shared their expert sessions which included the awareness about the lethal disease. Mr. Deepak Sonawane gave the vote of thanks. 53 boys, 68 girls and 13 faculty were present.

Mr. Gandhi Rohit and Ms. Dhumal Vaishnavi attended the one-day workshop on ‘Gender Sensitization Campaign (लिंगभाव संवेदनीकरण अभियान)’ followed by the NSS Annual Planning Meeting (2021-22) at SPPU, Pune.

During the inaugural session, the chairperson, and the pro-vice chancellor Dr. Umarani elaborated the necessity of such campaigns in now days. The chief guest and Ex session judge Mrs. Anjali Apte shared her experiences. Later Seema Kambale and Swati Ranade from the Baya Karve Foundation conducted the workshop for the program officers and NSS volunteers. During the valedictory session, the vice chancellor Dr. Karmalkar shared his life incidences regarding the topic and expressed satisfaction towards the campaign.

The National Service Scheme of Vidya Pratishthan’s Arts, Commerce & Science college (B-33), Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering & Technology (B-37) and Vasantrao Pawar Law College (B-82) organized a webinar on ‘गांधी जयंती व लाल बहादूर शास्त्री जयंती’ on 2nd Oct 2021 at 9 AM.

Mr Prakash Kumbhar (VPMMS, Baramati) was the chief guest and the speaker. The program initiated with the short patriotic videos on Lal Bahadur Shastri and Mahatma Gandhi. Then the siblings Revati and Jyotnsa Khude sang the bhajan. Ms Sonali Pawar gave a speech on both the legends. Mr Deepak Sonawane introduced the chief guest and the speaker. The speaker elaborated the role, contibution and importance of the freedom fighters. He highlighted the cleanliness and self-reliant vision of Mahatma Gandhi. He gave a touch to many ethical values through small examples. He described the values and essentials of an ideal youth of new India from the perspective of Mahatma Gandhi. Subsequently Principal Dr. Bharat Shinde gave concluding remarks to the mob in his presidential talk.

178 students (92 boys and 86 girls) and 24 faculty witnessed the session. Ms Vaishnavi Dhumal fluently expressed the vote of thanks.

As per the guidelines of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we are inittiaing the ‘Activity for Well Being’ on every Saturday from 25th Sept 2021 in an online mode. In the beginning, Hon Principal elaborated the importance of the proposed activity as follows. ‘Pandemic has brought visible and nonvisible stresses to all of us. To raise ourselves beyond these hurdles, VPKBIET has scheduled activities for Well-being, consisting of Aasana, Pranayam and Meditation. This will boost our overall status of well-being. So, we will join the sessions enthusiastically’. Dear R and D, Dr Rajveer Shastri also expressed the importance of this activity. Mr. Natu Nitave sir (Yog Guru) pointed out the importance of breathing in our life. He gave the demo of Anulom-Vilom pranayama and concluded with meditation. 47 staff and 65 students (42 boys and 23 girls) adding to 112 participated in the same

Under the kind guidance of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized an expert talk on ‘Indian Freedom Struggle and Contribution of Teachers’ on 05th Sept 2021 in an online mode as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mohatsav towards the tribute to our freedom fighters. It was jointly organized by VPKBIET and VP’s Vasantrao Pawar Law College, Baramati.

Dr. Shamrao M. Ghadage (HoD, History Dept, VPASC college Baramati) was the chief guest and the resource person also. He elaborated the history since 1857 till date explaining the contribution of various freedom fighters and the teachers towards the nation. Dr Vijay Oak gave the preface. Mr. Vikas Bansode introduced the chief guest.

Dr. Madhukar Phad expressed the vote of thanks. Google meet was utilized. 82 students (43 boys and 39 girls) with 4 faculty attended the program.

With the kind consent of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized 75th Independence Day in an online mode.

In the beginning, a patriotic Tabla song by Mr. Ashish Mahamuni was played. Ms. Vaishnavi Dhumal gave the preface of the program. Then, the National Anthem was sung. Ms. Siddhi Popade expressed her thoughts on this auspicious occasion. Later, a patriotic video prepared by Mr. Rohit Gandhi was shared. An elocution session on ‘Entrepreneurship in Emerging Areas’ took place in which Mr. Tushar Patil and Ms. Pragati Kangude shared their views. Olympic Video prepared by Mr. Abhishek Gavali was played. Later, the faculties Mr. Deepak Sonawane,

Dr. Balasaheb Patil and Dr. Anil Hiwarekar guided the mob. Mr. Rohit Gandhi expressed the vote of thanks. Mr. Kaustubh Bhadade shouldered the responsibilty of anchoring. The program concluded with Vande Mataram. The entire program, witnessed by 142 students and staff lasted for 34 minutes.

Under the noble guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. R. S. Bichkar, the NSS unit conducted a Tree Plantation Drive at the village ‘Lakadi’ on 14th Aug 2021. Our 36 NSS volunteers with faculties visited the village ‘Lakadi’. With the help of the Sarpanch of Lakadi, teachers of the Lakadi Zilha-Parishad Primary School and the villagers, 101 करंज, जांभूळ, उंबर, पिंपळ and वड saplings were planted in the forest area and nearby the ZP school. The villagers gave the assurance that they will keenly look after the plants towards further growth.

The 7th International Yoga Day was celebrated at VPKBIET, Baramati enthusiastically on 21st June 2021 at 11 AM in an online mode under the guidance of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar.

Deepak Sonawane elaborated the importance of Yoga in the preface. Yog Guru Nitave sir from the Art of Living Family illustrated the Yogas including Anulom-Vilom, Kapal-Bhati and Bhasrika with demonstrations. 193 staff and students attended the same. Dr Anil Hiwarekar encouraged and insisted the students for the daily Yoga and meditation practices. Ms Gauri Bhoite gave the vote of thanks.

Children around the world are routinely engaged in paid and unpaid forms of work that are not harmful to them. However, they are too young to work that may compromise their physical, mental, social or educational development.

In the least developed countries, slightly more than one in four children (ages 5 to 17) are engaged in labour that is considered detrimental to their health and development.

Under the kind guidance of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully initiated the 75 weeks Azadi Ka Amrut Mohatsav celebration as a tribute to our freedom fighters on 27th Mar 2021. It was jointly organized by the Board of Students Development and the National Service Scheme of VPKBIET Baramati.

Mr Akash Patil (Maharashtra Mahavakta) was the chief guest. The contingent leader of Maharashtra and Goa NRD camp Prof Shalini Ghumare was also the guest.

Initially, a short animated film on Contribution by some unsung heroes including Surya Sen, Matangini Hazra, Ram Prasad Bismil, Bagha Jatin, Durgawati Devi, Hemu Kalani, Pritilata Waddedar and Rani Gaidinliu was shared. SDO Mr Hanumant Borate introduced the chief guest and the speaker Mr Akash Patil. Mr Akash Patil in his marathon fluent talk took the review of the rôle of the freedom fighters through his perceptions. Later, Mr Deepak Sonawane shared his thoughts. Hon Principal gave the presidential remarks. Ms Shreya Kadam and Mr Drushtant Doshi shouldered the responsibility of anchoring in an excellent way. Ms Priyanka Dawkhare, Mr Shreyas Kulthe, Ms Gauri Wanave, Mr Om Thombare, Ms Pooja Nandkhile, Ms Mansi Pardeshi, Mr Suyash Mehta, Ms Gayatri Patil, Ms Aditi Ingle and Ms Snehal Patil contributed towards the success of the program. Mr Rohit Gandhi as always was fluent towards the technical aspects. Mr Shivansh Gaikwad enthusiastically expressed the vote of thanks. Zoom meet was utilized. 240 faculty and students attended the program. The program lasted for more than one hour and was concluded with ‘Vande Mataram’.

Under the noble guidance of Hon. Principal, the NSS unit conducted a Tree Plantation Drive on the World Forestry Day nearby the respective residences on 21st Mar 2021. Our NSS volunteers planted 52 fruit saplings with the assurance that they will keenly look after the plants towards their future nourishment.

मराठी भाषा गौरव दिन (मराठी राजभाषा दिन) हा दरवर्षी २७ फेब्रुवारी रोजी महाराष्ट्राचे ज्येष्ठ कवी विष्णू वामन शिरवाडकर उर्फ कुसुमाग्रज यांच्या जन्मदिवशी साजरा करण्यात येतो. ... महाराष्ट्राची अधिकृत राजभाषा ही मराठी असेल असे जाहीर करणारा 'मराठी राजभाषा अधिनियम १९६४' सर्वप्रथम ११ जानेवारी १९६५ रोजी प्रसिद्ध करण्यात आला.
व्याख्यान प्रमुख पाहुणेे- प्रा. मानाजी गावडे

National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was the first education minister of independent India and was well versed in languages such as Arabic, Hindi, English, Urdu, Persian and Bengali. Popularly known as Maulana Azad, he is remembered for being a noted scholar, poet, revolutionary journalist and also for his invaluable contributions to the Indian freedom struggle. Maulana Azad played a major role in strengthening the education sector of India.

Under the kind guidance of Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar, we successfully organized the session on ‘गांधी जयंती व लाल बहादूर शास्त्री जयंती’ on 2nd Oct 2020. It was jointly organized by the Board of Students Development and the National Service Scheme of VPKBIET Baramati. Mr Ansari Abdullah (IIT, Delhi) was the chief guest. After the bhajan ‘वैश्णव जन तो तेने कहिये जे, पीड़ परायी जाणे रे’, Mr Deepak Sonawane gave the preface in which he elaborated the role and contibution of NSS from time to time. Then a film on biography of Mahatma Gandhi was shared.

Avinash Sanjeevan Shinde, the alumnus of VPKBIET from Mechanical Engineering branch recently achieved the milestone of becoming an IAS officer with AIR 226. A Felicitation Program was organized at our institute on Thursday 03 Sept 2020. Avinash shared the glimpses of his success story and became sentimental with the sweet memories of his tenure in our campus. Hon Principal Dr Rajankumar Bichkar congratulated him and offered the best wishes for his future career. Sir urged Avinash to be the part of our College Development Committee and he instantly accepted the same. He extended with his willingness to visit our campus and communicate with our students in future. HoD Dr Parshuram Chitragar shared the past experiences along with the preface and the vote of thanks. The mentors Mr Avinash Kolekar, Dr Anil Hiwarekar and Mr Sudam Kadhane also expressed their emotional feelings on this occasion. Mr Anil Disale and Mr Deepak Sonawane were keen enough towards the smooth conduction of the entire session.

Under the noble guidance of Hon. Principal Dr. Rajankumar Bichkar, the NSS unit conducted a Tree Plantation Drive at the nearby village ‘Rui’ on 19 July 2020. Our 05 NSS volunteers with faculty Deepak Sonawane visited the village ‘Rui’. With the help of the villagers, 212 saplings of Tamarind (chinch), Azadirachta Indica (bitter neem), Phyllanthus Emblica (amla) saplings were planted. The villagers gave the assurance that they will keenly look after the plants towards the further growth.

Ironman Triathlon Competition was conducted at Kazakhstan (Russia) on 14 Aug 2022. About 2,500 competitors belonging to 16 countries partipated in the same. 1,000 competitors were in the age group 18-24. 3.8 km swimming in cold water, 180 km cycling and 42 km running have to be completed within 16 hours. The TE (Civil) student of VPKBIET, Baramati Mr. Om Savale Patil participated and grabbed the fourth position as an Ironman in the age group 18-24. Om needed 13 hours and 50 minutes to complete the Triathlon. He is the first student of Vidya Pratishthan to achieve this milestone.

Our BE (Comp) student and NSS volunteer Ms. Prachi Joshi participated in the NSS National Integration Camp during 22-28 May 2022 at Mumbai. Students from 12 states and 28 universities took part in the NIC. It was a concert of various sessions including Yoga, inspiring talks, tree plantation drive and exchange of the local heritage. Ms. Prachi actively participated in all the activities and contributed significantly during the cultural event.

Rajashri Laxmanrao Mane (BE Civil Pass out 2021 batch) has been rewarded with the Best NSS Volunteer Award 2020-21 by the Maharashtra State Government.
Best NSS Volunteer Award 2020-21 Proposal

Our BE (Civil) student Ms Rajashri Mane being part as the Contingent Commander in the National Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, Delhi.