Students' Representative Council
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| Abbreviation | SRC |
|---|---|
| Type | Student Council |
| Purpose | Activism, Mentorship, Curricular and extracurriculars activity |
| Headquarters | A-1/5 SRC Room, Admin Block, RCOEM Campus, Ramdeo Tekdi, Katol Road, Gittikhadan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
Membership | 33 |
Dean of Students | Dr. Rashmi Shahu |
Tagline | Right Things, Right Way |
| Website | http://rknec.edu/Students/SRC/SRC.aspx |
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) is the official student body of Shri Ramdeobaba College of engineering and Management, Nagpur, which forms the bridge between the students, management, staff, and parents. It was established in the year 1992 and consists of representatives from all the branches. It plays an important role in the overall development of a student, and the institution. SRC provides a platform for the students to adapt new skills, and enhance their ability to plan, organize and execute group activities. students also get an opportunity to showcase their talents and participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities through the domain of SRC.
Various clubs have been established, such as Dance club, Drama club, Readers' Reverie Literary club, Music club, Photography club, Technical club, Art club, etc. throughout the year, the students' representative council organizes and manages several social and academic activities and fests, which enable a student to participate, absorb and amend the different skills and talents. Some of the events organized by SRC are- Gyanodaya, an induction program for first-year students, Aaruni[1]- the fresher's event for first years, Pratishruti[2]- the biggest cultural festival across central India, and many more. These help in developing communication, organizational, leadership, and many more soft skills deemed necessary at the current time. Apart from these, there are several departmental organizations corresponding to the various departments, which cater to the department's specific needs and skills, in association with SRC.
Mentorship program[edit]
In their endeavor, the Students' Representative Council seeks to make the newly admitted students well acquainted with the college campus and keep them updated regarding the ongoing and upcoming events in the calendar year. To achieve this, the council conducts a "Mentorship Program" adhering to which, each class is appointed two council members, who are their mentors for the session and guide them in all aspects, such as the rules and regulations, examinations, schedules, events, and extracurricular activities and ensure that they are not exposed to bullying or ragging. The mentors are easily approachable and visit their classes at designated times for interactive sessions with the intent of understanding their problems and helping them with suitable solutions. The mentors indulge in effectively solving the problems and convey the issues, if needed, to the dean of students on their behalf. The mentorship program has been running successfully through these years, and the council continues to carry forward this program to ensure that the students feel safe and welcomed within the campus.
Clubs and committees[edit]
Dance Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Devishree Naidu
The Dance Club of RCOEM was started in 2015 in compliance with the Students' Representative Council. Established with the intent of promoting all forms of dance amongst the students on campus, and encouraging participation at University, State, and National level competitions and fests. It has been actively running through these years, performing at events such as Independence Day, Republic day, Pratishruti, Aaruni, etc.
- Garba workshop
A one week workshop was organized for students and faculties. Instructors were invited, they taught different Garba forms. On last day there was a Garba night which was graced by Principal sir and Dean of students.
- Workshop by Alumni
One of our Alumini come to visit and have interaction with whole club. And Teach a small routine to club members.
Every year, the club turns over a new leaf, as new members join in and signify their own style. There is no doubt in the fact that the dance club hits the bull's eye in every fest that they shake a leg in. they secured the 1st position in the duet category, in Laasya, a national-level dance competition; bagged the 1st position in the group dance category in Abhivyakti;and also secured the 2nd position in the solo classical category; and many more.
The dance club plans to further spread its wings and provide opportunities to students hailing from outside the club by organizing workshops and induction programs. Apart from this, it aims at participating in maximum competitions and gaining as much exposure and experience as possible!
Technical Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Prashant B Shiwalkar The Technical Club of RCOEM in association with SRC laid its foundation in 2015, with the idea of promoting interdisciplinary technical activities of colleges, and strengthening the students in technical aspects.
Throughout the year, various workshops and seminars are conducted for the students to inculcate an atmosphere in which the students learn, adapt, and grow to become the techies that they are. Every year, the club recruits new students to form acquaintances with them and their ideas and to welcome fresh minds to the technical world of RCOEM.
The club has proved its mettle at all times by performing extraordinarily in the fests and competitions. They secured the 1st position in Electroblitz 2018; were among the top 10 finalists in the Meshmerize'[3], IIT Bombay competition in 2019; bagged 3rd place in Cozmo Clench[4]' 2021 and many more.
Nautanki- the Drama Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Akanksha Deshpande
The drama club of RCOEM in association with SRC was established in 2014. It aimed at creating a separate yet exclusive stage for all the students who find their muse in the roots of acting, scriptwriting, and presenting. It provides opportunities outside of the college premises as well, starting from the university level to the national level. Some of the prominent shows by the drama club are:
- Qirdaar
This event twines six heartfelt pearls of dramas including all genres in a string. It usually is an activity that takes place in the even semesters and has taken the commercial route over the years, leaving an impact on larger audiences. The students get a chance to cater to the audiences on a larger scale, hence making it a grand event.
- Role no.
A complete over of six plays, is a curtain raiser for the first years, as it is conducted in the odd semesters. The freshers form the majority of the audience and the plays are written, directed, and executed by the members of the club. The event majorly acts as the bridge between the first years and the club, and for them to be a part of the club.
Apart from these, the drama club conducts events, workshops, etc., throughout the year and has been prominent in their achievements, successfully adding feathers to their caps. They have achieved all feats, right from bagging prizes at the zonal youth festival to the national youth festival.
Music Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Harshad Bhave Established in 1988, The Music Club of RCOEM in association with SRC provided a platform to all the musical maestros of the college, be it vocalists, composers, instrumentalists, etc. to step up and showcase their abilities. The students of this club are on their toes as they perform all year round on occasions like Independence day, Republic day, Gyanodaya, Pratishruti, Aaruni, etc, along with the competitions which are held at university, state, and zonal levels.
The mellifluous tunes of the students echoed throughout and certainly stood out in the crowd as they went ahead to bag the 1st position in the solo western singing category in Yuvrang a youth fest organized by RTMNU, won the 1st prize in the classical (percussion) category and 3rd position in the classical vocal category and many more.
Photography Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Bhushan Bissa
The photography club of RCOEM in association with SRC was founded in 2015 with the idea of promoting amateur professional photography amongst the students of the college. Through the lens, the club provides opportunities for the students to capture some of the priceless memories of their college life and beyond, by enhancing their skills and giving a professional touch to their photographs.
The club aims to expand its horizons by involving as many students as possible and by conducting various competitions throughout the year for everyone and encouraging their passions using the platform.
Reader's Reverie - Literary Club[edit]
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Pratishruti Singh Agrawal Department of humanities along with SRC laid the foundation for reader's reverie which provides a platform for all the students with varying passions for art, literature, or any contemporaries wherein they can discuss and debate on the ideas that foster in their minds without any judgments.
- SOL (Speak out loud)
This is a flagship event specifically targeted at first-year students & the basic idea behind the event is to get a space to speak your hearts out. It covers a variety of competitions like debate, elocution, creative writing, and quiz through which you can express your ideas as loud as you want to. The primary thought behind this event is to give a platform to all the orators, writers, and thinkers to not only compete but to learn and grow.
- Aalekh
The open art festival. This one is all about celebrating people and their talents. Here we include an open mic - so that everyone gets a platform to pour their heart out through their performance.
- LIT Fest (In planning)
An intercollege literary competition comprising debates, Creative Writing, Poetry Slam, and Book Exhibition.
The club has been putting its best foot forward and has emerged victorious in various competitions and fests in its running. They were selected as one of the finalists at 'Reportage', Mood Indigo[5] conducted by IIT Bombay; secured the third prize at 'Speak up', organized by IIT Bombay; emerged as the winners of the zonal quiz hosted by Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.
SAE INDIA RCOEM Collegiate Club[edit]
Teacher In-charge: Prof. Bhushan C. Bissa and Prof. Ganesh S. Shetiye SAE International, named after the society of Automotive Engineers is a United States-based organization for engineering professionals in various industries. SAE INDIA[6] is a strategic alliance partner of SAE International registered as a non-profit and scientific society for the advancement of the mobility industry in India. The SAE INDIA RCOEM collegiate club was established in the year 2012 with the vision for the development of skills of students in the areas of mobility. The club was re-established after a break of 2 years with a new passion, zeal, and motto; and the team is now popularly known as "Team Trident Racing". It functions in all sorts of domains, ranging from design and fabrication, CAD, management, etc. in its feat to achieve the peak of success in its models.
In its latest addition to the crown, team trident racing created history by achieving India rank 2 with its Car no E38 in the SAE INDIA e-BAJA 2021.
They stood 1st in the manufacturing event, bagged the 2nd prize in sales and marketing, stood 3rd in the overall static event, maneuverability event, and overall dynamic event, and brought home a whooping cash prize of Rs. 95,000. They have also been achieving milestones in the previous years, successively climbing up the ranks to finally now having bagged second place.
Embedded Club[edit]
The department of Electrical Engineering in alliance with src started the embedded club with the intent to provide a forum for technical minds to carry out embedded projects for various national-level competitions. Embedded systems are control systems that cater to specific applications and are used in varied fields such as robotics, AI, ML, etc. Embedded systems are the primary technology of the present and future.
The club has actively participated in various activities across the colleges and domains. In the competition organized by IEEE YESIST'12[7] in collaboration with IEEE Nagpur Subsection and YCCE Nagpur[8], the team emerged as one of the finalists after having successfully cleared the preliminary rounds in the project based on 'Smart Water Management'; they have developed working projects and the embedded club website design.
Some of the activities carried out by the club include 'Techno Vision 12.0', Smart India Hackathon, Techfest, and a special workshop on Line following robots.
Code Breakers Club[edit]
The Code Breakers Club of RCOEM was founded with the idea of shaping young minds with the skills essential in today's world catering to programming. It aims to establish a coding culture on the campus, accommodating all students who find their passion in coding.
In its endeavor, it aims to contribute to open source projects, build websites, and applications, provide technical support to organizations and conduct various workshops on the latest trends and technologies budding in the future.
Art Club[edit]
The Art Club is the latest addition to the clan. Laying its foundation stone in 2022, the art club is the hope of budding artists, a space for the display of their stupendous art and a platform to learn more, grow exponentially, and treasure the strokes of the paintbrush, curving the canvas. Allows expressing every thought with the utmost freedom, and collecting new ideas and perspectives, through the activities and fests arranged throughout the year.
The Art Club of RCOEM eagerly awaits the presence of its deemed artists, to collect and transform ideas into reality by the stroke of their brush and to create some of the best artworks that have been witnessed. All set to fill colors in the black-and-white world, the art club commences its beautiful journey this year.
Pratishruti-Central India's Biggest Cultural Fest[edit]
Cultural fests are the highlight of every academic session, and in RCOEM, the most awaited and the fest of grandeur- Pratishruti is the golden feather in the hat. The event takes over the college to create a vibe that is unmatched, as every individual gears up for the mega event. The fest fervor sets in advancement, as various contests, events, prizes, and games are announced. Along with the enjoyment, the college witnessed numerous informative sessions, and learning experiences and seek greetings and best wishes from the various dignitaries present at the dais.
Pratishruti is a three-day long fest, which witnesses extravagant events, lined up one after the other, with the inaugural ceremony marking the beginning of the fest. The inaugural ceremony is graced by the presence of the board of directors of RCOEM, along with respected dignitaries, college staff, and students. After the inaugural ceremony, the cultural events begin on a high note as the college gathers to be a part of the most enthralling and memorable experience over the span of 3 days. The stage is graced by the performances of the club members as well as participants from outside the club who present their shows after days of rigorous practice. Over the years, Pratishruti has witnessed a rise in grandeur, and with each passing year, it climbs up one more step with its events and chief guests. Artists such as The Local Train, Nalayak band, stand-up comedian Anshu Mor, The Yellow Diary, Purple Invasion, etc. have graced the campus premises and left the audience awestruck with their performances.
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Sunburn at Pratishruti
Happenings[edit]
Gyanodaya:[edit]
Gyanodaya is the induction program for first-year engineering and MBA-integrated students. The students are enlightened about the meaning of the word "Gyanodaya". The chief guest of the event guides the students on the path of sincerity, the importance of education and contribution to society, etc. The main idea of the induction program is to open up the minds of the young individuals who step into the crucial milestone of their lives, to have and lead a better life and future in terms of education, lifestyle and overall life choices.
The induction program witnesses a bunch of speakers from varying professional backgrounds who share their stories of success and motivate the students to think, plan and execute in the right direction. They throw light upon the important factors concerning the respective fields and host interactive sessions for the students so that their doubts are cleared at the right time.
Aaruni[edit]
Every year, a new batch of students steps in to embark upon a new journey which is often a milestone in their lives. They are greeted with the warmest smiles across the campus with Aaruni- the event exclusively hosted for the first year. Aaruni is a week-long event which is conducted by SRC in which the students get an opportunity to tune in with their classmates, interact with their seniors, explore the arenas of their talents and groove along with the music and get themselves acquainted with the college.
The event marks its beginning with "Happy Hours" wherein the students get a chance to represent their respective branches in the arena of sports, including basketball, tug of war, chess, etc., and compete to the best of their abilities to register a win. All the clubs on the premises put up special performances for the participants to set in the fervor. Along with these activities, the participants put their best foot forward to be crowned as Mr. or Ms. Impera, which is the fresher's event, wherein, the participants undergo several rounds of contests, ranging from personal interviews, and group discussions to showcasing their talents. The students audition for various acts to be put up on the day of the showdown and as they get selected, they are guided by the seniors for their performances.
Branch cups[edit]
Branch cups are the most exciting series of events that cheer up the college's atmosphere in the right competitive spirit and provide a great platform for the students to outshine themselves in the various events. These events are inter-branch events, where all the branches compete against each other in order to be crowned as the winners of the ultimate branch cup. They audition, train, practice to perfection, and deliver with the utmost passion for their respective branch. The various events under the branch cup include several sub-events namely,
- Drama cup
- Music cup
- Dance cup
- Literary cup
- Photography cup
- Technical cup
- Sports cup
Drishti[edit]
Drishti is a two-day event to guide the overall development of a student's life and knowledge. It focuses on initiating academic outreach for third-year students of RCOEM to develop an intellectual insight towards professional as well as personal life.
The event begins with interactive sessions on various topics by esteemed speakers on the respective topics of their expertise, followed by aptitude tests for the students to provide a better understanding of the patterns in the tests and for them to be able to analyze themselves in the best possible way. The second day is held in the respective departments where the students are given an insight into the technical training for placements, department-specific career opportunities, various counseling and welfare schemes, incubation, and interdisciplinary courses provided by the college. The day one event consisted of the following sessions:
- Mr Vinay Chawla, session on Positive Attitude Building
- Dr. Sanjay Raghatate, session on Effective Public Speaking
- Mr. Vijay Naidu, session on Vision for Higher Education
- Mr. Hitesh Dewani, session on Group Discussions and Personal Interviews
- A panel discussion (Ask the Doctor) for a healthy life was held by three guests- Dr. Mosam Phirke, Dr. Satish Sule and Dr. Nitin Awasthi
Vodcast[edit]
The Students' Representative Council hosted a very special vodcast for the students of Shri Ramdeobaba college of engineering and management for the enhancement of student's knowledge in the fields of entrepreneurship, the stock market, and much more. Mr. Anish Singh Thakur, an experienced managing director of the financial services industry, CEO of Blooming Bulls academy, stock market enthusiast, and a social media influencer who has been featured in Hindustan times, Forbes India, and Yahoo Finance, was the chief guest and the speaker for the vodcast.
On 10 October 2021, Mr. Anish Singh Thakur delivered the most insightful vodcast where he spoke about the world of entrepreneurship, its dynamics of it, the process of becoming an entrepreneur, the shortcoming, and the blooms associated with it. He also enlightened the students about the stock market, how it works and how an individual could enhance their skills or develop the skills to invest and master the arena of stocks. Apart from this, he threw light upon the financial service sector with the utmost dynamism and zeal.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Happenings@RCOEM | RCOEM - Aaruni 2020". happenings.rknec.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Happenings@RCOEM | Pratishruti'20- The Annual Cultural Festival of RCOEM Celebrated". happenings.rknec.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ Manager, Techfest Web. "Meshmerize | Techfest, IIT Bombay". Techfest. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Cozmo Clench | Techfest, IIT Bombay". Techfest. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay". www.moodi.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Home - SAEINDIA - Automotive Engineers, Automotive Engineering Conferences, Automotive Engineering Events, Automotive Engineering Events in chennai, mobility technology, Professional Events, TIFAN, Aero Design Challenge, FISITA, Mobility Engineering, Tractor Design Competition, Aero Design Challenge". SAEINDIA. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Home - IEEEYESIST12". 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Top Engineering College in Nagpur". Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
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