Alumni Achievers Profile / Achievements
Ayonika Paul – ME Electronics Engineering, Represented INDIA in Rio Olympic
- Made the country proud by winning silver medal at the commonwealth games 10 Mtr Rifle shooting championship at Glasgow (UK) 26th July 2014.
- Won Bronze medal at worldcup rifle shooting championship held at Maribore (Bosnia).
- Achieved the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati award of Government of Maharashtra for outstanding performance in the field of sports
Akshay Paunikar – A student of MSc Film Production at University of Greenwich
Story-driven creative professional with experience in Cinematography, Film Production, and Post-production. Based in London, looking forward to getting work experience under Cinematographer as a camera trainee or assistant.
Contact: akshaypaunikar4@gmail.com
Education
University of Greenwich
Masters of Science, Cinematography and Film/Video
Production (2018 – 2019)
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)
Basic Course, Cinematography and Film/Video Production (2017 – 2017)
Pillai College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (2012 – 2016)
Pillai College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (2012 – 2016)
Pillai’s Institute of Information Technology, New Panvel
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Automobile Engineering · (2012 – 2016)
Daryl Mathew – Leader in Enhancing Customer and User Experience through Collaboration and Technology Implementation
Daryl is a multi-faceted technologist known for being an “interpreter” of business needs to the engineering teams and the business leadership. A team player, he has an effective cross functional- people management skill, with a proven track record of being decisive and successfully leading a global team of highly technical engineers, design consultants, commercial teams, project managers and implementation managers focusing on profitable customer acquisitions and service experience in the Enterprise space. In his current role, Daryl has transformed program management organization into a strategic business partner.
His 14+ years of experience has given him an opportunity to drive and work on transformational and technology driven projects with some of the world’s largest brands across different geographies, which has helped him to work with the finest talents, understand different cultures, business models and cutting edge technologies.
He is known to keep costs under fire, making projects profitable and delivering results with limited resources. He is always focused on building the “right culture” and “doing it right the first time”.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Engineering: Electronics: 2000 to 2004
Institute: PIIT
MBA: Marketing & Operations: 2004 to 2006
Institute: NIMS
Executive Program in Business Management: 2009 to 2011
Institute: IIM Calcutta
Anita Gupta – Community Operations & Product Specialist, Uber | Design & Production Engineer, Hyperion Racing
Highly motivated, career-driven individual. 3.5+ years of experience in Program Management, Operations, Customer Experience & People Management at Uber. Previous 1.5 years of technical
experience in Design, Production and Tech support at Hyperion Racing & Hyundai India
Education
University of Mumbai1
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician (2011 – 2015)
Harvard University
Executive Education on Leadership & Business Strategy (2017 – 2018)
Somaiya Vidyavihar
Junior College, General Science – Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology (2009 – 2011)
Ashish Mathew – Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer | Core Java | Java EE | Web Services | Banking and Finance | Air Traffic Management | Oil and Gas
Colwyn Bay, Conwy, United Kingdom
Dharmaraj Solanki – Chief Minister’s Fellow at Government of Maharashtra (GoM) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering (2009 – 2013)
Indian School of Business
Certification, Business Administration and Management, General
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certification, Evaluating Social Programs (2014)
The Takshashila Institution
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis
Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work
Certification, NGO management (2014)
Bhushan Kulkarni – HR Manager at VIP Industries Limited, Mumbai Area, India
Education
International School of Business & Media
PGPBM, Human Resources (2010 – 2012)
Pillais Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology (2006 – 2009)
Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Polytechnic
Diploma, Digital Electronics (2001 – 2005)
Swami Vivekanand High School, Chembur, Mumbai
High School, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs (1989 – 2001)
Vinay Bhagat – Project Manager at Wipro, Sydney, Australia
Education
Pillai’s Institute of Information technology, Navi Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Computers (2001 – 2005)
Welingkar Institute of Management
Advance diploma in Business Administration (Distance), Business
Administration and Management, General (2010 – 2011)
Biju Chandran – Director, Binaryveda Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Raigarh, Maharashtra, India
Education
PIIT, University of Mumbai
B.E, Information Technology (2001 – 2005)
K.J Somaiya
Junior college, Science (1999 – 2001)
Modern English school
SSLC (1987 – 1999)
Faria Sundrani – Project Manager at L&T Infotech, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
Pillai Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering (2003 – 2007)
UES
HSC, Science (2001 – 2003)
St Mary’s
SSC (1989 – 2001)
Gaurav Thakur – Engagement Manager at Deloitte Digital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
Pillai’s Institute of Information Technology
BE IT, Information Technology (2001 – 2005)
Institute of Technology and Management
MBA, Operations (2009 – 2011)
Fergusson College
Computer Science (2000 – 2001)
Ruia College, Matunga
HSC, Science (1998 – 2000)
St Marys Convent High School (1988 – 1998)
Shilpa Patil – SAP SCM Consultant (scrum certified), Auckland, New Zealand
Education
PIIT Mumbai University
Bachelor’s degree, Engineering (2002 – 2005)
BHARTI VIDYAPEETH navi Mumbai
Diploma in Computer Technology, Computer Engineering (1999 – 2002)
Rahul Pinjani – Senior iOS Engineer at Hilton, Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Education
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master’s degree, Computer Science (2014 – 2016)
University of Mumbai
Bachelor’s degree, Computer Engineering (2008 – 2011)
Revanth Thota – Consultant at Capgemini, Mumbai Area, India
Education
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management Information Systems, General (2014 – 2017)
Pillais Institute Of Technology
Bachelor’s In Engineering, Information Technology (2008 – 2011)
Robin Bakshi – ITIL Expert, Maharashtra
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology (2003 – 2007)
Sandip Patankar – Manager – Product Consultant at Cognizant, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Education
Pillai’s Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering (2003 – 2006)
Terna Polytechnic
Diploma In Computer Technology (2000 – 2003)
Sayooj Pillai – Senior Product Design Engineer at Cummins Inc., Columbus, Indiana
Education
University of Michigan
Master’s degree, Mechanical Engineering (2013 – 2015)
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Mechanical Engineering (2008 – 2012)
Srikumar Iyer – Sr. Tech Program Manager at Amazon, Greater Seattle Area
Education
Mahatma Education Societys Pillais Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering (2002 – 2006)
Sushil Shetty – Senior Associate at Cognizant Technology Solutions, New York
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology (2002 – 2006)
St. John the Baptist Junior College
HSC, Science (2000 – 2002)
Little Flower English High School
SSC (1988 – 2000)
Utkarsh Mittal – Software Engineer at Google, Canberra, Australia
Education
The Australian National University
Master of Computing, Artificial Intelligence (2017 – 2019)
Pillai College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Computer Engineering (2012 – 2016)
Vijainder Mehta – Ow at Zaaky Engineering Services, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Education
Pillai College Of Engineering, new Panvel
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering (2013 – 2017)
St mary’s Junior College vashi
HSC, Computer Science (2011 – 2013)
Shruti Pal – Attended University of Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Education
University of Mumbai (2010 – 2014)
University of Mumbai
Bachelors of Engineering, MECHANICAL (2010 – 2014)
Saraswathi Education Society High School and Jr. College, Maharashtra State Board
HSC, Science (2008 – 2010)
Ameya Katre – Principal Data Engineer
Education
University of Mumbai
B.E., Computer Science
Teradata
Teradata Certified Master V2R5, Teradata Certification · (2006 – 2010)
NIIT
G-NIIT, eCommerce / Systems Management · (2001 – 2010)
M. Altamash Shaikh – Quantitative Analyst at Calamos Investments
Your friendly neighborhood Quantitative Analyst currently solving problems in Finance and Quantitative Investment by deploying Advanced-Stats, Machine-Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in a Multi-Factor setting.
I’ve come to learn (and still continue to learn) how meaningful knowledge can be recovered from obscure data using concepts of machine learning, statistical learning, deep learning and data preprocessing techniques on platforms such as Python, R and SAS. The idea of a famous quote on data science, “The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight” resonates with the underlying ideology of my approach towards data-driven problem solving.
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering (2016 – 2018)
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Mechanical Engineering (2011 – 2015)
Ashwini Khade – Microsoft, Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft AI and Research
San Francisco Bay Area
Kumar Ashish Anirudh Jha
Mihir Chitnis – Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, Greater Seattle Area
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (2008 – 2012)
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Informat (2004 – 2007)
Naveen Joshy – Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Education
University of Guelph
Master’s degree, Mechanic Engineering with specialisation in Automotive
Engineering (2017 – 2019)
Poornima Seetharaman is the Co-Founder at NammaLore Entertainment
Poornima’s interest in games guided her to the gaming industry, where she has worked for some of the best in the business since 2006, including Indiagames (Disney India), Jumpstart, GSN, etc.
She took her passion forward by setting up her own game development venture, Pinaka Interactive. She was one of the founding members of the Special Interest Group on Women In Games with the India Gaming Forum (formerly, NASSCOM Gaming Forum). Poornima is also visiting faculty, project consultant and curriculum committee member at the National Institute of Design.
She has worked across a wide variety of genres, including casual games, free to play games, FPS, RPG, MMO, social casino and augmented reality. Apart from this, she has helped push the Indian gaming industry forward. She has curated, judged and spoken at various design festivals and conferences.
Poornima believes in using the power of gaming to create a meaningful and impactful change in thinking. Through NammaLore, she hopes to revive interest in Indian traditions and mythologies, and reimagine them to create a unique visual language for the Indian gaming industry.
Nishant Ravle – BPM Consultant & Corporate Trainer, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
ITM Group of Institutions
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management (2010 – 2012)
NIBM
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology (2013 – 2014)
Pillais Institute of Information Technology Engineering, University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Information Technology (2003 – 2006)
Terna Polytechnic, Maharashtra State Board Of Technical Education
Diploma, Computer Technology (2000 – 2003)
Ahilya Vidya Mandir
SSC, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs (1997 – 1998)
Ashwini Patil – Technology Lead at Infosys, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Education
Mahatma Education Societys Pillais Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering – BE, Information Technology (2002 – 2005)
Sameer Videkar – Data Integration/ BI Lead Consultant, Cologne Area, Germany
Education
PIIT, New Panvel ,University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science (2004 – 2008)
Fr. Agnel Junior College
HSC, Electronics (2002 – 2004)
Fr.Agnel School (1989 – 2002)
Sanjay Pillai – Mechanical Designer at RGD Consulting Engineers, West Palm Beach, Florida Area
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering (2016 – 2018)
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering (2009 – 2013)
Shubhankar Maurya – Director at flastomers, Mumbai Area, India
Education
Pillais Institute of Information Technology Engineering Media Studies & Research Composite College Complex Plot No10 Sector16 New Panvel Dist Raigad
Bachelor’s degree, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician (2012 – 2016)
Srijith Parakkat Umakanth – Robotics Engineer at Arcbest Technologies, Chicago, Illinois
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering (2016 – 2018)
University of Mumbai
Bachelor’s degree, Mechanical Engineering (2011 – 2015)
PCE retained the title of Mumbai University Chess Championship (Zone-IV)
Pillai College of Engineering (PCE) New Panvel, retained the title of Mumbai University Chess Championship (Zone-IV) held on 23rd September, 2019 at Roha. This is the second consecutive year the PCE winning this title. Team of 5 students are trained by Prof. Yogesh Kene. Congrats to the coach and players.
Ayonika Paul represented India in Olympics 2016
Our student Miss Ayonika Paul has represented India in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. She has won Gold Medal in National Rifle Shooting in 10 MTR held at chandigarh in 2016. Miss Ayonika Paul has been proudly awarded the Best Achiever in Sports 2016 by Pillai Group of Institutions in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments.
Receiption to Ayonika Paul on her maiden Olympics Debut at RIO 2016
Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai Group of Institution has organized a receiption on 27th June, 2016 to bid a fond cheerio to the Engineering student of the college and Ace Shooter and Common Wealth Silver Medallist Ayonika Paul, who will represent India in the Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Olympics 2016 in the 10 meter Air Rifle Shooting Event. Ayonika a Post graduate student of Pillai College of Engineering is a student who is studying here for the last six years made us proud by becoming the first Olympian from the Pillai Group of Institutions.
The aim of this reception is to convey her all the best for Olympic debut at Rio-2016 from the teachers, staff and college / class mates of Ayonika. And in due course it also encourages our students to take up sports a serious profession.
Ayonika Paul is studying in Pillai College of Engineering from her under graduate engineering program start getting noticed by one and all during Asian Junior Rifle shooting championship where she won bronze medal at Kuwait during 2011.
Ayonika take up the sports Rifle shooting in her school days won her first medal in 2007 after she clinched a bronze at the international junior competition in Suhl, Germany. Since she has gone on to win multiple medals at the junior and senior level.
Today, Ayonika idolizes ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra even as they play on the same team. Ayonika an Indian international shooter, who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event won the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and also won Bronze in ISSF World Cup 2014 in Slovenia.
Ayonika’s presence in the college encouraged the college to build a Rifle shooting range named “Aim High” – at Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus and inspired many students to take up this excellent sporting event. The college now has the best team in Mumbai University with Individual Gold Medal and Team Silver. There are around 100 shooters training in the range from various streams at the campus.
On 29th January, 2016 was a proud day for all us as India secured their 11th Olympic quota from shooting when Ayonika Paul bagged the silver in women’s 10m air rifle event at the Asia Olympic qualifying competition. Ayonika Paul has been confirmed by the Selection Committee of NRAI to represent India at the Rio Olympics 2016.
We wish her “ALL THE BEST” – and sure that she will come out with Golden flying colours from the Shooting range of Rio-Olympics.
Prashant S. won 1st prize for product TIPO, a Braille keypad, participated in Hackaday Super Conference, Los Angeles
Prashant Sharma, a Third Year Student of Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel participated in the Hackaday Super Conference held on 14th November, 2017 at Los Angeles. He and his team won the first prize for best product worth $30000 at this event for their product “TIPO”, a Braille keypad for the blind which can be attached at the back of any smart phone.
The team also won the fifth place for Hackaday prize which was worth $5000. Hackaday is a world renowned open source hardware development platform.
Prashant and his team were also featured in the Deccan Herald newspaper for this product.
Pratima Purohit University Topper
University Topper from PCE Computer Department
Ms. Pratima Purohit of Computer Engineering Department has topped Mumbai University with a score of 84.29% in the 2014-15 exam.
Aliana Paul Won Gold Medal at National Rifle Shooting Championship
Pillai College of Engineering F.E. Automobile student, Aliana Paul won 1 Gold Medal at Senior National and 2 Gold Medals at Junior National Rifle Shooting Championship Shot Gun Event at Pune.
EFL and ECL Tournament
PCE take great pride in its own football and cricket leagues which have become a pillar of PCE student life and culture being one of the largest of their kind in Mumbai college sports community. The league now consists of 16 teams of unparalleled determination, skill and motivation battling for the pride of the EFL or ECL trophies. The tournament is organised with the skill and professionalism of every MES sports event.
Mr. Akhilesh Shinde Won Silver Medal in Mumbai University Teakwondo Championship
Our student Mr. Akhilesh Shinde has won Silver Medal in Mumbai University Teakwondo Championship.
Miss Aliana Paul Won Gold Medal in National Rifle Shooting in Shot Gun Double Trap
MES Pillai College of Engineering student won Gold Medal in National Rifle Shooting in Shot Gun Double Trap held at Chandigrah 2016. In recognition of her unwavering commitment, she has been proudly given a Best Achievers award from MES Pillai Group of Institutions.
Yash Borade Won 2nd Prize in the National West Zone Chess Championship
Yash Borade from SE Mechanical represented Mumbai University in the National West Zone Chess Championship and secured 2nd place.
PCE won the University of Mumbai (Zone-IV) Chess Championship Title
PCE won the University of Mumbai (Zone-IV) Chess Title held at JSM College, Alibaug on 3rd August, 2013. A total of 16 teams participated in the league format tournament, where a confident Pillai Engineering team over powered Malsha College (4-0) in the opening match. In the semi-finals they beat a star studded CKT College (2.5-1.5) and entered in to the finals. In the deciding match they beat MGM Collage (3-1).
Team led by Yogesh Kene a first year ME student, made exceptionally well throughout the tourney with 4 out of 4 wins. Aditya Singh also shine with the same performance, Kanad Kalsure, Aditya Nair and Unnikrishanan also put up their best performance for the final glory of the team. Earlier in the day Dr. Uttam Kendre, Director, Physical Education and Sports, University of Mumbai inaugurated the tournament in the presence of Advocate Gautam Patil, Vice President of Janata Shikshan Sanstha, Alibaug.
Sayooj Pillai, Topper in University of Mumbai Mechanical Department
Pillai student tops in University of Mumbai
Mr. Sayooj Rajendrakumar Pillai of Mechanical Engineering
It was a day of great joy and pride at Pillai Campus, Navi Mumbai, when the Merit list of Engineering students arrived in the campus from the University of Mumbai.
Dr. Manju Pillai and Prof. Nikam, incharge of the Examination dept, announced the merit list at the campus, with three of our students recording outstanding performance. Our Student from PCE, Mr. Sayooj Rajendrakumar Pillai, of Mechanical Engineering, from final year stood first in University of Mumbai’s Mechanical Department, with a score of 1232 out of 1500 (82.13%).
Mr. Saurabh Bhopi stood 6th in the University from Electronics dept. with a total of 1233 out of 1500 and Ms. Shweta Shettigar stood 13th in the University in the Electronics dept. with a grand total of 1229 out of 1500.
Mr. Sayooj Pillai was congratulated by the Secretary and CEO of Mahatma Education Society, Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai on his remarkable achievement in the University. He also has offered him a seat for post-graduate studies at PCE with 100% fee-waiver and teaching assistantship.
Dr. R. I. K. Moorthy, Principal of PCE was overwhelmed with this great achievement of the college and also appreciated the contribution made by the faculty who taught all our toppers throughout their four year degree program. He also mentioned that Sayooj is a very brilliant and hard working boy and he deserved this success.
Sayooj said “He himself could not believe this and also mentioned that in his success there is a great contribution and support of the teachers who taught him” and also placed on record the excellent teaching faculty at Pillai. The Management also congratulated Sayooj’s father, Mr. Rajendra Pillai and his mom Mrs. Radha Pillai for the great achievement of their son.
Following Students from our college are there in the merit list of Mumbai University for B.E. Exam held in May 2012.
Seat No. | Name | Branch | Total Marks | Grade | Rank |
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16367 | Pillai Sayooj Rajendrakumar | Mech | 1232 | Ist with Dist. | 1st in University |
14236 | Bhopi Saurabh Ashok | Etrx | 1233 | Ist with Dist. | 6th in University |
7598 | Shettigar Shweta | Extc | 1229 | Ist with Dist. | 13th in University |
Rohan | Mech | Ist with Dist. | 16th in University |
PCE Hyperions Team Participated in Formula Student Germany’s “Formula Student Combustion” Event
Formula Student Germany’s “Formula Student Combustion” Event
The competition was held in Hockenheim city, Germany from 29th July to 3rd August, 2014
Hyperions Team from Pillai College of Engineering is set to visit Germany end-July to participate in Formula Student Germany’s “Formula Student Combustion” Event. The competition was held in Hockenheim city from 29th July to 3rd August, 2014. Four engineering college teams competed with the best at a top competition in Germany, where the formula racing cars they build were put to the test.
Hyperions team leader Deepak Padmanabhan said they have sought the help of former professional car racers. “Keeping a simple model in mind, we have a strong base for the car and good technical support from our sponsors,” said Padmanabhan.
Team Name | Hyperions |
Top Speed | 100 kmph 0-100 |
Pickup Time | 4.5 sec |
Aim of Design | Cost effective with a simple design |
Budget behind Car | 9 Lakhs |
Weight of the Car | 280 kgs |
Engine Capacity | Royal Enfield 572cc |
Each team will aim to complete four tests including endurance (22 km), fuel economy, acceleration (75m), skid pad, auto cross (assessing car’s performance and handling). The competitions will be held after the German F1 Grand Prix 2014 gets over at the same venue.
Bhavesh Uppal & Vinit Wilson Won Prize in National Quiz Contest
PCE Won Prize in National Quiz Contest
Bhavesh Uppal (B.E. Mechanical) and Vinit Wilson (T.E. Mechanical)
ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) had arranged its Annual Exhibition ACREX 2013 at Mumbai from 7th to 9th March, 2013. As part of the event, the Annual National Student Quiz was conducted on 9th March, 2013. Firstly, in the morning there was an elimination written test in which 30 teams from all over India participated. Our College, having the Students Chapter, also participated. Each team comprised 2 students. Our College was represented by Bhavesh Uppal (B.E. Mechanical) and Vinit Wilson (T.E. Mechanical). The written test was of 1 hour duration comprising multiple choice questions.
Out of the 30 Teams, only 6 teams were shortlisted for the Final Round in the afternoon. Amongst the 6 teams, our College was one of the teams. This was in itself an achievement since it meant being in top 20% of the National Student Chapters and only team from Maharashtra. Subsequently the final round; called a QUEST was conducted with a lot of fanfare and professionalism. The format of the Quiz was on the lines of a similar program conducted in Hollywood; with celebrities being part of the Quiz. In this particular case the celebrities were four senior ISHRAE / ASHRAE officials.
Each Team was asked questions on topics ranging from AC and R Equipment, Space, Acoustics, Pumps, IAQ and Energy Conservation and Control Systems. At the end of all the 6 teams’ questions, it so happened that for the 3rd place our College Team and the team from Chennai were tied at 35 points. Hence there was a tie-breaker and with an exciting finish, our Team won the Tie-Breaker and thus won the 3rd Prize which carried a trophy and a cash award of Rs. 30,000/-.
Congratulations to Bhavesh and Vinit for making all of us at PCE proud by winning National Level event!!
Anit Kumar, B.E. I.T. Topper in the University of Mumbai
B.E. I.T. Topper from PCE
Anit Kumar felicitated by Hon. Vice – Chancellor for coming 2nd in the University in B.E. I.T. Topper from Pillai College of Engineering (PCE), New Panvel.
PCE Team Won Gold Medal at the 8th Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention “Avishkar”
Pillai College students shine at State Level Research Convention
8th Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention “Avishkar”
The teams of both postgraduate and undergraduate engineering students from Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel have won trophies and secured Gold Medal at the 8th Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention “Avishkar”, which was held at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon during 16th – 18th January, 2014. In all, nineteen universities from Maharashtra participated in the above event. It is to the credit of the students of Pillai College that the University of Mumbai could bag the “Individual Championship” in Engineering and Technology.
Sagar Kulkarni, a student of Master of Engineering (Computer Engineering) at PCE, has developed a “Morphological Analyzer for Devanagari Script” under the guidance of Prof. Sharvari Govilkar. This research will go a long way in the use of computers for information retrieval from hand written Devanagari Script documents. The undergraduate team consisted of Eshani Diwakar, Shringa Sekhar, Ruturaj Swami and Utkarsh Trivedi, and the paper was presented by Ruturaj Swami. This team also worked under the guidance of Prof. Sharvari Govilkar and has developed “Morphological Approach for Segmentation and recognition of Scanned Handwritten Devnagri documents”, which will enable editing of the document in Devanagari Script. The above two research projects together will facilitate the use of computers for editing and information retrieval from the handwritten documents in Indian regional languages such as Hindi and Marathi.
Prior to the State Level Competition, there were university level competitions at each of the nineteen universities. The top two projects from each university were sent for the state level competition. The university level Inter-Collegiate Research Convention of Mumbai University was held at V. V. Bhawan, Churchgate during 4th – 6th January, 2014. The research papers were adjudged by eminent judges based on poster / model presentation and oral presentation. The PCE teams were adjudged 1st among 77 teams in UG category and 1st and 3rd among 25 teams in PG category at above competition. Speaking to the media, Principal Dr. R. I. K. Moorthy told that keeping in view the new challenges in knowledge and innovation, Pillai College of Engineering has been making a conscious effort to train its students in research activity.
Avishkar – A Research Convention was initiated by His Excellency Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of the Universities in the State of Maharashtra to develop research culture and scientific temper among the students. This year, the University of Mumbai has won “Overall Champion” Trophy and four “Individual Championship” trophies out of six, namely in Humanities, Commerce, Engineering and Medicine.
Ayonika Paul Awarded with Prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Puraskar Award
Pillaite Ayonika Paul awarded with the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Puraskar for outstanding performance in Rifle Shooting
Ayonika Paul, Engineering student of Pillai College of Engineering made every one proud by achieving the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Award of Government of Maharashtra for outstanding performance in the field of Sports (Rifle Shooting).
It is a double glory for Ayonika as she also selected into the National Squad for the forthcoming Asian Championship at Kuwait and the World Cup Rifle Shooting at USA.
Ayonika give credit of her achievement to her coach and the Pillai Institute of Information Technology, New Panvel for helping her with continuing her sports along with her Engineering studies.
This achievement also encourage the Training Shooters at Aim High – the Pillai Rifle Shooting Range and are more students take up this game as their favourite sporting event.
Yogesh Kene Won the Mumbai University Zone-IV Chess title
PCE won Mumbai University Zone-IV Chess title at JSM College, Alibaug
The team led by Second Year M.E. student Mr. Yogesh V. Kene of Pillai College of Engineering won the Raigad Zone of Mumbai University Chess Tournament held at JSM College, Alibaug on 11th August, 2014. Team PCE was represented by Yogesh V. Kene (ME-II year), Karad Kuasar (BE-ETRX), Aditya Singh (TE-MECH), Sarvesh G. Rao (SE-ETRX), Unnikrishnan R.P. (BE-IT) and won all the matches they played including the semi-finals against a strong CKT College and also won against GM Vedak College Tala, in the finals.
Aditya Singh & Sarvesh Rao, PCE Students Won the Westzone Universities Title for Mumbai University
PCE Students triumph at Westzone Universities Title for Mumbai University
Mr. Aditya Singh (3rd year Mechanical) and Mr. Sarvesh Rao (2nd year Electronics) students of PCE won the West Zone Universities Chess Championship (Men) team title for Mumbai University on 27th – 30th October, 2014. The Mumbai University team led by Aditya singh outplayed every universities coming under West Zone during the event held at Ahmedabad (Gujrat). Earlier in the trial of Mumbai University Aditya Singh Ranked No. 1 and Sarvesh Rao ranked No. 3 and selected in to the University of Mumbai team.
In the finals the Mumbai University team led by Aditya Singh beat Nagpur University in a match of eight round score (14 – 11).
Nidhi Nirmal Menon, Outstanding Student of the Year for the Undergraduate Students
Every year the college awards “Outstanding Student of the Year for the Undergraduate Students”. Ms. Nidhi Nirmal Menon from Computer Engineering Department has been selected for this award based on the academic performance and extra-curricular activities.
PCE Won the Mumbai University Raigad Zone Chess title
Pillai College of Engineering (PCE), New Panvel won the Mumbai University Raigad Zone Chess title, where a total of 38 college teams competed for the title. Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science, New Panvel and Pillai HOC College of Engineering, Rasayani, who had competed for the first time in the University Chess format came 4th and 7th position respectively. PCE and PCACS qualified for the Final league of Mumbai University Chess Championship.
AICTE-ECI-ISTE Chhatra Vishwakarma Award-2018 won by PCE Team “PRAYAAS”
PCE Team Prayaas won SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2018 1st Runner Up
Team Prayaas from PCE, panvel won SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2018 1st Runner Up at National level.
Team Prayaas designed and fabricated wearable machine made up of bamboo.This wearable machine reduces load coming on human body.
Problem statement was given by GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM for rural development hardware section.
Ayonika Paul Won Bronze Medal at World Cup Rifle Shooting Championship
Ayonika hits again at World Cup Rifle Shooting Championship
Ayonika Paul (BE ERTX) student of Pillai College of Engineering (PCE), New Panvel made us proud again by winning Bronze medal at World Cup Rifle Shooting Championship held at Maribore (Bosnia) and also confirmed her selection for the forthcoming Common Wealth Games at Glasgow. It is her most reputed achievement in a senior category at International level.
Ayonika Paul Won Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ayonika Paul made history for Pillaite by winning Silver at Commonwealth Games Rifle Shooting at Glasgow
The Pride of Pillai Sports Ayonika Paul (BE-ERTX) student of Pillai College of Engineering (PCE) made the country proud by winning Silver Medal at Commonwealth Games 10 Mtr Rifle Shooting Championship at Glasgow (UK) on 26th July, 2014.
In the qualifying round she finished 4th with 413.2 points and made her entry into the final round. Ayonika fought back in the final round and adjudged second with 204.9 points. She just missed Gold Medal as the winner of the gold scored 206.7.
Pillai Group of Institutions felicitated their Star Shooter Ayonika Paul, Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist
Pillai Group of Institution has given a warm welcome and felicitation to Ayonika Paul, Electronic Engineering student of Pillai College of Engineering at Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus, New Panvel on 1st August, 2014. Ayonika arrived at the college along with her parents after her Silver Medal Hunt at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 was received by the students, staff and management at the college entrance and proceed to the felicitation venue with much fanfare.
Prominent personalities present at the function includes Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, CEO, Pillai Group of Institutions., Dr. Daphne Pillai, Secretary, MES., Dr. Priam Pillai, Chief Operating Officer, MES., Mr. Franav Pillai, Dy. CEO, MES and Principal PCE Dr. R.I.K. Moorthy. Sports Director, Mr. Padmakshan Padmanabhan declared the award for Ayonika from Pillai Group which includes 20 Gm Gold Medal, Rupees One Lac Cash Award, Free Scholarship for her entire Post Graduation Studies worth Rupees 2.5 Lacs and a memento.
The speakers at the function applauds Ayonika’s efforts to keep her technical education par with sports as the preparation national camps for Commonwealth Games 2014 was at the same time of her B.E. Electronics examination. Ayonika who used to practise at Pillai Rifle Shooting Range – “Aim High” – addresses the press inside the range.
The sports director in his speech, emphasis how the sports can be played par with academics by sighting Ayonika as a role model. Many press people across Mumbai attended the function as it was the first Felicitation at Mumbai for a Commonwealth medallist 2014.