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Department Achievements

Year 2021-22

Sr. No. Faculty Achievement  
1. M. Tech. Structural Engineering programme received three years (2021-22, 2022-23 & to 2023-24) reaccreditation status from National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi.
2. Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated "Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)-Student Chapter”, through online mode on 29th March 2022, the inauguration ceremony was followed by an expert lecture on "Applications of Geosynthetics in Road Construction", by Er. Deeraj Kumar Reddy, Sr. Manager Tech Fab India.
3. Dr. P.D. Kumbhar and Dr. S.S. Sathe organized one day workshop on "Writing Research Proposals, Research Articles and Filing Patents" on 26th March 2022.
4. Prof. M. M. Maske, Mrs S.N. Patil and Prof. A.M. Jamadar organized short term training programme on, “Engineering problem solving using TK Solver and Advanced MS Excel (in Blended Mode) from 24th-28th March 2022 under Shivaji university lead college scheme.
5. Department of Civil Engineering organized a Webinar to celebrate "World Water Day" on 22nd March 2022, resource person was Mr. Praveenkumar Pawar (Consultant, Sulabh International, Mumbai) 
6. ICACI-RIT Student Chapter received ACI Excellent University Award 2021, 8th rank in 86 institutions from the world organized by American Concrete Institute (ACI) on 9th February 2022.
7. Prof. S.R. Deshmukh, Mrs S.N. Patil and Prof. M.M. Maske published research paper titled, “Study of Concrete Mixes (M20 And M30) with Optimum Cement Consumption using 100% Crushed Sand and Effect of Silt Content in The Crushed Sand on Strength and Workability of the Concrete”, in materials Today Proceeding with H-43 index volume 22, February 2022.
8. Dr. S.S. Kumbhar delivered international guest lecture on; “Green Transportation” organized by Asia virtual academy 2020-21 fall by National university of Kaohsiung Taiwan on 16th November 2021.
9. Dr. S.S. Kumbhar conducted one day session on, “Ecofriendly Houses” dated on 16 February 2022 the program ecofriendly engineering concepts and trends sponsored ISTE and organized by Vidyavardhini Institute of Technology, Pal Dist. Kolhapur.
10.    Dr. S.S. Kumbhar, received best community project in 9th international conference on transformation if Engineering education ICTIEE 2022 dated on 7- 9 Jan 2022.
11.    Dr. S.S. Kumbhar, received 2 lakhs funds from Yuvak scheme AICTE to organize a study tour at ATAL Tunnel
12.    Dr. S.S. Kumbhar, Selected two proposals in Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, sponsored by MHRD, Government of India.
13.    Dr. N.T. Suryawanshi, conducted expert lecture on “Construction Planning & Management for M.Tech. student of department of technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University on 7-8 Jan 2022
14.    Department has signed MoUs with,
· CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
· Kundal Forest Academy, Kundal.
· INDO-SPARK Construction Services (ICFS), Kolhapur  
· National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI)
· M/s GSYK (Green Sustainability & youth Knowledge) Foundation
15.    Alumni of department of civil engineering (passout2017-18), Ms. Shambala Patil selected for IES through UPSC in November 2021.
16.    Alumni of department of civil engineering (pass out 2016-17), Mr. Anand Patil selected for IAS through UPSC in November 2021.
17.    Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
· Training to forest officers of Kundal Forest academy, Kundal.
· Third Party Inspection of water supply system under Jal Jivan mission, ZP Jalgaon
· Third Party Inspection of Underground drainage system, SMK Corporation
· Structural audit of buildings for private and government projects. 
· Third Party Inspection private and government projects.
· Expert Supervision of private and government projects.
· Testing of Construction Materials for various agencies.
· Mix Design of Concrete for various agencies.
· Surveying for various agencies.
· On site testing for private and government projects.
· Soil Testing and Consultancy private and government projects. The total amount of more than Rs. 25 Lakhs has been received through the above consultancy services

Year 2020-21

Sr. No. Faculty Achievement  
1 Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated "ICACI RIT students’ chapter”, through online mode on 15 March 2021, the inauguration ceremony was followed by a technical lecture on "Sustainable and Smart Concretes", by Dr. Yogini Deshpande, Director IC-ACI.
2 Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated "Bamboo Society of India RIT Students’ chapter”, through online mode on 18 March 2021, The inauguration ceremony was followed by a technical lecture on, "Applications of Bamboo in Construction" by Ar. Sunil Joshi, President Bamboo Society of India, Maharashtra State Chapter on 18 March 2021.
3 Dr. Shridhar S. Kumbhar, awarded with doctoral degree from IIT Bombay, March 2021
4 Dr. Y.M. Patil, CO-PI received funds of Rs. 53 Lakhs for the Project Proposal entitled “Biodegradable Plastic Manufacturing" submitted under the Scheme "Assistance for Science and Technology Applications", Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission Government of Maharashtra. Nov. 2020
5 Received funding of Rs.1.75 Lakh as Perineal Institution award by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
6 Prof. M.M. Maske received a grant of Rs.27000/- for the project, "Experimental Study of Deformation Characteristics of Soil Reinforced with Bamboo and "End of Life Tyre" i.e., ELT Geocell under Uniaxial Compression", Seed funding scheme assistance through R & D, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale.
7 Dr. P.D. Kumbhar and Prof.D.B. Kulkarni sanctioned amount of Rs.14.54 Lakh for Modernization of Structural Engg. Laboratory under MODROB-RURAL scheme of AICTE, New Delhi, in Dec. 2020.
8 Department has signed MoUs with,
  • CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
  • INDO-SPARK Construction Services (ICFS), Kolhapur  
  • National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI)
  • M/s GSYK (Green Sustainability & youth Knowledge) Foundation
9 Development of Industry Sponsored Lab-Prestressed Concrete equipment lab
10 Dr. P. S. Patil received, “Best Researcher Award 2019”, ISTE Chapter, RIT Rajaramnagar
11 Prof. S. S. Kumbhar received, “Promising Young Teacher Award 2018” for his valuable contribution towards academics, ISTE Chapter, RIT Rajaramnagar
12 Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
  • Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete structure at 2MLD STP Site, Patto, Panaji, Goa 
  • Training to forest officers of Kundal forest academy, Kundal.
  • Structural audit of buildings for private and government projects. 
  • Third Party Inspection private and government projects.
  • Expert Supervision of private and government projects.
  • Testing of Construction Materials for various agencies.
  • Mix Design of Concrete for various agencies.
  • Surveying for various agencies.
  • On site testing for private and government projects.
  • Soil Testing and Consultancy private and government projects.
The total amount of Rs. 6.68 Lakhs has been received through the above consultancy services provided by the department.

Year 2019-20 

Sr. No. Faculty Achievement  
1 Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni the Director has been honored with, “IFEES Duncan Frazer global award 2019”, for excellence in engineering education. This award was presented by International Federation of Engineering Education Society’s at the world Engineering Education Forum 2019 Chennai.
2 Prof. D. S. Patil published patent on, “Application of Geothermal Cooling Technique & water cooling Technique for Residential Building” Application No. 201921041894by Government of India, International Application. Publication date: 13/12/2019.
3 Prof. A. M. Jamadar received  funds Rs.2,80,000/-for the research project on  “Investigation for moment carrying capacity of castellated beam under effect of Distorstional Buckling” from Shivaji University, Kolhapur under Research Initiation Scheme.
4 Prof. P. B. Salgar selected for "InSc Research Excellence Award 2020" (Institute of Scholars, Bangalore i.e. InSc).
5 Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
  • Structural audits of buildings / structures in Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur districts
  • Scanning of Structural elements of RCC building, Pune, Metro  Rail, Pune (Bridge Pier)
  • Structural Design of Waste Disposal Plant, Islampur  Muncipal Corporation
  • Training to forest officers of Kundal forest academy, Kundal
  • Third Party Inspection
  • Expert Supervision of projects
  • Testing of Construction Materials
  • Mix Design of Concrete
  • Surveys – land /plots,  using total station
  • On site testing &  Soil Exploration 
The total amount of Rs. 11 Lakhs has been received through the above consultancy services provided by the department.
6 Prof. A.A. Idate, Assistant Professor, has been awarded with  “ISTE Performance Award 2019”
7 Prof. S.S. Kumbhar, Assistant Professor, has been awarded with  “Best Researcher Award 2019”
Year 2018-19
Sr.No. Achivements
1 Hon. Director, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni received "Aadarsha Shikshak Puraskar" by the hands of Hon. Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor on 8th August 2018 at Mahuli, Vita, Dist. SangliYear 2018-19
2 Hon. Director Dr. S. S. Kulkarni has Received Best Teacher Award by Lions Club, Karad Award received by the hands of Hon. Shrinivas Patil (Former Governor, Sikkim) at Karad on 11th September 2018.
3 Dr. Mrs. S. S. Kulkarni, Director visited to various Universities in Malaysia for tie-up to explore International Academic Internships, Semester Credit Transfer Programme and Faculty Exchange Programme
4 Department has signed MOU’s with various academic and industrial organizations namely,
  • Kundal Academy of Development, Administration and Management (Forests) Kundal
  • Dhruv Consultancy Services Limited Belapur, Navi Mumbai
  • APM-SOFT IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Kolhapur
5 Dr. A. C. Attar, has been awarded of “Distinguished faculty in Engineering” for the contribution and achievement in the field of Civil Engineering by Venus International Foundation, Chennai
6 Dr. P. D. Kumbhar, selected as university nominee on Board of Studies in Civil Engineering of Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji
7 Dr. Yashwant Mohan Patil, awarded with doctoral degree by Shivaji University, Kolhapur. His research work is Performance Evaluation of Low-cost Greywater Treatment systems.
8 Dr. P. D. Kumbhar & Prof. R. K. Patil, Participated in the program for Engineers Meet on 17th July, 2018 at Grand Delmon, Panaji, Goa for seeking industrial internship opportunity to Final year B. Tech. students.
9 F.Y M. Tech. Construction Management students formed a club named, "Construction management FEATURING CLUB". This club will provide a platform for each student to present him/herself on current issues over and around the world followed by a question answer round with the audience to make it even more interactive.
10 Prof. S.S. Kumbhar, Institute coordinator received funds of Rs. 3 lakhs from Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Also received consultancy amount of Rs.3.42 lakhs for Third Party inspection of water and wastewater treatment plant of Sangli, Miraj, Kupwad Muncipal Corporation under Unnat Maharashtra Abhiyan.
11 Department offers following consultancy services for various government, semi-government and private organizations.
  • Mix Design of Concrete
  • Structural Design of Waste Disposal Plant, Islampur Muncipal Corporation
  • Structural Health Monitoring using concrete scanner of Pulse Mall, Pune
  • Structural audit of buildings
  • Survey
  • Expert Supervision of projects
  • Third Party Inspection
  • On site testing
  • Soil Testing and Consultancy
  • Testing of Construction Materials
  • Environmental Engineering
Department has received consultancy amount of Rs. 14 Lakhs
12 Prof. A.M. Jamadar, Assistant Professor, awarded with ISTE performance award 2018
13 Mr. G. N. Kumbhar, Jr. Lab Assistant, awarded with ISTE performance award 2018
14 Mr. S.M. Kale, Peon, awarded with ISTE performance award 2018
Year 2017-18
Sr.No. Department Achievements
1 Rajarambapu Institute of Technology is selected for “Jalyukt Shivar Yojana” for Sangli District by Government of Maharashtra. Various projects like Desiltation of lake, Construction of concrete gutter, Construction of bandhara and third party inspection of such projects has been completed for Jath, Atapadi, Kavathemankal, Tasgaon, Khanapur towns.
2 Rajarambapu Institute of Technology is selected as “Nodal Institute” under Unnat Maharashtra Abhiyan(UMA) from Government of Maharashtra dated, 13 June 2015 under UMA Technology Development Cell (TDC) had worked on and 13 projects from Sangli, Miraj & Kupwad Mahanagarpalika, sangli are completed.
3 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, presented as Panel list for Global Engineering Deans Council 2017 Conference held at McMaster University Canada, Nigara Falls, on 12 Oct. 2017
4 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Selected as Featured Dean in a Bulletin Published by Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) for the period between April to June 2017. The feature interview is published on the GEDC website.
5 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, awarded with “Adarsh Mahila Shikshak Purskar” by Giants Group of Islampur, Saheli Maharashtra, on the eve of Teachers Day on 5th September, 2017.
6 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Awarded with, “Best Woman Engineering Educators National Award 2017” by Indian Engineering Educator and Administrators Conference (IEEAC – 2017) Organized in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Math works India Pvt. Ltd., Nerul Mumbai.
7 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Delivered a talk during 47th ISTE National annual convention at Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam on “Preparing Graduates for Industrial Revolution 4” on 28th Jan 2018.
8 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Delivered an expert session at two days faculty development programme on, “Outcome Based Effective Teaching” Organized by Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar under lead college scheme of Shivaji university during 12 - 13 Jan 2018.
9 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Referee (Observer) in Parallel Author Paper Presentation & Presenter in Panel Discussion Fifth International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (ICTIEE 2018) held at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madhurai on the topic “Building Research culture in RIT-A case study” during 8 - 9 Jan 2018.
10 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Resource person in MSBTE sponsored, Faculty Development Program on “Outcome Based Education – Delivery, Learning and Evaluation” at Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Diploma II shift on 18 Dec 2017.
11 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Resource person for AICTE sponsored two days National Seminar on “Technology for Development of Rural Areas” for teacher of engineering colleges at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai, on 27 Nov 2017.
12 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Presented on, “Societal development Projects in RIT through UMA”, during one day event as Head of a leading UMA Institution at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Aurangabad on19 Aug 2017.
13 Dr. Mrs. S.S. Kulkarni, Director RIT, Resource Person in Indian Engineering Educator And Administrators Conference (IEEAC – 2017) Organized in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mathworks India Pvt. Ltd., Global Engineering Deans Council at Terna Engineering College, Nerul Navi Mumbai on “Women in Leadership” during 26-28 July 2017.
14 Dr. P.D. Kumbhar & Prof. S.R. Deshmukh received amount of Rs. 16.875 lakh for MODROB proposal, “Modernization of Material Testing Laboratory” sanctioned by AICTE, New Delhi.
15 Dr. P.D. Kumbhar guided M. Tech. Thesis awarded with “Best M. Tech. Thesis in Civil Engineering -2017”, presented by ISTE in 47th Convention at Kottayam, Kerala on 28th January 2018. Topic of Dissertation:- Comparative Study of Different Type of Wall Panels under Blast Loading. Name of student:-Mr. Pawar Ashish Rajendra
16 Prof. S K More, Assistant Professor, awarded with ISTE performance award 2017.
17 Mr. V.K. Uthale, Jr. Lab Assistant, awarded with ISTE performance award 2017
18 Mr. S.V. Kulkarni, Peon, awarded with ISTE performance award 2017