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Research Innovation and Technology Lab
Research Innovation Technology Lab (RITL)
The institute operated an IoT Excellence Lab that primarily focused on training and projects related to the Internet of Things. To expand its scope and align with emerging technologies, the lab was restructured and rebranded as the Research Innovation Technology Lab (RITL). The RITL aims to create a dynamic learning environment that promotes research, innovation, and skill development across multiple domains of modern technology, including AI, data analytics, and smart systems.
The objectives of RITL are to provide students with a well-equipped lab featuring the latest tools, equipment, and accessories to learn current technologies effectively. It focuses on upskilling learners by imparting new knowledge and competencies in emerging areas while encouraging them to develop innovative projects using technological advancements. The lab seeks to enhance analytical skills, foster critical thinking, and promote creativity among students. Furthermore, RITL organizes workshops, seminars, and competitions to provide experiential learning opportunities and practical exposure, enabling learners to apply modern technologies in real-world contexts.
Objectives of RITL
- To provide a modern, well-equipped laboratory enabling students to learn and experiment with current and emerging technologies.
- To upskill learners by imparting new technical knowledge and competencies aligned with industry trends.
- To encourage students to design and develop innovative projects using advanced tools and technologies.
- To strengthen analytical, problem-solving, and research-oriented thinking among learners.
- To create a platform that fosters creativity, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- To organize workshops, expert sessions, and competitions that enhance hands-on learning experiences.
- To promote a research and innovation culture among students and faculty.
- To bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world technological applications through continuous engagement and experimentation.
A.Y 2025-26
| Sr. No. | Event Name | Date | Details |
| 1 | Internal Smart India Hackathon | 19/09/2025 | The Internal Hackathon of Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development & Research (TIMSCDR) was conducted on 26th September 2025 under Smart India Hackathon 2025. A total of 77 students from Semester I and Semester III participated, forming 13 teams. The event was coordinated by Dr. Ashwini Renavikar (SPOC) and judged by Dr. Prof. Vivek Bhartiya from TCET. Each team presented their problem statement and proposed solution, followed by an interactive session with the jury. The hackathon successfully showcased students’ innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. |
A.Y 2024-25
| Sr. No. | Event Name | Date | Details |
| 1 | Workshop On App development using MATLAB | 03/02/25 – 04/02/25 | 180 Students from MCA sem I attended App development using MATLAB Workshop |
| 2 | IDE Bootcamp | 23-27/09/2024 | A five-day Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp was held at MGM University, Aurangabad, starting on September 23, 2024. The bootcamp offered an immersive experience in startups, problem-solving, and entrepreneurship, guiding participants through stages from problem identification to prototype development. Activities included ideation sessions, industrial visits to the Marathwada Auto Cluster, and final presentations addressing Mumbai’s civic challenges, empowering students with practical innovation and entrepreneurial skills. |
| 3 | Internal Smart India Hackathon | 20/09/2024 | The Internal Hackathon of TIMSCDR was held on 20th September 2024 under Smart India Hackathon 2024. A total of 10 students From Sem III participated, forming two teams. The event was coordinated by Ms. Rohini Bagul (SPOC) and judged by Dr. Ashwini Renavikar and Dr. Shiksha Dubey. Each team presented their problem statement and solution, followed by jury interaction. The top nominated teams were Innovators and TechBuild. |
A.Y 2023-24
| Sr. No. | Event Name | Date | Details |
| 1 | Microsoft Power BI and AWS Cloud Services Workshop | 6-8 February, 2024 | 110 Students from MCA sem I attended Microsoft Power BI and AWS Cloud Services Workshop |
| 2 | IIC Regional Meet | 06/02/2024 |
The IIC Regional Meet was held on 6th February 2024 at Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani, sponsored by AICTE / MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC). The event aimed to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among institutions through interactive sessions and poster presentations. From Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development & Research (TIMSCDR), the participants were Ms. Thara Chakkingal (IIC President), Ms. Rohini Bagul (Startup Coordinator), Mr. Devendra Mojawat, and Ms. Sonal Gaud (Student Members). The team represented the institute in the IIC Poster Presentation, showcasing innovation and startup initiatives undertaken at TIMSCDR. |
| 3 | Smart India Hackathon | 27/09/2023 | The Internal Hackathon of TIMSCDR was held on 30th September 2023 under Smart India Hackathon 2023. A total of 17 students from Sem III formed three teams to present innovative solutions. The event was coordinated by Ms. Rohini Bagul (SPOC) and judged by Dr. Suresh Shan (External Judge) and Mr. Shirshendu Maitra (HoD). Each team presented their problem statement and solution, followed by jury interaction. The top nominated teams were VaniSudharak, EcoDrops, and MaazGroup. |
A.Y 2022-23
| Sr. No. | Event Name | Date | Details |
| 1 | National Hackathon on E-Waste Reduce Under Mission LiFE | 09/05/2023 | The Faculty Presented for the National Hackathon on e-Waste Reduction proposed an innovative concept of building an animal shelter using e-waste materials. The idea focused on repurposing discarded computer parts to create safe and sustainable shelters for stray dogs and cats, promoting both environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Though the model was not physically implemented, the concept emphasized responsible e-waste management, creative reuse of materials, and a component-based design approach for future scalability. The submission highlighted how innovative thinking can transform electronic waste into useful structures, encouraging awareness about sustainability and social responsibility. |
| 2 | Climate Tickering Centres(CTC) for world record Event | 22/04/2023 | The Climate Clock Assembly event was held at TIMSCDR on 22nd April 2023, where students assembled four climate clocks—one displayed at the institute reception and three gifted to sister institutions. The initiative highlighted the urgency of climate action and the need to shift toward renewable energy, symbolizing both awareness and hope. Students including Jose Joy, Shivanshu Roy, Rushikesh Sawant, Arjun Sharma, Anupriya Panicker, Ashvin Shetty, Sangeeta Patel, Shivam Gupta, Shivani Yadav, and Vinay actively participated. |
| 3 | Workshop on AWS- Cloud Services | 7-9 February , 2023 | 160 students from MCA sem I attended basic Cloud Computing workshop |
ICAIM Pre-Conference Hackathon 2025
A.Y. 2024-25
The Pre-Conference Hackathon 2025 was organized at TIMSCDR on 6th February 2025 with the theme “Driving Changes in Education, Health, and Agriculture Using AI.” A total of 86 students participated in the event, which encouraged innovative AI-based solutions in key societal sectors. The hackathon was coordinated by Ms. Rohini Bagul and Dr. Shiksha Dubey, providing students with a platform to showcase creativity, technical skills, and problem-solving abilities.
List of winner
| Sr. No. | Roll No. /Project title | Winner |
| 1 |
Next Gen Diagnostics 05,08,10,24,25,33,49,51,53,59 |
1 |
| 2 |
Sign Language Recognition 12,45,46,50,54,58,61,62,63,21 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lung Cancer Type Detection 86,190,192,195,198,202,211,219,229,232 |
3 |
| 4 |
Stock Price Prediction Using Machine Learning 175,147,137,154,153,148,209,213 |
4 |
| 5 |
Identification of Plant Disease from Leaf Images Based on Convolutional Neural Network 101,70,76,79,100,105,106,107,117,27 |
5 |
| 6 |
Precision Agriculture Meets Biotechnology: A Path to Nutrient-Rich Crops for Better Health 235,87,141,32,210,235,238,231 |
6 |
| 7 |
AgroShield 170, 180, 177,173,178,152,174,183.164,169 |
7 |
| 8 |
AI-based handwritten Text Converter 9,15,17,18,37,38,40 |
8 |
A.Y. 2023-24
In ICAIM 2024, we successfully organized an engaging Internal Hackathon Competition on February 9, 2024, exclusively for SYMCA students. The theme of the hackathon was Women Empowerment, encouraging students to develop innovative solutions aimed at promoting gender equality and empowering women in various spheres of life. We are grateful to our sponsor, D-Link, who generously supported the event by offering a state-of-the-art router as the prize for the winning team. The event fostered creativity, collaboration, and a sense of social responsibility among the participants, making it a truly impactful and inspiring experience.
| Winner Position | Roll No. | Name of the students |
| 1st Winner | 94 | Asif Samani |
| 111 | Pratik Shukla | |
| 163 | Sanjana Yadav | |
| 164 | Sanyog Yadav | |
| 177 | Aniket Gupta | |
| 182 | Mohamed Afzal Nandolia | |
| 2nd Winner | 60 | Aditya Mayekar |
| 43 | Shubham Kandarkar | |
| 62 | Yash Mewada | |
| 11 | Sonam Chaudhary |
Skillset development for IoT
The institute has signed a MoU with M/S Makerville Solutions (OPC) Pvt Ltd for imparting IoT skillset to students and to develop and deliver industry standard IoT Projects.
Prototypes developed
- Social Distancing ID card: Social Distancing ID card is a prototype model which is used to maintain social distance in places like schools, colleges, organizations etc. during COVID-19 situation.
- A smart mask prototype:
i) Detects Body Temperature of the Person wearing mask.
ii) Monitors Air Pollution and adjust the mask filters accordingly.
iii) Help Maintain Social Distancing.
iv) Remind people to carry their mask whenever they are going out. - Persistence of Vision: This project is based on the concept of persistence of vision. Here the mobile app can send the message to the rotating fan (through Bluetooth connectivity), which has a series of LED’s. The LED’s are lit as per the programming logic and the message gets displayed.
- Home Automation: The prototype developed controls the basic home appliances like tube light, bulb, fan etc. using a Mobile app interface.
- Arduino Controlled Car: This is a robotic based arduino car, which can detect an obstacle in its path and accordingly take a diversion..
- Automated Irrigation System: In this prototype soil moisture is determined using soil moisture sensor and if it is below threshold value then water pump is started automatically and when soil moisture reaches to a satisfactory level it stops pumping.
- Water Quality Monitoring System: The prototype monitors quality of water based on the water quality measurement sensors like temperature sensor,pH sensor and turbidity sensor. It detects water temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity and based on the output values of sensor; decides the water quality.
- Air Quality Analyzer: This protype is used to analyse the air quality of surrounding within the range of sensor! Various sensors are used to detect different types of harmful gases. Here in this prototype used MQ5 which detects the CO and CO2 like gases which are harmful for human beings. Air quality analyser is used to analyse the air quality and give readings like safe, danger and harmful.
- Prototype developed to show demo on Motion sensor and Buzzer: This protype uses Arduino board. PIR motion sensor and buzzer is connected to the board. Buzzer will be activated when sensor detects any movement.
IoT Events
IoT Workshops:
Objectives:
- Acquaint participants with the basic and advanced IoT concepts and its application areas that will be helpful to build real time applications.
- Train students to convert their product idea into a working prototype to enable them to start their own ventures.
Workshop Conducted at TIMSCDR
| Sr. No. | Academic Year | Name and Description of Event | Date Conducted |
No of Participants
|
| 1 | 2021-2022 |
Basic IoT Workshop(online) During workshop participants got acquainted with hands on activities and worked on hardware like Arduino Uno and some sensors on simulator software Tinkercad.com. They learnt about the Arduino environment and interfacing of sensors with Arduino board. Various IoT project prototypes were demonstrated. |
11 February 2022 |
128 students from MCA sem. I attended basic workshop and 2 External participants attended Basic IoT workshop |
| 1 | 2020-2021 |
Basic IoT Workshop(online) During workshop participants got acquainted with hands on activities and worked on hardware like Arduino Unoand some sensors on simulator software Tinkercad.com. They learnt about the Arduino environment and interfacing of sensors with Arduino board. Various IoT project prototypes were demonstrated. |
16 February 2021 and |
154 students from MCA sem. II attended basic workshop and 2 External participants attended Basic IoT workshop |
| 2 | 2019-2020 |
Basic IoT Workshop During workshop participants got acquainted with hands on activities and worked on hardware like Arduino Uno, Ethernet Shield and some sensors. They learnt about the Arduino environment and interfacing of sensors with Arduino board. Various IoT project prototypes were demonstrated. |
Basic: Advanced: 7 February 2020 |
93 students from MCA sem. II attended basic workshop and 2 External participants attended Basic and Advanced IoT workshop |
| 3 | 2018-2019 |
Basic and Advanced IoT Workshop |
Basic: 11-12,15 February 2019 Advanced: 13-14, 15 February 2019 |
132 Internal and 3 External participants |
|
4 |
2017-2018 |
Basic and Advanced IoT Workshop |
Basic: Advanced: |
170 Internal and 7 External participants |
|
5 |
2016-2017 |
Basic and Advanced IoT Workshop |
13 -16 February 2017 |
194 Internal and 10 External participants |
|
6 |
2015-2016 |
Basic IoT Workshop |
15-18 February 2016 |
186+3(old) students 1st Year and 2nd Year |
IoT Awareness program for School:
Objectives
- To enable students to contribute towards society by creating IoT awareness among school students and improve their technical and communication skills.
Event Description:
The training program was conducted by TIMSCDR faculty members and student IoT team in Various Schools. It covered basics of IoT along with some project demo and hands on sessions.
Project demo included:
- Persistence of Vision Project
- Arduino Controlled Car
- Home Automation System
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Hands on session included:
- LED Blinking and Fading
- Blinking LEDs in series
- Use of sensors to measure body temperature and light intensity
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IoT Awareness program conducted in various Schools
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Sr. No.
|
Name of School
|
Event Date
|
No. of Students Participated
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Samata Vidya Mandir,Kandivali |
2 January 2021 |
20 students of 8th,9th and 10th Std.
|
| 2 |
Ramratna Vidya Mandir,Bhyander |
3 August 2019 |
50 students of 8,9 and 11 Std.
|
| 3 |
Samata Vidya Mandir,Kandivali |
26 March 2019 |
47 Students of 8 Std.
|
| 4 |
GCC International School |
7th July 2018 |
48
|
| 5 |
Thakur Public School |
17th January 2018 and 19th January 2018 |
116
|
| 6 |
Thakur Vidya Mandir High School and Junior College |
14th December 2017 to 16th December 2017 |
122
|