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Time of India
5 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Alumni gift 6L upgrades to MSU civil engg dept
Vadodara: The civil engineering department of MS University's Faculty of Technology and Engineering received new facilities through donations in kind. New facilities worth Rs 6 lakh were inaugurated at the department by MSU's in-charge vice-chancellor Dhanesh Patel on Saturday. Patel inaugurated new equipment worth Rs 3.84 lakh that was installed in the hydraulics and water resources engineering laboratory. The equipment was donated by the 1996 batch of the department. Two ACs worth Rs 1.10 lakh were installed in the computer laboratory through a donation from Ravi Kiran Vaidya, an alumnus of the 1991 batch. New window grilles were installed on 46 windows, worth Rs 1.03 lakh, by a donation from Dhirubhai C Patel of the 1975 batch, and the laboratory also now has a refrigerator through a donation from Magan Patel of the 1996 batch. Patel, along with the head of the civil engineering department, Geeta Joshi, greeted and felicitated the donors.
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US alumni announce 50L grant for MSU's FTE
Vadodara: MSU Vision 2020, an alumni-funded initiative with strong participation from US-based alumni, announced a Rs 50 lakh annual grant for M S University's Faculty of Technology and Engineering (FTE). The announcement was made during a recent alumni meet held in Silicon Valley, which saw participation from alumni across batches of FTE. "Nearly 90 alumni, most of them from the US, participated in the alumni meet," said MSU's in charge vice-chancellor Dhanesh Patel, who virtually addressed the gathering. The grant will be disbursed for the academic year 2025-26 and will be formally released upon the signing of the MoU, which is currently being finalised, he said. The Rs 50 lakh annual grant includes Rs 1,000 per student for all the departments of FTE. "Against every student enrolled in the faculty, Rs 1,000 will be disbursed. This amount will be provided to the head of the respective departments, considering the number of students enrolled in their departments," said Patel. For instance, if there are 400 students in an engineering department, Rs 400,000 will be disbursed to the department for the development of infrastructure or academic programmes. "Similarly, Rs 200 per student will be allocated to address broader faculty-level initiatives. This allocation will be done through the dean's office," said Patel. The grant aims to empower departments and faculty leadership with flexible funding for enhancing infrastructure, academic programmes, and student support initiatives. During the meet, several proposals were shared. "The team of MSU Vision 2020 has invited faculty leaders to submit a brief write-up on such initiatives to explore potential alumni backing and partnerships," added Patel.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Congress demands admission for those who passed supplementary exams
Vadodara: The Vadodara unit of the Congress party on Saturday demanded that MS University give admission to students who have passed the Class 12 commerce stream supplementary exams. After the supplementary exam results were declared, GCAS provided a last chance for admission, until July 21. However, the link to fill admission forms for the first year of the Bachelor of Commerce course at MSU has been closed. "The purpose of the supplementary exam is to ensure a student's year is not wasted and he or she gets the chance to study with regular students in the same year. If such students do not get admission, why is the supplementary examination conducted?" asked Vadodara Congress president Rutvij Joshi. "University authorities are denying admission to students on the grounds that they do not have enough seats, which is a blatant lie. When Dr Anil Kane was vice-chancellor, 8,800 students got admission, later 9,000 students were given admission, and during Covid-19, 10,000 students were admitted," Congress spokesman Kapil Joshi said. "The BJP-ruled state govt, instead of capping the student intake, should create more posts and recruit teachers so that students do not suffer," he said. "If that cannot be done, the state govt should bear the cost of fees that students are forced to pay at private universities," Joshi said, adding that the centralized admission process through GCAS is helping private universities, which have been excluded from the system.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MSU launches ‘Vidhyarthi' app for students
Vadodara: MS University on Friday launched its student mobile application, Vidhyarthi, which is designed to serve the needs of university students. The mobile app was launched in a ceremony at Gargi Sabha Gruh. It aims to simplify access to student services, including the digital student profile, fee payment and receipts, hall tickets and exam results, among others. The app was launched in the presence of MSU registrar Professor K M Chudasama, deans of faculties, executive council members, members of the board of management, a team from the computer centre and student representatives. "The Vidhyarthi app will transform student services digitally," said Professor Apurva Shah, director of the computer centre. Dr Viral Kapadia, deputy director of the centre, conducted a demonstration of the app, explaining its key features, including timetable access, internal marks and paper list, convocation and scholarship services, academic achievements and progress tracking, admission cancellation and real-time notifications. MSU vice-chancellor Professor Dhanesh Patel congratulated the team that developed the application. "This is another step focused on student-centric growth and digital empowerment," he said. After the launch, students installed the app. "The initiative promises to make communication between students and the university significantly smoother and more transparent," said the MSU VC.
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
MSU scholar selected for scholarship at University of Texas
Vadodara: Pramod R Chavan, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Arts, MS University, has been selected as a visiting research fellow under the Short-Term Research Fellowship in Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Chavan is currently undertaking a two-month research residency at the university's Humanities Research Center in Austin. He is part of a cohort of 15 international scholars from regions including Europe, Russia, China and the United States, all engaged in diverse research projects at the centre. Representing India, Chavan is the first theatre director from Gujarat to be awarded this prestigious fellowship. His research proposal was selected following a rigorous and highly competitive six-month evaluation process conducted by the centre's research committee. Chavan's research focuses on "Performing Shakespeare in Postcolonial India: Performance Style and Aesthetics", situated within the broader framework of East-West encounters and interculturalism.
