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Prachi Mahajan

Prachi Mahajan

Assistant Professor
Information Technology

Qualification

MCA, SNDT University
1998

B.Sc.(Statistics), University of Mumbai
1995

Experience

11
Teaching Experience

11
Technical Papers Published

01
Books Authored

10
Research/Industrial Experience

15
Administrative & Managerial Experience

MY LIFE

One of my earliest childhood memories is of me pretend playing ‘teacher-teacher’ with my friends. Later all through my school and college, I was fortunate enough to get teachers who believed in me and helped me focus on learning. I strongly believe that this shaped my outlook towards learning anything new. I believe in understanding completely anything that I undertake and that reflects in my teaching philosophy too. I decided to pursue MCA after completing my BSc in Statistics.

After working for almost a decade in the industry on a variety of projects, I gained quite a lot of practical experience and it helped me to apply all that I had learned in college.  Coming from a family of teachers; my grandparents and parents have been outstanding teachers themselves, I always believed that I had it in me too. I felt that through teaching, I would be able to share my experiences with students and help them understand the real-life relevance of the subjects that they were studying. I have always been interested in teaching subjects related to Operating Systems, Security, and Networking. I have always strived to keep myself updated through various faculty development programs, online courses, workshops, and such.

Working on any project is the best way to gain hands-on experience while you are still in college. Staying true to my aim, I involve myself with students to work on projects and research papers. I have been successful in facilitating students to showcase their ideas and project models through research papers and project exhibitions. It has been a privilege to guide students on out-of-the-box projects for more than four years. I would like to proudly mention that one of the projects by my students won the ‘Best Social Impact Project Award’ by CSI at the TechNext India 2019 Awards. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by my duties, I seek refuge in cooking something different for my family, tending to my balcony garden, or simply unwinding with a book. Being with nature rejuvenates me and hence when I get the chance, I travel. I believe that finding time for our hobbies helps us to find ourselves and teaches us many more things that we may not learn in a classroom.

MY WORK

  1. Secured 92% in Microsoft Certification Exam on ‘Introduction to Programming using JavaScript’
  2. Teacher Co-ordinator for Avishkar 2017-18 : Two teams won the District/Zonal Round at UG level in the Engineering & Technology Category.
  3. Secured 99% in FDP101x ‘Foundation Program in ICT for Education’conducted by IIT Bombay during Oct-Nov 2017.
  4. Secured 92% in FDP201x ‘Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process’ during Aug-Sept 2017
  1. Completed Microsoft Certification in ‘Introduction to Programming using JavaScript’, awarded Microsoft Technology Associate
  2. Attended One Week FDP on ‘Cross Platform Mobile App Development’ by ATS Learning
  3. Organised and Attended University Level One Day Hands On Workshop for Revised Syllabus of ‘Security in Computing’ TYBScIT Sem VI, on 3 Jan 2019
  4. Attended University level One Day Workshop for Revised Syllabus of TYBScIT Sem VI at Dahanukar College
  5. Attended One Day Workshop at Vaze Kelkar College on ‘SSR in NAAC’
  6. Attended Three Days FDP on ‘Deep Learning’ conducted by Cerelabs
  7. V-CMT 2017 : 4th Annual National Multi-Disciplinary Conference on ‘India 2025 : A Vision for Next Decade’ – 3 & 4 Feb 2017.
  8. ISTE Approved Short Term Training Program on ‘Teaching Skills & E-Learning Development’ – 10th to 15th Oct 2016.
  9. One Day Workshop under TEQIP-II on ‘Digital Transformation’ – 2nd Feb 2016.
  10. V-CMT 2016 : 3rd Annual National Multi-Disciplinary Conference on ‘India 2025 : A Vision for the Next Decade’ – 22 & 23 Jan 2016.
  11. Completed Value Added Course on ‘Network Security’ conducted jointly by VSIT & Skynet Secure Solutions on 5th Sept 2015.
  12. Completed Faculty Development Program conducted by IGATE CORPORATE UNIVERSITY from 25th May to 29th May 2015.
  13. V-CMT 2015 : 2nd Annual National Multi-Disciplinary Conference on ‘Changing Paradigms in Commerce, Management & Technology’ : 13 & 14 March 2015.
  14. Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in IT’ : 23rd April 2011.
  15. One Day Workshop on ‘Advanced Computer Networks’ held on 25th Jan 2014.
  16. Completed Two Days Workshop on ‘Expediting Research in IT and Management’ held on 17 & 18 Oct 2013.
  17. Workshop on ‘Excellence in Teaching – Beyond the Basics’ organised by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on 21 & 22 Jan 2013.
  18. One Day University level Workshop on ‘Revised Syllabus of Project Management’ on 22nd Jan 2014.
  19. Chief Faculty Coordinator (Zonal Level) for Workshop cum Championship ‘NRC 2013-14’ organised in coordination with ‘Dept of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay’.
  20. University Level One Day Workshop on ‘Revised Syllabus of Linux Administration’ : 10th July 2012.
  21. Workshop on NET/SET Preparation held on 18 & 19 Nov 2011.
  22. Two Day Training on ‘Powering Presentation Skills’ organised by Dale Carnegie Training in April 2010.
  23. One Day University Level Workshop on ‘Practical for MSc.IT (Part I) on 19th Sept 2009.
  1. Won the Best Paper Award for the paper ‘ Radiation Detector’ at International Research Conference on ‘Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability’ held on 8-9 March 2019 at Sasmira’s Institute of Commerce and Science
  2. Presented and Published paper on ‘Baby Vaccination App’ at Anveshi 2019, at St. Francis Institute of Management and Research
  3. Presented and Published paper on ‘Cross Platform Frameworks for Hybrid Mobile Application Development’ in V-CMT 2017 : 4th Annual National Multi-Disciplinary Conference on ‘India 2025 : A Vision for Next Decade’ – 3 & 4 Feb 2017.
  4. Presented and Published paper on ‘Thermal Imaging for Safety and Efficiency in Public Transportation’ in V-CMT 2017 : 4th Annual National Multi-Disciplinary Conference on ‘India 2025 : A Vision for Next Decade’ – 3 & 4 Feb 2017.
  5. Paper on ‘Improving the Sustainability of Kaali-Peeli in Mumbai through Mobile Technology’ in One –Day International Conference on ‘Bridging the Gap between Classrooms & Corporates’ – 21st Jan 2017.
  6. Presented and Published paper on ‘e-Assessment : A Case Study of Vidyalankar School of Information Technology’ in VISMIT : 1st National Research Conference on ‘Recent Innovations & Emerging Trends in Information Technology & Management’.
  7. Presented and Published paper on ‘Converting a Thin Client into a Virtual Thick Client to produce flexible work environment and reduce the cost of ownership of computational hardware’ in National Conference on ‘Innovations in Electronics & Information Technology’ – 5 & 6 Oct 2009.
  8. Presented and Published paper on ‘Configuring and using multi-cast for streaming media servers and clients’ in National Conference on ‘Innovations in Electronics & Information Technology’ – 5 & 6 Oct 2009.
 

Being born in a family where both of my parents were doctors, I was expected to take up medicine as my career. So just like every middle class family my career was decided even before I could learn to speak. During my school and college days I was an above average student but when it came to giving my entrance test for medical somehow I could not manage to get admission in Mumbai and again due to family restrictions I could not go to Yavatmal where I managed secure an M.B.B.S seat. But life does not stop right? So I was expected to prepare for medical entrance one more time. I wished to go for Engineering and brought my admission form as well but was persuaded against it. So to not waste my year I was made to take admission to B.Sc. in the same college where I completed my HSc and that was a turning point for me.

During graduation I was lucky enough to be taught by teachers who inspired me not just to understand what I like but also to take a stand for what I like. So I decided to complete my education in Electronics even after getting B.D.S. seat in a college in Navi Mumbai after my second attempt of the medical entrance. This time I was persistent and confident enough to do what I like and was ready to take all the responsibility of that. So I continued my education while working part time as tutor, because if the choice is yours, so is its responsibility.

During my graduation I realized that, it is more important to know various opportunities around us than to be stuck with a single choice. Unlike our parents’ time, these days we have large number of opportunities, but we lack is proper guidance to explore them. Also one needs to make his own decisions and not just that should be able to work hard to achieve their goal. This thought inspired me to become a teacher and I did my Masters in Electronics and completed B.Ed. I wished to be the torch that today’s kids need in the world full of opportunities. I wanted to tell them that career does not end only because you missed one opportunity, but this also does not mean that we stop taking our career seriously. We can be more alert and grab the next opportunity that comes in our way and again make a comeback in the race of life. So what are we waiting for? ON YOUR MARK. GET-SET-AND GO….

Professional Memberships →
1. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
Professional Memberships →
2. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
Professional Memberships →
3. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
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4. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
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5. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
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6. IEEE Annual Membership October 2018 to October 2019
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