Administrative and Other responsibilities, Innovative Practices etc:

Sr No

Name of the Assignment

Duration

Name of Responsibilites /services offered/shared:

1.        

Head, Computer Engineering Department

3rd Feb 2010 – continuing

(one month)

Administrative responsibilities to be performed by head by default, ensuring and providing plausible environment for effective teaching, research, industrial liasion and consultancy.

2.        

Professor InCharge, Central Computer Centre

18th Oct 2002 – 2nd  Feb  2010

(7 years, 3 months)

All the administrative and technical responsibilities pertaining to Computing, Campus Networking and Internet related activities across the campus including effective implementation and maintenance of e-mail, Campus LAN, Institute Web Services, AMC services, ISP Load-balancing and Unified Threat Management Services (Configuration), Virus/Spam Protection etc.

3.        

Systems Manager

Sep 1998 - 17th Oct 2002

(4 years 1 month)

Technical responsibilities pertaining to Computing, Campus Networking and Internet related activities across the campus.

4.        

Chairman, Departmental Board of UG and PG studies

Feb 3, 2010 – continuing

(one month)

Academic work with respect to UG and PG teaching in the department

5.        

Joint Coordinator, e-Election of Students Council, at SVNIT

2005

 

Design, testing and deployment of the e-Election software and conduction of the e-Elections.

6.        

SVNIT Senate member

2003-continuing

(eight years)

Default duties as a senate member

7.        

Joint Systems Incharge and member AIEEE Admission SVNIT Conseling centre

2004 – 2007

(four years)

Provision of the Technical Support for the Online admission during the process, troubleshooting and overall joint supervision. 

8.        

Hostel Warden, Hostel 5 at SVREC, Surat

Dec 1994 – June 1995

(six months)

Monitoring of the Inmates at the hostel.

9.        

Member, South Gujarat University Board of Under Graduate Studies in Electronics & Computer Engineering

2001 – continuing

(ten years)

Academic work with respect to UG and PG teaching in the Engineering Colleges under the South Gujarat University

10.    

Member, Syllabus Revision Committee at M Sc (IT) at South Gujarat University

2006 – continuing

(five years)

Syllabus Revision at the M Sc (IT)

11.    

Expert Faculty and Advisor to MBA department, SGU

1997-2000

(four years)

Setting up of the MBA(MIS) course at the South Gujarat University and taking expert lectures

12.    

On the Local Inquiry Committee

2000

Committee set up to investigate the feasibility of commencing the BCA course in various institutes under the South Gujarat University

13.    

On the Selection panel  at S G University

2000 onwards

For the selection of Lecturers/Assistant Professors at various Engg/MCA/BCA institues

14.    

On the Examiner Panel at SGU, SPU, Vallabh Vidyanagar

1991 onwards

For paper-setting as well as conduction of exams

15.    

Faculty Advisor & Founder Member, ACM Students’ Chapter

2005-continuing

(4 years, seven months)

Initiation of the students chapter, liasioning with the ACM, drafting rules and regulations, attracting memberships, advising students in organization of events. The ACM SVNIT students chapter won the BEST RECRUTIMENT AWARD in the world worth US $ 500 in 2007.

16.    

Faculty Incharge of National Level Technical event Mindbend 1995

1995

Helping students in the overall conduction of event and liasioning with the external invited speakers.

17.    

Departmental Library Representative

1992 – 1995 (in ECED)

1997 – 2002 (in ECED)

18th Oct 2002 – 2nd Feb 2010 (in COED)

§         Recommendation of books/journals in the library.

§         Pioneering support in configuration, installation, troubleshooting of the LIBSYS library management system of the institute

§         Pioneering suppport for liasioning of the INDEST e-subscription related activities in the institute

18.    

Departmental Representative on Institute Time-table committee

1997-2002

Preparation of the timetable for the students

19.    

Pioneer-member, Pioneer Secretary and Currently Vice-President of the SVNIT Faculty Employee Cooperative Credit Society.

1997-continuing

Overseeing the smooth administration of the SVNIT Faculty Employee Cooperative Credit Society.