Department Achievements
Year 2024-25
| Sr. No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1. | Dr. P. D. Kumbhar granted a Utility Patent titled “Portable Hydraulic Slump Cone Testing Apparatus with Laser Measurement” (Application No. 202421075865), published on 07 October 2024, reflecting innovation in advanced concrete testing and construction quality control. |
| 2 | Dr. S. S. Sathe granted a Product Patent titled “Portable Water Filter Bottle” (Application No. 202421042692), filed on 01 June 2024, highlighting innovation in sustainable and portable water purification solutions. |
| 3 | Prof. R. R. Kurlapkar and Dr. A. P. Patil published a Design Patent for “Heart-Shaped Castellated I-Section Beams”, on 14 August 2024, demonstrating significant contribution to innovative structural engineering design. |
| 4 | Dr. Sabir S. Sayyed, Prof. Mayur M. Maske and Prof. Savita N. Patil received the Best Paper Award at Fifth International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS-2025), NITTE, Karnataka. |
| 5 | Department offers expert lecture to trainee officers of Kundal Academy of Development, Administration and Management (FORESTS). |
| 6 | Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below, · Structural audit of buildings for private and government projects. · Third party inspection of water supply system under Jal Jivan mission, ZP Jalgaon. · Third party inspection of underground drainage system, SMK Corporation. · Third party inspection of private and government projects. · Expert supervision of private and government projects. · Testing of construction materials for various agencies. · Mix design of concretefor various agencies. · Surveying for various agencies. · Soil Testing. · On site testing for private and government projects. |
Year 2023-24
| Sr.No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1. | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar received ‘Best Researcher Award 2023’ ISTE Chapter, RIT Rajaramnagar. |
| 2 | Dr. P. D. Kumbhar received ‘Best Researcher Award 2023’ from R & D cell of RIT Rajaramnagar. |
| 3 | Dr. H. S. Jadhav has been nominated as VC nominee on Board of Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, D Y Patil College of Engg., Kolhapur. |
| 4 | Mr. P. B. Salgar has been awarded with Ph.D. in Civil Engineering by Shivaji University, Kolhapur. |
| 5 | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar and Dr. R. M. Kurane (S & H Dept.) have got opportunity to work as consultant for up-gradation of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of RBPSSK Ltd. (Sugar factory) (Costing Rs. 60 lakh). |
| 6 | Dr. A. P. Pail received ‘Promising Young Teacher Award 2023’ for his valuable contribution towards academics. |
| 7 | RIT Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) chapter received Best Chapter Award from IGS Pune Local Chapter on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee Fest MAHAFEST-2023. |
| 8 | Department offers expert lecture to trainee officers of Kundal Academy of Development, Administration and Management (FORESTS). |
| 9 | Mr. V. K. Uthale received ‘Distinguished Technical Service Award 2023’ from RIT, Rajaramnagar. |
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Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
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Year 2022-23
| Sr. No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1 | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar received “Best Paper Award” at the International Conference (ICES 2K23) organized by VJTI Mumbai. |
| 2 | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar has been nominated as VC nominee on Board of Studies, Department of Civil Engineering under the faculty of Science and Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. |
| 3 | Dr. H. S. Jadhav has been nominated as VC nominee on Board of Studies, Department of Civil Engineering under the faculty of Science and Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. |
| 4 | Dr. Y. M. Patil received recognition as a Ph.D. guide by Shivaji University, Kolhapur. |
| 5 | Mr. M. M. Maske received “Certificate of Mentorship” CiiA-2 Innovation Exhibition & Competition, held on the 1st - 3rd February, 2023 at the Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. |
| 6 | Department offers expert lecture to trainee officers of Kundal Academy of Development, Administration and Management (FORESTS). |
| 7 | India Chapter of American Concrete Institute (ICACI) - RIT Student Chapter has received the prestigious 'The American Concrete Institute Excellent University Award 2022'. We have achieved this honor for the second consecutive year. RIT is amongst the top 23 institutions to be recognized as a 2022 ACI Excellent University! |
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Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
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Year 2021-22
| Sr. No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1. | Dr. P. D. Kumbhar and Dr. S.S. Sathe organized one day workshopon"Writing Research Proposals, Research Articles and Filing Patents" on 26thMarch 2022. |
| 2. | Mr. M. M. Maske, Mrs S.N. Patil and Mr. A.M. Jamadar organized short term training programme on, “Engineering Problem Solving using TK Solver and Advanced MS Excel” (in Blended Mode) from 24th-28thMarch 2022 under Shivaji university lead college scheme. |
| 3. | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar, received best community project award at 9th International Conference on Transformation of Engineering Education (ICTIEE) 2022. |
| 4. | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar, received 2 lakhs funds from Yuvak Scheme (AICTE) to organize a study tour at ATAL Tunnel Jun 2022. |
| 5. | Dr. S. S. Kumbhar, two proposals have been selected in Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), sponsored by MHRD, Government of India. |
| 6. | Dr. N. T. Suryawanshi, conducted expert lecture on “Construction Planning & Management" for M.Tech. students of Department of Technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. |
| 7. | M. Tech. Structural Engineering programme received three years (2021-22, 2022-23 & to 2023-24) reaccreditation status from National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi. |
| 8. | Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated "Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)-Student Chapter”, through online mode on 29th March 2022, the inauguration ceremony was followedby an expert lecture on "Applications of Geosynthetics in Road Construction", byEr. Deeraj Kumar Reddy, Sr. Manager Tech Fab India. |
| 9. | Department of Civil Engineering organized a Webinar to celebrate"World Water Day"on 22nd March 2022, resource person was Mr. Praveenkumar Pawar and Ms.Nirja Bhatnagar. |
| 10. | India Chapter of American Concrete Institute (ICACI) - RIT Student Chapter received ACI Excellent University Award 2021, 8th rank in 86 institutions across the world organized by American Concrete Institute (ACI) on 9th February 2022. |
| 11. | Alumna of Civil Engineering Dept. Ms. Shambala Patil (2017-18), selected for IES through UPSC in November 2021. |
| 12. | Alumnus of Civil Engineering Dept. Mr. Anand Patil (2016-17), selected for IAS through UPSC in November 2021. |
| 13. | Department has signed MoUs with,
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Year 2020-21
| Sr. No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1 | Dr. P. D. Kumbhar and Mr. D.B. Kulkarni received an amount of Rs.14.54 Lakh for Modernization of Structural Engg. Laboratory under MODROB-RURAL scheme of AICTE, New Delhi, in Dec. 2020. |
| 2 | 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, Mumbai, Government of Maharashtra. |
| 3 | Dr. P. S. Patil received, “Best Researcher Award 2019”, ISTE Chapter, RIT Rajaramnagar. |
| 4 | Mr. S. S. Kumbhar received, “Promising Young Teacher Award 2018” for his valuable contribution towards academics, ISTE Chapter, RIT Rajaramnagar. |
| 5 | Mr. 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. |
| 6 | Mr. S. S. Kumbhar has been awarded with Ph.D. in Civil Engineering by IIT Bombay, Mumbai. |
| 7 | Department of Civil Engineering received funding of Rs.1.75 Lakh as "Perineal Institution Award" from Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). |
| 8 | Department of Civil Engineering inaugurated "India Chapter of American Concrete Institute (ICACI) RIT Students Chapter”, on 12 March 2021, the inauguration ceremony was followed by a technical lecture on "Sustainable and Smart Concretes", by Dr. Yogini Deshpande, Director IC-ACI. |
| 9 | A technical lecture has been organised on, "Applications of Bamboo in Construction" by Ar. Sunil Joshi, President Bamboo Society of India, Maharashtra State Chapter on 18 March 2021. |
| 10 | Department of Civil Engineering developed Industry Sponsored - Prestressed Concrete Lab. |
Year 2019-20
| Sr. No. | Department /Faculty Achievement |
| 1 | Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni has been honoured with, “IFEES Duncan Frazer global award 2019”, for excellence in engineering education. This award was presented by International Federation of Engineering Education Society at the world Engineering Education Forum 2019 Chennai. |
| 2 | Mr. D. S. Patil published patent on, “Application of Geothermal Cooling Technique & water cooling Technique for Residential Building” Application No. 201921041894 by Government of India, International Application. Publication date: 13/12/2019. |
| 3 | Mr. A. M. Jamadar receivedfunds 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 | Mr. P. B. Salgar, selected for "InSc Research Excellence Award 2020" (Institute of Scholars, Bangalore i.e. InSc). |
| 5 | Mr. S. S. Kumbhar, Assistant Professor, has been awarded with “Best Researcher Award 2019”. |
| 6 | Mr. A. A. Idate, Assistant Professor, has been awarded with “ISTE Performance Award 2019”. |
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Major consultancy services offered by department to various government, semi-government and private organizations are as given below,
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