Udhna Academy Education Trust's

Udhna Citizen Commerce College &

SPB College of Business Administration &
Shrimati Diwaliben Harjibhai Gondaliya College of BCA & IT

Self-Financed College Affiliated to VNSGU

SURAT

UJJVAL
ISSUE-16

ISSUE 16

September-2023
EDITORS’ MESSAGE

Dear Students,

This issue of Ujjval carries the glimpses of various activities carried out in our college campus. It also
highlights some achievements of our teachers and students. Enjoy these memories…

As your upcoming exams draw near, we want to take a moment to offer you some words of
encouragement and guidance. We understand that this can be a stressful and challenging time, but
please remember that you are capable, and you've got to overcome all the obstacles and win.

1. Preparation is Key: Start by organizing your study materials, creating a study schedule, and
breaking down your topics into manageable chunks. Prioritize the areas where you need the
most improvement but don't forget to review what you already know well.
2. Stay Healthy: Taking care of your physical and mental well-being is crucial during this time. Get
enough sleep, eat balanced meals, and make time for short breaks to recharge your mind.
3. Practice, Practice, Practice: Solve past exam papers and practice questions. This not only helps
you get familiar with the format but also builds your confidence.
4. Active Learning: Instead of passively reading your notes, engage in active learning techniques
such as summarizing, teaching the material to someone else, or creating flashcards.
5. Stay Positive: Believe in yourself and your abilities. Negative thoughts can hinder your
performance. Whenever you feel overwhelmed, take a deep breath, and remind yourself of
your accomplishments and capabilities.
6. Time Management: Manage your time effectively during the exam. Allocate a specific amount
of time to each section and question, and don't get stuck on one question for too long.
7. Seek Help: If you're struggling with certain topics, don't hesitate to reach out for help.
Teachers, tutors, and classmates are valuable resources.
8. Stay Calm: On the day of the exam, stay calm and focused. Arrive early, read the instructions
carefully, and take deep breaths if you feel nervous.
9. Learn from Mistakes: After the exam, whether you feel it went well or not, take some time to
reflect. What went right? What could you have done differently? This self-reflection can help
you improve for the future.
10. Life Beyond Exams: Remember that exams are just one part of your academic journey. Your
worth and potential extend far beyond a grade on a test. Maintain a balanced perspective on
your education and your life.

Also remember to upgrade yourself with the changes, especially the changes in the syllabi and
question paper pattern. Lastly, keep in mind that your efforts will pay off, and you'll emerge from this
experience wiser and stronger. We believe in you, and your dedication is commendable. Stay focused,
stay positive, and give it your best effort. You've got what it takes to succeed! Wishing you the very
best in your upcoming exams!

Dr Sanjay D. Patel (Editor)

Dr Kalpesh D. Kansara (Co-editor)

Anti-Ragging Week at Udhna College

Anti-Ragging Week from 12th to 18th of August 2023 was organized at Udhna College in
which the entire college wholeheartedly participated.

The students were briefed about the event and were asked to register their online affidavit
on the UGC portal.

A poster making competition for students and Slogan Writing Competition for the staff was
also conducted successfully at the college.

The installation of the Anti-Ragging Squad was the highlight of today's function which
made its presence felt in the college premises as well as the vicinity around the college
with a stout march past in the area.

The idea of the Anti-Ragging Squad, the organizing of the Closing Ceremony at the end of
the week was a wonderful expression of the concern of the college principal Dr. Mehul
Desai. The idea was very well planned and executed by the Anti-Ragging Committee.

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Slogan Writing Competition for Faculty

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Poster Making Competition For Students

3rd rank winner Dr. Rudri C. Purohit

2nd rank winner Prof. Jinal V. Purohit

1st rank winner Mishra Om (SYBBA)

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Poster Making Competition For Students

2nd rank winner Kushwaha Varsha (TYBCOM)

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Poster Making Competition For Students

3rd rank winner Jha Rakhi (TYBCOM)

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ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE REPORT – 2022-’23

In order to curtail the menace and risks of ragging, the UGC had instructed universities for
further instructing all colleges and departments to celebrate Anti-ragging week from 12th of August
to 18th of August. As soon as the circular was received at our end, the anti-ragging committee at
our Udhna College took up the opportunity to increase the ambit of the committee. At our
institution, we have made it compulsory for students to undertake the responsibility of their conduct
with other students. This conditions their mindset about the discipline for which the college is
recognized. Like every year, this year also the ‘undertaking’ has been signed by all the students,
as it is made a part of the admission process.

The students who take admission in the First Year, are Oriented with various activities, rules,
regulations, cells, committees, etc. As a part of their Orientation, we also include and highlight the
active Women Cell and Anti-ragging committee members. This activity provides them a safe and
secure environment where they not only study in a stress-free atmosphere, but also get the
freedom to bring out their hidden talents. Such a type of Orientation Program was done this year
as well.

Then, to begin with the weeklong celebration, a power point presentation was made by
committee member Dr. Rudri Purohit with the obvious theme on Anti-ragging. This power point
presentation was shown in all the First Year classes across all the faculties (B.Com., BBA, BCA)
running in the college, by the class mentors on 12/8/2023. Another committee member, Dr.
Parikshit Icchaporia was on continuous rounds to ensure the simultaneous smooth running of the
program.

A poster-making competition was organized by committee member Ms. Nisha Medhat, with a
theme – Ill effects of Ragging. Several students participated in the event and displayed their
creativity. Since we do not have any case of ragging in the past 21 years, the students had no
personal relatedness to the pictures, but their sense of precision, perfectness and color
combination made the judges believe that they could be even laminated and kept for display. The
event was judged by Dr. Kalpesh Kansara and Ms. Nisha Medhat. The pictures of the posters and
winners are enclosed.

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ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE REPORT – 2022-’23

An Anti-ragging Slogan Making Competition – Teachers Edition was organized by Vice

chairperson of the committee, Dr. Daisy Thekknal. Yes, this year, we also made the teachers
compete among themselves and thereby involved every faculty member in the celebration week.
Submission was to be done in A4 Word Doc with Decorative Templates. The list of slogans and
pictures of winners is enclosed. The faculty competition was ably judged by Dr. Sanjay Patel.

In this manner the entire week was spent in meetings, lectures, competitions and
discussions on how to widen our ambit. In one such discussion, our Principal Dr. Mehul Desai
gave a sparkling idea of releasing an Anti-ragging Squad of 50 students. This may be one of the
first student squad in the history of VNSGU. So as the week got over, a grand closing ceremony
was held in which the student’s squad was released, on 19/8/2023. Committee member Dr. Tejas
Ghadiyali addressed the function. And installation ceremony was conducted, wherein the students
were given t-shirts and caps, they marched across the college centre porch and campus and took
oath under the guidance of Dr. Rudri Purohit. This entire event was well managed, executed and
anchored by committee member Dr. Pearl Kharas. Lastly and most importantly, the squad was
personally and separately addressed by Principal Dr. Mehul Desai.

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Glimpses of Anti-Ragging Week celebration at Udhna College

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Glimpses of Anti-Ragging Week celebration at Udhna College

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 ૃ વન કાર્ય ક્ર મન ાં આર્ોજન
ઉધના કૉલે જ માાં અમ ત

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BKS training workshop at VNSGU, Surat

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Persona Club Activity

The Persona Club of our college organized a Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday, (23-08-2023)

Winners of Test Your Word Power:

1st - Veena Upadhyay (TYBCOM)

2nd - Raj Patel (FYBBA)
3rd - Khushi Jha (SYBCOM)

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Freshers Fest - 2023

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Freshers Fest - 2023

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REPORT ON Freshers Fest - 2023

The "Freshers Fest-2023" held at Udhna College on August 25, 2023,

was a vibrant event that showcased a variety of dance and singing
performances, creating an atmosphere of joy and excitement throughout
the entire college. The stage came alive with energetic performances for
the freshers. The event reached its climax with the announcement of the
winners of the Mr. and Ms. Fresher titles, adding an element of friendly
competition to the festivities.

A heartfelt thank you goes to Principal Dr. Mehul Desai, Vice Principal
of the BBA department Dr. Daisy Sheby Thekkanal, Vice Principal of the
BCA department Dr. Manish M Kayasth, BCA evening program
coordinator Dr. Tejas Ghadiyali under whose guidance the event was
conducted successfully.

Dr. Hetal Shah, Prof. Mahesh Patel, Prof. Faisal Patel, Prof. Priti Patel
and Prof. Arti Patel were the event coordinators whose efforts made this
event a resounding success. It wouldn't have been possible without the
help of Dr. Parikshit Icchaporia.

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Standup Comedy Competition

STAND UP COMEDY COMPETITION" was organized at our college on 23/08/2023 under

GEET-SANGEET NRUTYA DHARA.

7 Finalists had participated enthusiastically in the competition and showed their talent.
We are thankful to the event judges Dr. Sanjay Patel sir & Dr. Dhaval Pandya sir.

Congratulations to all the Participants and Winners.

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🏆Winners🏆
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🥇 Deep Patil (TY BCA)

🥈 Sanskar Dubey (TY BCOM)

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Elocution Competition

Our college organized an Elocution Competition on 28th August 2023 under the Sarjanatmak Abhivyakti
Dhara.
The participants presented their views on the following topics :
1. Importance of mental health.
2. How to tackle bad habit?

We are thankful to the event judges Dr. Divya jariwala ma'am & Prof. Nisha Medhat ma'am.

Congratulations to all the Participants and Winners.

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🏆Winners🏆
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🥇 Raj Patel (FY BBA)
🥈 Mohit Pipaliya (TY BCA)
🥉 Prerna Dubey (SY BCA)

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Convocation Function at VNSGU, Surat

On 24-08-2023, Thursday, 3 of our faculty members were awarded the degree certificate of
PhD in their respective fields during the 54th Special Convocation Ceremony at Convention
Hall, VNSGU, Surat. Dr Kalpesh D. Kansara, Dr Tathagat T. Patel and Dr Hitesh S. Patel
were awarded the degree certificates on this day. The three degree awardees express
gratitude to principal Dr Mehul Desai and all the staff members for gracing the felicitation
programme with their presence.

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Farewell function of Dr. Divya R. Jariwala

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Farewell function of Dr. Divya R. Jariwala

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Khel Ghoshti

વીર નર્મદ દક્ષિણ ગુજરાત યુક્ષનવક્ષસમટી તથા ક્ષિડા ભારતી ગુજરાતના સંયુક્ત ઉપિર્ે યુક્ષનવક્ષસમટીના
અંગ્રજી
ે ક્ષવભાગર્ાં ખેલ ગોષ્ટ ી નુ આયોજન કરવાર્ાં આવેલ હતુ. જેર્ાં આપણી કોલેજ ના રર્ત
ગર્ત ના ક્ષવદ્યાથી ભાઈ બહેનો એ ભાગ લીધેલ હતો.

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Placement Drive by Bandhan Bank

Today (5th August 2023) under the banner of Placement & Career Counseling Cell,
Udhna College we conducted a placement drive for BANDHAN BANK, wherein 7
students were selected as Loan Sanctioning Officer (LSO) & Relationship Officer (RO).
The udhna college family congratulate all of them.

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 Monsoon Song Competition

"MONSOON SONG COMPETITION" was organized at our college on 10/08/2023 under

GEET-SANGEET NRUTYA DHARA. 12 Finalists had participated enthusiastically in the
competition and performed very well. We are thankful to principal Dr Mehul Desai, Dr
Daisy Thekkanal, Dr Manish Kayasth and Dr Tejas Ghadiyali for their motivation and
support. We are thankful to Asst. Prof. Mr. Faisal Patel for hosting the program.

We are also thankful to the event judges Dr. Kalpesh Kansara sir & Dr. Brijesh Mehta sir.

Congratulations to all the Participants and Winners.

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🏆Winners🏆
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🥇 Ghode Dhiraj
🥈 Bahare Urvi
🥉 Mishra Satyam

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Green and Smart Office Drive

👋🌍 Green & Smart Office Drive comprise of 4 events:

📚 Seminars on Green and Smart Office: Dr. Rudri C. Purohit 💡🌱🔌

🛠️ Prototypes Development: SY BBA students participated enthusiastically

🗣️ Group Discussion on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable office practice:
Dr. Daisy S. Thekkanal 🗨️♻️

👥 Participation: 42 SY BBA students

🏆 🥇 Winner🎉 🏆 A big shoutout to our standout creator, Mr. Om Mishra! 🎩🌟

👫Click club members👫

Dr. Hurmaz D. Patel, Dr. Rudri C. Purohit, and Ms. Benaifer D. Dumasia

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Patriotic Song Contest

On Monday, 14-08-2023, our college organized a Patriotic Song Contest

under the Geet Sangeet Nrutya and Samudayik Seva Dhara. The competition
was organized to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Meri Mitti Mera
Desh campaign in which 15 students participated and presented their
nationalistic spirit through patriotic songs. Our trustee Shri Ketanbhai Shah
also presented a song and shared his joy with the audience. We are thankful to
principal Dr Mehul Desai for his inspiration, Dr Daisy Thekkanal for her
guidance, Dr Manish Kayasth and Dr Tejas Ghadiyali for their motivation and
all staff members for their constant support. The committee is extremely
thankful to Dr Dhaval Pandya and Ms Urvashi Mahisury who judged the
contest.

Winners:
1) Thakker Keval
2) Mishra Satyam and Ghode Dhiraj
3) Mishra Twinkle
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Rakhi Making Competition

Our college organized a Rakhi Making Competition under the banner of Kala
Kaushalya Dhara on 29-08-2023. In all 15 students participated in the event
and demonstrated their creative skills.

Winners:
1) Jadhav Mohini (TYBCom)
2) Pawar Dhanashri (TYNCom)
3) Patel Chandani (SYBCom)

Judges:
Pearlmadam
Hetalmadam

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 Virtual Option Trading

The Click Club organized an exciting Virtual Option Trading Competition on the Option
Box application.

📅 Date: August 11th

👩‍💼 Coordinator: Mrs. Benaifer Dumasia

Student Coordinator: Mr. Om Mishra

👥 We had a fantastic turnout with 52 enthusiastic participants!

💰 Students traded virtually on Banknifty, Nifty50, and Fin Nifty using a starting capital of
11,00,000.

🥇 The winners of the competition:

1st Place: Pritesh Malakar FY BBA
2nd Place: Fulpagare Tejas FY BBA
3rd Place: Ansari Saqlain SY BBA

🎉 The participants had a blast, and the competition was a resounding success.

Kudos to everyone involved for making it happen!

👫Click Club Members:

Dr. Hormaz Patel, Dr. Rudri Purohit, Ms. Benaifer Dumasia👫
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National Sports Day Celebration

The Vyayam, Yoga & Khelkud Dhara of our College celebrated the NATIONAL SPORTS
DAY on Tuesday 29/8/2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend major
Dhyan Chand Singh, as also to spread awareness about this day, importance of physical
activities, sports and skills in life. The day begun with a small documentary on the life and
success of Major Dhyanchand, which was shown class wise for maximum coverage. Later,
the event was made bigger by around 540 students participating in a total of 7 games viz.
Satodiyu Gilli danda musical chairs langdi chess standing kho tug of war...
Unlike other events, this time we conducted the event in two sessions for the two shifts.

Our respected Principal Dr. Mehul Desai gave his presence in almost all the games, which
were running simultaneously across the campus. Sir also motivated the winners and runners
up with token gifts. The entire event was well managed by Dr. Parikshit Ichchhaporia with
dhara members and co-operation of all the staff members.
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National Sports Day Celebration

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