SOMAIYA WINTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Dec-2025: DAY 1 SCHEDULE
DATE: 27-12-25 DAY: Saturday
INAUGRATION CEREMONY
By Dr. Usha Rana
Time: - 9:00am-10:00am
Venue: KJSIM
Ground Floor: AV Room
Time Session Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty
Venue
10:05-10:45 am Eklavya Breakfast -
10:50-1:00 pm Ice Breaking and Team Building
Session/ Campus Visit Dr. Usha Rana
1:10-2:10 pm LUNCH BREAK
2:20–3:50 pm Eklavya: 1st Economics –
Floor - Kailash Exploring Economics - Through activities
students will understand what Economics Prof. Sunila Mohikar
is, basic concepts in Economics & its
importance.
4:00-5:30 pm Eklavya: 1st Psychology –
Floor - Kailash To understand the definition and scope of
psychology. The significance of psychology Dr. Atish Taukari
in daily life.
5:40-6:15 pm High Tea
6:20 pm Dispersal
DAY 2
Date: 28-12-2025, Sunday
Time Session Design and Liberal Arts In charge: Prof.
Venue Hetal Mundra &
Prof. Ameya Bal
9:00-10:00 am - Breakfast -
10:00-1:00 am Riidl 520, RIIDL- Design Thinking through
Bhaskaracharya Innovation & Entrepreneurship
We will go through Design thinking Prof. Pranav
interactive session with introduction to Gawde
entrepreneurship and innovation. A tour
and simple hands on to our rapid
prototyping setup like 3D printers, laser
cutters, etc.
1:10-2:00 pm Lunch Break
Mass Communication –
nd
2:10-5:10 pm Media Lab, 2
Floor, Graphics & Animation
Aurobindo
-students shall learn about the
Designing basics, how shapes make Dr. Parth Salvi
great design, as well as they learn how
to do 4 types of animations which
includes. Stop motion, Traditional
animation, 2D animation & Motion
graphic. Bonus: A peek into 3D
animation
5:15-6:00 pm High Tea
6:10-7:30 pm Football/Badminton/ wall climbing
7:40 pm Dispersal
DAY 3
Date: 29-12-2025, Monday
Time Session Science In charge:
Venue Prof. Amit Jethwa
9:00-10:00 am - Breakfast -
10:00-11:30 am Biotechnology Lab1-
Bhaskaracharya Introduction and Scope of
Biotechnology, World of microbes Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari
under the microscope, DNA
extraction
11:50-1:20 pm Bhaskaracharya Environmental Science next-
Introduction to environment science, Dr. Nilesh Wagh
Air sampling and reading of weather
maps
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch Break
2:40-4:10 pm Polymer Polymer Science-
Science Inst Introduction and scope of chemistry,
Chemical elements and mixtures Dr. Daly Davis
flame test, displacement reaction and
distillation.
4:20-4:50 pm SIRAC Visit
5:00-5:40 pm High Tea
5:50-7:00 pm Football/Badminton/ wall climbing
7:10 pm Dispersal
Day-4
Date: 30-12-2025, Tuesday
Time Session Commerce & Business Studies In charge: Prof.
Venue Aparna Jain
9:00-10:00 am - Breakfast -
10:00-11:30 am Data Analysis with Excel and AI
chatbots: Enhancing Insights and
Efficiency. -
This session will equip students with Prof. Purva Apte
essential skills in data validation and
quick analysis using Excel, ensuring
accurate and efficient data
management.
11:50-1:20 pm Fintech, Martech and changing
consumer landscape in India –
This session explores the dynamic
intersection of Fintech (financial
technology) and Martech (marketing
technology) as key drivers of Prof. Ravi Kanji
transformation in the Indian Chavda
marketplace. Participants will gain
insights into how digital payments, AI-
driven personalization, blockchain,
data analytics, and automation are
reshaping consumer expectations,
purchasing decisions, and brand
interactions.
1:30-2:30 pm Lunch Break
2:40-4:20 pm Money Matters: Building your
financial future.
The Session will introduce students to
important concepts of finance and
investing. The student will understand Prof. Mayank Satra
Impact of inflation on money, Power of
compounding, different investing
avenues and Tools of Investing.
4:30-5:00 pm High Tea
5:10-7:00 pm Football/Badminton/ wall climbing
7:10 pm Dispersal
DAY 5 Date: 31-12-2025
Time Session Engineering In charge: Prof.
Venue Nandini Rai
9:00-10:00 am - Breakfast -
10:00-11:30 am A209 From Imagination to Creation: 3D
Printing the Future
The session begins with an
introduction lasting 10 minutes, where
participants will learn about what 3D Dr Kavita Kumari
printing is and how it differs from Thakur
traditional cutting and shaping
methods. Following this, there will be
a 40-minute hands-on segment
focusing on various 3D printing
technologies, including FDM printers,
SLA printers, and bioprinters.
11:50-1:20 pm A412 B Microcontrollers and programming-
Learn what microcontrollers are and
how they are used in everyday
devices. Prof Chaitali Kulkarni
Get introduced to the MSP430
development board and its features.
Install the required software tools to
start programming.
1:30-2:30pm Lunch Break
B315 Next Generation Web Development
and programming Using MERN
stack-
Students will learn dynamic web
2:40-4:10pm development required for Prof Purnima Ahirao
decentralised Internet applications.
Real life use case design and
development will be discussed to
prepare for web 3.0 applications
College counselling
4:20-5:50 pm
6:00 – 6:40pm Certificate Distribution
6:50 pm Dispersal