February 2025

Faculty Development Program (FDP) at Patkar College, Mumbai:
Vigyan Ashram conducted a five-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) at Patkar-Varde College, Goregaon (Mumbai), from 4th to 8th February, in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Authority (MSFDA). The training was led by Dr. Yogesh Kulkarni, Mr. Ranajeet Shanbhag, and Dr. Arun Dixit from Vigyan Ashram. A total of 27 faculty members from various disciplines—Engineering & Technology, Social Science & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Commerce & Management, and Language-Literature—attended the program. The training focused on the ‘Design Thinking, Innovations, and Entrepreneurship’ methodology developed by Vigyan Ashram, with participants learning the steps involved in design thinking and exploring its integration with college curriculum through hands-on activity sessions.