Dr. Girish Desai

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Dr. Girish Desai is currently working as Executive Director at Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust, Pimpri Chinchwad University & NMVPM, Secretary at Shankarrao Patil Charitable Trust and Independent Director at Fidel Soft Tech Ltd.

It was a privilege to be invited as a panel speaker at the ๐€๐๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐„๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž in , for an insightful discussion ...
23/06/2026

It was a privilege to be invited as a panel speaker at the ๐€๐๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐„๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž in , for an insightful discussion centered around the theme โ€œ๐€๐ˆ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐.โ€ A distinguished platform, the conclave brought together leading educationists, policymakers, and industry leaders to deliberate on the future of education in a world being rapidly transformed by Artificial Intelligence and innovation.

One of the defining moments of the conclave was receiving the โ€œ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง-๐‹๐ž๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€ recognition for Pimpri Chinchwad University from ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก, ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž (๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž), ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ. This recognition reflects our sustained commitment towards building an education ecosystem that seamlessly integrates academic excellence, design thinking, emerging technologies, innovation, and strong industry relevance.

I'm pleased to share further insights during an exclusive interview with ABP Live, which is scheduled to be broadcast on 25th June 2026. Looking forward to continuing this important conversation on how education institutions must evolve to shape the next generation of innovators and changemakers.

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It was an honour to welcome Ms. Papachsorn Meepa, Founder & Managing Director, Phuket9 Real Estate Development to Pimpri...
22/06/2026

It was an honour to welcome Ms. Papachsorn Meepa, Founder & Managing Director, Phuket9 Real Estate Development to Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust campus for a meaningful interaction aimed at strengthening international relationships and exploring opportunities for global collaboration.

Ms. Papachsorn Meepa was felicitated in the esteemed presence of ๐๐‚๐„๐“ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ง๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ ๐ž, ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐•๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐›๐ก๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž, ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ; ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฒ๐š ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐›๐ก๐จ๐ซ, ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ.

What makes Ms. Meepaโ€™s journey truly inspiring is her remarkable contribution towards the establishment of the revered ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ข ๐†๐š๐ง๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž in , , a powerful reflection of devotion and an extraordinary effort in carrying Indiaโ€™s spiritual heritage beyond national boundaries. Her commitment towards preserving and promoting Indian culture on the global stage is deeply admirable.

It is truly profound to witness how the blessings of ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐†๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐š transcend borders, bringing together people, cultures, and communities across the world while strengthening the timeless values of faith, unity, and cultural connection that define our civilization.

During the interaction, Mr. Sachin Itkar, Vice President, Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) and Governing Body Member, PCU extended an invitation to Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust and Pimpri Chinchwad University to organize ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž in Phuket next year, opening exciting possibilities for international collaboration, entrepreneurial exchange, and building stronger global academic-industry partnerships.

I extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. Shubham Nale, Director and Mr. Dnyanesh Kawade, Co-Founder and CEO, Regan HR Hub, for facilitating this valuable visit and for playing an important role in building this meaningful international association.

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19/06/2026

The ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  of PCET's Pimpri Chinchwad University was successfully conducted on 18th June 2026, serving as an important platform to review the universityโ€™s progress and deliberate on key institutional priorities that will further strengthen PCUโ€™s journey towards excellence in higher education.

The meeting was held in the esteemed presence of Hon. ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ โ€“ ๐๐‚๐”; ๐‡๐จ๐ง'๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐‚๐„๐“ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ - ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ง๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ ๐ž, ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐•๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐›๐ก๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž, ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ; ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฒ๐š ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐›๐ก๐จ๐ซ, Management Representatives; Dr. Santosh Sonavane, Vice Chancellor โ€“ PCU; and Dr. Anil Maheshwari, Registrar โ€“ PCU, whose leadership continues to guide the institutionโ€™s strategic growth and academic vision.

The meeting was further enriched by the presence of distinguished Governing Body Members of PCU, including ๐๐š๐๐ฆ๐š ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฉ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐š๐จ ๐๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ, ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง & ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐š๐ค๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐ญ. ๐‹๐ญ๐; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ค๐š๐ซ, ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€“ ๐Œ๐š๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ; ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐š๐ซ, ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ; ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐‘๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž, ๐๐‚๐”; ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ, ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž โ€“ ๐๐‚๐”, whose collective expertise and guidance continue to contribute significantly towards strengthening the universityโ€™s long-term vision and institutional development.

The deliberations focused on strategic initiatives aligned with the vision of ๐๐„๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, with emphasis on ๐š๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

At Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust, we remain steadfast in our commitment to building institutions that foster innovation, empower future talent, and contribute meaningfully towards creating a skilled, self-reliant, and progressive India.

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I had the privilege of attending the India Grand Launch of the ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐’๐๐๐…), an important global ...
18/06/2026

I had the privilege of attending the India Grand Launch of the ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐’๐๐๐…), an important global initiative that was successfully launched in the hashtag two weeks ago and has now expanded its vision to hashtag with a strong focus on empowering the Indian business community.

The core purpose of SPBF is truly commendable โ€” to ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐€๐„ and accessing international opportunities through collaboration, partnerships, and strategic networking.

It was an honor to witness this landmark inauguration in the presence of distinguished leaders including Dr. Rajendra Jagdale, Director General & CEO, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Shri Subhash Deshmukh, Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra; Shri Santosh Salvi, State Representative, New Hampshire, USA; Shri Kalyan Taware, Developer & Entrepreneur; and Shri Rajesh Pande, Director, National Book Trust, Shri Sachin Itkar, Vice-President Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) and Shri Sagar Babar, President and Chief AI Officer, Comsense Technologies whose presence reflected the significance of this growing global initiative.

I congratulate Shri. Somanath Patil, Founder & Chairman, Somnath Patil Business Forum (SPBF) for creating a visionary platform dedicated to strengthening business ecosystems, enabling entrepreneurship, and building global pathways for Indian businesses to scale internationally.

Initiatives like SPBF will play a significant role in accelerating cross-border business opportunities and creating stronger global connections that contribute to long-term economic growth and innovation.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Somnath Patil Business Forum | Global Initiative | Entrepreneurs | Industry Academia

I'm deeply honoured to receive this special appreciation from the ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง during the ๐๐๐’-๐๐‚๐” ๐‡๐‘...
17/06/2026

I'm deeply honoured to receive this special appreciation from the ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง during the ๐๐๐’-๐๐‚๐” ๐‡๐‘ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, in recognition of contribution towards higher education, skill development, innovation, entrepreneurship, employment generation, and community welfare.

I sincerely thank Mr. Rajendra Kamble, Ex-President, Indrayani Industries Association, and Mr. Mahendra Phanse, General Manager โ€“ IR & Personnel, RINGFEDER POWER TRANSMISSION for this thoughtful felicitation and for acknowledging the collective efforts we continue to make in strengthening the education ecosystem.

This recognition is not just a personal milestone, but a reflection of the larger mission we continue to pursue at Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust (PCET) and Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU) and ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐•๐ข๐๐ฒ๐š ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ค ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ (NMVPM) โ€” building future-ready institutions that create meaningful impact for students, industry, and society.

Such encouragement further strengthens our commitment to creating stronger industry-academia partnerships, nurturing innovation-driven talent, promoting entrepreneurship, and contributing meaningfully towards nation-building through quality education and skill development.

The journey ahead continues with greater responsibility, stronger purpose, and an unwavering commitment to excellence and impactful transformation.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Nutan Maharashtra Vidya Prasarak Mandal | Indrayani Industries Association | Education | Industry

It was a privilege to welcome the distinguished delegation from AMD to Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust for engaging dis...
17/06/2026

It was a privilege to welcome the distinguished delegation from AMD to Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust for engaging discussions focused on academic collaboration and strengthening ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒโ€“๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ.

I extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. Sanjay Churiwala, Corporate Vice President, Adaptive and Embedded Compute Group, AMD India; Dr.Jayashree HV, Senior Member Technical Staff, AMD University Program (AUP) India; Dr. Sudhakar Yerneni, Country Lead โ€“ FAE, AMD India; and Mr. Abhijeet Sathe, Enterprise Sales Lead, AMD India for visiting our campus and sharing valuable insights on emerging technologies, innovation, advanced computing, and the future of semiconductor technologies.

Our interaction centered around exploring opportunities to ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒโ€“๐š๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐š ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ that equip students with the knowledge and capabilities needed for the technology-driven future. Dr. Ramkrishna Vadali, Head โ€“ IT & ITES, PCET, who was part of the interaction and contributed meaningfully to the discussions around building stronger collaborations, technology integration, and creating impactful learning opportunities for students.

I sincerely appreciate AMD Indiaโ€™s commitment towards nurturing future talent and advancing technology-driven learning. I look forward to building a strong and meaningful collaboration that empowers our students with future-ready skills, encourages innovation and research, and contributes significantly to the rapidly evolving global technology ecosystem.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Pimpri Chinchwad University | AMD India | Industry Academia | AI Driven University

16/06/2026
16/06/2026

It is truly encouraging to see accomplished sportspersons like ๐‘๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฃ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐š๐, ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ who has represented India with excellence and consistency, sharing his thoughts on the opportunities and future-ready ecosystem being created at PCET's Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU).

At PCU, our vision goes beyond conventional education. Through ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“+ Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs across ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง, ๐‹๐š๐ฐ, ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š, ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ, we are committed to building an institution that prepares students for the future.

With an AI-integrated curriculum, strong industry engagement, internship opportunities, live projects, a ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ+ acre future-ready campus, and the trusted foundation of ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“+ years of academic excellence through the Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust's legacy, we continue to focus on creating an ecosystem where talent can grow, innovate, and lead.

When achievers from diverse fields recognize the importance of future-focused education, it further strengthens our commitment towards shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐‚๐”, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Pimpri Chinchwad University | AI Driven University | Industry Academia | Career Success

15/06/2026

PCETโ€™s Pimpri Chinchwad University, in association with ๐’๐š๐ค๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐๐ฒ๐š, successfully organized the seminar on the topic โ€œ๐‚๐„๐“ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐žโ€ at Ramakrishna More Auditorium, Chinchwad on 13th June, 2026, drawing an overwhelming participation from students and parents seeking clarity on future academic opportunities.

The seminar served as an important platform for aspiring students to gain valuable clarity on academic pathways, industry-relevant skill development, and the rapidly evolving professional landscape, enabling them to make confident and future-focused career decisions.

The distinguished panel of experts included Dr. Santosh S. Sonawane, Vice Chancellor, PCU, Dr. Sh*talkumarRawandale Dean โ€“ Placements, PCET & President, All India Association of TPOs (MaTPO), Dr Ramdas Biradar, Professor & Director โ€“ Outreach and Admissions, PCU, and Dr. Tushar Gaikwad, Assistant Professor, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering & Research - Pccoer who shared valuable guidance to help students and parents make informed decisions regarding academics and future career planning.

Through such initiatives, Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust and Pimpri Chinchwad University continue to strengthen their commitment towards student development by creating impactful platforms that bridge the gap between academia, industry, and future-ready education.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Pimpri Chinchwad University | Abhiyantriki Madhil Career | Sakal Vidya | Industry Academia

It was a privilege to be invited as a speaker for the panel discussion at the ๐„๐“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, joining d...
12/06/2026

It was a privilege to be invited as a speaker for the panel discussion at the ๐„๐“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, joining distinguished university leaders, policymakers, and technology experts to deliberate on the theme, "๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ: ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ."

The summit brought together distinguished voices from academia and industry, including Prof. Jennifer Howell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), The University of Western Australia; Dr. Eric Garfunkel, Vice President โ€“ Global Affairs, Rutgers University, USA; Dr. Aditi Chaturvedi Vats, Pro Chancellor, Rabindranath Tagore University; Prof. Nagaraj Ramrao, Vice Chancellor, KIET Deemed to be University; Mr. Venkat Sitaram, Senior Director & Country Head, ISG, Dell Technologies; and Mr. Neeraj Arora, Field CTO, Dell Technologies, among several other leaders shaping the future of education and technology.

A central theme throughout the discussions was the growing need for universities to move beyond digital adoption and towards intelligent transformation. As artificial intelligence, connected systems, and data-driven decision-making become integral to institutional success, campuses must evolve into dynamic ecosystems that continuously learn, adapt, and create value for students and society.

I also visited various technology demonstrations and innovation exhibits focused on the future of higher education. From ๐€๐ˆ-๐ž๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž to ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ and ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ.

At Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust and Pimpri Chinchwad University, we view this transformation as an opportunity to reimagine the role of universities in the AI eraโ€”where technology enhances human potential, fosters innovation, and creates lifelong learning pathways. Building an intelligent campus is ultimately about creating an intelligent institutionโ€”one that is agile, connected, responsive, and deeply committed to student success.

The future will belong to institutions that can transform connectivity into intelligence, intelligence into insight, and insight into meaningful impact for learners, industry, and society.

My sincere thanks to the ETEducation for creating a platform that brings together global thought leaders to collectively shape the next chapter of higher education.

Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust | Pimpri Chinchwad University | ET Annual Education Summit 2026 | Intelligent Campus | AI in Education

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