The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (Data Science) /Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at RCPIT proudly inaugurated the "AI Year 2025" with a grand celebration on campus, in alignment with the AI Year initiative introduced by the apex education body to promote AI literacy, innovation, and application across educational institutions.

The event commenced with a formal inauguration by Pravin Loharkar, who emphasized the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in shaping the future of industries, education, and society. Dr. J.B.Patil (Director) and Dr. U.M.Patil (HOD (DS & AIML)), in their keynote address, highlighted the college’s commitment to embracing AI through curriculum enhancement, student-driven research, and interdisciplinary projects.

The celebration featured:

• A live demonstration of student-developed AI applications,

• Insightful talks and panel discussions with industry experts

Faculty members, students, researchers, and invited guests actively participated in this milestone event, which marks the beginning of a year-long journey of learning, collaboration, and innovation in AI.

The "AI Year" will witness a series of workshops, hackathons, guest lectures, and research symposiums aimed at fostering AI-driven thinking among young minds.

RCPIT takes pride in being at the forefront of this national initiative and looks forward to nurturing the next generation of AI leaders.

 R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur organized a grand Inauguration Ceremony of brand new ed-tech startup "SKILLBHAVAN".

It is a open source community for learners.  
After the Inauguration Ceremony guests inaugurated the "Maestro Meetup". It is a podcast platform. On 14/10/2023 SKILLBHAVAN launched first episode "The Tech Titan" hosted by Mr. Manoj Nikumbhe (Sr. Data Centre Engineer at Google).The ceremony went well in association with CSE(Data Science) Department and Mechanical Engineering Department. There were 120+ participants present at venue and 1200+ participants attend virtually.

The  topics covered during the Session included:

1) Placement Preparation for Google 
2) Interview Preparation for Google 
3) Advanced technologies at Google 

SKILLBHAVAN's official campus ambassadors are appreciated by delivering Welcome Kit from SKILLBHAVAN.

Bootcamp was conducted for  SY CSE (DS) and SY AIML students.
The  topics covered during the bootcamp included:
1) AI Tools & Prompt Engineering
2) Basics of Machine Learning
3) Social Media for Professional Success (LinkedIn, GitHub)
4) Resume Building
There was also the unveiling of Club Data Polaris Official Website, marking a significant milestone for the club and its members.
Official website 
 [https://clubdatapolaris.github.io/clubsite/]

Department of CSE(DATA SCIENCE) & AIML organized Expert session on "CYBER SECURITY and DIGITAL FORENSIC" by Nikhil S. Mahadeshwar, Cyber Security Expert, Digital Forensics Investigator & Tech Innovator

Department of CSE(Data Science) & AIML organized one day expert session on Big Data & Hadoop Administration By Industry Person Mr. Ansari Aiman , Technical Lead  in Citius Tech and Formerly Big Data Hadoop Associate in IBM- HSBC.

In Converges 2023 the Brain Heist is the Technical Event organized by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering (Data Science). The schedule of the Event is organised into 3 Rounds, in each round some teams will be eliminated based on their points/ Score. Team size of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 members will be allowed in each team and the Entry Fee: Rs 150/- per team or Maximum 4 members.

RCPIT’s CSE(Data Science) & AIML Department’s official club 'Data Polaris' organized a 3-week online hackathon named ML Championship in association with Analytics India Magazine and MachineHack. The results were announced in the prize distribution ceremony. The top 3 winners got a free MachineHack premium subscription for 1 year worth 15,000 INR, certificates, and goodies from AIM and MachineHack.

The Top 3 winners are:1) Team Passion: Sachin Patil, Narendra Patil, Parag Patil, Trupti Wagh, and Swapnil More

2) Team Sigma: Vishal Patil, Anant Baviskar, and Prabhat Wakade

3) Team Polaris: Vedant Thakur, Manyar Abuzar and Adil Khatik

Ml CHAMPIONSHIP is Organized by the Computer Science & Engineering(Data Science) Department in Association with Analytics India Magzine and Machinehack on 05/12/2022