PRAVARA RURAL EDUCATION SOCIETY'S

PADMASHRI VIKHE PATIL COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE & COMMERCE PRAVARANAGAR

A/p Loni, Taluka:Rahata, Dist.Ahmednagar Pin : 413713 Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune Id No. PU/NA/ASC/(016)1971.

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Department of Physics

The department of physics was established in the year 1971-72 with the objective of making physics learning interesting and applicable. Physics as principal subject at 3rd year was started in 1979-80, while Master degree in Physics was introduced in 1990-91 to pursue higher education in rural area. Project based learning is compulsory at both U.G. & P.G. Levels. Among the 08 faculty members, two are Ph. D degree holders and two are M.Phil. Three staff are SET qualified & four are B.Ed.

The faculty is actively involved in the university curriculum designing & development at both UG & PG levels. The success rate at UG and PG level is almost 100 %. Department has organized one national, one state level seminar & three university level workshops in last five years. Student- teacher relations are quite friendly so that interesting fields & abilities among them are easily captured for proper counseling & guidance, which has resulted into almost 100% placement. Teachers constantly upgrade themselves by attending orientation & refreshers courses, workshops, seminars, symposia, conferences etc.

Every year minimum two students from the department are selected at national level for Advance Diploma in radiotherapy at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Department also encourages and guide the students to appear for various competitive examinations. In addition to teaching field, students are placed in industries, IT sector, research institutes, civil & defense services & medical fields, etc.

Department has Recognized Research Center of SP Pune University, Pune since 2014. Dr. P. M. Dighe, Dr. R. A. Pawar and Dr. N. D. Sali are recognized research guides. At present four students are pursuing Ph.D. Imperative areas of research are renewable energy- Solar Energy, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology & thin films. Faculty members have published 26 papers in national/international journals & written 13 books in last five years.

As a social commitment, teachers and students of the department visit nearby villages and schools to popularize & promote use of renewable energy sources, especially Solar Energy. During the visits, awareness is created about the pollution & climate change, efficient use of electrical home appliances & renewable energy utilizing devices .With the help of demonstrations, people are trained in using solar energy utilizing devices such as solar cooker, solar drier, solar lantern and solar water heaters. This is one of the unique social activities of our department carried out since last 15-20 years. Continuous & disciplined efforts of the faculty have resulted into creative & responsible citizen to the society.

Faculty Profile

Sr.No.	Name of Faculty	Designation	Qualification	Email Id	Contact No.
1.	Dr. Dighe P.M.	Principal	Msc., Ph.D.	pradeep.dighe@pravara.in	9423462660
2.	Dr. Pawar R.A.	Head and Assistant Professor	M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D.	rampawar.physics@gmail.com	9975834684
3.	Mrs.Bhujbal M.S.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., B.Ed., SET	manishabhujbal21@gmail.com	7709121936
4.	Mr. Rathod P.B.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., SET	pursingrathod123@gmail.com	9527075758
5.	Miss. Nale R.A.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc.	rajshrinale0195@gmail.com	8830015900
6.	Mr. Dushing R. R.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., B.Ed.	rajniket611@gmail.com	8080407842
7.	Mrs. Kotkar B. A.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., B.Ed.	bhartikotkar15@gmail.com	8208980215
8.	Miss. Jejurkar M.R.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., SET, B.Ed,	madhuri.jejurkar@pravara.in	9146077549
9.	Miss. Mhase P.B.	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., B.Ed	preetimhase9657@gmail.com	9657301250

Programme

Major/Minor Research Projects

Sr. No.	Name of Principal Investigator	Name of the research project	Name of funding agency	Duration of project	Amount/ Fund received (Rs.)
1.	Dr.P.M.Dighe	Cabinet Solar Dryer for Quality Dehydration of Vegetables and Medicinal Plant Materials	UGC-WRO	2015-2017	3,55,000
2.	Dr.R.A.Pawar	Investigation of transport and magnetic properties of ferrite in the presence of Ln3+f-block element by Sol -Gel method	BCUD,SPPU,Pune	2014-2016	1,65,000
3.	Dr. R. A. Pawar	To Study the performance and evaluation analysis of solar cooking system by using parabolic concentrator at Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Shirdi.	UGC, WRO, Pune	17 Nov 2009	1,00,000/-
4.	Dr. P. M. Dighe	Synthesis of Superfine powders using Sol-Gel Technique.	University of Pune	2 Years 2007-2009	2,00,000/-
5.	Prof. G. T. Shirole	Study of Techno economic feasibility of solar cooking system installed at Saibaba Sansthan,Shirdi.	University of Pune	2 Years 2007-2009	2,00,000/-,

Publications

Sr. No.	Title of paper	Name of the author/s	Name of journal (Vol., page no.)	Impact Factor	ISBN/ ISSN number
1.	Physio-Chemical Parameter: An Indicator of Water Quality	P. M. Dighe, D. J. Gadekar	Samdarshi, Vol 16 Page No. 1155-1160.	--	2581-3986
2.	Spatial Analysis of Sugarcane Production in India - Using GIS Technique	P. M. Dighe, A. S. Wabale, M. N. Kharde and D. J. Gadekar	International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Vol. 11, Page No. 1011-1019	3.483	2320-7876
3.	Agricultural area and Food Nutrition in Akole tehsil, Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State, India	P. M. Dighe, A. S. Wabale, M. N. Kharde and D. J. Gadekar	International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Vol. 11, Page No. 1067-1076	3.483	2320-7876
4.	Application of mathematical model using advanced programming languages to estimate lake pollution	P. M. Dighe, G. M Pondhe and A. M. Dhere	International Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 6 Page No. 1877-1886	2.96	2550-6978
5.	GC-MS based phytoconstituents profiling and phytochemical investigation of Annona muricata L.	H. S. Tambe, A. M. Bhosale, R. D. Borse, P. M. Dighe, S. L. Kakad	Annals: Food Science & Technology, Vol 23, Page No.261	--	2065-2828
6.	NDVI Analysis using remote sensing & GIS in Akole Tahsil, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra(India)	Dr. P. M. Dighe	Shodh Sarita, Vol. 8, Page No.205-208	--	2348-2397
7.	Removal of Methyl blue Dye from Aqueous solution by Using CUS-CDS Material	Dr. P. M. Dighe	Quest Journal, Vol 8, Page No.41-45	6.45	2348-2532
8.	Manganese Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared By Sol-gel Technique: Optical And Structural Properties	P. M. Dighe, S.S. Anarthe, and K. L. Vairal	International Journal of biosciences, Vol. 7, Page No.2456-4184	8.76	2456-4184
9.	Vidnyan katha Swarup v Sankalpna	Dr. P. M. Dighe, and S. B. Chaudhari	Vidyawarta, Vol.8 Page No.0106-0113	8.14	2319-9318
10.	A Review of Silver Nanoparticles : Synthesis,Characterization and Biological Properties and Applications	Dr. P. M. Dighe	International Journal of Current Science, Vol.12, Page No.452-457	--	2250-1770
11.	TiO₂-Doped Ni_0.4Cu_0.3Zn_0.3Fe₂O₄ Nanoparticles for Enhanced Structural and Magnetic Properties	A. D. Patil, R. A. Pawar, S. M. Patange, S. S. Jadhav,S. K. Gore, S. E. Shirsath, and S. S. Meena	ACS Omega, Vol 6 Page No 17931-17940	4.1	2470-1343
12.	A review on higher education and national education policy	P. Dighe, G. Pondhe and A.Kurhe	Implementation of National Education Policy-2020	--	978-93-95369-26-8
13.	Need of branding Higher Education Institutes (HIEs) as a part of the	P. M. Dighe, G. Pondhe and A.Kurhe	Implementation of National Education Policy-2020	--	978-93-95369-26-8
14.	Need of branding Higher Education Institutes (HIEs) as a part of the	P. M. Dighe, G. Pondhe and A. Kurhe	Implementation of National Education Policy-2020	--	978-93-95369-26-8
15.	Influence of crystal size on structural, magnetic, mechanical, and dielectric properties of Ni-Cu-Zn nanoferrites	V. V. Awati, R. A. Pawar, and S. M. Rathod,	Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics	2.8	0022-2461
16.	Innovation in Science and Technology For Sustainable Future	Dr. R. A. Pawar (Guest Editor)	Research Journey Peer Refereed and Indexed Journal	6.625	2348-7143
17.	Digital Marketing and Economy	Dr. R. A. Pawar (Guest Editor)	Research Journey Peer Refereed and Indexed Journal,	6.625	2348-7143
18.	Recent Trends in Agricultural Marketing	Dr. R. A. Pawar	Research Journey	6.45	2348-7143
19.	Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Development	Dr. R. A. Pawar	Research Journey	--	2348-7143
20.	Mechanics and Properties of Matter	P. M. Dighe and R A Pawar	Success Publication	--	978-93-89066-48-7
21.	Physics Principal and Application	R A Pawar and P. M. Dighe	Success Publication	--	978-93-89066-49-4
22.	Introduction to Physics Practical	R. A. Pawar	Success Publication	--	978-93-89066-59-3
23.	Heat and Thermodynamics	R. A. Pawar	Success Publication	--	978-93-89066-69-5
24.	Electricity and Magnetism	R. A. Pawar	Success Publication	--	978-93-89066-79-3
25.	Study of Passive Indirect Type Solar Dryer : A Revie	M.S. Bhujbal	Research Journey International E-Research Journal, Page No 83-87	6.625	2348-7143
26.	Study of Photo thermal Application of Solar Energy	M.S. Bhujbal	Revolutionary Perceptions in Science and Technology (RPST-2023)	--	978-93-340-7752-0
27.	Study of Plasma	M. Bhujbal, A. Tambe and P. Vikhe	Revolutionary Perceptions in Science and Technology (RPST-2023)	--	978-93-340-7752-0
28.	Study of Photo thermal Application of Solar Energy	M.S. Bhujbal	Revolutionary Perceptions in Science and Technology (RPST-2023)	--	978-93-340-7752-0
29.	Study of Plasma	M. Bhujbal, A. Tambe and P. Vikhe	Revolutionary Perceptions in Science and Technology (RPST-2023)	--	978-93-340-7752-0
30.	Study of Efficiency of a Parabolic Cooker and Hot Water System	A.N. Khaire, and R R Dushing	Research Journey International E-Research Journal, Page No 124-126	6.625	2348-7143
31.	A Review of solar thermal technologies	B. A. Kotkar, R. A. Nale and P. B. Mhase	Revolutionary Perceptions in Science and Technology (RPST-2023)	--	978-93-340-7752-0
32.	Structural, Morphological and Optical study of Mn doped ZnO Nanomaterial	P.B.Mhase	Research Journey International E-Research Journal, Page No. 202-204	6.625	2348-7143
33.	Synthesized and Characterization of ZrO₂Nanoparticles	K.F. Wadekar, P.B.Rathod, S.A Waghuley	International Organization of Research & Development (IORD), 10, 5-9	0	0167-577X
34.	Improvement in photovoltaic performance of TiO₂ nanoparticles by decoration of graphene nanosheets with spherical TiO₂ nanoparticles	P.B. Rathod, K.R. Nemade, S.A. Waghuley	Materials Letters 169, 118-121	3	1573-8647
35.	Synthesis and Complex Optical Properties Study Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy of Graphene/TiO₂ Composites	P.B. Rathod, S. A. Waghuley	Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 83, Page No	0.7	1573-8647
36.	Synthesis of Graphene Oxide by Hummer’s Method and its Physical Applications	R.M. Apturkar, K.R. Nemade, P.B. Rathod and S.A. Waghuley	Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 11, 48-50	0	2331-606X
37.	Synthesis and Uv-Vis Spectroscopic Study of TiO₂ Nanoparticles	P.B. Rathod, S. A. Waghuley	International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 11, 185-193	0	1746-9406
38.	Study of Structure and Optical for Chemically Synthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticles	P.B. Rathod, K.R. Nemade, S.A.Waghuley	International Journal of Chemical and Physical Sciences, 4, 491-495	0	2319-6602
39.	Graphene/Nanoparticles Composites synthesis and Application	P B Rathod	International Journal of Applied Research, 7, 752-758	5.2	2394-7500

Achievements

Sr. No.	Name of the Teacher	Name of the Award	Level
1.	Dr. P. M. Dighe	SENATE member	National
2.		Best Principal Award	National
3.		Certificate of Excellence by Society of Education on December 2016	National
4.		Fellow of Society of Education by Society of Education on March 2016	National
5.	Dr. R. A. Pawar	Honorary Doctorate of Letter(D. Litt) by Dr. S. Radhakrishan Research and Development Centre¸ Bangalore affiliated to University of Asia	International
6.		Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Excellent Award by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi	International
7.		Pride of India Award 2018 by International Publishing House, New Delhi	International
8.		Best Citizens of India by International Publishing House, New Delhi	International
9.		Global Teacher Award	National
10.		Best Teacher Award 2020	National
11.		Best Senior faculty Award 2020	National
12.		Best Researcher Award	International
13.		Academic Excellence Award (Physics)	National
14.		DKIRF Achievement Award 2020	International
15.		Avishkar Achievers Award 2022	National
16.		Best Researcher Award	International
17.		Sir CV Raman Science Excellence Award in Higher Education	National

Events

Sr. No.	Event	Level	Funding Agency	Duration	Number of Participants
1.	S.Y.B.Sc. Physics Syllabus Revision Workshop (Ahmednagar District)	University	SPPU, Pune	17^th Jan, 2020	66
2.	Hands on training workshop on cooling systems	--	DBT	6^th March 2021	13
3.	Hands on training workshop on Electronic Devices	--	DBT	12^th March 2021	18
4.	Hands on training workshop on Drone camera operation & applications	--	DBT	26^th March, 2021	53
5.	Guest Lecture on “Career and Research Opportunities in Physics for UG and PG Students	College	College	22^nd Feb, 2022	70
6.	Restructuring of syllabus in M,Sc. Physics	University	SPPU, Pune	27^th Mar, 2024	40
7.	Guest lecture On “Career Opportunities in Solar Photovoltaic System.”	College	College	08^th Apr. 2024	30