Department Advisory Board Meeting
The Department Advisory Board Meeting is held annually, and it gives guidelines to the department to progress academically and remain up to date with the current requirements of the industry. The meeting was conducted on 04th April 2026 by the Computer Science and Engineering (AI & ML) Department at 3.30 pm through Online mode. The following members listed in the table are the committee members and were present for the meeting.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Person | Designation/Role | Organization |
| 1 | Dr. Y. M. Gajmal | Associate Professor & HoD CSE-AI&ML/Convenor | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 2 | Dr. Bhushan Jadhav | Associate Professor/Academician | Thadomal Sahani Engineering College, Mumbai |
| 3 | Mr. Dattatray Karambelkar | Technical Lead | Quick Heal Technologies, Pune |
| 4 | /Dr. G. N. Sawant | Associate Professor/ Member | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 5 | /Prof. S. S. Athalye | Assistant Professor/Member | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 6 | /Prof. M. G. Gore | Assistant Professor/Member | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 7 | Mrs. Nutan Wete | Parent | Sawantwadi |
| 8 | Mrs. Sarika Rahul Dhavale | Parent | Ratnagiri |
| 9 | Mr. Ayush Parab | BE Student Representative | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 10 | Mr. Hrut Sanjay Ravanank | TE Student Representative | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
| 11 | Ms. Arya Kelkar | SE Student Representative | FAMT, Ratnagiri |
The Departmental Advisory Board (DAB) meeting began by welcoming all the DAB committee members, followed by an introduction of them all, which was done by Dr. Geetanjali N. Sawant. It was followed by a departmental presentation given by HOD, Dr. Yogesh M. Gajmal.
The presentation gave information about the department, various activities such as Expert lectures, workshops, seminars, etc., carried out by the department for the students; activities undertaken by the students’ association (ACSES); students’ achievements, results, industrial training and placement information; various courses undertaken by the students, etc. An overview of various Coursera courses, NPTEL courses, ATAL FDP, STTP, workshops, Industrial Training and webinars undertaken by the faculty was shared. The meeting was then open for discussion and suggestions for the improvement and betterment of the Department.
