CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

The Department of the School of Sciences at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized a technical workshop on 4th December 2025, aimed at strengthening students’ understanding of essential web development concepts. The session focused on two foundational components of client-side web technologies—cookies and the Document Object Model (DOM)—both of which play a critical role in enabling dynamic and user-responsive websites. The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Nilofar Feroz Khan Shikalgar, Assistant Professor (Retainer) at Ajeenkya D. Y. Patil University, Pune, who brought her expertise and experience to deliver a comprehensive and application-oriented session. The workshop began with an introduction to web cookies, explaining their role as small data files stored in the user’s browser. Ms. Shikalgar detailed how cookies allow websites to remember user preferences, maintain login sessions, and enable personalization across different visits. Students were introduced ...

The Department of the School of Sciences at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized a two-day Hackathon on 11th–12th December 2025, with the objective of strengthening students’ technical skills, collaborative abilities, and problem-solving mindset through hands-on application development. The event emphasized the use of technology to address real-world challenges, particularly in the context of urban sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program began on 11th December 2025 at 6:00 PM with a preparatory technical workshop conducted by faculty members from the Information Technology department. This session focused on introducing students to Flask, a lightweight backend framework, and provided guidance on backend connectivity, routing, and server-side logic. Students were taught how to connect the backend with the frontend, manage requests and responses, and structure applications effectively. This workshop laid a strong ...

A two-day interactive session on team building and leadership development was conducted for the MSc Data Science students on 22 November 2025 and 23 November 2025. The session was led by Ms. Sumitra Krishnaswamy, the founder of Infinity Skilverse Academy, who is a renowned team-building specialist and leadership trainer. The primary objective of the session was to enhance students’ interpersonal skills, teamwork abilities, and leadership potential through experiential learning. The session commenced with a series of engaging ice-breaking activities designed to create a comfortable and inclusive environment for all participants. These initial activities helped students overcome hesitation, communicate freely with their peers, and actively participate in subsequent tasks. From the very beginning, the session emphasized learning through participation rather than passive listening, which kept students motivated and involved throughout the two days. Over the course of the session, students ...

The three-day academic and skill development session on “Data Analysis using Spreadsheets” was successfully conducted from 14th to 16th January 2026 at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, as a collaborative initiative of the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Statistics and Data Science. The primary objective of this program was to enhance students’ practical understanding of data analysis techniques using spreadsheet tools and to familiarize them with industry-oriented approaches to managing, processing, and interpreting data in real-world contexts. The session was inaugurated with an introductory address that emphasized the growing importance of data literacy across academic disciplines and professional domains. The resource person, Ms. Mansha Sawal (CAPS), highlighted how spreadsheets continue to remain a foundational analytical tool in industry for data organization, validation, preliminary analysis, and reporting. The opening segment also focuse...

The Department of Statistics and Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus – The Hub of Analytics, successfully conducted a five-day academic and skill development program titled “R Programming for Statistics” from 14th to 16th January 2026 for MSc Data Science students and 19th to 20th January 2026 for BSc Economics and Statistics students, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM at Room No. 1107, Central Block. The program was designed to strengthen students’ understanding of statistical computing using the R programming environment and to enhance their ability to apply theoretical concepts to real-world data analysis tasks. The focus of the event was on fostering industry-relevant technical skills and promoting a technology-driven learning approach in the field of statistics and data science. The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Nisha Rao, CAPS Trainer and Mentor, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa, who guided students through both conceptual and practical as...

The Department of Statistics and Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus – “The Hub of Analytics” organized a three-day session on Data Visualization using Power BI and Tableau from 14 to 16 January 2026, held at Room No. 1127, Central Block, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The session was coordinated by Milan Chakraborty and featured Ms. P. S. Anusha, Junior Software Engineer, Infotech, as the resource person. The event was designed with a strong focus on industry connect and technology skill development, aiming to equip students from 3 BSc Data Science and 3 BSc Economics and Analytics programs with practical exposure to modern business intelligence and data visualization tools. On the first day of the session held on 14 January 2026, the program commenced with an introduction to the importance of data visualization in today’s data-driven organizations and its role in converting raw data into meaningful and actionable insights. The resource person, Ms. P. S. Anush...

The Department of English and Cultural Studies organized a workshop titled “Writing Place: Narrative, Landscape, and Mediation in Lavasa” on 28 January 2026. The programme explored place-based narrative writing through a combination of literary practice, critical reading, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence tools. Designed primarily for students of English, Cultural Studies, and Digital Humanities, the workshop approached Lavasa not as a neutral backdrop but as a constructed, mediated, and contested space shaped by social, ecological, and infrastructural forces. The session was led by Dr Pallavi Narayan, an accomplished author, editor, and educator with more than sixteen years of experience in trade and academic publishing. Dr Narayan’s professional engagements include collaborations with Routledge, Pan Macmillan, Penguin Random House, NUS Press, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, and Singapore Management University, among others. She has previously served as Associate Pro...