31st EC meeting minutes

All of you may be happy to know that in the leadership of our Principal, we are planning to upgrade SMC as Indian Institute of Dairy Technology in line with IITs and IIMs. This type of status is now necessary to differentiate SMC, a 50 year old college with a class, from plenty of new sprouting colleges. We need solid documentation to support our proposal. One of the strongest documents is the profile of our alumni. I request you to send me as much information as possible about various alumni, who are on responsible positions and who have contributed significantly to our profession or other fields.

The information may be sent in the following format:

Sr	Name of the Alumni	Year of passing	Present designation	Significant contribution

We need this information in 20 days.
We have already constituted a high level committee to make such proposal. We also invite your ideas to make the college further stronger in academic, research and professional activities.

This form is created to get the information of the alumni of SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand. Kindly fill the necessary data. Also, send it to other relevant alumni members.

Best wishes,
J.B.Prajapati (jbprajapati@aau.in)
Vice President, Alumni Association

Alumni Association of SMC College of Dairy Science in collaboration with Faculty of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural University, Anand had organized 8th National Dairy Products Judging Contest on 22nd September, 2011 and 4th Dairy and Food Quiz on 23rd September, 2011. In Judging contest total 17 teams from different parts of the country participated. It included 9 teams from dairy industries. Read more about it by downloading the report.

Report on 8th NDPJC and 4th DFQ

Alumni Association has drafted memorandum and rules, and is inviting comments from the alumni community. If you have comments, please send a message to webmaster at smcalumni.net. We will compile the messages and send them forward.

Final memorandum draft
Final rules draft

The Alumni Association of SMC College of Dairy Science in collaboration with Faculty of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural University, Anand is organizing 8^th National Dairy Products Judging Contest on 22^nd September, 2011 and 4^th Dairy & Food Quiz Contest on 23^rd September, 2011.

Download judging contest document

The Ninth General Body Meeting of Alumni Association of Sheth M. C. College of Dairy Science, AAU, Anand was held on May 22, 2011 in the afternoon in the auditorium of B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand. Total 50 members were present in the meeting.

Download minutes of meeting

National Seminar on “Paradigm Shift in Indian Dairy Industry” and IX^th Alumni Convention will be held on May 21 and 22, 2011.

Download registration form of IX^th Alumni Convention

SMC College of Dairy Science is celeberating golden jubilee and the last program will be a seminar with 9th Alumni convention duirng 21-22 May 2011 at Anand. During this period Dr. JR Patel Trust will give best academician and best professionals awards.

Downloads:
Announcement for award (pdf) and
Dr. J.R. Patel Memorial Award Form and Conditions (.doc)

SMC College of Dairy Science is going to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Year from June 2010 to May 2011. As a part of celebration we are going to publish Directory of Alumni of SMC College of Dairy Science. For the directory we have created a sheet, which Alumni can fill and send through email or hard copy to College Address. For filled in forms through email, the copy is to be sent to the email specified in the information sheet.

Download directory information sheet [.doc]

Network 'SASNET-Fermented Foods' organized the fourth International conference on Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being during Dec 11-12, 2009. The report of the conference is placed on SASNET's website http://www.fermented-foods.net. At the very first conference, we decided to have a website, a newsletter, a journal, a model laboratory and a model production unit to promote development of value added fermented products for export. Read more by downloading the newsletter from the link below.

Download SASNET Newsletter #2 [~2MB PDF file]

SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand is one of the renowned institutions for Dairy Education and Research in the country, established in 1961. The college periodically organizes seminars, workshops, refresher courses, etc. to cater the needs of the dairy industry. The Dairy Industry uses considerable amount of energy in processing of milk and manufacture of different dairy products. Cooling of milk, pasteurization, condensing, drying, manufacture of indigenous dairy products, cleaning and sterilization are all energy intensive operations. The limitations of availability of non-renewable energy sources and increasing cost of this energy have necessitated critical evaluation of energy requirements for various unit operations in milk processing plants. Simultaneous saving in the energy can serve as the carbon trading of greenhouse gas emissions. It is still-to-be-created international market and is an essential process in the world effort to combat unwanted climate change. With an objective of providing a platform for fruitful deliberations on these issues, a Golden Jubilee launching National Seminar on 'Energy Management and Carbon Trading in Dairy Industry' is organized on June 5-6, 2010. As the college is celebrating its Golden Jubilee year during the period June 2010, to May 2011, along with the Swarnim Gujarat celebration during May, 2010 to April, 2011 for completing 50 years of Gujarat state. The seminar will facilitate exchange of information and discussions on 'Energy uses and management in dairy plant', 'carbon trading in dairy industries', 'Energy conservations measures' and the like. This is going to be an excellent platform for the professionals, planners, technocrats, consultants and academicians to share their views and gather new information.

You are cordially invited to this Seminar. The College is located in a serene and green environment of Anand Agricultural University, which is 5 km away from Anand railway station. Anand is 65 kms south of Ahmedabad and 35 kms north of Vadodara Airports.

Golden Jubilee Year (1961-2010) Brochure [.pdf file]
Golden Jubilee Year Form [.pdf file]

"Functional Fermented Dairy Products With Synbiotics"
The modern lifestyle alongwith enhanced consumer awareness about foods has changed the market dynamics in recent times. In pursuit to find better foods, the concepts of probiotics (live microbial food supplement that enhances host health), prebiotics (non digestible components of food) and synbiotics (combination of pre- and pro-biotics) have emerged. These foods also called as functional foods, nutraceuticals, medi-foods, health foods, etc but are supposed to provide some therapeutic benefit to consumer in addition to the basic nutrition. Dairy foods and ingredients in general and fermented dairy products in particular are well recognized for their nutritional and therapeutic attributes.

Short Term Training Program for Industry [.pdf file]

Sheth MC College of Dairy Science, AAU, Anand and Alumni Association, Sheth MC College of Dairy Science, AAU, Anand jointly organized National Seminar on Novel Dairy & Food Products of the Future and 8th Alumni Convention on September 19-20, 2009, respectively. At this occasion, about 462 participants working in various dairies and other areas from all over the country and abroad arrived and shared their experiences of their respective fields. The expected participants in Eighth alumni convention was about 300-400, but due to extensive efforts put in by the organizers of the events, an overwhelming participation from alumni as well as students from various institutions made the event grand success. As per our custom to felicitate the Alma matter who has passed their respective degrees 25 years back, the B.Sc. (DT) and Post Graduates, who passed out from the college in the year 1983-84 were honoured.

National Seminar and 8th Alumni Convention [.doc file]

The Advisory Board, Coordinating Committee and Members of Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods (SASNET-FF) as well as Anand Agricultural University (AAU), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Lund University and other sponsoring organizations extend a very warm invitation to the scientists, researchers, academicians, students, professionals, food industry personnel, clinicians, nutritionists, social workers and all those who are concerned with promotion and application of fermented foods for participating in the deliberations of Fourth International Conference on .Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being. during December 11-12, 2009 at Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) India.

Invitation to 4th International Conference
Registration Form

SMC College and its Alumni Association are jointly holding the National Seminar on Novel Dairy and Food Products of the Future and 8^th Alumni Convention on 19 and 20^th of September, 2009. We invite you to attend the Seminar and Alumni Convention.

Invitation to Seminar/Convention We highly recommend using only Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the document; Foxit may have difficulty correctly reading it.

Many countries are celebrating 1st June as World Milk Day. A press release has been prepared by Dr JV Parekh on World Milk Day on 1st June 2009. It would be beneficial to popularise activities connected with Milk and the Milk Products in India. As you know, milk is a global food & we can not be well nourished without Milk and Milk Products. Please join in the Celebration of World Milk Day on 1st June 2009. Let us think Milk and drink more Milk on 1st June 2009. “A GLASS OF MILK KEEPS DOCTOR AWAY.”

Press release (PDF, ~51KB)
Story contributor: Dr. JV Parekh
Dr JV Parekh is one of our senior most alumni and a renowned dairy consultant in Mumbai

Anand Agricultural University is one of the partners in consortia of 20 partners for the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window 15 (EM-ECW15) mobility program sponsored by European Commission to have structured cooperation between Europe and India. Through this 10 million Euro EM-ECW15 program, successful applicants (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students and academic staff) are awarded a scholarship which will cover travel, insurance, tuition fees and living expenses. This prestigious fellowships includes sustenance allowance of Euro 2500 euro per month for academic staff, 1800 euro for post-doc, 1500 euro for PhD and 1000 euro for master and under-gradate students per month. The whole project aims at 402 mobility positions, in which 301 students/staff will go from India to Europe, while 101 students/staff will come from Europe to India.

It is a matter of pride that Anand Agricultural University is the only Agricultural University from the Country selected in this program. After the first round of declaration of results, 12 applicants from AAU have been selected for mobility of various cadres in Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Netherland and Lithuania. The total amount of spending from the project on these 12 candidates amounts to 4,18,225 euro (approximated Rs. 2.72 crores). The list of selected candidates with their place of placement and duration is given in enclosed Table 1. The list of partner universities in Europe and India is given in Table 2. AAU, Anand will also receive Prof. Olle Holst from Lund University, Sweden as exchange staff under the project.

Award recepients

Story contributor: Dr. JB Prajapati (Coordinator, EM-ECW15 Project, AAU)

Press release is available here Press Note: AAU, Anand makes headway in EM-ECW15 Mobility Program in portable document format (PDF, ~15KB)

The Seventh Alumni Convention of SMC College of Dairy Science was organized as satellite event to Third International Conference on .Fermented Foods, Health Status and Well-being. on December 16, 2007 [...]
Read more by downloading the report on 7th Alumni Convention

B.Tech (DT) are in high demand. The food industry is growing at a rapid pace across the globe causing an even higher demand of the well educated and trained DT students. We ofen hear from recruiters regarding position openings in their company and their desire to recruit SMCites. Recruiters may please contact:
Dr. P. S. Prajapati
Placement Coordinator
Email placement coordinator

SMCites are hired even before they graduate. We, therefore, recommend that recruiters be proactive in contacting the Placement Coordinator.

During summer we frequently receive emails requesting information on admission process for B.Tech (DT). It is common for new applicants to be initially uninformed about the vast possibilities and job opportunities after B.Tech (DT). We recommend that students surf the web to see how well students have spread across the world. A lot of graduates from SMC are in North America, Australia and Europe, and they remain closely knit. One can imagine the immensely strong grid of graduates and alumni members who can assist fresh graduates obtain a job or seek higher education. We suggest you to get to know at least a few graduates by contacting us through the college or this site. To obtain information about application forms and admissions, please contact:
Principal and Dean
SMC College of Dairy Science
Anand Agricultural University
Anand-388 110
Phone: +91 (02692) 261030

If you stay close to Anand, Gujarat, please do make an attempt to visit the college and meet the fine professors at the college, each of them having played an important role in graduating the talented bunch of students year after year.

Number of activities are done and scheduled through the Dr. JR Patel Memorial Charitable Trust. Underlined are a few, and alumni members are encouraged to contribute. As we progess, we will dedicate a webpage to the Trust's work.

	Activity	Details
1.	Dr JR Patel Memorial Scholarships	One student each of 1, 2 and 4th year B.tech. (DT) is given a scholarship of Rs .500 per month on merit cum economic position grounds.
2.	Dr JR Patel Memorial Cash Prizes	Cash prize of Rs 500 each is given to toppers of each semester.
3.	Dr JR Patel Memorial Awards for : * Education and Research * Professionals	Rs. 1000 , shawl and citation - biannually given at the time of Alumni convention.
4.	Dr JR Patel Memorial Lecture	On Death Anniversary (12th November) of Dr JR Patel, every year a memorial lecture is delivered by an eminent personality.
5.	Chaturbhuj Gordhandas Foundation Fellowships (Given as Donations from this foundation in Mumbai every year	For fees reimbursement to economically weaker students
6.	DSC-99 Fellowships (This money is collected from the students of B.Tech. batch of 1999 and managed by Mr Hiral Parikh)	For fees reimbursement to economically weaker students
7.	Individual donors prizes (We have received donations from Mr Chirag Shukla as well as Dr Indubhai Patel)	As per donors discretion (Scheme will start from ensuing academic year)

Activities through Dr JR Patel Memorial Charitable Trust in .doc (Microsoft Word/OpenOffice friendly) format. Please right click the link and choose Save Target As or Save Link As or similar such option depending on your browser. When prompted, save the file to the computer.

The 7th alumni convention was a great success. SMC College would like to share with you the Career Profile booklet (pdf format) that includes profiles of alumni members of 1981 and 1982. Please feel free to download the Profile booklet. You will need a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.

Career Profile Booklet (Right-click and choose 'Save Target' or 'Save Link As' options to download)

Donations to Dr. JR Patel Charitable Memorial Trust are exempt from income tax under section 80(G). We hope that our Alumni members donate generously to benefit our alma-mater. We also thank those who have donated in the past.

View/Download exemption certificate

The year 2007 brought us many successes and some reminders that we need to work a little harder. We hope that the year 2008 brings us all more successes, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity.
Wishing everyone a very happy 2008. Make the best out of it.

Hope you all have a very happy Diwali season and a prosperous New Year to follow.

Download brochures and registration forms for International Conference and Alumni Convention from the links below:

Alumni Convention - Brochure (pdf) | Registration form (doc) :: Conference - Brochure (pdf) | Registration form (doc)

Seventh Alumni Convention of SMC College of Dairy Science shall be organized on 16 December 2007, Sunday at our Almamater, Anand. There will be experience sharing session at the meet and eminent alumni, working in different fields are invited to talk. We have noticed that many of our alumni are at good positions in national and international institutions of repute as well as in many food/dairy/software/marketing industries. The theme is "Universality of SMCites".

At the convention those alumni who have earned their degree (BSc/MSc/PhD) from SMC in the year 1981 and 1982 will be felicitated. We will publish a booklet containing brief profiles of these alumni. The concerned Alumni are requested to send their profile on one page alongwith passport sized coloured photograph to Dr. A.G. Bhadania, Secretary agbhadania@yahoo.com. Please send the profiles and registration for alumni convetion to Dr. Janak B. Upadhyay, Organizing Secretary jbupadhyay2004@yahoo.co.in. It would be best to email both Dr. Bhadania and Dr. Upadhyay.

The Convention is coupled with Third International Conference on "Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being" scheduled on 14-15 December 2007. This event is organzied by Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods in association with Alumni Association, Anand Agricultural University, National Dairy Development Board, Trace Element Insitute of UNESCO and Lund University Sweden. The industry partners are Chr. Hansen and Oatly, Sweden. Detailed brochure will be posted shortly on http://www.fermented-foods.net , http://www.smcalumni.net , http://www.aau.in.

4-year Dairy Technology degrees (B. Tech and even B.Sc.) are considered equivalent of Candian 4-year Bachelors degree in Food Science and Technology. Recently (June, 2007) we heard from Naresh Dave, an SMC graduate, that the University of Toronto issued him a certificate of equivalent degree for his B. Sc. (DT) that allows him to prove educational eligibility (being equivalent to Canadian B. Sc. Food Sc. & Tech) for jobs throughout Canada. Naresh Dave also informed us that his degree fetched him a job in under a month in Canada. That is good news for several aspirants.

DNA Money News published on 2nd May, 2007 regarding new Synbiotic Dairy Products developed in ICAR Niche Area of Excellence Project is now available. Download DNA Money News (courtesy of Dr. R. K. Shah).

Alumni Assocation wishes you all a very Happy New Year. Have a fantastic 2007.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India funded prestigious Niche Area of Excellence on Functional Fermented Dairy Products Containing Synbiotics with budget allocation of Rs 85 lakhs has been awarded to Dairy Science College, AAU, Anand. Such a projects is perhaps given only once in a life span of any university and that too once in any area. This is indeed a matter of great recognition to all of us. Dr. Rajiv K. Shah is in-charge of the project. The project involves R & D work related to development of new functional products containing synbiotics with fruits / vegetables and accessing some of their nutritional and therapeutic aspects. We will be updating our laboratories to the state of art level on synbiotics. One National Seminar and two short-term training courses (one each for industry and academia) will be organized on the synbiotics. The work is challenging and at the same time needs to be completed by 31st March 2007. Dr. Shah will need your help in this new endeavour. Please take out some time from your busy schedule to collect the relevant information on the topic and send him the information at the earliest. You are aware that we do not have good access to recent articles (research/review) as well as books related to the subject matter.

Related documents:
Industry training program brochure
Academics training program brochure
Niche Dairy Short Course Seminar

View details by downloading report (Right click the link and choose Save Target As or Save Link As)

• Job postings in the US and Australia have appeared. Check them out !! Jobs for India and other countries are included with Australian jobs
• 2nd International Conference on Fermented Foods (Dec 17-18, 2005). More information is available on Fermented Foods website or Anand Agricultural University website

SMC Alumni and students can create their own mini-profile that can be searched by other members only (not by general public). Know one another's nicknames, birthdays, anniversaries, job/academic/other achievements etc. Check out the members section and leave us a comment of something that you would like to see in the future.
 

SMC students are steadily streaming towards Almarai Company Limited after their graduation. Almarai is currently the largest employer of SMC college alumni in the Middle East region. These strong professional seem to enjoy the experience at Almarai with their 27 college colleagues. These young and very efficent graduates work as a Dairy Technologist and make their way up to Production Managers and Laboratory Managers. They share their experience with us. Read more in the DSCA Newslink.
 

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