Founder’s Day Celebration

The 9th Founder’s Day, celebrated at I²IT, was a heartfelt tribute to the visionary Late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria, whose unwavering belief in the power of education laid the foundation for institutions like I²IT, FAMT, and PPCRC under the Hope Foundation and Research Centre.

The event was graced by esteemed dignitaries—Dr. Abhay Jere, Vice-Chairman of AICTE, as the Chief Guest, and Dr. Dattatray Jadhav, Joint Director at the Directorate of Technical Education, Pune, as Guest of Honour.

Their inspiring presence and insights enriched the celebration. As we honor our founder’s legacy, we recommit ourselves to his ideals of excellence, perseverance, and the pursuit of progress.

Hope Foundation’s Finolex Academy of Management & Technology, Ratnagiri has been conferred with the prestigious “Excellence in Digital Transformation in Education” award at the BW Businessworld’s India Smart University Awards 2026, in association with BW Education held at New Delhi on 25th March 2026.

Dr. Y. M. Gajmal

Best Paper Award

The Department of Information Technology is pleased to announce that our faculty Dr. Yogesh Manohar Gajmal received the Best Paper Award in Springer Conference – International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Network Systems (CINS 2023) held from 18 to 20 October at Dubai, UAE.