March, 2014 Volume 4, Issue III www.mriu.edu.in March, 2014
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DR PRASHANT BHALLA WINS TRAILBLAZER AWARD PAGE 3 FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ORGANIZED IDEACRACY-II PAGE 4 THE MUSIC BAND – DIVERGING DREAMS PAGE 5 SEEKING A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE PAGE 6 LAURELS AT IIT KHARAGPUR OF MEMBERS FOR DR O.P.BHALLA INNOVATION AND INCUBATION CENTRE PAGE 7 THE 7TH CORPORATE CRICKET CHALLENGE CUP PAGE 8 STUDENTS FROM MANAV RACHNA DENTAL COLLEGE SHINE IN INTER-COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS PAGE 15 MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF ARTICLES Campus Buzz welcomes articles, viewpoints on any topic which you may want to discuss with your friends and colleagues. It is your newspaper so let’s make it interactive. Send your articles to roma.pr@mriu.edu.in
Left to right: Manila, Nidhi, Karan, , Darpan, Rakesh, Manasvi, Yugank, Mohit and Nitesh
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reaming is flying, they say: at the Manav Rachna Institutions, a group of youngsters have seen dreams of a different kind being fulfilled. They have been employed by their very own Institutions as an endeavor by the Management to make the youngsters the pride and heart of the Institution. The youth who were once students now find themselves interacting, involving and connecting with their junior colleagues to help them cross over steps which they once found difficult to tread. Pass-outs have been employed as research assistants, co-ordinators and each has a joyful story to tell. Read on to share the experiences of the youngistaan which forms the dream team. A team which is all praises for the facilities provided by the Management which has made working a true pleasure at the University centres Nidhi Kukreja ‘the dream girl’ for many when she acted as ‘Rachna’ in the short film Meri College Life. The Management saw the spark in this level-headed, hard working young lady and she reaped the results of her sincere work when they offered her an employment as Co-ordinator for students’ welfare. This graduate who had communications as one of her subjects is thoroughly enjoying her job. She says, “It is an absolutely different feeling being on the other side of the table. I was a student a few months ago and now I am trying to rope in my junior colleagues to activities which interest them. It’s challenging and yet satisfying,” says the smiling youngster. Taking the smiles further is Manila Gambhir who is a pass-out from EC Electronics from the 2013 batch and is now Co-ordinator Corporate Relations (MRCE). “I am grateful to the Management to give me this opportunity to be in the University in the capacity of a co-ordinator. It’s a great feeling to be able to give back to the University which has shaped us into better human beings besides giving us knowledge and now giving us an opportunity to be employed, ”says this newly appointed young lady.
For Karan Narula, Nitesh Karnwal, Amit Kumar and Darpan Vats, all students from FET 2013 batch have a different portfolio which they have been assigned by the Management. They are all serving as Research Assistants at the Dr O.P.Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre. “We have been given this great opportunity by the Management to look for new ideas and encourage students into thinking creatively,” says Karan Narula. Nitesh Karanwal adds, “I am thoroughly enjoying putting my creative and innovative talent to its best. The Management has given us a huge platform where there is freedom to think beyond the ordinary.”
The youth who were once students now find themselves interacting, involving and connecting with their junior colleagues to help them cross over steps which they once found difficult to tread
Devoting a huge amount of time in looking for new ideas and doing research on different existing projects is the need of the hour, say these young Research Assistants. “Start imagining and step out of the world around you,” says Professor B.S.Gill who has been the mentor for these youngsters as students or now when they are employed as research assistants. ‘’It is a blessing to have the support of the Management and the guidance of our mentor. Now when we shoulder a different responsibility we feel accountable,” say Yugank Rastogi and Rakesh Sethi who are also Research Assistants. “Our responsibility now is to get more and more students into our team and teach them to think big and learn big,” says Amit Kumar,Yugank Rastogi and Rakesh Sethi who are now enjoying being Research Assistants. Mohit Bahl and Manaswi have a younger lot of students to deal with. They are guiding Manav Rachna school students in Robotics. Their tasks involve conducting school aspirants to nurture their creative minds and capture the world of innovation and new findings.
The youngsters are all praises for the working environment which the Management has provided so that young minds can work 24x7. Work in an atmosphere which is relaxed. Whether it is music round the clock you may need to concentrate on or a quick bite to feed the hunger of imagination – it’s all there at the Dr.O.P.Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre. “The young minds have just to grab the opportunities which they can capture through their creative instinct, “ say Dr Prashant Bhalla, Chancellor and Dr Amit Bhalla,Vice President Vidyantariksha, who have given these youngsters a free hand to put their creative thoughts into action.
These young Research Assistants believe that there is need for vision and there is information all around but how one tackles this knowledge is what makes the difference. These creative minds have the following vision in mind: a) Motivate more and more students to join the Innovation and Incubation centre. Encourage them to look beyond the ordinary and come up with new ideas for creating new projects b) File 3 patents in a month. At present they are working on more than 15 projects c) Inspire students to take advantage of the grants which the Management is ready to fund for deserving projects. d) Arouse the curiosity in students to participate in national and international competitions through their creative projects.