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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Achievements are a representation of success. And success comes through hard work and dedication. This issue of CAMPUS BUZZ salutes the achievers who have added new feathers to our crown of success and taken Manav Rachna Educational Institutions to a new threshold Continued on page 5

ROOPAM SHARMA

MIT Tech Review’s ‘Innovators Under 35’ Award

NATASHA SHARMA Founder of “Celebrating Freedom” an organization which found its place in the Government of India’s ambitious youth start up initiative.

HARYANA HAPPENING

Shweta Singh, Sagen Barla, Kunal Sakia and Amit Kumar Leave their mark at Happening Haryana

Dr Mehek and Sujit with their mentors Participated in the Scientific Paper Presentation on “ERGONOMICS” to win the gold medal

May, May2016 2016 Volume 6, Issue 1 www.mriu.edu.in

THE DREAM OF A

VISIONARY DR O. P. BHALLA

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r O.P.Bhalla believed in imparting education which was multi-faceted and multi dimensional.

Education which would shape the students of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions to being all rounders and thus creating the essence of MANAV KI RACHNA or :creating better human beings. He believed in an education which would prepare students to face challenges and make them ready for the job market. In today’s context his ideology is in keeping with the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi’s projects of Make in India, Stand up India and Skill India campaigns. The 3rd Founder’s day celebrated on 4th April 2016 at the Manav Rachna University Campus, saw workshops, discussions, project carnival, technical shows, art and technology exhibitions which were all presided over by dignitaries from across their respective fields. We bring you the highlights • The celebrations on 4 April, 2016 began on a solemn note by paying homage to the Founder by making floral tributes in the serene somber of the morning. With the chanting of bhajans at the Prerna sthal followed by a hawan the celebrations marked the culmination of a month long events. Causes which the Founder believed in took centre stage. Whether it was ‘Health for all’ mission under the aegis of Dr O.P.

Congratulating the students for their innovative zeal and enthusiasm, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI, said: “Founders Day is a time to renew our pledge towards carrying on the legacy of our Founding Father. The activities and events are in essence a reminder and tribute to his unflagging enthusiasm, motivating us to take Manav Rachna Educational Institutions to even greater heights of academic excellence.

They are but a stepping stone to lead us towards the path of many more milestones.”

Bhalla Foundation which conducted rural health camps from March 1 (and will continue until May 31, 2016) or innovation which he so strongly believed in, Manav Rachna

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left no stone unturned to work towards the dream of the VISIONARY. Innovation was the buzzword at the third Founder’s Day celebrations at MREI INNOSKILL 2016 provided the unique opportunity for students to meet investors and industries to showcase their innovations 24 hour Appathon, Experience zones, Competitions, Workshops, Discussion Forums, and Tech Shows, Film Making were a part of INNOSKILL More than 350 students showcased 111 unique projects during the ‘Project Carnival’: A Science, Technology and Art Exhibition

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May, 2016

CELEBRATING

WOMANHOOD AND PATRIOTISM

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Union Minister for HRD, Government of India, left memorable moments to cherish as she unfurled the flag at Manav Rachna Educational Institutions on 8 March 2016, which marked the culmination of the celebrations of International Woman’s Day at MREI

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he 36’x24’ national flag atop a pole of 108 ft. will remain a landmark at the Manav Rachna Educational Institutions and as the Honble Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani said, “It is rare to see Private Institutions hoist the tri-colour,” and appreciated the loud applause which vibrated across the campus as the tri-colour began to unfurl amidst a huge gathering which had assembled as a mark of patriotism and to welcome the Honourable Minister.

Smt. Smriti Irani was the Chief Guest at the culmination ceremony of the monthlong “Swayam Siddha- celebrating being a woman” series being organized at the Manav Rachna International Uni-versity in association with Sindhu Srijan, an NGO working on Women and Youth Empowerment. Also present on this occasion were Smt. Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, MREI; Sh. Vipul Goel, MLA; Dr Upasana Agarwal, President, Sindhu Srijan; Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI; Dr. Amit Bhalla, VP-MREI; Sh. Bhartender Singh, MP, UP and Gauri Shankar from Sindhu Srijan among a host of senior dignitaries and women achievers who were honoured at the function and staff and faculty members and students of MREI. Faridabad was witness to a historical moment in time when the world’s Tallest Tiranga was hoisted at the HUDA Town Park in Sector 12 by Shri Amit Shah, National President, Bharatiya Janta Party in March 2015. Manav Rachna Educational Institutions have been caring for this National Pride under the visionary guidance of Dr. O P Bhalla Foundation “The Tiranga is an augury of all good things to come and has imbued everyone present with a deep sense of commitment towards the nation. I feel proud to be an Indian all over again and bow my head in gratitude”, said Dr. Prashant Bhalla at the flag hoisting ceremony.

To mark the International Women’s day, women achievers (alumnus and students) from Manav Rachna Educational Institutions were also felicitated in the presence of Smt. Smriti Irani. These included Ms. Shrishti Rana (Miss Asia Pacific 2013), Ms. Mahima Bakshi (Miss Stunning 2008 in Miss India Worldwide pageant), Ms. Nitika Pawar (IAS), Ms. Simran Khattar (CS Executive topper), Ms. Natasha Sharma (Founder of Celebrating Freedom), Ms. Jyoti Kapoor (world inline hockey player) and Ace Shooters Ms. Shweta Chaudhary, Ms. Shreyasi Singh, Ms. Riya Kumari, Ms. Ankita Das, and Ms. Shagun Chowdhary.

You encounter different women playing different roles in everyday lives from being a mother to a colleague or friend. What a woman wants from a man is nothing but respect and no differential treatment,” said Smt Smriti Irani.

Commenting on the celebrations, Mrs Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, MREI said, “Women in today’s world are no way inferior to men as they continue to fulfill multiple roles.”

‘Let us all pledge our support to women and do our bit for their rights and education,” said Gouri Shankar, Core Committee Member & Programme Convener, Rashtriya Sindhu Srijan, Delhi Prant.

Dr Upasana Agarwal, President Sindhu Srijan said, “Given their diverse roles, it is wom¬en who can instill love, compassion, spirituality in the world around them.”

Smt. Smriti Irani delivered a soul-stirring talk on Women’s Empow¬erment. She said: “A woman’s day is filled with challenges which she over¬comes with a great deal of equanimity and strength. In my opinion, every day is woman’s day”.

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DR PRASHANT BHALLA PRESIDES OVER FCCI AGM

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r. Prashant Bhalla, President-MREI presided over the Annual General Meeting of the Faridabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) The Faridabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) is one of Faridabad’s Premier Industrial Organization with 19 years of history serving the interests of Corporate Faridabad. It is an institution that has played an enormous part in the shaping of Faridabad, not only in economic but in social and cultural terms. It is a matter of great honour that our worthy President Dr. Prashant Bhalla was invited to chair over the AGM of FCCI held at Hotel Vivanta by Taj on April 21. In this AGM, the new team for FCCI (2015-17) was instituted. Sh. Kishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment; Sh. Rajan Nanda, Chairman, Escorts Group; Smt. Seema Trikha, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Haryana and Sh. Vipul Goel, MLA were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

ulating all the women achievers, she said: “When your students come and say ‘thank you’ it is a reflection of the culture and heritage that you have inculcated among your pupils so as to inspire them to achieve great heights of excellence.” She expressed deep admiration for Smt Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, MREI, and her role as an educator in guiding the students of MREI. Smt Smriti Irani also said, “It was rare to see a Private University hoisting the National Flag so proudly and boldly. The cheering of the students during the flag hoisting reaffirmed the strength and spirit that is truly Indian, irrespective of caste, creed and religion. As HRD Minister, it is the students that I truly serve.” Smt Irani also informed that this was her first visit to a Private University as an HRD Minister and it was heartening for her to note that 60 per cent students in this institution are girls. She mentioned that she was happy to see ex-Servicemen at Manav Rachna and extended her gratitude to the ex-Servicemen for the services to the nation. She also appreciated the fact that Ma¬nav Rachna had given ex-Servicemen the opportunity to share their knowledge and wisdom while serving at MREI.

NBT FARIDABAD RISING CONCLAVE…

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aridabad was the focus at the NBT Faridabad Rising Conclave held at the Heritage Hut Resort Multi-purpose Hall on 8 May, 2016.

The Conclave witnessed discussions on topics like healthy city, safe city, young city, Smart city and the like.

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar was the Chief Guest on the occasion wherein he spoke about the need to innovate the infrastructure of Faridabad and also motivated the citizens to be the moral support for the cause. Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) partnered with NBT for this event.

While speaking on the occasion, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI praised the worthy cause by NBT newspaper. He also

expressed his views about Faridabad as an Education Hub and said more steps need to be taken

towards that end. While pledging support for this campaign, he believed that the denizens of Faridabad too should lend their solidarity for the cause.

The event was also graced by Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment; Smt Seema Trikha, Haryana Government Secretary to Parliamentary Affairs; and Shri Vipul Goel, MLA, Faridabad, among others.

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Creative Buzz

May, 2016

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The annual innovation festival “INNOSKILL” 2016 from April 2-4, 2016 was full of challenges, innovations, experiences, competitions and workshops. This year, INNOSKILL showcased a whole host of projects and competitions including Robotics & Control (Robo Races & Robot Football), Health & Wellness, Mobile App Development, Gaming, Engineering Design, Renewable Energy, Security Solutions, Bridge Designing and Wearable Technology. The innovation festival also gave a great platform for the industries to show their products and areas of strength to the visitors, many of whom were eminent people from industry and academia. Discussions on important areas of concern like- Smart Cities, Sports Promotion, Start Ups, Digital Marketing and Industrial Policies were also held. An ‘Idea Pitching’ Session gave innovators an opportunity to pitch their innovative ideas to the industrial panelists and live audience.

A separate area called “Khopcha” was designed where innovators could discuss their ideas with the investors. The investors comprising Mr. Pravin Kumar Jain (Associate Vice President, Sukam), Ms. Ankita Behl (Chair, CII), Mr. Vineet Sagar (Vice President, Venture Garage), Mr. Pratyush Kukreja (Indian Engine Network) Mr. Naren (Skytesters) and Mr. Suchit Arora (Times Internet) were allowed to cross question the innovators.

In a first of its kind in the city, INNOSKILL 2016 brought to life some of the most amazing tech shows including Quadcopter Show, LED Dance with Music, Wireless Chess, Motor Show and Gaming Show.

A unique 24 hour Appathon (an innovation challenge under INNOSKILL 2016) aimed to invent, design and develop a prototype mobile app/web application/desktop application for market-ready business model was a part of the innovation festival.

At the Experience Zones, participants and audiences got a first-hand experience of some of the latest technologies which comprised 3 D printer display and expositions set up by Sony, Maruti, Four Genius Minds (Apple), Perfect Bake, VLCC, Aptron, RV-M Card, Atmel, SuKam among others.

‘Filmista’, a video shooting competition saw seven teams competing in a 30 hours challenge! Students were asked to come up with unique ideas centered on themes like ‘Empowering Women’, ‘India’, Values’ and the like. The students were given 30 hours (inclusive of day and night) to complete their 5 minute video film within the campus. The first prize in Filmista was given to the team of students who developed a documentary on the theme ‘People’. In this documentary, students showcased the people of different ethnicity, caste and language, their day-to-day chores and geographical spread. They also tried to show how different actions have different impacts on their life. INNOSKILL also featured a Vintage Car display, Day & Night workshops, Light & Music shows and Food courts as some of the added attractions!

‘Project Carnival’: A Science, Technology and Art Exhibition Students from MREI schools, colleges and Universities participated with great enthusiasm. The Carnival inaugurated by Smt. Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, MREI, had on display projects across eight categories such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Life Sciences Energy and Environment, Healthcare, Civil and Architecture, Science, Art and culture. As many as 111 projects were on display put together by 350 students.

The students of MRIS designed various projects. Ishan Gupta, Ishaan Krish, Krish

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Goyel, Aditi and Marul from MRIS 46 Gurgaon took 5 days to create their robot and the robot prepared by MRIS 51 Gurgaon created a robot for entertainment which Ansh, Paarth , Prayuman and Sherry displayed with pride. The students from MRIS 21C believed in giving their teachers a posture perfect and designed a chair which would buzz if you sat in a wrong posture . Eknoor, Rohan, Lakshay, Keshav were confident this project could make a difference and help in keeping fit.

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Prizes and appreciations

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he first prize in the Art & Culture category went to Manav Rachna International School (MRIS), Sector 14. The first prize in Science went to MRIS 14, Faridabad while the first prize in Healthcare category was given to Faculty of Applied Science, Manav Rachna International University (MRIU); Faculty of Computer Science, MRIU bagged the 1st prize in the Energy & Environment Category. Dr. RekhaJakhar , under the guidance of HOD Dr. Sridhar Kannan, made MRDC proud by securing 1st Runner Up position, receiving the trophy and a cash price of 5000, in the “Idea pitching and discussion category”.

Many OUT-OF-BOX IDEAS discovered • A shoe that easily transforms into sandals (an extremely useful invention, particularly while traveling). This project developed by students from JIMS, Vasant Kunj (IP University) got the first prize in the Idea Pitching session.

• A Finger Pen (that enables the handicapped to write) from Manav Rachna University was declared the most innovative project • Panchgavya Organic Phenyl, a phenyl made from natural products, cow urine, and plant extracts. This phenyl has anti-microbial activity and has no chemicals.

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MREI Phytofilter developed by Biotechnology students at MREI: a natural filter made from plant trunk. This has no energy consumption.

Three-Wheeled Handicapped Steering Propulsion Cycle (developed by Mechanical Engineering) students at MREI that is an invention aimed at allowing the handicapped to ride independently.

A Dope control application has been developed by students of Nutrition and Dietetics TheteamwhichpreparedthePanchgavyaOrganicPhenyl Innovative shoe project at MREI that gives sports persons all the information about prohibited medicines.

‘Smart Day & Night Solar Cooker’ developed by Electrical Engineering students at MREI works both in the NIGHT and Day unlike other solar appliances that work The three wheel handicapped steering propulsion cycle designed by Saquib Hasan, Aamir only in the day Mumtaz , Vikas Kumar, Dinesh kumar Gupta, Khaja Majid Alam

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Congratulations, Dr Sarin!

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Honour for Prof.

(Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava from Manav Rachna University awarded Honorary Research Fellowship of Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland

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rof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava (Professor of Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Change) has been awarded Honorary Research Fellowship of Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK-UAS), Finland. Dr. Sanjay Srivastava is also the Managing Director of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions & Vice Chancellor of the Manav Rachna University (MRU). This rare honour was bestowed upon him by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Finland Mr. Juha Sipila, who was in India for the “Make in India Week” on the invitation of Prime Minister Modi.

He is amongst the only three Research Fellows of LAMK-UAS Helsinki and is the first Asian Honorary Research Fellow of LAMKUAS. Prof. Allan Barell (Univ. of Cambridge) and Professor Lene Foss (The Artic University of Norway) are the previous two Honorary Research Fellows of LAMK-UAS. In a written communication, Dr. Outi Kallioinen, President & CEO of LAMK-UAS Helsinki said: “This Honorary Research Fellowship will further deepen co-operation and the strategic relationship of LAMK-UAS with Manav Rachna University”. This honorary position will entitle Dr. Sanjay Srivastava to represent Lahti UAS on various international forums for academic improvement, research and development. It would also enable him to enhance Lahti UAS relations with Indian and other international universities as per policies of Lahti UAS Helsinki.

Lahti UAS is one of the Knowledge Partners of MRU and an MoU has been signed with Lahti University of Applied Sciences to collaborate on academic and research related activities encompassing the exchange of faculty and students, launch of activities like extension programmes, training and exchange of publications and research reports. The objective has been to bridge the gap between industry and academia through focus on the skill centric courses with the aim of producing industry-ready professionals through improving employability and life skills.

Accepting the honour in all humility, Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava expressed his utmost gratitude to the ‘Strategic Jury’ for nominating him to be a part of the team and hoped in all sincerity that he would take the University to the next level.

Award for Dr Shivani

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r Shivani Vashist, Associate Professor, Faculty of Media Studies & Humanities, Manav Rachna International University was awarded with the INDIRA GANDHI Award For Excellence to Outstanding Men & Women of India for the Year 2015. She was also awarded a Gold medal, Certificate of Excellence and Certificate of Felicitation during a National Conference held at India International Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on

29th November, 2015 by Friendship Forum of India.

r. Anil Sarin, Professor Management of M.R. Ingroup of few distinguished professors of management ternational University received his Post Doctorin India who have acquired Post Doctorate (D.Litt) afate – D.Litt degree in Manter research and found qualified agement from His Excellency for the prestigious and highest Hon’ble Governor of Odisha degree after examination. ProDr. S. C. Jamir in the presence fessor Sarin’s research on the of Prof. D. P. Singh, Director, title, “Strategic Role of ManageNational Assessment and Acment Education for Efficient and creditation Council (NAAC), Effective Functioning of Leading Bengaluru, Dr. Deepak K BeMedical Institutes Like AIIMS” hera, Vice Chancellor, Bercould be of great help in improvhampur University and other ing super specialized health serluminaries and dignitaries vices in India. from academia and medical Dr.AnilSarinreceivingPostDoctorateD.Littdegreefrom Dr. S. C. Jamir showed great sciences during the 20th Con- HisExcellencyHon’bleGovernorofOdishaDr.S.C.Jamir interest in Dr. Sarin’s research vocation of Berhampur Uni- during the 20th Convocation of Berhampur University. at Raj Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on versity, Odisha. Dr. Anil Sarin, 25th November, 2015. Governor International Management Institute (IMI) product and was keen to know about the condition of medical colPhD in Business Administration has joined the elite leges and hospitals in India and Orissa in particular.

Karan Narula invited for Young India Challenge 2016

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aran Narula,from Manav Rachna Innova- chance to witness some of the real life critical situations while competing. He was part tion and Incubation Centre was of a team of 11 delegates from different invited to be a part of the Young India backgrounds coming together to find Challenge 2016 (YIC) held at IIT Delhi, solutions for a sustainable environment on 5 - 6 March 2016. Karan represented friendly habitat and he was voted to be MRIIC after successfully clearing a rigthe team leader. orous selection procedure for the event After the two day challenge the team The top 200 participants were selected developed KIPPERED INK and was defrom 20+ cities after screening through more than 2700 applications. clared as the “People’s choice” and the Young India Challenge came up team was awarded with the certificates Karan Narula with a real life problem which had of achievement for the same. YIC 2016 to be solved in teams. Thus Karan was given a has been a life changing experience for Karan .

Dr Naresh Sharma wins top award In the highest tradition of MRDC, Dr Naresh Sharma won the ‘Best Clinical Researcher of the Year’ award at the Hero of Dentistry awards ceremony

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n the evening of 22nd of December 2015, JOCD-HT organized IInd ANNUAL AWARD ceremony ‘THE HERO OF DENTISTRY’ at Hotel LE MERIDIAN, New Delhi.

Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma (Director- Principal, MAIDS) was the Chief Guest. The gathering was marked by the presence of renowned personalities Dr Rajiv Chug (President - IDA) Member DCI, Dr. Himanshu Aeran (Director-Principal SDCH, President - Indian Prosthodontic Society), Prof.

(Dr.) U.S.Krishna Nayak (Principal & Dean- ABSMIDS) Mangalore,Prof.(Dr.) Indushekhar (Director- Principal SRDCH), Dr Rahul Paul, Director-Principal IPDC, Dr Dhirendra Srivastava (Dean- ESIDC) , Prof.(Dr.) Binita Srivastava (HOD, SDCH)Dr Rajeev Gugnani, Dr S.S. Pandey, and many other imminent personalities from all over India. Nominations were on the basis of clinical research programmes participation, International/ National Guest lectures, publications, scientific paper

presentations and books published, our very own faculty of Manav Rachna Dental College from Department of Paedodontics, Dr. Naresh Sharma (Reader) bagged “BEST CLINICAL RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR - 2015” Award for achievement in Academic Excellence from very distinguished Prof. (Dr.) U.S.Krishna Nayak (Principal & Dean- ABSMIDS). It is a matter of great pride and honorfor MR and MRDC. Dr. Arundeep Singh (Director-Principal, MRDC), congratulated him for his Academic excellence& wished him all the success in his future endeavours. Maj. Gen. P.N. Awasthi (Advisor, Dental and Allied Sciences) praised him for his magnanimous achievement. He appreciated his immense dedication and involvement which is indispensable for the institution . Dr. Hind Pal Bhatia (Professor and Head ,Department of Paedodontics) conveyed his best wishes to Dr Naresh for bringing laurels to the institution.

Dr Bindu Agarwal awarded by Accenture

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r Bindu Agrawal, Associate Head, Faculty of Management and Humanities, Manav Rachna University was conferred with Best Mentor Award by Accenture on March 15, 2016. She is a NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network) & DST (Department of Science and Technology) certified Entrepre-

neurship Educator and Mentor.

The ‘Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation’, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA has certified her as an Entrepreneurship Educator.

She has worked on International Social Project on cleanliness with University of Tennessee and was invited by the University to deliver

a course on Service Learning and Social Entrepreneurship. Presently she is working on a social project titled “Developing a business model for Social Entrepreneurship for Vermi Compost in rural India”. She has been certified by Infosys as Partner Faculty for Campus Connect Program.

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SHAKERS ROOPAM SHARMA from Computer Science Engineering, 4th year (Manav Rachna University) has been awarded the prestigious MIT Tech Review’s ‘Innovators Under 35’ Award .

He is the only student to ever qualify for the award and is among the 8 finalists shortlisted for the Global Innovators List

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he prestigious ‘Innovators under 35’ Award has honored some of the world’s most brilliant tech minds like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google. Twenty year old Roopam is the youngest person ever to win the award and is also the only student to be ever listed on this prestigious list.

Eight winners made it to the India edition of the ‘Innovators Under 35’ list this year. These eight innovators which included Roopam presented a three-minute pitch at the two-day EmTech India 2016, held on 18-19 March in New Delhi. Roopam is fortunate to have John Chambers from CISCO as his Mentor.

Roopam together with his colleague, Neeraj, also scored 2nd position at Global start up workshop competition at Hyderabad and honorable mention too. Overall 10 teams across the globe were there. MIT team is at 1st position. Event was organised

by MIT media lab.

This student from Manav Rachna has earlier won recognition at the national and international levels by winning the World Championship of Microsoft Youth Spark Challenge for Change 2015, Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 and Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys 2014 & 2015,said, “I feel extremely humbled for being selected for ‘India’s top innovators under 35’ India Edition. While I am the only student to be a part of this innovators list of awardees, I would give my 100 per cent to fulfill the expectations and faith reposed in me by my Institution and country. I hope to make a difference in the world through my passion and skills for technology. It is indeed a great honour and a huge responsibility to be a part of the Innovators Under 35 list as I walk shoulder to shoulder with researchers of diverse fields.”

esearch and development is the need of the hour reiterated Mr. Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia as he addressed spellbound students at MREI on April 29,2016.

Mr. Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia said: “If we don’t invent every day, we will die. If you want India to thrive in the global economy, then the strength lies in designing our own technology and exporting it to other countries.To that effect, it is very important for educational institutions to contribute in the Nation-Building process. It is all the more heartening to note that Manav Rachna has been working extensively in the areas of Skill Development”. He expressed confidence that such collaborative efforts will place MREI in a different league of Institutions in the coming future.

Mr. Kishore Jayaraman leads all operations and activities of Rolls-Royce in India and South Asia. He has worked and lived in Taiwan, Philippines,Turkey and Holland apart from having done business extensively across other geographies.

Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, MD-MREI; Dr. N C Wadhwa,VC-Manav Rachna International University; Dr.V K Mahna, PVC, Manav Rachna University (MRU); Dr. Jaideep Singh, Director- Industry Interface, MRU; among other senior dignitaries from MREI were present on the occasion.

Mr. Kishore Jayaraman provided inspirational guidance through a corporate presentation of Rolls Royce wherein he Mechanical Engineering students of MREI presented an aero traced the company’smodel designed by them to Mr Kishore Jayaraman rich history and evolution and the way it has been delivering better power for a changing world. Mr Jayaraman also defined innovation in terms of its “simplicity to solve problems” and called upon engineers to be “humble and be aware of one’s limitations while being true to one’s ethics and integrity”. He said further, “College life lays down the foundation for students wherein the learning begins. But ‘learning to learn’ happens in the real world which comes through teamwork.”

On this special occasion, the Mechanical engineering students of MREI presented Mr. Kishore Jayaraman with an aero model specially designed by them. Ankur Bhalla, an alumni of MREI won the prize for posing the best question at the interactive session following the guest lecture.

DR. MEHAK SHARMA NATASHA SHARMA Dr. Mehak Sharma 2nd Yr Student, Dept. Of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontic, Manav Rachna Dental College (MRDC), Faridabad, participated in the Scientific Paper Presentation on “ERGONOMICS : a few degrees can add to your health” and bagged the “gold medal” amongst the overall 500+ participations

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ith this paper, she introduced an innovative design of posture belt “LUMBAGO +” among the illustrious dentists. This unique belt and the neck clip was conceptua lized and designed at the Manav Rachna Incubation and Innovation Centre by the team lead by Mr. Sujit Roy and under able guidance of Dr B S Gill, Director, MRIIC The 30th IACDE and 23rd IES National Conference held in the Guru Nagri, Amritsar between 26- 29 November, 2015, provided the post graduate students from MRDC a platform to show their best.

Several renowned and eminent Conservative Dentists and Post Graduate students from all over India presented Scientific Paper and Posters at this conference.

It is a matter of pride for Manav Rachna that Dr. Mehak Sharma participated in the Scientific Paper Presentation under the guidance of Dr. Arundeep Singh (Prof. & HOD) and Dr. Dax Abraham (Prof.) Dept. Of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, MRDC Faridabad. This belt was improvised for dentists to help improve their posture that reduces the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders. The study was conducted by Dr. Mehak using the same, evaluated for its working and efficacy and presented along with the live demonstration of the “LUMBAGO +”.

MRDC is in collaboration with MRIIC for various other innovative projects this alliance will go a long way in promotion of R & D in MRDC. Furthermore, the research team will work on the product to commercialize the design as early as possible which can act as a boon to the dentistry world by adding to the working life of operators.

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n alumnus of Faculty of Engineering & Technology at Manav Rachna International University is the founder of ‘Celebrating Freedom’ which is an organization which works in the direction of utilizing the talent inherent in the youth and passionate citizens, thereby raising resources and materials for either non profit and non governmental organizations. The ideas was approved at the ‘Centre of Innovation’ of PM Modi’s mannkibaat.org and has found its place in the Government of India’s ambitious youth start-up initiative. The enterprise shall very soon receive funding under the Government’s ambitious youth start-up initiative “Celebrating Freedom’, an ambitious enterprise by a team of seven Biotechnology alums of Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) was formally launched on April 16 , 2016 at the MRIU campus. Dr. S M Sharma, Retd.

Director, ICAR; Dr. N C Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor, MRIU; Dr. M K Soni, ED & Dean, FET, MRIU; Dr. Sarita Sachdeva, HOD-Biotechnology, MRIU; among representatives from various NGOs like Goonj and NAAZ Foundation were present on the occasion.

The core team of Celebrating Freedom is a Group of seven biotechnology Engineers led by Natasha Sharma, who came from different places in India, different roots and different backgrounds but graduated from one college Manav Rachna International University. “It was at MRIU that we all got together and thought of starting our own enterprise. Manav Rachna had brought us together and that is the reason we chose MRIU campus for our grand launch”, informs Natasha Sharma.

Celebrating Freedom caters to various causes that NGOs world over are fighting for. It helps in aiding them with substantial material through creative means by utilizing youth talent. It gives cultural and entertainment sources to audiences by motivating the youth in pursuing their talents and eventually helps non-profit organizations to fulfill their deficit of aid like blood banks, raw materials, employment, human resource , platelets, organ donations, free health checks, and much more.

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appening Haryana was an initiative by the Government of Haryana, which was an Investor’s Summit wherein investors from across globe were present to look for Start up initiatives for investment. The students from MRIU participated in the event and won winning positions for their ideas on new start ups. Shweta Singh from FET was part of TAG ON, the group which won the first position. Sagen Barla and Kunal Sakia and Amit Kumar also from FET represented team LIFE HACKSSS which won the fourth position. The team will be given 6 months of office space and a prize money .Once their products are in the market they will draw investments.

The journey of the students began at the beginning of the year when FET sent a group of students who participated at IIT Khargpur in GES 2K16 (Global Entrepreneurship summit 2016) where the students meet other start up colleagues from different Institutions. This gave them the motivation to initiative their own start ups. “We had no idea about what entre-

preneurship was all about. This was our turning point,” say the students.

The meet was a platform to meet CEOs of different mega companies like Linked in , OYO, Amazon, V-Mart . “Our ideas started when we returned and discussed with our Faculty especially Dev Dudeja who encouraged us at every step,” say the students. At the University the next step took shape when Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce , an event organized

by MR which was headed by Mr Sumeer Walia, who encouraged young entrepreneurs from across the world . 10 teams participated at the competition from where 3 teams were selected for the next level. “Happening Haryana was yet another opportunity for all of us to pitch in and be more confident,” say the group of beaming young aspirants. The students are now the co-founders of their companies and they are starting the ‘e cell’ to guide other students to motivate them to take new initiatives for their own start ups

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Letters Buzz THOUGHTS THAT MATTER

OPEN LETTER

By Dr. M.M.Kathuria

In memory of my dearest friend and founder of Manav Rachna…. Dr. O.P. Bhalla Music is the Soul of Life

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niverse has come out of sound vibrations .The world of ours is of names & forms. Behind all the names and the forms there is the cosmic sound, the ‘OM’ that is God. Therefore, singing or chanting, humming or meditating silently on the cosmic sound is to be in tune M M Kathuria with the infinite.

The best expression of this sound is Music. Music is the language of feeling. It is the expression of the inexpressible.

Divine music elevates the soul. It makes the burden of life lighter. It purifies all emotions and fills the heart with pure love. This Divine love brings the experience of peace.

Music is the finest of all arts. Devotional music is Yoga. It brings God-realization .It is the most efficacious method in awakening the hidden potentiality in man. It raises the cosmic energy, in a soothing way.

Divine Music heals the mind and the body. The Soul- stirring rhythms create great vibrations and bring peace individually and universally.

Entertainment Music is different from divine Music. Their effects are also different. If one induces sense pleasures the other brings God- union. If one titillates the nerves, exciting passions, the other inspires the soul to hasten to God. If one brings momentary happiness the other brings illumination & permanent bliss. If one excites emotions, the other pacifies emotions and transforms them into devotion to truth.

Divine Music is the best medicine for neurosis. When you sing out your emotions, you find perfect relaxation. The rhythm of music, is the rhythm in our system. Our thoughts, emotions and breath become rhythmic. Practice of music purifies ‘Prana, releasing abundant energy. The whole central nervous system is inundated by the cosmic energy. The brain is relaxed by the sound waves.

In expressing feelings, sculpture, painting, poetry dance and music are considered as wonderful vehicles. Music is the most subtle and the finest of them all.

Seven are the ingredients that constitute the human body, seven are the days of a week, seven are the races, seven are the great mountains, seven are the oceans, this number 7(Seven) applies to the musical notes as well. Both in Eastern and Western Music, the musical note are only seven.

God loves Music; Narad is ever with his Tambure. Chaitainya Mahaprabhu constantly sang the devotional Kirtan.

Goddess Saraswati in the Indian Scriptures is worshiped as the Goddess of learning and Music. She is playing the ‘Veena’. Musician, Saints and learned ones meditate on Goddess Saraswati for obtaining more Knowledge of Music.

MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS

THE LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY

Believe you can and you are half way through.

Dear Students,, WProving yourself successful in career or academics has always been a huge challenge. Life demands at every step and do not think that once your student career gets over these challenges will come to an end. In fact the journey begins thereafter. While you are preparing for your future here are some tips for journey to success.

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hink for a moment about the leaders we respect – whether they lead countries, organizations, communities, or families – who continue to live on because of the way they have shaped our thoughts and beliefs. Even though we may not notice it in the moment, the most effective leaders forever alter the course of our life. Chances are, we will have many opportunities to lead during our own lifetime. If we are able to seize these opportunities, our influence will continue to grow for generations to come. Maybe it’s the desire to make a lasting impact on the world that drives so many of us to want to lead.

In a recent Gallup Poll, respondents were asked to rate their own leadership ability. Out of 1,001respondents randomly surveyed, 97% rated their ability to lead as being at or above average. And more than two-thirds said they have led a group or team. The fact is, whether we are taking charge in a boardroom, on a class room, or even in at our home, it is likely that we will find ourselves leading at some point in our life.

Findings of the research may be summarized in following manner: In the workplace, when an organization’s leadership fails to focus on individuals’ strengths, the odds of an employee being engaged are a dismal 1 in 11 (9%). But when an organization’s leadership focuses on the strengths of its employees, the odds soar to almost 3 in 4 (73%). So that means when leaders focus on and invest in their employees’ strengths, the odds of each person being engaged goes up eightfold. It may be summed up here that increase in meaningful engagement translates into substantial gains for the organization’s bottom line and each employee’s well-being. While the best leaders are not well-rounded, the best teams are. Researches found that top-performing teams have strengths in specific domains i.e. Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, Strategic Thinking. People follow leaders for very specific reasons. When asked thousands of followers, they were able to describe exactly what they need from a leader with remarkable clarity, which are Trust, Compassion, Stability, and Hope.

A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother’s womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of the birthing fluid from its eyes and ears. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces

its offspring to the reality of life.

The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look.

Then she positions herself directly over her calf. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She swings her long, pendulous leg outward and kicks her baby, so that it is sent sprawling head over heels. When it doesn’t get up, the violent process is repeated over and over again.

The struggle to rise is momentous. As the baby calf grows tired, the mother kicks it again to stimulate its efforts. Finally, the calf stands for the first time on its wobbly legs. Then the mother giraffe does the most remarkable thing. She kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, baby giraffes must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with the herd, where there is safety. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs all enjoy young giraffes, and they’d get it too, if the mother didn’t teach her calf to get up quickly and get with it.

“Successful People are beaten over the head, knocked down, vilified, and for years they get nowhere.

But every time they’re knocked down they stand up.

You cannot destroy these people. And at the end of their lives they’ve accomplished some modest part of what they set out to do”. Everything rises and falls on leadership. There are two ways one can get others to do what you want; one can compel them to do it or one can persuade them. Compulsion is method of slavery while persuasion is the method of true leadership. Persuading requires an understanding of what makes people tick and what motivates them; that is, a knowledge of human nature, great leader posses that knowledge

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1. Imagination often turns into reality. Any task to be performed, if nurtured with love can become reality.

Give it a try with all sincerity and watch your dreams taking shape. Never stop imagining.

Choose habits that will lead you to success and by repeating them they become a reflex action and help you to do better in life and bring discipline. These habits could be positive thinking, being on time, being more considerate, getting a stronger will power or staying calm in difficult situations.

Develop inner strength and permit not the mood-swings to tilt your boat. Navigate the boat of your mind wherever you want.

Climb over the obstacles or change your path if it compels you to do so. But never give up the struggle.

Never lose hope, no matter how bleak things look. Hope is a rope which pulls you up. Never loosen your grip.

Read books and articles that inspire you. Read and absorb, let it sink in. Try to apply the teachings to work in your situation.

Be an optimist. Positive thinking can do half the job and the confidence in you can make you climb the ladder of success faster. Your body language can change and send good vibrations to like-minded people you came across. Thishelps in building up the influencing power and also minimize self-defeating thoughts.

Focus on the goal with clear visualization and affirmation can get you closer to the destination. Believe in your determination. Determined mind can take you to the top fearlessly.

Your time at hand is like money in your bank. How much to spend and where is to be carefully planned by you. Wasting it in wrong project investment can make you time-wise bankrupt, always unable to find time to fulfill your commitments. Do not get into this sticky situation.

Keep the window of your mind open to allow the flow of suggestions.

This will permit you to find new opportunities and if the opportunities knock the door, open it immediately.

Participate in variety of activities to keep learning and this will also help you to remove any kind of boredom that sets in stagnation.

University gives you many chances throughout the year. Grab the opportunities to follow your inner voice and go-ahead. Success is within your sight if you are on the right track. Here are few quotations for you to paste on your notice-board to be read again and again and see how it changes your outlook.

“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.”

Professor (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava Managing Director, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions; Vice Chancellor - Manav Rachna University Sector 43, Delhi Surajkund Road, Aravalli Hills, Faridabad Professor of Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Change Tel. : 0129-4198 255, Mobile: +91- 956 029 9099 Mail: md@mrei.ac.in<mailto:md@mrei.ac.in>; dss@ mrei.ac.in<mailto:dss@mrei.ac.in vc@mru.edu.in

“Success comes in cans, not in can’ts.”

“Successful people never worry what others are doing” “All things are difficult before they are easy” Wishing you success at every step, Wishing you success at every step, Goldy Malhotra Director Academic Staff College & Administration

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Conference Buzz

May, 2016

National conference by

EPSI

Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI)organized a National Conference on “Reforming & Rejuvenating Indian Higher Education – A Stakeholders’ Perspective” which was addressed by HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Irani HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Irani addressing a conference on 19 May 2016 appealed to private Institutions to partner with government in improving access, transparency and quality of higher education · Announced a new mobile app and portal to help IIT JEE aspirants with old test papers and academic lectures in 13 languages · Announced a host of several student centric measures of the ministry to facilitate students with academics material, self learning · Urged private institutions to participate in Unnat Bharat programme of government under which premier educational institutions such as IIMs & IITs are adopting neighboring villages · Made personal appeal to all private institutions to adopt at least one government school in their vicinity and facilitate academic and extra curriculum exchange · Announced extension of government MOOC platform, SWAYAM which is providing over 500 diploma courses, to the students from 8th standard onwards to help them resume education. Hon’ble Union Minister of HRD Smt. Smirit Irani asked private educational institutions to collaborate with government in improving access, transparency and quality of higher education in India, while announcing a series of new initiatives by her ministry to help students with quality academic content and other supports to prepare for country’s premier educational institutions such as IITs. “Considering the spread of mobile technology that has reached even the hitherto unexplored areas of the country, we would be launching Bharat Vani App on May 25 that would provide the students with higher education study material in 22 different languages. However, within next year, we would provide access to the same content in 100 non-scheduled and tribal languages, for greater reach and accessibility. We are also coming up with innovative mobile app and portal, IIT Pal, that would provide the engineering aspirants with IIT question papers of last 50 years to all the students across the country. The portal and app would also have video lectures by top notch faculty and audio aid in 13 different languages,” said the Hon’ble Minister.

The minister also urged the organization to help in identifying elements which are compromising with students’ interest for the sake of commercial benefits, thus, bringing disrepute to the entire sector. “When we talk about stakeholders, it is important to see which of all stakeholders get predominance. For me, I believe, it is the students who are the main stakeholders and every policy and reform should revolve in the interest of the students.” added the Hon’ble Minister.

Further, asking for participation of private institutions she talked about expansion of the MOOC (massive open online course) platform named SWAYAM that has 500 courses to begin with. On the occasion, the Minister also unveiled a new education portalwww.studyinindia.org, put together by the Education Promotion Society for India with an aim to be a single platform to bind all education providers from India, and help seekers avail most authentic and complete information on education. Dr Prashant Bhalla Treasurer, EPSI and President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions briefed the august audience about the portal. “A number of issues bedevil India’s higher education system. Among them are issues pertaining to regulation, ranking and quality assurance, which are being taken seriously by the government through bodies like NAAC,” said Dr. G Viswanathan, President, EPSI. At the conference Union Urban develop-

ment Minister Venkaiah Naidu expressed concern about the high commercialization of education sector and appealed all the stakeholders to join hands in making it more productive, merit driven and student centric. · Expressed hope that new National Education Policy will address challenges of Indian education system. · Highlighted that uneducated and unskilled youth bulge will diminish the demographic dividend of India · Complimented EPSI for providing a platform for interaction and discussion on reforms for higher educations. At the valedictory session, Dr Prashant Bhalla, Treasurer, EPSI and President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions in his welcome address said, “Education holds the key to economic development in the country and it is the job of academia to provide quality education. The primary task of educational institutions is to create honorable citizens of the nation. There is a dire need for synergy between private funded and public funded institutes. Higher education system to that effect needs to be remodeled for resurgence and rejuvenation. Industry wants skilled workforce and responsible citizens. Therefore, there is a need for a regulatory environment in the educational system. We are hopeful that the national educational policy will be drafted keeping in view all the essential needs of the higher education sector. ” “A vital issue before our higher education system is its inability to produce what we call ‘industry-ready’ graduates,” said Dr. H Chaturvedi, Alternate President, EPSI.

Manav Rachna Dental College faculty makes a mark Internationally

Resettlement training program on ‘Retail Management and Supply Chain’ for retired defense personnel culminates at MREI campus

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he Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), in collaboration with Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, organized a four month training for the Army and Air Force personnel who would be proceeding for retirement.

The two batches namely Retail Management and Supply Chain were given training in their respect subjects. Besides this the additional value to the course was a basic course in spoken and written English and basic knowledge of computers. “This would benefit those taking up different jobs after retiring, “ said Brig S.N.Setia, Director Admissions at MREI. “In today’s world a basic knowledge of English and computers is absolutely essential and Manav Rachna believes in giving that value added edge to any

training they impart.” Each of the participants were helped to prepare their personnel bio-datas which would be required to search for

jobs in the future. Dr N.C.Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor MRIU wished the passing out batch good luck for the future and was hopeful that they would continue to be honest and hard working as their Army training teaches them to be. He said, “Whenever there is a choice between a retired army personnel and a civilian,

the army training always puts them one step ahead of others.” He also urged them to share their experiences of Manav Rachna with others and if they or their colleagues had any queries of subjects taught at MREI they should feel free to ask Director Admissions who would be more than ready to help with his team of Councilors. ManSingh from the Defence force and Umakanth from Air Force on behalf of their colleagues, thanked Manav Rachna for the value filled training that they had received and also thanked the teachers for their continued and patient efforts. Dr N.C.Wadhwa gave away the certificates to the toppers namely Rajendar Samal from the Air Force and Umesh Chand Jadli from the Army . Brig S.N.Setia gave away to the jubilant participants.

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r. Ankur Sharma, Dr. Meena Jain and Dr. Arundeep Singh from Manav Rachna Dental College presented their idea of an Integrated Tooth brushing Monitoring System - Pinaca at Google Inc. at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on 25th February 2016. The idea was presented at an international challenge on the use of wearable devices for remote healthcare monitoring with a future potential to reduce healthcare costs and a worldwide impact. The challenge was sponsored

by Boston Scientific Corporation, a leading worldwide developer and manufacturer of medical devices as well as Google Cloud Platform.

Pinaca was among the 6 ideas out of 46 submissions from around the world that were chosen as finalists. It is worth mentioning that the submission was the only one targeting dental healthcare. The team from Manav Rachna Dental College was able to integrate dental health care with multidisciplinary care involving technology which was unique and allowed it to compete at a level beyond the dental specialities with other healthcare technologies.

The other participants were Watch Rx - a dedicated watch to help elderly take their medication on time, Quantified care - a concept integrating healthcare with technology. Lumira Inc. introduced their concept of taking healthcare to community through the help of integrated digital records, MAIN system introduced implantable technology for pain control and Cardiotrak introduced their device for 12 lead portable ECG for remote monitoring of heart disease.

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Events Buzz WORKSHOP ON “MICRO ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS” Faculty of Management Studies conducted a half day workshop for the Semester II students on 8 April 2016. The workshop titled “ MICRO ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS” gave the students a practical insight on the various nuances of an Income Statement and Balance Sheet.

The trainer demonstrated the ease with which a large balance sheet can be quickly converted into a mini balance sheet and analysed. In the course of the workshop over 100 critical terms in finance relevant in the understanding of the concepts were discussed. Mr. Chandrashekhar is a banker by profession with 27 years of experience. He was head of Business Process Initiative in ING Vysya Bank. Currently he is Managing Director of Empo Ver HR Solutions and Head Projects and Operations in Digital India Payments Ltd. He has conducted 482 workshops in over 200 B Schools across the country in the last 10 years.

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BY MRASC

Lecture on “Software Engineering Risk Management” Computer Science and Technology Department organized a guest lecture on the “Software Engineering Risk Management” on 05-4-2016 The Lecture was delivered by Ms. Divya Chugh, Senior Associate Technology in Sapient Corporations, Gurgaon and attended by 110 students and 8 Faculty members Ms. Divya Chugh has more than 9 years of rich experience in Risk management in IT industry. She spoke on major topics like :Risks factors involved in developing a software, How to minimize the risk and Measures to identify and remove these risk factors

Lecture on “Smart Grid” Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering of MRU organized a Guest Lecture on “Smart Grid” on April 8, 2016. The guest speaker, Mr. Gyanender was welcomed by Mr. Anuj. Mr. Gyanender, has a rich experience in Thermal power, having work experience in various national and international projects. He discussed about the various components of Thermal and Hydro Power plant like turbine, generator, lightening arrester etc. He informed the students about available grids in India and their capacity, various transmission schemes at different voltage levels. He also summarized about the grid connectivity with optical fiber. In second part of his lecture, he discussed about Smart Grid, and how it is relevant to the ECE stream.

Lecture on “MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY IN KIDNEY DISEASE” Faculty of Applied Science,Department of Nutrition & Dietetics organized guest lecture on “MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY IN KID-

NEY DISEASE” on 29 March 2016.

The resource person for the expert lecture was Ms. Gurdeep Kaur, Dietician, AIIMS who has 20 years experience in the Nutritional Management of Renal Disease. She is an active member of Indian Dietetic Association and has been detrimental in the development of an Indian Nutrition Software, “DietCal – A Tool for Dietary Assessment and Planning”. The lecture commenced with Ms.Gurjeet Kaur, Head of Department, Nutrition & Dietetics welcoming and introducing the guest to the students. Dr. G.L. Khanna, Dean, FAS, also shared his views that such events give platform to students to gain more knowledge and familiarize them with various new developments .

“National Workshop on E-Library Resources” National Workshop on E-Library resources was organized by M.R. College Of Education from March 14- 21, 2016. The resource person was Mr. Vikram Kumar Sharma, Librarian, Dr. O.P. Bhalla Central Library.The session began with a general introduction on E-library resources and the central library founded by Late Dr. O. P. Bhalla. He focused on E-resources available in the central library and described the whole set of procedures on how we can

Judges inaugarating the FDP at Manav Rachna

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anav Rachna Academic Staff Col- discipline at all costs. Hon’ble Justice S Ravindra lege (MRASC) organised a Faculty Bhat, Judge Delhi High Court, while addressing Development Programme on ‘Eth- the audience spoke from his own personal expeics & Values at the Workplace’ for riences and said that in the history of mankind, educators of Manav Rachna Educational Institu- “ethics and values have been the most complex, controversial and contempotions (MREI). The day witnessed two of Delhi’s learned and emi- Renowned judges Justice R. S. rary of all topics”. Addressing nent personalities Hon’ble Jus- Endlaw and Justice S Ravindra the audience, Dr Sanjay Srivastice Mr. R. S. Endlaw, Judge Delhi Bhat stressed on the importance tava, MD-MREI said: “Whatever High Court and Hon’ble Justice of Ethics & Values in the lives of we do and follow becomes our dharma. Teachers and profesMr S Ravindra Bhat, Judge Delhi Educators sors are the biggest custodians High Court, addressing the large of characters. Since they create a deep imprint in gathering of Faculty members from MREI. Deliberating on the need for this FDP, Brig. a student’s character, the greater is the responsi(Retd) S.N. Setia, Executive Director-MRASC bility to abide by ethics and values at the worksaid: “Values and ethics not only help in keeping place.”

Dr Sanjay Srivastava also announced that he order but also ensure that the organization is able to run smoothly by preventing the escalation of would be coming up with a book on 108 slokas of the Bhagavad Gita as a tribute to Founder Visiondisrespectful and unproductive behavior.”

Speaking on the subject of ethics and values, ary Dr O.P. Bhalla on the next Founder’s Day. Dr. Hon’ble Justice R. S. Endlaw advised the Facul- Jaideep Singh, Director-Industry Interface, MRU ty to learn through observation and to maintain set the precedent for the need of the FDP. 4thConvocationceremonyofMRIU

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Events Buzz MOU With CYGNUS Hospitals Manav Rachna University and Cygnus Hospitals signed an MoU on February 16, 2016 to provide trained manpower in Health Care sector The MoU was signed by Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI and Dr. Dinesh Batra, Director, Cygnus in the presence of Padamshree Dr. Pritam Singh; Dr. Amit Bhalla, VP-MREI; Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava, VC-MRU; Dr. N C Wadhwa, VC-MRIU; and other senior functionaries.

This relationship shall provide the students at MRU, one year practical training (six month each during 2nd and 3rd year of the program) with Cygnus Hospitals. The total training shall

cover modules of BBA (CC) Program with specialization in Health Care Management. On successful completion of BBA (CC) program with specialization in Health Care Management, the students at MRU shall be placed by Cygnus.

At the MoU Signing ceremony, Dr. Prashant Bhalla said: “By associating with Cygnus Medicare Pvt. Ltd., MREI is poised to meet the skill development needs in the Healthcare sector.

This MoU will usher a new beginning of collaboration in healthcare research. We would very much like to join hands with Cygnus in a big way towards the fulfillment of national aspirations linked to Nation building and job creation through innovative approach”.

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access E-resources available on official website of the central library and to take the membership of central library. He also described how the students can search and download the E-resources available on EBSCO, E- PATHSHALA Etc. related to their fields. He focused on effective searching techniques and strategies, on open access resources and digital resources so that we can access the articles, journals & books available online. Faculty members, students of MRCEd and faculty of various colleges attended the Workshop.

Lecture on “IES (VE) (Simulation) Software” Mechanical Engineering Dept. organized a Guest lecture on the topic “IES (VE) (Simulation) Software” on 01-4-2016 The Lecture was delivered by Mr. Sameer Divekar, Director DBHMS an industry leader in creative Engg. Solutions, Noida. The lecture was attended by 66 students and 7 Faculty members of Mechanical Engineering Departments. Other dignitaries who were present during the lecture were Mr. Mohit Jhangani, Assistant Engineer (Marketing& Design skills) DBHMS Dr. M.R Tyagi, Dean Engg., Manav Rachna University, Dr. B.D Pathak, Professor, Mechanical Engg. Department, MRU.. Mr. Sameer Divekar has about 8 years of rich experience in IES (VE) (Simulation) Software and is associated with Climate Tantra Design studio Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Sameer Divekar, during the lecture discussed on IES VE software simulation in HVAC as well as green building technology and understanding the demand of the industry.

Lecture on “Emerging Power-train technologies” Automobile Engineering Department organized a lecture on the topic “Emerging power-train technologies and expectation of industry from students”

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Winners at BSc HOSPITALITY AND HOTEL ADMINISTRATION “A recipe has no soul. As a Chef, you must bring soul to the recipe” and hence was proven true by the students of Hotel & Hospitality Department, Faculty of Management Studies.

We feel immense pleasure to share that our students won 3rd position at the FOOD O’ ART Gourmet competition held at G.D. Goenka University which focused on Innovation, Plating & Presentation, Taste & Palatability & Hygiene. The competition was judged by Executive Sous Chef, Courtyard by Mar- JudgesinauguratingtheFDPatManavRachna riott, Gurgaon. They also won the first position for the Rangoli event during the competition.

4th Convocation of MRIU Shri K V Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner awarded more than 1300 degrees to meritorious students at the 4th Convocation of Manav Rachna International University 28 Gold Medals and Merit Certificates were also awarded to meritorious students by the Chief Guest on February 20,2016 . The Convocation began with the ceremonial academic procession led by Shri K. V. Chowdary; Ms. Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI); Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI; Dr. Amit Bhalla, VP, MREI; Dr. N C Wadhwa, VC, MRIU and senior office functionaries of the University, Directors and Faculty Members. In his Convocation address, Shri K V Chowdary praised Manav Rachna International University for changing the education landscape of the State and for its significant contribution in bringing many International and National Laurels, not just for the State of Haryana but also for the Country! Congratulating the students on this mo-

mentous occasion, he urged them to work towards the upliftment of the nation. “Once you seek out a purpose in life, nothing is impossible. For, with determination comes dedication, and equipped with discipline and dynamism, you are bound to achieve your desired goals,” he said Dr. Prashant Bhalla expressed his deep admiration for the students with the following words of wisdom: “Graduation is both a concept and a process. It is a concept because in real life you graduate every day. It has always been our endeavor at Manav Rachna to provide our students with the opportunities to evolve as dignified professionals and better human beings. Use your education to the best to serve humanity and come out with flying colours in life.” While presenting the University report, Dr. N C Wadhwa shared some key achievements of MRIU within the past one year. He reiterated on the quality focus at MRIU which resulted in the award of NAAC ‘A-Grade’ accreditation, placing MRIU in the premier league of Universities.

on March 31, 2016. The Lecture was delivered by Mr. Uttam Kumar Mishra, Sr. Manager, Engine Design Division Maruti Suzuki India Limited. The lecture was attended by 64 students and 6 Faculty members of Automobile & Mechanical Engineering Departments. Other dignitaries who were present during the lecture were Mr. Anup Kacker, ED SAE Northern India Section, Dr. B S Gill, Director, Manav Rachna Innovation and Incubation Center and Brig. Prabhat Kumar Sinha, Director CRC Lecture on Burn Management An expert lecture on burn management was addressed by Dr. Ram Shanmugam, Physiotherapist, Department of Burn Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital on January 29, 2016 which was organized by Physiotherapy department. Dr. Shanmugam was welcomed by Dr. Pooja Anand, HoD, Physiotherapy who introduced him as an expert on the subject besides being an excellent orator. Dr. Shanmugam also explained the prognosis after a severe burn and chances of survival following a potentially life threatening burn in detail upon a student’s request. He next focused on the physiotherapy management of various depths of burns and discussed positioning, splinting and use of compression garments in the management of burn.The lecture was attended by graduate and post-graduate students of the Faculty of Applied Science, MRIU and were highly grateful to Dr. Shanmugam for sparing his time.

Dr Parul Gandhi Dr. Parul Gandhi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Applications, MRIU was invited to chair the session in INDIACOM 2016: 3rd International Conference on “Computing for Sustainable Global Development” held during March 16-18, 2016 at BVICAM, New Delhi.

INDIACom-2016 was approved by IEEE with IEEE Conference ID 37465. Conference proceedings will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for publication which will be indexed with world’s leading Abstracting & Indexing (A&I) databases, including ISI, SCOPUS, DBLP, etc.

In the conference session entitled “Assess Generic Reusability to Improve Software Quality” chaired by Dr. Parul Gandhi total 20 research papers were presented by the researchers in the area of computer science.

At the end of the session BVICAM, New Delhi wished her good luck and showed immense interest to have future professional relationship with Manav Rachna International University

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epartment of Students Welfare provided an opportunity to the students of Manav Rachna to be a better writer by organizing a Be an Author Competition on 18th March 2016 Ms. Ritika Kharbanda from CDC judged the competition. She provided a theme ‘My God is in Me’ theme to the 27 participants present in the competition. Within a time slot of one and half hour, the participants had to develop different characters and write a story revolving around the same theme.

Prof. I. K. Kilam was present during the competition and gave insight to better writing skills. Vinnie Sachdeva, 1st year BDS, MRDC bagged the first prize because of her mesmerizing writing expertise and spontaneous ability to make a plot while Ragini Sharma (4th year, BDS, MRDC), Diksha Parmar (1st year, B. Tech CSE, FET), Arya . V (BJMC, FMeH, MRIU) and Vaibhavi Bhargava (BDS, MRDC) got special mention.

MRIU SIGNS MOU WITH SPEFL-SC

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anav Rachna International signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Sports, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC) as a training partner for Skill courses to be conducted by Sports Physical Education Fitness and Leisure Skills Council. Dr. N. C Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor MRIU signed Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Satish Aparajit, CEO SPEFL-SC. The purpose of this agreement is to establish a partnership for imparting employable skill trainings to the youth in one or more of the several occupations related to sports sector.

SPEFL-SC, is a sports skill development council funded by the Government of India through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and is primarily engaged in the domain of skill development for the Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure Industry Sector, MRIU in association with SPEFL-SC will conduct research , develop training course curriculum & training modules, training the trainers, assessment and certification of trainers and students. MRIU

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(CSE) FET, MRIU) was declared as the winner of the event while Diksha (1st year B. tech ECE, FET), Shikha

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epartment of Students Welfare organized an English Debate Competition on12th and 13th April 2016 . There were participants from different faculties and Institutions of Manav Rachna, out of which 14 participants out of 86 speakers were selected for the finals.The prelims were judged byMs. Ritika and Ms. Nidhi (Trainers CDC) followed by the finals discerned by Ms. Gauri BhasinHead CDC, Ms. Tumpa Chakraborty (Trainer CDC) and Prof. I. K. Kilam, Dean Students Welfare. Participants were judged based upon the quality of their content, speaking skills, gestures, confidence etc. Kirti Vig (6th semister, B. Tech, MRCE) earned the first position. Parishkrit (2nd semester, BAJMC, FMeH) was declared as the first runner up followed by Pramit (2nd semester, BAJMC, FMeH) as the second runner up.

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will aim to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality, for-profit vocational institutions. Hon’ble President Dr. Prashant Bhalla congratulated the University to be associated with skill council as it would provide opportunity for the younger generation for better earning and is a step forward towards fulfilling the aim of our Prime Minister program of Skill India.While signing the MoU, Dr. Satish Aprajit,CEO, SPEFL-SC expressed:“I am happy to note that Manav Rachna Educational Institutions are committed to a culture of excellence in professional education and sports and the MoUs will be a step in this direction.” Dr. G.L Khanna Dean FAS and Member Governing council of SPEFL-SC said that MRIU would leave no stone unturned to provide the excellent education in the field of sports and skill development. MRIU would conduct the skill training courses in Sports Masseur ,Physical Trainer,Grass Root level Coach, Physical Activity Trainer, Sports Nutrition by collaborating with the International partners.

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epartment of Students Welfare organized a Best Dancer competition as a part of Hunt for the Best event series on 18th March 2016 wherein 31 participants from different faculties took part, which was judged

by Mr. Sumit, Dance teacher, MRIS Charmwood. The dancers left the audience mesmerized and 10 participants were selected for the final round in which the finalists had to pick a chit and dance on the song named in the chit instantaneously.

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aculty of Applied Sciences (FAS), Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) organized a two day workshop on Anti – Doping in association with National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL). The aim of the two-day workshop from 1-2 April, 2016 is to provide a training module which would give students an opportunity to be recruited as Dope Control Officers.

The workshop was conducted by Dr Alka Beotra (Scientific Director- National Dope Testing Laboratory & Vice President, IASM), and Dr Ankush Gupta (National Anti Doping Agency, Govt. of India) who emphasized upon Anti doping and acquainted students with its history, the list of banned substances involved and their side effects.

Various colleges of Delhi NCR including Delhi University, Jamia Hamdard and Indian Spinal Injuries Centre are participating in the workshop.

(1st year M. Sc. Biotech, FET) and Kapil (2nd year, BCA, FCA) got special mention by the judge

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epartment of Students Welfare organized a Best Guitarist competition as a part of Hunt for the Best event series on 17th March 2016 at Manch. 11 students from different faculties of Manav Rachna participated which was judged

by Mr. Sahib Aden, 8thsemester student, B. Tech ECE, FET. Karan Kumar (3rd year, ECE, FET MRIU) was declared as the winner of the competition as he played a self composed track which was flawless. Kaushik Manikandan, 1st year BAJMC, The participant from FMeH was given a special mention for his outstanding musical composition.

anav Rachna University was one of the partner institutions of the First International Smart Cities in Smart Regions 2016 Conference which was held from May 10–12, 2016 in the Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland. The Conference, was an excellent forum for meeting, networking and discussions as it brought together thinkers, planners and practitioners from the academic world, business and public sector. The three main themes highlighted at the Conference, included Future Region Development, Citizens and Urban Sustainability and Smart Industry and Innovations.

While Prof. (Dr) Sanjay Srivastava, MD MREI and VC MRU & Honorary Research Fellow, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland, delivered the theme keynote on ‘Changing Paradigms of Psychological Constructs,Wellbeing and Social Cohesion’ in the session ‘Citizens and Urban Sustainability’, Dr. N.C. Wadhwa, VC MRIU delivered his talk on the topic ‘Role and Impact of HEIs in Regional Development’ under the ‘Future Development of Regions’ theme. Ms. Sanjana Malhotra, HoD Department of Electronics & Communication Engg., MRU and Ms. Meena Kapahi, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, MRU also made their presentations at the event.

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he Grand launch of the book “News Anchors…the Face of the News” written by well-known News Anchors Dr. Praveen Tiwari & Ms. Archana Tiwari has been brought out in association with the Faculty of Media Studies and Humanities (FMeH), Manav Rachna International University. News Anchors from all the leading news channels were present on the launch of this first-of-its kind book on the subject. On February 13, 2016 Mr. Umesh Upadhyay, President Reliance Jionet & Editor ZEE News was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Mr.Vijay Shankar Tiwari, Spokesperson,VHP; Mr. Srivardhan Trivedi, Sansani -ABP News (who is also the publisher of the book); Mr. Sayeed Ansari, Aaj Tak; Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Zee News; Mr. Akash Soni, IBN 7; Ms. Archana Singh, India TV; Mr. Naresh Soni, News World India; Mr. Anurag Punetha, Rajya Sabha TV; Mr.Akshay Shukla, News Nation; Mr. Maan Singh Parmar,VC- Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur; Dr. N C Wadhwa,VC-MRIU among others. Mr. Sayeed Ansari from Aaj Tak and all the other news anchors present on the occasion also interacted with the students of FMeH.

Expert speakers and delegates from MREI presented papers in Smart Cities in Smart Regions 2016 Conference

FACULTY / STAFF TALENT SHOW Department of Students Welfare organized a Faculty / Staff Talent Show on 8th January 2016 in.The event saw participation of 28 enthusiastic participants from different institutions / faculties of Manav Rachna.

A blend of fun and entertainment marked the event a success as it provided an opportunity for the participants to pursue their hobbies and showcase their talent. The participants were awarded Certificates of Appreciation.

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nrichment Lecture Series Programme (ELSP) is an initiative by the Faculty of Commerce and Humanities.This programme is designed to act as an enriching component for the students, particularly in senior classes, to gain an integrative and holistic view of the main domain areas of contemporary interest. The lecture series cover new developments in the subject fields of their concern and will provide practical understanding of the current issues in the economy and the society.

The series include various specialized lectures from senior faculty (MRIU or External) as well industry experts. The special lectures provide multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary knowledge in various areas management, economics, commerce and humanities which go much beyond traditional textbook knowledge.The lectures also cover professional skills. We have called various experts from within MR group including our Vice Chancellor D. N.C.Wadhwa, Dr Anil Sarin, Dr. Amit Seth and Mr. R.N.Malik. External experts like Mr Anuj Srivastava, Mr. Anil Sukhija, Mr.Vijay Chopra and Gen A.K.Mehra from corporates like Barclays, PnB Met life Insurance and Nokia were also invited to deliver enrichment sessions for our students. These experts have discussed a variety of topics with students viz. Land Planning and Management,Techniques of credit analysis, India's Demographic Dividend, Digital Marketing, Financial Planing and Corporate challenges. The coordinator of the programme is Ms. Priyanka Verma, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Studies.

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Events Buzz CENTRE FOR SMART SOLAR ENERGY

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eeping in league of being an Eco-smart Campus, Manav Rachna University (MRU) and Su-Kam Power Systems jointly launched a ‘Centre for Smart Solar Energy’ at the MRU campus. A trend-setting industry academia partnership to carry out R&D work in Solar Energy besides providing training to Students/ Faculty/Professionals in the area of Energy Systems To carry out R&D work in the area of Solar Energy, related instrumentation and control and optimization of energy systems besides providing training to Students/ Faculty/Professionals in the area of Energy Systems; Manav Rachna University (a State University under Section 2F of the UGC Act 1946) and Su-Kam Power Systems jointly launched a Centre for Smart Solar Energy at the MRU campus on 13 April, 2016 The Centre was inaugurated by Smt. Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron, MREI. Mr Kunwer Sachdev, Managing Director, Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd; Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, MREI; Dr. Amit Bhalla, VP- MREI; Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, VC-MRU and Dr. N C Wadhwa, VC-MRIU among other senior dignitaries were present on this momentous occasion.

Su-Kam is providing ‘in field’ exposure to both faculty members and students at the MRU campus on the latest developments in the field of solar energy and its applications, especially its commercial applications in the area of energy generation, storage and deployment. Under the

mentorship of Mr. Praveen Kumar Jain, AVP, Knowledge Centre, SuKam; eight solar panels of 80 watts each have been put up at the Centre collectively generating 640 Volts.

Four panels have been connected in a series of 48 volts.

With the help of these four panels, 4 LED lights, 2 brushless fans based on AC technology are being run at the Centre.

Apart from this, DC lights and DC fans are being run on individual solar panels. All technologies at the Solar Centre have been developed by a team of four faculty members and six students from MRU including the wiring and connections.

While appreciating the team and thanking SuKam for its support, Dr. Prashant Bhalla said: “The Centre shall provide a forum for convergence of R&D through conferences, workshops and lectures at National and International levels. With Su-Kam being a leading energy solution provider in the country and Manav Rachna University being a fast upcoming University engaged in academics and R&D, this venture is a quintessential industry-academia partnership which is a trendsetter”.

Mr. Kunwer Sachdev said: “I congratulate the students and faculty members who have contributed to establishing this Centre. Your efforts exhibit a culture of excellence in professional education and research. At Su-Kam we believe, that future can only be nurtured by wisdom of those who have achieved success and laid a glorious path for others to follow. And this Centre is a step in that direction”.

‘WORLD WATER DAY’ CELEBRATED A workshop on ‘Smart Cities and Water Sector’ was organized by Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, Indian National Committee of International Association of Hydrogeologists (INC-IAH) and Manav Rachna International University

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he workshop was presided over by Dr. Aditya Dahiya, IAS, Commissioner, MCF along with other senior dignitaries namely Dr. Amit Bhalla,Vice President, MREI; Dr. D K Chadha, President GHS & Former-Chairman, CGWB; Dr N.C. Wadhwa, Mr. D.R. Bhaskar, SE, MCF; Mr Sanjeev Agarwal, Manager IT, MCF, Dr Sarita Sachdeva, HOD, Biotech Department, FET, MRIU, Dr Jatinder Saigal, Dean, Faculty of Planning & Architecture, MRIU; and members of various RWAs among other senior dignitaries. While discussing several pointers pertaining to Faridabad with RWA members, Dr. Aditya Dahiya, IAS, Commissioner, MCF, focused upon the need for solutions

in Faridabad and congratulated Dr. D.K. Chaddha on the excellent pre-feasibility report on Badhkal Lake.

The project: Revival of Badhkal Lake at Faridabad was also discussed and recommendations of pre-feasibility studies undertaken by MRIU was deliberated upon during the workshop. The whole effort of the workshop was to interact with RWAs on the important aspects of water in Faridabad. The outcomes of the workshop were integrated into the activity calendar of ‘Water Forum, Haryana’ and into the concept of Smart Cities as envisaged for Faridabad.

All the RWA members complimented Dr. D.K. Chaddha for his Badhkal Lake revival project. Keeping in view the importance of water in the lives of Faridabad’s residents, Dr Amit Bhalla,Vice President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, said, “Manav Rachna is ready to provide free consultancy for Rainwater harvesting under the Water Forum to benefit Faridabad’s residents.” On World Water Day, this came as welcome news to all RWA members present.

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uberance 2K16 - the Inter-dental College Youth Festival was organised by Manav Rachna Dental College over two day on 18 and 19 March 2016. Around 10 Delhi-NCR Dental colleges participated at the event, including Jamia Millia; ESIC (Employee State Insurance Corporate) Institute; Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences; ITS, Greater Noida; Sudha Rastogi Dental College, Faridabad; Indraprastha Dental College, Modinagar; K.D Dental College, Mathura, the event was a grand success. Manav Rachna Dental College was declared the overall winner.

ESIC Dental College, Rohini took away the Runners Up trophy The second day comprised 45 events of Music and Dance. The first segment of the Festival on the second day was devoted towards Songs, an occasion which was graced by Chief Guest Dr M.M. Kathuria, Trustee, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) and Dr. Arundeep Singh, Principal, Manav Rachna Dental College.

Congratulating all the participants, Dr M.M. Kathuria, Trustee, MREI, said, “I hope such events are regularly held to foster feelings of friendship among students.” The Festival’s rich variety of dance forms—from folk to classical, Bollywood and hiphop--also captivated guests and audiences. The team from Sudha Rastogi Dental College performed a traditional Mizo dance The second segment focusing on Solo and Group Dances was attended by Chief Guest Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Managing Director, MREI, and Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna University; Professor I.K. Kilam, Director, Radio Manav Rachna; Brigadier (Retd) Vijay Anand, Registrar, MREI; Dr Sarabjit Singh Bhasin, Principal and Dean, Dentistry Department, Jamia Millia University; among other dignitaries.

Addressing the students, Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Managing Director, MREI said: that it was his “proud privilege” to be amidst such a buoyant gathering. He further complimented all the participating and host institutions, declaring, “Let this event from 2017 onwards be a three day Festival where Dental Colleges from all over India would come here to participate.

We hope to host this Festival on an even bigger scale next year.”

Dr Arundeep Singh, Principal, MRDC said, “2015-16 has been an eventful year for MRDC for we have completed not just 10 years of academic excellence, but have also been conferred with the coveted NAAC ‘A’ grade accreditation.This was also the year when we held our first Convocation.” He summed up saying, “A decade down and forever to go.”

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anav Rachna University welcomed its batch of doctoral students during a formal orientation ceremony held on January 18, 2016 .

With 54 doctoral program candidates on board in which 27 students have applied from the Management stream while the rest are from Applied Sciences, Electronics, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering streams, there was an air of anticipation and much excitement among the Faculty and students. The Orientation Program began on an auspicious note with a havan graced by Dr Amit Bhalla, Vice President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) and Dr Sanjay Srivastava,Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna University (MRU) and Managing Director, MREI; among others. This was followed by a broad overview of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) by Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Setia, Director Admissions, MREI and an overview of Manav Rachna University by Prof. Dr M.S. Khurana, Dean Academics, MRU. Addressing the students, Professor (Dr) Sanjay Srivastava,Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna University spoke about the ‘Research process and steps in conducting research’ stating that “Retrospection, Understanding and Expectations are key to understanding the Research process.”

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Summit Buzz

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GNOME.ASIA SUMMIT 2016 Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International University, organized a four-day GNOME.Asia Summit 2016, from April 21-24, 2016. This event aimed to promote GNOME technology based on Open Source Software among different segments and grow GNOME communities in Asia. It was a four-day event constituting a one-day workshop, two-day Conference, followed by one day trip to TAJ MAHAL, Agra. GNOME.Asia Summit 2016 is the second community event of its kind in India

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he International Workshop on GNOME, commenced with the inaugural ceremony, floral welcome of the guests and Lighting of the Lamp in the presence of Vice Chancellor Dr. N. C. Wadhwa; Dr. M. K. Soni, Executive Director and Dean, FET; Dr. S. S. Tyagi, Professor and Head, Department of CSE, FET; Dr. Suresh Kumar, Professor, Department of CSE, FET; Dr. S. S. Handa, Professor, Department of CSE, FET; the visit-

ing members of the GNOME Foundation Ms. Ekaterina Gerasimova (UK), Director, GNOME; Mr. Cosimo Cecchi (USA), Director, GNOME; Mr. David King (UK), Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat UK Ltd.; Mr. Nirbheek Chauhan, Senior Software Engineer, Centricular Ltd., Bangalore, India; Mr. Arun Raghavan, Software Engineer, Freelance consulting services, India and other dignitaries.

Dr. S. S. Tyagi welcomed the International delegates rep-

THE MESSENGER OF PEACE MEET A 5-day event from April 20-24, 2016 was organized by MREI where participants from 18 countries took part. Messenger of Peace (MOP) is an initiative which fosters world peace by enabling Scouts and Guides to create a better world around them

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he meet concluded with a Cultural Evening at the Manav Rachna Educational Institutions campus. Participants from 18 countries taking part in the Meet got a glimpse of a variety of performances ranging from a Japanese Group song to Pahadi Folk song by the students of Manav Rachna.

The aim of the Meet was to empower the youth to spread the message of peace worldwide.

Shri B. I. Nagarale, Chief National Commissioner, BSG, India; Shri Jagdeep Singh, Director Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Haryana; Dr Krishna Swamy Ramamurthi, Joint Director, Bharat Scouts & Guides; Mr Peter Blatch,World Scout Committee member; Mr Prasanna Srivastava, Director, Support & Finance Development, World Scout Bureau, Asia Pacific Region; Ms. Cynthia Marques, Global Manager, Messenger of Peace; Mr S. Verma, State Organising Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides; Dr N.C. Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna International University (MRIU); Dr.V. K. Mahna, PVC, MRU; Dr. M. K. Soni, ED & Dean FET, MRIU; Dr. Naresh Grover, Dean Academics, MRIU; Mr. Sarkar Talwar, Director Sports; Prof. I. K. Kilam, DSW, MRIU; Ms. Gauri Bhasin, Head – CDC and Dr. S. S.Tyagi, HOD – CSE, FET,

MRIU; graced the occasion by their esteemed presence.

Some international delegates of GNOME summit organized by FET, MRIU also joined as the audience for the evening. To start with, the students of Manav Rachna Centre of Foreign Language presented a Japanese song which was admired by the audience. An English group song by the students of FAS, MRIU got the auditorium clapping and humming along with the performers.

Yashu and Kunal, first year students of MRIU performed some amazing flips and moves on Bollywood songs . A duet performance by Prayush and Khushboo magnetized everyone which then led to Mr. Nakshatra Pandey, Coordinator, Students Welfare, MRIU singing his way to the stage starting with a pahadi song and blending into a medley of old Bollywood songs. Adhiraj sang some famous English songs on his guitar. Mridaksh Dance Group of Manav Rachna students performed a mix of Hip- Hop and Bhangra and ended the evening at a high note. Abhishek Singh, a final year student of ECE, FET compared the event. The event concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Prof. I. K. Kilam, DSW, MRIU .

The Gnome team resenting various countries including USA, UK, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Kazakhstan, and all the participants.

The Key Speakers for the morning session were Ms. Ekaterina Gerasimova and Mr. David King. Ms. Ekaterina Gerasimova spoke on ‘Make your first contribution’. Mr. David King delivered his speech on ‘Writing a GNOME application for newcomers’. The key speakers for the evening session were Nirbheek Chauhan and Mr. Arun Raghavan, The second day of the Summit marked the beginning of a twoday International Conference on GNOME, The Chief Guest was Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, Chancellor, K.R. Mangalam University.The sessions on the first day of the conference continued in three parallel sittings, constituting 2 Keynote addresses, 6 presentations and 7 Lightning Talks. The Speakers were Mr. Cosimo Cecchi ,Mr. Pravin Satpute, Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat India Ltd. , Mr. Ankit Prateek, Betatester, Pen Test, India, Mr. Sahil Sareen, Software Engineer, Arista Networks, GNOMEChess Maintainer, India, , Mr. Eric Sun (Taiwan), Foundation Member, GNOME, Mr. Tzong-Heng Chi and Mr. Li-An Chen, FOSS Educationists, Free Software Foundation, China, ,Mr. Tobias Mueller (Germany), Lead Member, BugSquad, GNOME, and Mr. Sudarshan Chikkapura Puttalingaiah, Mechanical Engineer, Bosch, India, Seven lightning talks were delivered by different speakers namely Ms. Amisha Singla, M. Tech student, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gujarat, India, and Mr. Sahil

Sareen (India), Foundation Member, GNOME, Ms. Ekaterina Gerasimova (UK), Director, GNOME, Talks were delivered by Mr. David King (UK), Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat UK Ltd. , Dr. Indu Kashyap, Associate Professor, Department of CSE, FET, ,Mr. Jonathan Kang, Software Engineer, Indonesia University, and Mr. Muhammad Miftakhul Syaikhuddin, Unicity Indonesia, On the second day keynote speeches were given by Ms. Ekaterina Gerasimova and Mr. David King . There was a Video presentation by Mr. Aryeom Han, Animation Film director and Animation Artist, GIMP, South Korea and Ms. Jehan Pages, Software Developer,GIMP, France . Other speakers were Mr. Tobias Mueller (Germany), Lead Member BugSquad, GNOME, Mr. Daiki Ueno (Japan), Free Software developer, Free Software Foundation, Mr. Ankit Prateek, Betatester, Pen Test, India, Mr. Kunal Jain, Student, IIT Guwahati, Mr. Syah Dwi Prihatmoko, System Administrator, KodeKreatif, Indonesia, Mr. Li Zhenning, Software Engineer, CS2C, China, Mr. Nirbheek Chauhan, Senior Software Engineer, Centricular Ltd., Bangalore, India, Mr. Iwan S. Tahari, Free Software Developer, FANS, Kazakhstan, Ms. Karishma Arora and Ms. Ekta Malhotra, Assistant Professors, Deptt. of CSE, FET,. Talks were delivered by Mr. Ankit Pratap Singh, Mr. Anand Saurav, Mr. Avneet Kumar, students, Deptt. of CSE, FET, MRIU, Mr. Milind Kanadkhedkar, Sr. Scientific Officer, MGIRI, Maharashtra, India, Mr. Bin Li, Mr. Vivek Kumar, B.Tech. Student, and Mr. Pranav Kant, Associate Software Engineer, Collabora Ltd.

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eeping the momentum on of Peer Forum for Faculty Learning (PFFL), in FCA, the presentation was given by Ms. Kavita Arora (Assistant Professor) on April 2, 2016 and the topic of presentation was ‘Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and Routing Protocols’.Throwing the light on the topic, she discussed about the introduction of ad-hoc networks, kinds of ad-hoc networks. After that going into the details of ad-hoc networks, the Mobile Ad-hoc Networks – one of the kind of ad-hoc networks were discussed along with their characteristics, issues faced and application areas.She also discussed about the routing in MANETs and for routing, the involvement of various kinds of routing protocols were also elaborated.

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Students Buzz

May, 2016

MREI TEAM AT IMAGINE CUP NATIONAL FINALS Three cheers to Team Cronos from Manav Rachna Educational Institutions who have reached the Imagine Cup National Finals. The App Klodo created by the young team of students is a cloth donation App which won the 2nd prize in the ‘World Citizenship Category’ at the Imagine Cup National Finals held in New Delhi.

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ongratulations Akash Lohan, Anjan Kar, Sahil Tanwar, Rahul Sharma and Himanshi Bhadana from team Cronos for not only being selected from 10,000 participants but also enjoying the proud moment of winning the 2nd prize in the World Citizenship Category’ at the Imagine Cup National Finals Four teams from MREI: Cronos, Sinnx, Entourage and E2 participated in the competition in the ‘World Citizenship’ and ‘Gaming Category’.

More than 10,000 contestants participated in the event from which only 27 teams were shortlisted for the na-

tional finals.

Project Klodo grabbed the limelight through its unique and innovative technique of reaching out to citizens for a noble cause with the aim of helping the underprivileged.

The Team’s project is based on an application which connects the donors to NGOs. Citizens are invited to save a number and WhatsApp the instructions which include: clicking a picture of the clothes to be donated, mentioning the number of clothes in the caption area and sending the donor’s location. A pickup service is provided by the NGOs for those

VOICE OF MANAV RACHNA

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rt is how we decorate place; Music is how we decorate time.”

Department Of Students Welfare, MRIU organized a Solo Singing Competition, “VOICE OF MANAV RACHNA” to uncover the singing talent in the campus. The prelims and mains were held on 20th and 21st April, 2016 . The competition saw a whooping participation of 70+ students from various faculties across the campus out of which 25 were selected for the final round, based

on mastery of lyrics , stage presence , timing , pronunciation , pitch and voice texture.

The Preliminary round was judged by Mr. Nakshatra Pandey (Coordinator, Students Welfare) whereas the main round was judged

by Ms. Chandna Kapoor (Head, Music Department, MRIS). Prof.

I.K. Kilam (Dean Students Welfare, MRIU) was present during the mains event on 21st April 2016.

A unique miscellany of ghazals, Bollywood, retro, western and patri-

Group picture of all the winners of the National Finals of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016

wanting to donate clothes.

Expressing deep appreciation for their win, Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava, MD, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, said, “We are immensely proud of our students for their thought provoking creation which is both technologically sound and user-friendly. Their support for otic songs were witnessed.

A soulful performance by Mr. Nakshatra Pandey, judge of the day post prelims was an icing on the cake for the event. Also a special wild card challenge was proposed by him, wherein, the participants had to perform ‘The Breathless Song’ and the best performer would win a direct entry to the final round.

Vaani, 1st year BDS student, MRDC was entitled “Voice of Manav Rachna”. Adhiraj Mathur (2nd year, B.Tech CSE, FET) was the first runner up followed by Leena Pande (2nd year B.tech CSE, MRU) second runner up of the event. Along with them Shivmurti (1st year, B.Ed) and R. Kritika Kaveri (1st year CSE, FET) won the consolation prize.

the noble cause reinforces our belief that we have succeeded in inculcating the right values among our students to help them evolve as better human beings.”

“It took us two months to put the project together while another 3-4 months would go towards implementing the idea. Once we find

acceptance of this concept, we hope to launch the app commercially”, says Akash Lohan. His friend and team mate Anjan Kar is all praises for his Faculty members saying, “Our mentors went all out to encourage us in this initiative and give us technical guidance and support. We can never forget their invaluable contribution.”

MAXIMUM SELFIES IN 3 MINUTES

In an attempt to break the Guinness World Record of Most self -portrait photographs (selfies) taken in 3 minutes, enthusiastic students of Manav Rachna helped Lakshit Varshney , a student of Computer Science Engineering , FET , MRIU , in his 3rd and final round in Manav Rachna campus on 22nd April 2016.

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ndian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) student chapter at Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) Manav Rachna International University organized a Competition on presentation skills ‘Pradarshan’ on 12th April 2016. Prof (Dr.) M K Soni – ED and Dean, FET was the Chief Guest of the Program. Prof.Virender Narula - Faculty advisor, ISTE welcomed the delegates and spoke about the evolution of ISTE Student chapter at Manav Rachna International University. Dr. M K Soni – E D and Dean threw light on the evolution of modern education and the increasing use of technology for improving Teaching Learning Processes. Presentation skills by ISTE Mr. Nitesh Senior Trainer CDC emphasized the significance of presentation skills to develop professional excellence.

Eleven presentations of the students of FET were shortlisted for presentation before the judges. Mr. Rudra Gulia (6th Semester ME) won the first prize and Mr. Harsh Vardhan Bhatia ( 6th Semester ME) grabbed the second prize whereas Mr. Lokesh Goswami stood 3rd in the presentation skill competition. The event was coordinated by Prof.

Mayank Jha and Prof. Seema Mehto from Mechanical Engineering Department.

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1. How happy are you with the way With Start-ups being encouraged, MREI has shaped up? we are helping students to become 113 Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai 15 65 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi vision ofHyderabad Dr. O.P. Bhalla behind job creators. Students are enabled to Vasavi College of Engineering, 114The Technology (NIT), Rourkela 16 National Institute 5 ofSRM Institute of Science and66Technology, Chennai College of Engineering, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai 115 Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur 17 IIT, Ropar establishing Manav Rachna Institucome up with a great idea and intel67 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology 116 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura 6 Institute BITS Pilani,(VIT), Pilani of Technology Pune 18 Vishwakarma (IIEST), Shibpur BRACT'S Vishwakarma Institute of nurture Information Technology,better human 117tions was to lect to drive a start-up. Sustainability 19 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur 68 (DTU), Delhi Pune 7 Delhi Technological University 20 BIT, Mesra, Ranchi 69 Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology, Hyderabad the is another key focus area for us. For 118beings.

Shri Ram Institute ofFor Technology, Jabalpurlast 19 years of our 21 Indian Institute Technology (IIIT), Allahabad IIT, Gandhinagar 8 of Information ITM University, Gurgaon 70 119 Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar and rank Top Engineering Warangalobjective of this research was to identify 22 National Institute of Technology (NIT),The existence, we have been incessantly instance, we conducted a study on 71 Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur 120 Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore Roorkee 9 ofIIT, 23 National Institute Technology (NIT), Mangalore 72 Vels University, Institutes in India.

TheChennai study had three major i.e.

Desk Research, We r.(MREI) Prashant Bhalla, President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions Smodules V University, College in of Engineering, Tirupati 121working this direction. have Badhkal Lake. Findings of that study 24 Govt. College of Engineering (COEP), Pune is a Post-Graduate in International Business and has done College of Engineering, Ahmedabad 10 Visvesvaraya National Institute73 ofLDTechnology (VNIT), Nagpur 122 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Patna 25 Sardar Patel College of Engineering,Factual Mumbai Industrial Engineering from Pune University. Dr Bhalla moved past basic issues of Electronics are being implemented in Faridabad Survey &Institute Perceptual Rating Survey.123steadily of Technology (BGSIT), Bangalore 74 BGS Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai is also the President of BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Sciences and Nehru Technological (JNTU),of Hyderabad 26 Jawaharlal11 NationalUniversity Institute Technology (NIT), Durgapur 75 Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur the recipient of 5th Bhartiya Manav Adhikar Samman 2015 as ‘India’s most 124infrastructure and sustainability Smart City project. We have also tak27 Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune eminent visionary mentor’.

76 Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and 125 G L Bajaj Insitute Of Technology and Management 12 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi 28 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Dr. Prashant Bhalla is also one of the promoter members of Education Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Chennai Greater, Noida towards contributing to thePromotion society en a solar initiative in a nearby vilSociety for India (EPSI). His contribution has been phenomenal 29 Manav Rachna University, Faridabad TOP 150 ENGINEERING INSTITUTE RANKINGS 2016 77 Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 126 National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur 13 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida as far as Higher in very real terms. Our students areEducation and School Policy matters are concerned. lage, and are trying to help the Gov78 Faculty of Engineering, DIT University, Dehradun 30 D Y Patil Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi 127 Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg Mumbai 14 BMS College of Engineering,79Bangalore Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and DholeCollege Patil College of with Engineering, Pune 100128Rizvi agpur Technical University, Avadi, of Engineering, Mumbai 55 Vel Tech Dr.RR & Dr.SR working the communityEXCERPTS to regernment in its social endeavours.

FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH 31 K L University, Guntur Communication Technology (DA -IICT), Gandhinagar 129 Reva Institute Of Technology & Management, Bangalore Chennai 15(KIITIITBHU, Varanasi DR. PRASHANT BHALLA, PRESIDENT, MREI: 32 KIIT University School of Technology), Bhubaneshwar ahati Chichwad College of Engineering, Pune 101 Pimpri 80 P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore a meaningful contribution towards betterment of society.

PRIST University, Thanjavur 130ister 33 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune University, Sathyabama Chennai 56 Kasegaon Education Society’s Rajarambapu Institute of 81 bay Institute of&Technology, Bangalore 102131Bangalore (NIT), Rourkela 16 National Institute of Technology G.H. Patel College of Engg Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar 1. How happystudents are you with the capable way MREI has shaped up?

Technology, Sangli We have succeeded in making our to work 4. Would you like to tell us about a few key courses offered 34 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore STRONG ACADEMICS, HIGH EMPLOYABILITY The vision of Dr. O.P. Bhalla behind establishing Manav Rachna Institutions of Science and Technology, 57 B.S Abdur Rahman82Institute Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEU), Dehradun Institute of Technology, Patna 103132Birla Acharya Institute Of Technology, Bangalore 35 Motilal Nehru of Technology (NIT), Allahabad 17National IIT,Institute Ropar was to nurture better human beings. For the last 19 years of for our existence, for the common This, in essence, is ‘Manav Rachna’ here?

Chennai Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT), good.

Hyderabad 133 AND A SOUND SYSTEM NEED TO GO 83 SCMS School of Engineering & Technology (SSET), Kochi we have been incessantly working in this direction. We have steadilyVALUE moved 36 Malaviya National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jaipur titute of Science and Technology, Chennai Institute of Technology, Bangalore 104134Dr.D.YAmbedkar Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune basic issues of infrastructure and sustainability towards contributing of Technology (VIT), Pune 18 Vishwakarma Amrita Institute of84Technology & (the Science, Coimbatore Tula's Institute Engineering & Management College), 58 Institute 37 IIT, Bhubaneshwar us.

Our students have shownpast exemplary commitment and exEvery courseBHALLA has been carefully designed – keeping in mind HAND IN HAND PRASHANT to the society in very real terms. Our students are working with the—DR. comani, Pilani University, Greater NoidaEngineering, Media Pillai Institute of Information Technology, 105135Sharda Dehradun College of Engineering, 38 Osmania University Noida of Engineering & Technology (NIET), Greater munity to register a meaningful contribution towards betterment of society.

59 Hyderabad Studies and Research,to Raigad, Mumbai 19 Manipal Institute ofInstitute Technology, Manipal cellence achieve remarkable feats across fields.

There have student interest and the demand – supply equation. We have Institute of Technology, Tumkur 85 Siddaganga chnological University (DTU),39Delhi Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal We have 106 Kakatiya succeeded in making our students capable to work for the common National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy Noida 136 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 86 Sanjay Ghodawat Institute of Technology, Management and good. This, in essence, is ‘Manav Rachna’ for us.

20 ofBIT, Mesra, Technology (NIT), Ranchi Calicut 40 National Institute been IAS top rankers, toppers and successful introduced a course in Data Analytics as also Automobile engihinagar Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN)(JNTU), College ofCS Engineering, 107137Sri Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada Research,Erode Kolhapur Our students havemany shown exemplary commitment andentreexcellence to achieve 60 Kongu Engineering College, 41 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), remarkable feats across fields. There have been IAS top rankers, CS toppers Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Engineering and Technology, 138Chennai Vignan's Foundation For Science Technology And Research 87 Technology kee of Information (IIIT), Allahabad preneurs among our students.

Researchers among students neering with design focus; Energy and Environment courses, Hyderabad21 Indian Institute Vidyapeeth Deemed College of 61 Bharati and many successful entrepreneurs among our students.

Researchers among Hyderabad University,University, Guntur 108 Christ University, Bangalore 42 The National Institute of Engineering, MysoreEngineering, Pune students have seen many laurels being brought to us. Industry mentors like araya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore laurels being 139have Sindri 88 BIT Sindri, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal 22 seen many brought to us.

Industry mentors Power Electronics specialisation course; Construction ManMaruti, SAP , SUKAM, TCS, IBM, KPMG, NDTV , Cygnus, Fortis, Infosys have 43 Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Engineering and Science, IPS Academy, Indorebeen monumental in scripting amazing success stories at MREI. 109140Institute Faculty ofof Technology and Engineering ,The Maharaja Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Sambalpur Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad 62 Nirma Institute of 89 44 National Institute Technology (NIT), Patna Sayajirao Maruti, University of Baroda, Vadodara 23 ofNational Institute of Technology (NIT), Mangalore like SAP, SUKAM, TCS, IBM, KPMG, NDTV, Cygnus, agement and Courses in Accounting and Finance are coveted.

NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School of Technology 90 SVKM's Pune Institute of Computer Technology, Pune 110 ubhas Institute of Technology45(NSIT), Delhi Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, 63 JIS College of Engineering, Kolkata 141 Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering, Bangalore 2.What is your vision for Manav Rachna Educational Institutions?

Management & Engineering, Mumbai Fortis, Infosys have been monumental amazing 24 of Technology Govt. College of Engineering (COEP), Pune We follow internationalin best scripting practices. Our curriculum is relevant and upVisvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore Kolkata University (Punjab Engineering College), 46 PEC Noida The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore 91 College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam 111142University chool of Engineering & Technology, dated, there is integration with knowledge partners and delivery is as per Chandigarh Symbiosis Institute of technology, Puneat MREI. 92National Government College ofof Engineering, Amravati Institute of Engineering Technology (HIET), Chennai 112143Hindustan success stories 5. It is said that faculty makes an institute. What is your take Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute Technology (SVNIT), 64College 25 international norms.

Sardar Patel of Engineering, Mumbai lege of Engineering, Bangalore 47 Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Anantpur 144 Institutions at MREI-be it Manav Rachna University (MRU) formerly Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), 93 Surat 113145Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai of Engineering, Bangalore Nehru Technological 48 R.V. College26 on this and what would you say about the faculty of your inknown as Manav Rachna College of Engineering, or Manav Rachna Dental Bhopal , Varanasi Jawaharlal University (JNTU), Hyderabad Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore College (MRDC) and Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) -have of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi 65 Indraprastha Institute 49 SASTRA University, Thanjavur of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram 94 College Engineering, Hyderabad 114146Vasavi Gandhi College Institute forofTechnological Advancement (GITA), Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela 27 Maharashtra Institute of Technology the coveted NAAC ‘A’ grade status, catapulting MREI to the big leagues of 2.What is your vision for Manav Rachna Educational Institustitutes?

(MIT), Pune (NIT), Bhubaneshwar 50 Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar 95 Anna University, Guindy, Chennai 66 College of Engineering, higher education.

115 Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur Jalandhar r 147tions?

Stanly College, Hyderabad At the level of Schools, the MREI universe with its seven schools in Delhi96 Government college of Engineering, Aurangabad We are centrally located and easily accessible from all parts of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 28Institute Institute of Engineering Science and Technology 67 Indian 51 M.S. Ramaiah of Technology, Bangalore Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura NCR and beyond thrive not just on the CBSE curriculum, its mission and 116 148 Government College of Engineering, Karad Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad 97 arma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune of quality education also based on academic is collaborations with 52 Maeer's MIT College Of Engineering, Pune (IIEST), Shibpur We follow international best mantra practices.

Ouriscurriculum relDelhi as well as NCR. Hence, we have been able to attract the 149BRACT'S Kanpur Institute of Technology, Kanpur of Information Technology, Institute of Technology and Management 29 Manav Rachna University, Faridabad 98 Medi- Caps Vishwakarma Institute 117 iCarnegie (USA) and International Primary Curriculum (UK).

Three of our Institute of Technology, Manipal 53 National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra Engineering, Indore (NIT), Hamirpur Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions, Faculty of 68 National Institute of Technology 150Pune Schools are AdvancED (USA) accredited—an internationally acclaimed qualevant and updated, there is integration with knowledge partbest of talent. Among our faculty are professionals from IIT, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi D Y Patil Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai Engineering, Bhilai 54 30 99 SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, ra, Ranchi ity benchmark in school education. of Technology, Hyderabad 69 Chaitanya Bharathi Inst.

118 Shri Ram and Institute delivery of Technology, Jabalpur Ahmedabad MREI has academicnorms. collaborations Institutions with admired universities ners is as per international atacross the NIT, bureaucracy and defence as well as other experts with exnstitute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad globe. Going forward, we aim for even better effort and outcomes.

ITM University, Gurgaon 70 119 Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar MREI-be it Manav Rachna University (MRU) formerly known cellence in their areas of specialisation.

Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal 3.

What makes MREI stand apart from other multi-discipline instiPranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur TOP 75 PRIVATE71ENGINEERING INSTITUTEINSTITUTE RANKING TOP 75 PRIVATE ENGINEERING RANKINGS 2016 of Engineering and Technology, Indore 120 Institute Institute of Technology (NIT), Mangalore as Manav Rachna College oftutes?

Engineering, Prashant or Manav Rachna 72 Vels University, Chennai We have been striving to, andr.succeeded in creating a global level institution.

Bhalla, President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions V University, College ofMumbai Engineering, Tirupati 121 51S Rizvi College of Engineering, 1 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 28 Kongu Engineering College, Erode Strong academics, research, employability, skill development, value system, llege of Engineering (COEP), Pune Dental College (MRDC) Manav Rachna International 6. MREIBusiness has anand impressive campus recruitment rate.

(MREI) — is a Post-Graduate ininInternational has done Ahmedabad 73 LD College of Engineering, 2 BITS Pilani, Pilani Deemed University, College of 29 Bharati Vidyapeeth PimpriSubhas ChichwadInstitute College of of Engineering, Pune(NSIT), Patna and community connect and collaboration everything has to go hand hand.

Technology 122 52Netaji Engineering, Pune Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai Industrial Electronics Engineering Start-ups being encouraged, we are helping students to become job from Pune University. Dr Bhalla NoidaInstitute of Technology 3 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, 53 University Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore – have theWith (BGSIT), Bangalore 74 BGS (MRIU) coveted ‘A’ grade status, We have a Sports Corporate Resource Centre led by students. We have Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai 123 Don creators.

Students is areNAAC enabled toPresident come up withof a great idea Council and intellect toExercise Nirma Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad 30 also the BRICS of and Sciences and 4 BMS (JNTU), College ofHyderabad Engineering, Bangalore rlal Nehru Technological University 54 Birla Institute of Technology, Patna drive a start-up. Sustainability is another key focus area for us. For instance, 75 Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad 31 Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology, Hyderabad Institute of Technology (NIT),to Jamshedpur the recipient of 5th Bhartiya Sammandriving 2015 as ‘India’s most and projects. In addition, our collab124 National catapulting MREI the big leagues higher students things 5 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune we conducted aof study on Badhkaleducation.

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Findings of thatManav study areAdhikar being 55 Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore shtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune implemented in Faridabad Smart City project.

We have also taken a solar ITM University, Gurgaon eminent visionary mentor’.

76 Indian Institute of32Information Technology, Design and 6 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal L BajajUniversity, Insitutelevel Of Technology and Management 125 56GAt MREI universe its seven oration and integration with companies gives the best to us.

Sharda the Greater Noidaof Schools, the initiative in a nearby village, and arewith trying to help Government in its nstitute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 33 Pranveer SinghChennai Dr. Prashant Bhalla is the also one of the promoter members of Education Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur Greater, Noida 7 BIT, Mesra, Ranchi social endeavours.

57 Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal 34 Vels University, Chennai Promotion Society forthe IndiaCBSE (EPSI). His contribution has been phenomenal schools in DelhiNCR and beyond thrive not just on Our students have been placed with leading corporate houses Rachna University, Faridabad 8 Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai Pune 126 58National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Would you likeas to far tell us a few key coursesand offered asabout Higher Education School Policy matters are concerned.

35 BGS Institute of Technology (BGSIT), Bangalore 9 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi 78 Faculty of Engineering, DIT University, Dehradun curriculum, itsDurgmission and4.Every mantra of quality ishere? like SuKam, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, IBM, Chennai course has been carefully designed education – keeping in mind student interest Institute of Technology, 127 Bhilai 36 Faculty of Engineering, DIT University, Dehradun and the demand – supply equation.

We have introduced a course in Data 10 Manav Rachna University, Faridabad 59 Christ University, Bangalore 79 Dhirubhai Ambani37Institute Information and also on academic collaborations withengineering iCarnegie (USA) Accenture, Dell, Wipro, Ericsson, EXL Services, NIIT, HoneyAnalytics as also Automobile with design focus; Energy and DhirubhaiofAmbani Institute of Information and Patilbased College of Engineering, Pune 128 Dhole 11 D Y Patil Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi EXCERPTS FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH 60 Institute of Engineering and Science, IPS Academy, Indore ersity, Guntur Environment courses, Power Electronics specialisation course; Construction Communication Technology (DA -IICT), Gandhinagar Communication Technology (DA -IICT), Gandhinagar Mumbai Institute Of Technology & Management, Bangalore Curriculum 129 61Reva and Courses (UK). in Accounting and Financeof are coveted. and International Three our well, L&T Infotech, Aon Hewitt, Micromax, Avery India, CapiPune Institute of Computer Technology, Pune Primary Management 38 P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore DR. PRASHANT BHALLA, PRESIDENT, MREI: versity (KIIT School of Technology), Bhubaneshwar 12 K L University, Guntur 80 P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore University, Thanjavur 130 62PRIST 39 Kasegaon Education Society’s Rajarambapu Institute of Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology (HIET), is said that faculty makes aninternationally institute. What is your take on this Schools are AdvancED (USA)5.andItaccredited—an tal IQ, Ceasefire, Covidien, Dell, Denso Subros, Eureka Forbes, KIIT University (KIITPune School of Technology), Bhubaneshwar ional Institute of Information13Technology (IIIT), EducationTechnology, Society’sSangli Rajarambapu Institute of 81 Kasegaon Chennai what would you say about the faculty of your institutes?

131 G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar 1. How happy are you with way MREI has shaped 14 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), PuneSangli We are centrally located and easily accessible from all partsthe of Delhi as well Technology, quality benchmark in school education.

MREI has Henkel India,up?Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Nestle, NIIT Tech40 Acharya Institute Of Technology, Bangalore ege of Technology, Coimbatore 63 acclaimed Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai as NCR. Hence, weThe havevision been able attract best of behind talent. Among our oftoDr. O.Pthe . Bhalla establishing Manav Rachna Institutions 15 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEU), Dehradun SCMS School ofBangalore Engineering & Technology (SSET), Kochi 132 64 Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad Of Technology, 82 Acharya Institute 41 faculty are professionals from IIT, NIT, better bureaucracy and defence as well Nehru National Institute of Technology (NIT), Allahabad academic collaborations with admired universities across the nologies, Oracle, among others. was to nurture human beings.

Foras the last 19 years of our existence, 16 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), excellence in their areas of specialisation.

Nanak Institute of Technology 42 Tula's Institute (the Engineering & Management College), 133 65Guru Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur (GNIT), Hyderabad other experts withwe Hyderabad & Technology (SSET), Kochi 83 SCMS School of Engineering have been effort incessantly working this direction. We have steadily moved a National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jaipur Dehradun globe.

Going forward, forhaseven better and out-inand Patil College Engineering, Akurdi, Pune we aim 134 66D.Y Hindustan College ofofScience & Technology, Mathura 17 JIS College of Engineering, Kolkata 6.

MREI an impressive campus recruitment rate. past basic issues of infrastructure sustainability towards contributing & Management 84 Tula's Institute (the 43 Engineering Siddaganga Institute of Technology,College), Tumkur aneshwar We have a Corporate Resource Centre led by students. We have students driv18 Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai comes.

7. Coming back tothe you personally, if we ask for your key ambiBRACT'S Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Information Technology, to the society in very real terms. Our students are working with comInstitute of Information Engineering, Media Dehradun 44 Sanjay Ghodawat Institute of Technology, Management and 135 67Pillai ing things and projects. In addition, our collaboration and integration with Pune a University College of Engineering, Hyderabad 19 R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore munity toOur register meaningful of society.

Research, Kolhapur Studies and Research, Raigad, Mumbai companies gives the best to us. studentsahave been placedcontribution with leading tiontowards whatbetterment would it be?

85 Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur 68 Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur corporate houses like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, SASTRA University, Thanjavur WeSuKam, have succeeded in making our students capable to work for the common Institute of Technology (NIT),20Trichy 45 Vignan's Foundation For Science Technology And Research 136 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh IBM, Accenture, Dell, Wipro, Ericsson, EXL Services, NIIT, Honeywell, L&T Sanjay Ghodawat Institute of Guntur Technology, Management and University, SethuWhat Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar 69 3. makes MREI stand apart fromgood. other sector has been contributing well and has 85% share This,multi-discipline in essence, is ‘Manav Rachna’Private for us.

M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology,86 Bangalore Infotech, Aon Hewitt, Micromax, Avery India, Capital IQ, Ceasefire, Covidien, Institute of Technology (NIT),21Calicut Nehru Technological (JNTU), Kakinada 137 70Jawaharlal 46 BIT Sindri, Sindri OurForbes, students have shown commitment and excellence to achieve Institute of Engineering and Technology,University Indore 22 Maeer's MIT College Of Engineering, Pune Research, Kolhapur Dell, Denso Subros, Eureka Henkel India, Hewlettexemplary Packard, Microsoft, institutes? inbeen professional education. Somebody really has to ensure that ional Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Nestle, NIIT Technologies, Oracle, among others. fields. There have 47 SVKM's NMIMS ,Mukesh Patel School of Technology remarkable feats across IAS top rankers, CS toppers Rangaraju of Engineering and Technology, Avadi, Chennai 138 71Gokaraju 23 Vel Tech Dr.RR & Dr.SR Technical University, S V University, College ofCollege Engineering, Tirupati Foundation For Science Technology And Research 87 Vignan's Management & Engineering, Mumbai ad and many entrepreneurs among ourcontribution students. Researchers We have to, and succeeded in successful creating a global the ofamong the private sector is looked at practically 24 Sathyabama University, Chennai University, Guntur 72Hyderabad Netaji Subhas Institutebeen of Technologystriving (NSIT), Patna 7. Coming back to you personally , if we ask for your key ambition 48 Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad onal Institute of Engineering,25Mysore what would it be?students have seen many laurels being brought to us. Industry mentors like B.S Abdur Rahman Institute of Science Technology, Institute of Technology, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore Mumbai Strong academics, research, employability, 139 73CMR Sindri, Sindri 49 Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management 88andBIT level institution. and appreciated.

Ashave an educationist, I feel that public perPrivate sector has been contributing well and hasTCS, 85% share in professional Chennai Maruti, SAP , SUKAM, IBM, KPMG, NDTV , Cygnus, Fortis, Infosys chool of Mines, Dhanbad G L BajajofInsitute Of Technology and Managemet,,The Greater Engineering, education. Somebody really has to ensure that the contribution of the private Technology and Engineering Maharaja 140 74Faculty Veer Surendra Sai University ofIndore Technology, Sambalpur 89 Coimbatore 26 Amrita Institute of Technology & Science, been monumental inAs scripting amazing success stories at MREI. skill development, value system, and colception needs to be improved. Give credit to people who have Noida sector iscommunity looked at practically andconnect appreciated. an educationist, I feel that 50 SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, Institute of Technology (NIT),27Patna Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara public perception needs to be improved.

Give credit to people who have been Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology (NIET), Greater NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School of Technology 90 SVKM's Ahmedabad Bhilai Institute of Technology, 75laboration —Durg everything has contributing. to go hand in hand. been contributing.

Noida ege of Engineering, Kolkata 141 Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering, Bangalore 2.What is your vision for Manav Rachna Educational Institutions?

Management & Engineering, Mumbai 12 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi 13 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida 14 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

4 IIT, Delhi IIT- BHU, Varanasi

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‘GULMOHAR’ DEDICATED TO DR O.P.BHALLA

We follow international best practices. Our curriculum is relevant and updated, there is integration with knowledge partners and delivery is as per international norms.

College of Engineering, Mumbai ulmohar”: 93An Educative Musical album a Technological lyrical bouquet of musical University (JNTU), Anantpur compo- Institutions at MREI-- be it Manav Rachna University (MRU) formerly 144 Jawaharlal Nehru Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), from ‘Gulmohar’, ege of Engineering, Bangalore as Manav Rachna College of Engineering, or Manav Rachna Dental Bhopal 145 Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore dedicated to Dr. O P Bhalla by well-known sitions in memory of Founder Visionary Dr O.P. Bhal-known College (MRDC) and Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) -- have University, Thanjavur 94 College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram 146 Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement (GITA), the coveted NAAC ‘A’ grade status, catapulting MREI to the big leagues of & Anchor Padamjeet Sehrawat (who to his la. He also presented a medley of Bollywood numbershigher education. mbedkar National InstituteSinger of Technology (NIT), Bhubaneshwar of Technology (NIT),has Silchar 95 National Institute ar 147 Stanly College, Hyderabad college of Engineering, Aurangabad At the level of Schools, the MREI universe with its seven schools in Delhicredit 1000 concerts96asGovernment a singer and 400 live shows) both vintage and contemporary at the MREI campus. maiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore NCR and beyond thrive not just on the CBSE curriculum, its mission and 148 Government College of Engineering, Karad 97 Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad mantra of quality education is also based on academic collaborations with MIT College Of Engineering, Pune was released on 2 98May by ofSmt Satya Bhalla, Launching the musical CD, Smt Satya Bhalla, ChiefiCarnegie 149 Kanpur Institute of Technology, Kanpur Medi-2016 Caps Institute Technology and Management (USA) and International Primary Curriculum (UK). Three of our Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra Engineering, Indore 150 Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions, Faculty of Schools are AdvancED (USA) accredited—an internationally acclaimed qualChief Patron, MREI.99 20 students from Manav RachPatron, MREI, said, “I feel extremely happy to be a Millia Islamia, Delhi Engineering, Bhilai SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, ity benchmark in school education.

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to a few compositions in the album. What began as and feel grateful for the compilation of songs in mem3. What makes MREI stand apart from other multi-discipline instiTOP 75 PRIVATE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE RANKINGS 2016 a soulful tribute to Founder Visionary Dr O.P. Bhalory of Dr O.P. Bhalla. I owe sincere gratitude towardstutes?

We have been striving to, and succeeded in creating a global level institution. titute of Science and Technology, Chennai Kongu Engineering College, Erode 51 Rizvi College of Engineering, Mumbai la soon crystallized 28 into an educative and emotional the students of MRIS who have sung in the album. LetStrong academics, research, employability, skill development, value system, ani, Pilani 29 Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, College of 52 Pimpri Chichwad College of Engineering, Pune community connect and collaboration — everything has to go hand in hand.

Punefamily as Padamjeet journeyNoida for the ManavEngineering, Rachna us hope there would more such CDs in future and With Start-ups being encouraged, we are helping students to become job chool of Engineering & Technology, 53 that Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore creators. Students are enabled to come up with a great idea and intellect to 30 Nirma Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad lege of Engineering, Bangalore Sehrawat, singer, anchor, commentator and performer the Almighty would give us 54 Birla Institute of Technology, Patnathe wisdom to move in drive a start-up. Sustainability is another key focus area for us. For instance, 31 Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology, Hyderabad we conducted a study on Badhkal Lake. Findings of that study are being arma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune 55 Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore mesmerized the gathering with his soul-stirring songs the right direction.”

32 ITM University, implemented in Faridabad Smart City project. We have also taken a solar Gurgaon Institute of Technology, Manipal

shtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune

nstitute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

56 Sharda University, Greater Noida

Top 50 Private B-Schools 33 Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT), Kanpur

ra, Ranchi

34 Vels University, Chennai

57 Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal

35 BGS Institute of Technology (BGSIT), Bangalore

58 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering,

Chennai 36 Faculty Studies, of Engineering, DITManav University, Dehradun Faculty Rachna International University, Faridabad achna University, Faridabad of Management 59 Christ University, Bangalore

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maiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

37 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and

Communication Technology (DA -IICT), Gandhinagar

60 Institute of Engineering and Science, IPS Academy, Indore

38 P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore

61 Pune Institute of Computer Technology, Pune

39 Kasegaon Education Society’s Rajarambapu Institute of

62 Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology (HIET),

40 Acharya Institute Of Technology, Bangalore

63 Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai

41 SCMS School of Engineering & Technology (SSET), Kochi

64 Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad

42 Tula's Institute (the Engineering & Management College),

65 Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur

Technology, Sangli

Dehradun

43 Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur 44 Sanjay Ghodawat Institute of Technology, Management and

Research, Kolhapur

45 Vignan's Foundation For Science Technology And Research

University, Guntur

Chennai

66 Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura 67 BRACT'S Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology,

Pune

68 Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur 69 Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar

MIT College Of Engineering, Pune

46 BIT Sindri, Sindri

70 Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore

Dr.RR & Dr.SR Technical University, Avadi, Chennai

47 SVKM's NMIMS ,Mukesh Patel School of Technology

71 S V University, College of Engineering, Tirupati

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nstitute of Technology & Science, Coimbatore

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Management & Engineering, Mumbai

48 Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad 49 Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management

Engineering, Indore

50 SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research,

Ahmedabad

72 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Patna 73 Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai 74 G L Bajaj Insitute Of Technology and Managemet, Greater

Noida

75 Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg

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Faculty of Management Studies, Manav Rachna International School, Faridabad

Faculty of Management Studies, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad

initiative in a nearby village, and are trying to help the Government in its social endeavours.

4. Would you like to tell us about a few key courses offered here?

Every course has been carefully designed – keeping in mind student interest and the demand – supply equation. We have introduced a course in Data Analytics as also Automobile engineering with design focus; Energy and Environment courses, Power Electronics specialisation course; Construction Management and Courses in Accounting and Finance are coveted.

5. It is said that faculty makes an institute. What is your take on this and what would you say about the faculty of your institutes?

We are centrally located and easily accessible from all parts of Delhi as well as NCR. Hence, we have been able to attract the best of talent. Among our faculty are professionals from IIT, NIT, bureaucracy and defence as well as other experts with excellence in their areas of specialisation.

6. MREI has an impressive campus recruitment rate.

We have a Corporate Resource Centre led by students. We have students driving things and projects. In addition, our collaboration and integration with companies gives the best to us. Our students have been placed with leading corporate houses like SuKam, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, IBM, Accenture, Dell, Wipro, Ericsson, EXL Services, NIIT, Honeywell, L&T Infotech, Aon Hewitt, Micromax, Avery India, Capital IQ, Ceasefire, Covidien, Dell, Denso Subros, Eureka Forbes, Henkel India, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Nestle, NIIT Technologies, Oracle, among others.

7. Coming back to you personally, if we ask for your key ambition what would it be?

Private sector has been contributing well and has 85% share in professional education. Somebody really has to ensure that the contribution of the private sector is looked at practically and appreciated. As an educationist, I feel that public perception needs to be improved. Give credit to people who have been contributing.

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Cricket Buzz

May, 2016

9TH MANAV RACHNA CORPORATE CRICKET CHALLENGE CUP

MANAV RACHNA IS THE CHAMPION

The 9th Manav Rachna Corporate Cricket Challenge Cup played over 2 months with 28 Corporates participating came to an exciting close. On 2nd April , 2016 , the famous Cricketer Chetan Chauhan was the chief guest. Sports Journalist Vikrant Gupta together with Dr Prashant and Amit Bhalla and Dr M. M.Kathuria gave away the prizes

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he top corporate which participated in the tournament were Maruti Suzuki, TCS, Indian Oil, NDTV, RBS, Jagran Group, Honda, JCB, Fortis, Adidas, Accenture, Suzuki Motorcycle, Australian High Commission, Sports Scribe, Aaj Tak, IIFLW, Escorts, Knorr-Bremse, NHAI, Supreme Court Advocates Cricket Association, Asian Hospital, Dabur, CLASS, HP, Larsen& Toubro and Prasar Bharti .

The winner’s trophy was presented to Manav Rachna Educational Institutions by the Chief Guest Sh. Chetan Chauhan, Former Legendary Test Cricketer & Ex - Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Guest of Honour Sh. Vikrant Gupta,

Sr. Sports Editor, Aaj Tak & India Today group. The presentation ceremony was presided over by Sh. Chetan Chauhan and Mr. Vikrant Gupta alongwith Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President-MREI; Dr. Amit Bhalla, Vice President-MREI; Dr. M.M.Kathuria, Trustee M.R among other Directors. Expressing deep admiration for the mission and vision behind the Corporate Cricket Tournament, Sh. Chetan Chauhan said: “The honesty of your efforts will count in the long run and a positive approach towards people—even your opponents—will swing things in your favour. Be fearless since your confidence--and not confusion--will hold you in good stead.”

1.

Player of the tournament

Mr. Ashish (Adidas) Team.

2.

Best Batsman of the Tournament

Mr. Naresh Mehta (MREI) Team.

3.

Best Bowler of the Tournament

Mr. Ajay Mishra (Honda Car) Team .

4.

Best Fielder of the Tournament

Mr. Sunny Bhatia (MREI ) Team.

5.

Man of the match of Final match

Mr. Bhanu Pratap (MREI) Team.

The Winner Trophy

MREI

The Runner Up Trophy

Honda Car

Fair Play Trophy

Maruti Suzuki

Team MREI -Winner

Resurrection 2K16 Flagging off the preparations of Manav Rachna’s Annual Cultural Festival- Resurrection 2K16, the Team has flown the Phoenix by embedding the Resurrection LOGO on the walls of the campus!

Team Honda Car - Runner Up

“LEAVE YOUR MARK, LEAVE YOUR STAMP BEHIND”: CHETAN CHAUHAN The former cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India and is also an Ex- Hon’ble Member of Parliament, was addressing students and Faculty members at the Manav Rachna International University at an informal meet before he gave away the prizes for the 9th Manav Rachna Corporate Cricket Cup 2016

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elcoming the cricketer, Dr Amit Bhalla Vice President MREI said , “The Manav Rachna Corporate Cricket Cup is an example of a dream come true,” while referring to the dream which the Founder of Manav Rachna, Dr O.P.Bhalla had dreamt. He reiterated the fact that it was a platform for Corporates to come and play the game of cricket in a fair and clean manner. And this he said was due to the efforts of Mr Sarkar Talwar who was a pillar of sports at MR.

“There is no substitute to hard work. Khel is tapasya” said the former Indian test cricketer who made India proud with the numerous runs he scored for India whether in the country or abroad. His commitment and love for his country is so great that having stayed in Australia for a few years he decided to come back to his country to settle for good. “We are Indians and always remain Indians and that is what made me come back to my own country,” said the cricketer who served as a Bank

Manager before taking cricket as his full time career. “Honesty is the keyword to success in whatever job you may perform and every job must have a singularity of purpose. Put in your hundred percent in whatever you do,” he stressed as he ad-

dressed a spell bound audience at the MRIU Campus. “When we step on to the field we think of the billion people who have their hopes on us and our motto is not to disappoint them. They have their hopes on us and therefore there is no room for mistakes,” said Chetan Chauhan who said Gary Sobers and Rohan Kanhai are probably the best cricketers which the world has ever seen.

Mr Vikrant Gupta, sports journalist, and Sr. Sports Editor, Aaj Tak & India Today group, also had the audience listen to him in

full attention when he narrated his life experiences with famous cricketers like Sachin Tendulakar who he had interviewed. He emphasized the sacrifices which need to be made to reach the ‘top’ in life and these sacrifices are made by the player and his family and “it isn’t an easy journey to the top,” said the sports journalists who himself is an ardent cricketer. “Coming to Manav Rachna is always a pleasure,” he said smiling “and I am already looking forward to the next series.”

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Relationships Buzz

May, 2016

ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS, KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS & INTERNATIONAL TIE-UPS AT MRU AND MRIU MRU has International Academic tie ups with: C Purdue NExT- Wiley, who have joined hands with the Purdue University, Indiana State, USA C iCarnegie, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA C Royal Agricultural University, School of Real Estate and Land Management (RELM), UK C Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK), Lahti, Finland C University of Tennessee C US CMA (Certified Management Accountan) C The Association of International Accountants (AIA) C The Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ottawa, Canada C Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland

MRU has Industry & Skill Development Tie-ups with C Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd. C Infosys C Cygnus Hospitals C Motherson Sumi C Sky Testers C Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) C The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) C PHD Chamber of Commerce C National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) C All India Management Association (AIMA) C TCS-MRIU Pragati Project C SAP SE C EdGate Technologies Pvt. Ltd C Mitsubishi Electric India (MEI) MRU has SKILL DEVELOPMENT TIE-UPS with C National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN) C Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) C The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) C Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) C Green Chemistry Network Centre, C CSIO Chandigarh-Aspherical Optics Lab C National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) C Indian Plumbing Skills Council (IPSC)

MRIU ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS & KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS & INTERNATIONAL TIEUPS MRIU has Academic relationships with: C Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK), Lahti, Finland: C Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) C Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada, C Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS), Auckland, New Hiram College, Ohio, C Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) Edinburgh, Scotland.

C Tsukuba University, Japan, C University Sains Malaysia (USM), C Universiti Pendidikan C Bangladesh Institute of Sports Sciences (BISS) C Missouri State University, Missouri, USA C University of Texas, Arlington, USA C Gerlev Physical Education and Sports Academy, Denmark C UpGrad C Royal Agricultural University, School of Real Estate and Land Management (RELM), UK University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

C i Carnegie, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA INDUSTRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT TIEUPS and INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATES with C IBM C JBM Group C SAP SE (Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing)

C Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd. C KPMG, NDTV, NIIT C Fortis Healthcare C Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) C EdGate Technologies Pvt. Ltd C Mitsubishi Electric India (MEI).

C Mitsubishi Electric C R-Systems.

C INTEL Internet of Things (IOT) C ATMEL India University C EMC2, Infosys C CYGNUS HOSPITALS C Motherson SumiInfotech,.

C Sky Testers C Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) C The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) C PHD Chamber of Commerce.

C National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) C All India Management Association (AIMA) C NHRDN. C ASDC: C Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) C IPSC: C NSDC C Green Chemistry Network Centre, C CSIO Chandigarh-Aspherical Optics Lab. C National Entrepreneurship Network

New programmes offered at MRU – 2016-17

a) FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES M.Sc. (2 year): Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics b) FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT & HUMANITIES Bachelor of Business Administration (Health Care Management) (3 year) in association with Cygnus Hospitals Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance & Accounts) (3 year) Integrated with US CMA (US Certified Management Accountant) Programme and Association of International Accountants (AIA) aligned curriculum Bachelor of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship & Family Business) (3 year)* Master of Business Administration (Executive) Dual Specialization (2 year - weekend programme- Sat & Sun)

Note: Option to study and complete one year for award of PGDBA(Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration) and complete MBA within next three years.

Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship & Family Business (2 year)* Master of Business Administration in Real Estate Management (2 year)** Master of Business Administration in Construction Management (2 year)** Master of Business Administration in Sports Management (2 year) Master of Business Administration in Negotiation & Diplomacy (2 year) c) FACULTY OF EDUCATION B.Ed.* (2 year) B.Sc. B.Ed. Integrated* (4 year) B.A. B.Ed. Inte0grated* (4 year) *NCTE approval is in process

New programmes offered by MRIU 2016-17 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY: Mainframe Technology, Open Source & Open Standards, Graphics and Gaming Technology all in association with IBM, B.Tech-Electrical Engg. with specialization in Power Electronics in association with Su-Kam, Automotive Engineering with specialization in Design

M.Sc. Biotechnology, Energy & Environment, Mathematics and Computational Science (2 year) Master of Arts - English (2 Year) · M.Com (2 Year) FACULTY OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE: · Master of Science - Interior Design (2 Year).

MREI to offer SAP courses •

The SAP Academy at MREI is North India’s first SAP Academy • To enhance students’ career prospects and bridge the industry- academia gap Manav Rachna Educational institutions (MREI), have collaborated with SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) to offer extensive range of courses to all its students. SAP Student Academy is designed to provide cutting-edge and effective SAP training to aspiring students. This will enable them to bridge the industry-academia gap and enhance their employability and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Over 1500 students of Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) and Manav Rachna University (MRU) will enroll for SAP Student Academy program over the next coming years. This will aid students to enhance their career prospects as well as synergize with the shared vision of “Make in India” and “Skill India”.

The Launch to establish SAP Student Academy at Manav Rachna to create SAP End User and SAP Consultants community among the Manav Rachna Students was graced by Chief Guest Mr. Cameron Brown Regional VP and Head of Education - Asia Pacific, Japan

and Greater China (APJ & GCN) at SAP along with Mr. Manoj Banthia, Head of SAP Education at SAP India; Dr. N.C. Wadhwa, Vice-Chancellor MRIU; Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor MRU; Dr V.K. Mahna, ProVice Chancellor, MRU; Dr M.K. Soni, Executive Director & Dean, FET, MRIU; Dr Naresh Grover, Dean Academics, MRIU; Mr Phillip Samuel Babu, Head Channel and Student Academy at SAP India; Mr Kailash Rathi, Managing Director, Sashakta—SAP Training partners, Dr Dipali Bansal, HOD, ECE, MRIU, among other senior dignitaries, Faculty and students of MREI. SAP Student Academy has been successful in imparting affordable SAP trainings to over 15,000+ students across 200+ institutes in India. Mr. Cameron Brown, Regional VP and Head of Education - Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJ & GCN) at SAP said: “In today’s digital economy, it is imperative that students imbibe change and adapt to suit the needs of the hyper dynamic industry. SAP’s enablement programs are getting students ready to master latest technologies, so that they can run their lives and careers with NO LIMIT. The SAP Program will give students an opportunity for job-ready skills along with Quality Education.”

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s desired by the Vice President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, as a Group that values sustainable initiatives, plans to implement a proposal with a view to reduce its environmental footprint and in turn also reduce certain costs. One of the initiatives being proposed for implementation as the first step is to reduce the use of paper.There are many easy ways for institutions and businesses to reduce the use of paper and the related costs. A reduction by even up to 50 percent or more is possible in most offices, if awareness about the importance of these steps is disseminated and appreciated. Here are some practical tips to help implementing an environment-friendly and cost-saving, paper reduction program: • The golden rule of saving paper:Think twice if you really need to print.

• If it is necessary to print make sure printing is done on both sides of the paper. This is an effective method to reduce paper consumption by almost half.

• Format reports in such a way that avoidable descriptions are summarized in excel sheets. For example, the monthly reports by various departments will now be required to be submitted mainly in excel format.

• Please submit the departmental monthly report to all concerned electronically.

• Even for other reports / documents please make conscious efforts to limit the number of hard copies to the minimum required by any office, and in only unavoidable cases.

• Please scan and e-mail instead of print and copy, the documents that are filled up in printed formats. This is a great way to distribute multiple copies of a document.

• All departments, colleges and schools are being advised to also submit a brief report on the reduction in use of paper by them on a monthly basis through a simple communication.