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A YEAR AGO A LEGEND LEFT US...

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“IF YOU HAVE A DREAM... IF YOU HAVE INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY... IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE... IF YOU WANT TO LOOK BEYOND THE CURRENT SCOPE OF YOUR VISION... THEN COME, AND LET US LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER”: THIS IS THE VISION OF OUR CHANCELLOR DR PRASHANT BHALLA. HE TREADS THE PATH WHICH HE HAS BEEN SHOWN BY OUR FOUNDER CHANCELLOR, DR O. P. BHALLA. THE VISION, FORESIGHT AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT OF OUR FOUNDER IS FELT EVEN TODAY. WE LOOK TO HIS LEADERSHIP FOR INSPIRATION

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HIS RICH LEGACY, HOWEVER, STAYS WITH US

Founder’s Day (April 4, 2014) was in remembrance of our Founder Chancellor who left for his heavenly abode on September 16, 2013 leaving behind a legacy for the entire Manav Rachna Family not only to treasure, nurture and excel but to take it to heights of excellence. We have flowered his remembrances into achievements over the past year as our humble and respectful tribute. Today, a year later, we bow our heads in gratitude to the Legend who will always continue to light up our working lives every day in the years ahead…

While Mrs Satya Bhalla, Chief Patron Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, compared Manav Rachna to an enlightening tree (while plant-

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ing trees as part of the green environment drive to mark the beginning of the year long homage) urged one and all “to let the tree grow from strength to strength and spread its branches far and near, bearing the fruit of quality education”, Dr Prashant Bhalla promised to put in his last ounce of energy to carry forward the legacy of his father with the strong conviction and support from his brother Dr Amit Bhalla, Vice President Manav Rachna Group.The Founder’s Day also marked the installation of the Dr O.P. Bhalla Chair for Research and Innovation and the launch of the Dr O. P. Bhalla Foundation. He also announced taking up the girl’s school in Mohana village .

Dr Prashant Bhalla never fails to emphasize that leadership is one of our core values as a university. And other values like commitment to excellence, integrity and honesty, an equitable community, academic freedom, intellectual curiosity and collaboration are of equal importance. These articulate who we are. It is in this spirit that the top-of-the-line Central Library was inaugurated at the University by His Holiness Swami Satyamitranand Girji Maharj. On April 4, 2014, His Holiness commented, “The Library is established as a mark of respect to Goddess Saraswati. It is a centre where knowledge in different fields will be derived with great zest and enthusiasm.”

His Holiness also made an auspicious start to a blood donation camp which is a round the year event at the Educational Institutions and showcases our community spirit. All these events are a depiction of values which the institutions embody.

We bring these values to life in all that we do. These principles reaffirm that our campus values unity and respect that Dr O.P. Bhalla believed in. And to have him amongst us every day, a statue was unveiled at the University Campus. While unveiling the statue on April 18, 2014, His Holiness Shri Morari Bapuji, a world

acclaimed exponent of the Ram Charit Manas, said, “I bow my head in gratitude to the farsighted vision and philosophy of Dr O.P.Bhalla. Let his ‘Pratima (statue)’ be an inspiration and engender ‘Pratibha’ (talent) among one and all.”

Each institution of the Manav Rachna Group joined in to pay their tribute to the Founding Father in the last one year. It all began by fulfilling Dr O.P. Bhalla’s desire for reconstruction of the Swarg Ashram opposite the Crown Plaza by giving a total facelift including erection of the Black Granite Gate, fixing white marble slabs with ‘GITA SAAR’ inscribed along with the installation of a ‘Maha Mrityunjay’ Murti.

Hand in hand with community work, we have pushed ahead with our core activity: The spread of quality education. In fact, value education is spread across every aspect of our institutions which makes our students confident, courageous and well groomed to face the challenges of the modern world. It is with this belief in values that we begin every new year with prayers to the Almighty on the first day of the year.This year too, a Maha Mrityunjaya Yajna was held to give an auspicious start to the year and to remember the values that our Founder Father strongly believed in.

Serving society is yet another aspect which teaches us values and was close to the heart of our Founder Chancellor Dr O.P.Bhalla. Keeping his vision of a healthy society in mind, a dental camp was organized at the Manav Rachna Dental College where denture kits were distributed by respected Mrs Satya Bhalla, Dr Amit Bhalla and Dr N. C. Wadhwa. Mrs Satya Bhalla interacted with patients and took their feedback on the kind of services that the Dental College had rendered. The Manav Rachna Dental College paid tribute to the Founding Father by providing Community dental treatments and serving the under privileged in the months of March and April when a team of 15 members were present at NAB and SOS Children’s Village. A screening programme for oral cancer was also conducted at Mata Ka Mandir, NIT, Faridabad, Anangpur village, Chhaysa Village, Health Unit, Railway Station, Old Faridabad. And keeping the vision of a healthy society a Physiotherapy camp was also held by FAS where items of daily utility were distributed by Mrs Satya Bhalla to patients who had come from far and near to the centre at the University campus Keeping in tune with his desire for community service the Faculty of Management Studies, Manav Rachna International University organized the ‘Ek Mutthi Daan’ campaign. The project was inauguContinued on page 2

Dr. O.P. Bhalla

Inner Life

Journey

A true karamyogi, with irrepressible spirit, pragmatic approach and indomitable courage flowered Manav Rachna Educational Institutions into a global manifestation and to its present apex status. His vision for higher education revolved around quality through research and development. The foremost purpose of his life was to make better human beings. His charismatic touch transformed everyone and everything around him and bestowed love, inspiration, faith and encouragement to all.

His Life has been greater than long. Always referred to himself, in all humility and an ordinary man . His undying interest in the betterment of human beings envisioned by establishing a “SHIVA TEMPLE” at Sainik Colony, Faridabad and Social Welfare projects for the benefit of community – “Health for All”. His rich legacy is a standing testimony of excellence at work, the fragrance of which always continues to inspire us

A humble beginning in early eighties from a Co-operative Housing Movement to an Educational Movement in 1997 called “MANAV RACHNA”. During the journey of seventeen years, he established seven international schools, a deemed University, an Engineering College, a Dental College, a college of education and a community radio station, the only and the first in Faridabad. The visionary philanthropist changed the identity of the city from an industrial town to an Educational Hub, making the city a better place for education.

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rated by Chief Patron of MRIU, Mrs. Satya Bhalla, by donating the first handful of rice. Speaking to the gathering, Mrs Satya Bhalla said that if we kept making small efforts for society, incremental change was sure to make a lasting positive impact. She expressed the hope that no would go to sleep hungry and the effort by Manav Rachna would make a big difference. Dr. N. C. Wadhwa,Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna International University, said that such socially relevant campaigns were a fulfillment of the dreams and projects envisioned by Founder Visionary Dr O. P. Bhalla The rice collected has been donated to NGOs, Prayas and Sai Milan, who work with the under-privileged, and run shelters for them.

Founder Visionary Dr O. P. Bhalla was passionate about innovation and technology. The Dr. O. P. Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre (DOPBIIC), a seminal initiative of Manav Rachna International University, has been commemorated in his memory to pay tribute to his vision of encouraging research and propelling students to bring their pioneering ideas to the shop floor. DOPBIIC caters to the needs of students and faculty members who are oriented towards research and development and are buzzing with new and innovative ideas. DOPBIIC is fully equipped with design, fabrication and manufacturing facilities, which are available to the users on a 24x7 basis.. The facilities are available to students to participate in International/National projects and competitions and also to those who are working on their own ideas. The focus is on applied research leading to patents, research publications in reputed Journals/ Conferences and generation of IRPs. Another dimension and as part of the Founder’s Day celebration Manav Rachna honoured its Alumni who have taken the flag of the Institutions to great heights. Among those who were felicitated were Srishti Rana, Miss Asia Pacific World 2013,

Dr Prashant Bhalla taking a step forward to fulfill the vision of Dr O.P.Bhalla

Ankita Das for sports and the actor-model Mahima Bakshi.

Keeping fit through sports was yet another facet of life which our Founder Father believed in and therefore the 7th Manav Rachna Coroprate Cricket Challenge 2014 was dedicated as the Dr O. P. Bhalla Cricket Memorial Cup. This cup will continue to foster sports as an effective medium to quality education and also focus on building good corporate relations since national and multi national companies look forward to this yearly tournament. Dr Amit Bhalla, Vice President believes in following the idea of his Father relating to sports. Dr Amit believes that Winners don’t wait for chances, they take them. There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. There’s no such thing as life in-between. If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat. In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. And in keeping with this the 4th Manav Rachna Inter Faculty and Staff Badminton and Table Tennis Tournament held in June 2014 was dedicated to the memory of the Founder Chancellor.

The guru-shishya tradition is a relationship, based on the genuineness of the guru, and the respect, commitment, devotion and obedience of the student, is the best way for subtle or advanced knowledge to be conveyed. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies. And it is this tradition which the Manav Rachna Family will continue to follow where our Founder Chancellor will always be our Guru and each one of us his shishya. And keeping in mind that the Founder was a teacher of the highest esteem, a tree plantation drive was organized on September 5, 2014 where Mrs Satya Bhalla, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, Dr. M. M. Kathuria, Dr. N.C.Wadhwa and other dignitaries like Dr. R. K. Chauhan, Vice Chancellor, Lingyas University, Dr. Victor Gambhir, Vice Chancellor, JECRC University Jaipur graced the occasion.

THE VISION OF DR. O. P. BHALLA CARRIES ON...

Today, September 16, 2014, was a solemn day, a year gone by since Founder Chancellor Dr. O.P.Bhalla left for his heavenly abode leaving the entire Manav Rachna family to grief his loss.

The day began with a hawan which ushered in a somber mood with bhajan and kirtans adding to the pious surroundings of the early morning peace at the Dr. O. P. Bhalla Memorial Sthal situated in the midst of the University. An arena for meditation where blessings of the Founder Chancellor will be a guiding light in every step we take forward ...

A mega Blood Donation camp was organized at different venues across the Campus under the aegis of Dr O.P.Bhalla Foundation. Inaugurating the camp was Dr. Suprabha Dahiya, IAS (Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Faridabad) along with Mrs. Satya Bhalla, Chairperson, Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation; Dr. Prashant Bhalla, Chancellor, MRIU; Dr. Amit Bhalla, VP, MREI, Dr M.M.Kathuria, Member Dr. N. C. Wadhwa Vice Chancellor MRIU and other senior dignitaries.

The blood donation camp was assisted by Lions Club of Faridabad & Rotary Club in association with Manav Rachna Leo Club and they collected around 1200 units of blood. Medical support and equipment was provided by an able team of doctors from B K Hospital, Faridabad and Santon Ka Gurudwaraalong with Rotary International.

To support the Haryana Government’s endeavor, an amount of `5 lac was donated to Red Cross Society for the victims of Kashmir Floods by Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation. Apart from this, the employees of Manav Rachna have also donated one day’s salary under the aegis of Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the victims of Kashmir Floods.

Blood donation camp at Manav Rchna

Hawan at the Dr O.P.Bhalla Memorial sthal

Dr Suprabha Dahiya paying respects to the Founder Chancellor

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r. O. P. Bhalla’s name has gone down in history as a visionary and educationist. His name spells legendary leadership and a spirit of upliftment for the society. He shaped an education movement called Manav Rachna, which is a name to reckon with on the education landscape of the country today. With Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI), Dr. O. P. Bhalla took a step towards shaping better human beings. MREI stays committed to train and equip students with latest knowledge and skills in the chosen fields. Through schools, colleges and institutions of higher education, MREI delivers value- based education to enable students to face global challenges. Dr. O. P. Bhalla has left behind a rich legacy of excellence and hard work.

To salute the spirit of the legendary visionary, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) has formed the Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation. The foundation is a registered trust with philanthropy as its sole objective. The Foundation is committed to work towards Dr. O. P. Bhalla’s ideals of nation building. It aims to undertake developmental activities, research and training in various fields, such as education, sustainable development and environmental protection, gender equality, health and well being etc. Through its sustained efforts, the Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation has already initiated work to strengthen education systems, responding to global challenges through transformative education.

Special onus has been placed on protecting and reviving our rich cultural and natural heritage. Specifically for the needs of the youth in India, the foundation is working for training and capacity building of people. This will help in attaining employment opportunities. For the betterment of our society, it is essential to protect our environment. In this domain, the foundation is undertaking various activities for energy conservation, creating awareness about green energy etc.

The Dr. O. P. Bhalla Foundation envisages bringing about change in the society through incremental articulated steps.

A VILLAGE NAMED ‘MOHNA’ Mohna is situated in the Faridabad district of Haryana and has a population of 25,000.There are five villages surrounding Mohna.

Ballabhgarh is the nearby town from the village that is approximately 27 KM from Mohna. The first sight of the village pro-

vides a superficial view of a well developed and advanced small town but the ground realities are quite different from what appears. The team spent hours inspecting the village. They talked to the villagers and the Sarpanch to trace out the true picture and actual conditions of the various aspects of the daily life. The core problems of the village can be divided into three important areas that need to be looked after for the overall development of Mohna, are Education, Health and Environment.

Education is the key of development for any society. As far as primary and secondary education is concerned, there are two Government Schools and three private schools up to senior secondary level but there is not a single college in the village. Hence, it can be stated that the status of primary education seems satisfactory but the lack of a college for higher education in Mohna has caused a lot of problems at various levels. One of the major problems is that the girls are forced to marry at an early age after completing their primary education as people are afraid of sending their wards to nearby town Ballabhgarh for security reasons.

Even if the girls don’t get married after completing their senior secondary education, generally they sit idle at their home. In view of the above mentioned problems, a college in the village is the need of the hour especially for girls of Mohna. The same problem is prevalent in the adjacent villages as well and a Girls college in Mohna will be an asset in dealing with the social problems like early marriage and girl’s education of the entire region.

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a Government hospital situated in the heart of the village along with some private clinics. The hospital is not fully equipped and doesn’t have adequate facilities to deal with the emergency cases.

Due to this, the villagers have to depend largely on the hospitals of Ballabhgarh for primary treatment. People who are below poverty line have to face major problems as they don’t have any choice and money to afford treatment in the nearby town. The number of doctors is also less as compared to any other government hospitals. Hence, the government hospital is required to be monitored by the local government and the basic facilities should be provided for the best possible medical treatment for the villagers.

A healthy environment helps in making a place worth living and it is supposed to have a fair environment conditions in the villages. It is important to keep our surrounding clean and tidy but one of the most serious problems of the Mohna is garbage disposal and drainage system. There is no drainage facility in the village. The villagers dump the garbage at a common open area in the village including the garbage from the hospitals and clinics which is burnt there only. The smoke and the dirt are filled in the air making the environment hard to breathe causing several health hazards. The villagers are not educated enough to understand that this is serious matter to think upon and important measures are required for garbage disposal. The basic objectives of the visit were to look into the details of the problems of Mohna and to find out the ways to make it an ideal village. It is in this context, it is recommended that the above mentioned problems should be brought to the notice of the local government and important steps should be taken to ensure that the issues are heard and solved respectively. In this respect, students of Faculty of media studies will be covering the stories sighting

the basic problems of the village and the stories will be published by the Hindi daily Hindustan, which has given its consent for the same as the media partner.

The step taken by Manav Rachna University will be a source of inspiration for other organizations of fulfilling the corporate social responsibility and will add one more feather to the university’s cap that believes in value based education, over all development of the society and creating better human being.

SOLID WASTE SEGREGATION – TRAINING FOR HOUSE KEEPING STAFF ON 13TH JUNE 2014 A training was conducted on waste segregation for the Class IV employees of Manav Rachna, who are involved in waste disposal. Through the training, the employees have been educated on how to segregate waste and thereby contribute towards recycling and saving the environment.

Dustbins in triplicate were deployed at 9 strategic positions in MRIU campus to bring about segregation of waste and inculcate this habit among students and employees of MRIU. The waste was segregated as: a) Organic waste b) Tetra packs and paper plates c) Miscellaneous

MEDICAL CAMPS Dynamic educationist and visionary, Late Dr. O. P. Bhalla took a step towards shaping better human beings with Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI). During his lifetime, Dr. Bhalla initiated many activities for the upliftment of society.

To mention a few, he started the cooperative housing movement in Haryana, organized free dental OPD services at the Manav Rachna Dental College.

EK MUTTHI DAAN A Step towards a movement where No-one sleeps hungry Growth and development are the buzzwords today. At every forum, discussions of people from various walks of life are centered on the pace at which development is taking place. Regions are compared on the basis of these statistics. However, we usually overlook how much of this ‘betterment’ is percolating to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid. There are crores in our country who cannot still afford two square meals a day, leave alone the other amenities.

In a humble attempt to further Dr. Bhalla’s vision, the Dr. O P Bhalla Foundation started the Ek Mutthi Daan campaign in March 2014. Chief patron of MRIU, Mrs. Satya Bhalla inaugurated the campaign at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), MRIU, by donating the first handful of rice towards the ‘Ek Mutthi Daan’. Through this campaign, all constituents of the MREI family have come together to donate for the underprivi-

GOVERNMENT GIRLS SCHOOL AT MOHNA VILLAGE The first work the Foundation has undertaken is the adoption of the Government Girls School in Mohna. At the school, the focus has been on improving the infrastructure of the school and imparting knowledge and experience to the school children through interactive games, dance, singing and cultural activities etc.

A final year student performing Atraumatic Restorative Treatment

leged sections of society. FMS started the campaign and amounts collected have been donated to NGOs- Prayas and Sai Milan, who work with the underprivileged and run shelters for them.

Every month, a different constituent of the MREI family will take up the responsibility of collection.

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THE QUEST FOR INNOVATION WAS DR O.P. BHALLA’S DESIRE.

WE LIVE HIS DREAM WITH NEW INNOVATIONS Come innovate with us

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oday, we need innovators more than any time before. Research has shown that competition along with strong demand is a major driver of innovation. Keeping in tune with this, our mission at the Manav Rachna Educational Institutions is to extend service through education to every corner

galuru in August, 2014, where students from our Innovation Center won the coveted Grand Prize (Top of the Pyramid Award) in the face of stiff competition of 831 entries including those from IITs, NITs and other leading Institutions of the country. Our winner students shall now be trained

by Accenture at their works in China.

Chief Minister appreciating the projects of the students

At the PHD Chamber

of the globe. Our history of service is as important as is our history of learning and discovery. While keeping with the vision of our Founder Chancellor, Dr O.P.Bhalla, we will continue to be a place of hope, of excitement, of discovery... a place that revels in the joy of inquiry... a campus characterized by a sense of promise and pride, purpose and accomplishment. Let’s also not take for granted the great work that starts in a single class or with a single conversation on our campus today. Steeped in the philosophy that innovation makes the world a better place for the younger generation, Manav Rachna has been constantly encouraging students to think out-of-the-box and generate new and revolutionary ideas to bring about societal change. It is vision which has given birth to the Dr. O.P. Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre (DOPBIIC).

DOPBIIC is fully equipped with design, fabrication and manufacturing facilities, which are available to the users on a 24x7 basis. The facilities are open to students participating in International / National project competitions and also to students and faculty members working on their projects. The proposed areas are mechanical, automobile, electrical, electronics, computer science, biotechnology, non-conventional energy etc. The focus is on applied research leading to patents, research publications in reputed Journals/ Conferences and generation of IRPs, with the ultimate aim of improving employability skills of the University Graduates. Headed by Professor B.S. Gill, an eminent applied engineering researcher, DOPBIIC is the crucible where students at Manav Rachna incubate their dream projects. Recent accolades that have catapulted Manav Rachna’s students into the limelight include: The Accenture Innovation Jockey Competition-2014 powered by Yahoo India held at Ben-

Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals 2014 held at Seattle (Washington), USA in July, 2014 where Team CodeBlue from the Dr O.P. Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre was selected among the top 5 world finalists in Imagine Cup Apps for Office Challenge 2014. The Team comprising Ankur Bhalla, Jehi Jha, Neha Valecha and Saurabh Kanwar proposed an Office App idea named ‘Molecule Maker’ which impressed the judges on the Microsoft Office team.Team CodeBlue, being selected as one of the two finalists, was flown to Seattle for the Imagine Cup World Finals in late July, 2014. It received the second prize in the world finals and was awarded a cash prize worth $3,000 for their innovative app. The award was presented to the team by John Case, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office Division.

At DOPBIIC, students’ innovative ideas are nurtured by mentors, resulting in path breaking creations which have won plaudits at national and international platforms. If the Electronics Pills Box was designed as a portable reminding device to provide audio visual alerts to patients to take the right dose at the right time where the scheduling could be done using Smartphone Application or PC, the Smart Skull was created to send accident notification to the nearest hospital or the victim’s relatives in the shortest possible time.The project got selected as one of the best 20 innovations in Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup 2013.

There have been other amazing inventions in the past like the Swasthya Sanjivani, an affordable, approachable, easy-to-use and automatic on-the-spot blood and urine testing system with immediate confirmatory results covering diseases such as anemia, diabetes, jaundice and renal damage which won the 1st prize in the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2013 in India, in two categories

(Innovation & World Citizenship). The project represented India in the world finals at St. Petersburg, Russia. International recognition has also poured in for the Tractorobot, a robot controlled Tractor project, which fetched the Gold Medal at the National level with a prize of `Ten Lakh in the Intel Embedded Challenge Imagine Cup 2011 competition; awards have been conferred on the All Terrain Vehicle-1 with its powerful 305 cc engine which won the “Best Innovation Award” in BAJA SAE India.

Such has been the impetus at DOPBIIC, Manav Rachna’s students have created the Efficycle, a hybrid vehicle having a motor of 1 horse power which was claimed to be the most comfortable vehicle by the SUBROS panel in Chandigarh. Early in February this year, students at Manav Rachna who were the brains behind the First Diesel Urban Car with a mileage of 123 km/l took part in the Fuel Economic vehicle competition, Shell ECO Marathon 2014 held in Manila, Philippines. This light weight vehicle is equipped with driver fitness tester which does not allow a person to drive the car under the influence of alcohol. More recently, Manav Rachna’s students reached the national finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup. The top three positions at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014 India national finals were secured by teams from DOPBIIC with innovations that included RespirON, Mov-Aid, Smart Skull and Saviour Suit. A formula car was next on the cards as Team Synchromesh of Manav Rachna International University custom designed a Formula race car to take part in the Formula Student Germany (FSG) Competition in Hockenheim, Germany. The Team was one among the 9 teams from India that had been shortlisted to participate in the ‘Formula Student Germany Competition’ which tested participants for their overall package of construction, performance, financial and sales planning. With innovation being a way of life at Manav Rachna, the institution has taken a quantum leap in Research and Development in recent years.This significant development is corroborated by around 3000 research publications in International Journals, National Journals, International Conferences and National Conferences. It includes over 450 research papers listed in the Scopus database. As many as 77 patents have been filed / granted to faculty and students. Earlier seven research proposals worth `1.33 Crores have been submitted by faculty members for getting research grant from Government agencies.

It is worth noting that in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by MRIU in R&D activities, MRIU was conferred with the

ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) Education Excellence Awards 2014, for the Best Private University Promoting Research. MRIU has been consistently encouraging and supporting its faculty to undertake research by providing financial assistance and laboratory wherewithal. Faculty members are encouraged to attend Faculty Development Programmes both within and outside the University.

Needed computational assets by way of specialized software are made available to students and faculty to carry out research analysis at an advanced stage.

OTHER OUTSTANDING LAURELS MRIU is the only University chosen by Government of Haryana to represent the innovations of young students by the state at the India International Trade Fair held at Pragati Maidan for the last two years.. MRIU students have displayed a host of their projects at the Haryana Pavilion in IITF and wowed the visitors. Be it the Tractrobot, Smart Blind Stick, Pick and Place Robot, Pills box, Smart Skull, Smart Efficycle or the All Terrain vehicles (both ATV bike and ATV1 car), the crowds were mesemerised by the innovative objects on display.

As another recent feather to our cap, is when our students at Manav Rachna were invited at the ‘Innovation Summit 2014’ on 17th September, 2014, by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) to demonstrate their Innovative projects. To boost innovation at the Institutional level, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI) organized the exhibition – “Innovations Unplugged 2.0” showcasing innovative products/software designed by students and entrepreneurs across all sectors. The summit and exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Manav Rachna was among the select few institutes--which also included IIT Delhi--from across the country that had been invited to showcase their innovative work at the exhibition.The Summit’s theme ‘Enhancing Innovative Capacities of MSMEs was presented by Mr S.K. Sarkar, Chairman, Committee on Innovation, PHD Chamber while Mr Sharad Jaipuria, President, PHD Chamber, delivered the welcome address.

The event also focused on ‘Innovative Strategies for Sustainable MSME Financing’ and ‘Enterprise and Skill Development for MSMEs. The projects of our students put on display at the Summit was a major attraction at the Summit as crowds thronged to catch glimpses of the projects which earned plenty of accolades in the process.

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WE ARE THE WORLD A SMALL STEP BUT A GIANT LEAP! WE HAVE TAKEN THE FLAG OF MANAV RACHNA TO INTERNATIONAL SHORES VIA A SMALL IDEA CALLED MOLECULE MAKER. HAVING COMPETED IN THE IMAGINE CUP APPS FOR OFFICE CHALLENGE 2014. WE, THE STUDENTS FROM THE DR O.P.BHALLA INNOVATION AND INCUBATION CENTRE (DOPBIIC) ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO THE MANAGEMENT FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVENT, ENSURE AND EXCEL. WE CARRIED OUR CREATIVE THOUGHTS INTO PROJECT FORM TO SEATTLE, USA TO WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS SECOND POSITION AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL. THAT WAS YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR UNIVERSITY TO BE RECOGNISED AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

The five teams—from across the world were from China (iGeek), India (Code Blue), Indonesia (Neang Team), China (Ambiless) and Canada (Lake of Timber)--who advanced to Round Two of the Apps for Office Challenge win the second position across the globe!

Experiences of the students “During the National Finals in Noida, when all the 10 team of innovation gathered and presented their projects, we had hopes that we would grab the three top positions. And our dreams turned to reality as RespirOn, MovAid and SmartSkull secured the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions. And Clearly, RespirOn was going to represent India in innovation category in the World Finals of Imagine Cup, 2014, “ said Mohit Bahl beaming with pride.

The four team members totally enamoured with their experience to Seattle had a lot to share and narrate. “We had done our home-work well and were prepared for a lot of technical questions at the last round of the competition which comprised of 9 judges from Microsoft,” says Saurabh. “But on the contrary we were asked a lot of concept questions which was both interesting and challenging,” say Neha and Jehi in keeping with Suarabh. Our interac-

Award Ceremony- India Team Code Blue with Mr. John Case

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t all began with a small idea but boomeranged into a giant leap which became a win at a world-wide level.The students of Team CodeBlue from TechnoPlanet Labs of Dr O.P.Bhalla Innovation and Incubation Centre have made us proud with their innovative and quick thinking skills. The Manav Rachna College of Engineering (MRCE) students of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions were a part of a team which was selected among the top 5 finalists from across the world in the Imagine Cup Apps for Office Challenge 2014. The idea was developed by team Code Blue comprising Saurabh Kanwar, Ankur Bhalla, Jehi Jha and Neha Valecha as core members with their mentor Mohit Bahl. Congratulations students for your brilliant performance.!

The journey from Manav Rachna to Seattle The Apps for Office Challenge had invited teams of up to four students worldwide to submit short written proposals for their idea by January 23’14. The Microsoft Office team then

picked the best proposals.The five teams—from across the world were from China (iGeek), India (Code Blue), Indonesia (Neang Team), China (Ambiless) and Canada (Lake of Timber)--who advanced to Round Two of the Apps for Office Challenge wrote great proposals that impressed the judges on the Microsoft Office team. All the five teams then developed their projects further. At the end of Round Two, two of these teams were selected as finalists and flown to Se-

What is Molecular Maker ?

Molecule Maker is a tool that runs in word document and displays 2D/3D structures and provides all the information of numerous molecules and elements. It also provides online courses and amazing facts in the form of videos, quizzes, activities etc.

The tool is capable of completely transforming the classroom and self learning experience a new look, says mentor, Mohit Bahl

attle for the Imagine Cup World Finals in July, 2014. These teams met at the Microsoft Office and competed for the first and second-place prizes of $5,000 and $3,000 – and of course, get their app published in the Apps for Office Store.

What made the team at TechnoPlanet of MRIIC a class apart is the fact that they proposed an Office app idea named ‘Molecule Maker’ which impressed the judges on the Microsoft Office team immensely. “Our App will make a molecular diagram from the input that the user gives and we even plan to have zooming features in our project which will be supported by MS Powerpoint Word and Excel,” gushed Jehi. Her teammate Neha was equally enthusiastic, thanking her seniors from MRCE who are fellow members of TechnoPlanet and their parents “for their incessant help and support” in encouraging them for the project. It took the promising young team just three days to think up of ‘Molecule Maker’ and go ahead with their written proposal. As luck would have it, their talents and innovative instincts helped them cruise to the second round and finally

tion with the general public was amazing says Ankur, another of the team members. They asked questions about the app which we replied with ease and excitement say the team members in unison. The youngsters recalled the ever memorable experience of the VIP dinner as the grand finale of the competition where they met Mr Arpan Shah from Microsoft posted at Seattle . Being an Indian himself he told the youngsters, “You are fortunate to get a platform as this one.”

Our experience at the competition and in a new country was a learning one which we thoroughly enjoyed. An experience which taught us so much since it was a first time overseas visit for most of us. An experience which gave us an insight of technologies for the future. An insight which taught us that planning ahead is the mantra to success say the jubilant team which in turn has made all of us at Manav Rachna proud to have yet another opportunity for our University flag to be on an international platform.

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DR. PRASHANT BHALLA HONORED FOR ‘LIFETIME OF

ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF DENTISTRY’

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n recognition of his unparalleled enthusiasm, dedication and perseverance that has translated into remarkable changes in the knowledge, practice and education of dentistry, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions has been honored with “Lifetime of Achievement and Contributions to the field of Dentistry”.

This prestigious honour was bestowed upon Dr. Prashant Bhalla on the occasion of Section of Defense Forces Dental Services (SDFDS) Conference, a chapter of the Federation Dentaire Internationale organized by the Army Dental Corps today at the Manekshaw Convention Centre, New Delhi. The award was given by the Chief Guest of the Conference, Air Mshl DP Joshi, PVSM AVSM PHS Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services

in the presence of Major General Yimin Zhao, the President of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an China and the Organizing Chairman of the SDFDS, Lt Gen Vimal Arora, AVSM VSM & Bar, PHDS Director General Dental Services.

The World Military Dental Conference (September 9-11, 2014) was attended by the Dental experts of the Armed Forces across the globe in addition to senior hierarchy of the Armed Forces. It is a well-known fact that the Armed Forces globally have the most organized and advanced oral and dental healthcare system in their country. The conference deliberatedupon the various modalities of care aimed towards providing dental support by the armed forces all over the world.

MRIU AND SAMSUNG JOIN HANDS FOR INDUSTRY ACADEMIA INTERFACE Hands–on-training is the focus towards complete education at MRIU. Keeping in tune with this ideology internships with leading corporate houses is always sought after. In sync with the same, Samsung is offering summer internships to selected students of Manav Rachna International University and will also engage them in live projects. Samsung will also hold orientation classes / workshops for students of different stream in association with the MRIU Faculty.

FET AMONG THE TOP 5!

Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET), MRIU, has been ranked by India Today among the Top 5 Emerging Engineering Colleges in the country

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t is a matter of great pride that the Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET), MRIU has been ranked by India Today among the Top 5 Emerging Engineering Colleges in the country. In fact, as per the factual score in the survey, FET stands at No. 3! Committed to the pursuit of excellence in technical education and research, FET has emerged as one of the largest providers of quality engineers, researchers and technical experts to major industrial giants across the country.

Backed by the latest in state-of-the-art infrastructure, workshops, labs, library (in both the print and digital format), FET has nurtured a strong R&D base along with an exclusive Innovation and Incubation Cell. Having tied up with various knowledge and industry partners like the JBM group, Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Curtin University (Perth Australia), IBM etc., students are groomed to generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting edge research and emerge as global leaders. As India Today’s survey rightly signifies, FET certainly makes the cut as a vibrant world class institution dedicated to the mantra of creating better human beings

WELFAREBUZZ

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‘NARI KA SAMMAN’: A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY A Manch discussion for Manav Rachna’s students on the topic ‘Nari ka Samman’ was organized by the Manav Rachna Literary Forum at the audio visual room of the Central Library.

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eld on 29th August, 2014, the discussion forum attracted a niche gathering of 22 students from different streams of MREI. The students were quite vocal and a deeply sensitized lot who had done their homework well. They spoke about women-centric issues and the varying degrees of torture and humiliation that women have been subjected to. Some of them even quoted poems, datas and figures, citing case studies (such as the Nirbhaya incident) to highlight their points. The fact that the discussion was in Hindi gave them an opportunity to express their proficiency in the language.

While students like Neha talked

about the glass ceiling in Indian society and harassment at the workplace, Simran Sindhu said that the lack of respect for women is prevalent not just in India but everywhere in the world. While blaming society, many of the boys among the participants felt that girls need to dress appropriately and not take risks by going out at unearthly hours to pubs and parties. But they all accepted the fact that women were at the receiving end and not given her due place in society. As Vinayak reiterated, “Women are integral to society and it is time we men woke up to the reality.”

Harshajit Barua pointed out that in a country like India where women are deified as mothers and considered a

manifestation of shakti, women are tortured and shorn of their dignity.

Empathising greatly with the embittered women of our society, Ragini Sharma said a tad cynically, “A woman’ s struggle begins right from the womb. We bring our girls into a society that is greatly unequal.” Her thoughts were echoed by Priyanka Agarwal who felt that women are ignored and repressed even in their own families. The group discussion also veered round the fact that there are laws in our country to protect women but seldom implemented to suit their needs. Speaking to students at the session, Professor I.K. Kilam (Dean, Students Welfare at Manav Rachna and Officiating director,

Professor I.K. Kilam giving away the prizes

Radio Manav Rachna), said, “The youth is the voice of the nation. It is for you to ponder and think over the issue and influence your friends and peers if need be.” Professor Kilam also said that the healthy discussion gave students “the perfect opportunity to communicate and voice their opinions in public”. He mentioned that

the West, contrary to popular opinion, was not corrupting our society since they do not look at women with disgrace and treat them on an equal footing. Handing out certificates of appreciation to the students, Professor Kilam hoped that such discussions would bring students closers and unite them towards causes that affect the lives of people in society.

CELEBRATING 67 YEARS OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE Manav Rachna Educational Institutions held a series of events to mark the 67th year of India’s Independence with events covering extempore speeches, dance and music, a sketching competition and a free health check-up camp sorbed in the History, Politics, Sports, Geography, Mythology & Science of India, fourteen teams participated in the India Quiz 2.0 prelims and as many as seven qualified for the remaining rounds. The Quiz was managed by 4th year mechanical students from FET — Vishnu Aditya Kashyap and Vinay Kumar Tolambia. First year FET students — Shrishti Kshmata & Arvind Sharma bagged the first position.The Free Health Camp by a team of Doctors from Sarvodya Hospital, where almost 200 students and faculty members got a free health checkup done by some of the expert doctors from Faridabad. Later, Dr Pillai, Heart Specialist also visited RMR and recorded a talk show giving health tips to all our listeners. This camp was managed by Rajat Saxena , 4th year CSE student from FET. At the Kavi Sammelan, seven participants recited

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series of events were organized on 11th August 2014 at the Manav Rachna Campus for the students across all faculties and Institutions of Manav Rachna. The English Extempore, was judged by Dr Vidushi & Dr Jyoti Sharma from FCH, MRIU.The students were given 2 minutes each to prepare their impromptu speech and 1 minute each to speak. Sujit Roy, 2nd year student from FET, MRIU won the competition by expressing somel views on Westernization in India. Ashish Arora, 3rd year Mech student from FET managed and organized the event.

The Sketching Competition was managed by Debajit Guha, 2nd year Mech student & Shivam Puri, 2nd

year CSE student. Nimit Virmani, 1st year BBA student from FIP stood first by sketching Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose & Narendra Modi as FACES OF INDIA, which was the theme of the competition.

Under the Business Mind event, students had to sell some items ( T shirts, Books & Badges) all across the campus to students and Faculty members. This activity continued over 3 days. The There was also a Singing Competition. The theme of the event was Indian Regional/ Patriotic.

Students sang melodious numbers ranging from Bengali to Assamese to Malyaalam.. It was judged by RJ Faheem from RMR 107.8 and Mr Darpan dahiya, AP, Mech, FET.Adhiraj , 1st year student from FET stood first in the SOLO category by singing an AR Rahman composition.

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tions on 12th August 2014 at Manav Rachna was even more enthusiastic and lively. The India Quiz 2.0 which was a succession to the India Quiz organized on the eve of Republic Day 2014. Ab-

their self composed poems on the theme - BHARAT - KAL AAJ AUR KAL. Surbhi Chatrapati, first year student from FCH bagged the first position.The event was judged by Ms Sheema Farouqi, Pro-

duction manager - RMR 107.8 FM and a reputed poetess.

An energetic musical performance by musician and rapper John Recker, who had especially flown in from London, marked the 3rd day celebrations. . His performance soared the momentum high and created a vivacious atmosphere amongst the crowd.

This was followed by a series of Folk Dance performances by the students of Manav Rachna who had come elegantly dressed up in costumes of different states to engross the crowd with dance styles ranging from Bhangra, Manipuri, Garba, Rajasthani etc. The icing on the cake was a special dance performance

by Mrs Kamini Singh, one of the community members of Radio Manav Rachna 107.8 FM.The event was managed by 3rd year FET student Ranjeet Singh. The dance performances were followed by a Fashion Show by student members of Manav Rachna Fashion Group. The theme of the fashion show was INDIAN ACCOLADES. Students represented famous Indian personalities from different fields , namely Mary Kom - Sports, Amitabh Bacchan - Entertainment, Satyajit Ray - Creative field, Mallika Sarabhai - Dance, etc.

They all looked beautiful & confident.

The fashion show was managed by 2nd year BJMC student, Ravish Malik & 2nd year CSE student Yogesh Kumar.

Dj Sumit Sethi took over the stage after the Student performances.The Indian Flag held high in hands of Lokesh Sharma, 2nd year FET Student, created a patriotic wave amongst all and slogans like BHARAT MATA KI JAI were recited by each one present.

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CRICKETING LEGEND STEPHEN PAUL FLEMING VISITS MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Stephen Paul Fleming, former Captain of the New Zealand Cricket team and the present Coach of ‘Chennai Super Kings’ visited Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) recently. Hundreds of excited students got the rare opportunity to listen to the cricketing legend and also interact with him Stephen Paul Fleming delivered a motivational lecture to the students of MRIU. He also conducted a small quiz on General Knowledge for the students. The students with the right answers were given personally autographed bats by Mr. Fleming.

In his address, Stephen Fleming mentioned that India and New Zealand have a lot in common. Particularly, the fact that cricket is considered as a religion in both these countries.

He also stated that the two countries have a strong value-based education system.

While appreciating the ambience of MRIU, Stephen Paul Fleming said:

While thanking Stephen Paul Fleming, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, Chancellor, MRIU said: “A strong sports centric philosophy runs through the curriculum at MRIU. Over all these years, interactions with leading sports luminaries have instilled a sense of pride and confidence among the students of Manav Rachna”.

“I have visited many Universities in India, but I am particularly impressed with Manav Rachna. This is undoubtedly the greenest university that I have visited”. He added: “It is only education that has the potential to transform the society. The world today needs a change, which comes

with education. Sports should be promoted in the right way as a career in sports leads to lifelong skills”.

While thanking Stephen Paul Fleming, Dr. Prashant Bhalla, Chancellor, MRIU said: “A strong sports centric philosophy runs through the curriculum at MRIU. Over all these

years, interactions with leading sports luminaries have instilled a sense of pride and confidence among the students of Manav Rachna”.

The students of MRIU also put forth many interesting questions to Stephen Paul Fleming to learn about his cricketing journey so far.

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR ALUMNI AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES AT GLASGO

WMANAV RACHNA SALUTES ITS ALUMNUS GAGAN NARANG The four alumni from Manav Rachna who took part in the Glasgow Olympics, 2014 were Gagan Narang, Vijay Kumar, Ankita Das and Soumyajit Ghosh.

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agan Narang , an Aluminus of Manav Rachna International University has always been an icon to be proud of for the entire Manav Rachna Family. And it was a joyous moment when he and Vijay Kumar, another ace shooter and an alumnus visited the University Campus on 11 August 2014. Gagan Narang with the silver medal he had won at the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow made everyone proud of his stupendous achievement. Thank you Gagan Na-

rang was the sentiments which flooded his welcome to the University with lot of colour and warmth. Whether it was the beating of the drums or the staff and students and management cheering his achievements: truly it was a celebration of joy. Vijay Kumar, another ace shooter and also an alumnus of Manav Rachna was also welcomed to the University campus Dr Prashant Bhalla , Chancellor MRIU welcoming him on the occasion said, “He makes us all proud, The Manav Rachna Family, the people of

Faridabad and the entire nation of India.” Dr Amit Bhalla expressed “We wish both Gagang and Vijay more and more success in years to come and are sure that they will bring laurels for the country both at home and at the international level.”

Speaking to the Press at the conference held at the University Campus, Gagan Narang said that it is a moment of great pride when you win medals at an international competition. Shooting is a game which requires a lot of concentration and precision and the margins between contestants is very narrow.Therefore it is a moment of pride when one wins a medal. He also thanked private

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players like Institutions and Corporates for the growing support which they have shown towards sports. Present at the press conference held at the Manav Rachna University Vijay Kumar, another of India’s ace shooters who had the privilege to lead the Indian contingent.

“It truly is an honour to hold the Indian flag,” he said beaming with pride. Dr

N.C.Wadhwa, Vice Chancellor, MRIU welcomed both the shooters on the occasion and expressed our pride and gratitude to the sportspersons. Ankita Das a table tennis player represented India not only at the London Olympics in 2012 but also participated in the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Ankita is a student of MBA from Manav Rachna in the batch between 201315. Soumyajit Ghosh is yet another student of Manav Rachna, a top table tennis player who represented his country, India at the London Olympices in 2012 and also participated in the Commonwealth games in Glasgow in 2014. Manav Rachna salutes all the four alumni!!

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A CLICK AWAY CRC application goes lives

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ith the mission of getting better opportunities for students, the Corporate Resource Centre at MRIU has launched a one-ofits kind ‘CRC Application’. With this, the entire placement process at Manav Rachna International University has been automated and is managed through this online application, thereby ensuring better placement opportunities for students. This will also help CRC in responding faster to the needs of the corporate sector.

The ‘GO-LIVE’ button of this

unique application was pressed by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Dr NC Wadhwa on August 26,2014.

On pressing the GO-LIVE button, an instant registration invitation was sent to all the students of FMS passing out in 2015 batch. The online registration of all students from different faculties/colleges has been scheduled in phases.

The CRC Application will be able to execute the following functions: • Process and filter data to provide the list of eligible candidates; • Automatic mail and message will be generated to communicate to the

eligible students; • Students can instantly send their consent / acceptance to participate in the event (onsite or offsite placement); • Will enable processing and query of post event data efficiently • For management of information as well as enhancing the effectiveness of CRC outreach to the potential recruiters.

The launch was hosted by Wg Cdr P.K Sinha, Director-CRC and the CRC-team. Also present to grace the occasion were Dr VK Mahna (Pro Vice Chancellor), Dr M K Soni (ED & Dean FET), Prof N K

of the Literary BEYOND DIPLOMACY: Students Society of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions MRIU MUN 2014 conducted the third MRIU

Model United Nations (MUN) Conference 2014 MUN, which was attended by colleges from across the country. For 160 delegates from Symbiosis-Pune, Hindu, Kirorimal, Maharaja Surajmal, JNU, Jaypee and IP college etc the conference was both informative and interesting

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n academic simulation of various organs of the United Nations with students representing the delegations of various countries has now become one of the most popular extracurricular events due to its multi-faceted nature. The Conference, attracting participants from various colleges all across the country including Symbiosis-Pune, Hindu , Kirorimal, Maharaja Surajmal, JNU, Jaypee and IP college had a host of agendas for all 4 committees comprising of the

UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council, UN Economic and Social Council and Adhoc Crisis Committee. With MRIU MUN, Manav Rachna International University continues to be a part of the group of premier institutions that host conferences of such stature and magnitude. The reputation of MRIU MUN has increased dramatically during the past two years so much so that there were delegates from outside India—such as Ban-

gladesh, Tunisia, Romania, Ukraine, etc. who wished to participate in the MUN conference.

The present MRIU MUN Conference which witnessed around 160 delegates on August 22 and 23, 2014 both from within and outside the University had Dr N.C. Wadhwa (Vice Chancellor, MRIU) as the chief guest. Also present on the occasion were senior dignitaries Dr M.K. Soni (Executive Director and Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, MRIU) and Professor I.K. Kilam (Dean Students Welfare, MRIU and Officiating Director, Radio Manav Rachna).

Addressing the large gathering of delegates at the inaugural ceremony which began with the lighting

The Corporate Resource Centre at MRIU with all its facilities is just a click away – the one of its kind hi-tech automated system with all information of students is only a – push button away.

Placements will become faster, less complicated and therefore lend that finesse to the Corporate Resource centre of MRIU. It’s a one stop arrangement which will bridge the gap between the employer and employee : Welcome Corporates to our swanky office with top of the line on-line facility at MRIU. The ‘GO-LIVE’ button of this unique application was pressed by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Dr N.C. Wadhwa Grover (Director FET) and Prof BS Gill (Director-Manav Rachna Innovation & Incubation Center).

To register yourself and to get the maximum benefit from this ini-

tiative, you are requested to kindly get in touch with the CRC team in A-block of the MRIU campus. Or log on to the University website : Placement section.

of the ceremonial lamp, Vice Chancellor Dr N.C Wadhwa said, “The MRIU MUN sessions are an ideal platform for delegates to deliberate on different aspects of the UN.” Recounting the emergence and history of the United Nations, Dr Wadhwa added, “The mock committees formed at MRIU MUN will give an opportunity to the delegates to role play as per the countries assigned to them.”

Welcoming the delegates, Professor I.K. Kilam said that the Conference is “a great learning opportunity for the students where they can pick up teamwork and organizational skills”. He also expressed his gratitude to Dr N.C. Wadhwa and Dr M.K. Soni for “blessing the students” with their presence. Dr M.K. Soni recalled the first MRIU MUN session which was organized at FET

by Dikshant Malik who is considered something of a pioneer in this field. He felt, “This intellectual event will pave the way for students’ overall personality development.”

Declaring the MRIU MUN 2014 open, Rajat Saxena, Secretary General, MRIU MUN 2014 said, “MRIU MUN has always strived to do better which explains why the current Conference will be simulating 4 committees this year.”

He elaborated further, “At MRIU MUN we are committed to foster

an atmosphere conducive to learning about the UN and practicing ways to develop international relations. The committees will offer the delegates a range of challenges, giving them an opportunity to discuss some of the most volatile issues of today.” The Conference which was open to delegates from undergraduate courses all over India, discussed issues based on agendas that included the Formulation of International laws to check the flow of narcotics (under the UN General Assembly); Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerances with special emphasis on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (under the UN Human Rights Council); Money laundering and its socio economic impacts (under the UN Economic and Social Council); and Implementation of R2P --Responsibility to Protect (the Ad-hoc Crisis Committee). An Andrioid app was developed so that participants can have access to all the information in their pockets. The app could be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

The MRIU MUN 2014 Conference was an unforgettable experience with delegates voicing their opinions on the agendas of the day- a true indication that they had indeed done their homework well.

CELEBRATIONBUZZ DT FRESH FACE 2014:

NEW STUDENTS STEAL THE LIMELIGHT! The Freshers were all ready and excited when judges from Times of India came calling at the campus to search for the new DT Fresh Face 2014

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elhi Times Fresh Face 2014 brought in a fresh surge of excitement and the new students at Manav Rachna International University braced themselves for the occasion and enjoyed themselves to the hilt..

The boys and girls were all ready and raring to go when judges from Times of India came calling at the campus. With Emcee Maddie anchoring the event and DJ Sumit Sethi playing chartbusting numbers, the stage was all set! The venue, A Block Auditorium, was packed to capacity, as the participants took to the stage, cheered on by their friends and fans (some of them have a very large following). This was one opportunity they were not going to miss, for here was a chance to showcase their talent and add value to the Manav Rachna brand.

with him. The Freshers were mostly unfazed by the barrage of risky queries and did their best to come up as winners.

As for the winners, there were six of them—with Vedant Parashar (B.Tech CSc first year) being chosen as Mr Fresh Face and Diksha Kumar (BJMC first year) as Miss Fresh Face. The remaining contenders Akash Singh (B.Tech first year), Mansi Bisht (also of B.Tech first year), Palak Garg (BJMC first year) and Jai Chowdhury (BSc Nutrition and Dietetics first year) won the hearts of the students and judges for their talent and confidence.

While Vedant was the cynosure of all eyes during the ramp walk, Diksha Kumar stole the show with her confidence and style. As she said, “The event has

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THE HT CITY ‘FRESH ON CAMPUS’ EVENT AT MRIU WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

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he HT City Fresh on Campus event, organized at the MRIU campus on 9 September 2014 had all the ingredients of a youth event. Not deterred by the sweltering heat, hundreds of students participated with great zest in the series of activities organized by HT City in the Central Lawn.

While some freshers clad in their cool casuals jived to regional music, others were seen swaying to Bollywood 90s numbers.

The most sought-after event ‘Veet Be the Diva Contest’ had a bevy of beautiful Freshers competing for the crown. Samyukta Singh, a fresher from CSC, FET won the coveted title following a rigorous round of ramp walk, talent and Q&A sessions. The runner up for the crown was Prachi from the CSC, FET.

FMS PARICHAY 2014: ROCKING IN ‘RETRO’ STYLE

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The first round was an ice-breaker as participants got around to introducing themselves..

The second round threw the spotlight on talent as the participants sang, danced, recited shayris and walked the ramp to impress the judges. Manav Rachna has got talent and the new comers were in fact living up to it. The best of them selected through a students’ poll moved to the third round where they had to face a question and answer session. Both Girls and Boys were quizzed on their choice of housemates at the ‘Big Boss’ reality show (if they were to feature in it). A contestant had to select her favourite Bollywood actor what if she were to do an item number

been an unforgettable experience and has been a ladder to my success.” For Akash, his shayri on stage “taught him to perform before a large crowd”, while Mansi Bisht who sang “Yaar na miley…” soon overcame her stage fright.

Palak Garg meanwhile strutted on stage and felt on top of the world like a model in the making (a la BJMC beauty diva Srishti Rana) while Jai Chowdhury found the experience on stage “very liberating” doing wonders for his confidence. The six lucky winners will now compete with students of Delhi-NCR colleges for a go at the national finals which would be held in Mumbai.

Here’s wishing them all the luck and the limelight.

MS has welcomed MBA/ MA (Applied Psychology) batch of 2014-’16, and B. Sc. (Hotel Management) batch of 2014’17. The 225- strong batch started their tenure at FMS in July 2014 with formal Orientation program, followed by a rigorous month- long workshop on Management skills and Learning workshop. But professionals today are expected to work hard, and party even harder. The senior students of both under graduate and post graduate courses of FMS brought in this opportunity by organizing Parichay 2014- Freshers’ Welcome Party for the new batches. The spectacular event was held on Sep. 9, ’14. Efforts of all students of FMS culminated in a memorable event, the theme for which was ‘Retro’.

Going down memory lane, the stylish youth turned out in wonderful colours from the past. With lilting retro Bollywood numbers playing in the background, students arrived clad in dresses and hair styles reminiscent of the 1970’s and 1980’s. All members of the faculty and staff of FMS were also in sync with the theme, adding to the colour of the occasion. The stage was continuously alive with splendid performances by the new students.

The pack of students includes proficient dancers, actors, singers and poets. The cultural performances were interspersed with declaration of results and rounds of Mr. and Ms. Parichay. The initial rounds of elimination were held before the event. As judges, faculty members had a real tough time eliminating the immensely talented and exuberant students from the competition.

As the program proceeded, the excitement among the audience only increased. Wit, nerves and personality came together as the last few in the competition answered questions from the judges. They talked about choices between family and job opportunities, the biggest fears in life, and sacrifices for friends among others. The day ended with students dancing to foot- tapping numbers.

It was yet another event which FMS organized successfully, with planning and execution done entirely by the students. As Dean FMS Dr. Chavi says, “FMS is training ground for students, preparing them for their professional endeavours.

COMMENCEMENT OF B.TECH FET ACADEMIC SESSION 2014 A three day program on the occasion of commencement of academic session for 2014 B. Tech students was organized by School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International University.

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he program started on 14th July 2014.

The day began with paying homage to our Founder Visionary late Dr. O.P. Bhalla.

During the day the students of first Shift and

Second Sift were both engaged in various activities and taken across the campus. The campus round included Dr. O. P. Bhalla Central Library, Innovation and Incubation Cell, Radio Manav Rachna, Shooting Range and the various blocks of the University. A Havan was done to start the academic year which was attended by Dr. M. K. Soni, Executive Director and Dean, FET, Dr. Naresh Grover, Director, FET, Dr. Pradeep K. Varshney, As-

sociate Director, FET, faculty members and the students. After the Havan, Dr. M.K. Soni said, “We seek the blessings of the almighty to make the academic journey of our students successful.” After the Havan, the students assembled in the Auditorium where Dr. N.C. Wadhwa,Vice Chancellor, MRIU, Dr. Mahna, Pro Vice Chancellor, MRIU, Dr. M. K. Soni, Executive Director and Dean FET and Dr. Naresh Grover, Director, FET addressed the

students. Dr. N.C. Wadhwa congratulated the students for being a part of the Manav Rachna Family. Dr. Mahan said “We hope you will one day make us proud by achieving great heights in your career.” Dr. M.K. Soni emphasized the need for discipline in a student’s life. Dr. Naresh Grover gave guidance about the academic structure of the university, giving special emphasis on the importance of attending classes regularly.

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WINNING IS AN ATTRIBUTE AT MANAV RACHNA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS We are the world : Whether it is winning scholarships as in Tsukuba Institute, Japan or being applauded for projects at the international and national level as at the Accenture Innovation Jockey3 contest. We the students at Manav Rachna Educational Institutions are grateful to the management for allowing us to dream big. And we in turn will strive to turn these dreams to reality which will make us proud and confident. Thank you Management, thank you our mentors – we shall continue to make our institutions proud and make winning a way of life at MREI TSUKUBA SUMMER INSTITUTE: OPENING UP NEW VISTAS OF KNOWLEDGE… Students of the Faculty of Applied Science, Manav Rachna International University (MRIU), got the opportunity of a lifetime. Students Dr. Shishir Nigam, Trapti Singh, Srishti Saxena and Shruti Piplani along with Prof.

G.L.Khanna, Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, MRIU, visited the University of Tsukuba, Japan, to attend the Tsukuba Summer Institute 2014 from 18th July 2014 to 25th July 2014. The students were among the lucky few to have been granted a scholarship from the Government of Japan.

WHAT THE TEAM EXPERIENCED: “International learning and knowledge propels students towards acceptance and understanding of an array of different cultural and community perspectives. It also enhances interest in global issues as well as broadens the general knowledge,” explains Dr. Shishir Nigam. “Tsukuba University pays a great deal of attention to the minutest of details besides being quick to update their technology which is really their forte.,” says Trapti Singh .Tsukuba campus is spread over 250 acres where one corner does not know what the other corner is doing. In fact, Google has created a map for the campus. “But distance or even language is no deterrent as people go out of their way to be helpful to visitors. During our stay, we were shown the way by a stranger who went on his bike to lead us to our

destination,” adds Srishti and Shruti, suitably impressed with Tsukuba’s hospitality.

THE GROUP FROM MANAV RACHNA ATTENDED 4 PROGRAMS AT THE SUMMER INSTITUTE, NAMELY: Lab program, Sports physical education and culture, Sports management and Research methodology, all of which proved greatly beneficial to them. “The main focus of the lab program was athletic fitness screening, bone health, effect

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Shanghai was a great expereince

The gamut of experiences at Tsukuba Summer Institute helped students in enhancing their knowledge besides leading them to a whole new world of thinking and research of music therapy on executive functions, jugular vein catheterization etc,” informed Srishti Saxena. The team enjoyed a relaxing cruise along the Huangpu River, Which was the best part of our journey. Shanghai was a welcome surprise enroute to Japan!” says Shruti.

Next morning the Team flew to Japan. As soon as they reached Tokyo, Team Manav Rachna was amazed to see the surroundings so neat and clean. “It took us 2 hours to reach the university and the university campus came up as sprawling and huge,” says Srishti and Trapti. “There were

so many countries and cultures under one roof --all united for the common purpose of HEALTH and SPORTS. Topics on research, policy, social and cultural justification were presented at

PROJECT RESPIRON BY MANAV RACHNA STUDENTS Innovation and Incubation Centre bags the first position at Accenture Innovation Jockey 2014

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nnovation has always been the buzzword at Manav Rachna, and an innovation which comes out as a rescuer for humanity has always been appreciated and awarded. RespirON developed by Team Dexters from The Manav Rachna Innovation and Incubation Centre stood first at the Accenture Innovation Jockey held in Bangalore. Along with, Project Saviour Suit which is the Category winner under “The Internet of Things” theme.

RespirON – a complete solution to Asthma and COPD, has been developed by Team Dexters comprising Ajay Kumar Saini, Shanu, Shubam Goel from Manav Rachna Innovation and Incubation Centre. RespirOn is a prototype device and App, operating on a three tier system- The device, The Smartphone application and the cloud server. Respi-

the meet,” says Pof G.L.Khanna.who himself had the opportunity to address foreign delegates.

Various experts from different countries shared their knowledge and

some of the speakers were Professor Tony Schneider, PT from the university of Otago ,Professor Daniel C. Funk talked about Developing A Strategic Portfolio Of Experience Design: Sport Event Tourism” Team Manav Rachna learnt about “Jugular Vein Catheterisation” and “Effect Of Taurine Supplementation On The Alterations In Amino Acid Content In Skeletal Muscle With Exercise In Rats Professor James Mandigo from Brock University, Professor Hideaki Soya, PhD Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry and Neuroendocrinology, University of Tsukuba were other esteemed speakers The students climbed Mt. Tsukuba which was 1800m and visited the shrine at the top.

Professor G.L.Khanna tested students’ knowledge about cardiorespiratory functions in elite athletes and after the lecture the Team conducted a practical session for calculating VO2 max in the lab session “Exercise Physiology And Cardiorespiratory Functions”.

rOn seems to be the need of the hour as per the data floated by World Health Organization which estimates that 300 million individuals have asthma worldwide including millions in India,. Respiron as an innovation will come out as a new lease of life to the asthmatic patients world over.

Saviour Suit is designed and developed to help women in unfavorable situations such as sexual assaults and abuse, human trafficking, rapes, etc.Developed

by Nitesh Karmwal, Anjali Saini and Karan Narula .Saviour Suit is a wearable sonic device used by incapacitating an attacker through sonic waves without causing serious or permanent injury. It can be used as a deterrent to temporarily disable the attacker and provide you with a window of opportunity to escape to safety.Saviour Suit is built with an integrated windows phone application for immediate alerts to relatives and nearby police stations. Speech recogni-

tion module is used to trigger the device through the user’s voice.

Congratulating the students on their victory, Dr BS Gill, Director – Manav Rachna Innovation and Incubation Centre said “It is a moment of great pride for us, as MRIIC is getting recognition both at the national and international levels. Keeping up with the tradition, two teams from Manav Rachna has won top positions at the Accenture Innovation Jockey contest surpassing 6500 entries from across the country.

Prizes Like this act as inspiration for us to come up with all the more creative projects.”

The winners have also won a trip to the Accenture Technology Lab at China and a special mentorship program from Accenture.They have also got an opportunity of a direct interview with Accenture.The team takes back Google Nexus 7 tablets, Apple iPods, and category winner certificates.

ACTIVITYBUZZ MORE REASONS TO VISIT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AT MRIU

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ELECTION ROUND UP

Thirty five students of FMes were assigned to maintain and update the results of the 16th Lok Sabha Elections on Rajya Sabha TV Channel. Each student was deployed to contact the stringer of a particular constituency and keep updating the poll trends/results. They were also given a remuneration of Rs. 3,500/- each for two days i.e. 15.05.2014 and 16.05.2014. Here, they share their experiences on the two-day stint at Rajya Sabha TV during the election results good and the mentors too. I hope we get more of these opportunities in the coming days.

Ayushi Verma, BJMC Ist Year Working with the crew of Rajya Sabha TV during the election polls was an immensely professional yet fun experience. It taught me so many minute details of our Indian electoral system.

We had great fun working with my friends there.

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embers can now access their library accounts online by logging in their account with user name as “Employee Number” or “Student Roll Number” with default password as “mriu12”. My Account offers facilities like self-renewal and self-reservation of books online. The members are requested to change their passwords after the first login.

The Amazon e-readers “Kindle Paperwhite” have recently been added to the Library. A single Kindle can store over 1,000 e-books and offers access to 30,000 free e-books.

The Library has a collection of over 76,000 print books, over 30,000 e-journals/e-books, 242 print journals, project reports, magazines and journals and subscribes to e-journal databases like IEEE ,ASCE, ASME, J-Gate, Infotrac-Gale, Ebscohost, ASQ, Knimbus and DELNET. The Library has also subscribed to corporate membership of Devel-

oping Library Network (DELNET) and The American Library, New Delhi. DELNET provides inter-library loan facility from its partnering libraries across South Asia and the American Library membership offers access to over 35,000 ebooks and 40 databases through its portal eLibrary USA . Patrons may also visit the American Library, New Delhi and borrow upto 20 books and 10 DVDs for a period of four weeks.

You are welcome to visit us during our open hours 8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sundays. The A-Block Central Library annexe remains open from8:00 a.m.

– 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Library portal at www.central-library.mriu. edu.in is also being developed for ease of access of e-resources across Campus.

The Library team looks forward to your visit !

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DTV conducted a workshop in Manav Rachna International University for the students of Faculty of Media Studies on 25th August, 2014. Eminent Journalists like Sanjay Ahirwal, Hridesh Joshi, Kumar Rajesh and Ms. Vrishali Puranik shared their vast experience of reporting. They also enlightened the students about the various aspects of television reporting. They showed students their reporting clips and gave them basic understanding of the same.They also taught them how to face the screen,

Participants at the NDTV workshop

BJMC students covering Lok Sabha

Simran Kaur, BJMC IInd Year A two days internship at Rajya Sabha TV--what an experience it was! Firstly, the feeling one gets is that we are going to witness the counting of votes.

Not just this, when we know that we are accountable for what is going to be shown on Rajya Sabha TV, the feeling of actual work pressure was WOW! I am never going to forget this amazing experience in my whole life.

Pranav Girdhar, BJMC IInd Year Working at Rajya Sabha TV gave us an insight into how a news channel works at the time of elections. It was a very different and good experience.

For the first time I felt--Yes, I am a media student. I got my very first salary for working there for 2 days. That was a new high!

Rahul Gursey, BJMC IIIrd Year Working in Rajya Sabha News Channel was a very invigorating experience

for me. I saw and learnt closely about the voting system of our country. Elections play a very important role in our lives and being a part of this job was really exciting. I got to work with very commendable people who were completely devoted to their work. It was an experience of a lifetime.

Anamika Chaudhary, BJMC IIIrd Year Over the past two days I got a firsthand experience of how the votes are collected in India. The work I did in the Rajya Sabha channel was very interesting. It was completely a team effort that kept us doing such good work.

All the seniors there were very helpful and co-operative. All in all, it was a worthy experience.

Shivam Kumar Saha, BJMC I YEAR It was a healthy opportunity and we made the most of it.The workplace was

Akash Deb, BJMC IIIrd Year You know those little banners on the bottom of the news channels during election polls that shows the updates of which candidate is winning in which constituency--that was our job at Rajya Sabha TV.We had to call reporters at different constituencies and gather lead candidate information. It was a great learning experience and we have a lot of fun on the job.

Gaurav Kumar, BJMC Ist YEAR On 15th and 16th May, 2014, we got a chance to work at the office of Rajya Sabha TV, New Delhi. My experience was fabulous.We worked till 11 pm on 15th May and on the 16th May, we had to report sharp at 4:30 am. All of us had enjoyed the exposure given by our University and Rajya Sabha TV. It was as though we were working for an MNC. All the students had to talk to the stringers who were active in different parts of India and ask them who is leading from their constituency. I was assigned Maharashtra and Madhya Pradhesh. I am grateful to my University and Head of the Department for giving us such an opportunity to learn and excel.

GARBA & DANDIYA WORKSHOP

importance of body language, art of being eloquent and basic knowledge about Piece to Camera (P.T.C.). In the end they gave practical assignments to the students and asked to submit their news report. Overall the workshop was a learning experience for students as they got to know about the practical aspects and various tools and techniques of TV reporting.

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demo workshop of Garba & Dandiya was organized for students , faculty and staff members of Manav Rachna on 5th August 2014. This workshop was executed under the guidance of trained faculty from Richa Nritya & Kala Society, New Delhi which was enjoyed by all the participants. The workshop saw participation of nearly 70 students from different faculties and institutions of Manav Rachna in the first slot from 12 to 1 pm. The second slot from 1:30 - 2:30 pm was attended by twelve faculty and staff members of Manav Rachna. The participants of both the slots danced to some energetic Gujrati songs and hit Dandiya chords to produce harmonious Manavites got a taste of the Gujrati culture.

NDTV TIE-UP WITH BJMC

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RIU Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication has entered into an MOU with NDTV Worldwide Broadcast Media Consultants as Knowledge Partners for workshops on various aspects of broadcast journalism.

These will be keeping in view the current technology trends, innovations in journalism and up to date workflows for news television.They shall comprise reporting, anchoring, breaking news, news production and the role of a producer, different departments of a news channel, writing for television news, the newsroom scenario, operations - live PCR / camera/ editing / technical overview of modern television newsrooms and Digital Media.

ORIENTATIONBUZZ

September, 2014

ORIENTATION AT FMS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY is proud to welcome new students of MBA, MA (Applied Psychology) and B.Sc. (Hotel Management), batches of 2014-’ 16 and 2014-’ 17 respectively

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mbarking upon its seventh year of operation, FMS undertakes to create global thought leaders for a better tomorrow. The orientation program formally commenced on 21st July, 2014. It is divided into two parts: The Orientation program (July 21- 23, 2014), followed by Management Skills and learning workshop (July 24- Aug. 14, 2013). The entire programme has been designed to : • To familiarize the entrants with various dimensions of the MRIU. • To develop effective communication and presentation skills.

• To groom and motivate the entrants to be knowledgeable and skilled professionals.

• To expand the significance of practical training in the life of a professional.

• To foster values such as integrity, transparency and Independence in the budding professionals.

The programme started with a Havan, seeking the blessings of the almighty. All documentation and records for the students were gathered, including contact information, areas of interest towards clubs and committees and Dr. O P Bhalla Foundation. The Honourable Vice Chancellor, Dr. N C Wadhwa and Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. V K Mahna welcomed the students, inspiring them towards being better and successful human beings. Dean, FMS, Dr. Chavi Bhargava Sharma effectively addressed the students about learning as not a mere part of curriculum but a lifelong holistic journey.

On this day, eminent psychologist, Dr. Sanjay Srivastava interacted with students with his unique style on the topic of behavior & its constituents.

Over the next few days, students got

an opportunity to know their faculty members and support personnel at FMS, and to interact with many renowned and experiences personalities.

Hynopsis for personal excellence was taught by Mr. Nitin Shah (CEO, Institute of Clinical Hypnosis And Related Sciences) and Ms. Mamta. The voice

Dr N.C.Wadhwa, Dr V.K.Mahna and Dr Chavi Sharma at the inauguration

behind Akshay Kumar in Bollywood film BOSS- Mr. Vis hwas Kapoor, talked to students about the 3 basic aspects of Voice (Modulation, Audiblity and Clarity). One of the most inspiring and spiritually enlightening sessions was hosted by Swami Shashank Anand, a spiritual guru who in the year 1997 became an ascetic (Sanyasi). The way swamiji related modern lifestyle full of computers, software, viruses & programs with human upbringing full of software and programs within them given by the environment was not only surprising for students but also a thought provoking agenda for the faculties. Prof. N.K. Chaddha, Head of Department of Psychology, Delhi University introduced the topic of creativity and cited several of his real life experiences both from the working and academic front, where he has had the opportunity to foster his and

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his students’ creativity. A session on ‘Problem Solving in Groups’ was held by eminent psychologist, Dr. Priyanka Srivastava. Former news anchor with Delhi Doordarshan, an associate with All India Radio, Ministry of Cultural Affairs & National School of Drama, an actor in Bollywood movies and an expert through theatre in education on “Visual Ethics” & “Emotional Modulation”, Ms. Avery Chaurey pleased the audience with her graceful and enlightening theatre personality.

The focus of the session was to let the students loose all their inner inhibitions and start thinking, discussing and acting freely. Dr. B K Chandra Shekhar – Guinness Record Holder, Asia Book Record Holder & India Book Record Holder, conducted a session about power and management of mind. He mentioned that he has invented a new science called Psycho Neurobics for people to connect to themselves. Apart from training on life skills, the workshops at FMS gave the students room to unwind and know each- other. Sports events were organized at MRIU campus and the stateof- the- art sports academy at MRIS, Sec. 14, Fbd. General Knowledge quiz competitions, theatre workshops, dance demonstration, industry visit to Parle Industries, treasure hunt on campus and many more. Introductory sessions for some parts of the curriculum (economics, mgmt. information systems, statistics and accounts) were held to bring all students on the same plane, as they come from varied educational backgrounds. The orientation programme and workshops will culminate with the Grand Finale to be held on Aug. 12, 2014, followed by Parichay- Freshers’ Welcome Party in the end of the month. With each day filled with excitement and something new to learn, the batch of 2014-16 is geared up to take up training for managerial positions.

STUDENTS AND PARENTS JOIN BDS ORIENTATION Manav Rachna Dental College organized the 9th Orientation Day programme inviting freshers and parents to be a part of this momentous occasion It was an orientation programme with a difference. Manav Rachna Dental College (MRDC) created a huge impact when they invited not just first year BDS students (Batch 2014-15) but also their parents at its 9th Orientation Day programme held on September 3-4, 2014. The event which hosted Dr Hari Prakash (Director General, ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research) as its chief guest, also witnessed the presence of Dr N.C. Wadhwa (Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna International University--MRIU), Dr V. K. Mahna (Pro-Vice Chancellor, MRIU), Major General A.S. Awasthi (Advisor Dental & Applied Science, MRDC), Dr Arundeep Singh (Principal, MRDC), Colonel (R) V.K. Gaur (Advisor, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions), Professor I.K. Kilam (Dean, Students Welfare—Manav Rachna and Officiating Director,

Radio Manav Rachna), Dr Sarkar Talwar (Director, Sports, MREI), among other dignitaries.

Welcoming the guests, parents and freshers of MRDC, Principal Dr Arundeep Singh said, “It is about this time last year that our Visionary Founder Dr. O.P. Bhalla was with us on stage welcoming the 8th batch of BDS students at MRDC. We really miss him and salute his vision. He was the architect of Manav Rachna International University and was responsible for us standing here today.” He urged the students to use their time responsibly and purposefully. The programme began on an auspicious note with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and Saraswati Vandana sung by a group of MRDC interns. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Major General A.S. Awasthi said that the admission to MRDC does not begin and end with tuition fees.

“Parents need to audit their ward’s progress on a day to day basis for the students to emerge as confident dental surgeons.” He emphasized upon the importance of regular attendance to attain the right levels of competency.

In his speech to the audience, Dr N.C. Wadhwa spoke about the rich legacy of Founder Visionary Dr O.P. Bhalla, highlighting the fact that “Manav Rachna is a concept creating better human beings and providing a conducive academic environment”.

Dr Wadhwa also said that Manav Rachna has made all out efforts to provide the best possible infrastructure for students to realize their full potential.

The chief guest on the occasion Dr Hari Prakash, a renowned name in the dentistry world who created the Centre for Dental Education and Research at the All India Institute of

Parents at the BDS Orientation programme; and, (left) Chief Guest Dr Hari Prakash along with dignitaries liighting the lamp at the beginning of the programme

Medical Sciences, in an impassioned speech addressed the newcomers as “budding oral health physicians of the country”. He congratulated them for joining “one of the best dental colleges which has a vibrant and eco-friendly campus”. Dr Hari Prakash pointed out, “With IT, oral dentistry is no longer a mechanical science but a biological science.” He also advised the students to “treat patients ethically and scientifically” and

focused on the 3 Es—Explore (new opportunities and technologies), Enhance (knowledge) and Enrich (one’s skills). The first session of the programme wound up with a vote of thanks by Dr Pankaj Dhawan (Dean Welfare, MRDC) who extolled the virtues of teachers (his own and those of others) and their role in shaping students’ goals and aspirations.

Here’s wishing them a fulfilling career.

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SPORTS NUTRITION: READY STEADY GO FOR NUTRITIONISTS

Visit to Britannia

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port nutrition is essentially the study of the science behind food and how it can benefit or impair sporting performance and fitness. It is an arena where sport specific nutrition knowledge is offered, integrating both nutrition and sport science principles and skills. It has become increasingly important to provide sports nutrition education to active youth in the community settings such as schools, clubs, University recreation centers, fitness and wellness centers, research teams, active students, faculty, staff and student athletes. It focuses on providing nutrition education to exercising individuals and active community groups with emphasis on health promotion, fitness, weight maintenance and loss and disease prevention. Sport nutrition is a domain where the nutritionists plan, conduct and analyze research in the field of nutrition for exercise and sport using experiential learning opportunities.They work with the industry to establish socially and ethically responsible partnerships for individuals, teams and groups. Therefore, the knowledge of sports nutrition helps to strengthen the skills necessary for evidence based applications and competencies of sports dietitians working with athletes and active individuals in a variety of settings.

There is mounting evidence to the support the notion that regular exercise is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle, and that those who lead active lifestyles stand a reduced risk of developing a range of health concerns, are less likely to get ill and generally live longer. However, actually mustering up the motivation to get active is very challenging for some. Physical activity does not have to be vigorous and anyone from young children, teenagers, adolescents, young adults, middle aged, old aged, pregnant and lactating women can incorporate at least some form of exercise into their daily routine.

The prevalence of obesity in India has risen significantly over the past decade, prompting efforts from the government to increase awareness about the importance of a balanced diet and staying physically active in order to maintain a healthy weight and optimum mental health. To get started at incorporating exercise into one’s lifestyle, whether a body builder or a professional athlete, nutrition and hydration play a key role in physical activity and training, providing with the fuel required in order to carry out the exercise.

The day-to-day diet and eating habits of individ-

uals who frequently train or participate in sport is very important in terms of performance level and progression. Scientific developments and new discoveries about how different food types work within the body mean that athletes can modify their diets to help them excel in their particular sport. A healthy and well-planned diet could help a sportsperson to optimize performance level and guarantee continuous improvement.There is no magic food or shortcut which is going to provide the body with all of the vitamins and minerals it needs, so it is important to maintain a balanced diet which incorporates a variety of food groups and nutrients. Many athletes and sports enthusiasts spend a lot of time planning meals which could help to optimize their performance, but very few individuals actually possess the specialist knowledge required to develop an appropriate and effective nutritional strategy.

Sports nutrition RDs educate and counsel cli-

ents of all ages and abilities regarding the relationships between food, health, fitness, physical activity, exercise, and athletic performance.

1. Screen, assess, follow up, and monitor athletes and active individuals in a variety of settings, integrating both nutrition and sport science principles and skills.

2. Effectively integrate nutritional interventions into the annual training and competition plan of athletes at the elite and professional level.

3. Provide sport nutrition education to active youth in community settings (e.g., schools, after-school programs, clubs).

4. Provide sport nutrition services and programs to University recreation centers, active students, faculty, staff, and student athletes.

5. Provide nutrition education and services to exercising individuals and active community groups with focus on health promotion, fitness, weight maintenance and loss, and disease prevention.

6. Counsel athletes and active individuals in a variety of settings.

7. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in a variety of sports and their clinical settings.

8. Effectively use scientific knowledge and evidence-based principles in evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting client/patient data.

9. Plan, conduct, analyze, and interpret research in the field of nutrition for exercise and sport.

10. Teach nutrition for exercise and sport using experiential learning opportunities (e.g., recovery workshops w/ food and food preparation; shopping at grocery stores, cooking classes to improve skill in the kitchen; gardening as effective weight loss strategy).

11. Plan food service and catering for individuals, teams, and community groups at sporting events, fund-raisers, and camps.

12. Work with industry to establish socially and ethically responsible partnerships for individuals, teams, and groups.

13. Synthesize scientific data and translate into practically meaningful information through a va-

‘ROLE OF NUTRITION & DIETETICS IN HEALTHCARE’ Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International University conducted an expert talk on 24th July, 2014 for the students of B.Sc. and M.Sc. The talk was delivered by Ms. Komal, Chief Dietician and HOD, Saket City Hospital on the Role of Nutrition and Dietetics in Health Care. She was welcomed by Mrs. Gurjeet Kaur Chawla, Head of the Department, Nutrition and Dietetics. She apprised the students with her experiences and views about her profession and the emerging scopes of nutrition and dietetics in the health care industry and other allied fields. Students interacted with her in the question-answer session which was very beneficial to enhance their knowledge and shaping up their future career prospects.

Conference on “Indian Nutra and Health Food Industry” On 31st July 2014, conference on “Indian Nutra and Health Food Industry was organised at PhD Chamber ,New Delhi .Twenty Msc. Students from department of Nutrition & Dietetics, attended the conference accompanied by faculty members. The honourable chief guest was Mr. K. Chandramouli (IAS), Chairperson, FSSAI. He inaugurated the programme by lightning the lamp. Overview of Nutraceuticals and World Class Innovative Products was given by eminent speakers. The Head of Department, Nutrition & Dietetics (MRIU) Mrs. Gurjeet Kaur Chawla imparted knowledge regarding the importance of soya foods. Second technical session focussed upon current regulatory systems, Certification of Nutra Foods. Ms.Veena Sharma talked about the validation of health claims. Lastly the vote of thanks was given by Mr.Yogesh Srivastav, Director of PhD Chamber .The conference was helpful in enlightening the current trends and importance of Nutra Foods. This conference helped students in gaining an insight about Nutra Foods,Regulatory Systems,Health Claims, Innovative Products etc.

After the expert lecture Tanya Malik, student of B.Sc V Semester who is doing dietetics internship in Saket City Hospital also shared her internship experiences with the new aspirants who have joined the department.

riety of communication channels (e.g., electronic and written materials, website development and hosting, audio-visuals, writing for magazines).

Dr. Barkha BhatnagarAssistant Professor Department of Nutrition & Dietetics Faculty of Applied Science

VISIT TO BRITANNIA INDUSTRY Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics organized a one day visit on 19th April 2014 to the Britannia Industries for undergraduate and post graduate students of nutrition and dietetics along with faculty members.The Visit provided an enriched platform for the budding Nutritionists and Dieticians from the Manav Rachna International University to understand the working of the Britannia Industry on the basis of International Standards. The students observed how batter for different varieties of biscuits was prepared at the plant and their manufacturing, packaging under controlled conditions.The whole process was guided to the students by the Safety Officer at the Britannia Industry focusing all the CCP (critical Control Points) at various steps such as use of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) solution to ensure hygienic handling by the workers.

MR INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES MR International Journal of Applied Health Sciences is a biannual journal and Faculty of Applied Science (MRIU) released a journal on 2nd April 2014 as a tribute towards the great visionary late Dr. O.P Bhalla .This indeed is a reflection of his mission in keeping sincere and commendable efforts to inculcate an environment conducive of research.

This is a broad ranging, interdisciplinary journal related to Health and Applied Health Sciences. Focusing on the changing scenario of health matters in modern society, the journal will continue to provide an international forum for original articles and reviews. It will offer the breadth of outlook required by health professionals, nutritionists, physiotherapists, biotechnologists, sociologists, psychologists, sports scientists and cultural theorists who are addressing health problems that cross disciplinary boundaries.

The present issue of the journal contains 11 articles of international and national esteem authors. All the articles have been reviewed thoroughly by the panel of experts of the respective fields .The International Advisory cum Editorial Board comprises of the renowned associates from USA, UK, Germany, Poland, South Africa , Malaysia, Japan whereas the National Advisory cum Editorial board of the journal comprises of members from reputed institutes like AIIMS-Delhi, National Institute of Sports (NIS), Patiala , Delhi University, ICMR-Delhi, IGNOU, SAI etc This journal fulfills the aim to supply students of health or health professionals with resources in order to provide the scientific knowledge, intellectual research and encouraging dialogue among health care providers of different health systems. This well planned journal would prove to be of scientific strength in imparting information from various spheres of health sciences.

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BEST CURRICULUM PRACTICES FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY

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cademic curricula lay down the basic framework in which the learners receive domain knowledge, application skills, professional expertise and ethical orientation which can work across national boundaries. Whereas national educational policies right from school to university education lay down the broad objectives and strategies , educational institutions strive to keep their teaching-learning processes aligned to the place of work.

Curriculum, in a fundamental sense, specifies what to deliver (domain knowledge) and how to deliver (pedagogy). It also lays down evaluation methodologies to measure learning outcomes.

A study of the best curriculum practices across various higher educational institutions shows that a well-researched curriculum begins not just with laying down the contents but also with the specification of the target learner segments to serve. The purpose is to ensure that the learners have the right background, experience and orientation to traverse through the curricu-

lum successfully. The content part is strategic in that it declares to the outside world its level of teaching andinfluences career prospects of the learners. Outmoded curricula can be disastrous as the resultant skills can be outrightly rejected by the prospective employers. The real challenge lies in keeping the content contemporary and highly responsive to the organisations whose demands are specific and changing with time.

Curriculum quality demands trans-disciplinary knowledge for which reason institutions prefer to work on the principles of liberal arts educations. Quality institutions offer a variety of elective choices to the students but these are intelligently stringed to give meaning and purpose to the chosen sets. And there are personal and customized specialization sets which suit best the participants’ aspirations. Such approaches are mainly a response to the multi-tasking skill and cross-functional requirements of the challenging corporate world.

Best-designed curricula greatly emphasize innovation and real-world engagement to enable the learners to move from ‘knowing’ to ‘doing’ and do their work differently.

These components are supplemented by professional development programmes basing mostly on soft skills, which help prepare the participants to handling seismic workplace situations, offer alternative solutions, synthesize and build inter-disciplinary perspectives of situations, lead teams in times of confusion and ambiguity and be instrumental in generating new ideas. A strategically-designed curriculum seeks to provide

TICTACTOE BLUETOOTH

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oshit Gopinath, a member of TechnoPlanet Labs developed a game “TicTacToeBluetooth”, which allows you to play tic tac toe on different phones using bluetooth, when you feel bored , you can also play the game in multiplayer mode in the same device or you can play it on single player mode. For now, it’s only available on Windows Phone, it will soon be available for iPhone and Android too.

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TEAM MEMBERS OF CAMPUS BUZZ Editor-in-Chief Dr Amit Bhalla Editor Ms Roma Ghosh Assistant Editor Ms Rajlakshmi Ghosh Team Members Saurabh Kanwar, Ankur Bhalla, Jehi Jha Tripti Singh, Shristhi Saxena, Shruti Piplani, Nidhi Kukreja Photographer Ravinder Sharma

real-world orientation innovatively and effectively. In addition to the traditional industry internship programmes, it provides ample space to project-based learning through independent and live projects, field training, simulation experiments, case analysis and interaction with industry professionals. These elements are then integrated and dovetailed effectively into contempo-

rary curriculum to generate a full and informed flow of experiential learning. Manav Rachna Educational Institutions provide curriculum leadership right from school to the university level in various domains of knowledge. Different faculties employ pedagogies that provide exciting and real-life experience to the students and make them ready to take up challenging assignments

in the professional world. The curricula are designed not only to make them domain experts but also good human beings.

By: Prof Suresh Bedi, Ph.D. Director, Centre for Continuing and Distance Education(CCDE) and Quality Assurance Dean, Faculty of Computer Applications Manav Rachna International University

WELCOME FIRST BATCH OF BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE An orientation programme was held to welcome the first batch of students to the Bachelor of Architecture course

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eeping up with the Manav Rachna tradition, the orientation for the 1st batch of the Bachelor of Architecture program commenced with an auspicious Havan ceremony on 1 September, 2014.

The ceremony was attended by senior dignitaries of MRIU along with the new entrants and their Addressing the future architects of the country, Dr. N C Wadhwa,Vice Chancellor, MRIU said:“Architecture is all about creating experiences and MRIU has been a fore runner in this field. We believe in academic excellence. We are confident that with the help of our strong faculty, FPA will very soon be among the top choices for architectural studies”. Architect Jitender Saigal, Dean, FPA welcomed the students to a 5-year journey of creative contentment.

MRIU offers a five year degree programme in B.Arch in its campus, at Faridabad from the academic year 2014-15. The course is duly recognized by the Council of Architecture and the degree shall be awarded by MRIU Faculty of Planning and Architecture is being headed by Prof. J. Saigal an eminent architect, field practitioner and academician who brings to fore his rich professional experience. The faculty is housed in a state-

of the art building with well appointed laboratories and studios, lecture theaters, library facilities, computer labs along with contemporary softwares to provide a most stimulating academic environment for the students.

The curriculum is structured for a duration of five years, each comprising two semesters of theory, practical’s and hands-on training attachment to professional architectural offices/ construction sites accompanied by project based dissertation, seminars, a fair number of industrial/professional visits, participation in professional and corporate interactions, seminars and exhibitions, expert lecture by the leading celebrated professionals. The syllabus for the programme has been designed very imaginatively on contemporary channels having identified the latest and futuristic technological advances. Since architecture has evolved as a profession enduring the push and pull of historical periods, societal and paradigmatic upheavals, technological advances, a student of architecture needs to imbibe a multitude of skills encompassing societal sciences, business areas besides core skills. Our syllabus has factored in this crucial approach to pave the way for a holistic transformation of our students into a quintessential architecture pro-

fessionals.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE COURSE • Total Number of seats:40 (General- 34, NRI-6) • Duration of the Course:The course shall be 5 academic years, (each year comprising two semesters of 18 working weeks each) inclusive of one year of practical training after the first stage in a professional’s office.

The 5 years bachelor’s degree course is conducted in two stages • First Stage: The first stage shall be of three years (six semesters) of institutional academic studies.

Maximum permissible period for the successful completion of first stage shall be five years from the date of admission.

• Second Stage: The second stage shall be of two academic years (four semesters) including one year of practical training • Minimum Eligibility Criteria: Pass in 10+ 2 of Sr. School Certificate Examination or equivalent with at least 50 marks in the aggregate in 5 subjects including mathematics as a subject of examinations at the 10+2 level.

Or 10+3 Diploma (any stream) recognized by central/state Government with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

Or International Baccalaureate Diploma, after 10 years of schooling, with not less than 50% marks in aggregate and with mathematics an compulsory subject of examination.

Note: All admissions to architecture degree course shall be subject to passing of National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the council of Architecture.

ANOTHER REPRESENTATION AT GOOGLE Heartiest congratulations to Jehi Jha, a member of the Technoplanets lab at Manav Rachna Innovation & Incubation Centre (MRIIC) for being selected as the Google Student Ambassador for the year 2014-2015… oogle Student Ambassador (GSA) is a Google initiative that provides opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Google and their Universities. Google Student Ambassadors (GSAs) are student leaders on campus whose mission is to use technology to make a difference, not only in their universities, but also in their communities more widely. As part of this initiative, Jehi Jha will be attending The Google Student Summit in Pune, Maharashtra from August 28 – 31, 2014. The throne has been taken over by her from her senior Saurabh Kanwar, who was also a member of the TechnoPlanet Labs of MRIIC. He has been a pillar of support and a source of motivation for her. We wish her all success in her future endeavor.

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SOLD OUT IN 4.2 SECONDS! Known as “China’s Apple,” Xiaomi sold all 40,000 units of its low-cost Redmi 1S within 4.2 seconds on Flipkart, an online marketplace that does business exclusively in India, according to Hugo Barra, Vice President of Xiaomi Global

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iaomi is a pr ivately owned Chinese electronics company headquarKHUSHBU THAKUR tered in Beijing. It is one of China’s biggest electronics companies that designs, develops, and sells smartphones, mobile apps, and consumer electronics. The young electronics company Xiaomi is exploding in China and seems posed to take over the world. In the four short years since its founding, Xiaomi has become the electronics brand to watch in the most populous nation on earth.

Xiaomi is widely known to take heavy inspiration from other companies’ products and marketing materials, but it most often copies Apple’s.

The Mi 4 is Xiaomi’s best iPhone copy yet. It clearly takes inspiration from the iPhone 4s and iPhone 5.

And for good reason: The iPhone is widely popular in China but carries a premium price tag.

XiaomiRedmi 1s Phones were released recently sold out all 40,000 units of its new Redmi 1S Android phone. But the sale was over in just seconds, and that appears to have left some of its Indian fans upset.Some fans have taken to the company’s Facebook page to complain about the limited stock, having been unable to get their hands on the 5,999 Indian Rupee ($99, £60, AU$106) smartphone.In India, Xiaomi has partnered with e-commerce retail site Flipkart to sell its devices. The site uses registrations of interest to provide a virtual queue for users to make purchases and so far, the demand for the Redmi 1S far exceeds supply with over 250,000 users wanting to buy the new phone.

Some Facts AboutRedmi 1s Phone by Xiaomi - The Redmi 1S is the follow up to the Redmi, an Android phone that offered exceptional value for its low price. The Redmi 1S just as tempting — it comes with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.6GHz and twice the storage space at 8GB. The smartphone still has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 4.7-inch display with an HD resolution of 1,280x720 pixels.

• 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Cortex-A7 core, which lets you get amazing performance from your battery.WithAdreno 305 image processor, you can explore immersive 3D game environments or enjoy your favorite shows in flawless HD. • 8gb flash memory -More room for apps, music, videos and photos • 4.7” display - Redmi 1S’ 1280 x 720 display with 312 ppi delivers superfine text and crisp photos. Inplane switching (IPS) technology delivers stunning color fromalmost any viewing angle.

• Dual Sim-WCDMA slot for 3G data and GSM slot for 2G data • 8 Mp Camera- With an extra-large 1.4ųm sensor and a 5 plastic lens, you can take photos with accurate, trueto-life colors in low light. Redmi 1S’ ƒ/2.2 aperture and 28mm wide angle lens let you focus in on objects in the foreground while softly blurring the rest of the photograph. The front 1.6 megapixelcamera is perfect for HD video chatting at 720p.

The company is currently valuated at over 10 billion USD and has over 3000 employees.

This article has been compiled by Khushbu Thakur with inputs and information from the internet

HIDDEN GEM: IPHONE 6 The final version of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is said to be 6.9mm thick, 138mm long, and 66mm wide.

The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is said to be 7.1mm thick, 158mm long, and 78mm wide.iPhone 6 will have to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S5, which features a waterproof build and heart-rate sensor, and the HTC One M8, an equally stylish handset with an aluminum back and excellent speakers.

Release Date in Market - available to buy on the 19 September’14 Specs Ø DisplayLED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors . Shatter proof sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating , Water resistant . Ø 2 GB RAM Ø Apple will launch a 32GB and 64GB iPhone 6 Ø 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Ø OS - iOS 8 , Apple A8 Chipset, CPU - Dual-core 2 GHz, Ø Colors- Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Ø Screen- 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches

HERE COMES MICROMAX

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ccording to a recent report by a market research firm, Micromax has replaced Samsung to become the leading mobile phone vendor in the country in terms of market share. It has also become the second largest smartphone vendor in India behind Samsung. Counterpoint, a technology market research firm, finds that Micromax with a 16.6 percent market share has overtaken Samsung (14.4 percent) as the largest mobile phone supplier in Q2 2014. Micromax and Samsung were closely followed by Nokia (10.9 percent), Karbonn (9.5 percent), and Lava (5.6 percent).

The research also revealed that Micromax replaced Nokia for the first time to become the leading feature phone supplier. According to the feature phone shipment data published, Micromax topped the charts with a 15.2 percent share followed by Nokia (now operated

by Microsoft) with 14.7 percent.

Other handset manufacturers following Micromax and Nokia in the feature phone segment were Karbonn (11.4 percent), Samsung (8.5 percent), and Lava (7.3 percent).

Counterpoint also reports that Micromax with a 19.1 percent share is now the second largest smartphone brand in terms of shipments, closely following Samsung (25.3 percent). Meanwhile, Lava (5.9 percent), Motorola (4.3 percent), and Nokia (4 percent) are other top smartphone brands of the country.

Neil Shah of Counterpoint notes, “Micromax has widened the gap

with the third largest smartphone player as the race for the third place is up for grabs with fierce competition between Karbonn, Motorola, Celkon, Nokia, Apple and Sony.”

“This is the vendor which mobile industry will have to keep an eye on as it expands beyond domestic markets. Globally, Micromax also jumped up the rankings becoming the tenth largest handset brand in terms of mobile phone shipment volumes,” added Shah.

Some of the other findings of the market research revealed that Indian mobile phone market grew by 2 percent annually. The smartphone segment, on the other hand, grew an impressive 68 percent annually, while the demand for feature phones dropped to 16 percent annually in Q2, noted Counterpoint. Shah also said, “The surprise performance was from Motorola thanks to its attractive but leaner portfolio of Moto X, Moto G, Moto E and go-to-market strategy.

The brand which could soon be part of Lenovo has built a strong base the India smartphone market.