The Hon'ble Governor-Chancellor Presides over the Third Convocation

The third convocation of the university was organised on 8 February 2015 to award degrees and confer medals to pass out and meritorious students respectively. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Education Minister, Government of Haryana, Prof Ram Bilas Sharma.The Guests of Honour were, Smt. Kavita Jain, Women and Child Development Minister, Government of Haryana and Shri Ramesh Kaushik, Member of Parliament.The Keynote address was delivered by Prof Ved Prakash, Chairman, UGC.The convocation was presided over by the Hon'ble Governor of Haryana, Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki, who while addressing the students instilled the message of nationalism in them by referring to the rich cultural diversity of India. He also stressed on the need of promoting research activities in the universities. Around 450 students got registered for receiving their degrees out of which 35 students received gold medal and 15 students got Ph.D Degree. The dress code during the much- awaited academic function was white kurta pyajama with a stole.

Vol: 7, No: 1-2 (Double Issue) January-December 2015

It is a matter of immense pleasure for me to join Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology family as its head. I take this opportunity to welcome new students joining the University for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. While entering a university most of such students move away from the folds of their family for the first time and face the challenges of higher studies as well as a new atmosphere. But let me give them the assurance that they would find a new family of their teachers, seniors and peers here on the campus and would be helped in all possible ways to face those challenges and overcome all the difficulties. The serene and pollution free environment that the University provides will prove to be an inspiring setting for wonderful achievements not only in their professional careers but also in their overall growth as good human beings. Through a synergetic fabric of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities we wish to bring out the best in our students and hone and polish all their hidden and visible talents and skills so as to develop their confidence to become responsible and morally upright citizens of the country, ready to serve the society in the best possible manner.Newsletter of any organisation is window to its world. It reflects the activities in the organisation that indicate the product and services generated by the organisation for consumption of the whole world. And in any organisation it is the product that forms its brand ambassador. Such a brand is representative of the collaborative effort of all the stakeholders in the activities of the organisation. Education sector is no exception to this rule where the product and the buyer are the most important of the stakeholders, the students and the employers. But it is the contribution of those in-between that cannot be ignored. It is this team that has been responsible for steadfast increase in physical and academic infrastructure of the University and ensuring at the same time to maintain the quality standards of education in accordance with recognised international standards. For all these contributions of the University the entire team needs to be congratulated for building up the University brand through such newsletters.

Prof. Tankeshwar Kumar

I heartily welcome you to our university, a splendid temple of learning. We at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal are committed to open vast avenues of learning, especially in cutting edge technologies with thrust on creation and innovation. It is the innovation that can lead any country towards development and help attain a remarkable position on the world map. It is said that much celebrated Information Age is now over and we are now in the creative era, where speed of innovation is the only key to sustainable development. But we have also to remember that knowledge is one of the most powerful tools to succeed, so invest your time and efforts to identify appropriate competencies based on your interest, aptitude and social values associated with them.We, with our committed faculty and staff assure you our full support and enough freedom to explore your full potential. The realization of your potential will definitely empower you to face the challenges of the future. We all are well aware about the need of quality education and conducive environment for learning. For this purpose remote centres of IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras are established within the University for conducting Online Trainings and lectures planned and delivered by IIT Faculties through ICT means.It is good to adopt scientific approaches of west to solve the problems and for development, but we should not underestimate our own Indian way of thinking and indigenous philosophy of life which lays emphasis on “olq/kSo dqVqEcde~” and well being of every individual, i.e., “loZtu fgrk;] loZtu lq[kk;” We

must remain deeply connected to our roots and ethical values. This will help us succeed in life on professional as well as personal front. Today on a global level we can sense that the world is passing through great crisis of moral values, insensitive exploitation of natural resources, unprecedented climate changes, etc. which pose a serious threat to the human race and its comfortable existence. The youth of the country are expected to act as problem solvers, organizers and innovators to shape the society to sustain us for the future.Last but not the least, the ambitious schemes of government of India like “Swachh Bharat”, “Digital India, ” “Make in India” and “Quality Education to All” , envisaged by our Hon'ble Prime Minister will

sthelp us attain again our ancient glory with the role of “fo'o xq:” in 21 century. We see you all as a vital

partner in and significant contributor to the India's quest for progress and prosperity.

Er K P Singh

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Patron

Vice Patron

Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Team

Prof Tankeshwar Kumar

Vice-Chancellor

Er K P Singh

Registrar

Prof. Sujata Rana

Professor (English)

Dr. Pamela

Asstt. Professor (Biotechnology)

Mr. Navneet

Student Editorth

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It is with great pleasure that we bring to you

another issue of university newletter,TIDINGS.

The publication of this coincides with the recent

joining of Prof. Tankeshwar Kumar as the new

Vice Chancellor of our university.With reins

of the university in the hands of an experienced

academician and seasoned administrator the

entire university looks to a much brighter future

in terms of academics, research, infrastructure,

quality education, placement and overall well-being of the campus. The

current issue like the previous ones has been aimed at providing a

panoramic view of the cultural, academic, sports and other activities of

the university along with showcasing various events organised during

the year 2015.This issue once again endeavours to offer a snapshot of the

myriad hues of the academic and extra-curricular life on campus.

Cultural expressions speak volumes about rich cultural heritage of any

country. Albert Camus, a well known

rightly observed: “Without culture and relative freedom it implies,

society, even when perfect, is but a jungle”. The major highlight of the

cultural activities on the campus last year was the presentation of

cultural programmes called “Lok Tarang,” the wonderful presentation

by teams of national artists from ten different states of India which

mesmerized the audience with their rocking performances during

university's annual cultural extravaganza, Rhythm, held in the month of

November every year. A page inside covers the story with memorable

selected pictures of the event.

With the hope that you will find this newsletter both interesting and

informative and a serious concern for readability and attractiveness of

presentation the entire editorial team will be happy to welcome the

feedback so as to help us improve further. From next year onward we

tend to introduce a couple of new columns like “Students Corner” and

“Faculty Corner”.Your genuine interest in the newsletter is bound to

keep the spirits of editorial team up and make this endeavour more

vibrant and pulsating.

French philosopher and author has

Academic Buzz Conference in ECE Department

Hands- on- training by Department of Architecture

A two day conference on “Advancesin Electronics and Communication Technologies” was

organised by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering on 29-30

January,2015 The keynote speaker was Prof. Brijesh Kumar Kaushik from IIT, Roorki whereas Prof.

M. P.Punia, the then Director NITTR, Chandigarh addressed the audience as Chief Guest. Prof.

Umesh Ghaneker from NIT Kurukshetra spoke on 'Image Processing', a technique used in

ultrasound, CT scan, MRI and conversion of black and white films into coloured ones. Dr. Aarti

Noor, Director of CDEK Noida, chaired the session on the second day when 'Make in India' was the

theme of deliberations. On this occasion Prof. Amit Garg, Chairperson of the department, threw light

on the various activities of the department and a booklet on Engineering was also released.

Department of Architecture organised a two day “Hands on Workshop on Building Energy

Simulation and Modelling” on 14 -15 January 2015,which was coordinated by Ar. Parveen Kumar,

Associate Professor of the department along with Sh P. C. Thomas, Eminent international expert

from Sydney and Rajendera Chowdhary, Master ECBC Trainer and Senior Energy Analyst,

Delhi.The then Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. R.P.Dahiya, while speaking as the Chief

Guest,during the inaugural session told that buildings in India should be constructed according to the

Indian climate and weather conditions. The Director, Team Catalyst Private Limited, Australia and

an internationally recognised personality in the field, Prof. P.C Thomas delivered the keynote

address. He stressed on the need of simulation computation design while working on the basic

architectural plan. The Dean of the faculty, Chairperson of the department, various faculty members

and students were present inthe workshop.

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Civil Engineering Workshop

Department of Civil Engineering organised a one

week TEQIP sponsored workshop from 10 to 14

March, 2015 on 'Analysis and Design of Structures

Using Staad Pro & E Tab' which was followed by an

industry tour. The objective of this short term course

was to provide a platform for researchers, engineers,

academicians and industrial professionals for

software learning.

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Short Term Course on Fuzzy Logic

Department of Computer Science and Engineering also organised a Short Term Course from 7 to 11 September

2015 on the 'Application of Fuzzy Logic in Software Engineering'. On this occasion Prof. Arun Sharma of

IGDTU Delhi, addressed the participants and focussed on the necessity of using reliable and properly tested

software, which could be done easily with the use of fuzzy logic. It was attended by sixty five participants from

Delhi, NCR and the university itself.

TCS Workshop

A one day Tata Consultancy Services workshop on

'Digital Technology, Cloud and Big Data' was

organised by Training and Placement cell of the

university on 3 September 2015.The workshop

focussed on the need of involving maximum number

of students in the research programme relevant to

actual life situations.

TEQIP Sponsored Faculty Development

Programme

A TEQIP sponsored Faculty Development

Programme on Quality Assurance in Engineering

and Technology Education (QAETE) was organised

by Department of Mechanical Engineering on 21-25

December, 2015. Eminent and qualified speakers

and experts from premier institutions of the country

delivered lectures to make the participants well

conversant with the wide applications, recent

developments and latest tools of this area. The

program proved to be useful for the teaching faculty

of all disciplines of Engineering and Technology,

Sciences, Management and Humanities and helped

to contribute towards growth of their respective

departments and institutions.

A two day workshop on Virtual Labs was organized by

Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration

with IIT Roorkee for students of Electrical Engineering,

Electronics and Communication Engineering and Civil

Engineering under the aegis of IIT Roorkee under the

MHRD project on National Mission on Education through

Information & Communication Technology (NMEICT)

on 25-26 May, 2015. Experts from IIT Roorkee delivered

lectures and also conducted online and offline virtual lab

experiments for participating students of the university.

Workshop on Virtual Labs

Workshop organized by Mechanical Engineering Department

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A five day workshop was organized in the second week of April on 'Recent Research Trends in Programme Industrial and

Manufacturing Engineering'. Prof. Pradeep Kumar, the then Vice Chancellor of DTU, Delhi was the keynote speaker. He

simplified Taguchi techniques for Quality Engineering developed in Japan for the benefit of the participants. The expert

lectures were delivered by renowned academicians and scientists from IITs, DTU,Jamia Millia Islamia, NITs and a

number of industries. The Conference was attended by sixty two participants.

A two day International Conference was organized by the Delhi Chapter of ISHRAE in collaboration with

ASHRAE- American Society's Indian Chapter.The theme of the conference was “360 Degree View on Emerging

Mega Trends in Built Environment.” During the sessions technical papers were presented on variety of topics,i.e,

refrigeraters, green buildings, sustainable cooling etc. by MDs and CEOs of well known industries and

professors from IIT's.

ACRECONF-2015

Seminar on Technology and Entrepreneurship

The second one day national seminar under Special Assistance Program on

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Dr. Rakesh Kumar, the then Registrar, IIT, Delhi and an IFS

officer from Himachal Pradesh cadre and Prof. A.K Saihajpal, Director, State Bank of Patiala was the keynote

speaker for the morning session.As many as sixty nine papers were presented by participants during the two

technical afternoon sessions.

. More than 40 students participated in the programme. An educational

visit to the Virtual Labs at IIT Roorkee was also organized on 14-15 July, 2015 as a part of the training

programme. Dr. Vinod Kumar, Professor,Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee and also the

Coordinator of this MHRD sponsored Virtual Lab Project, addressed the students.

sponsored by UGC New Delhi (SAP)st

Technology, Innovations and Entrepreneurship in 21 Century ''was organized by Department of Management

Studies on 17 March , 2015.The chief guest was

A four week in-house summer training program on Virtual Labs for students of B.Tech.and M.Tech. was

organised by Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with IIT-Roorkee during 22June 2015 to

17 July 2015. The course curriculum comprised of Virtual lab experiments designed for Signal Processing,

Image Processing and Instrumentation

Workshop on Orthopaedic Implants

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Under the MoU signed between the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Auxein Medical Pvt. Ltd., an Orthopaedic Implants manufacturers and supplies company, a one day 'Workshop on Orthopaedic Implants' was organized by Department of Biomedical Engineering on 5 February 2015.The Director of Auxim Med Private Limited, the Key Note speaker, told that the treatment in India had become cheaper because many Bio medical Engineering instruments are being produced indigenously whereas earlier they were imported from other countries like Germany. The CEO of the company Shri Kant Tiwari also gave valuable information on the subject.

Department of Civil Engineering organised a TEQIP

Sponsored one week Workshop on 'Application of

Advanced Technologies in Highway Engineering' during

3-7 August, 2015. With a focus on use of latest survey

instruments and MX Road Software the aim of this

workshop was to provide a platform for researchers,

engineers, academicians and industrial professionals for

getting acquainted with latest equipments/ technologies

along with software learning.

TEQIP Sponsored Workshop

In-house Summer Training Program on Virtual Labs

Workshop on Clinical Proficiency

Workshop on Gender Sensitization

A two day workshop on Gender Sensitization was organised on 28-29 Septemper 2015 by the Women Cell of

the university. Expert lectures were delivered by Dr Jagmati Sangwan, a social activist, Dr Alka Dahiya,a

medical practitioner and Dr. Kamlesh Malik, the writer. It was attended by faculty members and students of the

university.

Expert Lecture Series

• An Expert Lecture was organized by department of Biotechnology in collaboration with United States

Education Foundation in India, New Delhi on 23 February, wherein Ms. Anubhoti Arora from US Embassy,

New Delhi gave a talk on “Applying to US Universities for Higher studies”.

• The Department of Biomedical Engineering organized a special lecture on “Medical Industry: The Present

Scenario” on 6 October, 2015. Mr. Amit Sharma, Area Sales Manager-North from Stryker, Gurgaon,(a US

based company and leader in the manufacture of medical devices in India) delivered the expert lecture and

interacted with students.

• A “Enablers for Quality in Higher Educatio

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n Expert Lecture on the subject n”was delivered on 27 November

201 by Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor, Professor of Eminence and Chief Mentor at ITM University,

Gurgaon.

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Another two day workshop on “Biomedical Clinical Proficiency – Module I' was organized by Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with Philips India Ltd.,Gurgaon on 27 – 28 July, 2015. Experts from Philips India Ltd. delivered talks during the event and also conducted live demonstration of the latest medical equipments related to Biomedical Engineering. While addressing the participants India Ltd., Shri Ganesh Ayyar Natrajan talked about the immense international career prospects for the students of Biomedical Engineering.

the GM of Philips

• Dr. Ashwani Mahajan, Professor, Delhi University delivered a lecture on “25 years of Globalization” in

Seminar Hall of Vikram Sarabhai Block on 7 October 2015.The Lecture was organized in collaboration with

Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Sonepat Branch.

• An expert talk by Dr. K.Thyagarajan was organised by Department of Electronics and

Communication Engineeringon on the topic “Fibre Optics and Various Research

Prospects.”

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organised a talk wherein Mr. Kapil Singhal, Technical Service

Specialist, APEJ Fluoro Chemicals, delivered an expert lecture on “Refrigerants – Past, Present and

Future” on 18 March 2015. As many as 150 students of the department attended the lecture.

• Department of Architecture invited Prof. (Dr) Robert Lloyd, Fulbright Visiting Professor, USA to deliver

expert lecture on “West Asia Conflict.”

• Another expert lecture organised by the department was “Research Methodology”delivered by Dr. Vinita

Yadav from SPA New Delhi.

• Department of Mathematics organised a lecture “On the Importance of Guru” on the occasion of Guru

Poornima on 31 July 2015. Prof. B.D. Sharma, Ex Faculty Member of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

spoke on the occasion.

of IIT Delhi

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Republic Day and Independence Day Celebrations

thThe 66 Republic Day was celebrated on 26 January 2015 on the Campus. The then Vice Chancellor unfurled the

national flag and filled the atmosphere with the spirit of nationalism and patriotism by making the students raise

slogans like Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata ki Jai. He stressed on the need of keeping India clean, healthy and

aware. He also distributed bicycles to the winners of Consolation Prize of Annual Quarter Marathon as well as

prize winners of North Zonal Inter University Youth Festival. The Independence Day was also celebrated on 15

August 2015 with a lot of enthusiasm and nationalistic fervour.

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Let us Celebrate

Let Us Run—Annual Quarter Marathonth

The 5 Quarter Marathon

Mahila Vishwavidalaya

Remembering Sir Chhotu Ram Ji, Ch. Virender Singh told that he devoted all his life for the welfare

of the country in the capacity of advocate, academician and minister. He also paid floral tributes to Sir Chhotu

Ram Ji's statue. Before the Marathon started, gold medalist of Asian Kabbadi, Neer Gulia motivated the

students by sharing his own experiences in the field of sports and physical activity. Cash Prices of Rs. 5100, st nd rd

Rs. 3100 and Rs. 2100 were given away to 1 , 2 and 3 winner of the Marathon respectively.

was organised on 24 January 2015, the auspicious day of Basant Panchami to

celebrate the birthday of Deenbandhu Chhotu RamJi. Braving harsh weather conditions as many as 2000

students from the university, its affiliated colleges and other colleges from Sonepat and adjoining districts

and BPS participated enthusiastically. Ch. Birender Singh, the then Hon'ble Union

Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation and Drinking Water, Government of India, was

the Chief Guest on the occasion and flagged off the two hour long marathon from the parking lot adjoining the

statue of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram early in the morning, which terminated near Gymkhana Club, Sector – 7,

Sonepat.

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Remembering Swami Vivekanand Ji

Celebrating Van Mohatsav

Celebrating International Yoga Day

The Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand Ji was celebrated on 13 January 2015 on the Campus. The Then Vice Chancellor, speaking as the Chief Guest of the Programme told that Swami Vivekanand Ji propagated the significance of education in the development of humanity. Prof. S.K. Garg from Department of Mathematics also threw a good deal of light on the ideals of Swami Vivekanand.

As many as 150 saplings were planted on the campus by the students, teachers and administrators on 24 August 2015 as the first day of the fifteen day tree plantation drive launched in the last week of August. The campaign was organised by volunteers of Youth Welfare Federation of the University. Speaking highly of the great ancient tradition and culture of India the then Vice Chancellor exhorted the youth present there to plant as many trees as they could and nurture them with all devotion and regularity till they grew into self sufficient big shady trees.

Women and Child Development Minister, Government of Haryana The programme attracted a large number of participants including the officials of the district administration and local residents.

International Yoga Day was celebrated on the campus with all fervour, excitement and enthusiasm.Various participants from all over Sonepat district participated in different Yog mudras. An on the spot drawing competition with the theme of “Yoga for Healthy Life” was also organised on the occasion. Smt. Kavita Jain,

was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

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National Science Day

Remembering Sir Chhotu Ram Ji

On 2 March 2015 the University celebrated National Science Day with the theme 'Science for Nation

Building'. On this occasion poster making and quiz competitions were also organised. The keynote speaker

was Prof. H. K. Malik from IIT, Delhi. The then Vice Chancellor threw a good deal of light on the life and

achievements of world renowned scientist Dr. C.V. Raman.

th thOn the occasion of 134 Birth Anniversary of Sir Chhoru Ram Ji8 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Lecture was

organised on 24 November 2015. The Chief Guest was Ch. Birender Singh, the then Union Minister for

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Sir Chhotu Ram Memorial lecture was delivered by Dr. Kulbir

Chhikara, Member HPSE, who threw a good deal of life on various aspects of Sir Chhotu Ram Ji's life.Prof

K.C. Yadav,former professor of History, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra also spoke on the life and

contributions of Sir Chhotu Ram Ji.

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Haryana Day and Unity Day Celebrations

Celebrating Constitution Day

On 1 November 2015 the University organised Annual Event called “Bada Khana” on the occasion of Haryana

Day. A grand traditional community feasting was the characteristic feature of the day.The students, teaching

and non -teaching staff enjoyed the traditional dishes of Haryana to mark the day and spread a message of

communal harmony. Another celebration on the campus was National Unity Day on 30 October 2015 on the eve th

of 140 Birth Anniversary of Sardar Valabh Bhai Patel. As the chief Guest on the occasion the then Vice

Chancellor, Prof R. P. Dahiya acquainted the audience with various aspects of Sardar Patel's life and his

contribution to the freedom struggle for which he is remembered in the country as the Iron Man.On this

occasion paying tribute to the great leader the audience took a pledge to keep the unity, integrity and security of

the country intact.

On 24 November 2015Constitution Day was celebrated on the campus.The then Vice Chancellor, Prof R. P.

Dahiya addressed the studens and the faculty on the occasion and talked in detail about the constitution of

India.Remembering Baba Saheb Dr Bhim Rao AmbedkerJi as the architect of our constitution he paid a rich

tribute to the great soul. The main speaker on the occasion was Advocate Suresh Panghal.

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Science Conclave

In the last week of November a state level event, Science Conclave, funded by Government of

Haryana, was organised on the campus. Sh. Ramesh Kaushisk, MP, Sonepat, inaugurated the

Conclave. Sh. Dhanpat Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Science and Technology,

Government of Haryana was also present as the Guest of Honour on the occasion. Dr. O.P. Kalra,

Vice Chancellor, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences delivered an expert

lecture. During this event 1500 students from various schools of Haryana participated and as many

as 75 models were exhibited. The broad themes of the event were 'Science for Nation Building',

'Fostering Scientific Temper in Daily Life', 'Digital India' and 'Energy Conservation/Renewable

Energy'. The various activities like science quiz, exhibitions/science working models and poster

competitions on these themes were successfully organised during the event. A souvenir of Science

Conclave-2015 was also released during the inaugural function.

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Let us Get Started

Stadium Inaugurated

Website Launched

On 31 January 2015 the then Vice Chancellor Prof. R.P. Dahiya inaugurated Dronacharya Sports Complex and

Kapil Dev Cricket Stadium constructed at the cost of 29.61 lakhs and17.50 lakhs respectively.The Dronacharya

Sports Complex have two green rooms, two stages, two offices and separate washrooms for males and females

whereas Kapil Dev Cricket Stadium has a pavilion, a store, an office and other facilities like changing room and

toilet. On the occasion the then Registrar, R.K. Arora, Sports Director,Dr. B.S. Hooda, Prof. B.P. Singh,

Dr.Santosh Sindhu, Dr.Pawan Dahiya and XEN Balbir Sheokand were present.

Under the aegis of Sonepat Police a new website called Harsamay was launced during the seminar organised on the

campus in the second week of April 2015. The Chief Guest of the event, Pooja Dabla, DSP, Sonepat explained

everything about the website in detail, telling that the complaint register on the web portal would be activated soon.

She further told that the website would be useful to make criminal tracking network system faster.

Under the community college/skill development scheme of Government of India the university has started two new

undergraduate B Vocational courses of three year duration with an initial intake of 25 students each—in 'Building

Technology' and 'Retail Management, equivalent to BTech (Civil Engineering) and BBS respectively'.The then Vice

Chancellar told that the course would provide a golden opportunity to those students who could not complete their

education due to economic constraints.

New Courses Launched

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Let us Get Oriented

Inauguration of Flats for Professors

An orientation programme was organised on the campus in the third week of August for newly admitted students of

2015-16 batch. The then Vice Chancellor while addressing as Chief Guest exhorted the students to set highest goals

and try to attain them through hard work and disciplined life.He also advised the freshers to participate

enthusiastically in sports and cultural activities for ensuring overall development of their personality and

character.Various officers along with faculty members of the university were present on the occasion.A tree

plantation drive was also organised in which freshers and their parents participated enthusiastically.

Adding to infrastructure of the University six flats called B Type houses constructed at the cost of 1,92,00,000,

meant for accommodating professors were inaugurated by Smt. Kavita Jain, Minister of Women and Child

Welfare, Government of Haryana in the third week of March 2015.Various faculty members and officers of the

university were present on the occasion.

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Inauguration of Photo Voltaic System

A 50 kilo watt photo voltaic system was inaugurated on 15 December 2015 by the then Vice Chancellor of the

University who talked about the success of the plant in generating thirty six thousand units of electricity in a

period of six months in particular and the urgency of using such nonconventional sources of energy to protect

our environment from further degradation in general. The plant is supposed to help convert the solar light

directly into electricity and thus cut to half electricity bill of the university library building.

During one of its campus placement drives on 26 September Daffodil Software Company selected six students

with a package of 3 lakhs per year. The Tata Consultancy Services also selected 170 campus students with a

package of 3.3 lakhs for graduates and 3.5 lakh for postgraduate students. Johnson, Noida picked three students

with the package of 3.5 lakhs. Tech Mahindra gave placement to 70 students with the package of 3.07 lakhs per

year whereas Fidelity Pvt. Ltd. selected seven students with a package of 4.75 lakhs each. Besides, as many as

twenty four teams including 48 students from the university qualified TCS Code Vita Competition wherein the

total participation from all over the country was that of more than three lakh students. These teams will become

eligible to get employment in TCS Company without a written test.

Campus Placement

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Let us collaborate

Community Welfare Programmes

• Under the aegis of Memorandum of Understanding Prof. Chitrarekha Kabre, Dean and faculty

coordinator of Department of Architecture and Dr Uta Pottgiesser, faculty coordinator of HSOWL,

University of Applied Sciences, Detmold (Germany) organized practical training of six weeks at

Detmold Summer Academy in May-June 2015 for four students of Architecture, two of M. Arch.

(Sustainable Architecture) and two of Master of Construction and Real Estate Management as part of the

CREED (Climate Related Energy Efficient Design and Construction) international network.

• An MOU was signed between the University and Amar Ujala, the leading Hindi newspaper to award

scholarship of Rs. 10,000 along with gold medal to the topper of two year MBA course from session

2014-15 in the memory of the founder of Amar Ujala , Late Sh. Atul Maheshwari.

• With excellence as the underlying objective the University has been developing its technical and

administrative capability through participation in World Bank funded programmes. The University has

executed successfully phase I of TEQIP

funded by World Bank and the third instalment of

• Savera

The student volunteers of

Savera are constantly engaged in

• Youth Welfare Federation, started in 2007 is a group which works for the welfare of youth and the

society. Acing as a catalyst in the development, improvement and growth of youth and betterment of

underprivileged children the major activities of the federation are initiating and successfully organising

blood donation camps, tree plantation compaigns, anti-alcoholism efforts, self defense classes,

cleanliness campaigns, personality development sessions, promotion of vegetarianism and programs

on making India a corruption free nation. With 1100 registered members and 25 organizers the

federation has also initiated 'Volcanic Youth' -- a dramatics group to perform Nukkad Nataks so as to

sensitize the common masses to the burning issues of society. So far the federation has made possible

the donation of 3200 units of blood and planting of over 4600 saplings. They have also been

participating in such social welfare programs as motivating students to quit drinking and smoking,

distributing books and clothes to poor children and visiting orphanages and old-age homes to take care

of the ignored and the underprivileged.

(Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme)

for the year 2015-16 MHRD has also released TEQIP-

II Fund with an amount of Rs. 300.00 lakhs (towards Central Share).

, a student initiative for community development, making literate children of labourers of

construction site in the university and those of economically weaker areas of Murthal, and working for

their welfare has proven to be a “a spark of light” for the downtrodden.

equipping children with the knowledge necessary to become active

participants in and positive contributors to the development and welfare of their communities. In the

academic year 2015 the Savera society succeeded in getting admitted six such students to Saraswati

Public School, Murthal to pursue their formal education.

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• Young Thespians, another such group like Savera and Youth Welfare Federation is also engaged in

such activities for betterment of society, empowerment of youth and protection of environment. In

September 2015 they planted a number of saplings on the campus and organised the program called

“Selfie with Plant.''Besides, in a life saving effort and with a philanthropic zeal the volunteers of

Young Thespians collected a sum of Rs. 70,000 for kidney transplant operation of a poor boy from

Sonepat.

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• In the third week of March Blood Donation Camp was organised by NSS Cell of the University wherein as th

many as 420 units of blood were collected. Sh. Anand Rana who donated blood for the 64 time was

felicitated with the memento on the occasion by the Chief Guest, the then Vice Chancellor of the University.

Technova, a technical fest of the university organised every year in the month of February to encourage students to develop working models and exhibit them as well as to showcase their technical skills and their innovative ventures in all spheres of science, architecture, engineering and technology was organised on3 March2015with all enthusiasm on the part of students and faculty members. As many as twenty societies/clubs like Nirman, Spark, Archinova, Manthan, Robotics, Rasayanam, Hobby Expo Club, Savera

etc. from various departments participated in this technical fest. The events included 'Science Mania' and

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‘RungSci' organised by Biotech Society, 'Machine Mantra' by Spark, 'Chakravyuh' by Manthan, 'Circuit City' and 'Bio-hunt' by Meditronica, '3D-Modeling' by Somec, 'Craftman' by Hobby Expo Club, 'Concrete Canoe' by Nirman, 'LAN Gaming', 'Computer Awareness Quiz' and 'Programmer of the year' by Cosmos, 'CELL-Q' and 'DIGI-Q' by Planet-H,' 'Business Quiz' and 'Ad-Mad Show' by Zenith, 'Track-O-Mani' and 'Road Runner' by Robotics, 'Clay Modeling' and 'Mask Making' by Archinova, 'Inside Physics' by 'Raman', 'Chemistry Treasure Hunt' by 'Rasayanam', 'Mathematical Rangoli' by Maths Society, 'Quiz Climber' by Savera volunteers, ' Nano Quest' by students of Department of MSN and last but not the least ' Poster Making' by Youth Club.

• Prof.Sanjeev Makin from Department of Chemistry visited Korean University, Seoul for postdoctoral

research for about six months.

• Dr Suman Lata, Associate Professor from the same department visited Universitat Politècnica de

València, Spain for two months (April-May 2015)for postdoctoral research.

• Sumit Kumar, Associate Professor from Department of Physics visited Freie Universität, Berlin in June

2015 for research purposes.

• Prof. Jyoti Pandey Sharma was invited as speaker and contributor to Harvard University's Dumbarton

Oaks Research Library and Collections Annual Garden and Landscape Studies Symposium on 'River

Cities: Historical and Contemporary' on May 8-9, 2015 at Washington DC, USA.There she also presented

research paper as invited speaker titled “Revisiting the Darya (River) Urbanism in the Delhi Triangle: The

Urbanization of the Yamuna in the Mughal BadshahiShahar (imperial city), Shahjahanabad.”

Faculty Achievements

Department of Humanities organised its annual

literary cum creativity event called Creative

Expressions 2015 on 31 March 2015.The event

included inter-college, inter-university competitions

for Essay Writing, Slogan Writing and Literay

Quiz.The teams from various colleges and nearby

universities participated enthusiastically. The

university team of MA English students bagged

third prize in Literary Quiz competition the thrust

area of which was ' History of English Literature

Creativity Unrevealed: Creative Expressions-

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from Anglo-Saxon Period to Modern Age'.Saadat and Ankita, research scholars of the department acted as Quiz Masters.

A Mesmerizing Cultural Extravaganza: Rhythm 2015

Rhythm is the annual cultural fest of the university which provides a unique opportunity to our students to

showcase their talent in various events like Solo Song, Duet Song, Group Song, Group Instrumental,

NukkadNatika, Skit, Spoof, Mime, Battle of Bands, Poetic Recitation, Elocution, Debate and Fine arts. The top

position holders of all of these events are sent to AIU North Zone Fest for participation. Like every year 2015 too

in the third week of October witnessed a great footfall and an enthusiastic participation of talented students in

various much awaited events. Participation of little champs of Savera and Fashion Parade were its special

attractions.Rhythm 2015 was inaugurated by Maj Gen (Retd.) Ranjit Singh,Vice-Chancellor, Ch.Ranbir Singh

University, Jind. Dr Anoop Lather, Director(Retd.), Youth and Cultural Affairs,KU,Kurukshetra was the Guest

of Honour of the inaugural function.The Special Guest during the opening of the event was Ms Meghna Malik, a

well known TV actress.

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The two day extravaganza mesmerized the audience with rocking performances of talented students

of Women and Child Welfare

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as thirty nine events were held wherein around 1500 students from 15 institutions participated.The Chief Guest

of Prize Distribution Function was Smt. Kavita Jain, Minister , Government of

Haryana.The added attraction during Rhythm 2015 was “LokTarang,” the wonderful presentation by teams of

national artists from ten different states of India which mesmerized the audience with their rocking st

performances. The winners of Rhythm 2015 were sent to 31 AIU North Zone Inter University Youth Fest

which was held at Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab. As many as 31 universities participated in this fest

and our university also bagged third prize in competitions like 'On the Spot Painting' and 'Installation.'

Stepping Beyond Classroom Threshold

• Dr Chitrarekha Kabre organized study/field trip for undergraduate and postgraduate

students of Architecture to Jawahar Kala Kendra, HUDCO Technology Park and

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur on 20 March 2015.She also coordinated a study tour of fifty

students to NIIT University, Neemrana, Farmers' Training Centre of Punjab National

Bank, Neemrana, Rajasthan and Houses in Gurgaon on 3October 2015.

• Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Pandey Sharma coordinated educational tour to Hisar, Haryana during th

22-24 March, 2015 which was organised as part of the VIII Semester elective course,

Conservation of Built Heritage-VIII wherein the students undertook fieldwork on

some historic sites.

• Department of Architecture organised an educational tour for PG students to

Mukteshwar–TERI Gram and neighboring places from 5-9 September 2015.

Ar. Ravi Vaish, Associate Professor of the department coordinated it.

• Ar. Parveen Kumar, Associate Professor of the same department also organised study trips

for the students of MArch( II semester) as part of case study for the course Design Studio to

CentralLibrary, GNDU, Amritsar, OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, and Indira Gandhi

University, Meerpur, Rewari.

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• Fifty students of Architecture went to MIDAS Institute Chennai to participate in NASA

Annual Convention.

• The Department of Biotechnology organized for students an academic visit to New Delhi st

to attend 51 Shriram Institute Founder Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. G.

Padmanaban from IISC, Bangalore on 23April 2015.The department also organized two

industrial visits for PG and UG students to Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd. at

Rai, Sonepat on 26 February 2015and 22April, 2015 respectively.

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized an industrial visit to Edgetech Air

Systems Pvt. Ltd., Bahadurgarh on 5 February 2015.

• Department of Humanities organised an educational tour to Literature Festival, Kasauli in

November 2015.There they had interactive sessions with celebrities from the field of

theatre, film and literature.

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Sports Glitter

• The university Kabaddi (M) team played and reached Quarter Final in North Zone Inter

University Kabaddi (M) Tournament held at Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut from 18 to

22 February 2015.

• The University team (Men and Women) played All India Inter-University Taekwondo Tournamentat

Anna University, Chennai from 13 to 17 March 2015.

• The university team bagged second position in Kabaddi (M) Inter-college tournament held on

the campus on 12-13 February 2015.

• The university team again bagged second position inInter College Football (M) Tournament

held on the campus from 11 to 12 April 2015.

• The Annual Sports Meet of the university was organised on the campus on 25-26 February

2015.The students of various departments and the other university staff participated in the

various athletic events enthusiastically.

• The fourth DCRUST Open Tennis Tournament was organised on the campus on 7-8 April

2015.Around one hundred students participated in various categories.

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