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THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY

Newsletter

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t is a matter of great pride for The INorthCap University that Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Director, School of Engineering & Technology, was honoured by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok with the AITAA Distinguished Alumni Award in the category of Academic Research and Excellence during the 46th Governing Board Meeting held from 3- 6 Nov 2017 in Taipeh, Taiwan.

Prof. Ravindra Ojha

NCU Activities

Annual Scholarship Distribution Ceremony held at NCU

he NorthCap University held its 7th Fee TConcession and Merit Scholarship Distribution Ceremony 2017 on 22 November 2017. The University awarded scholarships on merit and means basis to deserving students. The ceremony was presided over by Shri Pravin H Parekh, Padma Shri, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.

A total of 197 students received scholarships and fee concessions amounting to Rs 1.57

Chief Guest Shri Pravin H Parekh awarding Scholarship

crores. Addressing the august gathering, Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor, NCU said, “At The NorthCap University we believe that if you are committed, nothing should constrain you from realizing your dreams”. Prof. Prem Vrat presented the cheques for fee concessions to the students.

The Chief Guest Shri Pravin H Parekh, Padma Shri, awarded the Scholarships to meritorious students. Speaking at the event Shri Parekh said, “The efforts of The NorthCap University,

Gurugram in providing fee concession to econom ica l l y weake r sec t i ons and scholarships to meritorious students is laudable. Dear students, try to achieve success in whatever you do. To be successful in any field it is important that you must aim high, work hard towards your goal and remain alert, ready to seize opportunities that come your way.”

NCU students participate in United Nations Climate Change COP 23 Event

rvika Gola, BTech, CSE (Class of 2018) and Pranav Jain, BTech, CSE U(Class of 2017) participated in the United Nations Climate Change COP 23 Event at Bonn, Germany under the official name of Hack4Climate from 12-16 November 2017. They were selected to develop innovative solutions which would help counter Climate Change and make our Earth a better place for living. Only 100 delegates from around the world were selected for this prestigious event.

The four day Hackathon event took place in a cruise in front of the United Nations office. It was a great platform to collaborate with environmentalists and developers to create solutions using Distributed Ledger Technology - Blockchain which help to combat climate change. Prior to the start of the event they had sessions with delegates from various institutions and organizations like United Nations and MIT.

Speaking about his experience at the event, Pranav Jain said, “We are grateful that we have been able to apply our core skills and knowledge that we gained over the past years at NCU to tackle such important issues”.

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Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Director, SOET, NCU receives international award for Academic Research and Excellence

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team of six students from the University comprising of Anhubhuti, ARishabh Singhal, Sahil Bansal, Shubhashree, BTech, CSE; Kshitiz, Anurag, BBA-LLB (H) and Ms Jyotika Pruthi, Assistant Professor, Dept of CSE&IT, were invited by Mh1 News Channel for a Panel Discussion on ‘How social media has impacted students these days’ on the occasion of Children’s Day on 14 November 2017. The one hour discussion was a dedicated show for The NorthCap University and was a live telecast. [CSO2017006]

The Youtube video can be accessed at the following link:

https://youtu.be/BKXPW6rCYu4

NCU students participate in a news channel panel discussion telecast live

NCU Activities

Momentum 2017he NorthCap University celebrated its annual cultural fest T'Momentum 2017’ from 1-3 Nov 2017, which saw a plethora of

cultural events providing students a platform to showcase their talent. During the inaugural ceremony the audience was treated to music and songs presented by NCU’s Music Society ‘Encore’ and the Battle of Bands which gave a great start to the fest. There were group dances, inter-college fashion shows, DJ sessions and society events like gaming, coding, bridge making competitions etc. There was keen competition to win the coveted titles of the Fest. The title of Mr NCU was won by Prateek, Ms NCU by Shubhi Davis, Mr Momentum by Jatin Rana and Ms Momentum by Priya Rana. Students from DU, IP College, Manav Rachna, Amity Manesar etc also contested various inter university sports events like street football, hit the wicket, basketball and archery, for the first time.

Exciting and amusing acts by renowned comedians, Mr Ravi and Mr Kevin were enjoyed by all. The spectators enjoyed listening and watching to their relatable talks and acts. The Electronic Music Dance night by DJ Lazzex had the attendees grooving to the refreshing music and tunes of this talented and aced artist. The performance by the renowned band ‘Peprico’ gave its own touch to Bollywood music. Artists Milind Gaba, V Ranjha and Shikari set everyone dancing to their scintillating performances and melodious songs. The coordinators for the event were Ms Purnima Bajpai and Mr Shubham Bansal.

merican Society for Quality (ASQ) organised a service-industry trip to Athe Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi on 20 Nov 2017. 14 students from the University got the opportunity to experience the service quality at Max Hospital. The students were joined by Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Director, SOET and faculty members. Mr Puneet Bhatnagar, Dy General Manager- Service Excellence, Max, conducted a session on Master Belt in Six-Sigma to give an insight into the projects undertaken by Max to improve quality of service. He shared the details on how Six-Sigma is practiced in the industry, how data is collected for service problems and how they use the tools in the projects. It was a great learning experience for all and further collaboration for summer internships and projects were also explored.

ASQ-NCU students visit Max Hospital, Saket Delhi

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‘Blood is meant to circulate, so pass it around.’ Keeping up with this message the University organized a blood donation camp in association with the Rotary Blood Bank on 16 November 2017. The camp was inaugurated by Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor, NCU. Speaking at the occasion Prof. Prem Vrat said, “Blood donation is one of the most significant contributions that a person can make towards the society. Our blood banks are running short of required blood which is essential to save lives. By organizing such blood donation camps we can help them enrich their capacity.”

Volunteers of the Rotaract Club NCU and the National Service Scheme (NSS) NCU Chapter were active participants at the event as they not only donated blood themselves but they also encouraged their fellow students to donate for the cause. The response was overwhelming as students, faculty-members and staff enthusiastically donated blood and by the end of the day 312 units of blood had been collected for donation. The University has been collaborating with the Rotary Blood Bank regularly and organizing such camps for many years now to inculcate the value of community service and looking beyond oneself.

Blood Donation Camp at NCU

rof. Ravindra Ojha was invited by ASQ India to attend the 3-day PTeam Project training cum judging workshop at Delhi - SATEA (South Asia Team Excellence Award) judging programme. The training programme from 26-28 Oct 2017 was based on a very simple principle that global community uses quality technology, concepts and tools to improve themselves and the world. ASQ has developed an effective framework to assess the team based improvement projects. It has five phases for the team-based project work. After deep-diving in the framework a large number of live projects from world class organizations were evaluated for awards.

Prof. Ravindra Ojha attends ASQ Team Project training cum judging workshop

Launch of Delta Cup 2018 at NCU

he Management team from M/s Delta Electronics Ltd consisting of Mr Pandey, Mr TBhayana and Ms Vineeta were in NCU on 30 Oct 2017 to announce the launch of Delta Cup 2018 which focuses on showcasing student projects to be evaluated for their creativity, being environmentally green, socially relevant and market driven. The Delta team addressed the 3rd and 2nd year ECE and ME students and showed the scintillating video of the Delta Cup 2017, held at China, where three NCU students Shivam Nautiyal, Vibhor Mittal and Tanyam Popli and faculty member Dr Shiv Manjaree Gopaliya show cased their project and won the 2nd Prize and brought laurels to the University. They were specially invited for the launch of Delta Cup 2018 and the Delta team felicitated them with the Certificate of Honour sent by Delta, China. The students were given inputs for the forthcoming Delta Cup 2018. DSOET, HoD ECE and faculty members from the Depts of EECE and ME also attended the session. The coordinators of the event were Mr Abhishek Pratap Singh, Dept of ME and Ms Charu Rana, Dept of EECE.

NCU Activities


Viva-Voceq The PhD Viva-Voce of Ms Aman Jatain, PhD scholar, Department of Computer

Science and Engineering on the topic ‘A Hybrid Software Transition Model with Reusability Evaluation’ was held on 6 Nov 2017. It was conducted under the guidance of Dr Sangeet Srivastava, Dept of CSE&IT, NCU

q The PhD Viva-Voce of Ms Geetha Varma V, PhD scholar, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering on the topic ‘Absorption potentiality of biomaterials and biogeocomposites in removing copper from aqueous solution’ was held on 6 Nov 2017. It was conducted under the guidance of Dr Anil K Misra and Dr Amit Srivastava, Dept of CEE, NCU.

q The PhD Viva-Voce of Ms Vandana Khanna, PhD scholar, Dept of EECE on the topic ‘Modeling of Large Area Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules using Soft Computing Techniques’ was held on 7 Nov 2017. It was conducted under the guidance of Dr BK Das and Dr SK Jain, Department of EECE, NCU.

Ms Sudha Raghuraman renders a mesmerizing performance of Carnatic vocal music at The NorthCap University

The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth, (SPIC MACAY), is a movement that promotes Indian

classical music, dance and other aspects of Indian culture. The NorthCap University (NCU), apart from aspiring for academic excellence, has always been promoting the values and wisdom embodied in the Indian Heritage amongst the youth, with a hope that these will influence their way of life and inspire them to become a better human being.

In continuation of this tradition, as a part of SPIC MACAY Virasat, the SPIC MACAY Chapter of NCU in collaboration with SPIC MACAY, Gurugram organized a classical Vocal Music Performance on 26 October 2017 by Ms Sudha Raghuraman, a Carnatic classical vocalist and a music composer. Ms Sudha began her performance with a beautiful demonstration of the Sapta Swaras – the seven musical notes of Carnatic Music involving the

audience which comprised of the students and the faculty. She mesmerized them with her distinct style of Carnatic music through compositions like Raga Hamsadhwani, Ragamalika (a garland of Ragas), Tarana apart from a few bhajans. Ms Sudha Raghuraman was accompanied by Shri VSK Annadurai and Shri N Padmanaban on the violin and mridangam. It is worth mentioning that Ms Sudha, in her capacity as a versatile and prolific singer, has performed at various prestigious platforms, festivals including Vishnu Digambar Jain festival, Tansen Samaroh, Gandharva Sangeet Samaroh, Sangeet Natak Academy’s music festival, to name a few. Ms Sudha has recently been conferred with the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Academy.

News from the Schools

News from the School of Engineering and Technology

Department of EECE


Seminar

q The Department of EECE organized a seminar on higher studies abroad in collaboration with IDP, a leading overseas education consultant on 7 Oct 2017. Representatives from IDP explained the eligibility criteria and other requirements to apply in universities based in Australia, UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand. Final year students from EECE attended the session. The event was coordinated by Ms Charu Rana and Ms Naresh. [ECE2017G009]

q A session to counsel students on higher studies in USA was conducted on 12 Oct 2017. Mr David Carlisle from IDP discussed the various courses offered by US universities for international students and respective scholarship opportunities. The event was coordinated by Ms Charu Rana and Ms Naresh. [ECE2017G010]

q A counselling session on higher studies was conducted in collaboration with IDP on 15 Nov 2017 to guide interested students on how to write a good statement of purpose. The representative also discussed the GRE, GMAT score required by different countries. Students asked queries related to scores in English language tests TOEFL/IELTS/PTE accepted by these countries. The event was coordinated by Ms Charu Rana. [ECE2017G011]

Workshop

The Department organized a ‘Workshop on Robotics and Projects' for school students on 15 November 2017. The workshop included an audio-visual presentation of the University and the Dept of EECE, demonstrations and hands-on project work followed by a campus tour. The workshop received an overwhelming response with a total of 50 students participating from schools in Gurugram viz., Lady Florence Public School and Greenwoods Public Schools.

Certificates were awarded to the participating students, and teachers were presented mementos. The overall feedback of the workshop was excellent.

In association with NITTTR Chandigarh, The NorthCap University (Nodal Centre), Dept of EECE conducted short term courses on ‘Power Quality Monitoring and Analysis’ on 3 Nov 2017 and on ‘Renewable and Clean Energy Technologies through ICT’ for the faculty, technical staff and research scholars of the Depts of EECE & ME on 13, 15 and 17 Nov 2017. Ms Amanpreet Kaur was the Nodal Coordinator for the short term courses.

NITTTR conducts short term training courses

Department of CSE and IT

Mentor-Mentee Interaction

Prof. Karmeshu visited the University on 15 November 2017. He interacted with mentees and also delivered a lecture on ‘Uncertainty Modelling’ for research scholars. He explained the topic by considering its applications in divergent areas. [CSEO2017002]

To spread awareness about the latest type of cyber-attacks and their countermeasures the Department conducted workshops at different educational institutions. The objective of these workshops was to equip students with the necessary tools to conceptualize the cyber issue, bolster formal cyber security education programme and conduct high end training on cyber security.

q A workshop on ‘Cyber Security Essentials’ was conducted by the Cyber Security team of the Department at DPG Institute of Technology & Management, Gurugram on 3 Nov 2017. Latest topics related to cyber security were explained by Dr Prachi and Ms Mehak. The workshop was attended by 50 Final year students and 30 pre-final year students. Feedback of the workshop from the students and Head of Department was good. [CSEO2017004]

Workshops

q Another workshop on ‘Cyber Security Essentials’ was organized at the Delhi Technical Campus, Bahadurgarh, Haryana on 16 November 2017 for 3rd and Final year BTech students. The workshop was attended by 50 Final and pre-final year students. The workshop was conducted by Dr Yogita Gigras and Ms Mehak Khurana. [CSEO2017005]

The Dept of CSE & IT organized a seminar on ‘Career in Ethical Hacking’ which was conducted by Mr Rahul Tyagi, Vice President, Lucideus on 9 Nov 2017. More than 200 BTech and MTech students participated in the seminar. Mr Tyagi has more than seven years of experience in web security analysis, ethical hacking training, cyber-crime investigation and penetration testing and has trained more than 5000 students around the world. This event was coordinated by Dr Prachi under the guidance of Dr Kavita Khanna. [CSEWO2017002]

Seminar

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Annual Tech Fest - Space Day

The Department organized their Annual Society Technical Fest SPACE DAY-17 on 14 Nov 2017. The fest was inaugurated by Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Prem Vrat, Director-SOET, Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Prof. Pramila Goyal and Dr Anil Kumar Mishra. The ceremony began with the lamp lighting followed by the launch of the 2nd Edition of the ‘Space’ magazine. Prof. Prem Vrat motivated

Prof. KarmeshuHonorary DistinguishedResearch Professor,The NorthCap University,Former Prof & Dean,School of Computer & Systems Sciences,JNU, New DelhiSS Bhatnagar Awardee



the students and earmarked a great beginning to the event. The new SPACE team for the academic year 2017-18 was announced.

The day was planned with a plethora of technical and non-technical events. Some major events that took place were Tall Structure-basis and design, a talk on ‘Seismic Design of Multi-Storey buildings’ by Alumni, Quiz Competition, Poster making Competition on ‘Infrastructure in Smart Cities’. Nearly 50 teams registered for the events. The day then concluded with a Treasure Hunt - using surveying equipment wherein faculty and students participated together and made the event enjoyable and successful. Certificates and cash prizes were awarded to the winners of all the events. The event was coordinated by Mr Lokesh Choudhary. [CEE2017O025]

Department of Applied Sciences

Mentor-Mentee Interaction

q The Department organized an expert session by Mr Nitin Goyal, DGM, Tendering Bidding and Arbitration, M/s Punj Lloyd India Ltd on 15 Nov 2017 for the Final year BTech students studying Construction Contracts Management.

He discussed the process of conventional tendering and the way the industry has been dealing with the bidding and pre-qualification systems. He also presented case studies on arbitration and explained the various problems they faced. His session also included discussion on e-tendering. [CEE2017G012]

Guest Lectures

q An expert lecture on the ‘Hydro-meteorological Extremes and Climate Adaptation in the Ganges Basin’ was delivered by Dr Ramesh Anand Vaidya on 26 October 2017. He was Nepal’s Planning Commissioner for Water Resources and later Nepal’s Ambassador to Japan, accredited concurrently to Australia. Dr Vaidya focused on the drastic climate change, variability in rainfall and the way forward. Dr Vaidya shared his vast experience in the area of climate change and its sustainability from the civil engineering perspective. He discussed the impact of climatic changes that we shall see in the coming years. The session also included case studies and various mitigation techniques adopted in various parts of the country. The expert session was coordinated by Ms Purnima Bajpai. [CEE2017G011]

Anushree Mishra and Aneesha Gurjer, Final year students, Dept of CEE have been given job offers by G-Eng Advisory Services Pvt Ltd.

M/s G-Eng Advisory Services is an upcoming Civil Engineering Consultancy. The company provides complete Civil Engineering solutions for land survey, quantity survey, material testing, designing, consultancy and supervision. They have carried out many large projects in the areas of transportation, highways, bridges, flyovers etc. Their latest project is the Gawar NH8 Project with NHAI.

Placement Update

Anushree Mishra Aneesha Gurjer

To spread the message about the impor tance o f sc ience and i ts application in society the Department organized a Science Exhibition on 17 Nov 2017. A series of science-related events were organized to inspire students to work in the field of science, engineering and technology.

On this occasion undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students of the University and about 150 students of

classes 9-12 from various schools in Gurugram demonstrated their innovative ideas and research findings in the form of science projects, models and posters. Some of the main projects included smart city, liquid level indicator, blind smart stick and gesture controlled car. School students also participated in the Science Quiz/Posters. The event aimed at motivating school children towards taking up science in their higher studies and contributing to the National Mission. [APS2017O029]

Faculty Mentor, Prof. K e h a r S i n g h , H o n y Distinguished Research Professor visited the Department of APS and guided PhD research scholars and facul ty members on 28 Oct 2017. He motivated them to

carry out research and write research papers for publication in reputed journals. He discussed various topics on optical image processing and other emerging areas. He also suggested simulation work like recording and reconstruction o f Ho log rams i n t he Ho log raphy Lab . [APS2017O028]

Science Exhibition

Prof. Kehar Singh,



Department of Mechanical Engineering

Pre-Placement Interview

The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Pre-Placement Interview session for Mechanical 3rd Year students on 11 November 2017. The PPI was conducted by Alumni: Mr Sumit Gupta (Class of 2012), Materials Engineer, Flour Daniel, Gurugram; Ms Kanchan Vashisht (Class of 2014), Piping and Stress Engineer, CB & I; Mr Vikram Dhunna (Class of 2012), CMO & VP, Ani Pixel Studio; Mr Nakul (Class of 2015), System Engineer, TCS; Mr Hitesh (Class of 2015), Business and Research Analyst, Crystal Travel, Gurugram; Mr Aman Singh (Class of 2015), Piping Engineer, CB & I and Mr. Gaurav Sharma (Class of 2015), Associate Counsellor, Maruti Centre of Excellence, Manesar and faculty members of the Department. The panel analyzed the students on various aspects like technical knowledge, communication etc. The session proved to be beneficial as the students were able to identify their strengths and weaknesses that would help them during future placement interviews. The session was coordinated by Mr Anmol Bhatia, Dr Ashwini Sharma and Mr Praveen Singh. [MED2017O019]

Faculty members with Alumni

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has established a Career Counselling Cell to solve career related queries of Mechanical 3rd year and Final year students. The panel comprises of Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Dr Pramod Bhatia, Dr Rohit Singh Lather and Mr Abhishek Pratap Singh. The panel is available to students on every 3rd Thursday of the month from 2.20 to 3.30 p.m.

The first Career Counselling session was held on 16 November 2017 in which students interacted with the committee members to solve their career related queries. The session was coordinated by Mr Anmol Bhatia. [MED2017O020]

Departmental Career Counseling Cell

Student with panel members in the career counselling session



Guest Lecture

Mr BK Bhayana delivering a lecture on 'Mechatronics and

Robotics for Industrial processes'

Mr B K Bhayana, DGM-Marketing, Delta Electronics India Pvt Ltd delivered a guest lecture on ‘Mechatronics and Robotics for Industrial Processes’ to BTech Final year Mechanical Engineering students studying ‘Mechatronics & Robotics (MEL459)’ on 30 Oct 2017. Mr Bhayana discussed the importance of integration of different core discipline systems into multidisciplinary systems and cited many real life industry examples and case studies and the synergistic approach of different systems to solve problems. He also shared his vast experience in the field of variable speed drives. As a requirement of skills in designing of new Mechatronics systems for automation and increasing applications of robotics in industries, Mr Bhayana exhorted students to enhance their skills in this field. The session was coordinated by Mr Abhishek Pratap Singh, Dept of ME.

ISHRAE Society

q The ISHRAE Society organized a lecture on 'Heat Load Calculation for Air Conditioners' for BTech Final Year students by Mr Sanjay Kumar Hans, Manager, Project Design Services & Technical Training at Emerson Cold Chain Centre, Gurugram on 16 Nov 2017. The interactive session focused on industrial practices followed for Heat Load calculation to design air conditioning system for buildings. Mr Sanjay emphasized on the importance of building design, position of home face, room occupancy, along with the sources of heat inside the room. The lecture was coordinated by Mr Jag Parvesh Dahiya, Mr Sanchit Mewar & Mr Parveen Singh. [MED2017G008]

q A Job Junction Fair was organised by the Indian Society for Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) professional Society at Manav Rachna University, Faridabad from 6-8 Nov 2017 for BTech Final year student members of ISHRAE Society pursuing Mechanical Engineering programmes at various institutes across North India. More than 200 students of different student chapters/states of north zone participated in the Job Junction fair and about 15 top-of-the line companies such as Blue Star, Voltas, Heaven, Kirloskar, Bluebox, Flow Tech, H-Tech, among others visited the Job Junction Fair to select students through online tests, group discussion and personal interview over a three-day period. 14 students from NCU Sub-chapter were selected to participate in the event after clearing the Screening Test conducted by the Society on 14 Oct 2017. Four students were finally offered positions in HVAC Industries viz. Jitender Verma by Swegon Bluebox, Abhishek Yadav by Bluestar, Aditya P Singh by Kirloskar and Mayank Kak by Heaven Industries Pvt. Ltd.

The ISHRAE faculty coordinator was Mr Jag Parvesh Dahiya and ISHRAE faculty co-coordinators were Mr Sanchit Mewar & Mr Parveen Singh. [MED2017O021]

Seminar

SOM organized a one-day seminar on ‘Sustainability Education: sensitizing students towards societal needs’ on 27 October 2017. Dean,SOM, Prof. R Narasimhan highlighted the need for sensitizing students towards societal needs. In the first session, Mr Hitesh, National Manager, Ricoh India Ltd focused on the role played by MNC’s in fulfilling societal needs. He discussed the various frameworks and models used by Ricoh in implementation of CSR initiatives. Ms Sweta Bhattacharjee, Senior Manager, Volunteer Action, North-CRY, explained the role of CRY in contributing to the society and in helping corporates meet their social obligations.

In the second session, Ms Mamta Saikia, COO, Bharti Foundation, discussed the importance of strategy, short and long term goals and role of organizations like Bharti Foundation in achieving sustainability. Mr Jitendra Routray, Head CSR, ReNew Power spoke about ‘Driving Socially Responsible Business at ReNew Power’ and explained the ways in which the company is providing infrastructure to the local communities devoid of basic amenities like electricity. Ms Ranu Kulshreshtha, Group Head, CSR Hindustan Power Projects Pvt Ltd, (formerly Moser Baer) explained the involvement of HPPPL in CSR activities despite undergoing tough times. All



News from the School of Management

the speakers unanimously agreed that students should be equipped with knowledge and attitude which would help them become responsible citizens, at the same time, working on achieving economic prosperity. The seminar was an initiative of the Social Club of the School of Management and received participation from 125 students of NCU as well as other academic institutions. The faculty coordinators for the event were Dr Sushmita B Waraich, and Dr Saumya Dixit. [SOM2017O009]

Entrepreneurship Cellq To kindle the creative spirit among the students, the E-Cell of NCU organized a Creative Writing competition under the theme ‘EntreThrust-2017’ on 13

Oct 2017. Teams were formed and topics were given on the spot to all the participants. Abhishek Jain and Abhijeet Singh Bhogal (CSE 2nd Year) were The winners of the event . [SOM2017O009]

To understand the increasing number of sexual harassment cases at the workplace, Prabhaav Learnings Pvt Ltd organized a workshop for 3rd Sem, BTech students on POSH i.e. Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. The session was conducted by Ms Pavni Puri, Manager (Training and Development), Intercontinental Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd. She is a certified trainer on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace (POSH Act, 2013) from Indian Academy of Law & Management (IALM). She discussed the actions, gestures, statements and comments to watch out for at the workplace and how students can be better aware of their surroundings and local culture. The session comprised of a presentation, handout, quiz and discussion. Students participated enthusiastically and indicated that they would like to have more such sessions to be conducted in the near future. [CLL2017O015]

Interacción con el escritorCLL invited Ms Shalu Chopra, author of the book 'Viva Latino' to conduct an interactive session for students learning Spanish Language on 20 November 2017. The session was interactive and helped them to brush up their skills. (CLL2017O014)

Workshop

Centre for Languages LearningWorkshopinteracción con el escritor


q The E-Cell organized a challenging event on ‘Mock Stock Scene’ on 1 Nov 2017 during the annual fest ‘Momentum’. Students participated in a simulated stock market scene. They were free to invest/sell independently in the given companies based on news updates over a couple of hours. Timely updates kept them on their toes and ready to anticipate the next change in the share prices. The interactions were held online, enabling the students to participate from anywhere on the campus. The share prices were totaled up when the market closed and Aman Yadav (CSE 2nd Year) with the maximum was declared the Winner and Ketan Verma (CSE, 2nd Year) secured the 2nd Position. This was independently coordinated by Aaditya Verma and Akanksha Batra (CSE, 2nd Year).

The faculty coordinators for both the above events, were Ms Charu Rana (ECE), Dr Kavita Khanna (CSE) and Dr Sushmita B Waraich. [SOM2017O010]

A guest lecture by Prof. Debi Saini (Formerly at MDI, Gurugram and currently Emeritus Professor, IIM Ranchi) on ‘Employee Engagement for Building a High Performing Organisation’ was delivered on 6 Nov 2017. He focused on today’s high performing organizations having extraordinary results because of their ‘engaged employees’ who go that extra mile to contribute to the success of their organization. While urging the students (MBA I&II) to focus on their performance, he shared cases of organizations like Google, HCL etc. where there is emphasis on ‘employee first, customer next’ and the initiatives towards the same. This lecture was coordinated by Dr Sushmita Biswal Waraich. [SOM2017G003]

Guest Lecture

Alumni Interaction

A session on ‘Campus to Corporate: Dialogue with Young Managers’ was organized by SOM on 11 Nov 2017. The audience comprised of MBA and SOET students. The invited resource persons comprised of NCU Alumni Ms Sumedha Bansal (MBA Class of 2015), E&Y; Mr Shobhit Bhatnagar (MBA, Class of 2014), PwC; Mr Dhruv Aneja, (BTech ECE, Class of 2016), Deloitte; Mr Puneet Khanduja, (MBA, Class of 2015), Mercer and Mr Trishala Bhan (MBA, Class of 2015), Protiviti. They shared their experiences as they transitioned from campus to the workplace – their misconceptions, misgivings and expectations etc. They highlighted on the opportunities and challenges that lie in the market and also how to prepare for the same. They emphasized that a lot of preparation is required in terms of skills, knowledge and attitude in order to step into, as well as, sustain in the corporate world. They all agreed that executives are expected to create organizations that are economically, ethically and socially sustainable. This session was coordinated by Dr Sushmita Biswal Waraich. [SOM2017O011]

With the objective of enriching classroom learning, SOM organized a guest lecture on ‘Unlocking Value through Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ by Mr Vijay Rai, Managing Director (Asia Pacific and EMEA Markets), Saviour US Inc. on 15 Nov 2017 for BTech students. He helped the students understand that technology in itself is only an enabler. An understanding of society and business is very important for innovation to happen. Creativity and innovation are essential requirements in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment. He cited examples from his own and other organisations. This session was coordinated by Dr Sushmita Biswal Waraich. [SOM2017G004]


Dr Sushmita Biswal Waraich, being empanelled with GGSIP University as an external examiner, was invited to conduct the viva voce of UG students at FIMT, Delhi on 18 Nov 2017. [SOM2017O012]

Guest Lecture

Faculty Activity

Legal Aid ClinicThe Legal Aid Clinic, SOL in association with the District Legal Services Authority, Gurugram organized a 'Legal Aid and Awareness Drive' at Village Choma and neighbouring areas for the under-privileged people so as to make them aware about their rights, on 17 Nov 2017. The project was aimed at bridging the gap between the masses in need of legal help and legal aid lawyers who are mandated by the Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987 to render effective legal aid.

A team of 15 students looked into the ground realities of various social problems of the people and their implementation issues. The major objective of the drive was to spread legal literacy, provide effective solutions to the problems of the masses and make them aware of the services offered by the District Legal Services Authority. Students provided satisfactory solutions and counselling to the residents through three teams via door to door services which included distribution of pamphlets on free legal services offered by the District Legal Services Authorities with solutions to issues like matrimonial issues, domestic violence and bonded labour.

Students also resolved to follow up the problems of the residents via regular meetings and doing the needful in the near future. The faculty coordinator for the legal awareness drive was Mr Navin Pal Singh [SOL2017O019]

A lecture by Mr Danish Hasnain, Consultant (Legal) to NITI Aayog, on 'Career Orientation in Judiciary' was delivered on 21 Nov 2017. It focused on various aspects of judicial examinations like preparation methodology, subjects to focus upon, important tips to keep in mind, dedication required and how to tackle questions in the pre, mains and interview part of the examinations. Mr Hasnain spoke about the EPTITUDE centre with which he is affiliated and helps aspirants prepare for judicial examinations. He discussed about how the Centre was different from those in the market. He concluded on an optimistic note as to how there exists a potential in every aspirant to clear the judicial examination and why everyone should think about entering the judiciary for the benefit of the nation. The lecture was coordinated by Dr Kanupriya. [SOL2017G009]

Guest Lecture

The NorthCap University inaugurated The Centre for Development in Energy and Environment Policy (CDEEP), established by the School of Law, on 23 November 2017. The ceremony was graced by the presence of the Guest of Honour, Dr V N Paranjape, Corporate Legal Head, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd; Chief Guest, Dr S B Mitra, Executive Director (Law & HR), GAIL (India) Ltd and Prof. (Dr) Subhash C Gupta, Former Pro Vice-Chancellor, KR Mangalam University, Gurugram.

Centre for Development in Energy and

Environment Policy (CDEEP) inaugurated

The brochure of CDEEP was released by Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor, Dr Kanu Priya, Head, School of Law, Centre Head, CDEEP, Prof. Pushpesh Pant, Padma Shri along with esteemed dignitaries.

Mr Shashikant Yadav, Research Head, CDEEP, spoke about the robust idea of establishing this centre with focus on inter-disciplinary engagement, aspiring in multifold research and policy development in the field of Energy and Environment at the University.

The Guest of Honour, Dr V N Paranjape gave an analytical insight into human dependence on various forms of energy and emphasized the importance of holistic, concrete and sustainable development. Dr S B Mitra, described the undiscovered potential available in Shale gas and its legal conundrum. Dr Subash Gupta spoke about the importance of CDEEP which was a first of its kind. The event was coordinated by Ms Pallavi Bajpai, Assistant Professor. [SOL2017O021]

Dr Balwinder Singh Slathia, Assistant Professor was invited to Co-chair a Technical Session -VIII ‘Sustainable Development- Socio economic, legal and Political Dimensions’ in National Conference on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Perspectives and Transformational Challenges organized by the Department of Law, University of Jammu and CEERA, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru on 7 and 8 Nov 2017. [SOL2017O020]

Faculty Activity



News from the School of Law

Faculty Achievement

Dr Balwinder Singh Slathia, Assistant Professor, was awarded PhD Degree by the University of Jammu for his thesis entitled 'Food Security and Effectiveness of Public Distribution System: A Socio-Legal Study with reference to the State of Jammu and Kashmir'. [SOL2017H002]

q Optum (United Health Group Inc.) is an American health care company based in Minnesota conducted its on campus selection process on 9 Nov 2017 for engineering and non-engineering students and one student got the job offer.

Rajesh Gopinath, Director and Sushil Sirohi, Lead Campus. Optuminteracting with students during selection process

q Sagacious Research, a global player offering comprehensive IP solutions through a robust team of techno-legal experts using state-of-the-art tools to deliver cost-optimized, risk-mitigated results to corporates, institutions and leading patent Law firms visited the campus on 11 Nov 2017 and five students got the final job offer.

Sumit Prasad, Team Lead, Sagacious during the PPT

q Vegazva, a leading global player in Engineering and Information Technology services, conducted its selection process for MBA students on 13 Nov 2017 wherein one student was selected for internship.

q StratBeans Consulting Pvt Ltd a leading provider of Customized Elearnings, Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Marketing Content, conducted its selection process on 15 Nov 2017 and one student got the job offer.

StratBeans team being welcomed by SPA

q Real Time Data Services is an IT services company- a pioneer in cloud hosting solutions and supports businesses globally. It conducted an on-campus selection process on 18 Nov 2017 for Engineering students (All branches). Post the selection process 11 students were extended job offers.

Jitender Kumar,Manager Sales & Quality,RTDS addressing students

q Info Edge is India's premier online classifieds company in recruitment, matrimony, real estate, education and related services. It conducted its campus selection process for MBA students on 3 Nov 2017. Results are awaited.

q AVL India Pvt Ltd, a leading service provider of automobile engine testing services conducted a campus selection process for BTech (ME) students on 13 Nov 2017. Final result is awaited.

q Protiviti Consulting Pvt Ltd, a leading service provider of software development services for web design and mobile application,

News from the School of Professional Attachment (SPA)



q Nagarro, a custom software development and business consulting company that provides consulting and technology services to its clients, conducted its selection process on 6 Nov 2017 for non-engineering students, Class of 2018 and two students got the final job offer.

conducted its campus selection process for engineering students on 21 Nov 2017. Results are awaited.

q Cadence Design Systems Inc, an American multinational electronic design automation (EDA) software and engineering services company, conducted the selection process for engineering students on 15 Nov 2017 wherein two students got the final job offer.

q Kuldeep Singh Solanki & Associates conducted the selection process for Law students on 20 Nov 2017 and one student got the job offer.

q Driftbase Software conducted its selection process on 27 Nov 2017 for engineering students and one student was selected.

q Zensar Technologies is an information technology services and infrastructure services provider. It conducted the selection process for engineering students on 27 Nov 2017. One student was extended the job offer.

Industry Engagement Activities

q Pre Placement Talk - Mr Manish Jain, Executive Director, British Telecom Group with work experience from US, India and China visited the University on 22 Nov 2017along with their campus recruitment team and conducted a Leadership cum Pre Placement Talk for BTech, CSE, ECE & EEE students.

Manish Jain, Executive Director, BT Group being welcomed by SPA

q Guidance - Placements and Competitive Examinations: An Interactive Session for Guidance - Placements and Competitive Examinations was conducted on 13 Nov 2017 for BTech 3rd year students by TIME & Made Easy Group.

q Preparatory session for Competitive Examination like GRE / GMAT: On 21 Nov 2017 a preparatory session for Competitive Examination like GRE / GMAT etc. was conducted for B Tech 3rd and 4th Year (all branches); MBA 1st and 2nd Year; BBA & BCom Final Year students by Jamboree Education.

Jamboree Education team interacting with students

Publications


I feel honoured to be a part of The NorthCap University as it forms the foundation stone to a bright future for me. I am thankful to all my professors and acquaintances for assisting me throughout my college life. In this competitive world for any engineer, job satisfaction in your career is like a dream come true. NCU's School of Professional Attachment (SPA) provided me with that opportunity by bringing in such an esteemed organization 'LUTRON'. I still remember my initial rounds of the interview process with LUTRON. After the 5th round, I was like I will not have any regret if I don't make it in this company because in those rounds what I had learned was much-much more valuable than anything. It's been two months now with LUTRON and I am sure I wouldn't have got any better family than LUTRON. Every single word which they (Recruiters) had said in their Pre placement talk is true and the work environment is phenomenal. Thank You NCU.

Ketan Singhal Integrated Systems Representative LutronB Tech (EEE), Class of 2017

Alumni Speak

Journals

International

q Pallavi Bajpai (2017) 'Evolution of International Commercial

Arbitration in India Post Amendments to Arbitration and

Conciliation Act 1996', International Journal of Advanced

Research, Vol. 5, No. 10, pp. 1404-1410, SOL2017J004.

q Sonali Sharma* and Shilpa Mahajan (2017) 'Design and

Implementation of a Security Scheme for Detecting System

Vulnerabilities', International Journal of Computer Network and

Information Security, Vol. 9, No. 10, pp. 24-32, CSE2017J045.

q Anuj Kumar Jain*, Vikas Rastogi and Atul Kumar Agrawal

(2017) 'A Novel Approach to Study Effects of Asymmetric

Stiffness on Parametric Instabilities of Multi-Rotor-System',

Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 413, pp. 159-172,

MED2017J021.

Conference Presentations

National

q Praveen Kumar (2017) 'Victims of Global Climate Change with

Reference to Recent Natural Disaster', National Conference on

Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Prespectives

and Transformational Challenegs, Department of Law,

University of Jammu and National Law School of India

University, Bengaluru, SOL2017C004.

q Balwinder Singh (2017) 'The National Food Security Act, 2013:

India's Endeavour to End Hunger by Law', National Seminar on

Mainstreaming of Marginals in India: Issues and Challenges,

University Institute of Legal Studies Panjab University,

Chandigarh, SOL2017C005.

q Navin Pal Singh (2017) 'Intricacies of Educational and Cultural

Rights of Minorities in India: Efficacy of Constitutional

Safeguards', National Seminar on Mainstreaming of Marginals

in India: Issues and Challenges, University Institute of Legal

Studies Panjab University, Chandigarh, SOL2017C006.

q Navin Pal Singh and Manoram Tiwari (2017) 'Constitutional

Parameters and Intrecacies of Environmental laws in India',

National Conference on Climate Change and Sustainable

Development: Prespectives and Transformational Challenegs,

Department of Law, University of Jammu and National Law

School of India University, Bengaluru, SOL2017C007.

Corresponding Author*

Research Papers Published

NCU students attend 7th Annual Conference of ASQ on Quality Management, Ahmedabad

Students Shringa Vatas, Dept of CSE and Anushree Mishra, Dept of CEE attended the 7th Annual Conference of ASQ on the theme 'Glocal Challenges: Excellence through Quality & Innovation' (GLocal-Global Challenges and Local Issues) held from 18-19 November 2017 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Sharing her experience at the conference, Anushree Mishra said,” For a student like me it was a tremendous exposure to meet industrialists and fellow students from other universities on a common platform. It was great to meet and interact with eminent industrialists from Ford, Bosch Rexroth, Reliance India Pvt. Ltd., Havmor, HDFC Bank, ASQ, Seven steps and many more. The theme of the conference was highly relatable and it emphasized on how the future or the next generation is instrumental in placing India on a global level with the help of tools and techniques that prove efficient at the local level”.

q Shrey Malhotra, BTech

(ECE), after getting 3rd

position under the early stage

startup category in the IISF

(Indian International Science

Fair) held at Chennai from

13-16 Oct 2017, represented

India and his startup in the

Global Innovator Festa (GIF)

which is an international

business competition where 90 teams from all over the world competed with

each other on the basis of their innovative business ideas held from 3-4 Nov

2017 at Daegu, South Korea. He got a position in top 15 teams after various

rounds of the competition. These top 15 teams were given a tour of the

Samsung headquarters based in South Korea where they were asked to pitch

their idea to the executives at Samsung to get a better insight from the

technological perspective. These 15 teams visited Kem Yung University,

where they pitched their ideas in front of students and the aspiring

entrepreneurs to increase their networking skills. The participants were

mostly of age ranging from 25-40, making Shrey the youngest entrepreneur to

take part in the competition. This exposure was very enlightening for him and

he has gained a lot from this experience. [ECE2017O010]

Student Achievements

Student Activities

Student Activities


‘Ad Lucem' (Towards the light) the hunt which brought lovers of mystery and sciences together, was organized on 24 October 2017 at the University by NCU's OSA Student Chapter.

There were six teams of four participants each, and by following various crafty clues the team to reach the goal first was to be declared the winner. There was a lot of exhilaration as the teams gambolled and decoded the clues whilst showing excellent team work and coordination.

The team to reach the light at the end of the tunnel was Team no. 2, comprising of Divyam Sachdeva, Garry Mital and Dinesh Yadav won the treasure hunt. OSA student chapter adviser Dr Hukum Singh appreciated the efforts made by the teams. [APS2017O027]

OSA Student Chapter

q Ms Tanya Joon, 3rd Year, BTech CSE was selected for Google's Grace Hopper Conference which is India's largest gathering of women technologists. She attended the conference on 16 and 17 November 2017 in Bangalore which was totally funded by Google. This opportunity is aimed at women studying technical degrees or women pursuing careers in tech, and who will extend their learning and development for the growth of women in tech. [CSEO2017007]

Sports


Success Story

Nagarro is a custom software development and business consulting company that provides consulting and technology services to its clients. I am lucky enough to get selected in this reputed company. First and foremost, I would like to thank The NorthCap University's SPA cell as this would not have been possible without their support, guidance and faith in me. I would also like to express a special token of gratitude to all faculty members and management of the University in helping me acquire the requisite soft skills, which helped me during the crucial interview.

My whole interview was based on concepts of statistics and analyzing data. There were a total of three round including online aptitude test, data managing round and then interview. Hence this testimonial would be incomplete without referring to how indebted I am to the elective courses which are being offered by Dept of APS.

Looking forward to starting a new phase of life and my first professional stint!!!!!

Manpreet Kaur Walia16MSM012

Sports

NCU participates in Inter University Sports Fest

The NorthCap University sports

teams participated in the Inter-

university Sports Fest organized

at BML Munjal University on 18

and 19 November 2017. Other

universities which participated in

the events were namely MLNC,

Manipal University, Galgotias

University, Bennet University,

Ansal University etc.

In the Finals: Basketball (Boys)

NCU vs Galgotias University, NCU were the Winners and bagged the 1st Position;

Basketball (Girls) NCU vs Galgotias University, NCU bagged the 3rd Position; Volleyball

(Boys) NCU vs BML University, NCU bagged the 2nd Position; Cricket (Boys) NCU vs BML

University, NCU bagged the 3rd Position.

For the first time an Archery competition named Pro- Archery League was organized at the University during the annual fest Momentum with the participation of approx 200 students. Schools such as The Maurya School, Rotary Public School, Mount Olympus and Global Public School also participated in the event organized by the Avid Archery Club. Distinguished guests at the occasion were from the field of sports and included Mr Vineet Aggarwal, Mr Jitender Singh, Mr Praveen Kumar, Prof. Ram Avatar Yadav, Mr Sumit Kumar and coach Ravinder. Ms Poonam Yadav, research scholar (CSE), coordinated the event.

Archery

Obituary

Ashish Bhardwaj

Student BBA-LLB (H)

Roll NO. 13LLB016

Aakanksha Sheoran

Student of BBA-LLB (H)

Roll No. 17LLB001

We pray for their souls to rest in peace and give strength to their family members to bear their irreparable loss.

Outreach Activities of Prof. Prem VratPro-Chancellor, Professor of Eminence and Chief Mentor

q Prof. Prem Vrat attended a meeting convened by Chairman, AICTE on 1 Nov 2017 to discuss issues concerning higher education for attracting students globally by increasing its quality, with other stake holders including representatives of Pan-IIT and president EPSI and Chancellor VIT, Dr G Vishwanathan.

q Prof. Prem Vrat chaired the Standing Hearing Committee / Standing Appellate Committee meeting of (AICTE) All India for Technical Education of the Govt of India at AICTE, Head Quarter, New Delhi on 2 Nov 2017.

q Prof. Prem Vrat delivered lectures on 'Industrial Engineering' and 'Operations Research' at IIT Delhi as Honorary Professor on 3 and 10 Nov 2017.

q A get-together meeting was organized on 4 Nov 2017 by Management Development Institute with the Alumni of MDI followed by dinner.

q Prof. Prem Vrat attended the 5th Meeting of SRESHTHA (Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement) in Indian Railways at NITI Aayog on 9 Nov 2017 under the chairmanship of Dr VK Saraswat, Member NITI Aayog.

q Prof. Prem Vrat chaired the Standing Hearing Committee / Standing Appellate Committee meeting of (AICTE) All India for Technical Education of the Govt of India at AICTE, Head Quarter, New Delhi on 17 and 18 Nov 2017.

Prof. Prem VratPro-Chancellor, Prof. of Eminence and Chief Mentor

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Outreach Activity

Prof. Prem Vrat was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the Global-India Final Competition for the ISCEA-Ptak case competition 2017, on 12 Nov 2017 at the Jindal Global Business School, O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana. He also delivered the inaugural address on ‘Industrie 4.0’.

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