DTU Times (May Edition)

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9th Edition, May 2010

Online Edition : dcetimes.org

DTU TIMESA publication of Delhi Technological University

Delhi Technological Universityranked among top 10 engineering institutes in India.

In a recent survey on Best Engineering In-stitutions, Delhi College of Engineering(now Delhi Technological University)has been ranked among the top ten en-gineering institutions of the country. DCEhas been placed 9th in the survey af-ter seven Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) at Kanpur, Delhi, Mumbai, Kharag-pur, Roorkee, Madras, Guwahati and BITSPilani. IIT Kanpur has topped the surveyconducted by Ipsos, one of the leading re-search agencies of the world, which hasranked the countrys top 20 engineeringcolleges in 10 cities.DCE has also been placed ahead of one ofthe IITs at seventh rank for Academ-

ic environment as well as for Facultycompetence. It has also earned eighthrank for its excellent placements andninth in the segment ofIntroduction ofnew courses.Commissioned by Zee News and DNA, thesurvey was undertaken to evaluate the sta-tus of engineering colleges in India. It wasbased on the inputs from leading acade-micians, faculty members and alumni, andthe current as well as prospective studentsof the colleges concerned. The parametersof the survey were chosen after a lot ofresearch and planning. Continued on Pg 3...

DTU ranked 12th bestT-School, in the 5th

IDC Dataquest T-SchoolSurvey of 111

engineering collegesacross the country.

Delhi College of Engineering became a full-edged univer-sity and it celebrated attaining a new identity by creatingtwenty-ve research fellowships, adding four new under-graduate, and six new postgraduate courses nano science,microwave & optical communication, software engineering,

information systems, VLSI design, and power systems.DelTech also established an Innovation Fund with Rs 10lakh seed money; it introduced cash rewards of Rs 10,000for each semester topper in each discipline and anotherRs 10,000 for faculty members who published papers inreputed international journals. With an idea to promote re-search driven innovations that impact the community, Del-Tech designed and developed an automatic measuring anddispensing machine called Annapurna. Continud on Pg 3...

Seminar byProf C P Ravikumar

Director (R & D) Texas Instruments

Prof C P Ravikumar, former Professor ofElectrical Engg of IIT-Delhi and currently Di-rector- R&D,Texas Instrument, visitedDelhi Technological University on 12th May2010 and conducted a workshop cum semi-nar on Embedded system organized by theDept. of Electronics & Communication Engg.

The seminar was organized by Mr. Rajesh,Mr. M P choudhry and Mr. Niranjan Bhat-tacharyya, under the able guidance of ProfRajiv Kapoor, HOD, who has taken initiativefor bringing reforms in the eld of academ-ics and Industrial research at DTU under theguidelines framed by the Honble VC, Prof.

P.B. Sharma. Continued on pg 3...


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Delhi Technological University, Online Live Support Service for Admissions 2010.

Starting from 5th June on www.dceforum.com


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Delhi Technological University ranked among top 10 en-gineering institutes in India.From Page 1The history and reputation, admission process, course curricu-lum, learning environment, faculty competence, infrastructure,

foreign exchange programmes, research facilities, laboratoriesand workshops, hostel facilities, placements, and new innovativecourses of the colleges, were among the considerations for rank-ing the best institutions in engineering in India.

It may be added that consequent upon becoming a technologi-cal University, the focus of erstwhile DCE has shifted to curric-ulum innovation, strong industry partnership and on seamlessintegration of science and engineering. Its research and innova-tions have attracted the leading global brands to collaborate withDTU for cutting-edge research and development, said Prof. P.B.Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU

From the Desk of

Vice - ChancellorDTUMarching from strength to strength, Delhi Collegeof Engineering, DCE is now the Delhi TechnologicalUniversity. The historic decision to upgrade DCEinto DTU has been taken by the Government ofDelhi and an Act to this effect has been enacted bythe Delhi Vidhan Sabha.The upgradation of DCE into a technical universityprovides the necessary academic and administra-

tion autonomy to empower DCE to march on thepath of academic and research excellence, as alsoto accelerate the pace of innovations.The conferment of the status of a technologi-cal University upon DCE is a major opportunityfor all of us in meeting the requirement of high-ly skilled brainpower for the industries and en-terprises in the New Knowledge Age. Further theoutput of DTU in respect of research and inno-vation is expected to impact new knowledgecreation and development of new technologies andnew knowledge. DTU, with the brand image ofDCE and its glorious past, thus is poised to createnew horizons in the arena of technical educationand research in the country. This is a historic mo-ment and calls for celebration by the DCE fraternityspread the world over. With the upgradation of DCEinto DTU we have now a much greater responsibil-ity and certainly a greater accountability along sidewith freedom to excel and serve the interest of thetalented community, industry and the society. It isalso an opportunity to provide an updated and in-

novated curriculum at par with the best technologi-cal universities of the world and emulate the bestpractices in technical education.

As per the DTU Act, Delhi Act 6 of 2009, theDTU will be a non-afliating teaching and researchUniversity focusing on growth with quality, offer-ing new programs in emerging areas of engineer-ing and technology, ensuring synergy between sci-ence and engineering, will attract the very best andqualied faculty in its fold and contribute effectivelyto cutting edge technology development and fos-ter world class innovations. The DTU thus as-pires to be a leading World Class Technology

University, a key node in National and GlobalKnowledge Network thus empowering Indiawith the Wings of Knowledge and Power ofInnovations.

As per plan, four new B. Tech programs (with240 annual intake), 7 new PG programs (18 seatseach), MBA (60 seats) have been added from 2009-10. Further 50 scholarships for PhD including 25Teaching-cum-Research Fellowships are being of-fered to strengthen the academic and research en-vironment in DTU. Thus from academic session (09-10), DTU is offering 14 B. Tech, 16 M. Tech, 04 B.Tech (Evening) Programs, MBA and PhD programs.

The areas covered include both core as well as in-terdisciplinary programmes of high value to indus-tries at home and abroad. The PG programs focuson new and emerging areas including VLSI design,Nano Science and Engineering, Software Engineer-ing, Microwave and Optical Communication etc. inaddition to other core areas. Further expansion ofeducation and research programs will take place inthe years to follow. continued on next page...

DTU ranked 12th bestT-School, in the 5th IDC

Dataquest T-SchoolSurvey of 111

engineering colleges acrossthe country.


Seminar by Prof C P Ravikumar,Director (R & D) Texas Instru-ments.From Page 1

After the seminar, Prof Ravikumar,along with Prof Kapoor ,met the HonbleVC at his ofce and discussed variouspossibilities of TI working in partner-ship with DTU which included settingup of TI Research lab at DTU, possibili-ties of signing MOU for TI sponsored research projects,Internshipfor students,regular interaction of faculty of DTU with researchscientists of TI and designing DSP processors at DTU for embed-ded systems of Texas Instruments.


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D T U Times Page 4http://dcetimes.orgThe total student strength in DCE,now DTU, will be almost 3 times ofits current student intake in the next5 years with the addition of new pro-grams including dual degree pro-grams and integrated Masters pro-grams in areas of relevance to ourcountry in Medical Engineering, Aero-Space Engineering, Bio-informatics,Clean Energy and Environment Tech-nology, New and Smart Materials andNano Technology. Seamless integra-tion of Science and engineering is thefocus in the design and delivery ofthe programs at DTU.

The focus of DTU is on - Panch-sheel of Technical education in 21stCentury- Troika of Education, Researchand Innovations imbibing scienticvalues and professional morality

- World Quality Curriculum designand delivery; World Class KnowledgeInfrastructure- Seamless integration of Scienceand Engineering- Research driven, industry rel-evant Innovations- Networking with selected WorldClass Universities

The upgradation of DCE into DTUis well received throughout the coun-try and even abroad. DCE as DTUstands committed to foster technicaleducation and research excellence

backed by a quality conscious workculture devoted to serve the talentedstudent community, the industry andthe society.

We are grateful to the Govt. of NCTDelhi, specially to the Honble ChiefMinister of Delhi and to her Council ofMinisters for bestowing this honour tothis premier institution. We are alsoindebted to His Excellency Lt. Gov-ernor of Delhi for the patronage pro-vided to this pioneering institution torealise its dream of upgradation intoa technological University.

I am also happy to add that ourstanding in the community of premierengineering institutions in the coun-try has gone up during 2009-10 asis evident from overall rank 9 in ZeeNews and DNA nationwide survey oftop ten best engineering institutionsin India. In fact we scored 7th in Aca-demic Environment, 8th in Placementand 9th in Curriculum Innovationamong the top 10 that included the7 IITs. Further the DATA Quest alsoranked DTU at 12th among the top20 best institutions in the countryfrom earlier 16th position. The Com-petition Success Review placed DCE,now DTU, only next to IITs as Institu-

tion of Super Excellence. These sur-veys are important as they reect thecondence of the industry and stake-holders in the premier institutions.

As such, we now have an addedresponsibility to ensure high academ-ic standards, compliance to researchintegrity and create the necessaryvibrancy to conform to rigorous ac-

ademic study and professional ac-tivities to meet the challenges of thenew knowledge age. This is what theDTU is committed to do.

While on academic fronts, it is ourresponsibility to provide an updatedand innovated curriculum and deliv-er it with all sincerity, it is also ab-solutely essentially that the studentcommunity conforms to the highestlevels of decorum and discipline. TheDCE now DTU campus shall follow thepolicy of Zero Tolerance in Rag-ging. And as such, I call upon all themembers of students community toco-operate in our desire to exhibit thehighest standards of civilized humanbehaviour free from the virus of rag-ging in any form.

This requires a rm resolve onour part to enforce the anti-ragging

policy and assure compliance tonorms and guidelines set out by theUGC and the Honble Supreme Courtof our country. To this end we needthe full and unconditional commit-ment of our students (seniors as wellas freshers).

I am sure that the DTU studentcommunity shall ensure that, our tra-dition of keeping our campus totallyfree from ragging will be upheld inthe academic sessions 2010-11 aswell.

I am also happy to add that on thestudent achievements, our students

have during 2009-10, achieved highrecognitions in India and abroad ascan be seen from:i. Ms. Shravanti Joshi and Mr.Anoop Ramakrishna have beenawarded International Telecom UnionAward and were invited to attendWORLD YOUTH FORUM 2009 inGeneva from 3rd October to 10thOctober.ii. Mr. Ankur Garg, EnvironmentalEngineering 2009 has been select-ed as Shell Centenary CheveningScholar, for studies at University ofCambridge for Masters of Philosophyin Technology Policy at the ChurchBusiness School of Cambridge MITInstitute.iii. Ms. Shweta Chauhan receivedMondialogo Engineering Award2009 in Germany November 9,2009. Ms Shweta Chauhan student ofB.E Environmental Engineering rep-resented her team in the nal sym-posium where the teams work wasfacilitated with MEA Gold Award. TheMondialogo Engineering Award (MEA)is a part of the Mondialogo initiativelaunched by Daimler AG Stuttgart,Germany and UNESCO Paris, Francein 2003. The Mondialogo Engineering

Award invites student engineers fromdeveloping and developed countriesto form international, multiculturalteams to design projects aimed atimproving the quality of life of peoplein developing countries, to contrib-ute to addressing the United NationsMillennium Development Goals. TheAward seeks to encourage student

engineers to tackle some of the majorchallenges of the 21st century. TheMondialogo Engineering Award con-sists of a total amount of 300,000.iv. Ms. Swati Rawal, PhD Scholar inthe Applied Physics Department hasreceived the Best Research PaperAward in the International Con-ference on Optics and Photonics,ICOP 2009 at CSIO Chandigarh, Oc-tober 29 - November 1, 2009. TheResearch Paper of Ms. Rawal relatesto Design of Optical Memories basedon Slow Light Generation from Pho-tonic Crystals. Ms. Rawal also re-ceived the Optics and PhotonicsLeadership Award 2009 from Op-tical Society of America.v. The DTU Team of AutonomousAircraft System Development par-ticipated in the international compe-

tition held in Maryland, USA in Au-gust 2009 and bagged the DirectorsAward 2009 for their innovation.vi. DTU Hypermilers win in theInternational competition in Fin-land: An interdisciplinary Under-Graduate team of Delhi TechnologicalUniversity bagged the trophy for thebest new team and secured secondplace in the technical round in theopen class category in the FinnishSupermileage Marathon Competitionheld in Finland on 15th and 16th Au-gust, 2009.vii. DTU Tie-up with Lockheed

Martin for UAV Development:A major breakthrough for Univer-sity Industry partnership has beenachieved for the commercial designand development of an UnmannedArial Vehicle. A tie-up with the worldbest aeronautics industry, LockheedMartin Corporation has been madeduring the visit of Dr. Ray O Johnson,Senior Vice-President, Lockheed Mar-tin, USA.viii. Freescale Semiconductor In-dia Pvt. Ltd., a major Semiconduc-tor Design Company based in Noidahas offered to partner with DTU bysetting up Freescale Systems Labora-tory in the Electronics and Commu-nication Engineering Department ofDTU.ix. Indian Oil and MUL have spon-sored R&D work at DTU for the de-velopment of a plug in parallel HybridPassenger Car. Indian Oil and DTUare also carrying out R&D work onuse of Hythene (CNG H2 Mix) forparallel cars.x. ST Microelectronics, Noida hasalso offered to partner in education,industry internship and collaborativeresearch with DTU.xi. Microsoft (India) has donated

3000 free passwords to enable everystudent and faculty of DTU to use Mi-crosoft Dream Spark Package of Soft-wares for Design and Development.xii. Campus placement has beenhighly impressive this year. 651 offersfrom 123 reputed companies includ-ing PSUs and multinationals has beenreceived. continued on next page...


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Consequent upon upgradation of Delhi College of En-gineering into Delhi Technological University (DTU),a great number of companies including MNCs andleading world-class Research and Consultancy orga-nizations have chosen DTU for sourcing quality man-power, through campus placements. Almost 100 or-ganizations have already visited the campus of DTUfor placements in the 2009-10 academic session.

In this session, around 516 job offers havebeen made so far to approx. 460 eligible candidates.Indias leading consultancy company Engineers In-dia Ltd, renowned software company HUAWEI andZTE Telecom India Pvt. Ltd visited the DTU campus

for placements.Leading MNCs which have selected studentsof DTU include Microsoft, IBM, Coca Cola, Sony Re-search Centre, Bank of America, Mckinsey, Schlum-berger, Cisco, McAfee, Samsung Engineering, De-loitte apart from Indias reputed industries like TCS,Infosys, Maruti Udyog Ltd., L&T, Ashok Leyland, HeroHonda, Airtel, Tata Motors etc. Even Public SectorUndertakings including NTPC, Indian Oil CorporationLtd, and BHEL besides DRDO and Indian Navy havemade recruitments from DTU.

The highest pay package offered this year hasgone upto Rs 11 lakhs, whereas the average pack-age is Rs 5.5 lakhs, which is slightly better than the

last years average salary of just over 5 lakhs. Thelargest number of offers has been made byAricent,which has proposed to recruit 60 students fromdifferent disciplines of DTU. The job offers madethis year are in a good mix of varied sectors likecore, software, consultancy, IT, Finance, Services,Telecom and even Knowledge Process Outsourcing(KPO), said Prof. S. K. Garg, Head, Department of T& P, DTU. For complete list visit www.aglasem.com

Placement boom at Delhi Technological University

Seminar on Multiphase Heat TransferA distinguished Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer from Indi-an Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Dr. S.C. Mishra delivered an invitedseminar today at Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi

College of Engineering, to share his latest research in the areas of Flu-id Mechanics and Heat Transfer interactions in tomorrows Heat TransferSystems.

Highlighting the importance of the Multi Phase Flow with Heat TransferDr. Mishra informed that higher end mathematical formulations involvingBoltzmanns method requiring super computational capabilities have be-come necessary to resolve the phenomenas involved for understandingthe complex Heat Transfer systems such as in re-entry of Spacecraft intothe earth orbit, multi phase heat transfer from atomic reactors and also inhigh temperature uid ows through narrow channels. Such studies havea direct bearing on understanding the Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transferrelated issues in various systems and sub-systems of human body includ-ing the neural systems.

Dr. Mishras seminar was attended by a large number of faculty mem-bers, undergraduate and postgraduate students of Mechanical Engineer-ing department of DTU and was coordinated by Prof. Sagar Maji, Head,Mechanical Engineering Department, DTU. The seminar was organized asa part of invited lecture series aimed at assimilating recent advancementsand other current and future applications for engineering sciences. DTUhas a focussed programme on synergy between Science and Engineeringto advance the frontiers of knowledge. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transferare two such areas which have a very strong bearing on the Science baseof modern engineering, informed Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor DTU,highlighting the relevance of the seminars such as that of Dr. Mishra.

From the Desk ofVice - Chancellor DTU

Major companies that visitedDTU during 2009-10 included all

major MNCs including Microsoft,Nomura, Bank of America, Mck-insey, JP Morgan etc & Indiasleading companies like Tata Mo-tors, Samsung engineering, L&Tand major PSUs like Indian Oil,NTPC,BHEL, & EIL plus DRDO,Indian Navy.

The DTU Prospectus 2010contains relevant informationon admissions to new PG, UGand PhD programs in the Uni-versity. We wish to attract thevery best talented and inspiredminds to join our academic and

research programs and wishto shape them as world classprofessionals in their chosendomains of education and re-search. We invite you to applyfor admissions to our academicand research programs whichare highly sought after by theindustries in India and abroad.

Prof. P.B. Sharma,Vice-Chancellor,

Delhi Technological University


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D T U Times Page 6http://dcetimes.orgStudent Friendly Develop-

ments in DTU campus. It has consented to increase the time limit toavail the facilities at the computer and the librarycentre for both girls and boys to 10 p.m. and 11p.m. respectively. The last time for girls to enter into the univer-sity campus has also been extended from the exist-ing 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. If recruitments continue until late in the eve-nings, then the Training and Placement Ofce will befurther strengthened with required staff. There will be a rotation process followed forall the heads of departments completing two orthree years of tenure. The Committee under the Dean of StudentsWelfare, DTU is expected to settle the other mat-

ters, which include increase in facilities for girls inthe mess, common room and reading rooms in hos-tels and regular pest control. The DTU Cultural Council Chairman and stu-dent representatives Ashish Gupta and Shashi Kantare its members. A search committee constitutedunder NASSCOM chairman Kiran Karnik was consti-tuted under the Board of Management of DTU thatmet to suggest nominations for the post of Pro-Vice-Chancellor of DTU.

DTU to admit Students onthe basis of AIEEE-2010

DTU will be admitting students for its 14 full-timeB.Tech. programs, on the basis of merit rank ofAIEEE-2010, conducted by the Central Board ofSecondary Education (CBSE) on April 25, 2010.The undergraduate engineering (B.Tech.) cours-es at DTU are available in the disciplines ofElectronics & Communication Engg., Comput-er Engg., Electrical Engg., Mechanical Engg.,Civil Engg., Production & Industrial Engg.,Environmental Engg., Polymer Science & ChemicalTechnology, Information Technology, Bio - Technol-ogy, Software Engineering, Engineering Physics,Automobile Engineering, and Electrical & Electron-ics Engg. The combined intake of these programsis 910. 85% of seats at the University are reserved

for Delhi candidates (those who have passed thequalifying examination from a school in the NCT ofDelhi) and 15% seats are under All-India quota.DTU shall conduct its own counselling for admit-ting students in these courses.Further details regarding eligibility and admissionprocedure will be made available in the AdmissionBrochure-cum-Application Form of the University.For Discussion and admission related queries youcan visit : http://dceforum.com

VC - DTU, appointedas Chairman, KV Man-

agement CommitteeProf. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancel-lor, Delhi Technological University(DTU), formerly Delhi College ofEngineering, has been appointedas the Chairman of the KendriyaVidyalaya Management Com-mittee for Kendriya Vidyalaya,Sector-25, Rohini, Delhi. Othermembers of the Committee in-clude Dr. Shakuntala Kalra, Asso-ciate Professor, Maitrey College;Dr. Amita Tiwari, Reader, Jesus& Mary College; Dr Vijay Kansal,

medical practitioner; Mr. B.K. Ni-gam, Former Assistant Commis-sioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya San-gathan; Mr. R.K. Arora, Deputy

General Manager, Rail Land De-velopment Authority, New Delhi;Prof. R.K. Sinha, Dean, Industrial

Research & Innovation, DTU; Mr.R.K. Verma, CPWD Division, R KPuram and Mr. Yogeshwar Dayal,parent representative.The rst meeting of the Manage-ment Committee was held todayat the premises of Kendriya Vidy-alaya, Sector-25 Rohini. Whiletaking stock of the good prog-ress made by the school, Prof.Sharma highlighted the need forstrengthening the science labsand also creating a culture of in-novation at school level. For this

Prof. Sharma proposed that DTUwill be happy to involve two-threestudents of Kendriya Vidyalaya inDTUs Innovation Teams so as

to nurture creativity and inno-vation in school. He also desiredthat as a part of Information &

Communication Technology (ICT)integration in the learning envi-ronment, one smart classroomto begin with, should be set-upfor which DTU will be offeringsupport. Further, facilities avail-able at DTU such as auditoriumand sports amenities can also beshared for the benet of KendriyaVidyalaya students.The members present at themeeting also expressed their ap-preciation for the focus of Kend-riya Vidyalaya School on national

integration and culture of Indian-ness. The meeting was coordinat-ed by Ms. Indu Goswami, Princi-pal, Kendriya Vidyalaya School.

DTUs B-School invities lecture on Union Budget.Continuing with its effort towards fostering industry-academia interaction, Delhi School of Management (DSM),the on campus B-School of Delhi Technological University (DTU), organized a Guest Lecture on Budget 2010on April 12, 2010. The speaker was an eminent retired bureaucrat from the Indian Revenue Services, Jagan-nath Kathuria of 1961 batch and a former Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.Kathuria elaborated on the process of budget formulation to the content and delivery and the major concernswhich are addressed while formulating the budget proposals. Budget simply is an annual statement of ac-counts consisting of nance minister speech, nance bill of the year, notes on clauses and explanatory notes.

The most important of which is the nance bill which contains amendments to be made to the in the directtaxes, especially the income tax. All the signicant amendments including the latest tax slabs were discussed.The provisions of Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT), Presumptive tax, Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) and Lim-ited Liability Partnership (LLP) were also discussed. The impact of the budget on various sectors like educa-tion, health, security, Information technology, industry, infrastructure, Pharmaceutical etc. was also clariedby Kathuria to the students of DSM during the interactive session.The invited lecture series of DSM is targeted to enhance the analytical skills and create a strong conceptualunderstanding of the business environment in the techno-managers of tomorrow, informs Dr. S.K. Garg,the Head of DSM of DTU.


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D T U Times Page 7http://dcetimes.orgDTU signs MoU

with NPLAs a part of its conscientious ef-fort to foster an effective integra-tion of science and technology bycollaborating with leading R&Dorganizations, DTU, entered intoa Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with leading CSIR labora-tory and a major R&D arm of thenation, National Physical Labora-tory (NPL), India, today in theCapital.The MoU was signed by Prof. P.B.Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTUand Prof. R.C. Budhani, Director,

NPL on the occasion of NationalScience Day being celebrated byNPL.Other eminent dignitaries present at the func-tion included Prof. K. L. Chopra, former Director, IITKharagpur, Prof. R.S. Nigam, former Director, Delhi

School of Economics and Dr. R.K. Kotnala, ScientistF, NPL, besides scientists of NPL and Deans, HoDs &students of DTU, present in great number.

The DelTechMini Baja Teambags a top four

fnish at the

Baja SAEIndia Event.

Amongst DTUs famed car teams, it is theMini Baja team- DCE Xtreme, which has tak-en the spotlight this time round! The teamworked over the past six months to partici-pate in the Baja SAEINDIA Event in Indorein January, 2010. Continuing with the tradi-tion of giving consistent performances overthe last few years, the team ranked 4th outof 80 teams from all over the country. Theteam also bagged the ICAT Raftar Award forRs 50000, for optimum weight and accelera-

tion, which proved to be an icing on the cake.

The event, which is renowned for its ruggedterrains, tricky turns and muddy pits provedto be an ideal platform for this 11 memberteam to exhibit and implement its engineer-ing skills. Quoting one of the judges our carwas Very basic, yet outdoing the others.The teams USP was the use of the Continu-ously Variable Transmission for its drivetrain,which was appreciated by the organizers,judges as well as other teams in the event.The event not only honed the technical skillsof the students but also helped developing

managerial skills, team spirit and leadershipqualities within the team.

This experience at Indore was very enlight-ening for the students and denitely adds toDTUs fame in future. But the story doesntend here. The team has now set its eyes onthe BAJA event in the United States in Junethis year and hopes to continue the legacy.

Students Delegation fromNetherlands visit DTU

A student delegation from Tilburg Univer-sity, Netherlands visited DTU, formerlyDCE on 26th of April 2010. A group of 16students belonging to different academicdisciplines like Economics, Arts & Cul-

ture Science, Mathematics, Law, PublicAdministration, Psychology, Journalismand Business Communication, to men-

tion some, visited DTU campus as a part of their studyvisit to India.Besides going around the University campus, the visit-ing students saw some of the research facilities at DTUincluding the ongoing research activities in Optical Com-munication, Bio fuel production and Unmanned Aerial Ve-hicle. They also met the VC of DTU, Prof. P.B. Sharma,who during his interaction with the students emphasizedthat perfect integration of science and technology is im-portant to create new technological advancements.The students including Ms. Eliza Helmond, Mr. Rudy Rut-

gers, Mr. Thomas Eiting, Ms. JulietteStreng and Mr. Wil-fred Raterink, among others, were pleased to learn thatDTU is working towards becoming a self-sufcient cam-pus by generating 1/3 of its energy requirement throughsolar energy, bio-fuel and biomass, conserving the avail-able water resources and recycling of water, and reduc-ing vehicular pollution on campus. They expressed theirgratitude for the hospitality extended to them by the DTUcommunity. Their visit to the campus was coordinated byProf. R.K. Sinha, Dean, IRD, DTU.

Check your Department Rank Onlineon Aglasem

The Team Aglasem has taken sincere effort to developplatform to check Department Ranks. Earlier studentsused to face big problems in calculating Their depart-ment ranks. We have been receiving requests fromlong to develop such kind of platform. Few 2nd and1st year students took the initiative and after muchtoil and hard work have come out with this platform.(visit : www.aglasem.com)


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ENGIFEST 2010

Towards Green Future

Preparing the youth for creating a green future forthe present and future generations is a responsibilityof academic institutions, especially those engagedin professional education and research. Delhi Tech-nological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College ofEngineering, has this year adopted the theme To-wards a Green Future for its annual cultural extrav-aganza Engifest-2010, which was inaugurated on16th of Feb. by Mr. Anand Prakash, Principal Secre-tary, Training & Technical Education, Govt. of Delhi,in the presence of Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancel-lor, DTU, Odissi dance exponent Ms. Reela Hota andProf. Bhuvenesh C Goswami, distinguished alumnusof DCE, 1959 batch. Engifest-2010 was held fromFebruary 18-22, 2010.Keeping up with the theme of the festival, a TreePlantation drive was also held on the occasion were20 saplings were planted by the eminent digni-

taries at the DTU campus. Speaking on the occa-sion, Mr. Prakash said, Events like these providea much-needed respite to the students from theirhectic academic schedules. The theme of the fes-tival is extremely relevant in prevailing conditions.Even the small steps taken today in the form of treeplantation & other activities, will go a long way inmaintaining our ecological balance.It was followed by a scintillating performance byMs. Hota and a group of DTU students trained un-der her. To mark the inauguration of cultural fes-tival, the original audio of Swami Vivekanandasaddress at the Worlds Congress of Religions heldat Chicago in 1893 was also played to inspire the

youth to adore the high ideals of peaceful coexis-tence, non-violence and respect for all religions.Another attraction of the day turned out to be theKavi Sammelan, where well-known poets includ-ing Mr. Ashok Chakradhar, Mr. Surender Sharma, MrAman Dikshit, and Mr. Deepak Gupta, among othersenthralled everyone with their poetry recitals andwitty statements.The cultural and technical festivals are being heldsimultaneously so that the technical temper andcultural fervor could simulate scintillating environ-ment and inspire the young student community ofengineering, management, medical and other disci-plines to shape themselves as young professionals

of new age, said Prof. Sharma.During the period of Engifest one witnessed an eclec-tic mix of literary, cultural and entertaining events

like Paridhan(fashionshow), Nritya - Indian SoloDance (Hindi/Classical),T-Shirt Painting, Slow Bik-ing, Rangoli Making,Dirrt:Bikes & Cars Stunt Show,Spandan - The Choreog-raphy Competition, Lit-

erary Events (Debate,Group Discussion), Trea-sure Hunt, Sack Race, andLivewire - The Star Nitebesides new events like GoKarting,Photography ex-hibition and Green mara-thon, and a lot more.

E n g i f e s tthrough the eyes

of a fresherWhen we were in school,we were told that collegelife is fun. Well, my rstsemester in college wasindeed a lot of fun, but itstill lacked that zing, thatmast factor. Then, I wastold about the Engifest-the cultural fest of Del-Tech. So, consequentially,as a fuccha, my expecta-tions from the fest weresky-high. And at the end

of it all, I can safely that Iwas not disappointed.After weeks and months ofspeculation and planning,the rst day of the En-gifest 2010 dawned brightand sunny. After hours of killing time in the OAT,the inauguration ceremony nally started in the af-ternoon in the auditorium. It had performances byReela Hota, a renowned classical dancer, and herdisciples. The performances were mesmerising, tosay the least. They made me realise that not allclassical shows are as boring as they sound! Onenquiring about the next event, we were told that

it was a Kavi Sammelan. And we all thought Dude! Kavi Sammelans are for old people!! . Andwe couldnt have been more wrong! It


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was pure F-U-N. It was hi-larious, full of witty com-ments and intelligent hu-mour, and we nearly felloff our chairs laughingour heads off! The packedauditorium was proof ofthe ingenuity and craft ofthese jovial Kavis.And so, with our spir-its raised, we enteredthe second day. The highpoint of the days itinerarywas the Fash-P scheduledfor the evening. So, wepassed our time watchingthe Skit competition. Yes,passed our time, literally!Not because the actorswerent good or anything,we would have judged

them only if we could haveheard what they had tosay! The rest of the timewas spent in participatingin random events like arm-wrestling, vocab fun etc.And so came the evening,and with it, the FASH-P. Iwas wondering about thequality of models wellhave, because after all,all were students! But mymisconceptions were soonput to rest as soon as I

saw the rst set of mod-els from KNC! The guysmouths were wide open!They had completely for-gotten where they were!And the biggest surprise of

all was the DTU Fash-P team! I could never imaginethat nerdy DCEites could be so good on the ramp.And in the end, they walked away with all the ap-plause. Cheers!And so, before we knew, the third day of the festwas upon us. There were some mind-blowing danceperformances going on in the auditorium. Justwatching those participants and their moves mademe feel And I thought I could dance! It was suchan eye-opener to the amazing talent we have in our

colleges. So, after a day of exquisite performancesand an evening of ball, came the Rock Night. Formany people, including me, this was the rst expo-sure to a live Rock Show. And did we not go insanewith all that head-banging and foot-tapping! Thisone was surely a night to remember.And so, the fourth and the nal day of the festarrived. After a struggle with my limbs and neck(which were sore from all that head-banging andjamming last night!), I convinced myself to get outof the bed. The name of the event scheduled forthat afternoon went like-DIRRT-The car and BikeStunt Show. Whoa man! I was excited! And so,we all went past the boys hostel and bang intothe centre of all the action. I was awestruck by allthose jaw-dropping and rip-roaring stunts takingplace right there in front of me. It was surprised bythe limits to which a man can push his enduranceand self control, it was almost as if the man and hismachine were one.After the surreal experience of the stunts, came the

much awaitedCrank Dat The Street Dance Com-petition. What an event man! I have never seensuch an amazing array of talent at one place at onetime. To say that everybody present had their eyespopped out and mouths wide open in amazementwould be a gross understatement! It was hard tobelieve that they were college kids and not pros!And then, there was this proper street ght whereall the participants showed off their moves trying toscore brownie points over one another. Seeing thisBattle of Moves of sorts, EVERYBODY present wasawestruck!To add to all the fun, the Star Night was sched-uled as the closing event of the Engifest. The band/

bands (I still cant gure out whether it was GrooveAdda or Bandish or both!) performed live and thepeople (including me) were so intoxicated by theatmosphere that they started jamming on the stepsof the OAT itself! I can still recall the electried andexuberant atmosphere of that night!!So, all in all, YES! The fest did live up to the ex-pectations of a fuccha. A big Thank you to all theorganisers who put in a lot of hard work to bring tous such a great event. In the end, here is hopingthat the Engifest climbs to even greater heights,becomes better and better, so that each year tonsof fucchas like me have THE time of their lives!

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Soviets philosophy was to havevocational or technical train-ing before one joins the labourmarket. In such pursuit, therewas well developed vocationaland technical education system.However, it is an old story now.Much water has been own sincethen. Soviet Union has been dis-integrated and Russian federa-tion is the largest among themall. The principle of plannedeconomy has given way to themarket economy. Certainly, it willbe quite interesting to follow ashow the system has transformed

itself with changing environment.With such objective in my mind,I went to Moscow last year underIndo-Russian Cultural ExchangeProgramme of ICSSR, New Delhi.

Here, I would like to shareabout two distinct institutionswhich must be having very longlasting impact on the scientictemperament of Russians. Firstis the Russian Academy of Sci-ence (RAS) which is charteredby the Government of RussianFederation and is a network of

institutes for scientic researchfrom across the country as wellas auxiliary scientic and socialunits like libraries and publish-ers. The network consists of in-

stitutions of latest branches ofsciences as Bio-organic Chemis-try & Nuclear Physics and cuttingedge technology as Laser& Infor-mation technology and BiologicalInstrumentation etc. Along with,it also incorporates institutions ofsocial science and language asWorld Economy and InternationalRelation, World literature etc. Infact my host institution, the Cen-tre of Indian Studies was alsomember of RAS. Russian univer-

sities and technical institutes arenot under the purview of the RASbut a number of leading universi-ties and engineering institutionsmake use of the staff and facili-ties of many institutes of RAS.After liberalization and openingup of the economy when geo-graphical boundaries have lostits signicance and economicboundaries have become fuzzy,technology has become veryimportant for development of acountry. In India also, emphasis

is being given on research andinnovation and the country is inmood to expand its higher educa-tion system. In this perspective,the model of establishing a net-

work between institutions of dif-ferent subjects also needs to begiven a thought. Second institu-tion is the State House of Youth.It is government funded initiativefor students at secondary level.To hone scientic temperament,they can join it beside their for-mal school. The students are sup-posed to come twice a week dur-ing the school terms and duringvacations, they spend more timein understanding and developing

a topic of their interest to carryon scientic research. At comple-tion, they make presentation be-fore scholars, may be from RASalso. They will have to defendtheir ndings. If they are able todo so, the State House for Youthpublishes those papers also forwider communication. They or-ganize international competitionfor students. Senior student alsoparticipate as tutor. In charge ofone of the State House for Youtheven ask me to suggest name of

my students who can be a tu-tor. If any student of DTU wantsto attend such programme (-nances will be borne by theRussian counterpart), can di-rectly contact or can take emailfrom me. This model can alsobe replicated after some modi-cation to inculcate researchculture among young students.

Dr. Seema SinghHead & Assistant Profes-sor in Economics

Department of Humani-ties, DTU

My visit to Moscow

Mr. Niranjan Bhattacharyya, invited for ABAREGULATORY COMPLIANCE CONFERENCEAmerican Bankers Association(ABA) and Asia Pacic Economic Coopera-tion, APEC is organizing a seminar On The Evolution of U.S. TradePolicy Toward Asia by Berkeley APEC Study Center, University of Cali-fornia at the ABA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE 13-16.The seminar would be held at Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CAfrom June13 to June 16, 2010In view of his expertise and experience of being in Indian Industry andacademia for over two decades, Mr. Niranjan Bhattacharyya, Faculty,Department of Electronics, Delhi Technological University is invited toparticipate in this seminar and to enrich the discussion with his contri-bution.

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Entrepreneurship Summit-2010, the annual sum-mit organized for the entrepreneur who lives with-in us all at Delhi Technological University (DTU),

witnessed an unusual guest on its inaugural day,renowned actor and social activist Mr. Rahul Bose.The two-day summit organized by the Entrepre-neurship Development Cell (EDC) of DTU was inau-gurated by Mr. Bose along with Mr. S.S. Khurana,Chairman, Indian Railway Board, Mr. Vipul Saurabh,National Head, Operations and Customer Support,Aircel India and Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor,DTU.A d -dressinga packeda u d i -

e n c e ,Mr. Boses p o k ea b o u tthe re-a l i s t i cway tobe superh a p p yfor restof ourl i v e s .He said,We may

r e a l i z ewhat weare goodat butwe needto dis-cover what we are magical at. And once we realizethat and follow our dreams with utmost passion,we will be happy both from outside as well as with-in. Delivering the Leadership Lecture, Mr. Khuranainformed that Railways encourage entrepreneursand is a good market for those associated with re-lated industries. Almost Rs 10,000 crores of var-ied material is supplied to the Railways by ancillaryindustries and several of them are entrepreneurialventures. So, there is a good market in Railwaysfor entrepreneurship, he said. In his presentationon Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Saurabhsaid, A leader is the one who leads from the heartand also have an intuitive brain and is therefore,able to make an impact. A similarity between aleader and an entrepreneur is that they both followtheir heart.Day one of the Summit included panel discussionson Encouraging Entrepreneurship for Rural Devel-opment, and Future of Telecommunications Indus-try which was participated by Mr. Bharat Bhatia,

distinguished alumni of DTU and Regional Director,Motorola India, Mr. Harish Gandhi, Executive Direc-tor, Canaan Partners and Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Chair-man, Cybermedia Group, besides the Green En-ergy Competition, where students from across thecountry competed with their ideas on making Eartha better place to live in. The ten teams shortlistedfrom hundreds of entries presented their Green ideasbefore the panel of judges that included esteemed

Shri Rajat Sethi from Exergy Consortium and ShriShashank Sinha; both extremely well known in theeld of turning green ideas into green money. They

were extremely delighted to see the quality of pre-sentations and the condence of the young minds.They not only selected the top three teams but alsogave their valuable guidance to everyone present.Highlighting the signicance of the summit, Prof.Sharma said, The E-Summit 2010 at DTU is anendeavour to create new-age entrepreneurs, whobesides protecting interest of man and nature will

achieveh ighestlevel ofq u a l i t yand pro-

duc t i v -ity. Weneed toc r e a t eeuphoriaof entre-preneur-ship forall in ourcountryso as tomanifestthe richinnova-

tive po-t e n t i a lof oury o u n gand tal-e n t e d

student community.

Dr. Kiran Bedi enthrallsaudience.A Ramon Magsaysay award winner and rst womanIPS ofcer of the country, Dr. Kiran Bedi sharedher mantra for success on the second day of the

Entrepreneurship Summit-2010. Delivering theleadership lecture, Dr. Bedi said, I am sharing se-crets of success with you the 3 M - Mastery,whichever subject you wish to pursue or whateveryou do in life, attain mastery on it; Member, bea responsible member of your institution, fam-ily and societal communities and try to give backsomething to it; and Meaning, nd out and pursuethe higher purpose behind attaining this masteryand membership, and true meaning of your exis-tence. The day also witnessed a Panel Discussionon Renewable Energy Challenges and Opportu-nities versus Climate Change Dealing with the

Damage, where leading names from the industryincluding Mr. Naveen Munjal, Managing Director,Hero Electric, Mr. R. P. Dubey, Managing Director,PAN Exergy Pvt. Ltd, Shri. K Ramanathan, Distin-guished Fellow, Regulatory Studies and Gover-nance, Energy Regulation and Practice, and Shri.Anant Shukla, Technical Expert - TRIGEN (IGEN)spoke about making India a green economy. Mr.Dubey promised to offer continue on next page...

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Dr. Kiran Bedi enthralls audience. from page 11internship opportunities to students, who would be interested in working for the cause of environment.Speaking at the valedictory session of E-summit, Prof. P. B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU said, E-Sum-mit 2010 provided students an opportunity to hear from and interact with eminent experts and celebri-ties from different walks of life and learn from their experiences. My dream is to make entrepreneurshipfor all a reality. The Vice Chancellor also felicitated the student organizers of the event with medals andcerticates for successfully conducting the E-Summit 2010.


The T5 CanteenThe ice-cream parlor of my col-lege is bustling with activity everyevening with to be/prospectiveengineers ocking in to beat thesearing summer heat. No mat-ter how bad a day one has had,an ice-cream can enliven onesspirits and soothe ones senses.

Showing reverence to this phi-losophy, I have been a regularvisitor to the T5 canteen, as wecall it.Engineering colleges are smallself sufcient towns lush greensprawling campus, academic de-partments, amphitheatres, re-search laboratories, resident fac-ulty quarters, student populationof over 5000, canteens. Inculcat-ing the habit of walking amongstudents seems to be the primeobjective of such architectural

designs.I begin to trudge along initially,but with the destination nearinghastens my steps. This had be-come a routine until that fatefulday. It was the day of registra-tion for the upcoming semester.With the formalities done overwith and the hostel rooms set, itwas time for creamy indulgence.It was the best way of round-ing off the drudgery on a gleefulnote. I and my friend proceededtowards the T5 canteen leisurely,sizing up the new admissions tothe hallowed portals of Delhi Col-lege of Engineering. As always,Bhaiyyas eyes lit up on seeing usin T5 after a two month hiatus.He immediately foraged into hisfridge and laid our beloved ice-creams on the table. As we stoodthere, relishing the ice cream andtalking about the changes thatthe college had undergone dur-ing the vacations, our conversa-tion took an unexpected turn. I

was responsible for it and I re-gretted having done such an aw-ful thing. Looking back now, I re-alize that it was the right thingto do. Of-late I had begun won-dering as to what made Bhaiyyalimp? That day, I just took mycandor too far and infringed uponBhaiyyas private life. How did

this happen? I inquired; point-ing towards his short leg. It isa long story, where do I begin he sighed. Maybe we can helpyou, we assured him. At this hebegan talking slowly. I had beenplaying in the jamun orchard withmy friends one evening, when wedecided to pluck a few. All of myfriends climbed the trees and be-

gan collecting their share. Not theone to be left behind, I also fol-lowed suit. But that is when trag-edy struck and I fell down. Due tothe lack of any medical facilitiesin the village, all my friends coulddo was carry me home. My par-ents were having a tough timemaking ends meet and could notafford upscale treatment. I hadto make do with the householdremedies. People assured thateverything would be ne, but theAlmighty had other plans. It was

just the beginning of my miseries.I tried to convince my parents tospend the money they had beensaving for my sisters marriageon my treatment. I would be ablebodied again, earn and return theamount and be capable to earnmuch more, but my pleas fell ondeaf ears. Although I was themost intelligent among my sib-lings, destiny had rendered me ofno use. In the midst of my agony,my parents committed my mar-

riage to a mentally unsound girlfrom the same village and took ahefty sum as dowry. I had no op-tion but to run away. I landed upin Delhi and through an acquain-tance got a job at the college li-brary. The same acquaintancethen helped me secure a job atthe canteen, and this is where Ihave been ever since. My brother-in-law having realized my plightcame here to take me home,but I refused. My dream of hav-ing a family never materialized. I

have talked to people regardingmy handicap and whether it canbe cured. They say it is possible.It is not feasible to take a longleave now though. I know that ifI leave now, I will lose my onlysource of livelihood. Then with atwinkle in his eyes, he says Ihave adopted a kid in my village,

and with my meager earning, ampaying for his education. Maybesomeday, he will grow up to be-come a deserving and digniedperson. He will make me proud.My handicap would not matteranymore then. My job would bedone. I and my friend had beenso engrossed in Bhaiyyas storythat we did not realize that our

ice-cream had vanished and wewere left with empty sticks in ourhands. On that day I realized thatall is not as it seems. I have beento the T5 canteen many timesafter the incident, only to ndBhaiyya in his jovial self, havingmasked and overcome his griefso beautifully. That incident hasmade me realize how blessed Iam. For others, Bhaiyya mightjust be another person, but forme, he is the triumph of the hu-man spirit in adversities.

-Avinash Shandilya

HOPEHave you ever felt like running,And moving mountains seems to

be the easiest thing to do,And want to do everything ex-

cept winning,When faced with precarious

choices,You know you will win,

But the success is so eeting,You may get the rainbow....But half of its colours will be

missing,Choose carefully,

You might repent your choices,But its better than not making

the choice at all,And not knowing the answers to

your inner voices.AKSHAT KUMAR, 1st year, EE


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D T U Times Page 14http://dcetimes.orgA DisillusionedDreamSoon after alighting from the bus

at the ISBT, I was engulfed inbright sunshine. The sun shonebright above my head afterhaving eluded me for the pasttwo years. Today is my day- Iexclaimed, only to have a fewpassersby squinting at me, beingtaken aback by my sudden out-burst of newfound excitement.Realizing that I was gathering farmore attention than I had intend-ed to, I quickly made my way tothe metro station. With each step

taken, I was oozing with con-dence. I will succeed I said tomyself. Pity me, how wrong I hadbeen! Buttoned to the cuffs anddonning a black formal trouserwith neatly done black leathershoes, I felt that I was dressedperfectly for the occasion. Butwait, there was something out ofplace. I was sweating profuse-ly. Mom had insisted that I putsomething much better suitedto the weather conditions but Ihad felt otherwise. I am going

for an interview, I argued. Onceinside the cool cabin of the met-ro, capitals newest glory, all myanxiety deserted me for a while.Good escape it was from the Del-hi Tandoor outside. After havingreached St. Stephens on time,I was in for a surprise. The in-terview shifts were running lateby three hours. Gosh! I am beingpenalized for my punctuality! Iturned around in utter disgust andwas in the process of doing some-thing all of us have grown up do-ing under similar scenarios Hurlabuses at the system. Right thenI noticed someone staring at mefrom a distant corner of the wait-ing room. Who was he and what

had he found so interesting so asto continue his stare even thoughby then I was staring back too. Ihave had enough; I thought andgot up to go straight in his direc-tion. As I drew closer, his staretransformed into a smile, I knewhim. Now I had a fellow Dipsitefor company. We chatted alongabout school, life after schooland most importantly about In-dias premier engineering insti-tute having lost on tremendouspotential by denying us admis-sion. Both of us agreed on thelast topic of discussion unani-mously. My muchawaited interview

was drawing closer.Mom had cautionedme that I was tak-ing things too lightlybefore such an im-portant encounter.I had then empha-sized on interviewsbeing a sort of per-sonality test, having nothing todo with subject matter. My per-sonality was sure going to betaken for a ride in just a few mo-ments time. Finally I was called

in. My interview had begun. I in-troduced myself as modestly asI could and even before I couldsense it, grilling around subjectmatter had begun. I was in deeptrouble. In fact I had also playeda very signicant part in landingmyself in a soup. What shouldwe ask you? They had said inthe beginning of the interview.My condence, or rather to re-instate it more clearly my over-condence had overpowered me

to say Anything You Please!My Fate was sealed then andthere. My ordeal was only to lastfor about ten minutes but eventhat seemed like ages. Inside me

somewhere, something was beg-ging it to end. I had given it allup and was staring blankly at theinterview table all the while whenquestions were being red uponme relentlessly. The interviewpanel offered me biscuits whichhad been neatly positioned onthe table and inadvertently I hadbeen staring at them all throughwaiting to be offered some af-ter all they were my favorites.That was the only positive outof the interview. Throughout thequestionnaire I had felt like anunarmed soldier ghting it all on

my own. I had nothingfor cover. When I was

nally asked to leave,I had breathed a sighof relief. It was allover by then. Every-thing seemed to be-come so clear crys-tal clear. I walked offas I had won the bat-tle. At least, others

who were not in there thoughtso! And then was the turn for thereal interview back home Sobeta how was it? I had not car-ried a mobile and my interview

had not been exceptional so as tocall back from a PCO to expresshappiness. So here I was backfrom the warfront and as is thecase with all mothers even mymother had presumed that I willdenitely make it through. I didnot want her hopes to be dashedby my original interview experi-ence All I could do was comeup with a clever answer whichwould convey the end result butbe in sync with her expectations

too Mom, they appreciated mytalent but said that I was over-qualied for their requirement.Mission accomplished.

Avinash Shandilya

Final Yr. B.E. Mechanical Engg

MORAL DEVELOPMENTIn recent years there has been a spate of crimes committed by students. There have been shockingincidents like a 25-year-old management student raping and murdering his partner. Also, at the sametime cases of suicide by students continue to rise. For example, there were seven cases of suicide in thelast four years at a premier engineering institute in the country. Is the race for high academic scoresresponsible? Sadly, our education system does not invest in imbibing values in individuals and on holisticlearning. All of us need to reect on this.

Education providers need to take cognisance of this fact and encourage students who may not possessacademic brilliance but have other talents and possess strong values. They should be taken as role mod-els, and not simply the toppers. Subjects like dance, music, theatre, sports, photography and lm ap-preciation should be offered as a choice. Instituting hobby classes and encouraging students to enrol inat least one of these classes is also a good idea.Parents, too, play a key role. They should not give in to society and peer pressure and force their dreamson their children. They should equally encourage their children to pursue hobbies and grow up to be all-round individuals.

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D T U Times Page 15http://dcetimes.orgA paean to thecricket GodThe rst double-century in the

history of one-day internationalscoming from the bat of SachinTendulkar, howsoever exhilarat-ing, was a matter of little surprise- at least to the most devout ad-mirers of the game.The innings, most reckon, willserve as the jewel in the crownfor a career spanning over twodecades with all the coveted bat-ting records included. For Sachin,what it meant was evident fromthe emotionally charged post-match interview - I dedicate this

to the people of India who havestood behind me for 20 yearswhatever be the ups and downs.This comes from a man who haspreferred to remain palpably dif-dent about his accomplishmentsand graced all the accoladesheaped onto him with humble

indifference and a disarminglychildlike smile.Coming back to the innings, lacedwith crisp manoeuvres, caressingdrives, effortlessly lofted shotsand sublime touches, the inningswas a masterpiece of batsman-ship. Arguably the most lethalbowling side in the world, theProteas were made to look merepedestrians on a rather placidGwalior track. What the specta-tors witnessed was a work of ge-nius with all the connotations ofsuperlative skill, focus and gritsubsumed. In fact, Sachin onlyencapsulated what he has beendoing since he was a sixteen-year

old short-statured, curly-hairedschoolboy.In spite of being plagued withinjuries, subjected to a concert-ed scrutiny by the western me-dia, the prospect of a boister-ous crowd getting stunned (incase he got out) looming with

every bowl bowled and havingto contend with a rather fragilemiddle-order through most of hiscareer, he has gone about layingbrick-after-brick raising the wallsof an impenetrable citadel. As ifall these were not extra-humanenough, he has maintained anuncontroversial career (exceptfor being booked with the chargesof ball tampering by Mike Dennis)and an untainted personal prole( a real surprise given the recentexamples of sporting icons likeTiger Woods, John Terry, ShaneWarne......).Whatever Sachin decides to dowith the rest of his career (on

the verge of turning 37), he hasalready secured a most distinctslot for himself in the pantheon ofsporting legends. For us, the In-dians, he will always remain theembodiment of The God (with abat in hand!).Arvind Jha, 3rd year ECE

Lets be more logical than emotionalby Niranjan Bhattacharyya, faculty, Electronics Department, DTU

As a young recruit in Indian Merchant Navy, way back in 1984, I raised my right hand and swore to keepthe interest of my country before my ship and the interest of my ship before myself. How far does thiscommitment carry into our every action our every endeavor? When I was looking for guidance on serv-ing, I needed to look no further beyond the Merchant Navy diary, which says, Professional duties takeprecedence over personal desires and emotions. The booklet goes on to say we must exhibit discipline,self-control in our daily affairs, and that we must have faith in the systemmerchant navy, our leaders,Government and the constitution of India. On my very rst day on board the Indian merchant navy ves-sel, I was made very clear that I can say No sir to my Captain only once that too when he asks me if Ihave any doubt on his instructions. Its anarchy! Yes, it did appear to me at the outset. By the time wecompleted our voyage, all our perception had changed. We swore by Captain Swamis name as he bailedus out from certain death situations, more than once, through deadly storms and hurricanes.Service towards an enlightened path has always been the backbone of DCE, a philosophy that reects acommitment to serve others-willingly, graciously and selessly. Our dream is to make DTU a World classUniversity of Science and Technology, a consortium of knowledge house of knowhow and know why, ofmysteries of science, Technology and nature, for the benet of mankind. This motto is a constant re-

minder that the DCE spirit always accords greater priority to the welfare of society. I believe that servicemeans following rules. This could be something as small as bringing out a research paper in a journal orconceptualization of the UAV project or something as big as giving our life for our country. In a Univer-sity, it is understood that we do not have to do extreme personal sacrice like in armed forces, but weall have the same calling to place service before self in everything we do. To serve is to do ones duty,and the duties are most commonly expressed through rules of teaching, learning, innovations or adminworks. While it may be the case that professionals are expected to exercise judgment in the performanceof their duties, good professionals understand that rules have reasons for being, and the default positionmust be to follow those rules unless there is a clear, operational reason for refusing to do so. A relatedreason why we should follow rules is that sometimes we dont know the back ground and discussions andthought process involved behind framing of the rule and its consequences.DTU students, faculties and administration have always placed service ahead of self interests in manyways. For examples, while working on projects and research overnight, nights after nights, it does skippersonal commitments to family, friends or relatives. It is untrue that service before self mean to stop

taking care of families. Our families are a critical element of our lives. Our service should enhance theirhealth, morale and welfare not take away from it. However, while it comes to duties or following rules,we serve people of our great nation with diligence, commitment and unwavering devotion and nothingcomes between our duties and us.All these have been possible because of relationship and mutual trust between authorities, faculties andstudents. DTU- a World Class University is not just a slogan , but a powerful reality that builds trustand gives hope to faculties, staff, students, parents and the society. Innovation in DTU is the basic drivingforce behind entrepreneurship and the creation of small businesses as in the case ofcontinued on pg 16...


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INDIAN

The following is an upshot of ex-position to motivation providedby the likes of Rang De Basanti(thanks to my cable operator),Swades, Nayak. and several

others. Readers may have readsimilar babbling articles but thewriter wishes to put forward hisrendition.Sometimes irascible topics crossmy head and beset the poorinane brain of mine. Not onlydoes it cross, but it interveneswith other germane thoughts aswell. Everything that happensto me after that, just falls in theright place. So as to concave allmy sapient attention to the topic.I hope my thoughts nd a nice

dwelling place in here.I remember in the days of mychildhood. When my elders or myteachers asked me about what Iwanted to become in life, my re-ply was the most devious one.Without scaling the weight of thequestion, quiet unknowingly Iwould declare, I want to becomea soldier!!The ghts, the battlegrounds, theguns and bombs, they all usedto lure me more than anything.And then, quiet unknowingly thisanswer vanished one day. Thevacuous reply was succeeded bymore shining and becoming ones.Doctor!! Engineer!! And in theprocess the soldier in me died.Well, now I am twenty two yearsold. I call myself a part of thiswhite, white orbit white gen-eration. I am at the genesis ofmy specialization and my countrylooks upon me as its hope, as itsfuture. But am I really worth it?Am I really the one who dares to

change the rules? Who dares toswim against the tide? I get noanswers.Mr. Kennedy said, Never askwhat the country does for you,but ask what can you do for thecountry, and at present, I amnothing more than a no one to mymotherland. My life at present is

as desultory as the boat with alunatic captain. I dont even knowwhat I am doing. A good paypack, a good score in the A,B,C,ATs; a nice sweet partner, newclothes and apparels; is all I careabout at the moment. The topper

(no offence meant) of my batchwants to secure a governmentjob for himself just to earn thatextra under-table transaction. My

friends and seniors are steppingoutside the country to enhancetheir skills but they never want tocome back. Will they ever comeback? No answers again.Though I am more than 18 yearsold, I dont even share the basicresponsibility of voting for theright government. All my basicamenities are supplied by the na-tion but deep down I know thatI cant give my life for it. I dontever dream of becoming anotherDJ, or another Mohan, the valorin me is simply missing, and qui-et blatantly I have accepted that.Ill be lying if I say that I nev-er dream of settling abroad likemany of us.So does that mean I am not pa-triotic? Does that mean am an ir-responsible citizen? Unansweredagain.All I know is that I feel on top

of the world when India wins acricket match. I feel proud when Isee the tricolor amongst the oth-ers in Olympics. I never hesitateto strum some open chords anddedicate songs to my motherlandon Aug 15th, I abstain from ly-ing on 2nd October; but is thatit? Are these the qualities of an

ideal citizen? I stop questioningmyself. They all go in vain.Friends, its always better to lightone candle than to curse thedarkness. These repercussionsof the nationally-disturbed mindwants me to come up front and

battle against our miseries. Theparalyzed political frame wantsme to mend it, the social evilswants me to eradicate them, butam clueless about helping them.My brain dees my mind. Maybesay after 10 years when I readthis, I will just give it a sarcasticgrin, but right now, my thoughtneeds to be recorded. I would liketo end this never-ending conictfrom where it all started.Few days back the newspaperread the following lines: The

moment we start taking our free-dom for granted, we become ourown slaves.Thank you.by - Gangeyyo

Lets be more logical than emotionalProject-Annapurna Or the Bio-diesel project. When an individual comes up with an idea that has notpreviously been explored, or a niche that larger businesses have not been able to exploit, he or she maybe able to turn that idea into a successful venture in DTU. The global economy requires that companies

generate an unending stream of new products, systems, technologies, and services, We at DTU canserve the Industry and our country in this regard. If all of us grow up and commit ourselves to service be-fore self instead of self service, it would lead to DTU to an idealistic University with no violence or bullyingor aggression and be only synonymous with learning, research, and innovations. Lets not be carriedaway by emotions but by logical reasons. Emotions cannot change logic but logic do change emotions.

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