Galgotias University - The G-Post - 4th Edition

YEAR 1 | ISSUE 4 | OCTOBER, 2012

Dr. D. K. Jha

Dr. P.K.S. Nain

Dr. A.K. Jain

Dr. Bhim Singh

Dr. Ankit Gandhi

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Ms. Anita Charles

Ms. Vinnie Mathur

Dr. Ekta Srivastava

Ms. Anshima P. Srivastava

Ms. Anindita Sahoo

Mr. Nihar Ranjan Roy

Ms. Akshita Raghuvanshi, B.Tech(CSE)

Ms. Anjali Gupta, B.Tech(CSE)

Mr. Ankit Srivastava, B.Tech(Mech)

Mr. Ashish Bhati, B.Tech(Mech)

Ms. Gayatri Talukdar, B.A.(H)Eco

Mr. Naman Agrawal, B.Tech(CSE)

Ms. Priya Verma, B.Tech(CSE)

Mr. Rahul Kapoor, B.Tech(CSE)

Mr. Raman Thukral, B.Tech( CSE)

Mr. Ravendra R. Singh, M.Tech(CSE)

Ms. Sakshi Nigam, B.A.(H)Eco

Mr. Sumit Kumar Singh, B.Tech(ME)

Ms. Vindhya Singh, B.Tech(CSE)

At the outset a warm welcome to all our new students! You have just begun a new and exciting chapter in your lives. I encourage you to make the most of what the university has to offer. You all are now a part of a family which places great importance on academic excellence and service to the society.

Now is also the time for our new students to embrace a wider, richer, more international and multicultural world view – because regardless of where you are from, you all share a common destiny of a successful future. Embrace differences and be open to them, stay true to what is right, and prepare yourself to be a global citizen. Global citizenship means feeling a sense of responsibility for the impact that your choices will have on others – locally, and across

boundaries of nation, race, and religion. It means learning about other cultures and taking up new languages. It means becoming independent-thinking, culturally-aware individuals who are prepared to make a difference in the world. I hope you will be generous in sharing your home cultures with your classmates, and that your time with us at Galgotias will be intellectually and culturally rewarding. The future awaiting you will be more internationalized than for any previous generation. As it is, we already have a culturally diverse student population at Galgotias University. And we definitely intend to increase the number of international students further.

We are all geared up to provide you an innovative teaching and learning environment that creates new academic bases and nurtures outstanding graduates. Our focus is on student-centered approaches to teaching and learning that is geared towards ensuring that you emerge not only with high level of communication and problem solving skills, flexibility to adapt to new situations and the ability to become future leaders in your chosen fields, but with sensitivity to societal issues. We are putting emphasis on producing graduates with hands-on approach to science, engineering and technology and industry- based learning experience.

We all endeavor to encourage you to develop ethically, intellectually, socially, and physically. For this, engagement with learning is essential, because it is engagement that leads to sustained interaction and practice. Coaching, instruction, and feedback become critical to ensure that you develop good habits and increase your proficiency. Increased competence typically leads to motivation to engage further.

I urge you to aim high, dig deep, increase general knowledge, and broaden experience during your studies. Try moving your goal post outside your comfort zone. Do not be content with just the mediocre. Do not settle for second best. Ask questions until you truly understand the subjects. Do not be afraid to expose your inability or even stupidity. Do not be afraid to fail but do not get bogged down with failures. We learn wisdom from our failures more than from our successes.

I am confident that these activities will advance your success, inspire you to make life-long positive contributions to society and promote an inclusive environment. You are among the best young men and women we have in the country. So get prepared and make the most of it. The future belongs to you. As you enter this new stage of higher preparedness, may I wish you all every success, good health and spirit, and a very happy and fruitful university life. At the end, I wish to share with you the following lines from one of my poems:

Grab with both hands Happiness is all yours Give wings to your dreams Sky is all yours

Prof. (Dr.) Deependra Kumar Jha, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology

2 YEAR 1 | ISSUE 4 | OCTOBER, 2012

‘Information Theory’: Guest Lecture by Prof. Karmeshu, JNU..................................................3

Installation Ceremony of the Rotaract Club.............................4

Workshop on IBM DB2.........5

Galgotians Lead at Formula 1 Year after Year.........................6

Formula1 :A Remarkable Experience..................................7

The Examination System at GU.................................................7

Independence Day Celebration...............................8

Linux Workshop by Linux Users Group Noida............................9

I-Robots: Workshop.............9

NIF Souvenir Launch by Dr. Kiran Bedi............................11

Blood Donation Camp by Rotaract Club...........................12

Crescendo:The GU Music Club ............................................13

The Dance Club – Studio-D..14

The Fashion Club – Scintillations ...............................14

Sports Events............................15

Career Enhancing Program for MBA Students: GU-IBM Partnership.................................17

Cambridge ESOL Training Programme...................................17

Industrial visit to Mother Dairy Plant .............................................18

Her Eyes- The Bright Topaz...19

Admissions....................................19

The Orientation Programme:

Mark of Another Milestone......20

MY EXPERIENCE @

ApnaCircle ..................................22

Making of a Good TEACHER: Faculty Development Programme by Dr. Ashok Saxena

28th September witnessed our Vice Chancellor,

Prof. Ashok Saxena, addressing the faculty

members of the Galgotias University for a quick

session on essentials that go into the making a

good faculty member. The four pointer agenda

talked about:

1. A Good class room teacher who is always well-prepared

2. A friend and a counsellor to the students 3. A good researcher and a scholar 4. A good campus citizen and a good colleague Prof. Saxena focussed on the first two important points of the four points that define a

good teacher. A good teacher is one who is always prepared with what is to be taught in

the class and also takes care that the class does not become monotonous with only the

subject matter. Lively anecdotes, stories, jokes suiting the environment can be related to

the students to bring them back into the loop and keep them interested throughout.

Sticking to the curriculum and not digressing from the topic except when the information

is really useful and providing adequate study materials beyond the textbooks through

handouts or websites addresses which will be helpful to the

students make one a concerned teacher. A good teacher is

also the one who is unbiased in the assessment of his

students. He should know to keep personal feelings and

obligations separate and adhere only to his professional

values. An understanding of his class through proper

eye-contact and movement is imperative as it gives him a

hold over his class.

Moving on to the second point he emphasised that a good

teacher is also a good human being and treats students as

younger brothers/sisters; in other words, as people who

need our love and support and assurance of our faith in

their abilities. We should never make comparisons and

understand that students differ in their brilliance and

abilities but each one can blossom if guided with care and concern. A good teacher gains

respect by giving it. As it goes Respect is earned not demanded, therefore, teachers who

respect the individuality of students and treats them with the respect deserved by any

individual, command respect in turn by the students.

Literary Club Events.................... ........................23

Know Your Teacher..............................................24

Interview with an International Student....25

Making a decision and regretting it ...............26

You and I....................................................................27

A New Beginning With No Start !...................27

Orientation Program for MBA: The Second Beginning ..................................................................28

We are what we are...........................................29

Interview with newly admitted student..30

Global Pursuit......................................................31

Academic excellence.........................................33

In Pursuit to Excellence....................................34

Tips & Tricks........................................................34

Orientation Programme for PhD Schola....................................................................34

FRESHER’S PARTY-2012.................................35

IEEE Branch Chapter at Galgotias University...............................................................37

University in NEWS.............................................38

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14-09-2012 Friday, Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a guest lecture on ‘Information Theory’. The lecture was delivered by one of the most eminent scientist in systems modeling, Professor Karmeshu. He is presently Dean of School of Computer and Systems Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a standing committee member of National Mission of Education through ICT. He is President of Indian Society of Mathematical Modeling and Simulation. He has extensively contributed to the area of stochastic modeling and simulation of Innovation-Diffusion, Computational Neuroscience and Performance Modeling of Communication Networks. For his outstanding contributions to mathematical modeling, he was awarded Dr. C.M. Jacob Gold Medal of Systems Society of India in 1990 and the most prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for the year 1993.

The objective behind the event was to motivate M.Tech students and the faculty members towards the quality research in different engineering domains. The Organizing committee of the event consisted of Dr. Avadhesh Ku-

mar,Dean of Planning and Chief Proctor, Mr. Prabhat Kumar Yadav, Assistant Professor CSE, Mr. Sudheer Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor CSE. In the audience Prof. Sham Tickoo, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, and Dr. D.K. Jha, Dean of School of Engineering, were present along with the faculty members and M.Tech students.

In the lecture Prof. Karmeshu mainly focused on the concepts of Probability theory and Information theory. He emphasized on the fact that in general people think that the probability of occurrence of any event is the ratio of number of favorable event by total number of event but the important axioms of probability theory which is somehow missed from the books is that all the event should be equally likely then only one can defines probability as a ratio of favorable by total number of event. Then he discussed the contribution of Claude Shannon who is also known as father of Information theory. Shannon obtains the information gain due to the occurrence of any event in terms of probability of the event and is given by negative of logarithmic of probability of the event and this result revolutionizes the whole area of communication systems. According to him this result is as powerful as general theory of relativity. He shared experience of his research work being plagiarized by one British Professor, Dr. D. D. Kouvatsos. Plagiarism is the biggest crime in academics it is basically the murder of the research. He urged the students never to involve in such type of practice as it will spoil your whole academic career. The lecture was truly motivating and informative as far as research is concerned. At the end Dean of Planning and Chief Proctor Dr. Avadhesh Kumar gave sincere regards to Prof. Karmeshu on behalf of Galgotias University for such a motivating and informative lecture to M.Tech student who are at the first step of their research life.

By: Shudheer Kumar Sharma, Asst. Prof.,CSE

Guest Lecture by Prof. Karmeshu, JNU


Installation Ceremony of the Rotaract Club The Installation Ceremony of the Rotaract Club in Galgotias

University sponsored by Rotary International Delhi South

End took place on 21st September 2012 followed by the

Inauguration event of the Blood Donation Camp at Campus I

and II of Galgotias University.

Where in, the respected Chief Guest Rotarian Mr. Lovy

Khosla, President Rotary Club, Rotarian Mr. Ajay Narain,

Rotarian Mr. Rajan Suri, Director GBS Dr. Renu Luthra,

Director GCET Dr. R.Sundresan and Rotarian Mr. Manoj

Goyal, Rotarian Mr Bahl and other guests were welcomed by

presenting them bouquets.

The event started with a mesmerizing Saraswati Vandana

performed by our rotaractors and the Lighting of the Lamp

by Chief Guests.

Which was then followed by an ear-pleasing music piece

presented by our rotaractors in honor of the chief guest and

the other dignitaries.

Further to share the experiences and report of activities of

the year gone by i.e., 2011-2012, an informative speech was

delivered on behalf of the Outgoing Secretary of Rotaract

Club, Mr. Chinmay Joshi.

Finally, the time came when the new Rotaract team of

Galgotias University were to be pinned and assigned posts

for the upcoming year 2012-2013. Rotary dignitaries, Mr.

Ajay Narain, Mr. Rajan Suri, Dr. Renu Luthra,

Mr. R.Sundresan, Chief Guest, Mr.Lovy Khosla and Mr.

Manoj Goyal were requested to do the honors.

The new Rotaract team so formed for the year 2012-2013:

President : Arpit Jain

Vice-President : Mohit Sinha

Secretary : Aman Prakash

Joint Secretary : Nitish Gupta

Treasurer : Shweta Kapkoti

Directors : 1. Faizan Ur Rehman 2. Shivangi Sharma 3. Karpoor Gaurav 4. Mitul Banerjee 5. Meeta Paliwal 6. Nitish Vishwakarma 7. Archit

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This event was then followed by handing over of the Award for the Best Rotaractors to Mr. Chinmay Joshi and Mr Apoorv Kumar Khare. An acceptance speech by the President Rotaract club and introduction of the new team of office bearers was done followed by the club announcements by the Secretary Rotaract Club. The event successfully ended with the speech of the chief Guest, Mr. Lovy Khosla in which he thanked fellow members for their dedication towards the club and a formal vote of thanks by Mrs. Vinnie Mathur by presenting mementos to the chief guest. The whole event ended with a national anthem beautifully sung by all the Rotarians and Rotractors. A huge response was received by the donors at blood donation camp with the collection of about 300 units of blood. So, in the nutshell Rotoract club proved once again that “Humanity Has No Boundaries”. Our sincere thanks to Rotarian Rahul Mehra for his constant support and guidance.

Ms Vinnie Mathur,Director Student Affairs,GU presenting token to Mr Lovy Khosla,President Rotary Southend

In order to enhance employability and make students

Industry ready, a 3-day IBM DB2 9 workshop was organized

at the campus of Galgotias University from 18th to 20th

October. 80 students from MCA and M.Tech along with 5

faculty members participated in the workshop. The

workshop taught relational database concepts while also

provided students with critical, hands-on database skills on

IBM’s DB2. Shortly certification will also be conducted and

successful students will be identified as IBM Certified

Database Associate. Conduction of IBM DB2 workshop was a

first step in the direction of setting up IBM Software Centre

of Excellence (CoE) at Galgotias University.

Workshop on IBM DB2


10th August: F1 Marshals

Interview & Selection

26th August & 16th September

F1 Training session

Galgotias students once again have

managed F1 operations – this time as

Racing Marshals in India’s biggest

Motor Racing Sporting Event. 70

students of Galgotias University went

through a rigorous training to get

selected as racing marshals. Marshals

are typically F1’s unsung heroes; they

are the people who put themselves on

the line to ensure the safety of the

drivers. Galgotians worked in pit and

paddock areas, assembly areas and race

control, doing everything to see the

event runs efficiently. It was a fabulous

experience for students to become part

of the event. Everyone was highly

delighted and thankful for being

Galgotians as by virtue of this they have

been given this opportunity to not just

manage F1 operations but also watch

their favorite drivers do battle on the

track very closely.

According to some of the students

Aditya, Vibhanshu and Ravi from GU,

"We had first hand experience of meet-

ing the racing heroes and it was a once

in a life time oppurtunity. We simply

loved the racing experience”

By: Dr Ankit Gandhi & Ms. Vinnie Mathur

F1 Race Faculty Co-ordinators

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FORMULA 1 :A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE

A group of students were selected as marshals (people who communicate with drivers during the race). Seriously, on hearing this initially I didn’t even know what a marshal has to do. Gradually we went through a couple of training sessions. I got too excited during these sessions and developed an interest for FORMULA 1. Later on we received a confirmation mail that we were selected as marshals. On knowing this we realized that a

different exposure was knocking our door, starting on 22nd till 28th Octo-

ber 2012. A regu-lar training from morning 6 o’clock departing from campus 1 till 7 o’clock in evening. A new learning took place at BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. Walking on the track made me enthusiastic and I felt like riding one of the Formula 1 car. We were eagerly waiting for the final race. “ I just wanted to wave a flag or to be an intervention marshal on the track.” Those shouts and regular mails of chief Officer Mr. Sudev Brar trained us how to do the team work, running fast towards the pit lane after all the races just to get the autograph of every racer, the cheer for the KARTHIKEYAN in front of “HRT F1 TEAM” section just to meet once, standing infront of exit gate just to get one glimpse of SCHUMACHER and guess what got a autograph got a click with him. What else would you ask when SEBASTIAN VETTEL walking infront of you just checking out the track stopping him for the clicks. And the final race began, the sound of starting the engine, those burning tires excited the whole environment. 60 laps*5.125km which makes the total distance of 307.249km and all of the above the top speed of 315 kmph made my whole day remarkable. At the end 2012 AIRTEL GRAND PRIX podium presentation started, the three drivers were awarded the trophies Vettel, Alonso, Webber and the whole event ended with the opening of champagne and the round of celebrations. By: Ravi Verma

The Examination System at GU With the addition of several new faculty members in the Galgotias University family, it became imperative to apprise them of the, attendance requirement, examination system and the marking structure for the students followed here in GU. Dr. D.K. Jha, Dean, executed this through a lecture meant to acquaint the faculty members with these particulars before the commencement of CAT I.

During on of the weekly FDP sessions held on every Fridays, Dr. Jha addressed the faculty members and spoke about the attendance criteria, examination and grading pattern.

The attendance criteria was made clear emphasising that 100% attendance was expected from the students, however, a minimum of 75% will be acceptable with documented proofs explaining their absence from the university. Students having less than 75% will not be allowed to take the CAT/SEE (as will the case be).

Dr. Jha explained the grading system of the theory and Lab exams. He told the audience about the concept of HOT questions which literally translate into High Order Thinking Questions and why they were needed in the question paper. He also threw light on the grading system and the relative grading system followed at GU and made it clear that there is no scheme of re-examination, be it CAT or SEE for the students who fail to turn up during the scheduled exam.

The lecture also comprised of the guidelines for

invigilators. The audience were told about the reporting time and were instructed to adhere to the given timings. Rules regarding malpractice, seating arrangements, absentee students, answer sheet entries etc. were also patiently explained by Dr. Jha.

This lecture ensured that the new members of the GU teaching fraternity are aware of the policies of the exam cell and with their work contribute to the smooth functioning of the university.

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Independence day is the day when we pay homage to our Great

National Leaders and Heroic Freedom Fighters. The 65th

anniversary of our Independence was celebrated with great zeal

and enthusiasm in Galgotias University.

On 13 August,students of Campus I and II reverberated the

atmosphere by their talents. Literary club organized some

literary activities like poem recitation and speech competition.

An energetic and mesmerizing dance performance was given by

Studio-D the dance club. Kalakriti, the drama club put forth an

act depicting the plight of common man against corrupt politi-

cians. The atrium of Campus II was filled by the golden melody

Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna and the Music club held the audience

spellbound by the sweet notes of Maa Tujhe Salaam and Hum

Honge Kamyab. On 15 August,the official proceedings began

with the hoisting of the national flag by Dr. Sundresan along

with Dr. Luthra and Dr. Jha . Sweets were distributed to

everyone .It was followed by National Anthem sung by everyone

present. The voices of students filled with pride,

patriotism and nationalism created magic in the atmosphere.

At the end everyone took part in the bright and exciting kite

flying competition which was organised as a surprise!!!!!

CEO Mr.Dhruv Galgotia was invited as Guest of Honour on 11th August'12 at Great India Place Mall Noida and Worlds Of Won-der to plant a tree in his name at their premises as a part of their Independence Day Celebrations-STRINGS'12.

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NOIDA Linux User Group organised a workshop on ‘Linux’ at Galgotias

University on 31 August 2012. The workshop aimed at educating

students about Linux, its usage and other key points about the world’s

biggest open source Operating System.

Noida Linux User Group encourages Linux Activism in and around the

city of Noida.

They plan to discuss about things related to the Linux platform and

encourage people to embrace Linux as a free alternative.

“If you're a Linux enthusiast in or around Noida or a newbie who wants

to give it a try, then Linux User Group is the right place to come.” said

Arush Salil, member of the LUG, who conducted the workshop.

The workshop was a great success and hundreds of Galgotians took

part in it. The students showed great enthusiasm and took great

interest. The speaker explained the various intricacies related with the

operating system with great expertise and quality. The students of

B.Tech Computer Science were a highlight among all and took active

part in discussions and other interactions. The 90 minute session

ended with students thanking the speaker. NOIDA Linux User Group

declared their delight on conducting their first successful workshop in

Galgotias University and promised for more such activities in the

future.

By: Naman Agrawal, B Tech (2nd year) CSE

Linux Workshop

by Linux Users Group Noida

A two day workshop was organised on I-robots by the Galgotias University Enthiraan Club. Robosapiens in association with IIT-D conducted the workshop in which the students were taught about the making and working of robots.

Thirteen groups of four students each were formed and they worked on the coding and construction of the robot which can follow a path and detect any obstruction with the help of sensing devices. On the second day, competition was held to test the students under-standing in designing the robots so that they can bring laurels to our university in the main event i.e Robo Tryst 2013 at IIT-D in march 2013.All the teams fight hard but only three teams were managed to grab the top spots. A team of seven student co-ordinators managed the whole event with their utmost sincerety and dedication as the result of which the event was well appreciated by the students and the concerned authorities. By: ENTHIRAAN CLUB

I-Robots: Workshop


8th September: Dr. Kiran Bedi’s visit and

Navjyoti Foundation’s Souvenir Release

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An apostle of justice and integrity, an epitomy of

righteousness , burning brightly like a candle and enlighten-

ing the minds of the citizens of the country. A women of sub-

stance, a woman beyond compare. Dr. Kiran Bedi is one such

name that comes to the mind. Galgotias University got the

honour of witnessing the aura of this great personality when

she graced the campus for the souvenir launch of her NGO,

“The Navjyoti India Foundation” (NIF).

Dr. Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist

and a retired Indian Police

Service (IPS) officer. She

joined the police service in

1972 and became the first

woman officer in the IPS.

She held the post of Direc-

tor General at the Bureau

of Police Research and

Development before she

voluntarily retired from

the IPS in December 2007.

She is one of the prominent

members of the India

Against Corruption (IAC)

along with Anna Hazare

and Arvind Kejriwal. IAC

has been actively protesting against corruption and is urging

the government of India to enact a strong Lokpal Bill.

She has also founded two NGOs in India: the Navjyoti Delhi

Police Foundation for welfare and preventative policing in

1988 which was later renamed as the Navjyoti India

Foundation in 2007, and the India Vision Foundation for pris-

on reformation, drug abuse prevention and child welfare in

1994.

The event started with lighting of the lamp by Dr. Kiran Bedi ,

accompanied by Mr. Dhruv Galgotia and members of the

Navjyoti India Foundation including Ms. Chandni Taneja

(Director NIF), Ms. Shobha Mehta, Ms. Ujala, Mr. Vijay

Wadhwani, Mr. Gurminder Singh among others. As a welcome

gesture, the students of ‘Studio.D’ performed a Saraswati

Vandana. The event proceeded with an AV on Dr Kiran’s life

and her NGO. Why she was called “CRANE BEDI” and

‘MADAM, SIR’ was clearly evident from the video.

Kiran Bedi along with 17 other police officers set up Navjyoti

India Foundation (NIF) in 1987,NIF started with a

de-addiction and rehabilitation initiative for the drug addicts

and now the organization has expanded to other social issue

like illiteracy and women empowerment. In 1994 Bedi setup

India Vision Foundation which works in field of police

reforms, prison reforms, women empowerment and rural

and community development. Her efforts have won national

and international recognition, and her organizations were

awarded the "Serge Soitiroff Memorial Award" for drug abuse

prevention by the United

Nations.

Dr. Kiran Bedi was then

invited on stage to address the

gathering which was eagerly

waiting for the same. She

shared her experiences as the

first women IPS officer, the

controversies that had her

name and the criticism she had

to face. Talking about dealing

with all of this, she said ,

‘Sometimes the road seems

long , my energy is spent .

Then lord I think of you and I

am given strength’. She motivated the students to volunteer

for the activities organized by her Foundation. Her childhood

friend Ms. Shobha Mehta also narrated her childhood and

teenage days with Dr. Kiran ,especially at the tennis courts.

Next in the array was the souvenir launch which was done by

Dr. Kiran Bedi and her team along with Mr. Dhruv Galgotia. A

copy of the souvenir was also handed out to the students.

The event came to an end with a vote of thanks by the Vice

Chancellor, Prof. Ashok Saxena, Pro Vice Chancellor ,Prof.

Sham Tickoo and Ms. Vinnie Mathur.

One important message she gave the gathering while leaving

was,"For life to be meaningful, you must have a challenge."

By: Harshita Sachdev, CSE-3

NIF SOUVENIR LAUNCH BY DR. KIRAN BEDI


On 21 September 2012, Rotaract Club organized Blood Donation Camp at Galgotias

University to raise awareness of the need for safe blood.

Every Blood Donor is a Hero

The theme of the campaign, “Every blood donor is a hero”, focuses on the idea that

every one of us can become a hero by giving blood. While recognizing the silent and

unsung heroes who save lives every day

through their blood donations, the

theme also strongly encourages more to

donate blood voluntarily and regularly.

Awareness Week

“Every blood donor is a hero” considering it to be the vision for the Awareness

week by Rotaract Club, we, the rotaractors took up the initiatives to spread aware-

ness amongst everyone by conducting awareness programs. The rotaract team of

Galgotias did splendid job by creating awareness among people.

The objectives of this campaign are to:

• Thank and reinforce the self-esteem of those who give blood so they continue

to do so regularly;

• Inspire those who do not give blood but are in good health to start donating

blood;

Encourage blood service staff to recognize blood donors for their “heroic”

act each and every time they donate

blood; and

Persuade ministries of health to show their appreciation of blood donors and

provide adequate resources to move towards 100% voluntary

unpaid blood donation’

Everyday heroes respond to an immediate need for blood for transfusion,

whatever the conditions, even when it may be inconvenient, putting the needs of

others above their own. Voluntary blood donors come from all walks of life, all regions, backgrounds, religions and ages.

By choosing to donate blood of their own free will, without any payment; these

individuals perform a “heroic” act, a gesture of human solidarity with the power to

save lives. Some of them do so many times over several

decades. The theme also resonates widely in relation to other everyday “heroes” –

such as fire fighters, policemen, rescue workers, civic leaders, and “champions” of

social causes and community improvement.

More than 250 people donated blood voluntarily to mark the camp;

refreshment & certificate of appreciation were distributed.

You don't have to be a superman to save lives, Donate blood...Save lives..!!

By: Rahul Kapoor, B.Tech. CSE-2 (II Year)

Blood Donation Camp by Rotaract Club

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The Music Club organized the performance for I-Day on 13th

August. The club members along with other students

gathered in the arena of block-A during break and

performed some of the patriotic songs and made the

environment all around very ready for the very special day.

Such performance under the tri-color was enough to make

people realize about the importance and legacy of the

Independence Day.

In the Orientation week also Music Club performed on a

grand scale. Many of the performances were done by Music

Club and they really helped the freshers to know what they

might actually be part of if they get in this club.

The Music Club - Crescendo organized its first auditions for

the first year students on 21st September. The audition was

aimed to get new members in one of most popular clubs

around campus. Though many students of second year came

along, those were the freshers who actually made the

audition grand. All were filled with that unique zeal and

enthusiasm to get in the club and to get the feeling of being

true Galgotian. During this quest for the new talent there

were many hilarious instances, due to which this event was

its highest level of entertainment. This event was a great

success due to the efforts of

Ankit Godle, Head Coordinator

Mansi Bansal, Head Coordinator

Aman Aggarwal, Coordinator

Rahul Kakkad, Coordinator


The Dance Club – Studio-D

The Dance Club often goes hand-in-hand with the

Music Club. The Dance Club also performed in the

I-Day Celebration.

In the grand orientation week of Galgotias

Studio-D was ready to burn the floor. Those were

the head coordinators of the club, Mayank

Srivastava and Robin Singh Negi along with the

team who stunned the viewers with their moves.

Certainly the freshers enjoyed it to the core.

On 21st September Studio-D also organized the

first audition for this semester. And once again

those were the freshers who were in all mood to

let their seniors know that they are not much

behind their seniors when it comes to show the

dancing talent.

Robin Singh, Head Coordinator Mayank Srivastava, Head Coordinator

If there is one club of which everyone waits the most is definitely the

Fashion Club. It is the Fashion Club that brings the glamour to the Galgotias.

The Fashion Club had their great chances on stage in the Orientation Week.

The Fashion Club outperformed everyone else if we count the cheers and

claps to measure the performance.

The Fashion Club also hosted the auditions for this session on 21st of

September and they definitely got some very young and energetic talent in

their team.

Rashika Mangwani, Head Coordinator Akriti Sharma, Head Coordinator

Nitish K. Sharma Head Coordinator, the Cultural Society, Galgotias University Clubs.

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The two day sports event fully rocked the college atmosphere and ignited the sportsman spirit of the participants and auditions. The event included games like volleyball, basketball, carom, chess & Table Tennis. Prof. Balaji Rajagopalan , Pro Vice Chancellor , GU inaugurated the event by servicing the volleyball & passing the basketball. The event was successfully conducted under the supervision of Mr. Aditya Gautam. Many students came forward for showing their immense talent in their respective games.

VOLLEYBALL

A total of 8 teams registered for volleyball.

The teams were CS-I , EC Tigers ,CS Killers , Spykars , MKB , Rathi

Rockers , Lions Club , Apocalypse.

In the league matches EC tigers ( v/s CS-I ) , CS Killers (v/s

Spykars) , MKB (v/s Apocalypse) , Lions Club (v/s Rathi Rockers )

succesfully made their way to the semis.

In the semis CS Killers & MKB grabbed their position in the finals by

defeating EC Tigers & Lions Club respectivly.

Now, it was the time for the finals. It was exciting to watch the

match between freshers & seniors, i.e CS Killers v/s MKB .More

surprisingly the freshers made it. Yes, the CS Killers won the

finals. The seniors appreciated the juniors and congratulated

them for the way they played. Out of the three sets, first two sets

were taken away by CS Killers by 25-17 & 25-19 respectively.

The Killers are: Manoj (c) , Mridul , Sumit , Kishore , Mohit ,

Ravi , Utkarsh , Rohan & Binoy.

The winning team, CS Killers won the winning trophy & a cash

prize of Rs. 500. More importantly they won the hearts by

showing their game.

TABLE TENNIS

Table tennis attracted the maximum number of players. 75 stu-

dents took part in the competition.

Mayank Singh, coordinator of the Table Tennis club along with

the other members of the club organised the tournament with

great zeal and effort. The tournament which continued for two

days was fun to witness. It attracted great audience and enter-

tained many.

Mohd. Salmaan won the first prize.

Sports Events


BASKETBALL

Basketball attracted 5 teams , ME-1 ,ME-2 ,EC-1,EC-2,CS-1.

Match 1 was between CS-1 & ME-2 in which ME-2 easily won

the match. In match 2 & 3 ME-1 defeated EC-1 & EC-3 respec-

tively, making their way to the finals. Again the final match was

between our freshers & seniors. This match was bit controver-

sial from freshers eye. ME-2 won the nail biting match from a

single point. The final score was 34:33. Suraj of ME-2 was the

highest scorer. He made 28 baskets & led his team towards

victory.

ME-2, the winners won the trophy & cash prize of Rs.500.

The winning players are: Suraj (c), Dheeraj , Prashant , Nikh-

il ,Mohit , Puneet ,Pulkit & Gaurav.

CAROM

The game of the carom had 6 competitors Neeraj , Vishnu , Surbhi ,

Ajay , Gutam & Mayank.

Though carom didn’t attract many players but matches were very

interesting. Surbhi (batch 1, EC 1st year) & Gautam (batch 2, EC 2nd

year ) reached the finals defeating the rest. The final match was

surprising and shocking as the only girl among the participants

grabbed the winning spot. She played tremendously well & won

the first position. She received the winning medal & cash prize of

Rs.250.

CHESS

Chess is considered to be a mind game and the students of Galgotias

University participated in this game with great vivacity. About 40 students

took part in the competition. The matches were intense. A few players

grabbed huge attention and played like champions. Nikhil Anand, Naman

Agrawal and Dilnawaz Warsi being the best of them. The fierce battles of the

sixteen pieces went on for several hours. Nikhil Anand and Dilnawaz Warsi

made into the finals of the tournament.

Dinawaz Warsi of B.Tech (CSE3) emerged as the winner.

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IBM and Galgotias University have partnered to help students enhance their skills in areas of managerial decision making and strategy. This program initiated by IBM’s Career Education for Business Transformation (CEBT) focuses on the major areas of business transformation in which software plays a critical role. The unique feature of the program is a plan to set up an IBM Business Analytics Lab within our premises where IBM will provide relevant software and training to address the increasing need for multi-disciplinary skills for a global workforce. This program brings together the latest software content, real-world industry experiences, hands-on lab courses, best practices and case studies all rolled into one single unique education program.

Quoting Dr. Balaji Rajagopalan, we can appreciate Pro Vice Chancellor’s views about the program - “The collaboration

with IBM on this initiative will strengthen our capabilities to deliver on the business analytics focus of the School of Business at Galgotias University. The IBM Business Analytics lab in collaboration with Galgotias University will contribute to enhancing faculty research, stronger linkage with the industry through consulting projects, and most importantly, to developing cutting edge capabilities in our students through real business cases.”

Galgotias University and IBM will be working closely to develop faculty expertise in this area and aim to develop managerial talent required by the industry that appreciates and understands real-life business issues and can utilize technology for business and social benefit. For our students and faculty members, this program will provide cutting edge capabilities through the enterprise class software training program and emphasizes how businesses can be transformed with the use of right set of software and industry best practices. All students and faculty members who successfully complete the training and specialization courses will receive a certificate from IBM Career Education. This collaboration will ensure that our students have a definite competitive ad-vantage in the professional world.

Career Enhancing Program for MBA Students: GU-IBM Partnership

Galgotias University brings the best of the world to the people associated with it. A recent proof was the two-day training program, on 18th & 19th of October, of the Cambridge University’s BEC (Business English Certificates) which dealt with the levels of B1, B2 and C1. Cambridge ESOL is part of Cambridge Assessment which is a department of the University of Cambridge in the UK. Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) specialises in English language testing and examinations for schools, colleges, universities, government ministries, international agencies and corporate organisations.

A good number of faculty members from other colleges came to attend it, and GU was represented by the 10 members of the English department.

BEC is a skill based qualification which prepares one for the industry. The Cambridge University’s ESOL qualification like BEC is trusted and recognized by institutes and employers across the world. It has been designed in such a way that in preparing for the exam, the candidate learns English which is used in the everyday conversations at work. Not only will the candidate be able to confidently execute tasks at workplace which require good communication skills but also gel well in social groups where knowledge of English binds people of

different communities together.

The BEC exam can be taken at three levels: Preliminary, Vantage and Higher, where Preliminary stands for Lower Intermediate Level, Vantage stands for Upper-Intermediate Level and Higher stands for Advanced Level. To gain the BEC, a candidate has to show his/her skills in all four key areas: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

The trainer Ms. Vijaya informed the participants of the objectives of this exam and trained them in teaching the Preliminary and Vantage levels, which are generally required by students from the under-graduate to the post-graduate level. The faculty members thus trained are equipped well to pass on this learning to their students who wish to take on the ESOL examination and have their communication skills certified by the Cambridge University.

It was generally agreed by all the participants that the program left them enriched and taught them new techniques to build and maintain students’ interest and facilitate learning along with fun.

By: Anshima P Srivastav, Assistant Professor (Dept. of English)


INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO MOTHER DAIRY PLANT

The second semester MBA students were taken to -the milk

and dairy giant, “Mother Dairy” for their Industrial Visit on

11th august , 2012. Mother Dairy was established in the year

1974 as a result of “operation flood”. The objective of the

organization is “to serve the farmers and the consumers”.

80% of the earnings of the organization goes to the farmers

who provides them with the essential raw material-milk.

Mother Dairy is well known for its milk and milk products

like ice creams, mishti dohi, and kheer. It covers a wide share

of market in Delhi and Delhi-NCR.

Mother Dairy’s average sales of milk are 20 lakh ltr per day,

which it efficiently

distributes through its huge

container vans. The

marketing and distribution is

done through its outlets and

franchisees all over the city. The

most interesting and innovative

way of distribution adopted by

them is through -wending

machines. One can get as much

quantity of milk just by dropping

a coin in the wending machine.

These machines have been set up in its outlets and milk is

made available to these outlets by the vans every day.

Mr. I.M Jose, senior superintendent –customer

awareness, was the guide and co-ordinator, who gave us an

informative insight on the procurement, production,

operation and the marketing strate-

gies of the company. Mr. Jose has been associated with the

company for the past 37 years. He shared interesting facts

and revelations about Milk and Ice creams, which kept us

glued and interested throughout the session.

Mother Dairy is very specific about its hygiene and quality.

The milk undergoes 4 processing techniques before it

reaches the consumers, which involves- Clarification,

Homogenization, Standardization, and Pasteurization.The

company started producing ice creams in the year 1994 and

has a lot of takers for its varied flavors. It gives a tough

competition to other brands like amul and kwality walls.

Coming to mother dairy and not getting

ice creams was least expected, eventually

all the students were given vanilla

flavored milk and ice creams, which

concluded our trip on a sweet note.

On the whole, the trip was highly edifying

and it enlightened us on the functioning

and operation of such enormous indus-

tries

By: Diksha Rawat, Kusum Bhandari and Sakshi Tomar (MBA-1st Year Student)

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HER EYES – THE BRIGHT TOPAZ With affection and love Whenever, sees me her eyes I feel solace, peace and Extreme happiness begins to rise Her eyes gave me warmth in winter Ever since I took birth. And stops me from doing any misdeeds And from doing sin on this earth. Kindly, trust upon me Like a sun, her eyes not only shine Rather seems lustrous diamond On this earth’s like coalmine In her eyes, there exist so many skies With affection and love Whenever, sees me her eyes I feel solace, peace and Extreme happiness begins to rise As if her eyes say me For you, we suffered a lot You are the only one on whom Is our aspirations, dreams and hopes. They are my shadow Sometimes I feel, in her disguise Don’t forget me, I am none Other than your friend SKY With affection and love Whenever, sees me her eyes I feel solace, peace and Extreme happiness begins to rise

By: Akash Bhardwaj, B.Tech (ME) 1st year

ADMISSIONS After schooling, every aspirant tries to seek admission in the best college or university. They look for a college, which has great academic background and is affiliated to a much established university. This thing does matter. But actually, it’s not always about the reputation of the institute but also about the people studying there and the crowd over there. I wished for the former earlier, to get the reputed college and that the crowd doesn’t really matter. But, it does certainly. During Delhi University Cut-offs mash, I’ve seen many students scoring above 90s and not even able to get admission. I feel shame for them as they will get into a good college but what after that? No knowledge no career. College is not about getting just your graduation done but about excelling in a particular subject.

If you go through Google and look for the word graduation, you will understand. The word “graduated” is actually used for the one who can answer 100 question of his subject correctly. Having a graduation degree is not just a call for your Post-graduation but it is a responsibility. Responsibility for supporting your family further and to get yourself supported for future career. A good job will specifically knock the doors of some real knowledgeable graduate instead of just a graduate person. There is a difference, a vast distinction. One should study for himself and not for others, as in the end there will be no one who will stand if you aren’t qualified enough to earn something. But, on the other hand if you are enough capable then all of them will want you to stand for them. Again, there exists, a vast distinction. There is nothing that you can’t get a good job, if you’ve had not been in a good college. It’s a falsehood. And in a country like India, where there are hundreds of first-rate universities and with thousands of resourceful colleges; it can’t be like this. Doing a work conceptually and with full devotion is what one needs to outshine. It’s never about the headline of you graduation degree certificate specifying the university nor it’s about how much you score in your school time. But it’s about the knowledge you have gained in all these times and how you can apply to these and can make your work very resourceful and beneficial for yourself and also for others. So, for now you don’t have to be feeling disguise for what you have lost in your life but have to be proud for all the chances that are coming your way. Do something what makes you stand out of the crowd and not what always makes you out the crowd. Do it with devotion. Do it with passion.” -By: Aayushi


The rollicking days of the Orientation Programme at Galgotias University brought home so much of fun filled joy seeping through the alleys and lanes of our life that we have ploughed up through much of what we have gathered, learnt, understood, reflected on. This is not something to be left dormant underlying our own conventionalized postures of existence at Galgotias University. Rather this invites us to see through the nature of Orientation Programme in its own form of memorable significance. This is about the grounding of our first memory at an academic institution (for the session 2012-13) in its original formative substrate. Memory is more original than forgetting and it is perhaps more so in our trajectories of drifting academic life. Orientation Programme or the day itself anchors itself in the sequence and regenerates itself being refurbished on and on, if not without its own trenchant self-orientation through contours of time.

The lush green grass, a bright sunny morning and the contrasting colours of red and white welcomed the new batch of Galgotias University 2012-20-13 in the Orientation Programme. The programme was three-day long starting from 3rd September and end-ing on 5th September, 2012. As the new joyful faces, brimming with hope stepped in the campus, their seniors welcomed them with jest and good humour. The cere-mony on the 3rd of September started in accordance with the Indian tradition-with saraswati vandana and lighting of the lamp. After prayers were offered to the goddess of learning in the temple of learning, the speech by the vice chancellor Dr.Ashok Saxena came up as a source of motivation to all the students. The speech by the Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Sham Tickoo and his discussion on the future plans of the Universi-ty helped the parents to understand the high aspirations of

their ward’s university. Prof. Balaji Rajagoplan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, mesmerised the audience with his inspirational words. While Dr.Renu Luthra, Director of GBS had the audi-ence charmed by her spell of words, the Chief Proctor of the

University Dr. Avadesh Kumar dis-cussed the anti-ragging guidelines and precautions taken by the Univer-sity. The felicitation of the first year toppers then followed and thereafter, the Dean of School of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Deependra Jha addressed the gathering with his wit-ty demeanour. The day ended tinged with lots of hope and excitement with the national anthem being sung.

The admission process for various courses at Galgotias University was set in motion with the commencement of counselling. The freshers were welcomed with a welcome kit containing the academic schedule for 2012-13, Galgotias University history and copies of newsletter ‘The G-Post’. The whole idea was certainly to help the freshers to feel at home and be welcomed. The senior students took the initiatives for preparing the orientation week and were also present there for any queries regarding admissions and other details.

The morning of 4th September, though greyed a little by the patches of dark clouds in the sky, was contradictorily high on grounds as the various clubs of the university and GCET showcased their talent. While the dance club of the University Studio D made everyone grab their dancing shoes as Damini, Robin and Mayank took the audience by their performance, the various music performances and the poetry recitals were enjoyed by the audience to the core.

THE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME: MARK OF ANOTHER MILESTONE

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As the sunrays spread far and wide on the 5th of September, the day also began on a high note. With the speeches of the honourable dignitaries, the day started on a very positive note. The club talks by the various club heads gave the new comers a glimpse into all the club activities. It is truly said that at the Galgotias the aim is to combine rigorous academic interests with the extra co-curricular activities. As Dr. Kumar Vishwas took the stage, the audience was left in awe. The poet with his excellent witty skills nudged the present day scenarios in India-be it politics or education, the westernisation of college life, he did what he is known for-grasping the audience’s attention till the last thread.

With over 2500 admissions this year, the induction program was conducted with a view to getting students acquainted with the campus, rules and the way of life at GU. Welcoming the freshers, the management gave their insightful advice and word of caution to the freshers. The Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sham Tickoo advised the students to get their subjects and concepts clear and aim for excellence. The entire administration along with the various Directors and Head of Departments came forward to welcome and extend their support to the freshers. The induction program not only helped the students to get to know about the campus but also made them comfortable and at home. It was nice having the entire management coming forward to support the freshers. Also, the seniors were very welcoming and well mannered.

The orientation was conducted over a span of six days and included parents meet, club performances, registration, programme by Team Anna member and Poet Dr. Kumar Vishwas and Dr. Kiran Bedi’s visit to the campus to bless the

newly admitted students. It gave the new students all interesting details with an overview of the general disciplinary instructions, curriculum and examination instructions, campus life, the IT facilities and access information, time management, self-management, industry related interactions, placements and research facilities, library resources, sports and other co-curricular activities, the cultural and technical fests and other events of the university.

The three day-long event came to an end on this day and was made possible by around two hundred students’ efforts and not to forget their guide Ms. Vinnie Khanna Mathur, for which the team deserves a pat on their backs!

As we come towards the end, we start with what provided a space for when we actually started off. Thus the beginning and the end of our experiences all throughout the period of the Orientation Programme rotates in a cycle curling up in a precisely articulated labyrinth of aspirations, excitement, joy, delight, hopes and expecta-tions. It is as if they are meant to be in such a state so as to unfurl in a mirroring kaleidoscope of snapshots we make up throughout our academic meandering. When the program started, we bubbled over with everything that we had in the hollow cranium of our own flattened sense of joviality; but as the days progressed with its due course streaking away, we could not but understand that something we held on to for a

period of three days had already ebbed away leaving some traces and perhaps a smattering of everything that we cared to give out to the freshers traips-ing across the archway of our campus. What none can perhaps fathom out is what we barely feel during such occa-sions conventional yet otherwise em-broidered with a bizarre texture of hap-piness that dissipates into foams of ex-teriority before we are able to even remotely discern what that exteriority meant for any of us or for those to

whom such occasions perhaps oriented mattered more. We thus hope that this Orientation Programme will leave a pivot-al mark in another constellation of new emerging minds with its riveting hold in the incandescent constitution of all experi-ences that the new students have ever had and will ever have in the days to come.

By: Ms. Anindita Sahoo, Asst. Professor (Dept. of English)


There comes a moment in life when you want to run

hard to snatch your portion of life from this world,

your head bursts with ideas, dreams fill with hopes

and mind says, “Wish I could get a chance!”.

I was going through that phase.

As a part of Galgotia's University coarse curriculum we were

supposed to undergo a 45 days Internship program and I got the

opportunity to work with ApnaCircle InfoTech ltd, a Professional

networking site in India (With the second largest User base after

LinkedIn in India) from the university campus itself.

It was founded by Mr Yogesh Bansal in the year 2006, and after

seeing its enormous potential and penetration rate in India Internet

Industry, Viadeo, a French professional and business networking

company acquired it in 2009 making it a networking channel of 45

million users across the globe. The kind of assignment I got there

was a mixture of Brand management, Social media marketing, Public

relation and Customer relationship management with a hint of

Digital marketing and cold calling. The work culture out there was

really cool and the exotic fruit juices in the office canteen were even

cooler. Although it was unpaid, they provided all the food and trans-

portation costs and other necessary amenities during the period. A

mindful of ideas and concepts that I have learnt during my MBA

program helped me and I was just in need of some encouragement

and guidance, which was readily available by my reporting manager

Ms. Ruchi mahna Chawdhury. During the internship we formulated

strategic and promotional business development plans and executed

each of them carefully as a team of three interns. Some of them were

like Webpage design, Customer feedback, Content writing, Event

management, Facebook marketing, B2B sales calling, Recruiters

analysis, Market research,

customer handling, Competitive analysis with LinkedIn India etc. We

also prepared a detailed project report about our findings as well as

the present scenario of Social Media Marketing in India. My biggest

achievement during this period was introduction of Brand Ambassa-

dor Event across PAN India for ApnaCircle. It’s still on air with 800

participants and it was a real success for the company as it brought

more new users as well as helped to increase the visibility of the

Brand and popularity also. We also visited several colleges and tech-

nical institutes across Delhi-NCR to promote our company and for

listing and other purpose. All my efforts were appreciated and en-

couraged by ApnaCircle team.

Impressed by the happy environment and motivated by the strong

sense of possibility, I still find myself proud whenever I remember

that the Honorable CEO of Apnacircle.com sat with me and appreci-

ated my effort. On the last day a cute

little surprise was on the card, when they asked me ‘When can you

sit where you are sitting now, PERMANENTLY?’ And I said

‘Whenever you say.’

By: Kanti Nath Banerjee, MBA, 2nd Year

MY EXPERIENCE @ ApnaCircle

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Literary club was in GU was inaugurated on 13 April 2012 by Dr. D.K. Jha, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology of Galgotias University and Mrs.Vinnie Khanna Mathur, Head, Student affairs.

The club organizes events like book reading, poem reading, seminars, orientation, talks, group discussion, quizzes, spell bee, essay writing, extempore jam etc. amongst others which aim to propagate literary skills in a fun and in an environment which promotes interaction between some of the sharpest brains of campus to foster a process of collective creative exchange and development.

The sole purpose of club is to cater the needs of the students and also to develop their interest in literature and language.

Club holds jam session and extempore contest which help the competitors to think deeper and broaden up their vocabulary.

The club has also initiated activities like speech, group discussion and talks to en-hance oratory skills of students.

As we know crown of literature is poetry, we have poetry writing and reciting competition as well.

Apart from this creative writing, essay writing competition is also held where students write on a given topic on the spot which enhances their skills to thinks and pen down their thoughts correctly.

The debate contest held on topics related to social evils, political events or natural problem. It gives students a chance to be abreast of current topic.

In order to test and augment their vocabulary and ability to show that whether they have general knowledge or not we

have organized quiz competition which helps our mentors to judge them. Questions related to current topic, subjective topics, spell, word meanings, idioms and phrases are asked.

The literary club of GU has been started with a motto to encourage our students to develop a taste of literature and also work towards improving their spoken and written language. The club is also involved in a variety of activities with the motive of building up confidence, grooming talent and also overall personality development of students in facing various interpersonal activities and competition.

This is a list of events that we have hold recently:

Audition: Prashant Pandey and Prateeek Mishra from GCET came and took the audition.

Quiz : quizzing club organizes the 1st quiz

GMUN: 1st model united nation was organized and many colleges participated. The students represented different countries and debate sessions like true united nation was organized.

GYP: 1st youth parliament where many other colleges took part and students participated and represented different district seats.

Book launch: Book on Aanna Hazare’s 13 day fast was launched by Dr. Kumar Vishwas (Poet and IAC activist) and Mr. Ashutosh

Kumar (reporter from IBN 7).

All these events were organized with an aim of providing exposure to students in these activities and in strengthening their confidence. The club has planned many more similar activities for students for this upcoming year.

To conclude, the club aims to churn out students who are self assured and confident enough to face various obstacles and challenges with courage and conviction.

By: Saumya Mishra, Vindhya Singh, & Meghna Jindal

(Literary club co-ordinartors)

Literary Club Events


What constitutes a university ? A University is recognized by the students it produces, who spread the

light of their Alma Mater with their achievements in the world. But more importantly they throw a light

on the talent of the torch bearers of their institute, their faculty members who nurture them. Galgotias

University is reputed to have the most deemed faculty members. In continuation to our efforts of

introducing these torch bearers, we are presenting another four faculty members in this issue to our

readers viz. Prof. (Dr.) Pranveer S. Satvat, HOD Department of Civil, Prof.(Dr.) Prem S. Vashishtha, Dean,

School of Arts and Social Sciences, Prof (Dr.) Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Department of Mechanical

Engineering, and Dr. Pratima Walde , Department of Electrical & Engineering.

, has obtained his B.Tech. (1988) and M.Tech. (1991) from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. The Doctorate in Civil Engineering was conferred on him in 2007 by IIT Kanpur. He received various merit scholarships and research fellowships during entire period of his education including the most prestigious International UNDP Junior Research Fellowship for 1988-91.

Dr. Satvat has also organized about 14 Internation-al Seminars, Workshops and Conferences as well as delivered 21 Key-Note-Addresses. On many occasions he has received Best Research Paper Awards , and Best Teacher Award . His teaching styles are recognized by Dale Carnegie- Cambridge. He is Fellow- Institution of Engineers (I) and International Society for Environment and Development, and chaired the Executive Secretary, IE(I) during 1992-94. He has guided 70 post-graduate and two doctoral scholars. Prof. Satvat is on Editorial Board of four International Research Journals, and pub-lished more than 200 research papers in research journals/ conferences. He has isolated two new microbial strains- PSSH1 and PSSH2 in 2011. His research interests include ionic liquid adsorbents, ecosanitation, ecosustainable management of e-waste and typical industrial wastes.

joined Galgotias University in October 2012 as Professor and Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. Degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. His past positions include Director, Agricultural Economics Research Centre, University of Delhi; Director, National Council of Applied Economic Research; Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development & Institute for studies in Industrial Development, and Professor and Dean, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Greater Noida.

Dr. Vashishtha has taught at Delhi University, Boston University and Rens-selaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Econom-ics Department, University of Pennsylvania, USA. His teaching and research interests include agricultural economics, social sector, public policy and governance, water sector, poverty, subsidies, etc. Dr. Vashishtha has pub-lished in national and international journals. He has also contributed arti-cles to books published by Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, Kiel Institute of World Economy, Germany; National Academy Press, USA; etc. Dr. Vashishtha has served on several committees of Government of India (Planning Commission, Ministry of Agriculture) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He has been consultant to several international organizations such as World Bank, UNDP, ILO, IFAD and IFPRI.

received the B.E degree in

Electrical Engineering from Government

Engineering College, Jabalpur, India, M.E. degree in

Industrial System and Drives from Madhav Institute

of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India, and the

Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical

Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India, in 1998,

2003, and 2009,respectively.

From 2003-2008, She worked as Senior Research

Fellow of University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India in the

Department of Electrical Engineering, at Institute of Technology(BHU),

where she carried out her research work on deregulation and

optimization to power systems. In August 2009, She joined the

Department of Electrical Engineering at the Ashoka Institute of

Technology, Varanasi, India, and served as the Head of the Department.

There she has organised various cultural and technical events. She has

published various papers in national and international journals and

conferences. She has 9 years of teaching and research experience. Her

research interest includes power transmission system and management,

deregulation, optimal power flow solution, and Artificial Intelligence

application to power systems. In July 2012, she joined the Department of

Electrical Engineering in the school of Engineering and Technology at

Galgotias University, where presently she is working as Assistant

Professor.

graduated in

Mechanical Engineering from A.M.U. Aligarh in 1967.

After working in industry ( Geep Flash Light

Industries, Allahabad) for two years in production,

maintenance & standardization, he joint REC

Kurukshetra (now N.I.T. Kurukshetra ) as Lecturer in

Mechanical Engineering Department in 1969. He

obtained his Masters & Doctrate from Kurukshetra

University in 1974 and 1983 respectively while

working at REC Kurukshetra. In 1992 he joined Jamia Millia Islamia, New

Delhi as Professor & Head, Mechanical Engineering Department. He was

Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology from 1996 to 1999. He had been

Head, Mechanical Engineering Department for three terms of three years

each. His areas of interest are Mechanisms, Automation, Vibrations &

Mechanics etc. He has guided 14 Ph-D. scholars. He has supervised large

number of M.Tech. dissertations. He has published 137 research papers in

International / National journals and conferences. He has provided

consultancy to many industries of his domain. He is member of many

committees of Govt. of India, Board of Studies and Faculty committee of

various Universities and Engineering Colleges. He is founder member of

Association for Mechanisms and Machines ( AMM ). He is reviewer of

International journal “Mechanism & Machine Theory “. After retirement

from Jamia Millia Islamia he has joined Galgotias University as Professor in

Mechanical Engineering Department.

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Q: Why did you choose to study at Galgotias University (G.U)?

A: - From the information of Galgotias University website, we found that GU emphasizes on practical teaching together with theory thus providing industrial relevant knowledge .We also were impressed with the profile of faculty members at GU, espe-cially the international faculty.

Looking at the performance that Galgotias has achieved in its first year, we can deduce that Galgotias has a very bright future. So we chose to study at Galgotias University.

Q: How is life at G.U?

A: It is academically a wonderful place. The learning atmosphere is fantastic. We have very experienced and highly qualified faculty members. There is fairness in academics and grading systems which creates a sense of academic safety. This is unlike what we have back home in our country. There is no politics or corruption in the academic systems.

Q: How are your fellow friends and the classroom atmosphere?

A: It is warm, positive, relaxed, and the teachers share a more

cooperative relationship with students. And most of the students are friendly and helpful.

Q: What are you future expectations?

A: When you get a great education system, the required skills and knowledge, jobs will follow. And we hope that Galgotias will provide us with the same so that we get the best jobs placements possible.

Q: Give some suggestions for the growth and development of Galgotias University.

A: G. U. is still in its growing stage and we hope to see better rooms in the hostel and food from all countries in the hostels, and a good variety of food in the cafeteria. Since we are international students, we have no knowledge of Hindi and therefore would like teachers and faculty members and other administrative staff to speak in English only, in the University. This will create a truly international atmosphere at the university.

Q: Would you recommend G.U. to other students?

A: Yes, because our experiences have been great so far and we would like to bring more of our countrymen to G.U.

The International office also has really helped us in integrating into the University .They are very caring and supportive to us and on the whole Super Nice. We feel at home in the University rather than outside.

Q: To sum up, could pick up a highlight of your time at G.U.?

A: The atmosphere at the Freshers’ Party, and the a few gastronomical discoveries and in this instance, the discovery of traditional Indian sweets.

MR. MMUBWANGOLO NEHEMIE, is a 1st year BCA student at Galgotias University. He is citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo. The G-Post team interviewed him and what they found is presented here for the readers.

Interview with an International Student


Right from childhood days, my parents tried to instil in me many life lessons that they themselves had learned the hard way. We too do the same to our kids so that we can protect them from regrettable but perhaps otherwise avoidable experiences. However, we learn, albeit unfortunately, that they must usually find out the best way through the school of hard knocks as much as we try to protect our children from their miscon-ceived or premature decisions. Thus, what we do at home forms part of the school of growth and learning at home. In fact, both schools of thought coexist: Experts teach lessons to newbies and thus influence the latter’s potential decisions and on the other hand, people are also willing to be adventurous with their decision and risk the fate of an outcome. There can be a long debate on the merits and shortcomings of both ways of taking decisions. But, one thing is true: we take decisions and many times, regret it. I recall several of my decisions taken at different stages (and of course, there are more to follow!). Needless to mention, few of them are quite regrettable. Making decisions is one of the most difficult tasks people face. Why it is so? It’s probably because we have multiple choices available before taking any decision. If there is only one choice available before taking a decision and even if the outcome is bad, we would not grumble about it. But when the number of choices grow in myriad ways and directions, the difficulty increases exponentially. Here are some of the non-scientific decision making ways that I have come across:

Flipping a coin: It may be a useful tool for taking the decisions when there is no or very little idea about the future. For example: getting married; even though there are billions of examples around, we never know what will happen to our conjugal life.

Decision based on superstition: At times, superstition could be a means to making good decisions. If a black cat runs across the road on our way; sometimes it may be wise to turn back. I know, many of my friends will not agree on the cat's example. But the point I want to make is to act according to our hunch. Hunches can be just as valuable as knowledge.

Random decision: People say that, at

times, random decisions can be even better than well-thought and planned decisions. If we have to choose a movie to watch tonight, and we don't have a good idea, we can go for one that begins with our favourite letter.

Decision based on experience: There is a problem with this kind of decision making. If the previous decision turned out to be a good one, then fine; but it sucks if it was a bad one.

I was wondering if there is any appropriate way of taking decisions. There is in fact! It says: First, identify what decision you have to make; then narrow down your choices

and decide step by step. However, it is easier said than done. And most of the times, we don't have a clear-cut understanding of the sequence of outcomes that will inevitably happen in future. A fundamental rule in decision making is to figure out the "opportunity cost" of a decision before it is made, not after. It is a concept taken from economics. For example, if a person has, say, 25 rupees and has a choice to buy between coke and a magazine. If he chooses to buy the coke, he won't have any money left to buy the magazine. Thus, if he uses his money to enjoy a coke, he cannot then allow himself to feel bad for not being able to read the magazine.

But, for normal people, this opportunity cost stuff is too complex a thing to rationally calculate and implement while taking a decision. The human mind, despite being a splendid device, is nevertheless, not without its own limits. Research has focused on a particular mental limitation, which has to do with our ability to use a mental trait known as executive function. When you focus on a specific task for an extended period of time or on choosing between two options, you are flexing your executive function muscles. Both thought processes require conscious

effort. If this resource is exhausted by one activity, our mental capacity may be severely hampered in any other unrelated activity.

The problem is not only with too many choices available while making a single decision, but also multiple associated decisions to be made at the same period. Imagine, for a moment that you are facing a situation of making very difficult decision about which of the two job offers to accept. One position offers good pay and job security, but is pretty boring; whereas the other job is really interesting and offers reasonable pay, but has a questionable job security. Obviously, you will find yourself in a dilemma in opting for a particular offer. At this point, if you have some other decision to make, then your decision to accept a particular job offer is likely to be influenced by the third seemingly unrelated decision. Hence, it is said that if you are exhausted by making several minor decisions, you should avoid taking any major decision for some time. Our stressed brain may not have much space and energy in its cranium to make any important decision.

We have so far sketched out a capricious approach of taking decisions as well as the amount of influence that minor decisions can potentially make to a major one. I have made several decisions that I regretted after-ward. I think all of us do the same. Many people emphasize the fact that there is no point to regret. It may cause stress to our brain and may hamper the future decisions. However, we can't stop regretting if the decision we took was through a conscious effort. On the other hand, some make decisions to only regret it later. Does it mean that we should take a non-scientific route while arriving at some particular decision? Because if we make the bad decision by some arbitrary and capricious method (such as flipping a coin), it is much easier to dump the decision and move on. What if we move on?

I believe that most of you may have faced dilemmas while deciding on major issues particularly with too many choices available. What, in your opinion, would be the best way to take a major decision?

By: Dr. Deependra Kumar Jha

Making a decision and regretting it

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You and I

When I feel down and I need someone to talk to, I thank my stars that I have you You were there in my childhood In my chocolate and creams You were there in my adolescence Hidden in my dreams I speak to God And I thank Him a ton Because He knew that you and I Were meant to be one By: Nitin Kumar Devra, MCA, Batch-2B

A NEW BEGINNING WITH NO START !

This is a question which many people pose now. ‘How do I use with the new version of windows as it does not have any start button?’

It’s equivalent to driving a car without a steering wheel. These are a few points to be familiar with the new Win-dows 8.

Windows 8 is going to release on October 26 this year. It’s going to be released in 4 different editions. They are: Windows8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows RT (for tablets).

What’s so different in Windows 8 ?

The answer is the new user interface (UI). It was earlier known as the Metro UI but now, it’s just called Modern UI or Windows 8 UI. The Windows 8 UI is an icon-based interface which consolidates groups of common tasks and displays them aesthetically.

The advantages of Metro UI are:

1. Great Accessibility

2. Aesthetically pleasing

3. Improved Search feature

4. Dynamic Content

So, when you’re logged onto the Start screen, you can just start typing whatever you want to search and the searching will automatically start. Searching has never been such easier. There are large icons present on the start screen. They are called “Tiles”. They keep cycling and showing you more information. Also, it gives you the impression that the User Interface is responsive and “alive”, and has an added sense of depth.

Further, there are 3 new (tricky) features in Windows 8:

1. Charms: They come out when you hover around your mouse to the right hand side of the screen. They contain sharing options.

2. Apps Taskbar: It displays a preview of currently running apps. They come out when you hover around your mouse to the left hand side of the screen.

3. Right Click Context Menu: Like in tablets, upon right clicking in an app will display a bar at the bottom of the screen containing the traditional context menu.

Hence, it is advised here, to spend time with the new interface and you’ll find tiles to meet most of your day-to-day computing needs.

By: Aman Arora,ECE-5

Visit of the Dean - School of Engineering & Technology

to the USA (Champaign, Illinois 8-13 September 2012)

Dr. Deependra Kumar Jha, Dean of School of Engineering &

Technology visited the University of Illinois at Urbana

Champaign to attend the 44th North American Power Sym-

posium (NAPS) 2012. During his visit, he also presented his

paper entitled “Estimating Electricity Supply Outage Cost

for Residential and Commercial Customers” (Paper ID

2075).

NAPS is a premier international conference in the area of

power and energy engineering held every year in North

America and provides an open forum for participants from

academia and industry to exchange innovative ideas and

solutions. At the conference, high quality papers were

presented in the areas of power systems and stability,

distribution systems, micro-grids, climate and weather

impacts, wind and solar integration, reliability, smart

meters, load modelling and analysis, estimation and

filtering, economics, and power electronics.


Dr. Shyamal Kumar Kundu is an Associate Professor of Physics, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Kundu got an offer to join the research program at Jielich Research Center, Germany. He investigated the soft colloidal model systems by rheology to test new experimental

concepts. In the dilute regime, he used high molecular weight star polymers and linear polymers separately dispersed in low-molecular weight linear oligomer matrices. Steady shear flow curves showed a pronounced shear thinning behavior starting at characteristic shear rate decreasing with increasing matrix molecular weight and matrix viscosity, respectively and it is comparable with the existing theory. For the microscopic structure and phase separation, he studied the small angle neutron scattering (SANS) in combination with rheology at D11 spectrometer at the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), Greno-ble, France.

Simultaneously, Dr. Kundu also got an invitation for participating in the International Conference on “Trends and Prospectives in Neutron Scattering for Soft Matter and Biophysics” held at Tutzing, Germany. He had a poster presentation on his work entitled “Shear induced brush deformation of soft colloidal mixtures”.

Germany Visit of Dr. Shyamal Kumar Kundu

Orientation programs in the first year of any program of study are critical as they help the newly admitted students to learn about the curriculum, meet faculty and administrators and become familiar with the culture of the university with a view to galvanizing themselves into action when needed. So, when the School of Business announced a separate orientation program for the second year students, it left our senior students a bit amused. Initially, they thought that it would be a recap of their first year orientation with a high dosage of policy reminders. When the program unfolded, to their pleasant surprise, it was far from a repeat of what happened last year. This program was more about the new exciting courses in the MBA program, team-building exercises, introducing them to the newly acquired learning management system - moodle and a discussion of the increased emphasis on experiential learning activities as part of the curricular and co-curricular activities. Upon completing the program, students readily acknowledged the benefits of going through it and thanked the faculty for organizing the program. The School of Business organized a three day orientation program for the second year students from 6th to 9th August 2012. The program started with the welcome address from the Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Balaji Rajagopalan. He presented the underpinnings of the redesign of the MBA program. The welcome address was followed by a presentation of the details of the MBA curriculum by Professors Sushil Dixit and Ra-marcha Kumar. This session was followed by Professors Rahul Chandra and Hemraj Verma talking about the revised learning assessment model. The next section of the orientation focused on an important attribute of today’s managers – learning to work in teams as well as leading a high performance team. Various team building exercises were conducted under the supervision of Professor Pooja Sehgal and Dr. Ankit Gandhi. The day ended with Professors Mohit Aggarwal and Neeraj Juneja giving the students information on using the learning management system – Moodle. Day two of the program witnessed the various area coordinators discuss the various specializations offered in the MBA program to enable the students to select the one that best fits their career goals. Post lunch sessions focused on the career advancement and campus recruitment with Dr. Ankit Gandhi presenting a brief report on “Campus Recruitment Policy and Procedures”. The day ended with important tips on writing a good resume. The last day of the orientation program was dedicated to the students to complete AMCAT- a comprehensive employability test administered by the firm “aspiring minds”.

Orientation Program for MBA: The Second Beginning

This test provided the students with detailed employability feedback along with suggested areas for improving their skills, thus increasing their chances of getting a job. The layout of the orientation program specifically designed for 2nd year students provided a roadmap for the year ahead and important information on various resources that will allow students to make informed career choices. Overall, the orientation program for the 2nd year students was a phenom-enal success. We do hope that such orientation program will help students build proper strength into themselves in order for them to project their dreams and ambitions into the proper direction. By: Dr. Ekta Srivastav, Assistant Professor ,

School of Business

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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our

thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.-

Lord Budhha.

Science, philosophy and history has moved hand in hand to

explain nature, both physically and emotionally. When on one

hand, Dr. Albert Einstein illustrated the theory of relativity,

William Shakespeare explained the relative values of the

human activities through,”there is nothing good or bad, but

thinking makes it so”. Our personality grows

with our thoughts and the physical body and

action are directly

affected by the power of our thoughts. Our

thoughts reside in our subconscious mind

and guide our actions strongly. The brain

through our subconscious confirms the ac-

tion over our thoughts. The body and the

surrounding become the

reflection of our subconscious so that our

beliefs are proved.

Sometimes there is melody in the air and at times there is

certain dullness which only you can feel. Cinematographer

show some one’s happy moments by a melodious song, lost

imaginative thoughts, through chirping birds, flowers, few

drops of rains, mild breezy air, moon night etc whereas to

show the cast of sadness they show heavy rain, thunders,

barking dogs, dark night etc. They are actually showing that

the environment surrounding us is changing according to our

thoughts and we here directly relate to the inside which is

sad and dull or happy. Through these examples I wish to

draw this point that the subconscious appears to guide the

external nature. But it can be treated the other way round

too. Our physical outside world may be the image and let the

subconscious reflect it. To elaborate this I here quote a few

lines from a famous English poem:

If you think you are beaten, you are.

If you think you dare not, you don’t

If you will think you’ll lose, you have lost

Success begins with a fellow’s will

Its all in the state of mind.

Yes, its all in the state of mind. The great Nepolean always

said-“ The word impossible is found in the dictionary of

fools”. He was actually trying to say that the power of thought

can accomplish anything also the things which seems

impossible for the weak. As per the law of the human nature

thoughts stimulate our body to get into action according to

our desires.

Thoughts create vibrations in the atmosphere which affect

other person’s aura too. This brings people together. An often

quoted example being, birds of same feather flock together. It

is also about looking for company where we strike

the right balance. If someone has a jolly, happy na-

ture, one can enjoy his or her company or someone

can automatically bring a smile or glow over one’s

face just by looking at him or her. Also, after meeting

people with negative thought one may become

agitated, confused or irritating. If you see around

yourself, you will find a group of people who are

always share some kind of similarities. Either they all

are studious, players, class bunkers or failures. A

combination of class topper and class failure is a rare view.

The people who share a group are also the ones sharing or

are affected by similar thoughts. The back benchers or class

bunkers are similarly driven by the same thoughts. You may

have heard a famous phrase “one rotten apple can spoil the

whole barrel” which means that we can be affected by the

negative thoughts easily. So our

surrounding matters a lot to achieve something good.

Sometimes the people coming in our contact leave some

effect without uttering a single word. This is due to the

thought forms created by them. Studies show that cows yield

more milk and trees give more fruits in an atmosphere

replete with music. Good thoughts can affect the subtle

world, physical life or say environment surrounding for that

matter.

Pessimistic thoughts or environment created by such kind of

diverted people will not lead one to any good position. If one

thinks to succeed, one’s thoughts should be in that direction.

One should make a work plan and put himself in that

direction on the road of success. Success comes to those who

devote themselves to the planned and directed work with

concentration and perseverance.

By: Rashmi Kumari, Asst. Professor, ECE Dept.

We are what we are


Suman Kumari did her schooling from ARMY

PUBLIC SCHOOL in Jammu and Kashmir and

completed her graduation from Meerut. She is

an MBA student at Galgotias School of Business

Galgotias University. Her hobbies are reading

books, playing basketball. She is an avid lover

of adventure sports. The G-Post team

interviewed her and what they found is

presented here for the readers.

Q. Why did you chose to study at GU?

I choose to study at GU because they follow a different kind of

teaching methodology and pay a lot of attention on extra- cur-

ricular activities for the students. The faculty members at GU

are quite good and they are pretty supportive and friendly

with the students. Another reason why decided to GU is that it

provides better placement opportunity.

Q. How is life at GU? How do you feel when you compare it

with university in your hometown?

Life is good and interesting in GU due to the presence of won-

derful faculty members and enthusiastic students. Due to the

co-operative attitude of the faculty members, students can

easily express their views in front of our teachers without any

hesitation. This makes a difference when I compare it GU with

a university at my home town.

Q. Tell us something about your academic experience

here. How is the classroom atmosphere? How is your

interaction with the teachers and fellow friends?

In GU, the faculty and seniors organized many events like quiz

and debate etc. where we can show talent in various areas.

There are management clubs, quizzes and presentation

organized by our teachers and it helps the students to

develop their personality. Teachers understand the problems

of students and try to solve them as soon as possible. In total,

academics is fun and resourceful in Galgotias University.

Q. What are your future expectations?

I expect GU to provide better placement to the students and

tie up with the good companies so that we would have better

placement opportunity.

Q. Which program are you in? What do you particularly

like about the courses and the program?

I am in MBA program. This course provides practical business

knowledge and we also learn how to manage the things.

I’m quite interested in business world so MBA is the best

course for me.

Q. How do you think, you can contribute for the growth

and development of GU?

I can do well in academics and represent GU in a bigger

platform, both nationally and well as internationally. I can

also organize extra-curricular activities for the students so

that they can improve their knowledge and showcase their

talent too.

Q. Would you recommend GU to other students? Why?

Yes, I will recommend GU to other students because of

healthy environment and good atmosphere. They provide

better placement and good faculty members.

Q. To sum up, could you pick a highlight of your time at

GU, till date?

The orientation program of GU was really impressive and

they showed us the potential of the university and we got a

feel that we have not taken any wrong decision by joining

Galgotias University.

Interview with newly admitted student

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From the Office of International Relations ……

In keeping with the Chancellor’s vision of creating a world class university, the Office of International Relations at Galgotias has achieved some signifi-cant milestones in the past few months.

Thirty one Students from various countries like Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Djibouti, Japan, Bhutan, Iraq, Afghanistan, have been admitted as full time students at the University for the academic year 2012-13. This makes the ambience of the university truly international. For many of them, this is their first visit to India and they are gradually adjusting to the new country, culture, food and people. The International Office is helping with the transition and integration of these students into the systems at GU. A few of the senior students volunteered to be Study Buddies for the international students and help them take their first steps through the university campus and to settle down and make new friends. The International Office records its appreciation of these Study Buddies..!!

At the behest of the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ashok Saxena, an Enhanced Learning Center has been set up to offer academic support to all international students. The objective of this centre is to offer help to foreign students to make their learning and their transition into a new academic environment easier. This centre will support the students throughout their study at GU, so that they can do well aca-demically.

Another activity proposed by the interna-tional Office is the International Students Club .This Club aims to provide students from various cultural backgrounds a common platform to come together and work as a team. The activities of the club will enhance and promote international understanding and friendship among students and also provide an insight into the different cultures of the world. The International Students Club is open to all GU students. Interested students may contact the International Office for more information.

Internationalization is indispensable for the growth of any educational institution. GU’s vision is to enrich the academic ambience of the university by sharing and learning from the expertise of foreign universities. Towards this end, GU signed an MoU with Purdue University, USA on the 1st April 2012. An Articulation program with Purdue university, Calumet Campus, USA called the Purdue Bound Program was officially launched on 14th September by Prof. Sham Tickoo, Pro Vice Chancellor. This will give the students of B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) an opportunity to study at Purdue University, Calumet for the final year of their program and they will be eligible to receive a degree from both universities, Purdue and GU.


Another MOU was signed on the October 5th 2012 with the University of North America in the USA. This MOU will give all the students of Galgotias University an opportunity to attend short term programs of 2-4 weeks at the University of North America in the USA . The program will focus on providing an Experience of America and include lectures, seminars, visits and tours as well as on- site instruction in the Washington D.C., Metropolitan Area, thus enabling students to gain knowledge and an experience with a global perspective.

In addition to this, the Regional Director of Anglia Ruskin University, UK, Mr. Austin Brown, visited GU and expressed a keen interest for Articulation Programs in the UK for students of GU.

These international experiences are planned to make learning exciting and interesting for GU students so that the University grows into a centre of world class higher learning that can be compared to the best in the world.

Signing of MOU between Galgotias University and University of North America, Vienna, Virginia,USA.

Left to right : Ms.Anita Charles, Head-International Relations, GU, Mr. Deshpal Singh, Country Head, UoNA, Mr.Marty

Martin CEO of UoNA, Mr.A.S. Mathur,Registrar-GU, Dr.Ashok Saxena VC-GU, and Mr.Dhruv Galgotia, CEO of GEI,

The Vice-Chancellor Professor Ashok Saxena made a

two-week visit to the United States in October of 2012 during

which he held discussions with Georgia Institute of

Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, the University of Arkansas in

Fayetteville, Arkansas and with Columbia University in New

York to promote collaborations with Galgotias University. He

also attended the Board meeting of the Accreditation Board

of Engineering and Technology (ABET) where he was

installed as a member of the Board for the 2012-2013 year.

ABET is the world’s premier organization that accredits

engineering and technology programmes mostly in the

United States but increasingly so outside of United States.

The collaboration programmes discussed with faculty and

officials of Georgia Tech and the University of Arkansas are

designed to benefit students and faculty alike. If the

programmes are approved by both sides, GU students will be

able to transfer to these institutions after two to three years

and complete the remaining degree requirements in those

institutions and earn degrees from these prestigious

universities. There will also be opportunities for students for

short-term visits to those institutions as interns. The

discussions also included a wide range of other topics

including a Visiting Faculty Programme and also the

possibilities of GU students participating in online degrees

from those institutions as well as engaging in joint degrees in

specialized fields such as retail.

Vice-Chancellor’s Visit to USA

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Y. Arya, Yogendra Kumar and S.K.Sinha, “Fuzzy Logic Based Load Frequency Control of Multi-Area Electrical Power System Considering Non-

Linearities and Boiler Dynamics,” International Energy Journal, 13 (2012) 97-112.

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Book(s)

Dr. Arun Pratap Singh, "Life style, health and well-being among teenagers", Lambert Academic Publishing Co. Germany, 2012.

Papers Published by Galgotias University Faculty members (July-Sept, 2012)


On 19th October Prof. Sham Tickoo delivered a talk to the Galgotias Universi-

ty faculty members who were “In Pursuit to Excellence”. He began his lecture

talking about the Teaching world which is two-dimensional consisting of

teaching and research. A Teacher is mostly concerned with teaching and

researching in his area of study further. However, Prof. Tickoo talked about

the third dimension which was the Enrichment Activities.

Prof. Tickoo said that the best and the most important assets of an

educational institute are Faculty, Management and Staff. He likened an

educational institute to a manufacturing unit, where students taking

admission are ‘raw material’, faculty members are like ‘tools and processes’

which give shape to the given raw material, graduating students are like the

finished products and Management and staff are there to provide support to

the above group.

He gave three techniques through which Faculty members can strive for their

development: Teaching, Scholarship and Service. Faculty should not restore

to the traditional teaching techniques but rather try to introduce innovative

teaching techniques whereby encouraging students to learn theory through

application of concepts. Questions should be encouraged which would

eventually lead to informative discussions and help in clearing concepts and

doubts. Apart from the faculty evaluation, peer evaluation should also be

encouraged and also the external evaluation for an unbiased, third-person

evaluation.

Furthermore, a faculty member should also frame the syllabus of his subject

carefully. The syllabus framed should be contemporarily and practically

sound. Pains should be taken to compare the syllabus with various national

and international colleges and universities to ensure that the chosen syllabus

is up to the mark regarding present times. Team activities and projects

should be decided and allotted and the departments should have

state-of-the-art labs to give the students that much needed edge.

Prof. Tickoo also emphasised the importance and utility of research. A good

teacher is always a scholar and is devoted to research. Whether he works

individually or in a team, sponsored or otherwise, on projects or on a book,

his aim is to gather more and more knowledge in his field and related areas.

Conferences are also a good way to maintain pace with the topics of concern

and therefore research on.

A good way to develop one’s skills is through the route of service. One must

actively be involved in industry training- on site, in house or online; or

organise and participate in seminars and conferences which provide good

exposure. Being members of University’s committees, organizing and

participating in competition or shows also brings one to the forefront, as

does being a sportsman, keen on participating- winning or losing- but

believing in keeping fit.

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By: Nihar Ranjan Roy, Asst. Prof., Department of CSE

Times of transition can be difficult in many ways, and starting a PhD is no exception, So, in order to ease the way and to help to settle in the PhD program, Galgo-tias University organized an orientation program for fall 2012-13 batch PhD Scholars on 24th September, 2012. Vice chancellor Prof Ashok Saxena welcomed the scholars and assured them all help at Galgotias University. Prof Saxena shared his experience about the time when he was in their shoes and advised the scholars to put their

100% in the PhD program.

The Dean Prof D K Jha gave the brief introduction of the various Schools of the Galgotias University. Prof Jha discussed the require-ment of course work which every scholar has to complete to finally register in the PhD program. He also stressed on the quality of re-search, which is expected from the scholars and encouraged them to publish their research in the leading journals across the world.

Orientation Programme for PhD Scholars

In Pursuit to Excellence Faculty Development Programme by Prof. Sham Tickoo

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The cold morning breeze wasn’t the usual but had a winsome

significance for the Galgotians of 2012 batch. As they all pulled

up their socks to witness the splendid and scintillating Fresher’s

Party-2012.The Galgotias Educational Institutions maintained its

legacy to provide its students with breath taking surprises. The

environment was peppered with bonhomie and ebullience. The

commencement of the event in the presence of some of the

prominent personalities such as the CEO of Galgotias Educational

Institutions Mr. Dhruv Galgotia, Prof. Sham Tickoo, Prof. Balaji,

Dr. Sundersan, Dr. Luthra, Mr. Lakhani & Mr Luthra lamp

lighting marked the beginning of this academic year’s first

surprise. Saraswati Vandana raised deep reverence towards our

rich Indian culture and rejuvenated souls.

Galgotian performers enthused and amazed the juniors

completely. This was followed by an address to the

students from Mr. Dhruv Galgotia, who in his

motivational speech brought out the importance of

conducting an event as such, and explained the motive

that is fulfilled through this entertaining event. Students

from all corners of the world, each year become a part of

Galgotias Group of Institutions and, this event helps in

bridging gaps between the different environments and the

diverse culture that these students come from. His esteemed

words acted as a remedy for meritorious students who came

from far flung areas, and being a young entrepreneur his

perception made way deep in thoughts to act as guidelines in

stepping the competitive world.

FRESHER’S PARTY-2012


The cold and soothing air was jazzed up by some impeccable and

magnificent performances from Galgotia’s Dance and Music clubs formally

known as Studio-D and Crescendo club. It was time for neurotic freshers to

open up with evangelistic seniors. An invincible and enchanting fashion

show was presented by Galgotias Fashion club that raised the spirits of the

audience and left them stunned. This was followed by a band performance

which engrossed everyone to their melodious notes. It was that particular

moment when serenity in air gave up, and Galgotians gravitated to the

dance floor. Poised bodies grooved to the latest and most happening

numbers in the town played by the heart throbbing DJ. Our sincere thanks

to Raddisson Blu Greater Noida for being our Hospitality Partners, Fresca

Juices for being our Beverage Partners, Great India Place Mall and Worlds of Wonder for being our Entertainment Partners.

Ms Archana Browne and Ms Shailja from GIP,WoW and Ms Shivani from Kingdom of Dreams were our esteemed judges for

Mr and Ms Freshers.

For some it was academic year’s first party but for some it was an occasion

to bid adieu to school life and envisaging themselves as stakeholders of

this professional era. Though exhausted but with enraptured souls and

elated spirits,

Galgotians made their way back to respective hostels. But memories down

the lane of this mind boggling party will stay intact in everyone’s heart to

blossom every now and then.

By: Sakshi Nigam ,BA (Hons), Economics

The Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), New Delhi or-

ganised Two days International Academic Conference – 2012

on ‘Economic Growth and Changes of Corporate Environment

in Asia’ & Celebration of 50 years of the Indian Advocates Act

and its Relevancy in the International Context on 22 Septem-

ber 2012 & 23 September 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Chief

Guest.

Dr. Ashok Saxena, Vice Chancellor, Galgotias University graced

the occasion.

Dr. Pradeep Kulshrestha, Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Dr. Parul Goyal

along with students of School of Law, GU participated in the

two day International Academic Conference and made best use

of the occasion to understand the latest developments in the

field of law.

Galgotias University at International Academic Conference – 2012 on ‘Economic Growth and

Changes of Corporate Environment in Asia’

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IEEE Branch Chapter at Galgotias University An IEEE student branch chapter has started in Galgotias

University under IEEE Delhi section with the objective to grow the

research activities and professional networking. An event was

organised by IEEE Student Branch on 19th of Sept, 2012 at

Galgotias University in which the guest speaker Mr. Ayush Jain,

chair, GOLD (Graduate of Last Decades- An IEEE sub group), Delhi

section, discussed about the benefits of IEEE membership, research

activities, networking with the experts of the designated fields and

about the technical societies as Power System society and Commu-

nication society. He also motivated the students to be a part of the

student chapter so that they can get benefited with professionals

with their publications, conferences, meetings and discussions and

other means of professional communication. Students from various

branches of M.Tech & B.Tech had participated in this event.

Anupriya Asthana, a student of M. Tech. CE, second year is holding

the position of student chapter chair of Galgotias University and a

faculty from ECE department Ms. Rashmi Kumari is serving as the

branch counsellor of IEEE student chapter.

An event was organized by IEEE Delhi section on 20th to

21st of October 2012 at NSIT, Dwarka, New Delhi. It was

the first Delhi student congress with the objective to

give a common platform to the branches to facilitate net-

working and co-ordination among themselves. It was an

initiative to provide the mutual support to all branches

and be benefited with the creative ideas of other branch-

es as well as the problems faced by them. Main key fea-

ture of the two day session was full of creative and

knowledgeable team building events, leadership talk and

interaction with the India SAC team representative from

Hyderabad and Delhi. The following students from our

branch chapter had attended the session.

1. Mr. Ballappa Tambadi (M.Tech, CE, Second Year)

2. Mr. Sandeep Gaur, (M.Tech, CE, Second Year)

3. Mr. Shubham Mahendrawal (B.Tech, ECE, Second

Year)

4. Ms. Tanya Arora (B.Tech, ECE, Second Year)

They had enjoyed the enlightening and informative ses-

sion which is going to be very useful for the growth of

IEEE GU.


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