Information Booklet 1St Convocation March 18, 2017, 10:30 A.M
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Information Booklet 1st Convocation March 18, 2017, 10:30 a.m. Venue – Tathagata Tsal, Ravangla Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray Director (I/c) - NIT Sikkim 1 Programme: 10.30 hrs. Academic Procession proceeds to the Convocation Hall 10: 32hrs. Academic Procession arrives in the Convocation Hall 10: 34hrs. National Song 10.39hrs. Chairman, Senate declares the 1st Convocation open 10:40 hrs. Welcome by the Director and the Director's Report is presented 10:55 hrs. Dean Academic reads out the citation for Doctor of Science (HonorisCausa) and Doctor of Letters (HonorisCausa) and request the recipient to come to the dais 11:20 hrs. Chief Guest presents the degree to the recipient 11:40 hrs. Award of degrees by the Director: 12:00 hrs Dean (Academic Affairs) presents the Medal recipients 12:10hrs Chairman, Senate awards the Director's Gold Medal for best overall performance in the batch, Institute Gold Medal for securing highest marks in the batch and Gold Medal for securing highest marks in the department 12.15hrs Respective Head of the Departments presents the Bachelor of Technology (Honours) degree recipients in the following order: i) Computer science & Engineering ii) Electronics & Communication Engineering iii) Electrical & Electronics Engineering Director hands over the degree to recipients 12.30 hrs. Taking of the oath by the degree recipients Chairman, Senate requests the Chief Guest to deliver his Convocation Address 12.35 hrs. Address by the Chief Guest 12.50 hrs. Presentation of memento to the Chief Guest by the Chairman, Senate 12.55 hrs. Director and Registrar sign the Record Book of Degree Recipients 12.57 hrs. Registrar proposes the Vote of Thanks 13.00 hrs. Chairman, Senate declares 1st Convocation closed National Anthem Academic Procession returns 2 His Excellency Honourable Shri Pranab Mukherjee, The President of India, is the ex officio visitor of NIT SIKKIM Shri Prakash Javadekar Honourable Union Minister Human Resource Development Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray Director (I/c) - NIT Sikkim 3 Prof. Amitabha Ghosh Doctor of Science (HonorisCausa) Prof. Amitabha Ghosh, one of the outstanding researchers, received his Bachelor and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur, (Calcutta University) in 1962 and 1964, respectively. He joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of this college as a Lecturer in 1965 May and continued his doctoral research finally receiving the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Calcutta University in 1969. He joined IIT Kanpur in January 1971 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and became Professor in 1975 June. From 1977 to 1978 he spent at the Technical University Aachen with Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship. From 1997 to 2002 he served IIT Kharagpur as the Director and subsequently returned to Kanpur where he continued as a Professor till his retirement in 2006. Afterwards he become a Senior Scientist of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and Honorary Distinguished Professor at IIT Kanpur and Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur till 2011. Currently Prof. Ghosh is a Platinum Jubilee Senior Scientist of the National Academy of Sciences, India and an Honorary Distinguished Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur. He conducted research on diffusion wear of cutting tools and, later along with his students, discovered a new tribological effect when magnetic fields are imposed on ferromagnetic bodies. He also discovered the means of enhancing vibration damping through introduced stress concentration. At IIT Kanpur he guided a large number of Masters' and 18 PhD students. Apart from solving the kineto-elastodynamic problems of high speed mechanisms for the first time, he, along with, his students was the first to discover the phenomenon of chaos in mechanical systems and conducted the first experiments on mechanical chaos in 1978. He proposed a new theory of inertial induction model of Gravitation leading to a number of profound cosmological and astrophysical consequences. Apart from developing some new advanced manufacturing processes utilizing the electrochemical discharge phenomenon and some new stationary and mobile robotic systems for the Department of Atomic Energy, India he also developed an innovative regenerative brake mechanism and stable drive system for cycle rickshaws. He also invented a number of new drive systems and mechanisms and conducted original research in the area of Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines. He has published over 120 research papers and written five books; the text books by him have made a lasting impression on the way the subjects are taught in India and abroad. During the last six years he has been coordinating a major Indo-US Centre, 4 funded by the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum, for collaborative research in the emerging area 'Fabrionics' (advanced and futuristic fabrication techniques at micro and nano scales) involving IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, CMERI Durgapur, BESU Shibpur, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Northwestern University, University of California, Irvine, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Missouri, Columbia. He is currently the Chairman, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technical teachers Training and Research Bhopal under MHRD and Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, Suri. Prof. Ghosh was the first to receive Distinguished Teacher Award of IIT Kanpur. He also received the National Design and Research Award by the Institution of Engineers (India), Engineering Personality Award by the Institution of Engineers (India), and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Manufacturing Design & Technology Research Conference, 2006. He has been conferred with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. Prof. Ghosh also writes articles in Bengali for magazines like Desh, Anandamela, Hriday etc. His two Bengali novels have been published by Dey's Publishers and Sahityam. After settling in Shibpur, Howrah, Professor Ghosh took the leading role in establishing a registered academic society, South Howrah Citizens' Forum, and is the President of this Forum. 5 Bhaichung Bhutia Doctor of Letters (HonorisCausa) Born: December15, 1976, Tinkitam, Sikkim Major Teams: East Bengal Club, JCT Mills, Mohun Bagan AC, Bury FC, India Achievements: · First Indian to play professional football in England · Led the national football team to title triumph at the LG Cup in Vietnam in 2002 · Led East Bengal club to LG Asean Club Cup football championship victory in Jakarta in 2003 Bhaichung Bhutia is probably the most famous and popular Football player of India has ever produced. Also known as the First Poster Boy of Indian Football Bhutia has contributed a lot to make the game popular among the young crowds of the nation even in the places where the game of Football has not been much popular. Early Life Primarily hailing from the North-Eastern state of Sikkim, Bhaichung was born on the 15th of December 1976 at Tinkitam, Sikkim. He got his basic education at St. Xaviers School, Pakyong, East Sikkim. Since the very beginning he showed his serious interested towards the game of Football, and encouragement from his uncle Karma Bhutia helped him move forward towards his destiny. Due to his extra-ordinary capabilities in the game of Football, Bhutia got a scholarship from Tashi Namgyal Academy, a well-known school in Gangtok at the age of 9. Football Career Bhutia caught the attention of everybody for the first time at the Subroto Cup 1992 held at Delhi, wherein he was bestowed upon the Best Player award. BhaskarGanguly, the former goalkeeper of the Indian Football team was especially impressed by Bhaichung's talent and supported him to move ahead to professional Football. At the age of 16 years, Bhutia joined East Bengal, a reputed Football club from Calcutta (now Kolkata), and further went ahead to join a yet another well known Football club, JCT Mills, Phagwara in the year 1995. The same year, JCT was able to win the National Football League after Bhutia joined them, and scored the maximum number of goals in the League for JCT. Bhaichung was bestowed upon the Indian 6 Player of the Year 1996 award. Further, he came back to East Bengal in the year 1997 and led the team in the year 1998-99. In the Semi Final match of the Federation Cup Football 1997 played between East Bengal and MohunBagan, Bhaichung scored a hatrick and led East Bengal win the match by 4-1. Bhutia has been the only Football player ever to score a hatrick in a Football match between the most famous arch rivals of the Indian Football East Bengal and MohunBagan. The same year, he earned the recognition of being the Highest Scorer ever in any match of the National Football League. In a match against Mahindra United played on the 9th of December 1997, he scored 5 goals alone for his team JCT Mills. In the year 1999, Bhutia began playing for an English Football club named Bury F.C., and played over there till the year 2002. Upon his return to India in the year 2002, he played for MohunBagan AC for 1 year and then again moved back to his initial club, East Bengal and played for them until he reverted back to Mohun Bagan in the year 2006. In the meantime, he also played for Perak, a Malaysian Football club. Currently he is in a contract with Mohun Bagan, and will play with them till the year 2010. Other Achievement Bhutia has been honoured with Indian Player of the Year award twice in the years 1995 and 2008. In the year 1999 he was bestowed upon the Sikkim State Award, and Arjuna Award. In the year 2008, he has been conferred upon the Padmashree Award. 7 List of Awardees List of Gold Medal Awardees 1. Director Gold Medal ( For best overall performance in the batch) A. AJAY KUMAR (CSE 2010-14 BATCH).