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The Story You Won’t Hear? Who needs a break? Who needs enter- Prayukti, our tech-fest came to an end responsible for the rampant pandemoni- Here we are again with the task of tainment? Pish-posh. Not us. Never us. halfway. Rang-Milanti, the street opus um which is so existent and yet so ig- giving the college its semester-round We tell everybody time and again, not that had spread its wings of freedom nored? news and yet we stand at a place with through words, but by our actions- Not us. every year in the very beginning of the This article does not intend to throw in- nothing like ever before. Absolutely noth- Never us. year took a set-back and had to be post- sults at anyone except maybe on our own ing. poned. consciences. It does not intend to preach The first thing that a newspaper decides It started with the football because hypocrisy is unacceptable. So, to cover is the biggest event. However, in match that ended at the Yes, of course the media is to how do we conclude this? Do we weep? this issue, what do we talk about as the quarterfinals because of a blame. How can the media, Do we whine? Or are we simply happy media body of the college and as stu- tiff between two people that being the “media” not make studying? Different people have different dents? led to burning down a boys (up) story(ies)? How does this views, different opinions and different Do we talk about how we merry-made hostel. The inter- media have the guts to call priorities. In the end, we are all students, into the year? All that which left us with department football match itself the media without the burdened with expectations and silent glittering, bright, loud, musical memories did not have any winner this capability of coming up with hopes. We wish so many things and so - The DJ Night year. This further affected a cover story? The college little at times comes true. What we need Wait, what?! No. the Cultural Meet that had has been offering so much but we don’t have, we shall earn it. What The fashion show maybe? No. to be postponed after on a daily basis, the students we receive without even asking for it, why months of toil by the organ- live up to their expectations don’t we just accept it? A group of stu- The Bonfire-ed Hostel then? Oh right! izers. When it was finally and keep up the trend of a dents bathe in sweat and blood, for us, Absolutely. This year has given us so held in April it was met with blunder every other semester for our peace of mind. And we somehow much to remember, so much to forget, half hearted participation and yet, here sits the media manage to perennially end everything. so much to talk about. and downcast enthusiasm. with no cover story. The need of the hour is to move on, and From gathering sponsors to collecting the create a better tomorrow. All we can do funds, running for permissions to the Meanwhile, as some people could not The story of Riviera being is hope. Wait for things to be the way organizers glistening with sweat; every- keep their ego aside; we lost a life in a stopped and embarrassing in the process they are supposed to, to be the way thing was repaid, with a sigh. Why do we mishap. Subsequently, the cultural fest, the organizers in front of the invitees and that’s best for everyone. Or can we do need so much of entertainment over Riviera, had to pull its curtains down just sponsors could be on the cover page. something more to put an end to such here? Are we not here to study? Are we after one day ignoring the passion the That the college had one of the boys’ occurrences? It is a question worth pon- not here just to get it over with, till we are organizers had worked with to get the hostels charred, could be on the cover dering over. getting our degrees? Are we not here to sponsors and finalize the guest perform- page. In such a climate, all that the col- We look forward to wait. Maybe, rummage through the monotonous nihil- ers. lege newspaper could come up with was just maybe, we will find our Cover Story ism we are entitled to as students? ‘nothing’ except one question: who is next time. HITians Scoop 2nd Position at IIT Madras WELCOME FRESHERS In the distinct absence of news and newsmakers in our The HIT Times team on behalf of the entire HIT family college, the IEEE has supplied us with a single, shining would like to extend a hearty welcome to the batch of moonbeam to hang onto for hope- a podium finish at a 2016-2020 We look forward to integrating all of you national level tech-fest organized by IIT Madras. A group into the workings of our institution. We wish you a pro- of 4 from the Mechanical department of HIT went from ductive and peaceful four years on campus. winners of the contest after a Catia workshop held in Haldia under the aegis of the HIT IEEE student body to finishing second at the fest organized by IIT Madras’s ME Department in association with Wingfotech, the company which was behind the workshops held across the country. The four people are Akesh Srivastava, Anand Bharti, Abhijeet Raushan of the 2nd year and Chandra Prakash of the 3rd year, all students of the ME Department. Their journey took them through 3 rounds of the competition before they ended up finishing second in the competition. In his room, Akesh Srivastava sounds about as far off from a super achiever as he can but then, mod- esty comes with greatness. His words give us an insight into a mentality now geared towards achiev- ing more and learning as much as possible from the experience. Times Adda Discusses Campus Issues The setting sun, the cool spring breeze, the stone-hedged circular Adda zone behind the much loved R&D Section of our college and the sudden attack of a flight of mosquitoes. Everything was much appreciated, and, well, tolerated, as THT conducted the Times Adda with some of our very own from all the academic years. The students were asked to express their views on the recent ob- servations of student involved violence in colleges all over the county which degenerate into a sce- nario of violence and chaos. The possible steps that need to be taken to prevent such happenings and ways to channelize the energy of the students positively were the few topics pondered on.

Faiz: First of all, whatever happens at any institution happens because of some reason. No two de- batable incidents occur due to the same reason. Like the reasons here are something, at JU it’s something and at JNU, it’s something entirely different. Sometimes, these occur under political influ- ences as well. Usually, it is considered that politics is an old man’s game, but ever since the youth joined forces, the parties’ youth wings in colleges started dragging the student mass into political diplomacy. Also, The Central University Act, 2009 declares that the Govt, cannot involve itself in insti- tutional matters. So if this political influence is eradicated, then the percentage of such mishaps might decrease. (Continued on Page 6)

Find us at: www.facebook.com/the.hit.times 2 Alumni Connect The HIT Times The HIT Times: Alumni Connect Initiative #4 thy event you recall fondly from your only five but now they have expanded to forced properly and the aids given to the We had the oppor- college days? fourteen. Moreover, nearly five thousand students should be improved . tunity to interview students reside within the campus thus with Prof. Shyama- Well, the event was the inauguration of making it close to a small hub of youth. What are the memories of your experi- lendu Kandar, who this new building. What I remember One thing that I would like to mention is ence in Haldia (HIT) that you feel defi- is placed in IIEST from the event is that our then chief that HIT has been ranked in the top 100 cient of at Shibpur as a professor ? Shibpur(previously minister had paid visit to our college and engineering colleges amidst all the gov- known as BESU) in in ground floor room of the Computer ernment and private colleges of India In Shibpur, student –faculty interaction is the IT dept. It is Science Dept, a chair had been reserved which is I think a big achievement to not as deep as it was here i.e. students come to college at 8 a.m. and depart at 4 more than 150 years old institute rank- for him along with a computer on the comply even in future. p.m. Here in Haldia , there is a healthy ing 19th in India and it is the 1st IIEST front desk. He was supposed to com- mence our new website but some tech- What is your impression on the outset of relationship between students and facul- What were your sentiments behind at- nical problem occurred (laughs) and an different student bodies in our college ties because of the workshops and cele- tending Phire Dekha 2015 ? assistant came in haste and resolved the like IEEE, IETE, The HIT Times, NEEDS bration of different events like Independ- connection and with a click from the etc. ? ence day, Rakshabandhan, Tagore’s My sentiments behind attending Phire mouse the website of HIT was launched. birthday and death day, Vishwakarma Dekha 2015 was to see the modifica- That day was very remarkable in my life Yes, I feel elated and these bodies should puja etc. in sync with the classes. In tions the college has seen till date and to as a student. It marked the beginning of be encouraged in primal parameters of Shibpur , I would like to indulge with stu- meet the new faces of the students after something good (smiles). students (smiles). Let me inform you that dents in similar enthusiasm as I was I left this institute in 2014. I was also when I resided here in HIT as a faculty I involved here. In future I wish to interact expecting to witness my batch mates, ex- Please tell us about your most favourite too was involved in reinforcing these with the student bodies and inculcate colleagues and ex-students but I am dis- corner in HIT that still turns you nostalgic. student bodies like IEEE, IETE etc. Sec- these co-curricular activities more. appointed as very few people turned up. ondly, about the campus newspaper, The The most favourite corner that still turns HIT Times has glued its base very well as Finally, what is your message to How substantial is HIT’s contribution to me nostalgic is the ground before the P1, the campus bulletin. I keep updating the HITans as an HITian ? your success today ? P2 hostel. That ground was set up during myself regularly via THT’s Facebook page the NBA visit. I still remember how the and gain news by the posts about cam- (Smiles) Of course , study attentively but When I joined this institute in 2000 , the mud was brought along with the roller pus . As it has been ranked as the try to increase your wisdom and faculties were P.R.P sir , Bikash Bepari th knowledge . As you are engineers , you and in December during the 7 semester 2nd best after Jadavpur times , I must sir, S.B sir, A.Mitra sir etc. I would espe- we had organised a cricket match be- compliment the students for this initia- should have the knowledge of the tech- cially like to mention the names of Bi- rd th nical marathon ongoing in the world and tween the 3 year and 4 year. Whenev- tive . kash Bepari sir and P.R.P sir who were er I pass that place, the flash backs of for that take the aid of the internet, read very caring during the classes and labora- playing with friends, dust flying and What are the major attributes you would journals, bulletins etc.. Each and every tories and till date whenever I call them , breaking sweat on the ground fills me like to see in an HITan as an HITian ? departmental student should master his/ they give me valuable advice and inspire with nostalgia. Those were probably the her area of technology . Bookish me. During my term here, HIT was just a best days of my life. What I think is strategic for a student is knowledge is only required to pass the newcomer and I remember to have done that they should be engaged in some sort exam but your armour in the battlefield my classes when there was only the According to you what is the best ad- of drama club, photography club, sports of applied technology should be well-knit. ground floor. As at that time, HIT was vancement that our college has seen club etc. and not be merely confined to Relate content to the current affairs and untested in the list of colleges, so we had after your passing out ? their books. A student should always see the impression. Stop being confined an insistency upon our selves to render unveil his/her inner qualities and enjoy only to the books. My best wishes to all our best to the college. The best advancement that has hap- all the other aspects of life. With respect of you. pened is the expansion of the depart- to the college I would say that the train- What is the most profound and notewor- ments in HIT. During my time there were ing and placement facility should be rein- We Know What You Did Last Summer

With the summer semester break approaching, we at THT were curious to know how the students were planning to spend their vacations. So, we decided to take a survey. And here is what the data revealed. From the chart, it is apparent that most 3rd year students went for training, followed by 2nd and 1st year students. However, the curious fact is that travel is the only common feature apart from lyadh among the years (of course, once a lyadhkhor, always a lyadhkhor.) It seems most of the final year students were going to take a break before they put on their new shoes. We received quite a few interesting responses where the people have quite productive things chalked out. Don’t take the ‘others’ lightly! They will be giving presentations and reading up a lot of books. A reasonable percentage of stu- dents seem to have taken up training as well as travelling at the end of their first year. Well, whatever your plans had been, we hope you enjoyed them! If you have not planned A HIT Times Survey for the next break yet, take a cue and sketch up some! Face it as it Comes to You! #4 Gourab Malakar, batch of 2014, ICE things that you miss the most? A) By the time I had reached my third you are interested in working in the tech- Dept, was one of the founders of The HIT A: The time spent with my friends is year I realized that I was not too interest- nical field and enjoy working with new Times and had made the college proud probably the only thing I miss about col- ed in pursuing a career in engineering. technology. Post MBA you will be in- by his admission to the prestigious IIM lege. I was never the studious type per- This was on account of two reasons. First- volved in the management of corporate Indore. On request by THT, he shared his son and spent most of the time day- ly I began to lose interest in engineering matters and leading teams, which is a far answers that gave us a first hand insight dreaming in class. due to lack of innovative projects and cry from a B.tech job. into his inspiring journey towards a great secondly due to lack of career options career. 2) How difficult it has been for you to other than IT(I hated coding). Finally I 5) What would your suggestion be for the prepare for B.Tech and CAT together? found MBA was most suited for my ca- students of HIT who will be appearing for It's been a long A) It was a little difficult , but can be reer aspirations and skills so I pursued CAT? time since I had any manageable if anyone is dedicated. MBA. A) Just be dedicated. If you want to interaction with HIT Since I used to visit Kolkata for coaching get a decent percentile in CAT, practice and The HIT Times in during weekends it was tiring initially. 4) As you are studying MBA PGP for near- practice and practice. There is no substi- particular. Hope you Later I got used to it. Also I hardly studied ly 2 years, what according to you are the tute for that. Particularly lay stress on are doing well and my B.Tech curriculum; in most of my free scopes in MBA compared to the campus your weak areas. Give as many mocks as continuing the small time I was solving CAT problems. So it jobs? possible and try to build a good profile if initiative that the founding team started was not too much of a struggle. A) The scope of an MBA from an IIM you want to get selected in a good insti- in 2013. can't be really compared to B.Tech from tute. Also pray hard :P. There is a luck 3) What made you take MBA leaving the HIT. Having said that it is always advisa- factor which plays an important 1) Looking back at HIT, what are the campus job? ble to pursue a career in engineering if part, so don't get dejected.

Find us at: www.facebook.com/the.hit.times 3 Campus Panorama The HIT Times JIGYASA Remembering a Brother manship in the events organized on that day. The need to manifest a visible change and Starting from sports meet to Rangoli presenta- s the last rays of the sun set the western empower the student society was at the forefront tion, the event came to a perfect ending with a A of the minds of Dipak Raja and his friends, when play organized by “Jagriti” followed by an astral sky on simmering flames, candles lighted up they embarked upon the foundation of Jigyasa. musical night. the college campus as we walked down the memories of a beloved son, brother, student What started as a humble attempt to assist jun- Jigyasa also actively participated in organising & a friend. Sugandh Raj, a fellow scholar at iors by conducting doubt clearing sessions soon relief measures (Donation Drive) for those affect- Haldia Institute of Technology made every- spread its wings to organising discussion classes ed by Chennai flood providing books and other one’s heart melt as he had to leave this world comprising C language, Data Structure, Catia and educational accessories to those affected by it. at such tender age. With hopes & dreams in Digital & Analog. Electronics Doubts during exams The efforts met the rising sun as it was recog- his eyes, he was a victim of terrible violence on various subjects are cleared with an innovative nised by “The Deccan Chronicle”, A National Daily. which made a person lose his life. Amidst the approach i.e. Examomania – An online doubt With the pedal on the medal and success on its pompous extravaganza of Prayukti and Riviera, students with be- clearing platform. The team has also organised a name, Jigyasa also organised Web Designing wildered eyes witnessed the cruel play of destiny. technical seminar involving renowned guests from classes on PHP, Wordpress, Html along with C and Sugandh’s classmates who still could not believe that he was no Larsen & Toubro, NHPC etc. and has also teamed Data Structure which inspired more than 100 more with them told tales of his good behaviour and amiable per- up with IETE to organise a workshop on Robotics. students. Republic Day, one of the important sonality. They actively helped the Police in investigating the case This supportive activity of assisting students, events organized by Jigyasa, was celebrated with as they pursued justice for their friend. This untimely and tragic Jigyasa, with time has expanded its horizon and much pomp and show with the underprivileged demise also gained negative media publicity. With heavy hearts has reached out to the economically backward children stealing the show on TV Channels and and watery eyes hundreds of students joined for a candle light regions of Haldia and thus “Jagriti” breathed to National dailies, notably SAHARA SAMAY & DAIN- march in front of the four pillars. life – ‘An initiative to make every needy child edu- IK JAGRAN. The resolution of disputes with sober and logical approach instead cated’. With a batch of more than 100 students of aggression and bloodshed may result in avoiding such innocent nurtured with the most vital right of their lives, Appreciation aside, Jigyasa is constantly evolving deaths. It should be our sole objective to completely wipe out this education, they are given lessons on basic ele- & doesn’t believe in goodbyes. Many peaks still aggressive approach from our campus so that we could give his mentary mathematics , course subjects, Hindi & remain to be conquered and the team will not run untimely demise meaning. Violence has never led us to any good co curricular activities. Jigyasa undertook a hu- out of breath till it cherishes its dream of a society and it never will. Let us take a pledge to stand united and unstirred mongous and sublime task of bringing cheers to which is envisioned in its conscience. against violence and vehemence. the faces of these children by organising an event on the occasion of Diwali. The day had witnessed a very active celebration of a creativity and sports- FSMS Conducted by the Department of Food Technology of Hal- NHBT dia Institute of Technology, the Bridging Gap Workshop was about the auditing techniques and the industrial techniques a person has he National Seminar on New Horizons in Biotechnology sponsored by DST and organized T to be ready for before being a professional. The workshop had three by Department of Biotechnology was held on 14th & 15thof October 2015 in the S.N. Bose Auditori- guest professional speakers, Mr. Swapan Ghosh (Regional Manager um. The seminar was bejeweled with many renowned and distinguished faculties from some of the Eastern region of Intertek India), Mr. Shantanu Bhattacharyya (Lead best institutions of the country such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIEST, Shibpur, Bose Institute, Kol- Auditor, Food, Intertek India) and Mr. Debarshi Dey (the lead audi- kata, Central Brain Research Institute of India etc. The seminar targeted upon the topics such as Bio- tor and CEO of Smart Management consultancy) who groomed the technology Tools, Health Care Biotechnology, and Agricultural & Food Biotechnology & Bio Industry students by conducting a workshop and also by their motivational Forum. The prime motive of the seminar was to motivate young researchers, teachers and students “Troubleshooting as a magic wand”. They shared their experience and to expose them to the latest biotechnological advancements. The seminar was also attended by of the industry with the students, groomed them, gave them ideas students of HIT as well as various other participating colleges. The seminar was subdivided into lec- about the specialized tools which would help them grow or settle in ture sessions by the faculty members, Scientists, Research Scholars & Alumnus. The audience was the industry. The delegates were frank about one thing unanimously- left in utter amazement as they relished every nugget of information. Many vital and interesting topics “This course does not ensure that tomorrow you’ll get a job, what were covered during the course of the lectures and the students and teachers were enriched with the we are trying to do is give you an insight into decision making in a ongoing trends in the field of biotechnology. The seminar also included poster presentation by the place as a professional which you are going to be and hence, you students covering various topics related to biotechnological advancements. It was a delightful sight to have to be mentally ready for the job”. witness the enthusiasm of the students. Notable posters were awarded prizes. Alongside the seminar, a cultural programme was also organized by the students of our college. The seminar concluded with a vote of thanks flowed by the National Anthem, thus making it successful in its mission to enlighten ICRTET students about the zenith of biotechnology in today’s reality. From January 21st to 23rd, 2016, the Department of Chemical Engineering successfully organized an Innovative Model Competi- tion on “New Approaches to Alternative Energy Harvesting” to pur- Phire Dekha 2015 posefully bring together researchers, engineers, manufacturers, practitioners and customers from all over the world to share and discuss the advances and developments in Energy Research and Applications. This Conference aimed at discussing innovative devel- opments in their specialist fields and to unite in finding alternative energy solutions to current issues such as the sustainable energy, greenhouse emissions and its adverse effects on the planet. The Convenor, Mr. B. Mandal, and the Joint Convenor, Mr. S. J. Sahu initiated this 3 day long conference in the college with students and lecturers across the country, along side Dr. S. B. Kuila, Organizing Secretary and Dr. Avijit Ghosh, Treasurer, who enhanced the suc- cess quotient in the conference by their efforts and contribution. The conference was honoured by the Chief Patron: Prof. M. M. Shar- ma, Padma Vibhushan, Ex- director, UDCT Mumbai, the Patrons: Mr. Lakshman Seth, Chairman, Shri. Ashish Lahiri, Vice-Chairman, Prof. P. De, Hony, Secretary, IIChe, Dr. A, Mishra, HIT and the Guest Of Honour, Mr. Chinmoy Sarkar, Vaani. The much anticipated Phire dekha 2015 took place on Saturday, 7th November in full vigour . The opening ceremony took place at the S.N.Bose Auditorium, HIT around 11am with the Inauguration by the Chairman, Mr. L. Seth. This alumni connect initiative was proposed and was set forth with the earnest effort of our faculty Followed by the inaugurating speech by Prof. M. N. Bandyopadhyay, and student members. The program scheduled in S.N Bose auditorium started with the advent of Director, HIT, Mr. A. K. Saha, HOD, CHE. Thus, the commemoration alumni and respective Chairman, Sri Lakshman Seth, Director, Prof. (Dr.) M.N. Bandyopadhyay along of this conference took place. with the administrative body of HIT and the respective departmental heads. After lighting of the lamp The area of discussion was widely spread over topics like enewable ceremony, a welcome speech was given by our Chairman sir followed by Director sir and notable energy system and sources, hydrogen energy, policies and strate- alumni’s . The 1st half was anchored and hosted by the volunteers from student body which comprised gies for renewable energy, energy savings and storage devices, of heart-warming speeches, songs sung by our faculties and students followed by breakfast and then hybrid energy and nano-materials in energy sources. The lecture lunch including mouth-watering delicacies . After a brief interval , the senior alumni took control of the session had talks by Prof. M. M. Sharma on Bio-fuels and various stage for the Quiz session . The Quiz session had diverse rounds of quiz constituting of picture puz- Energy Sectors by Mr. S. S. Garug, AD-TERI, New Delhi, Prof. S. zles, video clip riddles , “identify the song “category in which Bengali lyrics had been dubbed in a Hin- Gomathinayagam, Director General, NIWE, Chennai, etc. The sec- di song etc. The evening session started off in the evening which further was enriched with cultural ond and the third day followed with poster and paper presentations events . There were in total eight dance forms performed by students which the crowd lapped up and by the all the active participating students. Refreshments and lunch enjoyed. Finally , the ambience in the gathering was knit by “Bolpur Blues” a musical band followed by were accompanied by cultural nights presented by the students of a lavish dinner which took place in the central building ground. And then, with a heavy heart laden HIT. The college band marvelled a performance and the best danc- ers graced the evening with classical and folk dances leading to an with renewed memories of campus, they bid adieu to each other with a promise to meet again . entertaining and successful end to this conference.

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BMW GINA SELF HEALING AUTO PARTICLES N ow is that alien technol- ogy? A car that can morph its shape? Yes that’s what We've all been plagued by bad luck in the purchase of electronics BMW is up to. The GINA Light Visionary Model is a once time in our lives or another, all that could be about to change with the fabric-skinned shape- research going on at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in collaboration shifting sports car con- with the University of Pittsburgh. cept built by BMW. GINA The 'bad luck' talked about above is mainly because of disconnected circuits stands for "Geometry and caused by failing electronic circuit connections in the gadget. And this is where functions In 'N' Adapta- the Wang Lab at UCSD is about to change our futures forever. Researchers at tions” It was designed by a the lab have created nanoparticles that can detect and repair damage In team led by BMW’s head of design, Chris Bangal, who says GINA allowed his electrical circuits. Digital circuits operate at an order where even microscopic team to "challenge existing principles and conventional processes. Other de- scratches or cuts on the circuit can be troublesome and this is exactly the signers include Anders Warming. problem these particles will help to solve. Defects of such a small size are The construction began in 2001. According to BMW it’s made of flexible, very hard to detect and nearly impossible to repair, but someday the gadgets stretchable water translucent man-made fabric skin – polyurethane- of the future will heal themselves with this very technology. coated Spandex is resilient and durable. Each door of this beauty is covered The particles exploit the fact that scratches attract water and uses its prop- with this fabric skin so when it opens and closes in its butterfly style leaves a erties to ‘automatically’ identify miniscule breaks or scratches in the circuit. very smooth surface behind. When such defects are detected the particles zoom to the gap and wedge Once parked the car retracts its steering wheel and console inside a circular themselves into the it, and since they are made of platinum and gold they chamber giving a lot of space for the driver to get in. A headrest comes out of can complete the circuit so that current flow can resume thus repairing the seat when the driver hops in. From the bonnet to the head lights all these gadget. conventional car parts open or react in GINA like a life form. The head lights The nanomotors are applied in a liquid solution which also contains hydrogen are normal hidden but when turned on opens up like and human eye. To see peroxide, which is the fuel that powers these amazing contraptions. The the engine and other parts , a design for this break through came to engineers thanks to the process of simple switch will make the bonnet split in two and contract on the either blood clot formation in human body where cells called platelets perform sides. When they come back together again, they leave no line of separation much the same function in detecting cuts where skin breaks and clump at all giving it the smooth look BMW promised. together to plug the gap. GINA has set a very high bar for concept car makers. And yes it also has start- The gold spheres are first created as one half of a sphere and then the sec- ed a whole new generation of shape shifting cars. ond half is made of platinum, which acts as a catalyst to ensure the break- down of the fuel. After this the spheres are engineered to specifically take advantage of the hydrophobic effect. Since the cracks in electrical circuits are mostly hydrophobic, the researchers were able to specifically seek out breaks in circuits. The particles also are attracted to each other, so that they can form clumps larger than originally intended to fill larger gaps in the cir- cuit if needed. VSAUCE In a demonstration by lead researcher Jinxing Li, these nanomotors could repair a deliberately damaged circuit consisting of a gold electrode, a dc pow- er source and a red LED within 30 minutes. Li envisions that the nanoparticles The story of Vsauce begins in June will be of great use in repairing solar panels in the future. The technique is 2010 when Michael Stevens ran a loop also much less costly than traditional soldering methods despite using gold on a random name generating website to and platinum. come up with the quirky moniker which The next step for the team is to investigate how they can integrate this sys- has now garnered over 7 million sub- tem into everyday electronics such as phones and computer circuits without scribers and over 700 million video requiring an external solution and a very specific chemical environment which views on YouTube. From humble begin- would damage normal circuits and their functioning. The breakthrough is said nings in the mould of IMG and other to have usage outside electronics also, with Li going on record to state that gaming websites, Vsauce was initially this will a profound impact on medicine delivery system used today. focused on video games and movies as a genre and was hosted by different sets of hosts every episode. Today it has become a source which is currently lead- ing YouTube viewers into a whole new generation of visual educational and informative media. It brings together interesting and uncommon facts to ex- plain and help appreciate questions which are commonly thought of as SAMSUNG YOUM common sense or stupid.

Now we come to the big question for this piece: What good does Vsauce does for me, a common engineering student? The answer is simple- curiosity. Curiosity not only killed the cat, it also start- ed the world and set humanity on its path to supercomputers, invisibility cloaks and a Justice League of America like hangout right up in orbit (we’re talking about the ISS!). And when you think about the things our ancestors started with- fire, wood and a brain less than half the size of ours- it really shows you what a curious mind can accomplish as compared to an idle and wasteful one. The various videos and vlogs on the channel combined with the various re- This one is like a dream come true. Its beautiful, immaculate and yes sources linked to at the end of each episode enable one to find out and appre- bendable. It was way back in 2013 when Samsung introduced its first benda- ciate the mundane things happening around us facilitating the various fea- ble OLEDand called it YOUM. The company that year showed a wide range of tures of human life which we take for granted as 90’s kids. Our generation curved and bendable displays. Until now we have seen only curved has grown up in a world where answers have been made more easily than screens but the Company promises to soon come out with a real benda- ever before and that is why we are programmed to look for answers rather ble screen for the market.Now inside the Samsung labs these geniuses are than make questions of our own. Added to all that, a little extra knowledge doing a phenomenal Job. Samsung's flexible OLEDs are produced using a goes a long way in chatting up all the people you have ever wanted to impress polyimide substrate, an LTPS backplane and a direct-emission (side-by- in your life. side) pixel structure. The production process is too hot for the plastic substrate (it will melt) and so Its creator Michael Stevens has underlined again and again that the goal of the LTPS transistors are deposited on glass and the glass is later delaminat- his channel has always been to incite viewers to be curious and ask more ed. questions about the world that we occupy. With questions such as “How much Well, yes that sounds a bit complex. Samsung's real bottle neck in flexible does a shadow weigh?” and “Why do we feel scared”, it does truly live up to its OLED production is currently the encapsulation technology. Samsung is creators vision in its entirety. To transform the mundane into the common, currently using Vitex’s multi-layer technology which is very slow (the and to transform the common into the unique- this is what Vsauce stands panel has to enter the evaporation chamber 6 times). Samsung is improv- for. What are you waiting for? Get yourself some of that tasty, tasty Vsauce! ing its Vitexprocess. Though till now Samsung has only been able to utilize its Youm screen in Galaxy7 series And it’s no way near to the actual flexi screen. Letshope we will finally see one soon.

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‘The National Level Techno-management Extravaganza’ of HIT or PRAYUKTI is the biggest Tech-fest of the college. This three day event initially organised on the 9, 10, 11 February, 2016 with the 3rd day shifted to 13th, April, 2016, Prayukti 2K16 hoisted a number of attractive events with special attractions that have been one of their kinds in the WBUT fest circle. The events for the year were:- Gospel-Technical Papers R U Sherlocked?-Crime Investigation Requizzit-Quiz Saudagar- B-Plan Yantriki-Robotics Pradarshan-Model Presentation Skavenger-Chemical Funda Circuitrix-Circuit Designing Maniac C-Programming Metamorphosis-Junkyard Art Ranbhoomi-Gaming De-Movier – Movie Making MUN- Model United Nations With immense efforts put in by all the Students in the Organising Committee of the event, Prayukti harboured prizes of over Rs. 2.5Lakhs for the winners. Events like “R U Sherlocked?” posed a special attraction with Crime, Murder n Mystery. An entire plot framed only for the participants to unveil. “MUN” had delegates and commit- tee chairs from eminent colleges like JU, Hazra Law College and Heritage. Overwhelming responses from the students and their active participation especially the 1st years were symbolic to denote the success of all the efforts and hardship put in by the organis- ing students, leading to the declaration of this event as a grand

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Then fell a drop into the steaming cup I 1st : Saurabh Singh (15/CHE/43); Ritam Raj (15/CHE/54) Hindi Song held. He chuckled. Maybe at my suppressed grin, 2nd: Sagar Dutta (14/CHE/38); 1st: Rayanee Chowdhury (12/CHE/40) the embarrassed frown or simply the fact that I Ayush Shome (14/CHE/14) 2nd: Madhurima Roy (12/BT/15) still kept sipping that cup. The day was over, the 3rd: Deepak Kumar (15/EE/41); 3rd: Shrisha Roy (13/EE/103) college was its usual stretch of monotonous nihili- Aakash Kumar Bornwal (15/EE/11) ty with some specks of laughter now and then. Creative Writing The adversities of having friends! Extempore Bengali It was 5:30pm, Rajuda’s thek was in waiting for us 1st: Saptoparna Biswas (14/CS/91) 1st: Raunak Mondal (12/ME/157) with the much appreciated vacancy of exactly one 2nd: Mitrajit Das (13/CS/50) 2nd: Raju Biswas (13/EE/75) bench. "Duto cha", he said to the Mashi, then 3rd: Toshali Das (13/FT/43) 3rd: Joyeeta Bose (12/CHE/ ) turning towards me, "followed by 6 more, maybe, eh?" Recitation Hindi 1st: Shuvam Dutta (13/ECE/108) 1st: Toshali Das (13/FT/43) He chuckled a bit after I rolled my eyes with a 2nd: N.S.Kirti (12/CHE/29) 2nd: Aditya Kumar Jha () sarcastic nod. 3rd: Indranil Chowdhury (15/CSE/40) 3rd : Pranay Kumar (13/CHE/30)

Some people just know us so well, isn’t it? In no Theme Drawing English time at all, just a few weeks maybe. Then they just 1st: Anindita Dey (12/ECE/59) 1st: Tamalika Sarkar (13/CHE/60) get to realize the differences in your breathings. 2nd: Raju Biswas (13/EE/75) 2nd: Ambuj Kumar (15/EE/14) Just like he has. These some people become a 3rd: Biswajeet Kumar (14/PE/12) 3rd: Mahasweta Bhunia () very important part of our 4 years of togetherness, my roommate being another integral part of those Rabindrasangeet One Act Play ‘some’ 1st: Pradipta Pandit (13/CS/58) 1st: Chemical 2nd: Shrisha Roy (13/EE/103) 2nd: Instrumentation Control I’ve hardly ever had friends. Let alone a Best 3rd: Rayanee Chowdhury (12/CHE/40) 3rd: Computer Science friend! There's so much, and so much more we Best Actor (Female): Guria learn here. The meanings of so much what was Folk Song Best Actor (Male): Dharma never said, discovered here. My mother is too irri- 1st: Rayanee Chowdhury (12/CHE/40) Director: Katputli tated with "cazz", but we just can't lose it any- 2nd: Saurabh Kumar Toni (15/EE/87) more, can we? Some things will never change again... The family back in my room, the full time entertainers of my class and those few people, The Times ‘Adda’ #4 who are everywhere! (Continued from Page 1.) the years should be there. They can been exposed to people, involved in I sit here, everyday, looking at so many faces, fac- Sankha: Another reason which leads give their inputs and learn from the interactions and that has helped me es I won't be ever seeing again, and maybe, that's to such incidents, I think, is the lack of seniors as well. Only then, the seniors, communicate better. Involvement, alright! The breeze was pleasant, the sun sitting involvement. The ones who are not after consideration of the resources, therefore, is very important. peacefully on the mounds across the canal. Cou- active participants should be involved will decide. That’s what coordinator Faiz: Even the students must partici- ples held hands, gangs of girls all dressed say, in something that suits their virtues. and volunteer actually mean. pate in these kinds of elections which “Kaku, CC” and ride off in a van, some girls seri- Them being idle and doing nothing Supriya: I think there should be are held to set up bodies like this. The ously exhausted head off to their guitar class, and leads to them being engaged in such some groups which act as a bridge names must not only come through some, like myself are just sitting at theks. It situations mostly because they have between the students and the admin- recommendation of the faculties on seemed the rain had finally stopped for the day. nothing else to do. This negativity can istration, but this group shouldn’t be the basis of academic. The fact is that Oh what beauty that aura exalted! be channelized into positivity confined just to the seniors. Students there should be vernacular represent- I kept my third empty glass aside. He still held his Shubham: Lack of communication from every year should be present in atives with whom people could com- one. Trying to feed him is always a miserable at- will always remain because the gap that committee, because, the commu- fortably communicate in their own tempt on my part. between the seniors and the juniors nication gap between the students of language. are too wide. Don’t think it can be various years is often wide and some- Sankha: These events and the body The first time I stepped into Haldia, it was too filled up anytime soon. But the re- one from the 1st year might hesitate formation must involve juniors as much of an excitement for me. Out of a girls con- spectability factor should always be to put forward an issue to the 4th well. The reason behind this is, due to vent and being under literal house arrest, the con- there, from both the sides. Setting the years. So in this case, a representative the increasing communication gap, if cept of being in a hostel of an engineering college, ego aside will help a lot. from the 1st year present in this com- everything is done by the seniors gave me hopes much beyond speculations. It is Sourav: I would like to put forward a mittee would make it much easier for when it will be time for the juniors to true, Haldia was indeed infamous for its specialty point that when involvement starts, it them to put forward their grievances. step in, they would be inexperienced in recreational nothingness but our lucky stars induces a senior-junior factor, and Then putting forward the legitimate and much less efficient. twinkled with the inauguration of the Haldia City that misleads everything. You can be issues in front of the administration. The Adda rests with the final verdict- Center, in few weeks of our admission. That was a dragged into incidents and pressured Mritigya: This may not exactly be the that to channelize the negativity into relief. Seriously! It’s my fourth semester now, and upon if this interaction has a heavier answer to our problems if the stu- something positive, students must I have met some of the most amazing souls I side to it. dents hold grudges against each other involve themselves in any kind of ac- doubted ever existed, in this very college. Poets, Sunanda: The gap here is too vast. and if this seniority acts an instigator tivity they are passionate about, the dramatists, players, detectives, speculative diplo- Many people believe in the idea of to issues, establishing anybody won’t interaction amongst the students of mats and even, “what are you even doing here?!” condemning others to what they had help until we change our attitude and various years should be increased and geniuses. Maybe life isn’t exactly what we plan it faced. Sometimes, this gap is the our behaviour towards everybody. the gap between the administration would be. Sometimes, just sometimes, surprises reason. Where involvement is less, Until and unless we start communi- and the students should be decreased are actually nice. communication is absent. cating with a friendly nature, this gap by forming a committee consisting of “Hogaya 6 ta, chalo ab!”, he says, with a frown. Sankha: When there is an event, won’t fill in. Like, whenever I have representatives from every year and everybody should be involved. Not participated in events like Rang Milan- putting up a more comfortable com- We pay up. We leave, until tomorrow. only the 3rd or the 4th years, but all ti and Auspicious Paradigm, I have municative setup. The Unheard Voice #4 ing HR and technical personnel come up had barely got past his first semester lost All of us. It is that time of the year again when the drive for recruitment. I have seen every bit of what life had panned out for Rage over this statement of mine, but you hear the unheard voice of the silent students all smartened up with folders in him. you know in your hearts that it is true. observer of the college. Yes, it’s me, your their arms and tension on their faces. I A hundred versions of the incident were I know it is futile to say this but I have to college logo and I am going to present a have also seen final year students stand heard. A thousand speculations were try. Even if a single life can be changed picture of all the things I observed over as one demanding answers from the made. Tens of accusations were fired. with a few words, it is a shot worth mak- the past couple of months and give you administration about the placements. We may have returned to our daily lives ing. Pause for a moment. Think about the benefit of my expert judgment. This year I have seen the usual hubbub but a family still weeps tears of blood for what happened. Think how it affects us Standing here since the dawn of the col- that marks the beginning of Prayukti and its only son. We may quickly forget this all. Ponder over how it is going to shape lege I have been audience to millions of Riviera. I have seen that excitement fall and get ready for the next round of jun- the days to come in the college. And re- things. I have seen my competitor, the flat just as it was about to reach a cre- iors offending seniors and seniors taking member Sugandh Raj. Next time a glass mighty four pillars flourish with the col- scendo. I have seen an unnatural hush an oath to teach them a lesson but the is broken in a fit of violence and a hockey lege, seen twinkly light bulbs come up fall over this college as the news of the truth will not change, will it? club is lifted to break someone’s bones, and light the college like a wedding sce- death of a first year student made It doesn’t matter whose fault it was be- remember a young man who had come ne every time there is an in-house pro- rounds. cause it is a human life we are talking to this place with hopes and dreams. gramme, seen the flowers bloom season I had seen a young man take excited about. A life which could have done won- Remember him and remember your own after season. But more importantly, I selfies with me at the beginning of his ders, could have been kind and just and dreams of the future. Ask yourself if a have been a spectator to the trials and college life and I had to see the heart pride of its family and college. It doesn’t day’s rage is worth the regret of a life- tribulations of the heart of this place- the breaking spectacle of candles being light- matter whom the media deems responsi- time. And you will have your answer. students. ed for the same young man. ble or the administration blames because Praying that no more incidents like this This session I have seen important look- A life was lost amongst us. A student who we are all responsible for this. will break my heart in future, farewell.

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It is al- chase by the ECE side, although at what would have been a match from RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata. most as if the two departments first glance the total seemed emi- winning boundary for them. This have staked exclusive claim over nently gettable. With a steady start catapulted the EE side back into THT: Tell us about your college. Any five sentences that the berth of finalists in the annual and good going it looked to be the game and they went on to win quickly come to your mind. showpiece in our sporting calendar, smooth sailing in the early overs for the game to retain their crown for Swaroop: with the ECE-EE pairing making the the ECE team, only for disaster to another grand year. i) Even before the syllabus of curriculum, the first finals on all of the last three occa- strike in the form of wickets. They thing that comes to my mind is friends. In these sions. found it tough going from then on The beauty of sport and fair compe- three years, I have made bonds for the lifetime. till the death overs with wickets tition prevailed all throughout the ii) Academic pressure and playing silly games in On the big day the EE department falling at regular intervals. It re- tournament and it was heartening the interlude. seemed to be intent on winding up mained neck to neck till the penul- to see the spirit of brotherhood iii) Our awesome seniors, who inspired and paved a their innings pretty early, with wick- timate over when after an unsa- with which opposing teams in the way for us, ets falling early on for a pretty mea- voury and bizarre incident involving tournament treated each other. iv) Organizing and be a part of different activities. gre score. Wickets kept falling the ECE captain, it finally looked This may well serve as a notice to (Personal likes: Coding/robotics) around EE captain Neeraj who was like they were finally about to all those who have contaminated v) Our faculty members who are strict as parents and steadying the ship for the team so break the voodoo and win the title our playgrounds with hate and at the same time frank as friends that they reached a somewhat with six after six from the bat of the bloodshed, a shining marker of respectable total of 86. Spirits were tall and powerful Ravi. THT: What opportunities do you think your college has for running high for all supporters of what a sportsman is meant to be. However, as it is often the case in its students? the opponents, especially because cricket, every ball counts and the Swaroop: College has excellent facilities for placements, the EE department has been final over of the day turned the training and research based activities. Our HOD sir, Dr. Sid- crowned champion for three years dhartha Bhattacharya, is a renowned researcher and he has a wide circle of contacts. He is ever encouraging in the EE Trump Football Tournament field of the research. The Electrical Engineering this tournament and the Other than that our college has excellent scope for expan- Department emerged as Portugal side who won sion of co-curricular activities. We have inter and intra- the winners of the Inter- Euro 2016, with both college cultural competitions. Department Football Tour- teams needing some luck nament, triumphing 1-0 to make it to the final. THT: What are some of the key events and accomplish- over the Computer Science However, the final in this ments your college is proud to show? Department. This caps off a case was easily the best Swaroop: Our college is a member of IEEE and has recently stellar 2016 for the Electri- game of attacking football applied for NBA accreditation, which hopefully we will be cal Department who have the entire event had wit- also won the cricket tourna- nessed. The Computer awarded with. ment for this calendar year. Science and Engineering They topped Group D after Department had no answer THT: Mention any clubs and workshops that are highly suc- accruing four points from to the relentless attacks of cessful. their two games, with a the opposition, and it was Swaroop: We have very established Photography and Ro- sluggish 0-0 draw against only a matter of time be- botics club in our college. Other than we are trying hard to fore they conceded a goal. Raju Biswas emerged as the FT-BT team and a jammy 1-0 win against the Infor- the one to push it into the net which was left exposed construct a coding club in our college. mation Technology Department enough to see them We recently had a very successful entrepreneurship work- with the goalkeeper beaten in his charge and the de- through. fenders fumbled in their attempt. In the end, it was shop. We had workshops on MATLAB/UML/OPP and other The EE team knocked out the formidable team of ECE one goal that became the difference between the topics. We regularly have faculty development workshops. and ME in consecutive matches. tournament winners and a CSE team that had delight- Comparisons could be drawn between the EE side in ed in every game. THT: What benefits in terms of connectivity does your col- lege have? Swaroop: Our college is located Beliaghata region of Kolka- ta, West Bengal, India. It has good connectivity via road and GETTING AHEAD WITH THE NET train. Nearest railway is Sealdah, which is at 10 minutes Even though via auto or bus and in the same way it is at 10 minutes guages fun with their smooth interface. distance from Beliaghata traffic signal. The proximity to it has been quite a while since the internet has taken Saltlake is an added bonus since it is IT hub of Kolkata! the world by storm, many of us are yet to tap the ma- For other free resources regarding your course materi jor potentials of this great resource. There are seem- als, check out thenewboston or learnerstv. THT: A typical day at college for you is? ingly endless possibilities in a world so connected, Swaroop: The beauty of college life is that the typical day however this article is going to be focused on how you For platforms to enhance soft skills, the social net- for different students is different. Everyone has the free- can harness the internet for developing a sharper work Quora must be mentioned for the immense help dom to indulge in different activities according to his/her edge to your profile. So, here goes Getting Ahead with that can be beneficial for you. If you have a question, own likes. As a studious student, my day usually starts with the Net for Dummies! or want inspiration from other's stories or are merely morning class or labs, which is followed by activities at inquisitive, Quora is definitely your place. Besides tech/coding club. To get ahead with the internet, you can follow this these, Tutorialspoint has some concise contents for a pattern which can be particularly useful. wide variety of topics, which includes both hard and THT: Your future plans and how your college is assisting you Learn. Practice. Apply. soft skills. in that? 2. Practice. If you're getting certification for the th Swaroop: My future plans include starting something on my The 0 law for getting ahead with the net states that MOOCs courses, the final project should give you own and gratefully college has organized entrepreneurship one must refrain from opening the browser in incogni- some practice. For programming languages, different workshops to gather the like-minded people. Distinguished to mode (All sorts of distractive and unproductive coding competitions or challenges at Google or Quora personalities from different backgrounds were invited who things in that zone, if you know what we mean.) are quite demanding. Else, you can try working on gave us an insight into the current market situations. small mini-projects on your own. Our faculties will 1. Learn. The first and foremost step in development definitely help with that. THT: How familiar are you with Haldia Institute of Technolo- is to learn. Equip yourself with skills that could get 3. Apply. This is third and the most challenging phase gy? you started in your field of interest. For this, identify where you need to apply and work on what you have Swaroop: Haldia Institute of Technology or HIT is known as your field of interest. You will find plenty of resources learnt. It's time to put your skills to the test, but how? one of the premier institutes in West Bengal which has like tutorials, blogs, discussion forums and even mo- Well, fear not. In come internships and freelancing reputation of churning out good engineers and scholars bile apps with just basic Googling skills. Some of the opportunities. Various sites like Internshala, year after year. As it is located near to Haldia Petrochemi- best resources are available at the various MOOCs Letsintern, and Twenty19 make it easier to apply for cals, it seems like the students of HIT have ample exposure courses by several reputed universities. You can find internships. Registration on Upwork opens up free- to industry and the presence of Ganga River provides a online courses offered by Harvard, Massachusetts, lancing opportunities for you. Signing up for LinkedIn serene environment! and even our own IITs. Here are some resources we will help you keep up with the trends and establish can refer to you for a start. connections in the professional network. Something THT: Any suggestions or feedback you would like to share For online courses by reputed universities like MIT, that you should know regarding this step– this is go- with HITians? Harvard, Michigan etc, you can check their official ing to test your patience and perseverance. You're Swaroop: We would like to be a part of any research based sites or you can try the websites like Coursera, EdX, going to face a lot of refusals and even no responses. collaboration or any cultural initiation. We can collaborate Udemy. Select your course, sign up, learn. You can Be prepared for disappointment and keep trying. by participating and assisting in each other’s events like even get certified at a nominal fee. You can find re- Don't be afraid to apply, however infinitesimally small technical fests and cultural programs amongst others. puted courses offered by the best of our government the chance seems. Above all, take refusals with a (Swaroop Acharya is a 4th Year student of Information institutes at Nptel. smile and continue mailing. In the least, it can help Technology at RCC Institute of Technology) Should you be interested in learning foreign lan- you get noticed.We hope that should help you gear up guages, Duolingo is an app that is particularly useful. for tapping into the massive productive aspects of the Apps like Sololearn make learning programming lan internet. Good Luck!

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PUBLICATION COMMITTEE o, SHILPA SEN (CSE 4th Year) T Prof. A. B. Maity, Dean, SAS, Chairman The Editor SOMDEEP DATTA (CSE 4th Year) Dr Anjan Mishra Registrar, Member I write in response to your previous issue which high- lighted the uprising of various student groups and their Mr. Manas Kumar Bera, AEIE, Member SARANSH NEERAD (ME 3rd Year) achievements in our college. It was very heartening to Mr. Indrayudh Bandyopadhyay, EE, Member see our student community join hands and form SOHUM SEN (EE 3rd Year) groups like Asphalt which has made our entire college Mr. Anupam De, AS, Member proud. SOUMYA DEYROY (EE 3rd Year) While we students have risen to the occasion of bring- Sk. Arif Ahmed, MCA, Member ing name and fame to our institution, I would like to Ms. Meenakshi Dey, AS, Member DEBASMITA BANERJEE (FT 3rd Year) draw the attention of the administration to another important facet of our academic life. Through the me- Ms. Gouri Das, AS, Member SANHITA CHAKRABORTY (CHE 3rd Year) dium of The HIT Times, I am forwarding a formal re- quest to the authorities to have an annual convocation Prof. Bikash Bepari, PE, Convener ceremony. HARSA MITRA (ME 3rd Year) I would like to emphasize that convocation is the ulti- mate ceremonial validation in a student’s life. Every STUDENT MEMBERS PIYUSH SINHA (ECE 2nd Year) student dreams of this day when he/she will wear the academic dress with mortar board and will walk to the ANKUR PRIYDARSHI (ECE Pass out 2015) SOUMITA MAJI (AEIE 2nd Year) stage upon the announcement of his/her name. It highly lifts the self-confidence in a student which is PALLAV MUKHERJEE (BT 2nd Year) extremely essential for any future venture. AVINASH PANDIT (ECE Pass out 2015) Through your newspaper, I would like to draw attention

AKANKSHA CHOUDHARY (ICE 2nd Year) to the fact that the importance of this event has unfor- BHASKAR KUMAR (ECE Pass out 2015) tunately been overlooked in our institution for all these years. Graduation ceremony is not only prestigious for KIRTI NEMANI (CHE Pass out 2015) a student but also for the institution as it speaks of the JOIN US! quality of education bestowed by the institution. I remain very keen to send this message to our admin- RISHABH PRAKASH (ECE Pass out 2015) Want to join us as a core team member? Keep your eyes open istrative body and talk to our respected Director Sir if for HIT Times Recruitment 2017! Check our Facebook page required regarding this matter. I hope this message AISHWARYA MUKHERJEE (BT 4th Year) for related notice: www.facebook.com/the.hit.times has its expected reach and impact. Have Something to share? Drop us a mail at: JYOTIRMOY DAS GUPTA (AEIE 4th Year) [email protected] -Sulagna Roy (Pass out 2015 EE)

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