UTTARAKHAND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY e-NEWSLETTER An Official e-Newsletter of Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun Examination, Shri. S.P.S Rawat, Deputy Registrar, Smt. Shabali Gurung, Asst. Director, HoD form different department of University and University staff were present. 1. Secretary, Hon’ble Governor visit for Assessing the Best University 2. UTU bags 4th Prize amongst best Universities The Governor House officials for the physical verification in Uttarakhand. of University for the award of Best University in The Hon’ble Governor of Uttarakhand and Chancellor, Dr Uttarakhand visited the University on 13th April 2016. Shri. K K Paul had announced ‘Chancellor’s Award’ for best Arun Kumar Dhondiyal Ji, OSD and Secretary to Hon’ble University in the State. After reviewing the performance of Governor was among the key official who visited the Universities, Hon’ble Governor Dr. K.K Paul on 26th April University for Physical Verification of University. 2016, in a meeting with all the Vice-Chancellors, announced the best University. The physical verification was done on various parameters such as courses run by the University, No. of students Enrolled in the University, No. of class rooms, Laboratories and Library, University campus area, Infrastructure, Sports facilities, Environmental Monitoring The Uttarakhand Technical University received the forth at University, Status of University rules, regulations and position among the Best Universities of the state. A cash their implementation, Status of student Grievance prize of Rs 25,000/- alongwith a certificate was received Redressal Cell, Maintenance and monitoring of discipline by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg from Hon’ble at University, National/ International Recognition Award Governor, Dr K K Paul. The cash prize was given to won by the University, Establishment of the Centre for procure the books in the Library for the benefits of students Excellence in Pharma, Events of the recent past, and reserachers. Cleanliness in Campus/ University Building, No. of Research projects and funding, Villages adopted by the 3. Birth Anniversary of Baba Saheb Bhimrao University, Training programs run by University, Status of Ambedkar facilities available for extra-curricular activities, Student Uttarakhand Technical University on 14th April 2016 at its teacher ratio, number of teaching and non teaching staff University premises celebrated the 125th birth anniversary etc. of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, an Indian politician and social rights activist. All the University officers Prof. On the occasion, Prof. P.K Garg, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Vijay Juyal, Registrar, Prof K S Vaisla, COE, Mr S P Vijay Juyal, Registrar, Prof. K.S Vaisla, Controller of April-2016 EDITION Page 1 UTTARAKHAND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY e-NEWSLETTER An Official e-Newsletter of Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun Rawat, Dy Registrar and staff were present on the school, he moved on to Columbia University for his occasion. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Prof, P.K Garg graduation, and afterwards he studied at the London appreciated the Constitution framed by Dr. Baba Saheb School of Economics and Political Science where he Bhimrao Ambedkar. Prof. Garg, in his speech said, formulated many of his ideas related to social equality in Ambedkar Jayanti is an important day for Indian officials India. After leaving London, Ambedkar returned to India and citizens. to pursue a career. The people of India celebrate Dr Ambedkar Jayanti to honor the life of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and the many improved social conditions that he caused. 4. 35th Annual Uttarakhand Ratna Award Ceremony 2016 The 35th Annual Uttarakhand Ratna award ceremony 2016 was organized on 17th April by All India Conference of Intellectuals at Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education auditorium at Dehradun. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg received Uttarakhand Ratna Award for his services and contributions in the field of technical education. The ceremony was inaugurated by Mr. Justice Rajesh Tandon, Member Human Rights Commission, U.K, and by the Chief Guest Hon. Lt. Gen. K.M Seth, Former Governor of Chattisgarh. 5. Abhiyantrotsav-2016 IEEE Student Branch of Uttarakhand Technical University Dehradun celebrated its first technical festival ‘Abhiyantrotsav 2016’ on 27-28 April, 2016. The festival Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar played a fundamental role started with Inaugural ceremony in the presence of in the creation of India’s constitution. As a proponent for Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. P.K Garg. Chief Guest for widespread human rights in India, Ambedkar sought to the Inaugural ceremony was Dr. Rajendra Dobhal, Director eliminate India’s caste system. Dr. Ambedkar eventually General, UCOST Dehradun, and the Guest-of-Honor was became the first Law Minister of India. Dr Ambedkar was Major Gen (Retd.) A.K Chaturvedi. The dais was also the son of an officer in the Indian Army. Despite his shared by Dr. Alaknanda Ashok, Convener, WIE Affinity father’s ranked status as an officer, Ambedkar and his Group U.P Section, Dr. K.S Vaisla, SMIEEE. family belonged to the lowest caste in India. As a member of the lowest caste, Ambedkar was considered to be an Different events were held like Seminar on ‘Green untouchable. A large portion of the Indian population in Technologies’, Technical Quiz, Project Exhibition, and the 19th and 20th centuries were Untouchables. As an Technical Poster Presentation. The students from different untouchable, he used to face a great deal of discrimination colleges, like COER Roorkee, BSM College of during his childhood years. Ambedkar studied very hard Engineering Roorkee, WIT Dehradun, DBIT Dehradun, while he was in school, and scored very highly in high SGND Khalsa College, Faculty of Technology Dehradun school entrance examinations. After completing high participated in this technical festival. On the first day of April-2016 EDITION Page 2 UTTARAKHAND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY e-NEWSLETTER An Official e-Newsletter of Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun technical festival, events, Technical Quiz and Poster 6. IEEE International Conference on Advances in presentations were held. Computing, Communication & Automation (ICACCA2016) at Tulas Institute The scientific community has witnessed radical changes thorough its innovative approach and research in all engineering disciplines. On day two, around 260 students from different colleges in and around Dehradun participated in different events. The winners of different events are: The community has matured to develop and adopt latest Technical Quiz- Mr Lalit Bangari, Ms Anshu Singh tools and techniques that allow researchers from multiple (Faculty of Technology, Dehradun) platforms, research laboratories, institutes, etc., across the Seminar on ‘Green Technologies’- Mr Jayant globe, to work together. The conference ICACCA 2016 Agarwal (COER Roorkee) was organized at Tula’s Institute from 8th to 9th April 2016. Technical Poster Presentation- Mr Gourav Kumar The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg, graced the occasion (BSM College of Engineering Roorkee) as Chief Guest. He addressed the rapid development in the Project Exhibition- Mr Rajan Verma (DBIT field of signal computing, communications, control and Dehradun) and Mr Vaibhav Sharma (DBIT automation by interacting and sharing the outcome of their Dehradun) latest research and the state–of–art in Computing, Control, Communications and Automation for various applications. 7. SPECTRUM-2016 SPECTRUM-2016, the Annual Fest of Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal was conducted from 21st April to 23rd April. It was then inaugurated by Shri Deepak Rawat, IAS, District Magistrate, Nainital. Prof. B. S. Bisht, Director, BIAS hosted the ceremony. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg graced the occasion as the Chief Guest on last day and distributed the prizes and awards to winners of various events. The Chief Guest for the closing ceremony was Dr. Durgesh 8. National Conference on Role of Civil Pant, Director, USAC Dehradun. The dais was shared by Engineering in Nation Building (RCNB 2016) Dr. Alaknanda Ashok, Convener, WIE Affinity Group U.P The Quantum Global Campus on 16th and 17th April Section, Dr. Manju Sundriyal, Scientist, USERC organized the National Conference on Role of Civil Dehradun. The festival was followed by the cultural event- Engineering in Nation Building (RCNB 2016). The aim of Kathak by Internationally renowned Nalini-Kamalini Ji. the conference was to bring together relevant human April-2016 EDITION Page 3 UTTARAKHAND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY e-NEWSLETTER An Official e-Newsletter of Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun resource to share their ideas to achieve this objective of Faculty, Staff and Students separately, and informed the nation building. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg new initiatives being taken at UTU. graced the occasion as Chief Guest on 16th April and 12. Conference on Advances in Computational delivered keynote talk through power point presentation Technologies which was very well appreciated by the audience.. Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad conducted a th 9. 4 National Conference on “Advance conference on Advances in Computational technologies on Researches in Engineering and Sciences” 30th April 2016 at TMU, Moradabad campus. The Vice On 9th April, Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg graced a Chancellor, Prof. P.K Garg, graced the occasion as Chief National Conference on Advance Researches in Guest addressed the gathering about