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Vol. 85 November 2018

® THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY Bridging the gap between the classroom and the real world (For internal circulation only) NAAC ACCREDITED NCU Activities Message from the Governor The NorthCap University, Gurugram, celebrates its 7th Annual Convocation he NorthCap University, Gurugram, held its 7th Annual Convocation TCeremony for its various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on 20 November 2018. The event was a memorable one and was presided over by Hon'ble Mr Justice Dipak Misra, Former Chief Justice of India. Other luminaries present at the event included The NorthCap University's Chancellor and Hon'ble Mr Satyadev Narayan Arya Founder Member, Mr V Daulet Singh; Pro-Chancellor, Prof Prem Vrat; Vice- Governor of Haryana Chancellor, Prof. HB Raghavendra; Founder Members Mr Avdhesh Mishra and Mr Shiv Saran Mehra.

A total of 903 students were awarded degrees in their respective disciplines, including 519 from BTech, 26 from MTech, 23 from BSc Maths (H), 27 from MSc (Maths), 94 from BBA, 61 from BCom (H), 25 from BSc (Eco), 32 from MBA, 77 from BBA-LLB (H), 7 from LLM and 12 awarded PhD. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded to 31 candidates who topped the list in their respective streams and 4 Certificates of Merit were awarded. Mr Tanyam, Dept (For internal circulation only) Vol. 85 November 2018

of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Student of the Adamia, Romania. Mr Drofenik spoke on the impact of technology on law by Year Award’. giving a brief acumen of law employing new technologies to pursue goals which were pursued by other technologies in the past like e-document, e- signature, payment of obligations through e-money and discussed their position in other European nations. The keynote address at the event was delivered by Prof. Nuzhat Praveen Khan, Head and Dean, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia. She highlighted issues related to technological advancements of society which have given intensification alarms in relation to integrity and security of cyber space, social networking sites, information, trust and privacy, consumer protection, taxation issues, jurisdictional questions, issues related to intellectual property rights and electronic transactions etc. The inaugural session was followed by three technical sessions under different themes. 69 delegates from across the country, including two foreign delegates, participated in the conference. Congratulating the graduating students Hon’ble Mr Justice Dipak Misra said, Participants received Certificates for Paper Presentation. (SOL2018CO001) “This is one of the fantastic gatherings I have ever witnessed. Such a huge gathering of ecstatic students, enthusiastic teachers and proud parents in a Convocation ceremony is very rare.” Speaking about the new world of data he said, “Artificial Intelligence can never match the original intelligence of man and today you are the future and you will be determining the original intelligence. You have the distinctive quality of being rational.” On gender equality Mr Justice Misra said that he was a person who believed in primacy of gender equality and appreciated the University for also following the same. Earlier, amidst the chanting of mantras the convocation started with the academic procession. Later, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. HB Raghavendra, presented the Annual Report of the University. Speaking on the occasion he said, “The NorthCap University plays a crucial role in preparing students for a sound professional career. We strive to empower our youth capital with skills, abilities and attitude that will enable them to win deals and go on to become Daikin Centre of Excellence leaders and influencers and determine the fate of companies.” The Convocation ended with the oath taking ceremony by the students.

After receiving the 'Outstanding Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt Ltd (DAIPL), a 100% subsidiary of Daikin Student of the Year Award' the elated Industries Ltd, Japan, has partnered with the Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Tanmay said, "It's a matter of great NCU, to set up its 16th Centre of Excellence. The ‘Daikin Centre of Excellence’ pride for me and my family to be (CoE) was inaugurated at the University on 12 Nov 2018 by Mr Kanwal Jeet honoured with the University's Jawa, CEO & MD, Daikin India in the presence of Mr KD Virmani, Sr Vice- prestigious 'Outstanding Student of President and Mr APS Gandhi, GM, Training & Development and Customer the Year' award. I take this opportunity Service, Daikin India; Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor; Prof HB Raghavendra, to thank my parents, teachers and my Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Pramod Bhatia, Head, Dept of ME, NCU, and other University for providing me a nurturing dignitaries. environment and opportunities to While inaugurating the Centre, Mr Jawa said, “Nation Building is through Skill develop and showcase my skills, Building”. The biggest barrier to the growth of a nation is getting skilled people abilities and attitude at the national and international level.” who can spearhead the socio-economic development of the nation. The CoE The event was streamed live on Facebook and thousands viewed it. acts as a common facility and is aimed at nurturing young minds and harnessing them for the HVAC industry. The curriculum is focused towards International Conference on ‘Interface enhancing industry-readiness of budding technocrats. Mr Jawa has further extended his support towards funding of research projects, event between Technology and Law: Moving sponsorships, and placement opportunities to students in Daikin or its channel towards Digital India’ partners. The School of Law organised the International Conference on Interface The Centre showcases Daikin’s futuristic products and major products in HVAC between Technology and Law: Moving towards Digital India’ on 5 Nov 2018. along with industry tool kits. It’ll ensure hands-on practical exposure for The conference was inaugurated by Mr Jozef Drofenik, Ambassador and students and help them acquire new technologies used in the air-conditioning Plenipotentiary, Republic of Slovenia, accompanied by First Lady Dr Ala industry including the VRV technology, R-32 refrigerant and inverter

2 (For internal circulation only) Vol. 85 November 2018 technology. Experts from DAIPL will impart training to the faculty and students photovoltaics and covered almost all its aspects including solar module, solar on advanced technologies in Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) array, complete solar PV system, various types of solar cell technologies System using air-conditioning units supplied by DAIPL. The inauguration available in the market and the technologies which are still under research. It event was coordinated by Mr Jag Parvesh Dahiya, Dr Amit Arora and technical was an interactive session and students were curious to learn about this staff of Dept of ME. (MED2018O019) domain. Dr Vandana also briefed the students about The NorthCap University and the 150KW PV system installed at the University. (ECE2018O016) Viva-Voce q PhD viva-voce of Ms Tanisha Manchanda, PhD scholar, Dept of APS, on the topic ‘Hydrocarbon and lipid production by botryococcus braunii’ was held on 29 Oct 2018. he completed PhD under the guidance of Dr Rashmi Tyagi, former Associate Professor, Dept of APS, NCU, Dr DK Sharma, Emeritus Professor, IIT Delhi, Dr RB Bajpai, former Associate Professor, Dept of APS, NCU. q PhD viva-voce of Mr Abhishek Pratap Singh, PhD scholar, Dept of ME, on the topic ‘Computational analysis of pollutant dispersion mechanism in an urban street canyon’ was held on 30 Oct 2018. He completed PhD under the guidance of Dr Pramod Bhatia, Professor, Dept of ME. q PhD viva-voce of Ms Pooja Sabherwal, PhD scholar, Dept of CSE&IT, on the topic ‘Automatic delineation of QRS complex and T-wave in Department of CSE & IT electrocardiogram using signal processing techniques’ was held on 3 Project Exhibition Nov 2018. She completed her PhD under the guidance of Dr Latika Singh, former Associate Professor, Dept of CSE&IT, NCU and Dr An exhibition of IoT based projects was held by the Department on 17 Nov Monika Aggarwal, Associate Professor, IIT Delhi, Dept of Computer 2018 at the University. The projects showcased the skills acquired by the Science & Engineering. students of 7th Sem during the ‘Programming for IoT Devices’ course conducted by Ms Prerna Singal. Students demonstrated their hard work, dedication and intelligence by proposing IoT based solutions for various real world problems. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. HB Raghavendra, encouraged the News from the School of students and gave suggestions for enhancing their projects. Garbage Engineering and Technology Monitoring System, Voice Controlled Wheelchair and Motion Detection Alert System were adjudged the best projects on display in the exhibition. Department of EECE (CSEO2018056) Workshop q A hands-on workshop on ‘Antenna Array Design through MATLAB’ (under context learning) was conducted by Ms Hitu Sharma, Mathsworks for BTech, ECE, 3rd and 5th Sem students on 2 Nov 2018. She discussed how to create and analyze antenna arrays in Antenna Toolbox, with emphasis on concepts such as beam scanning, side lobe level, mutual coupling, element patterns, and grating lobes, how to analyse the 3D modelling of Antenna, analyzing s-parameters, impedance etc. It helped students to deal with the practical aspect of the subject in their curriculum and hence gained experience to work on different types of antenna applications which will help them to make mini projects in their lab work. The event was coordinated by Dr Shaveta Arora, Ms Amanpreet Kaur and Prof. Swaran Ahuja. (ECE2018WO011) Workshop Data Analysis and Research Group, Dept of CSE&IT, organized a ‘Workshop on Augmented Reality’ on 9 Nov 2018 which was conducted by Mr Sourav Nayyar, Project Manager, Fidelity International, Gurugram. It started with an introduction to Augmented Reality (AR), AR-commonly used frameworks and AR-development tools. He extended AR to mixed reality and virtual reality. The workshop was attended by 50 students and faculty members. It was coordinated by Dr Vijendra Singh and members of data analysis and research group. (CSEW2018004)

Antenna Array Design through MATLAB Faculty Activity Dr Vandana Khanna delivered a guest lecture on ‘Solar Energy: The Ultimate Renewable Resource’ to 2nd and 3rd year students at DPGITM, Gurugram, on 29 Oct 2018. She spoke about the importance of solar energy and briefed them about the thermal and photovoltaic types. Dr Vandana focused on solar

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Guest Lecture Department of CSE&IT organized a guest lecture on ‘Routing Algorithms and Firewalls’ by Mr Gaurav Sidana, Network Engineer from a reputed organization, for 5th Sem students on 13 Nov 2018, followed by interaction with students on careers in networking. He highlighted and explained the benefits of CCNA certification along with latest technologies and on-going research areas of Computer Network. The guest lecture was coordinated by Ms Neeti Kashyap and Ms Hitesh Yadav.

CEE, Final-year. There were many games like save your balloon, bottoms up, musical chair etc. organized for everyone to take part and win prizes as well. Alumni shared their experiences 'in and after NCU' and provided suggestions for the betterment of the University. The event concluded on a happy note with the gifting of mementos to our alumni by the Heads and a vote of thanks by Dr Vaishali Sahu followed by lunch. The event was coordinated by the Departmental Alumni coordinators, Dr Vaishali Sahu, CEE, and Mr Anmol Bhatia, ME.(CEE2018O017) Student Project A team comprising of Vishu Workshop S i n g h ( 1 5 C S U 2 6 1 ) , A two day workshop on 'Analysis and Design of determinate and indeterminate Abhishek (15CSU005) and structures with Staad Pro V8i' was organized by the Department from 31 Oct to T a n v i A g g a r w a l 1 Nov 2018 in the CADD Lab. The workshop was organized in association with (15CSU244) developed a IID (Institute of Industrial Design) and CADD Centre. The content of the project based on IoT- workshop was in-line with the subjects studied by the students as a part of their G a r b a g e M o n i t o r i n g curriculum. Students were provided hands-on experience in analysis of System as their BTech beams, frame and trusses subjected to static and moving loads and design of major project for the year 2018 under the guidance of concrete sections. They also had the opportunity to practice more problems Ms Hitesh Yadav. Their which helped them understand underlying concepts better. (CEE2018WO007) project measures the fill level of the garbage inside the bin and this data is collected in real time on the website, showing a graph of the fill level v/s time. This project was exhibited in SPEED-2018 competition for engineering design at GD Goenka University in Oct 2018 competing with 200 teams from all over India. The project idea was appreciated by the judges and all present there. Students participated in the project exhibition for IoT held at NCU on 17 Nov 2018 for demonstrating skills in ‘Programming for IoT devices’. Three teams were given letters of appreciation and this project was one of them. (CSEO2018055)

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar Alumni Meet 2018 CAAD Centre, Gurugram, conducted a seminar on 'Project Management using Depts of CEE & ME jointly organized an Alumni meet on 17 Nov 2018 in which Primavera' on 14 Nov 2018. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Guest Mr R 30 alumni of different batches of Civil & Mechanical Engineering participated. Panneerselvam, Senior Director, MSME, said that the aim of MSME is to The event was inaugurated by the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries and encourage students to achieve their dream job or become entrepreneurs. He Alumni Mr Amit Pal Singh (Class of 2000), Major Kuldeep Singh Yadav (Class of 2004), Ms Sakshi Gupta and Mr Chetan Arora (Class of 2011). Vice- Chancellor, Prof. HB Raghavendra, motivated the alumni to stay connected with the University and help build a stronger campus to corporate connection. Dr Archanaa Dongre, Head, Dept of CEE, and Prof. Pramod Bhatia, Head, Dept of ME, addressed the gathering on the achievements of their respective departments focusing on various industry interactions and MoUs with industry and academia, setting up of Daikin Centre of Excellence and NABL accredited NCUTC lab. The day’s programme had a lot of exciting events to raise the nostalgia one notch up. Mr Harpreet Singh sang a melodious song followed by a Bhangra performance by NCU students and mimicry performance by Sahil Sharma,

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stated that Civil Engineering is the mother of all branches of engineering and 2nd: Ritika Kalra (18CSU176) and 3rd: Ritik Arora (18CSU196). Certificates of has good scope both in the present and the future. He appreciated the Participation were given to all participants. Dr Bharti Arora and Dr Aditya innovative and socially relevant projects undertaken by BTech students and Sharma were the resource persons for the training and also coordinated it. encouraged them to come forward and get in touch with MSME regarding their (APS2018O040) projects. The occasion was graced by the presence of Prof. R Raghavendra, Student Projects Vice-Chancellor, Dr Archanaa Dongre, Head, Dept of CEE and Mr Jasmeet Singh, CAAD Centre, Gurugram. The seminar highlighted the importance of 30 students of BTech (CSE, ME & ECE) and BSc Physics (H) displayed 10 Primavera in Civil Engineering and the job opportunities available through its Physics Projects in Momentum & Cerebration 2018 on 24 Oct 2018. Mentored usage. The event was coordinated by Dr Vaishali Sahu. (CEE2018O018) by Dr Sunita Sharma, students addressed the main challenge of today i.e. smart use of energy by developing projects like Electric car, Automatic Street Light, Smart City, Electronic Voting Machine etc. Cerebration being an inter- Department of Applied Sciences departmental event provided the students a good platform to discuss various Guest Lectures aspects of their project and upgrade further.(APS2018O037) q To learn about opportunities in industry related to Data Analysis, a Faculty Achievement lecture was organized by the Department for BTech 3rd Year, 4th Year, BSc Maths (H) and MSc Maths students by Mr Rahul Jain, Transition Dr Hukum Singh, Associate Professor, Dept of APS, Manager (IT Transition & Transformation Pools), IBM, on 15 Nov 2018. NCU has been selected by the Indian Ceramic Society to He focused on basic concepts of how to do data analysis in terms of receive the prestigious Deokaran Award for data requirement specifications, data collection, data processing and ‘Glass’–2018 for his research paper ‘Stability and data cleaning. Raw data of IBM portfolio projects was explained using Percolation Threshold of Ge42–xPbxSe58 (9

Training on Chemical Drawing Software The Dept of APS organized hands-on training on 'Chemical Drawing Software' for BTech Computer Science 1st Year students on 16 Nov 2018 in which 30 students participated. ACD/Chem Sketch is a molecular modelling programme used to create and modify images of chemical structures. Molecules and molecular models are displayed in two and three dimensions to understand the structure of chemical bonds and the nature of the functional groups. The session started with the basics of the software, followed by hands-on training on ACD/Chem Sketch. Demonstrations of various components of the software were given in an interactive manner. A session named 'Play with Chemical Structures' tested the skills, knowledge as well as time management of participants. The software aided in understanding key chemistry concepts and Department of Mechanical Engineering the importance of chemistry, through fun and competition. Certificates and Contextual Learning based Field Visit prizes were distributed to the Winners viz., 1st: Siddhant Sharma (18CSU201), To impart contextual learning, a field visit to the University’s Chiller Plant was organized on 13 Oct 2018 for students enrolled for the course on ‘Refrigeration & Air conditioning’ (MEL 405). Students were acquainted with the cooling capacity, hardware installation and auxiliary specifications of the plant. They were given hands-on experience of evaluating the instantaneous performance of the plant and briefed about the routine monitoring and preventive maintenance practices etc. by the Estate Manager Mr RS Sharma. The visit was coordinated by Dr Amit Arora. (MED2018V011)

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Parent-Faculty Interaction q Dr Vikas Sharma visited Suneel Auto Component Pvt Ltd, Daultabad, T h e D e p a r t m e n t Gurugram, to obtain feedback of organized its first industrial internship of Final-year P a r e n t - F a c u l t y student. The mentor reported the good Interaction for BTech progress of the candidate and offered (ME) students on 3 internship for NCU students in future Nov 2018. Parents of also. Based on the performance of the 51 students attended student, some live industrial projects t h e m e e t i n g a n d will be shared with students in future u n a n i m o u s l y which will strengthen industrial- commended this initiative of the University and suggested such interactions academia collaboration. Company should be held once in three months. Since parents are the principal stake supervisor, Mr Anil Kumar, showed interest in NCU’s MTech (Part-time) holders, the meeting was organized with the aim to make them familiar with the programme in Thermal Engineering for next session of 2019. overall performance of their wards including co-curricular and extra-curricular (MED2018V013) activities. They were also sensitized to use the ‘Parent Information System’ (PIS) proactively. The meeting was presided over by Head, Dept of ME, Prof. Faculty Activity Pramod Bhatia, and chaired by Mr Jagparvesh Dahiya for 1st Year, Dr Dr Satnam Singh and Mr Praveen Singh presented their research papers in the Abhishek Partap Singh for 2nd Year, Dr Amit Arora for 3rd Year and Dr Rohit International workshop on NANO/MICRO 2D-3D fabrication, manufacturing of Singh Lather, for Final-year students. All members of the faculty and technical electronic – biomedical devices & applications (IWNEBD-2018) held from 31 staff of the Department contributed significantly to the success of the event Oct–2 Nov 2018 at IIT, Mandi (HP). which was coordinated by Dr Amit Arora and Dr Satnam Singh. Dr Satnam Singh presented a paper on ‘Processing and characterization of (MED2018O020) metallic powder based castings using Microwave Energy’ and Mr Praveen presented a paper on ‘Correlation of microstructure evolution and functional Industrial Visit wear performance of heat treated dual phase steel’ as poster presentations. q Dr Abhishek Pratap Singh and Prof. Pramod Bhatia visited Maruti (MED2018WA004) Centre for Excellence (MACE), Manesar, on 15 Nov 2018 to meet Mr DK Dewan, Assistant General Manager, and Mr Puneet Mishra, Business Development Manager, MACE, under the MoU between NCU and MACE. The outcome of the meeting is as under: • Technical workshops planned for students - One-day visit and workshop for students (in groups) at MACE covering introduction of all technical modules for BTech, Mechanical & Electronics programmes in next semester, January-June 2019. • Student summer internship – Design course modules and identify interested students for summer internship (May-July 2019). • Six-month internship – Identify 2-4 Final-year students (Mechanical & Electronics) for industrial internship at MACE. Centre for Languages Learning • Live industrial projects – MACE agreed to identify some live Centre for Languages Learning organized a seminar on Corporate Governance industrial projects where NCU students can be associated to work and Role of CII towards the governance of businesses in India which was on, as their Final- year project. conducted by Mr Vivek Upadhyay, Deputy Director, CII, SME, on 17 Nov 2018 • Faculty Externship – Identify course modules for faculty externship for 3rd Sem Engineering and 5th Sem Management students studying Human and schedule training under FDP activities of NCU during Values and Professional Ethics. Mr Vivek Upadhyay specializes in Corporate winter/summer vacations. Communications, Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibilities, Strategic • Industrial Consultancies – MACE has agreed to identify Planning, Media Relation & PR, Creative Development, Branding & Events, consultancy work for NCU faculty for which faculty profiles and Industry Body Liaising & Advocacy. He shared information related to history and their area of expertise will soon be shared by the University. Pillars of Corporate Governance, role of CII in governance, SEBI and its (MED2018V012) importance in business and development of Indian economy, downfalls and success stories in business. (CLL2018 011)

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members discussed the problems faced by students in academics and News from the School of Management procedure for participation in various extra-curricular activities like Moot Court Competition, Client Counselling, Debate, as well as online attendance portal Seminar (ERP), LMS and evaluation process such as online tests and Court Room SOM organized a one-day seminar on 'Transitioning from Corporate Social Exercise (CRE). The meeting was attended by approximately 50 parents along Responsibility to Corporate Sustainability Education' on 2 Nov 2018. The with their wards. (SOL2018O024) invited speakers were Ms Mamta Saikia, COO, Bharti Foundation; Alumnus Mr Shobhit Bhatnagar (Class of 2014) PwC; Mr Hitesh Sharma, National Manager, Ricoh India Ltd; Mr Pravin Malick, Environment Director, South Asia Markets, Guest Lecture Tetra Pak India and Ms Sweta Bhattacharjee (Mobile Creches). Students' SOL organized a lecture on ‘Cyber Laws, Cyber Crime and Cyber Security’ for participation was quite overwhelming with over 125 registrations from across BBA-LLB (H), 7th & 9th Sem students by Dr Sarah Jane Fox, Senior Lecturer in the University and others. Each speaker focused on giving back to society Criminology, Middlesex University London, specializing in law and policing, on while integrating the same with their corporate objectives and shared how they have been doing it. The event was coordinated by Dr Sushmita B Waraich and 13 Nov 2018. She talked about issues pertaining to cyber security, fallacies in Dr Deergha Sharma. (SOM2018WO003) regulatory legal regime, latest global developments in controlling and tracking cyber-crimes and establishing a more secure platform to provide security. Dr Sarah also shared her research work in the area of Cyber Security. She holds a PhD in Law with research related to cross border enforcement and the implications (challenges) of the movement of people across set boundaries into other jurisdictions. Ms Deborisha Dutta, Assistant Professor, coordinated the lecture. (SOL2018G008) Faculty Activity Ms Unanza Gulzar was invited to judge the Guest Lecture 3rd Intra-Faculty Moot Court Competition A lecture on 'Design Thinking: The Path to Innovation' for students of Creativity, 2018 organized by Faculty of Law, Jamia Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (Open Elective) and BTech, Millia Islamia, ND, held on 17 Nov 2018. CSE 1st Year students (all branches - coordinated by Ms Jyotika Pruthi) was (SOL2018O026) delivered by Ms Shalu Manan, Global Capability Development Leader for Transformation Services, Genpact, on 13 Nov 2018. She leads strategic capability development across Genpact in areas like Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation and domain expertise. The lecture was News from the School of Professional coordinated by Dr Sushmita Biswal Waraich. (SOM2018G008) Attachment (SPA)

Reliance Retail, a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries Ltd and the largest retailer in India, conducted its selection process on 26 Oct 2018 for BTech ME & ECE students wherein eight students were extended the job offer. Stratbeans, an IT products company offering mobile and online learning products to large corporates, conducted its selection process on 26 Oct 2018 for BTech / MTech (CSE&ECE) and MBA students and two students received the final offer. Social Curry, a private social networking App designed for Indian neighbourhoods, conducted its selection process on 30 Oct 2018 for BTech & MTech (CSE & ECE) and MBA students wherein three students got the job offer. Parent Faculty Interaction Parent-Faculty Interaction was organized at SOM on 3 Nov 2018. Parents met the concerned class mentors in order to know the progress of their wards. Mentors specifically contacted parents of students who are not regular in class or are lagging behind. Parents and mentors discussed as to how to work together in order to bring in improvements. Parents were quite appreciative of the initiative. (SOM2018O021) News from the School of Law

Parent-Faculty Interaction To provide a platform for interaction with parents of Social curry CEO interacting with students freshers SOL organized a Newgen Software Technologies Ltd is a global provider of Business Process meeting of parents and faculty on Management, Enterprise Content Management and Customer Communication 3 Nov 2018. Parents were Management solutions. The company conducted its selection process on 31 informed about the attendance Oct 2018 for BTech & MTech (CSE) students wherein one student received the and performance of their wards in final offer. the Minor exams. Faculty HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organization,

7 (For internal circulation only) Vol. 85 November 2018 conducted its selection process on 2 Nov 2018 for BTech CSE students. ID Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd caters to the needs of Plastic Cards and Smart Results are awaited. Cards in India. The company conducted its selection process on 23 Nov 2018 Eckovation is a platform where teachers can launch a course and discover for BTech (ECE, ME, CEE) students and six students got the final offer. potential students and where students can discover courses of their interest. Pre Placement Talk The company conducted its selection process on 5 Nov 2018 for BTech Fidelity and SPA conducted a Pre Placement Talk on the topic - ‘Power of data’ students (all branches) where eight students got the final offer. for Class of 2020 on 2 Nov 2018. They shared real examples of how Data Cvent Inc, one of the world’s leading provider of cloud-based software for Analytics is impacting our everyday lives positively or negatively. CSE and ECE meetings and event management, conducted its selection process on 5 Nov pre-final year students participated in the event. 2018 for BTech, CSE & ECE, students. Results are awaited. RGF (Recruit Global Family) India, one of Asia’s largest recruiting and information services business, conducted its selection process on 12 Nov 2018 for BTech (CSE) students. Results are awaited. The company conducted another selection process on 21 Nov 2018 for BTech (CSE) students and results are awaited. Express Roadways, one of India's fastest growing Logistics companies, conducted its selection process on 13 Nov 2018 for BTech (All streams) & MBA students where five students got the final job offer. Azcom Technology, a leader in advanced wireless communication, Fidelity & SPA team during the Pre Placement Talk conducted its selection process on 16 Nov 2018 for BTech (CSE & ECE) Alumni Meet 2018 students. Results are awaited. Alumni Meet 2018 was conducted by the Depts of CEE & ME on 17 Nov 2018. It Schoogle-TGES, a one stop solution to all education needs, conducted its was decided to strengthen the link between the current NCU students and selection process on 16 Nov 2018 for BTech & MTech (ECE, ME, CEE), BSc & alumni for their support in the area of training, placement, career counselling MSc students, Results are awaited. and any other help. Orangewood Labs, a design-led robotics start-up, conducted its selection Student Speak process on 17 Nov 2018 for BTech & MTech (CSE, ECE, ME), MBA & BBA students wherein one student got the final job offer. I grew up envying students with a defined dream because the only thing I wanted was getting a job VVDN Technologies is an embedded system design services company, in the Big Four and finally I got the placement conducted its selection process on 19 Nov 2018 for BTech (CSE, ECE, ME) offer from Ernst & Young, one of the most students. Results are awaited. culturally diverse organization to work in. My Truechip, the Verification IP specialist is a leading provider of Design and journey has been really amazing at The Verification solutions, conducted the selection process on 19 Nov 2018 for NorthCap University with the best faculty BTech & MTech (ECE) students. Results are awaited. members, School of Professional Attachment (SPA), making presentations in class, preparing Prateek Ahuja project reports and meeting deadlines. BTech, CSE (Class of 2019) Communication skills, confidence and most Analyst-Advisory Services, importantly my attitude towards everyone has Ernst & Young helped me a lot, despite not having a bright academic record. Securing a job is not just about knowledge, rather, it is a combination of knowledge, skills and attitude towards work. I completed two internships at prestigious organizations during my summer breaks. My internships gave me an insight into how things are done in the corporate sector. I would like to thanks my parents, all the faculty members at NCU and Truchip team while interacting with students especially SPA who supported me throughout my engineering.

Televisory Global Pte Ltd, Enabling Operational & Financial Benchmarking and Data Analytics Across Globe conducted the selection process on 20 Nov Library ’2018 for our MBA students where result is awaited. A book exhibition was organized by LIRC on 5 Oct 2018. A wide range of books SapientRazorfish is a new breed of transformation partner purpose-built to on topics like life management, self-employment, health and fitness, Indian help companies reimagine their business through radical customer-centricity. culture, science and spirituality etc. were put on display for browsing by The company conducted its selection process on 21 Nov 2018 for BTech (CSE, readers. It saw an overwhelming response from students. To encourage ECE) students where one student got the final offer. reading, books were given on attractive discounts so that everyone could buy a wide range of books and read.

Sapient campus team during the process

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Research Papers Published Professional Societies Book Chapter ASQ-NCU Student Chapter International A training on 'Lean and Six Sigma Insights' was organized by American Society q Subhradipta Sarkar (2018) 'Legal Recognition of the Rights of for Quality on 16 Nov 2018. The training encapsulated various facets of Six Disaster-induced Displaced Persons: An Inconspicuous Episode in Sigma and Lean Management along with their practical applications. The International Refugee Law' in Global Refugee Crisis: A Contemporary sessions were interactive and fun filled in which 85 students and four faculty Reflection, Chapter 9, pp. 139 – 162, Thomson Reuters, ISBN - 978-93- members participated. The training was facilitated by Mr Ciby James, Director, 86374-64-6, SOL2018BC001. ASQ - South Asia. On successful completion of the online test, participants Journals were awarded certificates. International q Anju Arya, Khushbu Gupta, Tejpal Singh Chundawat* and Dipti Vaya (2018) 'Biogenic Synthesis of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles Using Green Alga Botryococcus braunii and Its Antimicrobial Activity', Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, Vol.2018, pp.001-009, APS2018J028. q Hukum Singh* (2018) 'Watermarking image encryption using deterministic phase mask and singular value decomposition in fractional Mellin transform domain', IET Image Processing, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1994-2001, APS2018J029. q Priyanka Maan* and Hukum Singh (2018) 'Non-linear cryptosystem for image encryption using radial hilbert mask in fractional Fourier trnasform domain', 3D Research, Vol.9, No.53, pp.1-12, APS2018J030. q Deepika* and Hukum Singh (2018) 'Study of Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Se7Te20M6 (M= Bi, Sb) thin films', Advanced Science, IEEE-NCU Student Branch Engineering and Medicine, Vol.10, No.7-8, pp.810-813, APS2018J031. q A workshop being an inherent part of the student learning process and Conference Presentations development, an Arduino workshop was conducted by IEEE-NCU National Student Branch and the Dept of EECE on 8 Oct 2018. Around 33 q Unanza Gulzar (2018) 'Human Rights in Islam With Reference to Right students of SOET were provided hands-on practical experience on to Education and Rights of Women', National Seminar on Islam and various development boards of Arduino and its development Contemporary Legal Issues, Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia environment. Students learnt about Blinking LED, demonstrating traffic University in association with Centre for Study and Research, lights, seven segment display and temperature sensor and thereafter Hyderabad and Council of Legal Studies, New Delhi, Indian Society of assembled circuits using Arduino Uno board under the guidance of Mr Victimology, SOL2018C004. Pankaj Rakheja, Dept of EECE, and student coordinators. The event q Unanza Gulzar (2018) 'Settlement of disputes outside the courts under was coordinated by IEEE student members Divyam, Ritika, Esha and CPC - A Critical Apprisal', National Seminar on Emerging Trends of Ms Naresh Kumari and Ms Amanpreet Kaur, Dept of EECE. Alternative Dispute Resolution in India, Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia (ECE2018WO010) Islamia University, SOL2018C005. q Unanza Gulzar (2018) 'A Critical Evaluation of Surrogate Advertisement under Trade Mark laws', National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights: Emerging Issues and Challenges, Chanakya National Law University, Patna, SOL2018C006. q Pallavi Bajpai (2018) 'Building Blocks for Effective International Commercial Arbitration in India', National Seminar on Emerging Trends of Alternative Dispute Resolution in India, Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia University, SOL2018C007. Note: * for Corresponding Author

Call for Proposals Arduino workshop S.No Call for Proposal Last Date Department of Science & Technology (DST)- q A one day Seminar in collaboration with Spark Talks on a motivating and Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma 1. 31.12.2018 inspiring theme ‘Nothing Can stop a Great Idea’ was organized by IEEE- Gandhi National Grand Challenge Awards for Designing NCU Society and the Dept of EECE on 3 Nov 2018. Students and User Friendly Smart Solar Cooking Solutions professionals from different colleges and backgrounds attended the Department of Science & Technology (DST)- Science and Scheme open event. The speakers shared their experiences, opinions and success 2. Engineering Research Board (SERB)- Industry Relevant R throughout the stories with the audience. Ms Richa Maheswari, CEO, Richa Maheswari & D Scheme year Films & Photography, shared her life story and journey of remarkable 3. Department of Science & Technology (DST)- Indo-German 04.02.2019 success, which was especially motivating for women; Mr Guilherme Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) Announces Call for Petrin, Co-founder & Head-India, 12min App, spoke about the App Grant Applications for Indo-German R & D Partnership on research projects with industrial relevance. 12min, which is a powerful and inspiring tool for self-development. It

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provides microbooks in the form of summarized ideas and concepts in various non-fiction domains in four languages. Mr Akash Gupta, Co- founder & CEO, Mobycy, spoke about his environment friendly ‘Mobycy’, the last mile commuting solution to society. Spark Talks is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world, believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately the world with the motto ‘Unleash the Spark in You’. The event was coordinated by students Virendra Pratap Singh, Ritika Sharma and Yashdeep under the guidance of Ms Naresh Kumari, Assistant Professor, Dept of EECE & IEEE-NCU Branch Counsellor and Dr Sharda Vashisth, Head, Dept of EECE.

ISHRAE Student Sub-chapter To impart contextual based education and to promote industry-institute interaction, a technical lecture was organized on 5 Nov 2018 for students enrolled for the course on 'Refrigeration & Air conditioning' (MEL 405). The speaker, Mr Sanjay Hans, Emerson Climate Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd, Gurugram, is an industry expert with over 18 years of experience in HVAC&R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) industry. He spoke about the procedures and practices followed in the industry for estimating cooling loads of various HVAC&R applications. The lecture was organized in association with Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) and coordinated by Dr Amit Arora and Mr Jagparvesh Dahiya. (MED2018WO004) IEI Society Student Chapters q A 'Hands-on workshop on Raspberry Pi' was organized by The Institution of Engineers (India)-IEI Society Student Chapter for students of ECE and CSE at the Dept of EECE on 2 Nov 2018. A professional and experienced trainer, Mr Abhinov Chakraborty was invited from Sofcon Training Ltd. The workshop started with the introduction to types of Raspberry Pi boards and then Raspberry Pi 3 board was covered in detail in context to its pin diagram, connections and applications etc. The session proceeded with Python programming, its important syntax with respect to its use in interfacing of sensors and actuators with raspberry Pi. Later, the concepts of hardware and python coding were consolidated and used in interfacing of LEDs, ultrasonic sensor and NCU Rotaract Club uploading of the sensor data to thingspeak platform. It was a very useful and interactive workshop and was attended by students Dept of EECE NCU Rotaract Club organised a Diwali collection & donation drive wherein 'Joy and CSE departments. The workshop was coordinated by student of Giving' counters were setup at the University and the neighbourhood so that coordinators of IEI and Dr Vandana Khanna (faculty adviser of IEI) people could contribute wholeheartedly for the needy. The items collected (ECE2018WO012) were then segregated and packed and on 6 Nov 2018 students proceeded with the donation drive from the University and culminated it at the old age home in Vir Nagar, Gurugram. The old age home shelters 12 aged couples with significant disabilities. Students also distributed blankets, clothes, non- perishable food items (salt, oil, biscuits, flour etc), slippers, stationery items, candles and diyas amongst the slum dwellers of Vir Nagar. Labourers at a few construction sites and people surviving with meagre resources (children selling flowers, rickshaw pullers) were among the other beneficiaries of the drive who blessed the students with smiles on their faces. (SOL2018O025)

q IEI (Institution of Engineers) Society Student Chapter organized a quiz competition on 25 Oct 2018 under the guidance of Ms Neeti Kashyap and Ms Hitesh Yadav. The main objective of the event was to inculcate problem-solving skills in students. More than 20 students participated in the event and showcased their visual and audio interpretation capabilities. (CSEO2018057)

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Student Activities National University Game The NorthCap University Table Tennis team participated in the National Mahesh Kaushik and Nikhil Garg, BBA-LLB (H) participated in Surana & University Game 2018-19 (organized by AIU) for Table Tennis (Men) Surana National Labour Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by School of Tournament at Chitkara University, HP from 16-18 Nov 2018 in which sixty five Law, Raffles University, Neemrana, (Raj) from 26-28 Oct 2018. The universities participated. competition was held to promote interest in the most untouched areas in moot court competitions among law students i.e., Labour Law and Goods and Service Tax Law. (SOL2018O027)

Reliance Foundation Youth Sports The men’s football team of The NorthCap University made its presence felt in the Delhi Region through the qualifying rounds of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports by beating SGT University in the first round and Amity University in the second round. The University applauds its team, coach and supporting SPEED 2018 staff for their efforts and hopes for a better performance in the coming year. BTech students showcased their Physics projects developed under the guidance of Dr Sunita Sharma, Dept of APS, in the annual technical event ‘SPEED 2018’ at GD Goenka Uuniversity, Gurugram. It was an inter-university event where students from schools were also given a chance to present their scientific ideas in the form of projects. (APS2018O038)

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Hero’s Challenge 2.0 The NorthCap University’s sports teams participated in ‘Hero’s Challenge 2.0’ organized at BML Munjal University, Gurugram, from 5-7 Oct 2018 in which other Universities namely MLNC, Manipal University, MDU, OP Jindal University, Amity University etc also participated. Our teams faced fierce competition but came out victorious in their respective sports events. NCU Inter-Departmental Lawn Tennis Tournament teams earned laurels in almost every sport in which they participated at the The Inter-Departmental Boys Lawn Tennis Tournament 2018-19 was held from event. We are thankful to the Management of the University for supporting the 13-15 Nov 2018. SOM team comprising of BBA students Yash Chitnis, Sagar teams. Jhangu, Arnesh Rana, Aditya, Anshul, Harshit Dewan, Dhinender Yadav, Manoj, Mohit Bamel, Suryansh, Harsh, Akshay, Navdeep, Shubham and Event Position Sagar were declared the Winners while the Runners-up was the ECE team. Table Tennis 1st Runners Up Yoga Basketball(W) 2nd Runners Up A three day Yoga Workshop was organised from 3-5 Oct 2018 in which 11 st Volleyball 1 Runners Up students participated including three Yoga Club members. Students learnt Cricket 2nd Runners Up various yoga asanas, meditation techniques and were awarded Certificates of Participation. Dr Pranati Purohit, Dept of APS, coordinated the event.

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Outreach Activities of Prof. Prem Vrat Pro-Chancellor, Professor of Eminence and Chief Mentor

q Prof. Prem Vrat attended the meeting of q Prof. Prem Vrat was the Chief Guest at the ISCEA-Ptak Global Case Technology Foresight and Management Competition-2018 and delivered the keynote address on ‘Block Chain Forum of Indian National Academy of Technologies and India’s Preparedness’ at the Centre for Supply Engineering (INAE) at INAE, Gurugram Chain Management, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, Office, on 29 Oct 2018. on 18 Nov 2018. He also gave away the prizes to the winners. q Prof. Prem Vrat was a Special Invitee at q Prof. Prem Vrat was an invited delegate at the 12th NASI-SCOPUS the 14th FICCI Higher Education Young Scientists Awards 2018 ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, New Summit 2018 on the theme ‘Universities Delhi, on 21 Nov 2018. Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice-President of the Future’ at Vigyan Bhavan, New of India, was the Chief Guest. Prof. Prem Vrat Delhi, from 30 Oct to 1 Nov 2018 and he q Prof. Prem Vrat was the Guest of Honour on the occasion of Pro-Chancellor, also attended VC Regulator Roundtable Prof. of Eminence celebrating '21 years of service to mankind' of the Palam Vihar Centre discussion organized by Federation of & Chief Mentor of Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Anubhuti Bhawan, Indian Chambers of Commerce and Gurugram, on 25 Nov 2018. Industry (FICCI) at Hotel ITC Maurya, New Delhi, on 29 Oct 2018. q Prof. Prem Vrat has been appointed Chairman, Institute Advisory q Prof. Prem Vrat delivered a lecture on ‘Quality Management’ at IIT Board of KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad. Delhi on 2 Nov 2018, as Honorary Professor. q Prof. Prem Vrat participated in the Vice-Chancellor’s selection committee meeting of Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), Dehradun, Uttarakhand Sadan, New Delhi, on 3 Nov 2018. q Prof. Prem Vrat was the Guest of Honour in the ‘Leadership for Academicians Programme’ (LEAP) sponsored by MHRD at IIT Roorkee’s Greater Noida Extension Centre on 16 Nov 2018. LEAP is intended to groom selected top academicians for potential role as directors of IIT/NIT/Vice-Chancellor in a three-week programme including one week at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. q Prof. Prem Vrat delivered lectures in two sessions in LEAP on ‘Decision Making for Effective Leadership’ and ‘Self-assessment for Academic Excellence’ at IIT Roorkee’s Greater Noida Extension Centre on 17 Nov 2018.

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