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” KEC, Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan. The program The Pradhan. Man Hirendra Prof. of KEC, chairman the and Bajracharya Ratna Tri Dr. Prof. IOE, of Dean program, the of guest chief an had program researchers and wasjointly inaugurated by the The 2074. enthusiastic participation from academicians to Mangsir 9 on organized a one-day conference at KEC premises (OKRP) Publication and Research KEC of Office working in various prominent positions in Nepal the alumni ofthecollegewho have been College. Themeetenabled in bringing together of KathmanduEngineering at thepremises principal and faculty members ofthecollege the presence of the chairman, principal, vice Association heldameetingin The KECAlumni departments gaveareviewontheirrespective on thesecondday,advisorsofvarious Similarly, strategies, and plans for the coming semester. incorporating the analysis ofresults,review of headsof the various departments conducted presentations the program, of day first the On along withrefreshmentandrecreational activities. inthe program. The event comprised of workshops participated college the of staffs senior and heads ofdepartments,facultymembers chairman, principal,boardadvisors, members, The 2074. Asoj 3 and 2 Resort, Pauwa Jarsing two-day academic enhancementprogram at Kathmandu Engineering College organized a 2 OKRP CONFERENCE, KEC ALUMNI MEET, 2 and3 Asoj 2074 ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTPROGRAM, KEC NEWSLETTER

JESTHA 2075 11Kartik 2074 KEC Premises , 9 by dedicated researchers Asso. Prof. Anmol and leadership of Er. Pratima Pradhan, supported promote research activities under the initiation an annual event of KECestablished inorder to Editor, Kumar Sharma.OKRPis Prof. Dr.Dinesh guest and conference highlights fromthechief chairman followed by a speech from the chief started with the welcome speech from the and work for further overall enhancement. graduates under this umbrellaassociation number of on thewaystobringamaximum The meetingconcluded with thediscussion the newlypassedoutstudentsofcollege. their professional experiences and inspired and abroad. Theparticipants shared about interaction amongst thefaculty members. program was aplatformforinterdepartmental by imparting quality education. The two-day in order to liberateanindividual,thestudent, further highlighted the challenges of a teacher for theirimprovedacademic performance. He department each congratulating Pradhan, Man closing remarkfromthechairman, Prof. Hirendra their hard works. The program concluded with the principal ofthecollege,thankedeveryone for presentation. Also, Asso.Prof Chand S. Rana, Dahal sharedhisviewonthepreviousday’s Prasad Ram Mr. member Board subjects. critical departments stressing ontheneedtofocus

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JESTHA 2075 3 3 4 e. arv atm rm eatet of Department from Gautam Gaurav from Lec. Maharjan Reshma Department of Computer Engineering, Lec. Architecture, Sr. Lec.SubashPhuyalfromDepartment of Engineering, Rana Mechanical Singh of Department Bal from Lec. Sr. Engineering, Civil Department of from Bhattarai Bimal Prof. Asso. department each from were recognized asbestteacher of the year. teachers Moreover of students academic excellence in the previous semester. Topper Magh. 26 each facultywere awarded basedontheir on KEC of winning facultymemberatthepremises program to felicitate top students and award- Kathmandu Engineering College organized a AWARDED, AND TEACHERSSTUDENTS FELICITATION PROGRAM- h Cara o KC Po. ieda Man Hirendra Prof. KEC, of Chairman The representatives fromotherinstitutions. and faculty members from KEC including was attended by theChairman,Vice-Principal event The 2074. Chaitra, 1 on Bafal in FUTSAL of United at thepremises the facultymembers for tournament FUTSAL one-day inter-college Kathmandu Engineering Collegeorganized an KEC INTER-TECHNICAL FUTSAL TOURNAMENT , KEC NEWSLETTER

JESTHA 2075 KECPremises, 26Magh2074 teachers and students to work hard in the future. The felicitation program aims to encourage both of from Department of Science and Humanities. Department From Electrical EngineeringandLec. Sushant Dahal Bohora Kanchan Lec. Engineering, Electronics andCommunication academicians from engineering fraternity. goodwill, harmony, and cooperation among game wasorganized inorder to maintain bagged Kathford College of Engineering. The friendly Management and the titleofwinner with twogoalsagainst Engineering of from theorganizer KEC, Advanced College ten teams,onefromeachcollegeandthree and Science College. In the game played among Engineering College,andUniversal Management, and Advanced Himalaya College of Engineering, Sagarmatha Engineering of Management, College and Engineering Janakpur Engineering, Engineering College, Kathford College of of College National teams fromKathmandu Engineering College, engineering different colleges oftheKathmandu valley. Thisincluded eight from members overwhelming participation fromthefaculty Pradhan inaugurated the event amid

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6 DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGYFIELD VISIT, 2074. The field visit was attended by121 attended was visit students and coordinated byfaculty members field The 2074. forthe Poush 17 to 15 from I Part Yearto Kharichaur IV of students visit field -day three a The Department of organized TRANSPORTATIONFIELD VISIT, 15 Poush 2074to Present STRUCTURAL ANALYSISAUTOCADPROGRAM AND TRAINING, significantly improve professionalism in professionalism the students.Also,surveycampaimedat improve ableto was significantly camp the Besides, efficiency. with the required level of accuracy and efficiently and confidently conduct engineering survey instruments handle to able are in surveyandtoensurethat the students upgrade knowledge of third-year students and teachers eleven- The day survey camp wasorganizedinorder to members. 12 staff 8 by by assisted coordinated was 121 of students participated in the camp which total A III 2074. Aswin 30 Year to School 20 from Budhanilkantha for at students Camp I Part Survey a organized The DepartmentEngineering ofCivil n ii Egneig rm os 27 in 2074 Poush from order needed to facilitatethemwilltheskills Engineering Civil ofBachelor and in students (SAP) year final Program for AutoCAD Analysis Structural on been conducting special training programs The DepartmentEngineering of Civilhas CIVIL ENGINEERING KEC NEWSLETTER

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Aswin 2074 13 –16Poush 2074 15- 17Poush 2074 o aiirz suet wt te different the cross drainage system and pavement etc. with students types ofroad structures, road construction, familiarize to organized was visit field The Joshi. Raj Bikash Lec. Sr. and Adhikari Ishwor Prof. Asso. namely f 0 tdns ee nold n h class. the in enrolled were students 60 of Rama Thapa and Lec. Albert Dahal. A total Shishir Rijal,Lec. Harshikesh Karna, Lec. This year’s training was conducted by Lec. related especially projects, to thedesignandconstruction of buildings. year final do to and decision making amongstthe students. of teamwork, improving theskillscoordination with different types of rocks and of rocks types geological features on earth surface. different with visit field the was tofamiliarizesecond-year students of Ms. objective main The Geologists Mali. Rosina Ms. and and Sayami Mamata Rakhal, Sunil Karna, Lec. Rama Thapa, Asst.Lec. were coordinated by Lec. Harshikesh and trip the total for went A students 121 2074. of Poush 16 to Poush 13 from Engineering Civil in Bachelor of I to visit Yearof students the for Malekhu PartII field geological a organized The Department of Civil Engineering

k athmandu e ngineering c college athmandu ngineering college DEPARTMENT y so Po. au Mnnhr Ha of Head Manandhar, Sagun Prof. Asso. by of Electronics Engineering and was facilitated Bachelors III-Year tour of by students attended was The 2074. Mangsir 4 to 1 from Sauraha a four-day educational tour to and Communication Engineering, KEC organized The Department of Electronics and 1 -4M EDUCATIONAL TOUR TOPOKHARA plant form Headworks to Tailrace. components ofhydropower different with students year final the wasto familiarize the visit Kumar Pathak. The main objective of Anup Birendra Er. Er. and Khanal, Nhemaphuki, Rajan Lec. Sudhan Lamichhane, Lec. of thedepartment namely Asst. facilitated by four faculty members students participated and were 121 of total A 2074. Magh 28 Magh to 26 from Sanghu Lama in I students at Sunkoshi Hydropower Part IV Year for Visit Field day Engineering organized a three- The Department of Civil k e VISIT, HYDROLOGY FIELD c FIELD VISIT,HYDROPOWER angsir 2074 3-5 Falgun 2074 OF ELECTRONICS discharge of river using methods prescribed in the IOE syllabus. was toteach objective ofthevisitstudentstomeasure , Lec. Harshikesh Karna, and Er. Laxmi Chaudhary. The main and was facilitated by faculty members namely Lec. Tirtha Raj Karki students 121 of total a by attended was trip The 2074. of Year thestudents III Part for I of Bachelor Kavre in Civil to Dolalghat, Engineering from 3 to visit 5 Falgun filed hydrology The DepartmentEngineering of Civilorganized a three- day 26- 28Magh2074 AND advancement, particularly in the field of field the in communication, happening around the country. particularly advancement, was toexpose students totechnological visit Bijeta Poudel Dhakal. The main objective of the Mrs. and Dhakal Rajesh Mr. officers senior and Communication Engineering, Lec. Ravi Poudel, Department, Department of Electronics and COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION AND SAURAHA, KEC NEWSLETTER

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of the visit were to study different control different study to systems used inthe automated industry were visit the of objectives main Falgun,The 12 2074. to 8 from respectively, Management & Organization and visit field located II Instrumentation of courses the part of requirement Plants a as Valley Industrial Kathmandu in different visited of Engineering Electronics andCommunication Bachelors of Year IV and III from Students COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, CASE-STUDY VISIT, DEPARTMENT OFELECTRONICS AND CAMPUS, LOCUS 2018, IOEPULCHOWK the secondpositionincompetition. made Rotrowar which managed to secure an automaticgasmonitor,andEPCClub Meter- Gas Smart a and pathfinder, automatic Robotics ClubKECbuiltaSmartCar-an hardware and software competitions. different in participated enthusiastically Club and with members fromRobotics Cluband EPC Electronics of students Communication Engineering of KEC along the and 2074, eeomn (AD Plhw, aipr at Lalitpur Army Training Center, Lagankhel, Lalitpur Pulchowk, (CARD) Development by theCentreforAppliedResearch and national level robotics competition organized The Robotics ClubofKECparticipated in a 21 and 20 on held was Campus. event year This Pulchowk Engineering, of Institute LOCUS isan annual program organized by the COMPETITION." IOE ROBOCON2018"ANATIONAL LEVELROBOTICS KEC NEWSLETTER

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Magh v. t. Nel v. t. ad ea Telecom. Nepal and Ltd., Pvt. Pvt. Ncell Ltd., Solutions Pvt. Nepal Bottlers Ltd., Phoenix Pvt. Beverage Barun Ltd., Nepal, Pvt. Radio Tech Classic Ltd., Ltd., Pvt. Nepal Training efficient. IT more Time SolutionPvt. Ltd., Pinky Sweater Udhyog, production the were Realstudents visited of thesites Some make to and make atechnicalrecommendation hna Gnau n Lc Gua Gautam. Lec. Gaurav Sr. Lec. by and facilitated Gangaju Shankar was 2018 LOCUS in The participation of the students from KEC Club competed with different national Award.” Engineering different “Best The event was won facilitated with by Lec. and Gaurav Gautam. teams competed Club day program, students fromtheRobotics rm 3 from 8

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0 tdns participated students and were coordinated by of total 40 A Nepal. in located hydropower of power plant equipment different stations andmanufactures to 6–10Magh2074 rbn aa, a Instructor. Lab Yadav, Prabin Mr. and Bhandari Binod Lec. of Electrical Engineering, Guruwacharya, Deputy Head, Department Nischal Lec. 11 Falgun 2074 KEC NEWSLETTER

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OFCOMPUTER ENGINEERING 10 PULCHOWK CAMPUS, ENERGY HACKATHON –KEC COMPUTERthe second position inthe event. and much more. The team secured including air quality, traffic status, waste urban information of many kinds, what they are lacking. The tool captures enables themtocenter their focuson picture of the progress of the city and full the see to Mayors and Government urban planning toolthat helps City Kamal Paneru made adata-driven Chaudhary, Amit EnoshShrestha,and Hackathon. The participants namely in theCityLeap organized by Leapfrog Computer Engineering,KECparticipated Students from the Department of Lalitpur LEAPFROG HACKATHON, ELECTRICAL ie aaeet and Management, Side were Alternative Energy, Demand Nepal under discussed thetopics of electricity-related problems event, Magh different five-day 10 the In – 2074. 6 on Campus Institute the 2018 of Engineering, Pulchowk at LOCUS of organized event an Energy Hackathon was KEC NEWSLETTER , 6 –10Magh2074

JESTHA 2075 VPr I aey r Milan Mr. Subedi, Mr. Bijay Sadashankar namely I IV/Part of Electrical Engineering, Year Students fromtheDepartment and distribution. transmission, to electricitygeneration, existing problemsrelated to the and discoversolutions different sectors were invited todiscuss from experts Students and Efficiency. Energy Lalitpur , 6 –10Magh2074 students secured FIRSTPOSITION,students demand ofthecountry. of addressingenergy are taking responsibilities who for thepolicymakers Nash The concept is an eye opener of side management of load. idea Equilibrium inthedemand novel a Campus for Institute implementing of from Engineering, Pulchowk Professors Promotion Center and from AlternativeEnergy position. appreciated by theexperts first The teamwashighly secure to managed and tariff of variable feature the with METER” special type of team meter: “SMART designed and implemented a The Management”. the category “Demand Side in the competition under participated MSBP team the and Mr. Saroj Kumar Sah under Budhathoki, Pujan Mr. Sunar,

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eof alltravellist agenciesfrom A Travel App which shows a android application Ek-Yatri, competition. Theymadean the in runner-up first became Krishna Parajuli,Sapkota, and Rabin Raj Gautam Manish Nepal. of consisting in team the company Besides, IT an opportunity at Yomari, as a direct internship interview well as 12,000 NRs. of reward and was awarded a monetary c synthesizer' to-speech text- 'On-hover project their for prize first the won Suwal Singh Merishna and Subedhi III-Year students namelyPragyan of consisting Faces' ‘Floating of team The Campus. Pulchowk Institute (IOE), Engineering of the Ltd.at premises Pvt. Nepal LIS by Yomari CodeCamporganized KEC participated in a two-day of Computer Engineering, Students fromtheDepartment k 6 –10Magh2074 PULCHOWK, and SECONDPOSITION, KEC YOMARI CODECAMP 2018- Students Secured FIRST Lalitpur , of what they hadmadeonthe ideas along with a short demo their presented teams fifteen On the second day, more than judges judgingtheideas. first day endedwithateamof The further. ideas their the teamsindeveloping coding where mentors helped followed by a day-long day includedideapitching first The event. 2018 LOCUS as a big highlight ofthe Pulchowk IOE, at held Yomari competition organized by was atwo-daylongcoding 2018 Camp Code Yomari The for theeaseoftraveling. travel details to the end user of providing on a concept It was all based available. travel packages price of all the a fair that gives Nepal around differentiation on clickable etc. fields, input buttons, links, on differentiation of narration,pause andresume software included features like the heartsofjudges.The project led theteaminwinning unique use ofthe mouse inthe selected on Open Innovation; a category, the project was impaired. Representing the accessible forthevisually text hover making websites basis of mouse movement and out textonwebpagesthe extension that could speak Chrome Google a synthesizer' was which text-to-speech built software ‘On-hover newly- their presented Faces' 'Floating team The day. first KEC NEWSLETTER KEC NEWSLETTER

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DEPARTMENTPaints atKECseminarhallon Engineering College andAsian organized by Kathmandu OF Awards ceremony was jointly Paints Asian 6th The 9 Kartik 2074 TECHNOLOGY INNEPAL” PAPER PRESENTATION AT OKRP, INUSINGBUILDINGINFORMATION“PERSPECTIVE MODELLING AWARD CEREMONY PAINTS6TH ASIAN COLLEGELEVELDESIGNCOMPETITION THESIS EXHIBITION2017, IOE

conclude that BIM is an efficient tool Nepal. efficient in phase development an design for Nepal. is BIM that in conclude practiced he wasableto Despite thelimitations, totits being method in comparison contemporary Computer Aided Design BIMand efficiency explained in using its He obstacles Nepal. different in BIM using technology in Perspective paper his on Sr. Lec. Subash Phuyalgavepresentation ARCHITECTURE KEC NEWSLETTER

JESTHA 2075 , 6Kartik 2074 for the final presentation. final selected the were for students 12 competition, outofwhich students participating the 27 were There 2074. Kartik 6 olgs n oriain ih sa Pit Nepal. Paints Asian with coordination in colleges This isan annual event jointly organized by the above professionals and faculty members from all colleges. KEC. from exhibited were The exhibition had huge participation of students, theses 25 Campus, those, and there among exhibited were theses 50 of Pulchowk total A event. Engineering college ofEngineering were exhibited duringthe University- of Kathmandu EngineeringCollegeandHimalaya to Tribhuwan Institute affiliated colleges three from theses selected The 2074. Ashwin 4 on campus Pulchowk engineering, of Institute of Architecture of Department the at held was 2069 of batch graduating works of A thesisExhibitionshowcasingthe , 4 Ashwin 2074 4 Ashwin o te 4 were the for Maharjan announced as participants Mr. Malakar, Nekesh Santwana Maharjan, Ms. Sanish Mr. Thapa, TopKumari Dil Ms. students- 5 winners ofthecompetition. were distributed totopthree During theceremony, awards Eastweast EngineeringServices. And Ar.AmberTamang from Dongol from DesignConsultantP.Ltd. Man Shakti Ar. were members jury final The hub’. ‘The club house- A leisure was organized on the theme competition. The competition th ainl Level National

k athmandu e ngineering c college athmandu ngineering college ORIENTATION FORFIRST YEAR, COMPLEX” PAPER PRESENTATION AT OKRP, “REDEVELOPMENT OF DHANESHWOR NATH TEMPLE rjc t dvlp nertd ors ad osrain atrln As. rf Mo Singh Moon Prof. Asso. Dongol, Asso. Prof. Sweta Masterplan. Shrestha, Ar. Manisha Rana Conservation and Ar. Kiran Man Joshi and conducted Tourismthe visit. Integrated develop to project per syllabus. The visit was organized to introduce site to the students for their conservation studio highlighting architecture inacademia and profession. had aninformativeinteraction parents alsoprogram their and students new 48 faculty, The students. to continued to distributionofroutine and syllabus Asso. Prof.KailashShrestha, HOD. Theprogram Dy. , Dongol HOD, followed by orientation presentation by S Moon Prof. Asso. by delivered was The welcomespeechonbehalfofdepartment Manandhar Joshi, vice The Principal; and, faculty premise. members. college Principal anddeparmentProf.Shailita advisor;Asso. the at 2074 program was attended by Asso.Prof. Chand S Rana, Kartik 13 parents on their and 2074 of students for orientation The Department of architecture organized an 28 Kartik 2074 GUEST LECTUREON WORK EXPERIENCE IN AUSTRALIA, were the faculty members guidingthe students. Asso. Manandhar. Prof. Sweta Shrestha and Sr. Lec. Subash Phuyal Raj Sajan and Bajracharya were Shrawan Thakuri, Pradeep Maharjan, Rahul members group The . (OKRP), Publication and Research KEC of paper Office at the session presentation during design the presented in 2069 participated had this competition.Thewinninggroup of batch colleges different from students year Fifth and Fourth Third, Temple’. Mahadev Nath Dhaneswor Foundation of ‘Redevelopment Bade 2074, Baisakh along withthedepartment had launched the 24 in Back 55 students of year V visited Sankhu on 1 on Sankhu visited V year of students 55 1 Mangsir2074 kSITE VISIT OF BATCH 2070FOR CONSERVATION STUDIO, e c

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DEPARTMENTLANDSCAPEHOUSING TOUR,AND OF materials and technologies were familiarized with the ideas, students attending the visit Lodge for their study. The International Mountain Museum and Fishtail (Pardi), Village SOS Chowk), (Birauta Aabash taken was to Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh group The 2074. Housing from 27 to 30 to 27 from Housing works of Landscape design and for 55 studentsfor the course conducted by thedepartment A fourdaystourtoPokhara was

to 9Poush followedbyAsian 7 3 from Sauraha on at tour taken days were students candidates from KEC. THese the were ARCHITECTURE Maharjan Neekesh Swadhin RatnaTuladhar and Malakar, Santwana Maharjan, Dil KumariThapa, Sanish selected by the college. represented by top 5 students, this competition. Each college was in colleges participated Nepal Nepal of of colleges from each architecture Center” at Kirtipur. Students 2074 titled “University students Paints Nepal Pvt. Ltd. on 1 Poush was launched by the Asian architecture Nepal Students’ DesignCompetition all The students. 48 by attended was and I’ Material ‘Building subject the course requirement for the 2074. The visit was conducted as per Mangsir 13 on Jagati in and Tile Factory Pvt. Ltd. located of year I part I to Bhaktapur Brick organized a field visit for students The Department Of Architecture COMPETITION 2017-2018, KALAEIDOSCOPE ALL NEPAL ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS’ DESIGN INDUSTRY,AND TILE FIELD VISIT OFFIRST YEAR 2074BATCH AT BHAKTAPUR BRICK KEC NEWSLETTER

JESTHA 2075 t Poush 13 Mangsir2074 and technology. The visit was as wellrural environment in developmentofhousing, and theirpracticalapplication presentation was held at Hotel top 15. On 2 Falgun 2074, final from our college were selected in students five All 2074. 9 Magh on office Head Paints the competition was at Asian The deadline submission for Paints factoryatHetauda. visit its manufacturing process. observe and Nepal, in material the most widely used building knowledge aboutbrick, oneof was togainpractical of thevisit coordinated the program.objective Themain Maharjan Sagun Sr. Lec. Subash PhuyalandLec. 7-9

Poush 2074 27 –30P oush on ig Dno and Dongol Prof. SwetaAsso. Shrestha. Singh Moon coordinated by Asso. Prof. Of Architecture, KEC. on behalf of Department Dongol Singh coordinated the competition Moon Prof. soon tobescheduled. Asso. The award ceremonyis Yellow Pagoda, Kantipath. 2074

k athmandu e ngineering c college athmandu ngineering college au Mhra ad e. akn Bhdr Bhujel. Bahadur Danking Lec. and Maharjan Sagun Lec. Sr. Suchita Bajracharya, Lec. Pratibha Manandhar, were Lec. students year first of instructors course The students. and faculties chairman, the to models 8 their displayed and building college of floor 4 of space wall corridor dark the used students of groups 8 lit. when to generate a formandtocreate a specialambience space, enclosureandstructure complement eachother of project a ‘Light Sculpture’ to designanddemonstrate how assigned were year First of students 48 18 M PRESENTATION BYFIRST YEAR ON SCULPTURE’,‘LIGHT 60th the and convention NASA in annual participate to Design inVagamon, Kerala DC schoolof Architecture and Kathmandu from Engineering College visited III year of Nepal. 24 architecture students like countries other and India field of architecture from across the from students and 3000 faculty 500 by attended .Theconventionwas the the students of architecture in is largest student gathering of convention (NASA) Association of Students ofarchitecture National Annual 6 CONVENTION AND INDIA TOUR60TH NASA 2018, CEREMONY 2017, ePARTICIPATION IN14THBIRLA WHITE YUVARATNA AWARD c

k - 24Magh2074 agh 2074 2 Chaitra2074 akn Bhdr Bhujel. Bahadur Danking Subash PhuyalandLec. accompanied by Sr. Lec. and Delhi.Students were visited were Mumbai, Goa to for recreation. The cities relevant architectural studies and India, in places different visit to used thisopportunity seminars. The group also workshops, lectures and participated in various the At Magh. convention, students 24 to 6 educational tour from h 14 The behalf of Kathmandu Engineering College. on India White Birla of chairperson Birla, handed over a memento to Mrs. Rajashree group members. Sr.lec. SubashPhuyal Smriti Sharma, , Acharya and Swechhya Shrestha were the Shrestha Raj Jagriti Khatri, Aadesh Jenisha Nepal. ofour country, culture the reflecting goddess’ Award on project ‘Kumari- Theliving Appreciation Jury received students KEC ceremony, the At convention. NASA 60th had on students Mumbai participated in thecompetitionduring 5 of Plaza, Group Chaitra. Lalit 2nd the at India White Birla by organized was Ceremony th il Wie uaan Award Yuvaratna White Birla KEC NEWSLETTER

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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE 16 ee ss Mhst, swr heta Sma Mla , Sharan. Raju Malla Mr. by Samrat led were Shrestha, who Shrestha, Ishwor Subham Mahaseth, of and event the Asish Institute of participants The were 2018, 2074. Magh 21 Locus on Lalitpur in by organized Engineering ofPulchowkCampus at thecollegepremises event an Warz, Students from EPCsecured the second position inRobo- from different faculties. The magazine featured magazine and students ofKECandother engineering colleges. The faculties. articles and research articles from faculty members, different from Principal, Vice department heads, facultymembersandstudents Joshi, Manandhar Shailita Prof. Asso. Pradhan ,Chairman, Prof. Asso. Chand S. Rana, Principal, the program. The event was attended by Prof. Hirendra Magsaysay a of guest chief and the was Pun Mahabir Mr. winner award entrepreneur social A premises. college at 2074 Magh 5 on magazine EPC of volume The Electronics Project Clublaunched the fourth ELECTRONICS PROJECTCLUB KEC A TALK ONMACHINE LEARNING. KEC ROBOTICS CLUB ROBO-WARZ, LOCUS 2018-EPC EPC MAGAZINE LAUNCH, KEC Position r Smn a Pradhan Man Saman Mr. are not easily accessible. place, where hospitalfacilities trained person froma remote can be operated by a non- of a retina. The application with the helpofan image that lets patientscheckdiseases about talked MARVIN, an android application Bedworth Mr. Nepal” and the studentsfromKEC. Dynamics Molecular for “Center STUDENTfrom Saman Pradhan Man Mr. by attended also program. The program was was thechiefguestof SocialEyes organization profit non- a of founder Bedworth, Nicholas Mr. KEC. of premises health on 11 Falgun 2074 at the application onhuman and its Learning Machine on program Robotics Clubconducted a talk- BODIES KEC NEWSLETTER

JESTHA 2075 , IOE, , IOE, 21 Magh2074 an. h porm was program The and Flora Fauna. on researches of field the in technology drone shared aboutthe use of Premises Team Secured Second Premises , 5 Magh2074 r Smn a Pradhan. Man Saman and Mr. Bedworth Nicholas Mr. of love to the chief-guest ended bydistributing token , 11 Falgun 2074

k athmandu e ngineering c college athmandu ngineering college coming issue of annualcoming issue magazine Synergy. an active member in the Club, and on the were informed about the procedure to become students program, the In students. the program to was tointroduce clubactivities the premises of KEC. The main objective of the at of Bachelor 2074 Poush 20 on Engineering Electrical students of year first for program Electrical Club organized an orientation Tamang. Gyaljen Sonam Mr. Club, of the of by students President led II was and Year Engineering year Electrical Engineering. by of Bachelors first facilitated Electrical was the of event to The Bachelors KEC Mangsir of of 17 premises on students the Circuit on at Clap workshop 2074 and a Supply conducted Power Club The SYNERGY. MATLABmagazine annual published and Simulation, workshops onthemicrocontroller, Proteus and Electrical Club, KEChasregularly organized PREMISES, WORKSHOP ON POWER SUPPLY AND CLAPCIRCUIT, KEC ELECTRICAL CLUB attendees. all to certificates ended of program distribution The the with Mega. Arduino with rewarded organized was with two in each team, and the winning team was competition soldering A 4511. IC and and were trained onsoldering,sevensegmentdisplay KEC. A total of 44 students participated in the workshop, to 7-Segment Display on BCD 16 Poush 2074 at the premises on of workshop a conducted KEC Club Robotics PREMISES, ORIENTATION PROGRAMFORFIRST YEAR STUDENTS, KEC k e c WORKSHOP ONBCD TO 7-SEGMENTDISPLAY, 17 Mangsir2074 20 Poush 2074 16

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KEC STUDENT BODIES 18 Fun filled sessions were held where students got students where skills ina playful and interactive environment. held were to know each other and learned time management sessions filled Fun that skills every architecture student needs todevelop. Time management and speaking are very important isrequired. ofdedication lot a where subject different become familiarwithArchitectureacompletely as itis them help to students year first the for conducted were The sessions of public speaking and time management STUDENTS,FIRST YEAR TIME MANAGEMENT AND PUBLICSPEAKINGSESSIONSFOR or mme o Npl niern Council, Engineering Nepal of member board and KEC of Principal Vice Pradhan, Ar. Malla Anju (SONA) Architects Nepalese of Society of with discussions three speakers: Vice President event heldalongwithahealthy was asuccessful theme this time was “Women in Architecture”. It this time came up with something different. The After two sessions beingsuccessfullyheld, AKAR KEC 7TH PHY-EX: FUTSALEDITION,

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JESTHA 2075 17 Ashwin 2074 Ashwin 17 8Poush 2074 first year from girls and fifth year fromboys. year fifth and girls were from winners year The first students. 100 than more of all the batches where there was participation towards focused batches. This event included a friendly futsal match between other and mostly year 1st among It interaction architecture. of the interaction between all thestudents faculty. The main objectiveofthe event was students fromallbatchesofarchitecture 7 th personal experience as lady architects in Nepal. in architects lady as experience personal shared about theirarchitectural journeys and also Speakers field. professional and academic and problemsof womeninarchitecture issues in Sweta Shrestha. This discussionincluded various Architectural Academician AssociateProfessor Associate Professor Shailita Manandhar Joshi and Archi phy-ex was organized by the 12 Poush 2074

k athmandu e ngineering c college athmandu ngineering college HAPPINESS CLUB living and quality learning. The club was officially yogic exercises thereby promoting quality of students by introducing them with different people, bringing changes intheday to day life aim of extending hands to the underprivileged of theclub.Theclub was establishedwiththe the founder formed and Ms. Manita Shrestha KEC as the president “Happiness Club”with Dr. Sakuna Daniasthe from students Moreover, by Dr. Sakuna Dani, teacher of Art of Living. its natural cadence. The workshop was facilitated Kriya, that restores body, mindand spiritto profound breathing technique, Sudarshan and on adistinctive The programmefocuses healthier, more knowledgeable,and,happier. This program helpsparticipants be calm,relaxed, initiatives amongstthe participanting students. wasaimed at stressmanagementanddevelopingservice Theworkshop students. year first workshops attheKECSeminarHallfor of ArtLivingHappinessprogram series with Art of Livingfoundation, organized a Kathmandu Engineering Collegeincoordination HAPPINESS CLUB ESTABLISHED, ac 26. opr o vros batches various the of for Toppers Farewell were also felicitated during the program. and 2069. 2074 batch batch the for AKAR organizedannualWelcome program 26 FAREWELL PROGRAM ANNUAL AKAR WELCOME AND Premises, 4Falgun 2074 TALENT HUNTOBSERVED, ROTRACT CLUB k e Abhisekh Budhathoki . In the band performance by followed first stood Singh Swikriti category, Instrumental the In Prasai. vocal Samrat by followed best the won Shrestha Nikita Vocal category the Instrumental, c In . Vocal, performance Dance and Band into categorized was and contributed toanoblecause.Theprogram performances 2074. musical different in participated Falgun 4 on KEC Students from allthe faculties enthusiastically of premises the at College organized a talent-hunt program Rotaract Club ofKathmanduEngineering

Poush 2074 KEC Kathmandu College, Engineering 2074 create a productive and healthy environment. in order to reduce stress inthe students and PM 5:30 to 4:30 from Friday every satsanga and club conducts a regular session of exercises was invited as a special guest in the event. The a prominentresource person ofthefoundation, Art of Living Foundation. Ms. Neeva M Pradhan, various departments andpersonnelsfromthe the chairman, principal, vice principal, heads of Poushof 29th the on formed of presence the in Nikita shrestha took the over all winner award. winner all over the took shrestha Nikita , Finally Karn. Sikha by followed award dancer best the won Gyawali Suman category, the dance In band. Shrestha’s Niranjan by followed section, Anil Kunwar ‘s band won the first place KEC NEWSLETTER

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KEC STUDENT BODIES 20 KEC students. year first the to soft-copies in materials ofvarioussubjectswere distributed of token a appreciation and on 28 certificates Poush 2074. organized with In addition, Batch-2074 study of (FSU) Council felicitation program for outstanding students Student Free FREE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL(FSC)

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JESTHA 2075 28 Poush 2074 members and students from different colleges. different from students and members was attended bytheVice-PrincipalofKEC,faculty The event up. runner first the became College the title ofwinner and Kathmandu Engineering futsal bagged Engineering of College Advanced 2074. inter-technical colleges at Mates an Futsal, Tahachaltournament for studentsofvariousengineering on organized 6 and 8 FalgunFSC TOURNAMENT, INTER-TECHNICAL FUTSAL Hoisting of National flag in college prmise students on27 by flagincollegeprmise ofNational Hoisting Poush 2074 6 and8Falgun 2074

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