A Bi-Annual Publication of JK Lakshmipat University - Jaipur

Vol. 5 (2) 2015

Defining Moment...........................................................3

Training Programmes .....................................................5

Academic Roundup ........................................................6

Strengthening Academia Industry Interaction .............12

Industrial Visits.............................................................13

E-Cell Roundup.............................................................16

Panorama of events .....................................................17

Students Achievements ...............................................23

Sharing Vision beyond Boundaries ..............................24

Research and Academic Achievements........................26

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela

elcome to the tenth issue of Pratibimb: JKLU Newsletter. This edition captures Wevents, activities and academic prowess and achievements of first half of the Academic year 2015-2016 corresponding to six months i.e. July-December,

2015.

JKLU welcomed Dr. R. L. Raina with great enthusiasm as the Vice Chancellor of the University on October 14, 2015. Dr. Raina is recognized as one of the top Academic Leaders in India who have created and transformed Institutes of higher learning.

This issue highlights multifaceted activities and events held during the reporting period. The mega event which JKLU celebrated with great passion was the Second JKLU Laureate Award conferred on Padma Bhushan Prof. Lord Meghnad Desai. The University also celebrated its foundation day with exuberance and elegance on 23 November, 2015. The University also hosted a three days ISG-ISRS National Symposium on “Geomatics and Space Science for Digital India”.

A number of Training programmes and workshops held during the period. Industrial visits at many organizations were also organized for students of JKLU as an important step to provide industrial exposure to them. E-Cell of JKLU organized many events to encourage and support entrepreneurship at the campus. Expert lectures were also held during the period. Panorama of events were celebrated with great enthusiasm and passion.

The research oriented faculty of both management and engineering are passionate to engage themselves in research and academic activities. They received number of awards, honors and achievements. A number of peer reviewed research papers, books, case studies, etc. were published in national and international journals. They also presented their research work in number of national and international conferences.

So here, the issue is now in your hand. We hope that this issue will cater to the need of all stakeholders. We also invite all your valuable inputs to make the newsletter more meaningful to all our readers.

Editorial Team

Dr. Punam Mishra - Chairperson

Dr. Umesh Gupta - Member

Dr. Sheetal Mundra - Member

Dr. Sonal Jain - Member

Ms. Shweta Sharma - Member

Editorial….

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In This Issue…

DEFINING MOMENTS

Dr. Roshan Lal Raina joined JKLU as the Vice Chancellor of the University on October 14, 2015. Dr. Raina is a Professor of 'Communication'. Dr. Raina is known for building and managing state-of-the-art and world-class academic infrastructure, including the

learning resource center at IIM Lucknow. On the academic front, besides teaching a variety of innovative courses in the areas of 'Communication for Management', he has had several prestigious assignments in educational institutes in US, UK, France, Germany, and Canada. Reputed organizations like the Fulbright Foundation (USA), the British Council (UK), the Max Mueller Bhawan (Germany), the ESCP-EAP (France), and the IDRC (Canada) sponsored these assignments. In terms of research, he has authored 6 and edited 11 bestselling books, journal volumes and conference/seminar proceedings. Dr. Raina has published 70 research papers in national and international level peer-reviewed journals and has also presented (mostly on invitation) 118 papers in national and international conferences and seminars.

We look forward to Dr. Raina providing inspiring leadership in achieving our vision of making our University a benchmark institution of Higher Learning and Research.

JKLU welcomes Dr. R. L. Raina,as its Vice Chancellor

delivered the welcome address. Dr. R.L. Raina, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, JKLU briefed the audience about the philosophy behind instituting the JKLU Laureate Award and also about the series of Hari Shankar Singhania Memorial Orations. The award ceremony involved reading out the Citation with subsequent conferment of the Award on Lord Desai by Hon'ble Chancellor, Shri Bharat Hari Singhania. This was followed by the Second Hari Shankar Singhania Memorial Oration that was delivered by Lord Desai. Dr. R.P. Singhania, Hon'ble Pro Chancellor, JKLU proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Padma Bhushan Prof. Lord Meghnad Desai addressing the gathering

The Second JKLU Laureate Award was conferred on Padma Bhushan Prof. Lord Meghnad Desai during the award ceremony held on October 17, 2015. The Ceremony was presided over by Shri Bharat Hari Singhania, Hon'ble Chancellor of the University and was attended by members of the Board of Management, Academic Council and Board of Studies of the University apart from guests, invitees, parents, students, and fraternal members of the University. Lord Desai also delivered the Second Hari Shankar Singhania Memorial Oration on the day.

Shri Bharat Hari Singhania, Hon'ble Chancellor – JKLU

Second JKLU Laureate Award Conferred onPadma Bushan Prof. Lord Meghnad Desai

Founder's Day Celebration

JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur celebrated the 105th

Birth Anniversary of Lala Lakshmipat Singhania with

exuberance and elegance on 23 November, 2015.

Shri Kali Charan Saraf, Hon'ble Minister for Higher,

Technical, Sanskrit Education, Sainik Kalyan & Science

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. - Aristotle

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Dignitaries on the Dais during the JKLU Laurette Award Ceremony

In his speech Shri Kali Charan Saraf pointed out the

efforts of the Govt. of Rajasthan in facilitating the

participation of private sector in higher education. He

appreciated the vision of JK Organisation to provide

higher education to the people of this country and

especially the students of Rajasthan. The evening came

to an end with mesmeric performances by the students

of the University during a colorful cultural programme

which enthralled the audience.

and Technology Department, Government of

Rajasthan, presided over as the Chief Guest on the

occasion. Shri Bharat Hari Singhania, Hon'ble

Chancellor of the University and President of the JK

Organization, graced the occasion with his presence.

Led by the University administration comprising of

Dr. R.L. Raina the Vice Chancellor, Dr. S. K. Majumdar-

Director, Institute of Management and Dr. Anupam

Kumar Singh-Director, Institute of Engineering &

Technology, the programme was attended by faculty,

staff members and students of the University.

The welcome address was delivered by Dr. R.L. Raina.

In his address Shri Bharat Hari Singhania, the

Chancellor highlighted dreams and achievements of

Late Lala Lakshmipat Singhania and shared how the

University was focused on helping students to gain

exposure, develop proficiency, enhance skills and

achieve success in their career and life.

Dignitaries on the Dais during Founder's Day

Students Performance on Founder's day

The Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) and the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) conducted a joint national symposium on 'Geomatics and Space Science for Digital India' during December 16-18, 2015. This mega event was jointly hosted by JK Lakshmipat University Jaipur and ISG Jaipur Chapter. The Symposium was inaugurated by Dr. M. Annadurai, Programme Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) and ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore.

The second day of the ISG symposium had a wonderful galaxy of speakers and the most prominent feature of the day was the special session named as 'Vikarm Sarabhai Memorial Lecture'. The lecture was presented by Hon'ble Secretary, Ministry of Culture, GOI, Mr. N. K. Sinha, IAS. The session was chaired by the noted space scientist Mr. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Hon'ble Chairman of ISRO and President of ISRS. At the end of the day a mesmerizing cultural eve with a flavour of Rajasthani culture was organized for all the participants of the symposium.

The Day 3 of the Symposium started with an industry

session, in which the representatives of various

industries such as ISGR, Scanpoints Geomatics Ltd., OGC

Mumbai, Hexagon Gurgaon, IIRS Dehradun and

Urthecast presented their work in various related areas.

The symposium was further proceeded by different

technical sessions based on the themes such as

Environment & Climate Change, Sustainable Land

Management and Renewable Energy, Geosciences, etc.

chaired by various dignitaries of ISRS and ISG. These

technical oral sessions were followed by poster

presentations on various topics related to the theme of

symposium.

Three days ISG-ISRS National Symposium on“Geomatics and Space Science for Digital India”

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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. - John Dewey

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

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The symposium was concluded with a valedictory

session, which was chaired by Prof. P. G. Diwakar, Vice

President-ISRS and Deputy Director-NRSC, Hyderabad.

A panel of six other eminent persons – Dr. S. S. Ray,

Director – MNCFC; Shri S. P. Agarwal – Secretary ISRS;

Shri R. P. Dubey – Visiting Professor, CEPT University

Ahmedabad; Dr. A. S. Rajawat, Head – Geosciences

Division, SAC Ahmedabad; Dr. Anupam K. Singh,

Director – Institute of Engineering and Technology of

JKLU Jaipur and Dr. N. S. Mehta, Secretary – ISG

expressed their view points about the conference.

Dr. A. S. Rajawat thereafter announced the 'Best Oral

Paper Award' and 'Best Poster Paper Award'. Dr. N. S.

Mehta proposed Vote of Thanks to the host Institute of

Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University,

Jaipur.

JKLU bags an Excellence award

JK lakshmipat University was awarded with 'Best University for Academic Excellence in India' by Smt. Vasuben Trivedi, Hon'ble MoS for Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Gujarat in 'Education Excellence Awards for 2015'- a function jointly organized by The Education Post and ASSOCHAM at Ahmedabad on December 22, 2015.

Receipt of Award

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur organized case review meeting on October 3, 2015 of cases developed in Ninth Case Writing Workshop held during June 4 to 6, 2015. It was attended

thby faculty teams who were the part of 9 case writing workshop and were collectively working on developing cases on respective organization. The review began with the address of Dr. S.K. Majumdar -Director IM, and facilitator of Case Writing Workshop. Dr. Majumdar presented the case on “Manipal Hospital” which was

thdeveloped by him during the 9 case writing workshop, it was set as an example wherein the participating members could understand the art of writing a teaching case. Further the workshop proceeded with the presentation of redrafted case by each groups and sharing review comments by the colleagues and facilitator. The workshop concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. Upasana Singh, coordinator of the Case Review Meeting.

Case Review Meeting of

Ninth Case Writing Workshop

Dr. S. K. Majumdar, Director-IM, JKLU interacting with

participants of the Case Review Meeting

Details of the Open-house Management Development Programmes

S. No. Dates Programme

Resource Person

Programme Title Company Venue

1 July 30 –

Aug 1, 2015

Dr. Amit Jain &

Dr. Punam Mishra

Building Skills for

Effective Selling

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. and

Balkrishna Tires

JKLU, Jaipur

2 September

22-23, 2015

Dr. S.K. Majumdar Zen and Art of

Executive

Leadership

Shipping Corporation of

India, IFFCO Ltd., JK

Lakshmi Cement Ltd. and

JK Fenner (India) Ltd.

Hotel 21

Emerald,

Goa

T h e S e c o n d I n t e r n s h i p E xc h a n g e P ro g ra m

collaborated between JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur

(India) and St. Cloud State University (USA) held from

May 29, 2015 to August 05, 2015. This Programme was

an extension to the first internship exchange program

which was held earlier in the year 2014. As a journey

towards the successful implementation of MOU's

signed between the Universities, this program has

been designed with the purpose to apprise the

students of both the University with industrial training

as well as the inter-country cultural exposure. Two

students of JKLU- one from MBA Program (Mr.

Kushang Agarwal – MBA Sem II), and one from B. Tech

Program (Mr. Digvijay Singh Shekhawat – B. Tech IV

Sem) were selected for this exchange program. Two

students of SCSU (Mr. Alman Asif Ali – B. S.

Manufacturing Engineering and Mr. Peter Ojambo –

B.S. Mechanical Engineering) visited JKLU and JK

Lakshmi Cement Ltd. (JKLC), Sirohi from July 2 - August

5, 2015. This program was coordinated by Dr. Umesh

Gupta, Associate Professor – IET, JKLU.

Dr. Ben Beliga, Professor and Director, MEM Program of St. Cloud State University, USA visited JKLU on July 7-8, 2015. He delivered an expert lecture on July 7, 2015 for the Students of B. Tech. second year. The topic of the talk was 'Applications of Mathematics in various Engineering disciplines'. On the second day of his visit he delivered a lecture on the topic 'Optimization Techniques in an Engineer's life' to B. Tech III Year and IV Year students.

Details of the In-house Management Development Programme

S. No. Dates Programme Resource Person

Programme Title Company Venue

1 November 2-4, 2015

Dr. S. K.Majumdar

Executive Leadership Skills IFFCO FMDI, Gurgaon

ACADEMIC ROUNDUP

The JKLU-SCSU Internship Exchange Programme

Students of St. Cloud State University (USA) with

JKLU Faculty Members

Visit and Expert Lectures by Prof. Ben Beliga

A Workshop on 'Soft Skills and Communication Training' was conducted during the Orientation Programme for the First Year students of the MBA (2015-17), BBA (2015-20) and B.Com. (2015-20) Programmes. The said Workshop was conducted over duration of five days, 2 hours daily from July 20-24, 2015. The resource person for the Workshop were Expert Trainers – Ms. Anushree Dixit and Mr. Mukesh Vyas from Winner Academy of Excellence (WAE). The Workshop was coordinated by Dr. Kapil Arora, Chairperson – MBA Programme.

Workshop on ''Soft Skills and Communication Training”

Workshop on "Open source GIS andIts Application in Civil Engineering”

Students of Civil Engineering along with expert speaker

Mr. Akshay O. Jain

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Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. - George Washington Carver

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. - William Butler Yeats

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A three-day workshop on 'Open source GIS and Its

Application in Civil Engineering' was organised by Civil

Engineering Department from July 24 to 26, 2015.

Prof. Anupam Kumar Singh (Director-IET, JKLU),

Mr. Akshay O. Jain, Dr. Kuaum Lata (Indian Institute of

Public Administration) and Mr. Sudhakar Sharma were

the expert speakers of the workshop.

Department of Civil Engineering-IET, JKLU organized an expert lecture on the topic 'Current State of Art & Future Threats- Nitrate Pollution Management' for Civil Engineering students on August 10, 2015. The resource person of the session was Dr. Ram Karan Singh- Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prof. Vinod Vishwakarma and Dr. Ravikumar Ganti coordinated the session.

Expert Lecture on "Channel Estimation in Wireless Communication with MATLAB Coding/Simulations"

A guest lecture was organized by Institute of

Engineering and Technology, JKLU on July 27, 2015 for

B. Tech VII Semester ECE students. Expert speaker on

the occasion was Dr. Divyang Rawal, Assistant Professor,

LNMIIT, Jaipur. The topic of the talk was 'Channel

Estimation in Wireless Communication with MATLAB

Coding/Simulations'. The lecture was coordinated by

Prof. Divanshu Jain.

Dr. Divyang Rawal -Assistant Professor, LNMIIT, Jaipur,

delivering a talk to B. Tech students

A lecture under Extra Mural Lecture Series was

organized by the Institute of Management, JKLU for the

students of MBA (FT), MBA (I), and B.Com. on July 31,

2015. The resource person on the occasion was

Mr. Sharu S. Rangnekar- Management Consultant. The

topic of the lecture was 'How to be a Smart Manager'.

The lecture was coordinated by Dr. Punam Mishra.

Extra Mural Lecture on “How to be aSmart Manager”

Mr. Sharu S. Rangnekar -

Management Consultant addressing the audience

Expert Lecture on “Current State of Art &Future Threats-Nitrate Pollution Management”

Felicitation of Dr. Ram Karan Singh (Professor, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia) by Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh (Director-IET)

and Dr. Ravikumar Ganti (Assistant Professor-IET)

A guest lecture was organized by Institute of Engineering and Technology, JKLU on August 17, 2015 for B. Tech V and VII Semester ECE students. Expert

Expert Lecture on “Practical Aspect of VariousAnalog Communication Techniques”

speaker on the occasion was Dr. Lokesh Tharani, Associate Professor- Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. The topic of the talk was 'Practical Aspect of Various Analog Communication Techniques'. The lecture was coordinated by Prof. Divanshu Jain.

A Guest Lecture on 'Career Opportunities in Analytics Industry' was organized for students of MBA at IM, JKLU on August 26, 2015. The eminent speakers for the session were Mr. Himanshu Agrawal and Ms. Sonal Garg, the Founders of Sheersha Learning Solutions LLP, a SAS Accredited Training Centre at Jaipur. The lecture was coordinated by Dr. Ashwini Sharma.

Dr. Lokesh Tharani, Associate Professor - Rajasthan Technical University,

Kota, delivering a talk to B. Tech students

Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University organized second lecture under Extra Mural Lecture Series for management students of the University on August 18, 2015. Speaker of the lecture was Ms. Garima Srivastava, Manager – Human Resources, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. Ms. Srivastava gave her insights on the topic 'Role of HR in 2015 and Expectations from Students'. The session was coordinated by Dr. Punam Mishra.

Extra Mural Lecture on “Role of HR in 2015and Expectations from Students”

Ms. Garima Srivastava, Manager – Human Resources, Ericsson India

Pvt. Ltd., being felicitated by Director- IM, JKLU- Dr. S. K. Majumdar

Guest Lecture on “Career Opportunities inAnalytics Industry”

Two days interaction for B. Tech CSE students (Sem. VII) was organized by IET, JKLU during August 31- September 1, 2015. The resource person was Mr. Vinod Gupta, Ex- IT Head, JK Organisation. The topic of the session was 'Internet of Things (IoT)'. On the second day, this lecture was followed by the round of mock interviews for the students. The event was coordinated by Dr. Paras Jain and Prof. Gireesh Kumar and headed by Dr. Sonal Jain, Head, Department of Computer Science Engineering.

Session on “Internet of Things”

Mr. Vinod Gupta, delivering a talk to B. Tech CSE students

Mock Interviews of B.Tech CSE Sem. VII students

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Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. - Anthony J. D'Angelo

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. - Herman Melville

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A one-day workshop on 'Embedded System' was conducted on September 4, 2015 by Prime Vision Automation Solutions, Jaipur under the super vision of Dr. R.R. Singh and Dr. S.S. Sengar of the ECE Department.

rd thThe workshop is organized for 3 Year & 4 Year students of ECE and CSE Department.

An expert talk was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering on 'Advanced Separation Processes' on September 19, 2015. The Keynote speaker of the session was Dr. S. P. Chaurasia. He is the Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. The

rd thsession was attended by 3 and 7 Semester students of B. Tech Chemical Engineering. The session was coordinated by Dr. Neha Sharma.

Workshop on “Embedded System”

A CAD Softwares Training Program Series under 'Student's Skill Development Program' was organized by the Institute of Engineering & Technology for the students of B. Tech during September 4-6, 2015; September 11-13, 2015; and October 16-19, 2015. Mr. Vipul Dave from Vision World Tech (Pvt.) Ltd., a training and consultant firm, carried out the training session on 'Design Philosophy and Product design and Development'. The program was coordinated by Prof. Sachin Gangwar.

CAD Softwares Training Program Series on“Making Industry Ready Engineers”

The Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University organized an informative lecture under Extra Mural Lecture Series on September 8, 2015. The topic of this lecture was 'Sustainable Blue Ocean Strategy'. The speaker was Mr. Gagandeep Singh – AGM International Sales CK Birla Group. The session was attended by the faculty members and students of the Institute of Management, JKLU. The session was coordinated by Dr. Punam Mishra.

Extra Mural Lecture on“Sustainable Blue Ocean Strategy”

Mr. Gagandeep Singh – AGM International Sales (Orient Electric)

CK Birla Group- addressing the audience

Expert talk on “Advance Separation Processes”

Dr. S. P. Chaurasia- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering,

MNIT, Jaipur, addressing the B. Tech students

Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University organized a lecture under Extra Mural Lecture Series for management students of the University on September 22, 2015. Speaker of the lecture was Mr. Ravi Menaria, Trainer at Petroleum Conservation Research

Extra Mural Lecture on “Conservation ofFuels and Saving Energy”

Mr. Ravi Menaria (Trainer at PCRA) delivering a

talk to IM students

Mr. Reetesh Kocheta - Faculty at Petroleum Conservation Research Association, was the expert. The workshop was coordinated by Prof. H. P. Agrawal.

Association (PCRA). Mr. Menaria gave his insights on the topic 'Conservation of Fuels and Saving Energy'. The session was coordinated by Dr. Punam Mishra.

Interaction of B. Tech Students withIndustry Expert

Three days interaction for B. Tech CSE students (Sem. VII) was organized by IET, JKLU during September 22-24, 2015. The resource person was Mr. Vinod Gupta, Ex- IT Head, JK Organisation. The lecture was based on 'Computer Networking'. The 3 Day interaction with Mr. Vinod Gupta started with a small discussion regarding the strategy chosen for strengthening concepts of different areas of Computer Science Engineering. Mr. Gupta discussed major points regarding interview as well. The interaction was coordinated by Dr. Paras Jain and Prof. Gireesh Kumar Kaushik.

Expert Lecture on “Paving Bitumen andBitumen Mixes used in India”

Department of Civil Engineering-IET, JKLU organized an expert lecture on the topic 'Paving Bitumen and Bitumen Mixes used in India' on September 23, 2015. The resource person was Prof. P. S. Kandhal, Associate Director (Emirutus) NCAT, Aubourn University, Albama USA. The session was coordinated by Dr. A. N. Arora.

Expert Lecture on “Knowledge andData Integration, and Building BayesianNetwork for Modelling Risk-problems”

Department of Civil Engineering-IET, JKLU organized an expert lecture on the topic 'Knowledge and Data Integration, and Building Bayesian Network for Modelling Risk-problems' on September 28, 2015. The speaker of the event was Dr. Durga Prasad.

Workshop on “Energy Conservation andGeneral Aspects”

On October 13, 2015 Department of Electrical Engineering –IET had organized a workshop on the topic 'Energy Conservation and General Aspects' for Electrical Engineering III, V and VII Semester students.

Mr. Kocheta delivering the lecture to audience

A Expert talk on “Possibilities ofHigher Education in Germany “

Department of Civil Engineering- IET, JKLU organized an expert talk on the topic 'Possibilities of Higher Education in Germany' on October 16, 2015. The speaker of the session was Mr. Ruger Winnegge, Facilitator, Universität Siegen, Germany.

Expert talk on “Metallic Coatings forCorrosion Control”

Students and Faculty of Chemical Engineering Department are interacting

with Dr. Ram Avtar Sharma, R&D Manager - Atotech India Ltd.

An expert talk was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering on 'Metallic Coatings for Corrosion Control' on October 20, 2015. The speaker of this session was Dr. Ram Avtar Sharma, R&D Manager -

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A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it to be God. - Sidney Sheldon

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short. - Henry David Thoreau

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Atotech India Ltd. The session was attended by I, III and VII Semester students of B. Tech Chemical Engineering. The session was coordinated by Dr. Shahnawaz Khan.

session was Mr. Shashwat Kulshrestha, Head, Corporate Affairs – Rajasthan, Cairn India Ltd. The session was attended by III and VII Semester students of B. Tech Chemical Engineering. The session was coordinated by Dr. Neha Sharma.

Expert talk on “Advanced Materials inMechanical Engineering”

An expert talk was organized on October 26, 2015 for the Students of Department of Mechanical Engineering. The speaker was Dr. Chandra Shekhar Bendigeri, Associate Professor- Visvesvaraya College of Engineering- Bangalore University, Bangalore. The lecture was coordinated by Prof. Hemant Gupta and Dr. Murari Lal Gupta.

One day seminar on “Process SafetyManagement and Risk Assessment”

One day seminar on 'Process Safety Management and Risk Assessment' was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering on October 29, 2015 in collaboration with Chilworth Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The expert of the session was Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Director - Chilworth Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Delhi. The session was attended by Second Year and Final Year students of B. Tech Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. The session was coordinated by Dr. Neha Sharma and Dr. Shahnawaz Khan.

Students of B. Tech interacting with Mr. Jitendra Kumar,

Director - Chilworth Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Delhi

Expert talk on “Overview of Oil andGas Industry”

An expert talk was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering on 'Overview of Oil and Gas Industry' on November 4, 2015. The speaker of the

Mr. Shashwat Kulshrestha- Head, Corporate Affairs (Rajasthan),

Cairn India Ltd., delivering a talk to B. Tech Students

Guest Lecture on “Methodology to finalizeB. Tech Project”

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IET, JKLU organized a guest lecture on November 5, 2015. The resource person was Dr. G. D. Agrawal-Professor, Mechanical Engineering from MNIT Jaipur. The topic of his talk was 'Methodology to Select B. Tech Project'. The event was coordinated by Dr. Murari Lal Gupta.

Guest Lecture on “Green Mobility andSustainability”

An expert lecture was organized by Institute of Engineering & Technology, JKLU on December 8, 2015. The speaker of the session was Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay- Director R&D, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. His lecture was on 'Green Mobility and Sustainability'. The session was coordinated by Dr. Murari Lal Gupta.

A Distinguished Lecture delivered byDr. Pritam Singh

Padmashree awardee Dr. Pritam Singh, Esteemed Member of Board of Management, JK Lakshmipat University Jaipur delivered a talk on the topic 'Academics in Institution Building' to all the faculty members of the University on December 22, 2015.

General, Madhya Pradesh Council on Science & Technology, Bhopal, Dr. P. G. Diwakar- Additional Director NRSC Hyderabad, Dr. A. S. Rajawat - Head RSA, SAC Ahmedabad, Dr. S. P. Agrawal - IIRS Dehradun, Dr. A. S. Jayseelan-RRSC Jodhpur and Shri N. S. Mehta-ISG Ahmedabad.

Shri Kirankumar delivered a public lecture on 'Glorifying 40-years of Achievements of India in Space'. Shri Kirankumar shared initiatives of ISRO in remote sensing for agriculture, for urban development, for regional planning and environment mapping. The program was jointly organised by Dr. Pushpendra Singh, Dr. Sandeep S. Sengar, Mr. Vinod Vishwakarma, and Mr. Amit Kumar.

Dr. R. L. Raina, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor-JKLU delivered a welcome address on this occasion. Dr. Pritam Singh shared his experiences and learnings from the academic journey of his life. Dr. Raina thanked Dr. Pritam Singh for delivering such a motivational lecture.

Faculty members of JK Lakshmipat University with Dr. Pritam Singh

STRENGTHENING INDUSTRYACADEMIC INTERACTION

Visit of Chairman-ISRO PadmashreeShri A.S. Kiran Kumar

Padmashree awardee Mr. Aluru Seelin Kirankumar Chairman-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Secretary Department of Space-Government of India visited JK Lakshmipat University Jaipur on August 1, 2015. Shri Kirankumar was accompanied by other renowned dignitaries associated with space science and technology, Prof. P. K. Verma-Director

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anupam Kumar Singh, Chairman ISG-Jaipur

Chapter & Director- IET, JKLU, welcomed Chairman-ISRO

Padmashree Shri A. S. Kirankumar

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5th National HR Summit on “Skilling Youth

for Evolving Organizations”

Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur in association with Indian Society for Training and

thDevelopment, Jaipur Chapter organized the 5 HR Summit on October 1, 2015. The summit was on the topic 'Skilling Youth for Evolving Organizations'. Dr. Upasana Singh, Assistant Professor, IM and coordinator of the summit introduced the theme. The Keynote address was delivered by Dr. S.K. Mujumdar, Director IM who highlighted the demographic features of India and the trend from 2015 to 2025.

The theme of the plenary session-I was 'Competency Targets for Employability: An Industry Perspective'. The speakers of the session were Mr. Dharmendra Singh, Global Deployment Leader, Schneider Electric and Mr. Vijay Rai, President & CEO, Power Con Knowledge Services. The session was chaired by Dr. Ashwini

Padmashree Awardee Shri A. S. Kirankumar Chairman-ISRO

addressing the audience

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. – Douglas Adams

Words are a lens to focus one’s mind. – Ayn Rand

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th thAn industrial visit for ECE 7 and 5 semester students to Ericsson, Jaipur took place on July 24, 2015 under the guidance of Prof. Divanshu Jain from JKLU and Ms. Garima Srivastava (HR) and Mr. Naved from Ericsson.

Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, HR Head, Triveni Engineering &

Industries Ltd., addressing the audience

Sharma, Associate Professor, IM. The theme of the plenary session-II was 'Effective Ways of Developing High Performing Employees'. The speakers of the session were Ms. Vasudha Jha, GM, Cornerstone International Group and Prof. Pronoy Dutt, Co-Founder, Executive Director-HR, 360 Degree Engineering & Consulting Services Ltd. The session was chaired by Dr. Kapil Arora, Associate Professor, IM. The event concluded with Question Answer Session and vote of thanks by Dr. Richa Mishra, Assistant Professor, IM and Coordinator of HR Summit.

Visit of Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, Head, HR,Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.

Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, Head, HR, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. visited JK Lakshimpat University on October 20, 2015. The visit started with his talk on 'Corporate Expectation and Challenges for Young Professionals'. He highlighted upon the skills that a

student should imbibe to be successful in the corporate world. The session ended with vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Umesh Gupta.

Second part of his visit comprised of interaction with Heads of Departments of all Engineering Branches. After the interaction Mr. Asthana visited the laboratories of Mechanical Engineering Department with Professor Hemant Kumar Gupta. This visit was coordinated by Dr. Umesh Gupta, Dr. Sonal Jain and Prof. Gireesh Kumar.

Department Heads, IET, Interacting with Mr. Sanjeev Asthana,

HR Head, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.

INDUSTRIAL VISITSIndustrial Visit to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur

thAn industrial visit for ECE 7 Semester students to Aksh Optifibre Ltd. (FRP Division) took place on August 4, 2015 under the guidance of Prof. Divanshu Jain from JKLU and Mr. Pankaj K. Pandey (Process Leader) from Aksh Optifibre Ltd. The whole visit was well organised by Dr. S.S. Sengar (Head, ECE, JKLU) and Mr. Vinod Kumar (Manager, HR, Aksh Optifibre).

Industrial Visit to Aksh Opticfibre Ltd., Reengus

IET Faculty & Students at Aksh Optifibre Ltd.

Industrial Visit to 220 KV Grid Sub Station,Mahendra SEZ-I, Jaipur

rd th thAn Industrial Visit for 3 , 5 and 7 Semester Electrical Engineering students was organized to 220 KV Grid Substation, Mahinda SEZ-I, Jaipur on August 14, 2015.

coordinated by Prof. Devendra Bhavsar, Prof. Gireesh Kumar Kaushik and Mr. Hemant Kumar.

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Prof J. P. Sharma and Prof. H. P. Agrawal coordinated the visit.

IET Faculty members and Students at

220 KV Grid Sub Station, Mahendra SEZ-I, Jaipur

Lab visit to Advanced Level Telecom TrainingCentre, BSNL, Ghaziabad, UP

th thA Lab visit for ECE 5 and 7 Semester students to Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre (ALTTC), BSNL, Ghaziabad took place on September 7, 2015 under the guidance of Prof. Divanshu Jain and Mr. Gajendra Shekhawat from JKLU and Mr. A.K. Jha (Sub Divisional Engineer, NC-I) from ALTTC.

IET Students understanding Lab Resources at

ALTTC Labs, BSNL, Ghaziabad, UP

Industrial Visit to ZNetLive Jaipur

An Industrial visit was carried out at ZNetLive Jaipur on September 08, 2015, for III Semester students of Computer Science Engineering discipline. The visit was guided by Mr. Harish Patel, CTO, ZNetLive and

IET Faculty members and students along with staff of

ZNetLive, Jaipur

Industrial Trip to ZNetLive and Netleon Technologies, Jaipur

An Industrial visit was carried out at ZNetLive and Netleon Technologies Pvt.ltd., Jaipur on September 10, 2015, for V Semester students of Computer Science Engineering discipline. The visit was coordinated by Prof. Devendra Bhavsar, Prof. Gireesh Kumar Kaushik and Mr. Hemant Kumar.

IET Faculty members and students along with staff of

Netleon Technologies

Institute of Engineering and Technology, JKLU organized an industrial visit for the students of Chemical Engineering to HASETRI and Tyre Plant at JK Tyre Campus, Kankroli on September 10, 2015. The students

Industrial Visit to HASETRI and JK Tyre, Kankroli

Half my life is an act of revision. – John Irving

The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with. – William Faulkner

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were accompanied by Dr. M. L. Gupta.

A site visit to the construction site of Institute of Veterinary and Research was organized for the III and IV Semester students of Civil Engineering on November 3, 2015. The visit was coordinated by Prof. Amit Kumar.

IET Faculty and students along with staff of JK Tyre, Kankroli

Industrial Visit to Johns Electric CompanyPvt. Ltd., Jaipur

A group of Electrical Engineering Student visited Johns Electric Company Pvt. Ltd. on October 12, 2015. The visit was coordinated by Prof. H. P. Agrawal. The students interacted with the Engineers of Johns Electric Company Pvt. Ltd.

IET Faculty and students at Johns Electric Company Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur

Industrial Visit to JK Tyre &Industries Limited, Kankroli

A group of Electrical and Electronics Engineering students visited JK Tyre & Industries Limited, Kankroli Rajasthan on October 18-19, 2015. The visit was coordinated by Prof. Narayan Sahoo and Prof. Yogesh Rohilla.

IET Faculty members and students at JK Tyre &

Industries Limited, Kankroli

Site Visit to Institute of Veterinary and Research

IET Students with Site Engineer at Institute of

Veterinary and Research

Visit to Reserve Bank Of India, Jaipur

Dr. Kapil Arora with IM students at RBI, JAIPUR

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An industry visit to Saras Dairy, Jaipur Plant was thorganized for B. Tech 5 Semester students of Computer

Science Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering on November 20, 2015. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Umesh Gupta.

Majumdar. This informative session was coordinated by Dr. Sheetal Mundra.

Industrial Visit to Saras Dairy, Jaipur Plant

An Industrial Visit was organized to Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd., Neemrana on December 10, 2015 for IM students (all programs). The students were guided by Ms. Shweta Sharma-Officer-HR, Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Kapil Arora.

Industrial Visit to Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.,Neemrana

Dr. Kapil Arora with IM students at Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.,

Neemrana

E-CELL ROUNDUPExpert Lecture on “Exchange Simple Ideawith Big Opportunity”

Entrepreneurship Development Cell, JKLU organized an expert lecture on 'Exchange Simple Idea with Big Opportunity' on September 3, 2015. The eminent speaker for the occasion was Mr. Jasmit Singh, Founder and Director of 'TEA TRADITION'. The session begin with the welcome address by the Director IM, S.K.

Mr. Jasmit Singh, Founder and Director of 'TEA TRADITION'

addressing the students and faculty members of JKLU

Students and faculty members of Institute of Management, JKLU participated in the two-day 'Rajasthan Startup Fest', which was organized by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) along with Startup Oasis as a co-organizer on October 9-10, 2015 at JECC- Sitapura, Jaipur. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Sheetal Mundra.

Participation in “Rajasthan Startup Fest”

Students of Institute of Management along withIM Faculty members at 'Rajasthan Startup Fest'

Startup Weekend Boot-Camp

Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the University organized a 'Startup Weekend Boot-Camp' on November 4, 2015. The facilitator of the event was Mr. Dilnawaz Khan, Business Development & Program

A Visit to Reserve Bank of India, Jaipur Regional Office was organized on November 4, 2015 by Institute of Management, JKLU for the students of MBA, BBA and B. Com. programmes. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Kapil Arora-Chairperson, MBA Programme, Institute of Management, JKLU.

Writing is its own reward. – Henry Miller

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - A.P.J Abdul Kalam

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St. Angela Sophia Sr. Sec. School, Mahaveer Public School, Tagore Public School (Vaishali Nagar), and Subodh Public School. The event was coordinated by Dr. Sheetal Mundra.

Mr. Dilnawaz Khan, Business Development & Program Coordinator

of STARTUP OASIS delivering a talk to IM students

Coordinator at STARTUP OASIS. The event was coordinated by Dr. Sheetal Mundra.

A Green Day with B-School

Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University organized 'A Green Day with B-School' on December 15, 2015. Dr. S. K. Majumdar, Director- IM delivered the welcome address. Dr. R. L. Raina, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, JKLU emphasized on 'Teen Earth Warriors' as teenagers has to take initiative to protect the fragile earth and save their society.

Participants of 'Go Green' Competition

The event comprised of three competitions for the school students of Class XI and XII, i.e., IDEZ$, Wealth out of Waste and Go Green (Model Presentation). The Judges on this occasion were Dr. Girish Goyal, Dr. Anupam Saxena- Associate professor, IM –JKLU, and Mr. Manvendra Kabra Goyal. Winning teams of various competitions were from Ryan International School,

Dr. S. K. Majumdar- Director-IM, JKLU, Dr. Sheetal Mundra and

Jury Members along with Winners of Various Competitions

held during 'A Green Day with B-School'

PANORAMA OF EVENTS

Invocation and Induction Programme forMBA (FT), BBA and B.Com.

The Registration of the New Batch of MBA (2015-17), BBA (2015-20) and B.Com. (2015-20) at the Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University held during July 13-14, 2015. The Invocation and Induction Programme (I&IP) for them was scheduled during July 15-17, 2015.

On July 15, 2015, the Invocation Ceremony started with blessings from the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor and Director-IM. The Faculty of Institute of Management, too, welcomed the new batch students. Parents of the students also pitched in by saying that how happy they were to see their wards join a leading educational entity like JKLU. In the end, the Vote of Thanks was conveyed by Col. S. Manohar -Deputy Registrar, JKLU. The post lunch session was engaged by Mr. P. M. Bhardwaj, Motivation & Management Guru, Bhardwaj Foundation and Managing Director, Instrumentation Limited, Kota on the topic 'Motivation with the Essence of Knowledge & Intellect Management'.

The second day of the I&IP began with another guest lecture session by Mr. Somesh Gupta, Delivery Manager, FSI and Centre Head, Infosys Ltd., Jaipur on the topic – 'Career Planning for Young Executives'.

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Institute of Engineering and Technology was organized from 20-24 July, 2015. During the first half of day one students registered themselves in their respective branches of engineering.

In the second half, the Invocation started with welcoming the new students. Dr. Sandeep Kumar Tomar, briefed the gathering about the purpose of the Invocation and Induction Programme. Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh, Director IET delivered the welcome address. Col. S. Manohar, the Deputy Registrar of the University briefed the students about the 'Does and don'ts during their stay at University'. This was followed by introduction of faculty members of IET. On this occasion, some of the parents accompanying new students to the campus came forward and shared their sense of pride in having associated themselves with JKLU. The invocation session ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Sandeep Kumar Tomar.

Subsequent to his session, number of sessions were engaged by the IM Faculty. The sessions engaged were: 'Management Education' by Dr. S. K. Majumdar, Director-IM; 'Student Activities and Clubs' by Dr. Richa Mishra, Faculty-IM; 'E-Cell' by Dr. Sheetal Mundra, Faculty-IM; 'Know Yourself' by Dr. Upasana Singh, Fa c u l t y- I M ; ' C o r p o rate E x p e c tat i o n s f ro m Management Graduates' by Dr. Amit Jain, Faculty-IM; 'Handling Pressures at B-school' by Dr. Ashwini Sharma, Faculty-IM; and 'Pedagogy and Teaching through Case Method' by Dr. Kapil Arora, Faculty-IM. The last session of the day was engaged by Deputy Registrar - Col. S. Manohar on 'Examination Scheme and Regulations'.

The third and the last day of I&IP saw the new batch students being exposed to the facilities and utilities in JKLU Campus. The sessions which covered were: 'Hostel Rules and Regulations' by Mr. Dharmendra, Hostel Warden; 'Introduction to IT Resources' by Prof. Devendra Bhavsar, Faculty-IET; and 'Introduction to Library Resources' by Mr. Mukesh Pathak, Asst. Librarian. The post lunch session was conducted by Shri. R. Giridharan, General Manager & Banking Ombudsman (for Rajasthan State) and Mr. Shrikant Gupta, Senior Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Jaipur. They talked about 'Opportunities for Management Students in Business & Industry'. The Induction and Invocation Programme was coordinated by Dr. Kapil Arora, Chairperson, MBA Programme.

Invocation and Induction Programme forM. Tech and B. Tech

An Invocation and Induction Programme for the entrants of new batch of B. Tech and M. Tech at the

Welcome of new batch of IET students

The second day started with a session on 'Curriculum

Design'. The session was conducted by Dr. Sandeep

Kumar Tomar. The second session on 'Pedagogy' was

conducted by Dr. Umesh Gupta. The third session was

on 'Time Management' which was delivered by Mr. B.B.

Gupta, Chief General Manager (HR and Admin), JK Tyre

& Industries Ltd. During the post-lunch session all HOD's

highlighted about their strengths, achievements and

the infrastructure of their respective departments. Next

session was on 'Stress Management' which was

conducted by Ms. Richa and her volunteers from Art of

Living Foundation. In the last session of second day all

the registered students were divided in ten different

groups and topics were allotted for presentation.Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh, Director-IET addressing

the new batch students of M. Tech and B. Tech

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mahatma Gandhi

Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one’s monopoly. - Dhirubhai Ambani

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this session different group activities held like Photography, Making a short movies on JKLU campus life, Plantation in campus etc. Later half of the day students learn about pottery work and paper bag, chopstick designing etc. The Day ended with a Movie Show 'The Aviator'.

The day five started with a session on 'Creativity through Photography' conducted by Mr. Mahesh Swami, Advisor Photography Club, MNIT Jaipur. After that students presented their ideas on given topics. After that students presented their 'Poster Presentation' on general topics supervised by faculty members. In the Valedictory Session Director IET – Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh addressed the students and summarized five day activities and explained the purpose of activities conducted. The five day long Invocation and Induction Programme was coordinated by Dr. Sandeep Kumar Tomar.

On third day Dr. Vipin Jain took a session on 'Do's and Don'ts in Labs'. The session on 'Hostel Rules and Regulations' was conducted by Dr. Sandeep Tomar. The next session was on 'Exam Regulations' which was conducted by Col. S. Manohar. The next session was on 'IT Resources and Ethical use of Internet' conducted by Prof. Devendra Kumar Punia. The next session was on 'Infrastructure at Campus' which coordinated by Dr. Shahnawaz Khan. Post lunch session was on 'Industry Expectation from Engineering Graduates' which was conducted by Mr. Manoj Agarwal, and Mr. Shashwat Kulshreshtha, Cairn India Limited, Jaipur. The next session was on 'Orientation to Entrepreneurship' conducted by Dr. Sheetal Mundra- Faculty, Institute of Management, JKLU. The day three ended with sports activities under the guidance of Mr. Gajendra Kumar Yadav.

Day four started with the session on 'Library' conducted by Mr. Mukesh Pathak, Assistant Librarian, JKLU. After

Mr. B.B. Gupta, Chief General Manager (HR and Admin),

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., addressing the students

Students enjoying 'Pottery Work' at JKLU

Orientation Programme for New Batch ofMBA (FT)

An orientation programme for the new batch students at MBA (FT) Programme was organized during July 20-24, 2015 by the Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University. Various sessions to strengthen the basic concepts of quantitative subjects, viz., Mathematics, Statistics, and Accounting Fundamentals, were taken by Dr. Vinay Asthana, Dr. Anupam Saxena and Prof. Lokanath Mishra. The Orientation Programme for MBA (FT) was coordinated by Dr. Kapil Arora, Chairperson – MBA Programme.

Orientation Programme for New Batch ofBBA and B. Com. (Hon.)

An orientation programme for the entrants of new batch, BBA and B.com (Hon.) of the University, was organized on July 20-24, 2015 by the Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University. On first day an interactive session, using a management game was conducted by Dr. Amit Jain on 'Planning & Goal Setting'. Dr. Punam Mishra delivered a session on 'Managing Campus Life'. On second day a 'Business Antakshari' was conducted by Dr. Anupam Saxena. Dr. Sheetal Mundra conducted 'Business Quiz' for the students. On third day Dr. Upasana Singh taken a session on 'Delivering Effective Power Point Presentation'. Dr. Vinay Asthana

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and fresher's competition. Mr. Shikhar Maheswari of B.Tech was crowned as 'Mr. Fresher-2015' and Ms. Urvija of B. Tech as 'Miss Fresher-2015' through several round of enjoyable competitions. Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh, Director-IET, JKLU crowned both the winners in the presence of event coordinators Dr. Richa Mishra, Dr. Shahnawaz Khan, Prof. Love Jain and Dr. Vinay Ashthana. After the competitions, it was for the fresher's and seniors to rock the fresher party with dancing and grooving on DJ.

delivered a lecture on 'Time Management'. On fourth Day Dr. Kapil Arora conducted a session on 'Decision Making Skills'. Dr. Richa Mishra conducted a session titled “Are u Creative?”. On the last day Dr. Ashwini Sharma talked on 'Mantras of Success'. A session on the 'Art of Living' was conducted by Dr. Saurabh Shekhawat- Lifestyle Trainer, Art of Living, Jaipur. On all the five days, the second half was devoted to a Workshop on 'Soft Skills and Communication Training'. It was facilitated by Ms. Anushree Dixit and Mr. Mukesh Vyas, Expert Trainer, Winners Academy of Excellence. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Sheetal Mundra and Prof. Lokanath Mishra.

The Monsoon Mela: JKLU Fresher's Party 2015

JK Lakshmipat University organized a Fresher's Party on August 7, 2015 on the theme 'The Monsoon Mela' with colourful attire and umbrellas. The day marks the mingling of newcomers with senior batch students through a grand welcome, fashion show, talent hunt

Senior's enthralling performance during “MONSOON MELA”

Miss Fresher and Mr. Fresher with JKLU faculty members

Independence Day 2015

The Independence Day was celebrated by the students and staff of the University on August 15, 2015. The day started with flag hoisting which was followed with speech given by the honorable Vice Chancellor JK Lakshmipat University. After the flag hoisting everyone gathered at IM Amphitheater for the cultural Program. There were mesmerizing performances by the students of the University. The event proceeded with an address by Director (IET) -Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh. The event was coordinated by Dr. Richa Mishra and Dr. Vinay Asthana along with the students of University.

Students of JKLU performing a skit on Independence Day

Flag Hoisting by

Dr. Devi Singh, Vice Chancellor

JK Lakshmipat University

Teacher's Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and aspirations at JK Lakshmipat University on September 4, 2015. The students welcomed the faculty

Teacher's Day Celebration

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. - Swami Vivekananda

Education beats the beauty and the youth. - Chanakya

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Mr. Jamini to the gathering. Mr. Ashok during his address to the gathering elaborated the contribution of Sir Vishveshwarya in the field of Engineering. After inaugural session, a series of competitions took place. Dr. A. P. Gupta, Head of Department, Civil Engineering Department, MNIT was the Chief Guest of the Valedictory Session. Dr. Gupta addressed the gathering and shared his insights on the need of an honest engineer in today's society. After his speech, the distribution of prizes took place to the students of IET, JK Lakshmipat University who stood as winner and runner up in the different competitions, which were organised earlier on the same day. The ceremony was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Sonal Jain. The day long went was coordinated by Dr. Sonal Jain, Prof. Jagdish Sharma and Prof. Mohneesh Sharma.

members & reiterated the importance of that day in the life of every student. There were number of melodious performances by students. The event was coordinated by the students of Institute of Management which was guided by Dr. Richa Mishra and Dr. Vinay Asthana.

Praktikum - 2015

thPraktikum - the 4 National Summer Internship Project Presentation Contest was organized by Institute of Management, JKLU on September 11, 2015. Welcome address was delivered by Dr. S.K. Majumdar, Director – IM, JKLU. The contest was then declared open for presentation. The contest was judged by the jury members – Shri Suresh Choudhary, Retd. Director General of Police; Dr. Vinayak Pandey, Asst. Vice President & Head – Business Vertical at PDCOR Ltd. and Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Senior Manager – Productions at Ericsson India. Winner of this contest was Mr. Kushang Kumar Agrawal from IM, JKLU and Runner Up was Ms. Kriti Gupta from Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. Dr. Ashwini Sharma, faculty coordinator of the event, proposed vote of thanks.

Dr. S. K. Majumdar- Director-IM, JKLU; Dr. Ashwini Sharma and

Jury Members along with Winner of Praktikum

Institute of Engineering and Technology, JKLU celebrated the birthday of Sir Mokshgundam Vishvehwarya as Engineers' Day on September 15, 2015. Mr. P. K. Jamini, Additional Chief Engineer, Jaipur Vidyut Nigam was the Chief Guest and Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, Plant Head, Mahindra Tractor was the Guest of Honor of the occasion. Dr. Anupam Singh addressed the gathering and welcomed the guests of the day. The ceremony further proceeded with address of

Engineers' Day – 2015

Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, Plant Head, Mahindra Tractor

addressing the audience on Engineer's day

Dr. A. K. Singh- Director-IET, JKLU and Prof. A.B. Gupta,

MNIT along with Winners of Various Competitions held

during 'Engineers' Day'

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JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur celebrated a National Level Tech-Management Fest, SABRANG-2015 based on the theme 'Express the Colours Within' on October 30-31, 2015. SABRANG - Tech-Management Fest of JK Lakshmipat University was inaugurated on October 30, 2015. The Chief Guest of the occasion was one of the popular play back singer of Bollywood Mr. Ravinder Upadhyay. The event was set rolling with the encouraging words of Chief Guest who highlighted the importance of education and fun in the life of youth. Dr. S. K. Majumdar, Director, Institute of Management welcomed the audience. The inaugural session was followed by various events such as Bull & Bears, Junkyard War, Lan Gaming, C-Debugging, Webpage Designing, Rangoli & Chitrakala, Treasure Hunt, Dance Competition and Fashion show. The first day concluded with a DJ Party.

JK Lakshmipat University participated in a blood donation camp organized by Government of Rajasthan on the occasion of birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on September 25, 2015. The students and faculty members of JKLU donated 4-units in an event organized on the premises of RIET Bhankrota, Jaipur. The activity was coordinated by Prof. Divanshu Jain.

Blood Donation Camp

A National Quiz Contest named India Intelligence

Contest (IIC) was organized by Institute of Engineering

& Technology, JKLU October 3, 2015. The contest was

divided into two categories – for the Graduating th th Students, and for the Students of 11 and 12 Standard.

The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Anupam

Kumar Singh, Director- Institute of Engineering &

Technology. Following this, Dr. Jaya Gupta, Coordinator- th

5 IIC, introduced the concept of IIC to the audience.

Dr. Pawan Surana, Chairman of Rajasthan Rajya Mahila

Aayoga, General Secretary of the Indo-German Society

and Former Principal of University Maharani College,

the Chief Guest of the event addressed the participants. thEr. Yogesh Rohilla, Coordinator- 5 IIC, briefed the

contestants about the rules and regulations, and

different stages and rounds of the contest. Er. Vinod thVishwakarma, Coordinator- 5 IIC, proposed the vote of

thanks.

The quiz was divided into several rounds. Some of the

most exciting rounds were Memory Round, Visual

Round, Rapid-Fire Round, Buzzer Round, Do-or-Die

Round, Advertisement, Audio and Identify-and-Discover

Round. Winning team for the college category was from

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Jaipur Centre), who th grabbed the first position and the 5 India Intelligence

Contest Trophy. The team from Poornima College of

Engineering, Jaipur clinched the runner- up trophy. In

the school category, teams from Subodh Public School,

Jaipur won the trophy of Winners and Runner up both.

Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh addressed the gathering in the

Valedictory Session and congratulated all the winners

and participants for enthusiastic participation. The

valedictory session ended with the vote of thanks by

Dr. Jaya Gupta.

5th India Intelligence Contest

SABRANG - 2015

Famous Bollywood Singer 'Mr. Ravindra Upadyay' as

Chief Guest of SABRANG

The second day of the festival, October 31, 2015, started with even more enthusiasm events Viz. Abhibyakti (Ad-Mad Show), Rang Manch (SKIT) , Chal -Achal (Photography), Pratibha (Talent Show), Aaroh Avroh / Swaranjali ( Solo/ Duet Singing Competition). SABRANG 2015 came to its end on the second day with the Valedictory Session by awarding attractive cash prizes, trophy and certificate for winners and runner-ups. The event concluded with a dazzling and delighting SUPERSONIC musical performances on the same evening. The event was well executed by the student core coordinators under the guidance of Dr. Vipin Kumar Jain, Dr. Vinay Asthana, Dr. Richa Mishra and Prof. H. P. Agrawal.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education,he may steal the whole railroad. - Theodore Roosevelt

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The Community Development Committee of JKLU in association with Blue Circle Medi Services Pvt. Ltd. organized a Health Checkup Camp at JK Lakshmipat Campus from November 2-4, 2015. The camp included physical checkup like BP, HR, BMI, HT, WT, Dental checkup and Eye test. The event was coordinated by Prof. Divanshu Jain, faculty- JKLU and Mr. Alexander Simon of Blue Circle.

Health Checkup Camp

Blood Donation Camp

The Community Development Committee of JKLU in association with Agarsen Blood Bank, Jaipur organized Blood Donation Camp at JK Lakshmipat Campus on November 3, 2015. Students, faculty and staff members enthusiastically participated in the camp. The camp resulted in the collection of 21 units of blood. The event was coordinated by Prof. Divanshu Jain.

How to crack Engineering Entrance Exam

Institute of Engineering and Technology, JKLU organized a seminar on 'How to Crack Engineering Entrance Exam' for the aspirants of engineering entrance exam on November 4, 2015. Dr. Anupam Kumar Singh, Director-IET delivered the welcome address. Dr. R. L. Raina, Vice Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University delivered the inaugural address. Mr. Alok Singh, faculty at Career Point shared his views on the topic 'Mantra of Success' and Dr. Ravi Kumar Ganti, faculty of IET, JKLU talked about 'Stress Management with Mind Control'. Prof. Amit Kumar presented the report of the seminar. Dr. Richa Sharma- coordinator of the event, proposed vote of thanks.

Dignitaries on the Dias at Inaugural Session of 'How to

Crack Engineering Entrance Exam'

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTSBest Paper Award at 10th India-Japan

Bilateral Conference (BICON-2015)

Deeksha Saini, Rishu Aggarwal and Ritu Sharma students of CSE department, Institute of Engineering & Technology, JKLU won second prize in the category of 'Best Paper Presentation' for their paper titled 'Functional Testing Approach: Neighborhood Relationship' at 10th India-Japan Bilateral Conference (BICON-2015) organized by Biyani Group of Colleges, Jaipur held on September 21, 2015. Another team composed of Rakesh Jha and Kanishka students of IET, JKLU won first prize in Poster Presentation, they made the poster on the theme of 'Web Application for Eradicating Unemployment'.

Students of Department of CSE, IET,

JKLU receiving Best Paper Presentation Award at BICON-2015

Distinguish Position in Cisco NetridersCompetition

Hitesh Ranka, Sparsh Agrawal and Saar Bhatt students of Computer Science Engineering, IET, JKLU scored 206, 216 and 220 positions respectively in the Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders competition (CCENT) held on October 1, 2015 at Amity University, Noida.

Best Institutional Award in COSMOS 2015

JK Lakshmipat University received 'Best Institutional Award' at COSMOS 2015 held on October 8-10, 2015, organized by I.S.S. University, Jaipur and Kapil Thakkar, Student of BBA Programme, IM, JKLU won third position in the Debate Competition at COSMOS-2015.

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competition was organized by Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Their research work was on 'Waste water treatment using Fresnel lens and scope of electricity generation from waste water'. The team was mentored by Dr. Shahnawaz Khan, Prof. Amit Kumar and Prof. Anil Dutt Vyas.

Shubhangi Jain , Naman Sukhija, and Gourav Suthar st students of Department of Civil Engineering, won 1

position in International University Challenge Competition 2015 held on October 13-15, 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai (Maharashtra). They will participate in “Young Water Professionals' Programme” from May 30 – June 3, 2016, in Munich. The students were mentored by Dr. Ravi Kumar Ganti and Prof. Vinod Kr. Vishwakarma.

1st Position in International University

Challenge Competition IFAT 2015

JKLU Students at International University Challenge

Competition 2015

Arsalan Obaidi, an Alumni of JKLU and Gourav Suthar, ndstudent of Civil Engineering won 2 position and

awarded with 'Green Brain Trophy' and cash prize of 750 Euro (each one) in the International Competition 'Green Brain of the Year 2015' held on October 1-4, 2015. The

2nd Position in International PROJECTCompetition

Winners of International PROJECT Competition

1st Position in the National Level Summer

Project Presentation Competition st

Akash Bhandari, MBA final year student secured 1th

position in 13 Annual National Level Summer Project Presentation Competition "SPARDHA-2015" held on November 20, 2015 at FMS-IRM, Jaipur. The topic of his project was 'Industry Analysis of Printed Circuit Boards'.

Third rank in examination for AssistantCommandant (Fighter Pilot)

Mayur Sharma, students of Electrical Engineering, JKLU secured the third rank in examination for Assistant Commandant (Fighter Pilot).

1. Dr. R. L. Raina delivered an Inaugural Address on

'Scholarly Writing : Do's and Don'ts' in the

Academic Integrity Event: How to Stop Plagiarism

in Academic Environment, organised by DELNET

New Delhi in association with Turnitin and

Igroup Infotech India Pvt. Ltd., on November 16,

2015. He also chaired a Panel Discussion session

on 'How to Stop Plagiarism in Academic

Environment'.

2. Dr. R. L. Raina delivered a Video session on

'Bridging the Gap between What is Taught and

What Ought to be Taught' in LIS domain delivered

in XXXI IATLIS National Conference on Hundred

Years of LIS Education and Library Services in

South Asia: Perceptions and Directions, jointly

organized by Indian Association of Teachers of

Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and

Panjab University, Chandigarh, on November 18,

2015.

3. Dr. R. L. Raina delivered a Celebration Address on

SHARING VISIONBEYOND BOUNDARIES

If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion. – Soerset Maugham

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it upbecause by that time I was too famous. – Robert Benchley

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'Drucker and Today's Management Education' as

Chief Guest in the Management Day - 2015

organised by Poornima Group of Colleges, Jaipur,

on November 19, 2015.

4. Dr. R. L. Raina delivered an Inaugural Address on

'Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics th (WIS)' in the 11 International COLLNET

Conference 2015 organised by Institute of

Economic Growth, University of Delhi, North

Campus, Delhi, on November 26, 2015.

5. Dr. R. L. Raina delivered an Inaugural Address as

Chief Guest in the National Workshop organized

by IIHMR University, Jaipur on “Scholarly Writing,

Reference Management and Deterr ing

Plagiarism” on December 21, 2015.

6. Dr. Swapan Kumar Majumdar delivered a lecture

on 'Executive Leadership' at Mody University of

Science & Technology, Laxmangargh on October

27, 2015.

7. Dr. Anupam K. Singh delivered a lecture on

'Bridge Protection and River Training' at Staff

Training College, Gandhinagar on July 22, 2015.

8. Dr. Anupam K. Singh delivered a keynote address

on 'Wastewater Treatment in Indian Industries

Case Studies from Rajasthan and Gujarat' in

International Conference on Geo-engineering

and Climate Change Technologies for Sustainable

Environmental Management held at MNNIT

Allahabad on October 09, 2015.

9. Dr. Anupam K. Singh delivered a talk on

'Appropriate Qualifications for Water &

Wastewater Staff in Asia: Experiences from a joint

program' in an international program during IFAT-

2015 by German Water Association on October

15, 2015 in Mumbai.

10. Dr. Anupam K. Singh delivered a lecture on

'Potentials and Prospects of International

Cooperation between India-Thailand' at Burapha

University, Chon-Buri (Thailand) on November

12, 2015.

11. Dr. Anupam K. Singh delivered a talk on

'Intelligent Infrastructure for Smart Cities' in the

panel discussion during a National Conference on

'Delhi: From Seven Cities to Smart City' organized

by Centre of Urban Studies, Indian Institute of

Public Administration, New Delhi.

12. Dr. S. C. Bhaduri delivered an expert lecture on

'Issues of Air Conditioning Industry due Phaseout

of R22' at Saheed Udham Singh College of

Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh on

September 21, 2015.

13. Dr. S. C. Delivered Expert lecture on 'Variable

Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning System' at

ISHRAE, Urjavaran 15 at Ludhiana on September

27, 2015; Meerut on November 8, 2015; Jodhpur

on December 5, 2015; and Agra on December 19,

2015.

14. Dr. Pushpendra Sigh delivered an expert talk on

'Relay Setting' on September 12, 2015 at JVVNL,

Jaipur.

15. Dr. Pushpendra Sigh delivered an expert lecture

on 'Power System Stability and FACTs' at Vedanta

college of Engineering & Technology, Kota on

October 3, 2015.

16. Dr. Pushpendra Sigh delivered an expert talk on

'Smart Grid & Rural Electrification' in the National

Conference on TMRI -2015 at Suresh Gyan Vihar

University, Jaipur on October 31, 2015.

17. Dr. Kavita Choudhary delivered a keynote speech

on 'Bio-inspired Algorithms in Software Testing' that 10 India-Japan Bilateral Conference (BICON-

2015) at Biyani College, Jaipur on September 21,

2015.

18. Dr. Kavita Choudhary delivered a plenary talk on

'Ubiquitous Computing – Existing Everywhere' in th5 National Conference on Emerging

Technologies in Computer Engineering (NCETCE-

2015) at SKIT, Jaipur on November 28, 2015.

19. Prof. Jagdish Sharma delivered a talk on 'situation

of the power sector companies in Rajasthan'

organized by 'Samta Power' and 'RSEB Retired

Abhiyanta Evam Adhikari Jan Kalyan Trust' at the

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1. Dr. Devendra Punia presented a paper entitled

“Role of Business Analytics in Higher Education thInstitution in India” in the 6 International

Foreign Visits and Paper Presentations Abroad

Conference on Education and Management

Technology at the City View, Hong Kong on

August 25-26, 2015

2. Dr. Sandeep Kumar Tomar presented a paper

entitled “Carbon Nanotube Synthesis: Natural thPrecursors” in the 5 International Conference on

Functional Materials & Devices (ICFMD - 2015) on

August 4-6, 2015 at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

3. Dr. Vipin Kumar Jain presented a paper entitled

'Study of Dielectric Behavior of TiO2 Doped PANI thNanocomposite' in the 4 Nano Today

Conference on December 6-10, 2015 at Dubai

(UAE).

4. Dr. Ashwini Sharma presented a research paper

titled “Bridging Sectoral Differences through

Information Systems: A Study of Indian Banking

Industry” at the International Conference on

Organization and Management (ICOM-2015)

organized by Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi,

UAE in association with Asia Academy of

Management during November 22-23, 2015.

I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged. – Erica Jong

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

1. Dr. R. L. Raina has been nominated as a Member

of the Research Council of the Defence Scientific

Information and Documentation Centre

(DESIDOC) of the Defence Research and

Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence,

Govt. of India, New Delhi.

2. Dr. S. C. Bhaduri has been nominated as the

Governing Council Member, Rajasthan State

Innovation council.

3. Dr. Punam Mishra received Best Paper Award at

UGC International Conference on Recent Trends

in Business Finance and Economics, organized by

Department of Business Finance and Economics,

Jai Narain Vyas Univeristy, Jodhpur, October 8-10,

2015.

Awards, Honours and Achievements

1. Upinder Dhar, Santosh Dhar and Ashwini Sharma

(2015). Perceived Health Status and Quality of

Life: A Study of Young Population. In Swati Jain,

Swati Jha, Nidhi Tak, Sakshi Sharma and Arpita

Mehta (Eds.). Emerging Trends in Business and

Economy, 178-185, New Delhi: Excel Books.

2. Lokanath Mishra (2015) Changing Face of

Corporate Social Responsibility: An Exploratory

Institution of Engineers, Tonk Road, Jaipur,

November 19, 2015.

20. Dr. Punam Mishra delivered a keynote address on 'Recent Trends in Marketing' at UGC International Conference on 'Recent Trends in Business Finance and Economics', organized by Department of Business Finance and Economics, Jai Narain Vyas Univeristy, Jodhpur on October 9, 2015.

21. Dr. Richa Mishra delivered a talk on 'Creativity : Way Forward for Success' at Sri Balaji College of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur on August 12, 2015.

22. Dr. Ravikumar Ganti delivered a talk on 'Stress Management through Mind Control' at Delhi Public School (DPS), Jaipur on November 20, 2015.

4. Dr. Paras Jain received Best Paper Award in

International Congress on Information and

Communication Technology (ICICT- 2015) held at

Hotel Golden Tulip Udaipur during Oct 9-10,

2015.

Books/Chapters in Books

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. – Barbara Kingsolver

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7. Sunil Pathak and Sonal Jain (2015). A Novel

Weight based Clustering Algorithm for Routing in

MANET. Wireless Networks: The Journal of

Mobile Communication, Computation and

Information, Springer US, 1-10.

8. Pushpendra Singh (2015). Need of ICT for

Sustainable Development of Power Sector.

Proceedings of International Conference on ICT

for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD 2015),

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,

2, Springer-Verlag Singapur.

9. Mohd. Shahnawaz Khan, Saba Parveen Siddiqui

and Daya S. Seth (2015). Reactive Methylene

Compounds as Synthons for Various Bio-active t h Molecu les . In Proceedings of the 19

International Electronic Conference on Synthetic

Organic Chemistry, November 1-30, 2015;

Sciforum Electronic Conference Series, 19, a050.

10. J. P. Sharma, Devendra Bhavsar and L. C. Sharma

(2015). A Scientometric Analysis of Smart Grid

Implementation at Distr ibution Feeder.

Proceedings of International Conference on ICT

for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD 2015),

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,

2, Springer-Verlag Singapur.

11. J. P. Sharma and H. R. Kamath (2015).

Performance Analysis of Unbalance Radial

Feeder with Time Varying Composite Load.

Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 3, 56-

70.

12. J. P. Sharma and H. R. Kamath (2015). Stochastic

Voltage Assessment-Unbalanced Feeder with

Composite Load. Journal of Electrical Systems,

11 (3), 258-270.

13. Sheetal Mundra and Joohi Laxman Prasad

Shrivastava (2105). A Study on Tire Industry:

Compiling the HR Manual and its Implications.

International Journal of Trade & Global Business

Perspective, Pezzottaite Journals, 4(4), 2012-

2019.

Research Papers Published in National and

International Journals/Conference

Proceedings

1. Ashwini Sharma and Upinder Dhar (2015).

Developing a Model for Information System

Effectiveness Assessment in Indian Banking

Sector. AIMS Journal of Management, 1(1), 29-

50.

2. N. Jain, Santosh Dhar and Ashwini Sharma (2015).

Scenario of E-waste Management in Madhya

Pradesh. Waste Recycling India, 3(1), 26-30.

3. N. Jain, Santosh Dhar and Ashwini Sharma (2015).

Managing E-waste in Chhatisgarh. Waste

Recycling India, 3(1), 32-34.

4. N. Jain, Santosh Dhar and Ashwini Sharma (2015).

Processing E-waste in Uttar Pradesh. Waste

Recycling India, 3(1), 35-37.

5. M. Sharma and Kapil Arora (2015). Study of

Relevance of Black-Scholes Model in Indian Stock

Option Market. International Journal of Advance

Research and Innovative Ideas in Education

(IJARIIE), 1(4), 324-334.

6. Prashant Khanna and Sonal Jain (2015). Cloud

Broker Definition Differential: Gartner Versus

NIST and New Models. International Journal of

Engineering Technology Science and Research,

2 (Special Issue), 127-132.

Study of Indian Companies. In Swati Jain, Swati

Jha, Nidhi Tak, Sakshi Sharma and Arpita Mehta

(Eds.). Emerging Trends in Business and Economy,

93-108, New Delhi: Excel Books.

1. Punam Mishra, Swati Jain, Savita Panwar, Swati

Jha and Ashish Nagar (2015). Akshaya Patra:

Nourishing Souls and Feeding Minds. In Upinder

Dhar and Santosh Dhar (eds.), Case Method:

Lerning from Experiences, Excel Books, New

Delhi, First Edition, 281-290

Case Study

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14. Jaya Gupta and Mridula Garg (2015). The Lomax-

Exponential Distribution. Far East Journal of

Theoretical Statistics, 51 (1-2), 61-85.

15. Richa Sharma, Manju Kaushik and Gireesh Kumar

(2015). Reliability Analysis of an Embedded

System with Multiple Vacations and Standby.

International Journal of Reliability and

Applications, 16 (1), 35-53.

16. Madhu Jain, Manju Kaushik and Gireesh Kumar

(2015). Reliability Analysis for Embedded System

with Two Types of Faults and Common Cause

Failure Using Markov process. ICCCT'15 Proceedings

of the Sixth International Conference on

Computer and Communication Technology 2015,

271 – 275.

17. Madhu Jain, Richa Sharma and G. C. Sharma

(2015). Maximum Entropy Analysis of Bulk Arrival

Retrial Queue with Second Optional Service and

Bernoulli Vacation. International Journal of

Industrial and Systems Engineering, 20(3), 369-

396.

18. P. K. Haldar and Lokanath Mishra (2015). The

Changing Facets of Corporate Governance and

Corporate Social Responsibilities in India and

their Interrelationship. Information Management

& Business Review, 7, 6-16.

19. Hemant Kumar Gupta, Ghanshyam Das Agrawal

and Jyotirmay Mathur (2015). Experimental

Study of Water-Based Al2O3Nanofluid Flow in

Direct Absorption Solar Collector. Macromolecular

Symposia, 357, 30–37.

2. Dr. Ashwini Sharma presented a paper titled

“Assessing Website Usability of an Educational

Institute: Towards Development and Validation

of a Scale” at the 2015 IMRA-IIMB International

Conference on Inclusive Growth & Profits with

Purpose: New Management Paradigm organized

by International Management Research

Academy (IMRA) London, UK in collaboration

with IIM Bangalore during December 16-18,

2015.

3. Dr. Pushpendra Singh presented a paper entitled

“Need of ICT for Sustainable Development of

Power Sector” in the International Conference on

ICT for Sustainable Development organized by

Computer Society of India during July 3-4, 2015 at

Ahmedabad.

4. Mohd. Shahnawaz Khan presented a paper

entitled “Substituted Coumarins and their

Ant ibacter ia l Act iv i ty ' ' in the Nat ional

Conference on RAICS – 2015 held at MNIT Jaipur

during August 21-23, 2015.

5. Prof. Jagdish Prasad Sharma and Prof. Devendra

Bhavsar presented a paper entit led “A

S c i e nto m e t r i c A n a l ys i s o f S m a r t G r i d

Implementation at Distribution Feeder” in the

International Conference on 'ICT for Sustainable

Development –ICT for Sustainable Development

(ICT4SD 2015)' held at Ahmedabad, Gujrat during

July 3-4, 2015.

6. Prof. Jagdish Sharma and Prof. Sachin Gangwar

presented a paper entitled “Analysis and Control

of Fault Current by Firing Angle Control of Solid-

State Fault Current Limiter ” in the IEEE

International Conference on Energy Systems and

Application (ICESA – 2015) held at Pune during

October 30 to November 01, 2015.

7. Prof. Jagdish Sharma and Prof. Sachin Gangwar

presented a paper entitled “A standalone Hybrid

Energy System Modell ing for Academic

Institution” in the IEEE International Conference

on Energy Systems and Application (ICESA –

Research Papers presented in Conferences

1. Ajay Sharma, a JKLU Ph. D scholar presented a

paper entitled “Study of Dielectric Behavior of th CNT Doped PANI Nanocomposite” in the 7

International Workshop on Polymer Metal

Nanocomposite on November 2-5, 2015 at Jaipur

(India).This paper was authored by Ajay Sharma,

Vipin Kumar Jain, Subodh Srivastava, SN Dolia

and YK Vijay.

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good. – William Faulkner

The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader,reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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2015) held at Pune during October 30 to

November 01, 2015.

8. Dr. Sheetal Mundra presented a paper entitled

“Regional Disparities in India: Education, Health,

Poverty and Malnourished in an International

Conference on 'Research and Business

Sustainabi l i ty ' ( ICRBS 15) organized by

Department of Management Studies, Indian

Institute of Technology Roorkee and Sheffield

Business School, Sheffield Hallam University,

United Kingdom at IIT Roorkee, Greater Noida

Campus during December 4-6, 2015.

9. Dr. Sheetal Mundra presented a paper entitled

“Make in India and Management Education: A thSustainable Path” in the 4 Biennial Indian

Academy of Management Conference on

'Managing in the Indian Institutional Context',

organized by the Indian Institute of Management

Lucknow and Indian Academy of Management at

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Noida

Campus during December 11-13, 2015.

10. Dr. Punam Mishra presented a paper entitled

“Consumer Perception and Attitude towards

'Product Placement' in India” at the UGC

International Conference on 'Recent Trends in

Business Finance and Economics' organized by

Department of Business Finance and Economics,

Jai Narain Vyas Univeristy, Jodhpur, October 8-10,

2015.

11. Dr. Richa Sharma presented a paper entitled “N-

Version Programming for Embedded System

using Fuzzy Approach” in the National Seminar

on 'Recent Developments in Pure and Applied thMathematics (NSRDPAM)' & 19 Prof. P. D. Verma

Memorial Lecture-2015 (PDVML-2015) held at

Jaipur during September 12-13, 2015.

12. Prof. Gireesh Kumar presented a paper entitled

“Reliability Analysis for Embedded System with

Two Types of Faults and Common Cause Failure

Using Markov process” in an International

Conference on Computer and Communication

Academic Positions / Distinctions Held

1. Dr. R. L. Raina chaired a panel discussion session thin the 18 International Symposium on Electronic

Theses and Dissertations, organized by

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on

November 6, 2015.

2. Dr. R. L. Raina participated as panelist in the ICSU-

CODATA-Data Science Workshop on “Data

Management, Sharing and Services : Current &

Future Roles of Data Stakeholders, organized by

the Indian Institute of Public Administration, in

association with Indian National Science

Academy (INSA), on November 6, 2015.

3. Dr. S. C. Bhaduri became the Fellow of Institution

of Engineers, India.

4. Dr. S. C. Bhaduri became the Member of the

Chapter Working Committee of Indian Society for

Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers

(ISHRAE) Jaipur Chapter.

5. Dr. Pushpendra Singh and Dr. Kavita Choudhary

were invited to Judge the Technical Projects in

different fields for “J-Tectrix 2015” at Jaipur

Engineering College & Research Center, Jaipur on

November 27, 2015.

Technology 2015, held during September 25-27,

2015, Allahabad, India.

13. Dr. Paras Jain presented a research paper entitled

“An Adaptive Edge-Preserving Image Denoising

using Block-Based Singular Value Decomposition

in Wavelet Domain” in the International Congress

on Information and Communication Technology

(ICICT- 2015) held at Hotel Golden Tulip Udaipur

during Oct 9-10, 2015.

14. Prof. Sachin Gangwar presented a paper entitled

“A standalone Hybrid Energy System Modelling

fo r A ca d e m i c I n st i t u t i o n ” i n t h e I E E E

International Conference on Energy Systems and

Application (ICESA – 2015) held at Pune during

October 30 to November 01, 2015.

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6. Prof. Vinod Vishwakarma was invited for

consultation on “New Solid Waste Management

Rule-2015” organized by Institute of Chartered

Waste Managers (ICWM) and Institute of

Development Management (IDM) on July 24,

2015 at Jaipur.

7. Dr. Richa Mishra was invited as a judge for the

inter school debate competition on the topic

“Capital Punishment is Unjust & Degrading” at G.

R. Global Academy Jaipur, on October 8, 2015.

8. Dr. Neha Sharma was appointed as member of

Technical Program Committee/Reviewer for 2nd

International Conference on Innovative

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Upcoming Events

Advancements in Engineering and Technology

(IAET) – 2016

9. Prof. Narayan Sahoo has been appointed as

coordinator of SESI Jaipur chapter