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n9 faculties n37 departments n27 centres of excellence and research n231 courses n642 faculty members nover 15,000 undergraduate post-graduate and diploma/certificate students contents in focus cricket mascot realms of research phd/mphil scholars in action in humanities social sciences social work and education virender sehwag s memories of jamia 22 4 also on campus course of action happenings in jamia 7 papers presentations strokes of confidence opportunities awaiting fine arts students 12 faculty publications 23 student zone criss-cross game what makes jamia students go for radical subject shifts 14 17 gate crashers success in engineering entrance the civil services army and other competitive exams page out of the past the `craft of learning the experiment of basic education as understood by zakir husain 20 jauhar is published by the registrar jamia millia islamia maulana mohamed ali jauhar marg new delhi 110025 editorial board simi malhotra media coordinator zahid h khan abdul bismillah s ghazanfar h zaidi mukul kesavan dakshita singh ph +91-11-26981717 epabx 1050/1051 +91-11-26980090 fax +91-11-26980090 e-mail mediajmi_outreach@yahoo.com jauhar is printed by enthuse-answers communications pvt ltd z-35 iind floor okhla industrial area phase-ii new delhi-110020 photos amlan paliwal design and production ians publishing www.ianspublishing.com chief patron najeeb jung vice-chancellor jamia millia islamia 2 jauhar june-august 2011

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maulana mohamed ali `jauhar founder jamia millia islamia from the vice-chancellor been selected this should be a matter of pride for them as well as for jamia as the university occupies a pride of place among central universities we heartily welcome the freshers to jamia but we add a note of caution they must comply with university rules and regulations attend classes regularly and make sure they continue to perform well throughout the academic year the new year is also a moment of reflection for us in the teaching community for we will be responsible for moulding the students and nurturing their abilities to handle the challenges of life the university s admission process accompanied simultaneously by the evaluation of papers was an onerous task carried out admirably by my colleagues it is a measure of their hard work and sincerity that we now stand on the threshold of a new academic year with a hassle-free admission session we look forward to another serious year higher achievements in sporting activities and the completion of a large number of projects that have been on for the past one year i t is once again time to welcome newcomers into the university it is heartening to note that after stiff competition wherein over 120,000 students competed for admission into jamia millia islamia a little over 6,000 have najeeb jung vice-chancellor jauhar june-august 2011 |3

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in focus research work realms of research jamia s research scholars focus on issues of contemporary salience and social relevance for their doctoral and mphil studies hen savita sagar enrolled as a phd student with the department of political science in jamia millia islamia for doing a thesis on `civil society emerging strength of indian democracy in december 2010 little did she know that a civil society movement will rock the nation in a few months during her graduate and postgraduate days in political science at delhi university du she had seen the emergence of civil society movements in the wake of the jessica lal and arushi talwar murder cases savita wanted to probe deeper and explore the common causes that brought civil society associations together how inclusive these movements were and who were the active participants these were cityspecific cases now as if feeling redeemed by the turn of events following the agitation on the lokpal bill she says now my work has been made easier mohammad kaifullah a postgraduate in political science from du who took up work on `religious response to current environmental crisis a comparative study of buddhism and hinduism at w the centre for study of comparative religions and civilisations in jamia plans to extend the scope of his thesis to tribal religion this would enable kaifullah cover the recent tribal protests against industrial projects at niyamgiri in orissa where the tribal communities regard forests as sacred and see them as playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance even as he considered what case studies to take up in the case of hinduism and buddhism the case of rampant mining on the banks of ganga came to light following the death of the fasting swami nigamanand that s one case kaifullah now plans to take up with their fingers on the pulse savita mohammad and other research students of jamia are delving into the most contemporary and relevant issues of our times enriching jamia s corpus of research work adding vibrancy to its campus life and contributing to our understanding of present-day issues through the academic lens the research work ranges from national and international political issues to development health family education career work-life balance and organisation from `pak-us relations after 9/11 and `india-us relations in the context of rising china in the 21st century to `impact of hiv/aids on livelihoods of affected people `understanding the sociocultural dimensions of displaced people affected by special economic zones in kolkata and the `naxalite movement in bihar jharkhand and chhattisgarh since 2002 the range and volume of work being carried out is vast diverse aspirations the research topics are as diverse as name mohammad adam department urdu working on electronic media and urdu 4|jauhar june-august 2011

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the backgrounds of these researchers their aspirations and their goals presenting an interesting case study in itself jamia assimilates research scholars from different systems including development workers mediapersons filmmakers and even members of the faculty from other universities b diwaker a teacher at jamia s well-known ajk mass communication research centre mcrc is probing the increasing depiction of violence in indian cinema diwaker has been a cinematographer with mcrc for the past 23 years and has also designed the course in film production he has mentored students such as kiran rao of dhobi ghat fame and habib faisal who directed do dooni char disturbed by the mounting violence in indian cinema and watching his nephew react to scenes of such violence diwaker was moved to do a phd with the centre for peace and conflict resolution on the `evolution of the images of violence in indian cinema it s a study of images in violence in post independence era 1950s to 2005 he says vikas singh another filmmaker who has worked with yash raj films and with satish kaushik is probing another aspect of cinema vikas always wanted to venture into academics but the right topic for an mphil struck him when one day he saw his punjabi hindu friend stop at a mazaar on a busy delhi road and make an offering before heading back to work vikas was curious his friend said i have seen it in a few hindi movies that you don t cross a mazaar without making an offering that set vikas thinking about the impact of indian cinema on the religious beliefs of indians with films produced by dharma productions and yash raj films since the 1990s as his case studies vikas is now working on `the role and representation of religion in hindi cinema in search of new hermeneutics read our story crosscross game in student zone roopali bhargava a gold medallist in food and nutrition from allahabad agricultural university and presently working with the public health desk of cii is pursuing a phd at the department of social work on an `assessment of mid-day meal scheme in tribal schools a study of melghat region of maharashtra melghat is a region beset with poverty and hunger describing her work she says i have a background in nutrition and i wanted to go deeper into the status of nutrition in districts where there is a heavy concentration of the disadvantaged and the poor i chose amravati because it s the most marginalised area of maharashtra where malnutrition is rampant roopali visited the district name asmi siddiqui department political science working on primary education planning before submitting her research proposal and has interacted extensively with school authorities parents and children mohammad adam working on `hindustan me radio aur television ki urdu khidmat ibteda ta haal at the department of urdu is a mediaperson who has worked with the sahara group and zee tv he s currently an anchor with doordarshan besides he has organised a number of seminars including a recent one on `preserving environment and preventing ecological disaster through islam adam will focus on how urdu is treated in radio television and the internet and how each medium has impacted urdu mushtaq ahmad malla having done a master s in social work from kashmir university worked in the development sector before taking the plunge into academics he is now working on the `impact of rural development programme on socio-economic development in kashmir an analysis of nrega at the department of social work sramana majumdar is probing into an alto jauhar june-august 2011 |5

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in focus research work a whole world of research an indicative list of research work being carried out in humanities social sciences social work education and related faculties/centres of jamia sheenu gupta differential implementation of national rural employment guarantee act 2005 a comparative study of dungarpur jhalawar sirohi and udaipur districts of rajasthan rouble rani dynamics of cooperation between india and asean since 2000 reyaz ahmad ganaie pakistan-afghanistan relations since 9/11 yaqoob-ul-hassan pakistanus relations after 9/11 an analytical study shweta verma resilience among women widowed due to conflict in kashmir mohammad anas micro-finance and inclusion a critical examination vikas bansal study of impact of training on organisational effectiveness sneha bhatia developing an entrepreneurial assessment instrument for an effective corporate entrepreneurial environment aslam khan the emerging discourse of `war on terror a study of its impact on the youth of india prerna women conflict and peace-building a case study of sri lanka navaz nizar kk popular sport and conflict transformation a study of the impact of cricketing ties on indo-pak relations neelam wadhwani predictors of career planning and its impact on job satisfaction worklife balance and performance greena sharma self-concept self-efficiency and emotional stability of children of dual working couples kiran sakkar sudha personality traits leadership style and their impact on wellbeing and performance in it sector employees khizra shibli self-esteem emotional stability and examination anxiety among senior secondary students asma nabi workplace stress self-sufficiency well-being among employees of private banks sultana parveen occupational stress subjective well-being and coping among call centre employees smriti malhotra a study of ict-pedagogy integration and its determinants bakhtiyar ahmad equity and quality concerns a study of nios s das indian food processing industry strategic route to global leadership richa sharma studies in knowledge management in energy industries vijay kumar tourism marketing and inbound tourism in india scope and challenges ing which china was shunned by the global community the chinese economy was just opening up and this global reaction had come as a big setback china then devised a strategy of strengthening its economic base and ensuring energy security besides circumventing the diplomatic blackout through the central asian route urvashi sabu best exemplifies the collaborative spirit between universities a graduate in english from sophia college ajmer and a postgraduate from rajasthan university urvashi cleared the net and secured a junior research fellowship jrf in 1991 and has been teaching english in pgdav college du since 1996 in order to be considered for a promotion she attended two refresher courses in jamia one of these courses conducted in 2005 was on `writing from the margins it was in this course that she attended a talk by prof anisur rahman of the department of english on the women poets of pakistan urvashi is now doing her phd on `pakistani women poets literary representation and dynamics of religion politics and society at the department of english common experience while urvashi pursues her doctoral at the department of english she is a regular at the academy of third world studies which runs the pakistan studies programme the centre makes it a point to invite her to all talks and seminars and at one such event `the state of pakistan held in february 2011 she was delighted to meet two women poets from pakistan kishwar nahid and zehra nigah whose works she was researching kishwar has since invited her to stay with her on her pakistan visit and urvashi is keen to visit the country at least once before submitting her thesis researchers admire the collaborative spirit the university has fostered mushtaq says it would be highly unlikely that a doctoral guide would let his/her student consult or collaborate with teachers of other departments at a university in jamia they encourage you to consult other members of the faculty who are experts in certain domains asmi siddiqui registered with the department of political science for her work on `decentralisation of primary educational planning and role of administration in western uttar pradesh a case study of bareilly district says often books and other reference materials are not easily accessible but that her guide ensures they are available be gether different aspect of jammu and kashmir a graduate in psychology from christ college bangalore and a postgraduate in criminology from the national institute of criminology and forensic science new delhi she is working on the `impact of armed conflict on aggression and attitude towards violence among juvenile offenders at the department of psychology ajay mohan with a master s in political science from du is now carrying out research on `china s relationship with central asian regions in the 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name mushtaq malla department social work working on nrega in kashmir name mohammad kaifullah department centre for study of comparative religions and civilisations working on religion and environment name urvashi sabu department english working on pakistani women poets name savita sagar department political science working on civil society movements sides the jamia library she refers to the library at the national university of educational planning and administration new delhi vikas says that jstor is a big reference source but adds that gigapedia a source where he gets every single book he wants was something he came to learn about on his own and which jamia s teachers need to popularise adam also feels that besides the central library every department and centre should have a well-stocked library with a librarian of course besides researching in libraries and surfing the internet to access primary and secondary sources these research students reckon they would be spending considerable time on the field roopali s work mostly consists of fieldwork though she will be referring to reports too such as the maharashtra state report the mid-day meal assessment report and tribal health bulletins for his research work on the theme `a study of emotional intelligence of secondary school teachers in relation to certain background variables abhishek singh has bought himself a research tool from ncert fabiha khaled working on `a study of work-life balance of women police personnel in the up force is also using a similar tool in her work sramana is attempting to probe two dimensions in the target segment the attitude towards violence and the tendency of aggression among the target population at the time of reporting she was still working on the precise age group to be probed though she was clear that she would focus on kashmir once the target group was identified she would use a scale of attitude towards violence sramana recognises that the topic she has chosen is tricky and collecting primary data would be an uphill task it s field-centred work and she is aware of the risks involved critically she will have to spend a lot of time building a reasonable rapport with the population she plans to cover and render the questionnaire understandable to her audience sramana will also be visiting libraries to research related areas asmi whose work focuses on urban and rural blocks of western up has been on a few field visits for preparatory work accompanied by her father she admits getting information is difficult people shut their door assuming she is a government agent while officials though ready to help are hard pressed for time they don t even have computers in offices and have to go often to courts in connection with rti applications they are themselves hassled mushtaq who was in kashmir at the time of trouble last summer has had a taste of difficulty in information gathering already they are hardly available they ask you to come at 5 pm by which time the offices are about to close but it s work that they don t repent doing asmi whose final destination will be the civil services says the phd is preparing her for a larger role in every sense i am gaining vast knowledge what the research work has given me is an ability to think beyond the syllabus jauhar june-august 2011 |7

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on campus jamia news now broadcast technology at jamia programmes in earthquake engineering urban rejuvenation european latin american studies and sikkim studies too he anwar jamal kidwai-mass communication research centre ajk-mcrc has launched a one-year postgraduate diploma in broadcast technology the course will be divided into two semesters the course in broadcast technology seeks to produce trained personnel who can manage and t maintain technical infrastructure required for media production and transmission the objective of the course is to teach working principles and operational aspects of various technical systems employed in content acquisition production and transmission in radio and tv hands-on training in real-time working environments familiarisation with broadcast stations and industry internships are part of the curriculum the eligibility criteria for admission to the course is a graduate degree in physics or electronics 10+2+3 or engineering electronics telecommunications electrical computer science it with not less than 50 percent marks in aggregate jamia has also launched an mphil programme in two streams european studies and latin american studies these programmes will be offered by the centre for european and latin american studies the mphil programme in european studies deals with contemporary and historical features of european culture in its various national and social contexts and takes into account european media literature and culture too the latin american studies programme is designed to develop a body of research in india on issues relating to latin america and the caribbean it builds on the foundations of language literature history and cultural studies both the programmes are open to students from humanities social sciences and languages another course launched by jamia is an mtech in earthquake engineering the objective is to train engineering graduates in designing buildings that can survive earthquakes the faculty will include visiting professors from iit-delhi and iitroorkee and structural designers besides jamia s own teachers the four-semester course will be open to fresh/in-service and sponsored civil engineering graduates for the last category of students the course will extend to six semesters the course will admit 18 students the faculty of architecture and ekistics has started a new programme an march in urban rejuvenation with 20 students the centre for north east studies has started a sikkim studies programme the programme was launched by pawan chamling chief minister of sikkim on april 25 2011 the sikkim government will provide a funding of rs 25 lakh per annum for consecutive three years to jamia for this programme workshops seminars conferences and collaborative research programmes are being planned under the programme the centre for early childhood development and research has launched a master s programme in early childhood development the eligibility criteria is a bachelor s degree in child development home science psychology or social work 8 jauhar june-august 2011

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jamia chancellor passes away shaikh khorakiwala 93 was founder of akbarally chain haikh fakhruddin taherbhai khorakiwala chancellor of jamia millia islamia since 2002 passed away in mumbai on july 5 following an illness he was 93 born in palanpur gujarat shaikh khorakiwala studied in mumbai and graduated from the government law college mumbai in 1941 he launched the famous akbarally chain of departmental stores in 1956 he also served as chairman emeritus of wockhardt ltd he was the founder and president of the indoarab society and has been the president of various organisations inclusive education jamia admits 27 street children in its primary school iving up to its commitment to the ideals of social justice jamia millia islamia admitted 27 street children in various classes in its primary schools on april 11 2011 all these children have been taken from harsh mander s ummeed aman ghar functioning under the auspices of the centre for equity study a welfare organisation that provides food shelter and education to homeless street children these children have been admitted to ensure education of the poorest of the poor and have been exempted from paying any school fee jamia vice-chancellor najeeb jung said the challenge ahead will be to ensure that we are able to make the students feel comfortable in the school environment so that they can be integrated fully into the teaching-learning process jamia not only has schools under its aegis but also runs balakmata centres in delhi these centres cater to the education and vocational training needs of disadvantaged children and women s like the indian merchants chambers and the indo-swiss society shaikh khorakiwala was the sheriff of mumbai in 1993 and was instrumental in setting up mohalla committees which played an important role in maintaining communal harmony in the city during the riots he was awarded the padmashree by government of india for his contributions mourning his death vice chancellor najeeb jung said the whole jamia biradari stands together in grief and offers its deepest condolence to the bereaved family l admission rush omr forms for a smooth admission process n a demonstration of logistical excellence jamia successfully conducted its admission procedure for 231 courses in 36 departments and 17 centres of excellence research during the months of april-july notwithstanding the intense summer heat as of may 9 nearly 1,14,244 forms were sold for 7,000 seats at various levels from undergraduate to doctoral studies jamia s various engineering programmes btech be diploma mtech etc attracted the most number of applications with a final intake of 1,469 as many as 37,902 forms were sold for these to handle the i heavy load the university introduced omr application forms for its engineering and management courses admissions were on the basis of entrance exams in all disciplines which were divided into groups the syllabi of all courses were also available online information pertaining to examination schedules test venues and names of successful candidates in all streams were also available online at the same time the university also established help desks across the campus and enlisted the support of current students to handle admission queries neighbourhood advantage short-term training courses for local residents he department of adult and continuing education and extension jamia millia islamia plans to conduct short-term job-oriented training courses in the academic year 2011-12 for the residents of nearby localities the courses will be conducted in sewing cutting motor driving electrical wiring beauty therapy textile designing printing electrical repairs mobile repairs soft-toy making and computer skills t jauhar june-august 2011 9

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on campus jamia news `can t ignore pakistan asfandyar wali khan grandson of `frontier gandhi khan abdul ghaffar khan lays down a vision for pakistan in the twenty-first century akistan cannot withdraw forces from eastern border you can t fight on the front if you don t know if your back is safe observed asfandyar wali khan the grandson of `frontier gandhi khan abdul gaffar khan and president of the awami national party anp and member of pakistan s national assembly during his visit to india in april 2011 khan was delivering the `inaugural khan abdul gaffar khan memorial lecture at the academy of third world studies jamia millia islamia on april 21 while the topic of his lecture was `a vision for pakistan in the twenty-first century he had a word of advice for all the key powers in the region including india and the us however even as khan took into account the larger security concerns of south asia as a whole he cited the loss of lives sustained by pakistan s armed forces when reminded about the alleged role of the pakistani establishment in aiding terrorism in the subcontinent khan spoke at length about the need to embrace non-violence as an article of faith and not merely as a tool of political practice the need to jointly fight fascism and extremism and the shared destiny of the nations of the subcontinent the awami leader also dwelt on the menace of terrorism recounting a suicide bombing he said seven close friends died saving me the statistics were chilling 272 anp office bearers and five mps and a deadly attack on his sister never before did we have a pakhtun firing at a woman he lamented p asfandyar wali khan with jamia vice-chancellor najeeb jung amia millia islamia s faculty of law has been ranked fifth among the top 25 law colleges of the country in `the week-hansa research survey the survey results were published in the week magazine in its june 5 2011 issue in the same survey the faculty of engineering technology of jamia millia islamia weighed in at the 12th spot among the top 38 engineering colleges of the country jamia ranks amongst top10 j the remedy he provided for pakistan was that of non-violence badshah khan s politics and philosophy is more relevant today than ever before khan also therefore emphasised that the army as an instrument of force cannot save pakistan if an army could save a country why did soviet union disintegrate khan also sought to interlink the fortunes of the subcontinent on a cautionary note he observed dilli door nahin delhi is not far anything that has crossed peshawar will move on to kolkata the border will not be able to control terrorism inside pakistan therefore we have to fight together you india cannot isolate pakistan referring to the united states he said that the country would never take into consideration the history and culture of any region while seeking geo-political advantage from it whereas the british would study the history of a place to achieve their means the u.s did not study afghanistan while intervening in that country he explained khan surprised the gathering with a wish that if he could help his country attain peace help foster a close bond between india and pakistan and facilitate cordial afghanistan-pakistan relations in his lifetime he would say goodbye to politics 10 jauhar june-august 2011

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on campus jamia news bapu s rare letter in urdu a gift of rare calligraphic sheets and priceless letters by an alumnus to jamia n an extraordinary gesture of generosity mustahsan hamid khan a resident of hattingen germany has gifted rare calligraphic sheets and priceless letters to jamia millia islamia the treasure includes a letter written in urdu by mahatma gandhi there are 22 other letters written by pandit jawaharlal nehru dr zakir husain and vijaylakshmi pandit among others these letters are in english besides there are eight other letters written in urdu by dr husain to mustahsan hamid khan s i father the late hamid ali khan who was the director of maktaba jamia there are 30 calligraphic sheets in urdu persian and arabic including three priceless ones written by emperor shahjahan s teacher khan a jamia alumnus has been living in germany since last 52 years he came in possession of this heritage after the death of his father giving his reason for gifting the collection to jamia khan said i wanted to return the nation s heritage to jamia where it belonged dedicated portal log on to www.jmifet.ac.in for engineering jobs he faculty of engineering and technology in jamia has launched a new portal at www.jmifet.ac.in to provide a platform for the university s alumni to post job vacancies and for engineering aspirants to access job-related information the coordinator of the project is imran ali who completes his btech this summer the other two are ankit talwar 2008 batch now working with deloitte consulting services and sharibh chishti a student of iimkolkata the website has been officially recognised as the department s portal and will be linked to the main university website the portal will also provide information regarding admissions important examination dates and the syllabi of various courses besides listing the activities of the various student societies on the campus beating the heat jamia s sports grounds hosted a sports camp for school students during the summer vacations t overseas collaborations amia has signed a memorandum of understanding mou with shenzen university china and with the al-biruni institute of oriental studies of the academy of sciences uzbekistan both the mous envisage j faculty development and exchange programmes and seminars conferences and workshops under the mous the institutions will share academic data scientific information intellectual property articles and publications also included is advice on placement and executive training jauhar june-august 2011 11

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course of action fine arts strokes of confidence fine arts students of jamia tune into market needs give creative expression to several social concerns asheet shadani a jamia alumnus of 2008 batch is an art director at ogilvy mather working on advertising campaign for vodafone he began his career at mccann erickson where he worked on brands like happydent chlormint compaq microsoft dabur and general motors he has won some of the most coveted international awards at events such as one show design asia pacific ad festival campaign brief asia the work and luerzer s archive recently he had 26 of his entries shortlisted for the indian advertising festival abbys a record by itself nasheet studied at the faculty of fine arts at jamia a place he calls the best to hang out and study at students are free to utilise their time the way they like though we were from `applied arts we were free to go to any section and learn any of the skills be it sculpture or oil painting located in a quiet corner of the university campus with art installations greeting you at every step jamia s faculty of fine arts is a grooming ground for many an artist sculptors painters graphic designers animators and illustrators established in 1951 as `art institute by the then education minister abul kalam azad the department has been through many transitions becoming the department of art and craft education in 1967 the department of fine arts and art education in 1980 and finally the faculty of fine arts in 2007 drawn by its reputation students from as far as shantiniketan bhubaneswar and manipur come to join the department eminent artists such as jatin das and ramachandran nair have been associated with it in the past the other factor that draws in students from far and wide is the fact that delhi is seen as the cultural centre of northern india and has several top galleries lining its creative horizon students here get to participate in exhibitions and competitions outstation tours and the oppor n tunity to meet eminent artists the mf hussain gallery at jamia has hosted a number of exhibitions over the last few years organised and curated by students themselves nasheet recalls we met some well-known artists during the `kalam festival organised in the last year of my course here tours to orissa and nainital were fun where we painted various temples and beautiful landscapes the dean prof zahoor zargar says that his students are also trained in designing campaign posters and are also developing expertise in their respective fields of specialisation most of these students are in fact full-fledged graphic designers anupama kumari a first-year master s student of fine arts did a two-year diploma in textile design and is now specialising in graphic designing her work was adjudged the most popular work at the get future-ready competition of a leading it company krishnadas sharma a student from manipur 12 jauhar june-august 2011

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record placement at fet private and public sector jobs galore for btech diploma students his year the faculty of engineering technology students saw their placements scaling a new high the department saw more than 380 jobs offered this year as compared to the last year s 270 during the 2010-2011 academic session 98 companies had visited the university till early june out of which 55 companies looked out for btech students alone nearly 380 jobs were offered to about 280 eligible btech students about 160 jobs were offered to engineering graduates this year implying that many students got multiple offers engineering diploma students were also in great demand the highest salary offered was rs 7.84 lakh by adobe systems prominent companies which visited jmi this year include adobe systems mahindra mahindra maruti tcil siemens bses samsung l&t hcl wipro bpl blue star acc cements unitech tcs tejas network simplex lurgi india sapient and bgr energy among others the largest recruiters are from the software and it sectors followed by energy and construction some government organisations like the indian navy and public sector companies like tcil and hhcc also recruited students from the campus meanwhile almost all architecture students were absorbed in companies where they were underdoing their final-year training other indemand courses have been msw and ma economics and bachelors and masters courses in arabic and travel tourism management the training and placement office also helped students in getting summer training stations more than 800 students did summer training this year t the palette of courses mfa applied arts painting art education graphic art 8 seats each sculpture 5 seats art history and art appreciation 10 seats bfa applied art 30 seats painting art education 20 seats each sculpture 10 seats diploma sculpture 10 seats certificates commercial art 20 seats photography 20 seats calligraphy 7 seats painting 20 seats sculpture 10 seats art appreciation 25 seats is also a graphic designer while s saini who has participated in exhibitions organised by the likes of dhoomimal art gallery would like to take part in more such exhibitions shilpi who did her bfa from lucknow has taken up art history in jamia and aspires to become an art historian or curator she is also open to other options like joining an ngo promoting tribal art or turning to illustrating books for children to cater to these diverse specialisations and aspirations the department offers a large number of options through such courses as painting sculpture applied art art education art history and art appreciation in addition it also hosts the department of graphic art see box a versatile student body a diverse teaching faculty and an open learning environment translate into interesting art expressions on and off the campus after all who doesn t get hooked to zuzus on tv jauhar june-august 2011 13

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student zone gate civil services gate crashers students show their aptitude in one of the toughest entrance exams to crack and how he graduate aptitude test in engineering gate 2011 witnessed a phenomenal performance by jamia students this year some of them securing a place in the top 100 gate is an all india examination conducted jointly by the indian institute of science iisc and the seven indian institutes of technology iit on behalf of the national coordination board-gate the department of higher education and the ministry of human resource development government of india it s a prerequisite for entrance to postgraduate courses in iits and iisc and for recruitment in several psus to get an idea about the level of competition consider the number there were over 72,680 candidates from the electrical branch alone this time prashubh bhardwaj a student of electrical engineering at jamia secured the 31st position among this formidable number of those who took the test all thanks to some smart planning as the examination follows a negative marking scheme he focused on carefully chosen topics and attempted questions that were related to his areas of strength and that was worth 72 percent marks prashubh admits it was not always a case of cool nerves a month before gate the pressure of finding a job was proving too much for him his classmates were getting job offers and this put him under severe stress finally a job offer from a construction company helped him focus and study like never before one month of rigorous studies helped him get a job with indian oil and admissions to iit t meenakshi verma left naman agarwal prashubh bharadwaj delhi and iisc bangalore he plans to take up the indian oil offer and work there for two years before heading for a b-school like prashubh meenakshi verma a student of civil engineering has secured a job in indian oil thanks to her impressive 45th rank she also prepared for gate and upsc engineering exams simultaneously her success at the entrance examinations was followed by a rigorous selection process at indian oil where she had to go through a group discussion session a group task and an interview in the end meenakshi secured a job with a psu that offers great perks and a solid career naman agrawal 96th on the toppers list has also received an offer from indian oil in fact naman received seven offers including one for joining an mtech course at iit delhi or mumbai like prashubh and meenakshi he also attended coaching classes to prepare for the examination and is proud that he cracked the exam in which a question is never repeated and every question is exclusive he says it s all about logical prowess that i developed by preparing myself during my four years of study at jamia lal babu a student of civil engineering and 211th on the list agrees with naman s views on jamia as an excellent preparatory ground he says that he was attentive in class and it paid off in the form of a job with unitech though he also had an offer from npcil and had qualified for iit delhi many are the paths to the gate-way of success 14 jauhar june-august 2011

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the civil way what went into the making of four success stories in the civil services entrance exam usuf kabir ansari saurav kumar suman backburner for now saurav plans to resume his theimran ahmad siddiqui and gulzar ahmad sis in the future rai mahimapat ray a visiting faculty member at wani of jamia have one thing common they have secured entry into the coveted civil the department of political science in jamia has also made it to the list of successful candidates seservices jusuf kabir ansari who did his ma from the curing the 77th rank with a history hons from nelson mandela centre for peace and conflict st stephen s college university of delhi and a resolution has worked as a crime reporter with the postgraduate degree in international relations from statesman for over two years during the course of jawaharlal nehru university ray has cleared the his work he would interact with ugc-net and secured a jrf senior officials who seeing his attributing his success to the attitude and aptitude teaching stint he did at jamia suggested that he should go for he says it helped me underthe civil services his stand my subjects better writing and communication before the interview the skills in particular his acumen vice-chancellor prepared them at writing reports with the inwith suggestions on how to verted pyramid approach of crack the interview a student journalism stood him in good is worried about the questions stead and helped him secure the likely to be asked whereas an 740th rank in the exam civil interviewer also judges a candidate by his appearance and the services exam is more about way he conducts himself the perspective and less about vc helped us on these aspects knowledge says jusuf adding says ray whose 22-minute that jamia s coaching facility rapid-fire interview was equally proved to be of great help in his rigorous questions ranged preparations from hobbies to energy saurav kumar suman is a central asia us policy in gold medallist in geography afghanistan infrastructure defrom patna college later he velopment issues of public-pritook a postgraduate degree from vate participation china s hdr delhi school of economics and human development report is currently pursuing a phd at rank vis-a-vis india and the jamia he says working on the rai mahimapat ray top and right to education happy with phd thesis and preparing for saurav kumar suman the choice he has made ray the civil services exams desays by being in the civil servmanded as many as 18 hours a day he not only prepared hard for geography and ices one can bring about substantial change in socihindi his two main subjects but also spent time in ety he intends to work on a phd thesis on `central carefully filling in the form with details like educa asia and china energy cooperation at jnu tional background and hobbies based on which the the other successful candidates are gulzar interview panel evaluates a candidate his meticu ahmad wani who did his ba llb from jamia and lous preparations secured him the 56th position has secured the 341st rank and imran ahmad sidwhile administrative responsibilities will put the diqui who has done mphil from the centre of west phd on `climate change-induced migration on the asian studies and who has secured the 655th rank j jauhar june-august 2011 15

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