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dtu times 6th edition january 2010 etimes dcetimes.org a montly publication of delhi technological university the universe might be full of opportunities but they are visible only to those who want to see them india is a developing country with more opportunities to offer now than the rest of the world we the engineers must possess the vision to create our country is going towards state of drought due to the dependence on monsoons for agricultural irrigation and maybe after that famine we are in dire need of another green revolution you can bring out a solution the economy needs a boost too manufacturing must increase our imports should become less and specially our dependence on oil for energy production research and development has to match the industrial requirements the infrastructure is collapsing under the load all this has to be done for the future keeping in mind `sustainability you are the power now the new year brings with it an opportunity to make a resolution so this year make a resolution which affects your country and proves that you are all indeed leaders to a successful future all the best to all of you and may you be able to achieve your dreams and goals team dtu times

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dtu news the admission to the undergraduate engineering programmes of delhi technological university dtu formerly delhi college of engineering will be done on the basis of merit rank of all india engineering entrance examination aieee for the 2010 academic session aieee is conducted by the central board of secondary education cbse the admissions will be made to 14 b.tech courses including 10 programmes of the erstwhile dce and four new courses introduced this year including b.tech in software engineering electrical electronics engineering automotive engineering and engineering physics the combined intake of these courses is 910 dtu has 85 of seats reserved for delhi candidates and 15 for outside delhi students admissions to both the categories will now be made on the basis of aieee rank through the counselling conducted by dtu earlier for delhi students the rank obtained in combined entrance examination conducted by delhi university was considered for admissions and only for the 15 seats in outside delhi category students were admitted on the basis of rank obtained in aieee http dcetimes.org page 2 admissions 2010-11 swiss institution proposes a tie-up with delhi technological university dr enrico staderini professor of biomedical engineering and dr laurence larghi hod engineering programs both from school of business and engineering vaud heigh-vd switzerland visited today the campus of delhi technological university dtu in the capital during their visit to dtu dr staderini and dr larghi met the vice chancellor of dtu prof p.b sharma along with prof r.k sinha dean industrial research development dtu prof g l verma dean academics dtu prof r.c sharma dean international affairs dtu and prof a bhattacharyya hod electronics communication engineering dtu among other senior faculty members and officers of the university prof sharma made a presentation to the delegates on dtu and its thrust areas of research and development which was followed by a presentation on heigh-vd by dr larghi who informed that the board of higher education of the state of vaud is making special efforts to create international networking opportunities for students and professors and their visit was a part of that endeavour.during the course of interaction dr larghi proposed collaborating on short-term students exchange program under the name of `summer university where 40 students including indian students from dtu swiss and us students would undertake a program together for four weeks one year at heigh-vd switzerland and in the consecutive year at dtu india select number of faculty members will also be a part of this exchange program and will get an opportunity to teach at the partner institution both the institutions have mutually offered to provide free boarding and lodging facilities to the visiting students and faculty under this program the course content to be taught as a part of this program will be jointly decided by both the institutions prof sharma further suggested to invite eminent persons from the related industry for interacting with the students selected for the summer university program educational tours and cultural activities will moreover be the part of this program.both the institutions have identified six areas of common interest for further academic collaboration and research partnerships which include biotechnology including bio-medical engineering bio-sensors and bio-informatics new smart and intelligent sensors software engineering and informatics innovative automobile solutions business engineering and clean energy technologies both the institutions have agreed to identify key persons within their own set-up in the above-mentioned six areas to carry out further collaborative arrangements at an earliest possible 3 days workshop on koha in an endeavour to create awareness on how to improvise the library management system by using modern-day technology the central library of delhi technological university dtu formerly delhi college of engineering conducted a `workshop on koha one of the best open source library management softwares in the world from october 22-24 2009 the workshop was inaugurated by prof p b sharma vice chancellor dtu amidst the presence of mr savitra sirohi managing director oss labs prof r k sinha dean ird and chairman library advisory committee dtu and mr r k shukla librarian dtu among others speaking at the occasion mr sirohi said koha is one of the oldest and best open source library management systems one of the key features of this system is that it can be customized as per the needs of an individual library it s easier and convenient to search digitized books and other resources through koha it also has an option through which one can have a virtual glimpse of a book searched and even read reviews on it from other readers which can enable one to make judicious selection of a book the three-day workshop focuses on installation usage and trouble shooting of this software system and is also providing hands-ontraining on koha to participants from dtu as well as other institutions in his inaugural address prof sharma said library is an important component of any institution and many a times institutions are created around libraries which are hub of knowledge and are instrumental in creating a learned society after becoming a university a much bigger role of dtu s library is envisioned our aim is to make this as one of the most powerful libraries in delhi which is not just the capital but the knowledge capital of the country the vice chancellor also asked for suggestions from the students and faculty members of the university on how to improvise upon the current library system at the university and make it more useful and user-friendly.

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prof p b sharma is a renowned academician who has steered delhi college of engineering now delhi technological university for the last two decades a doctorate from birmingham sharma is a former professor of iit delhi and has been the founder vicechancellor of rajiv gandhi technological university bhopal during his long association with dce he was able to introduce innovations in diverse areas and bring high international recognition to the institute he spoke at length to kunal doley about the university and its long and eventful journey from being a polytechnic to an engineering college and now a technological university how has been the journey of dtu so far industry now recognises the value of innovations in conversation with vc http dcetimes.org page 2 dce was established in 1941 as a model institution to pioneer technical education in india it is the mother institution of the indian institute of technology delhi school of planning architecture and college of arts and has played a pivotal role in the growth of quality technical education in india during the last 68 years it has made a profound contribution in the field of technical education and research and has provided to the world high capability engineers who have excelled both in india and abroad the upgradation of dce into delhi technological university is a historic decision of the government of delhi and is seen as a major opportunity to develop dtu as a world class tech university as the first vice chancellor of dtu what are your focus areas dtu shall focus on the troika of education research and innovation as per our plan four new b tech programmes with an annual intake of 240 six new pg programmes 18 seats each mba 60 seats and 50 scholarships for ph d including 25 teaching cum research fellowships have been added from the current academic session 200910 itself further expansion of education and research programmes will take place in the years to follow the total student strength in dtu will be almost three times of its current student intake 3,500 in the next five years with the addition of new programmes including dual degree programmes and integrated masters programmes in areas of relevance to our country in medical engineering aerospace engineering bio informatics clean energy and environment technology new and smart materials and nanotechnology what are the core strengths of dtu broadly speaking the brand dce is now brand dtu as such it shall continue to receive the very best talent in its fold for its academic and research programmes innovative and creative student community and qualified faculty having proven track record of internationally recognised innovations is our core strength excellent placements attracting a large number of reputed companies speak highly of the quality of our graduates the highest salary offered even during the recession last year was rs 40 lakh per annum and this year 230 offers have been received for the batch graduating in 2010 the alumni presence worldwide is also one of our core strength what is the state of professional education in the country a large number of engineering institutions in the country today lack focus on quality of education research integrity and creating the power of innovation in the institutional campuses it is an acknowledged fact that there has been uncontrolled expansion of technical education in the country the focus has been on multiplying number of institutions and maximising surplus generated from student fees rather than maximising quality of education and research this has resulted into poor employability and loss of credibility in technical education sector it is not too late to apply corrective actions provided there is a determined will on part of the government and the affiliating universities now that the recession is on its way down what does it mean for the industry the industry today recognises the value and worth of innovations and is looking forward to working with academic institutions and universities for technology innovations and new product development in this positive environment the technology universities have to play their role to establish systems of industryinstitution partnership in education and research this will be a win win position for both the industry and the universities as it will cause industry relevance for university education and research and will bridge the gap between a professional engineer and a graduating engineer further the institutions must begin to operate like knowledge enterprises so that the creation of knowledge and its transformation into national prosperity could be effectively supported by the institutions of higher learning publisshed in mail today 1st dec 2009

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dtu news prof r.k.sinha head applied physics dean industrial research and development and chief coordinatortifac centre of relevance and excellence core in fibre optics and optical communication represented delhi technological university in u.k and switzerland he was invited by royal academy of engineering to participate in workshop organised by royal society of u.k,london during september 28,2009 related to policy decision for enhancing indo-u.k solar energy research prof sinha presented unique scheme to provide billion solar lantern a case study to enhance engineering capability of indian research in the solar photovoltaic area he was awarded indo-swiss bilateral research fellowship to carry out research work in the area of photonics with special emphasis on the design and development of nano-photonic devices during september 29 to october 13,2009 for two weeks at epfl switzerland he delivered invited-talk on research and development in photonic crystal waveguides and devices at dtu he also interacted with nuclear research group nano-photonic research group at electrical engineering department and innovation and http dcetimes.org page 2 prof rk sinha visits foreign unviersities technology managment group at epfl ecole polytechnique federall de lausanne switzerland besides visiting famous science park professor sinha also presented intellectual capital of dtu which resulted into agreement of tifac-core lab dtu and epfl switzerland collaboration later this emerged into the submission of two joint research proposals in the area of photoniccrystal waveguides and meta-materials in which ph.d scholars of dtu will be allowed to do their experimental work at epfl switzerland similar proposal are in dailogue for ug students to pursue master studies at epfl,switzerland prof sinha was also awarded invited fellowship for national science council ,taiwan to enhance collaboration of research and development of dtu with various universities and research and development organisations of taiwan during december 613 2009 he delivered two seminars first on research and innovations dtu and second on research and development on nano-photonics dtu at national tsing hua university nthu hsinchu he also visited national taiwan university taipei and interacted with its president prof.s.c.lee ,national nano device laboratory at hsinchu and science park hsinchu in taiwan the main purpose of the visit was to enhance student exchange and bring out joint r&d projects and collaboration in the emerging areas of science and technology kamal kishor was awarded a scholarship of $1700 from achievements by ph.d students spie to attend an international conference optics photonics 2009 at san diego ca usa monica rajput was awarded a scholarship of $1200 for attending workshop on negative refractive index meta-materials at university of california los angles usa during january 25-30 2009 foreign education opportunities scholarships daad scholarships daad stands for deutscher akademischer austausch dienst also known as german academic exchange service daad is a joint organisation of german institutions of higher education and student bodies our aim is to promote academic co-operation worldwide especially through the exchange of students scholars academics and scientists though german universities charge a very minimal tuition fee students are still advised to plan their budget considering other general living expenses boarding and lodging insurance books etc a scholarship or grant may be the answer for those who don t have the necessary financial resources a look at the daad scholarship database will show you what daad has to offer but remember numerous other institutions and organisations can also help you finance your studies the programme which is useful for engineers is `working internships in science and engineering for summer internships at germany whose forms are available online and the time of submission is the end of november for more information log on to http newdelhi daad.de or http www.daad.de ets toefl scholar programme for students planning to study in the uk usa and canada ets has developed a scholarship programme to recognise outstanding students in india who will begin their postgraduate studies in the u.k u.s or canada in 2010 the programme will recognise students with high academic achievement who have demonstrated leadership skills innovative ideas and an outstanding ability to communicate in english seven scholarships are available awards will be issued to the attending institutions in order to assist students with their educational expenses there will be three 3 $10,000 scholarships and four 4 $5,000 scholarships awarded to selected test takers who have already been accepted at an institution in the u.k u.s or canada qualifications applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements ·be an undergraduate or graduate student currently living in india who will begin postgraduate study in the u.k u.s or canada in 2010 ·have an overall grade percentage of 60 or above ·demonstrate english proficiency with the toefl scores for more information and application form details please visit www.ets.org/toefl/indiascholarships the conversion of dce to dtu has helped students who apply for interships in foreign universities now dtu students can directly contact their respective departments or vice chancellor prof p.b sharma this intend will solve many problems like releasing of funds and travel and other expensesair tickets etc this change has made the internship/training procedure simpler for the interested students imp pick

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dtu news massive expansion of physical infrastructure relating to surface transport in india requires a major focus on integrating intelligent transport system its into infrastructure development so as to effectively cater to the need of increased mobility enhance safety reduce accident rates and above all solve problems of congestion in mega and metro cities to explore and discuss how its technologies can provide solution to many of our transportation problems like traffic congestion accidents emission of toxic gases and so on association for intelligent transport system aits india along with delhi technological university dtu has organized a two-day its conference and exhibition 2009 which commenced at dtu campus its for mobility and safety management is a unique conference cum exhibition in india which is bringing government public and private agencies industry and academia together to enhance safety and efficiency of people goods and services through its the theme of this year s conference was its for mobility and safety management the inaugural session of the conference was presided by mr mario ste marie minister commercial and senior trade commissioner canadian high commission mr chull ho lieu chairman of 17th its wc korea dr s.k jason chang its taiwan mr hajimo amano president its japan prof p b sharma vice chancellor dtu and mr amitabh bajpai president aits speaking at the occasion mr marie remarked its affects the lives of everyone incorporating its can ensure smooth and safe movement of people and goods one of the ways we have integrated its in canada is by introducing `traveller information system where one can dial 511 anywhere in canada and seek directions the theme of this year s conference is very apt in indian context where rapid development in infrastructure and transportation is taking place in his address prof sharma emphasized on reducing the pollution generated from the various modes of transportation by introducing green technologies it is our responsibility to reduce the harmful emissions generated from the vehicles and tackle the problems of climate change without affecting our mobility at dtu we resolve to provide clean fuel and energy technologies which along with its would http dcetimes.org page 2 intelligent transport system conference 2009 at dtu prof pb sharma with itc officials provide solution to the problems of climate change besides im proving transport system efficacy he added the conference also highlighted that a fraction of budget of physical infrastructure must necessarily be earmarked for integration of its into transport infrastructure some of the areas that were deliberated upon during the subsessions were integration of transportation sustainable mobility by its indo-canadian co-operation for its development where a collaborative effort on development and deployment of its was proposed to improve safety and maximize the use and efficiency of a multimodal transport system integrated approach in transport modeling for multimodal studies which highlighted the need for state development programs that promote closer linkages of land use and transportation planning road pricing and electronic toll collection and public transport system tomorrow s sessions at the conference will be on convergence of communication and information technology applications in transport its safety and security solutions traveller information system and its operations international case studies besides a roundtable session on its and climate change the conference was attended by national and international dignitaries from countries like japan korea canada uk and singapore to mention some nyu polys president visits deltech mr jerry mac arthur hultin the president of nyu poly the polytechnic institute of new york university united states visited the campus of delhi technological university dtu formerly delhi college of engineering yesterday in the capital mr hultin is in india to visit select institutions as well as meet representatives from academia government and corporates in order to have a better understanding of india s educational requirements and explore opportunities of academic research activities which could be of mutual benefit to both the countries.he met the officiating vice chancellor of dtu prof b d pathak along with prof r.k sinha dean industrial research development dtu prof g l verma dean academics dtu prof r c sharma dean international affairs dtu and prof s.k garg head delhi school officialting vice chancellor prof b d of management dtu among others mr hultin was accompanied by ms meera kupathak with mr jerry mac arthur hultin mar vice president communications and marketing nyu poly prof pathak spoke the president of nyu poly to mr hultin about the possibility of research collaborations faculty and students exchange with nyu poly where students of dtu could study one semester at nyu poly and vice-a-versa an option of offering dual degrees by both institutions where students could study two years at home country and two years at partnering institution was also discussed on the occasion speaking about the reason behind choosing dtu for his visit and proposed partnership mr hultin said dtu has a great reputation and has recently upgraded into a full-fledged university our polytechnic has also become a part of new york university we share a common technical temper and appreciate that the students of dtu are actively involved into innovative projects and research activities mr hultin also interacted with the mba students of delhi school of management dtu during his visit and deliberated on how knowledge and technology is playing an important role in making this world a better place to live the solution to the problems faced by common man lies in producing more consuming less and generating even a lesser amount of waste he said.

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dtu news delhi has been the traditional seat of not just power but also of quality education it has internationally renowned institutions like iit delhi aiims jnu delhi university delhi college of engineering now dtu nsit jamia millia islamia jamia hamdard and a host of highly reputed r&d labs including national physical laboratory solid state physics laboratory institute of nuclear medicine allied sciences and the indian council of agricultural research to mention a few but with the changing time it has to revitalize its higher education system to cater for the needs of knowledge creation and its transformation into industrially relevant new product development new technologies and knowledge services to support the growth of the knowledge economy keeping this in mind the department of training and technical education govt of delhi and delhi technological university dtu jointly organized a seminar at pragati maidan on developing delhi as the knowledge capital in his welcome address prof p.b sharma vice-chancellor dtu said education alone cannot be the foundation of great universities and we have to relook how universities of tomorrow have to be developed to accelerate the process of knowledge creation growth of intellectual property quality research and innovations this seminar endeavors to work out the road map for such a transformation inaugurating the seminar shri rakesh mehta ias chief secretary govt of delhi said the govt of delhi has drawn a blue print of action on the recommendations of the national knowledge commission and has taken a number of initiatives to strengthen the higher education system in delhi including the establishment of the delhi knowledge development foundation delhi skill mission and new and innovative universities including iiit delhi national law university dr b.r ambedkar university and dtu further the govt of delhi is also thinking in terms of establishing a medical university and a few other specialized institutions of higher learning so as to equip delhi with the necessary knowledge infrastructure a publication on research and innovations at dtu was also released by shri mehta on this occasion which contains information on the cutting edge research and innovations being car http dcetimes.org page 2 seminar held on `delhi as the knowledge capital ried out by dtu faculty and students in seven thrust areas including green energy technologies new and smart materials photonics and optical communication broadband over power lines nano scale devices and innovative automotive solutions addressing the seminar shri p.k tripathi pr secretary to chief minister delhi said that dtu has acquired a new vision after upgradation and hoped that it will pave the way for the growth of quality technical education institutions in delhi he also desired development of knowledge cities in delhi each centered around a major university and establishment of knowledge industries in the capital prof ashoka chandra former special secretary to ministry of hrd and currently the chairman of the knowledge initiatives of the ministry of ict of govt of india highlighted the challenges before the top institutions in the emerging knowledge economy environment other speakers at the seminar included shri rajendra kumar secretary higher and technical education govt of delhi prof k.l chopra former director iit kharagpur dr p ananthkrishnan managing director intellectual ventures prof c.s venkataratnam director imi new delhi and dr s.k chopra former special secretary and advisor ministry of new and renewable from right rakesh mehtachief secretary p.k.tripathypr.secretary to cm rajendra kumarsecretary,higher and technical education prof k.l.chopraformer dir iit-kharagpur energy govt of india the seminar concluded with a panel discussion on strategic framework for transformation of delhi as knowledge capi tal which was chaired by prof ashoka chandra and prof sharma and was participated by prof d.k bandyopadhyay vice-chancellor ggsip university prof ranbir singh vice-chancellor national law university delhi and dr a wali managing director foundation for innovation and technology transfer iit delhi vote of thanks was delivered by shri v.k jain addl secretary dtte the seminar was attended by a large number of invited delegates from academic institutions r&d organizations the government faculty and students seminar on virtual reality and dtu industry partnership in research freescale semiconductor toset up systems laboratory knowledge representation delhi technological university hosted dr indira thouvenin a researcher in the field of cognitive sciences and virtual reality for a seminar on december the 17th 2009 along with our university professor thouvenin also visited iit bombay and iit kanpur for seminars on the same during her 10 day visit to india the seminars were organised under the bonjour india program the program intended to encourage research and cooperation in science and technology between india and france and there is definitely a possibility for future projects for the students in this program with french universities in the domain of cognitive sciences virtual reality immersive technologies and in general human computer interaction hci freescale semiconductor india pvt ltd a major semiconductor design company based in noida has offered to partner with dtu by setting up freescale systems laboratory in the electronics and communication engineering department of dtu.

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dtu news we are pleased to share with you that two of our engineering students were selected for participation in the prestigious international telecommunication union itu s telecom world 2009 youth forum which held in geneva switzerland from 5th-9th october 2009 the students shravanti joshi a third year student of b.tech electrical engineering and anoop ramakrishna fourth year student of electrical and communication engineering are the only students to be selected for this conference from india where delegates from almost 190 countries are likely to participate these students were selected on the basis of recommendation made by dtu and the essay they wrote on the topic `biggest problem faced by our community and how we can use information and communication technology to solve these problems the itu youth forum is a unique and successful initiative for its focus on information and communication technologies ict as a tool for social and economic development created by itu in 2001 the youth forum has built an outstanding reputation for knowledge sharing shravanti s expirence on her visit around the world in just 8 days instead of 80 actually came true for me shravanti joshi a iiird year student of electrical engineering at delhi technological university dtu when i got a lifetime opportunity to represent india in the youth forum of international telecommunication union itu telecom world 2009 in geneva switzerland because i feel that any country is known by its citizens there were two students one male and one female from over 150 http dcetimes.org page 2 deltech students participate in itu telecom world 2009 youth forum countries across the globe we were selected by their respective ministry of communication and here in india deptt of telecom had selected us i owe my golden experience and achievement to god my parents the vice chancellor of dtu prof p b sharma prof r.k sinha dean ird and all professors of dtu and deptt of telecom govt of india as the event had a huge impact on me as a youth of india having got an opportunity to meet mr ban-ki-moon secretary general uno and mr jorree secretary general itu having met such people and many individuals representing different cultures different thoughts coming from different socio-economic backgrounds was a real eye opener and brought me closer to humanity and mankind we the representatives from south-asian countries wanted to bring into the notice of world that along with development of new technologies we must ensure its availability at lesser rates in remote places along with its sustainability with proper security issues in mind mr ban-ki-moon alongwith itu and itu youth forum initiative called connect a school connect a community on global basis with a view that if we are successful in providing atleast one computer per school by 2015 all around the world we would be able to connect all the communities with each other and hence shrink the world enhancing the beauty of our lovely planet.this event made me realize that instead of looking at problems we should start working with its solutions it has given me so much in terms of the experience and exposure and a zeal to do my bit to improve the communication technology in india working for the society other achivements best research paper award the research paper of ms rawal relates to design of optical memories based on slow light generation from photonic crystals ms swati rawal phd scholar in the applied physics department has received the best research paper award in the international conference on optics and photonics icop 2009 at csio chandigarh october 29 november 1 2009.ms rawal also received the optics and photonics leadership award 2009 from optical society of america ankur garg environmental engineering 2009 has been selected as shell centenary chevening scholar for studies at university of cambridge for master s of philosophy in technology policy at the church business school of cambridge mit institute ms shweta chauhan student of b.e environmental engineering represented her team in the final symposium where the team s work was facilitated with mea gold award read more in the adjacent article ms shravanti joshi and mr anoop ramakrishna have been awarded international telecom union award and were invited to attend world youth forum 2009 in geneva from 3rd october to 10th october read more in the above article the mondialogo engineering award mea is a part of the mondialogo initiative launched by daimler ag stuttgart germany and unesco paris france in 2003 the mondialogo engineering award invites student engineers from developing and developed countries to form international multicultural teams to design projects aimed at improving the quality of life of people in developing countries to contribute to addressing the united nations millennium development goals the award seeks to encourage student engineers to tackle some of the major challenges of the 21st century the mondialogo engineering award consists of a total amount of 300,000 ­ mea gold awards of 15,000 mea silver awards of 10,000 and mea bronze awards of 5,000 it is intended that these awards be used as seed funding to help develop and initiate the proposed projects this time around 932 project ideas were submitted from about 28 different countries out of which 30 project ideas were selected for giving presentations in the final symposium of mea 08/09 held at stuttgart germany on 9th nov 2009 and our dce team was part of this final symposium the team consisted of ms shweta chauhan ms himani gupta and mr vijyesh narula the dce team collaborated with student s team from stanford university usa and jointly developed the project using environmentally friendly technologies for the provision of clean water in india ms shweta chauhan student of b.e environmental engineering represented her team in the final symposium where the team s work was facilitated with mea gold award in total eight projects were awarded gold medal this 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dtu news http dcetimes.org page 2 dtu introduces research fellowships to attract talented minds in an endeavour to attract best of the minds towards teaching and research delhi technological university dtu formerly known as delhi college of engineering has initiated 25 teaching-cum-research fellowships trf the creation of 25 trfs which includes 20 fellowships at doctoral level and five at post-doctoral level was approved today in the second meeting of board of management bom which was held at the university campus each teaching-cum-research fellow will be allowed to enroll for a full-time ph d program and will take 10 hours per week of teaching work at b.tech m.tech level the incumbents will be initially appointed for a period of two years which will be further extended depending on the academic and research performance the expenditure involved in the grant of trfs has been estimated around rs 60 lakhs per annum the first ordinance of the university relating to b.tech courses has already received approval of the government as per the provision of the act the ordinance for m.tech and mba programs of dtu was also approved today by the bom it was also brought to the notice of the board that the admissions to all undergraduate engineering courses of the university from next year onwards shall be made on the basis of the merit rank obtained in all india engineering entrance examination conducted by the central board of secondary education with a minimum of 60 marks in pcm to be eligible for admissions highlighting the achievements of the university during last three months prof p b sharma vice chancellor dtu informed the board apart from a major r&d tie-up with lockheed martin corporation us for development of next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle the university has entered into a collaboration with groupe des ecoles des mines gem france to foster collaboration provide opportunity for global experience and facilitate advancement of knowledge in the field of engineering the vice chancellor also shared students achievements with the board including that of undergraduate students shravanti joshi and anoop ramakrishna who have been awarded international telecom union award and were invited to attend world youth forum 2009 in october at geneva gold medal and mondialogo engineering award was conferred recently on b.e student of electrical engineering shweta chauhan for development of an innovative design for low cost water purification system for rural application the dtu team worked in collaboration with the student s team of stanford university similarly swati rawal phd scholar in the applied physics department has received the best research paper award in the international conference on optics and photonics 2009 the bom also agreed the signing off a memorandum of understanding with the mahatma gandhi institute of integrated rural energy planning development which among other aspects of collaboration shall facilitate exchange of faculty and partnerships in r&d in areas relating to green energy technology and climate change management dtu is further partnering with freescale semiconductor pvt ltd under which a freescale systems laboratory will be established in the electronics communication engineering department of dtu a high-end design centre for photonics micro electro mechanical systems has also been awarded to dtu by aeronautics development agency govt of india workshop on`curriculum innovations and development one of the major problems plaguing our education system even today is outdated course curriculum we may have created more institutions and produced large number of graduates but when it comes to the curriculum imparted there is a huge gap between what is being offered and what is needed by the present and future society in an endeavour towards bridging this gap and introduce course curriculum that not only addresses the needs of the industry and society but also inspires graduates of engineering and faculty to think beyond the state-of-art a workshop on `curriculum innovations and development was organized today at delhi technological university dtu formerly delhi college of engineering this workshop was follow-up of a workshop held in august 2009 at dtu the agenda for today s session was to revisit the process of curriculum design make it relevant to the industry bring in the dimension of creative research and enhance the thinking ability of the students while at the same time provide flexibility and make curriculum agile in the age of rapid knowledge and technology obsolesce it was attended by eminent experts from academic institutions and industries including indian institute of technology delhi delhi university jamia millia islamia jawaharlal nehru university ggsip university national informatics centre drdo and maruti udyog ltd to mention some besides senior faculty of dtu in this address prof p.b sharma vice chancellor dtu inspired the experts to look ahead and develop a curriculum that makes even leading international universities take a relook at their own syllabi lets develop a thinking curriculum ­ a curriculum which makes our student think and deliberate a talking curriculum ­ curriculum that talks to the industry which implies that is gels with the direct requirement of the industry and makes them feel that it is specially designed for them and a curriculum that satisfies the needs of ever-learning community be it students or faculty he said participants at the workshop discussed and deliberated on the course content of all 14 undergraduate and 16 m.tech courses at dtu from the next academic session all ug courses of dtu including the programs which were earlier following delhi university curriculum will be provided innovated curriculum everyone was of unanimous view that the academic programs should be more in sync with the requirements of the local and global industry a proposal to reorient the m.tech program in electronics and communication engineering to m.tech in signal processing and digital design was also discussed on the occasion according to prof sharma the objective behind this entire exercise is to design and develop a curriculum that we possess with pride and practice with pleasure it is my mission and vision for 2010 to implement a curriculum at dtu which is at par with the best in the world

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dtu news http dcetimes.org page 2 annpurna automatic measuring an dispensing machine for fair price shops this socially relevant innovation has been inspired by the govt of delhi and we are happy to come out with a design which shall serve the economically poor consumers we shall engage the dtu talent in socially relevant innovations in the areas such as energy conservation green energy and environment technologies in future prof pb sharma with a view to promote research driven industry relevant innovations of value to the society and community the delhi technological university has designed and developed an innovated automatic measuring and dispensing machine with maintenance simplicity for fair price shops in delhi this dtu innovation would ensure accuracy of measurement and purity of dispensation of food grain items the machine utilises the latest technology for measurements based on digital load cells with close loop in flight compensation regulated by an advanced digital signal processor and innovative positive displacement dispensing mechanism engineered to provide gentle precise feeding of free-flowing granules utilizing a low power hybrid motor drive mechanism the dispensing machine can be powered by a solar panel and has little or no maintenance requirement such machines can be easily installed in the fair price shops and in the mobile vans for disbursement in rural areas the machine has been developed by a team of dtu headed by dr vishal verma assistant professor and electrical engineering in close association with designinnova a unit of arrow weighing system pvt ltd dtu innovation annpurna inaugurated by smt sheila dikshit hon ble chief minister delhi and shri rakesh mehta chief secretary delhi on october 12 2009 dsm lectures customer orientation by sanjay chatrath internship oppurunities 1 internships with `ctech labs pvt ltd at iit bombay `ctech labs pvt ltd a sine-iit bombay incubator company situated at iit bombay powai campus undertakes interns trainees the duration of internship training varies from 2 months to 6 months.to apply for internship training at ctech labs send your resumes cvs at ctechlabs@indianinternship.com with subject line as internship and giving the areas of interest and preference of cities in the mail along company can only assist them in finding accommodation in iit campus and or nearby places powai andheri vikhroli etc these projects are available from 15th december 2009 to 30th july 2010 for the duration of 2 months to 7 months students from integrated courses can also apply as per their field and interest 2 ventura institute of biosciences imparts training in various bio-tech courses with the state of art technology research centre hav change management by surender kumar ing both dry and wet labs facilitating the students to equip themselves with the latest and advance technological courses specifically oriented to the needs of the industrywebsite:http www.venturabio.com 3 summer training winter training with hands on experience and live projects at hss paid internship location delhi ncr » noida paid internship live projects running sites exposure internship training on plc scada hmi vfd switchgear etc related to summer training winter training 45 days training 6 months industrial training plc training scada training vfd training website http www.hssacdemy.com 4 full part time internships for mba learn18.com is looking for full time as well as part time interns with mba starting jan 10 for in-field business development and marketing sales to apply please send your cv or brief profile to mailto learn18.com indianinternship.com now please mention the prof brain culshaw professor department of electronic and electrical university of strathclyde u.k visited delhi technological university on 9th nov 2009 he delivered a seminar on fibre optic sensors career and oppurtunities full time part time or internship in subject line for full time base rs 5000 to 15000 per month incentives for interns base rs 2000 3000 per month incentives incentives incentives up to rs 1000 to 40,000 per month offered based on performance open for both full time and interns role for more details log on to http www.indianinternship.com 5 chalkpad intenship program chalkpad has been positioned as `education technology specialist company and look forward to providing strategic consulting and technology management and services to schools colleges and universities across the world we develop state of the art web based erp systems for schools colleges and universities location chandigarh job description knowledge of php c mysql web development methodologies to apply:for applying this internship e-mail your resume at chalkpad@indianinternship com compiled by gaurav kandoi and harry

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