The formal inaugural ceremony of Abhivinyas, MCA Orientation Programme was scheduled for 17th November 2021. On this occasion, the newly admitted students of MCA were addressed by eminent speakers including Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S-The Education Group
Prof. M.M Pant, Founder & Chairman- PlanetEDU, Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, Shri Arvind Thakur, Member, Board of Management at NIIT University, Cofounder, Ex.Vice-Chairman&  Managing Director - NIIT Technologies, Sh. Manoj Chugh, President - Group Public Affairs & Member - Group Executive Board,Mahindra & Mahindra, Dr. Rajesh Mohan Rai, Co-Founder, Learning Equation LLP at Learning Equation LLP, Former Lead - Recruitment & HR RGE Vertical and Director(IT&UG), Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey.

In the beginning Chairperson-MCA, Prof. Puja Dhar, and Coordinator-MCA, Prof. Smita Kansal welcomed the new students of MCA andwished them the best of luck for a new journey of learning at I.T.S.

While addressing the students Director-IT&UG, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey said that Department is proudly welcoming the 25th (Silver Jubliee) batch of MCA. He said that the department always provides the opportunity to students of MCA to work on Industry projects during their studies. He said that the Department of I.T. is fortunate to have eminent speakers from industry and academia who are addressing the new members of the MCA Programme during the 5-days Orientation Programme.

Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S-The Education Group while addressing the gathering congratulated the department for celebrating & welcoming the 25th Batch of MCA. He said that students are fortunate to listen & meet the guests from the leading industries who will be sharing their experience and blessing them.

While addressing the students of MCA,Dr. M.M.Pant talked about shaping minds for the new millennium. He said that success happens when preparation meets opportunities. He also discussed the Top 10 skills of the year 2022 and technology megatrends in the 5th Industrial revolution.

While addressing the students Sh. Arvind Thakuradvised students to focus on basic and at the same time, they have to be aware of the new technologies. He said thatcommunication is very important to express our knowledge & creativity. Skills are important as it is a requirement of industry and at the same time, we should build a learning attitude and discipline is also important. He emphasizedreskilling which is important for survival in the IT industry.

Sh. Manoj Chugh while addressing online advised Students to be updated as per the expectations of the industry. He said that Students who want to work in Web framework can start learning UI/Angular JS/ Node JS latest technologies. They can also think about ML/AI/IoT. Students may also take Python which supports ML capability. He talked about all the demanding technologies as per the corporate demand.

While addressing the new MCA candidates Dr. Rajesh Mohan Rai congratulated the IT Department for organizingthe 25th (Silver Jubliee) Orientation Programme. He appreciated I.T.S for always providing the opportunity to its students to meet & listen to the people from the leading companies.

On 18thNovember 2021 students were fortunate to listen toMaj. Gen. Shashi Asthana National Security Expert and Brig. (Dr.) Sunil Kumar, Brigadier (Retd.) & International Master Trainer, Leadership Coach, Author, and Motivation Speaker and Brig. R. S. Grewal, Veteran Army Officer & Sr. Academician. Brig. (Dr.) Sunil Kumar took an interactive session in which students were fully involved in many activities.

On 20th November 2021 students were blessed to meet and listen to Sh. Bharat Anand, VP and Group IT & Technology Head - EC-Council & Ex. CTO – Ministry of Home, Govt. of India. While addressing the students he advised them to focus on the fundamentals and be aware of the upcoming technologies.

While addressing the gathering on the same day Shri Narottam Sharma,Group CIO, MASTEK also advised students to be a sport and take active participation in all the events. Students should avoid giving excuses to achieve any goal and they should come out of their shells to face the real challenges from the corporate world.

On the same day, some of the MCA alumni were also invited for an open-house session. The objective of this session was to discuss the doubts of the new students which were nicely addressed by the alumni. In this session, there wasMs. Nidhi Kapoor Malhotra, Founder Director- Viharin.com, (MCA 1999-2001), Mr. Manish Sharma, Idemia, (MCA 2002-05),Mr. Chetan Pandey,Astt. Manager, Paytm, (MCA 2011-14),Mr. Prashant Somani,Infosys, (MCA 2011-14), Mr. Abhishek Agrawal,MCA (2013-16)Microsoft India, Mr. Yash Mendiratta,Tavant Technologies, MCA (2013-16).

On 22nd November 2021, there were two eminent speakers who addressed the students of MCA (2021-23) including Sh. Upkar Singh,Director Technology, FIS, Global, Noida, and Ms. Geeta Sheghal, Founder, Speakers & Leaders Academy. While addressing the students Sh. Upkar Singh,Director Technology, FIS, Global, Noida took the session and very nicely explained about the VUCA world which means Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. He also advised students to follow 10-E Keys starting from Enthusiasm to enjoying a successful life. He also advised that we should blend humor in our work environment. He very nicely explained the journey from comfort zone to growth zone. He advised students that we should program according to what we see and hear. We should generate our thoughts and we should program ourselves in such a manner that so that it can result in excelling your goals.

Ms. Geeta Sheghal talked about tips regarding personality development and how a fresher should be ready for the new challenges of the corporate world.

The concluding day of the 5-days Orientation Programme was organized on 22nd November 2021. Dr. Amitabh Rajan, Chairman - Services Board,RBI Former Home Secretary of Maharashtra, Additional Chief Secretary of India, was the speaker of this day. Dr. Amitabh talked about the Techntonic Shift of the 21st century. He also discussed the 10 views about Enterprise Development which included Conceptualising Enterprise to conceptualizing institutional economies. He also suggested the new various books which students should definitely try to read.

The five days Orientation Programme was full of new learning and meeting with the leaders from industry & academia.