Ghaziabad District Chess Championship-2019
30-04-19
Institute of Technology & Science, Ghaziabad in association with Chess Sports Association, Ghaziabad hosted Ghaziabad District Chess Championship 2019on 30th April 2019. Total 152 players participated in the event from various chess academy, schools & colleges of Ghaziabad district, under six age categories.
The Championship was inaugurated by the chief guest Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S -The Education Group & Vice President of Ghaziabad District Chess Association other dignitaries were Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director(Management),Dr. Sunil Pandey Director (IT),Dr. Vidya Shekhari, Director(U.G.), Prof. Nancy Sharma, Vice Principal(U.G.), Prof. D.K.Pandey, Faculty Sports Coordinator, Shri Charul Bhatnagar, General Secretary (Chess Sports Association, Ghaziabad) and Mr. R. S. Chawala, Sports Officer, I.T.S, Ghaziabad.
This Championship aimed for the selection of the players for the state team and the development of chess in the district of Ghaziabad.
The closing ceremony of this championship was held on 30thApril 2019 in august presence of the chief guest Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S -The Education Group & Vice President of Ghaziabad District Chess Association, other dignitaries were, Shri Charul Bhatnagar, General Secretary (Chess Sports Association, Ghaziabad), Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director(Management), Prof. D.K.Pandey and Sports Chairperson , Mr. R. S. Chawala, Sports Offier.
Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman- The I.T.S Group congratulated and expressed his best wishes to all the winners and participants for their active participation and encouraged them to excel in future. Dr. Ajay Kumar, director (Management) emphasized on both the physical and mental development of the youth to achieve grand success in life and ensured to extend maximum possible support to promote sportsmanship in the region.
The winners were awarded with trophies and certificates. All participants expressed there deep sense of gratitude and thankfulness to the dignitaries present during the ceremony and promised to excel in future.
‘Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme
28-04-19
Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad organized the session with an introduction to the north eastern region of the country.
It was obviously a new place for the children as nothing seemed familiar. She explained why this part of the country was quite different, including its climate, topography, plant and animal life. To further familiarize the learners, she dealt with each of the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, pointing out the unique features of each. Sudhanshu provided a helping hand during the session.
Then it was the turn of Nargis to bring back the children to the familiar subject of English grammar. The idea was to brush up the knowledge of vowels and consonants, and how these are used in the construction of words. Copies were checked and graded to help the kids.
A quiz round was held to revise the day’s topics. The session then drew to a close with the distribution of ‘Bikano Peanuts’ and ‘Britannia Good Day’ biscuits.
Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers. Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.
All India Karate Championship-2019
21-04-19
Karate Association of Ghaziabad in association with Institute of Technology & Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad organized “All India Karate Championship” at I.T.S, Ghaziabad on 21st April 2019.
More than 700 male and female participants from different states of the country including; Andhara Pradesh, Telengana, Rajsthan, Uttrakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Himanchal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh etc. participated in the Championship.
Chief Guest, Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S-The Education Group, inaugurated the event. Sh. Arpit Chadha is also the Chief Patron of the Association. Distinguished guests present were; Sh. Anil Kaushik, President of the Association, Sh. Rajiv Mundelwal, Secretary of the Association, alongwith Dr. Rajv Tyagi, Sh. B.L. Batra, Sh. Vjay Kaushik, Dr. P. Kumar, Sh. Kunal Tyagi, Sh. Sukhpal Singh, Sh. Surendra Yadav, Sh. Vinod Kumar, Sh. Nitin Srivastav etc.
The Championship was for 43 different weight categories. The main attraction of the championship was 10 feet, 8 ½ feet & 7 ½ feet high, specially designed brass cup & mementos for the winners. All the winners were given Gold, Silver & Bronze medals alongwith certificates.
The Karate association has also made 5 world records, which is mentioned in Limca Book of World Records.
'Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme
21-04-19
'Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme at Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad organized activity
and discussed living and non-living things. They explained how living things were sentient creatures, with the ability to grow, breath and respond to stimuli. In contrast, non-living things were stationary with no response to phenomena.
Then it was time for the games to begin. However, as always, they had an educational aspect – concentration, focus, response and thinking – in other words, dhyan lagao, Inaam paao. First the learners were made to play Reverse Command. As the name suggests, they were supposed to do the opposite of whatever was asked. When 8 to 10 contestants remained, they were assigned roll numbers, and were asked to quote the preceding and succeeding digits. Three winners finally identified were awarded with "bat & ball set" each . The first part was managed by Rishita and Tulika, while Atul took care of the second round.
Copies were evaluated by the volunteers along with Prof. Upreti. Expectedly, there was a clamor for getting a ‘Good’ remark, leading to active participation on the part of the learners. The day came to an end with the distribution of ‘Bikano Namkeen’ and ‘Parle Kachcha Aam’ toffees. Group photos of the winners were taken with the volunteers. This led to more enthusiasm, as everybody wanted to feature in the snap.
PG Students interacted with Hollywood Actress Elena Simina and eminent personalities from Entertainment & Media industry
20-04-19
Department of Management at I.T.S - Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad organized a special event on “Creating a Successful Brand in Digital & Web content: Defining career in Entertainment and Media industry” on 20th April, 2019
by inviting eminent guests including Hollywood Actress Elena Simina, Film maker and consultant Mr. Amit R. Agrawal, Brand ambassador, actress and model Ms. Renulelkar, Miss India International Malaysia, Ms. Vineeta Gurjar and Model & Brand Consultant Ms. Shakti Banerjee in the campus.
The special session was inaugurated with ceremonial Lamp Lighting by Director (Management), Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. V N Bajpai and all the eminent guests.
Dr. Ajay Kumar delivered welcome address and threw light on emerging trends in brand creation in digital content and web development. He also discussed the role of media, film industry, models, activists, brand consultants and brand ambassadors in new possibilities and broader career path of management graduates in media, film industry and social media platforms.
Hollywood actress Ms. Elena Simina emphasized on business and management skills and effective marketing strategy required for the success of film industry and social media and hence motivated management students to explore their career in film and social media industries.
Mr. Amit R Agrawal, the famous film maker and consultant presented an amazing statistics on growing populations of users of social media in India and abroad and expected to reach at 10 billion people by the end of this decade and in this respect he mentioned the longest website in the world and influenced management students to opt their career in such growing industries.
Brand ambassadors, actress and model Ms. Renu Kelkar, Miss India International Malaysia, actress and model Ms. Vinita Gurjar and Brand Consultant and model Ms. Shakti Banerjee also addressed the audience and shared their views on new technologies, digital devices and web development for creation of brand in business and industries.
The students were highly delighted to have interactions with dignitaries, gathered valued insights and enthusiastic to explore such new field as future career path.
SAMAGRA-2019, an Inter-Institutional Techno-Cultural Fest
20-04-19
Department of I.T, ITS, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad organized “SAMAGRA-2019”, an inter-institutional Techno-Cultural Fest on Saturday 20th April, 2019. The event received registration from different institutes in various activities. The event comprised of different activities under four categories including Technical, Cultural, Literary and Fine Arts. The event was full of fun, great display of talent, commitment, high class performances in all the categories.
SAMAGRA-2019 was inaugurated by lamp lightening before Goddess Sarasvati by Director-PR, I.T.S- The Education Group, Sh. Surinder Sood , Eminent Guests Shri. Arunendra Kumar , President - JBM Group & Former Chairman - Railway Board, Shri Anil Trigunayat (IFS) Ex. Ambassador of India to Jordan, Libya and Malta President & Hon. Advisor on Middle East & North Africa - FICCI/ BRICS Chamber of Commerce, Lt. Col. Prashant Mishra, Head (Telecom Products) , The TATA Power Company Ltd., Strategic Engineering Division, Director-IT, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey, Vice Principal, UG-Campus, Prof. Nancy Sharma, Coordinators of SAMAGRA, Prof. Saurabh Saxena, Prof. Puja Dhar, Prof. Smita Kansal and Prof. Varun Arora.
While addressing the gathering Director-PR, ITS-The Education Group, Sh. Surinder Sood appreciated the efforts by Event coordinators and students for the organizing this event where students from different institutes can showcase their talents. Director-IT, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey while delivering his welcome address wished best luck to all the participants and welcome them at I.T.S. He said that students should come forward and participate in such events so that they can interact with the students of other institutes and can compete with them.
Guest of the inaugural session , Lt. Col. Prashant Mishra (Head Telecom Products) , The TATA Power Company Ltd., Strategic Engineering Division shared his experience with all the participants. He also narrated short stories from Bagwhat Gita and said that a person should take a decision and then try hard to make it right decision.
Shri. Arunendra Kumar ,President - JBM Group & Former Chairman - Railway Board discussed about various upcoming IT technologies. He also shared his experience as a Railway Board Chairman. He advised students to take maximum participation in activities and don’t bother about results, participation is more important than winning.
While addressing the participants Shri Anil Trigunayat (IFS), Ex. Ambassador of India to Jordan, Libya and Malta President said that I.T.S is doing a wonderful job in organizing such activities where student get chance to show his talent and opportunity to meet with other students from various institutes. He also advised participants to focus on their goal and be updated as per the need of industry.
While presenting the vote of thanks, Director-IT, Dr. Sunil Pandey said that such events are required for the overall development of a student and He also congratulated the Team SAMAGRA and also said that these events give platform to all the students to show their technical and non-technical skills.
After that the formal inaugural session, students of MCA 2nd & 3rd year welcomed all the dignitaries and participants by their foot-strapping Cultural activities including a beautiful Ganesh Vandana by students of MCA-2nd year. Ms. Priya Singh, student of MCA-3rd year presented a solo dance performance . Harshita of MCA-2nd year sung a solo song. The inaugural session was appreciated and enjoyed by everyone present in the hall. After inaugural ceremony participants from various institute participated in different activities.
At the end of Event ,Merit certificates, Medals and cash prize in some of the activities were distributed to all the winners of this event by Director-IT, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey, Vice Principal, UG-Campus, Prof. Nancy Sharma, Coordinators of SAMAGRA-2019, Prof. Saurabh Saxena, Prof. Puja Dhar, Prof. Smita Kansal and Prof. Varun Arora .Faculties of Department of PG-IT & UG-IT who had judged various events were also present in the Prize Distribution Ceremony. The whole event was full of Learning and enjoyment for the participants.
Utthan Activity organized
18-04-19
Utthan, A CSR initiative of Department of Management at I.T.S - Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad Organized "National Education Festival" in association with CEGR on 18th April, 2019. Faculty Coordinator and Student volunteers taught the importance of Education in our life.
In the first segment of the activity, there was a video analysis session. The video was on the importance of Education. Discussion was made on what an educated person can achieve in his/her life in comparison to an uneducated person.
For Celebrating “National Education Day” lesson based story books were distributed to the students. The children were excited to receive the new books and started narrating the stories as they leafed through the pages of stories from the "Panchatantra" and the "Jatak Tales".
In the second session of the day, a written quiz competition was organized. Students were divided in two different groups on the basis of their class standard (1st Group I class to IV class and 2nd Group V class onward). The winners of the quiz competition were awarded at the end the activity.
Dr. Surendra Tiwari, Dr. Nitin Saxena and Prof Shilpi Vaish- Faculty Coordinator of Utthan Club, along with team felicitated the event by distributing Prizes to all the winners of the activity.
All the students were given refreshment at the end of the session.
Special Session of Parivartan – “Let’s Spread Education”
18-04-19
‘Parivartan’- the Slum Education Programme, a CSR initiative of Department of Management at I.T.S, Ghaziabad conducted a special session on the theme “Let’s Spread Education” to celebrate the day as "National Education Festival" by I.T.S in association with CEGR.
Astha started the session by explaining why education was important, and how it helps to make us better human beings. Then Ashish inspired the children though a story that illustrated the importance of education in the betterment of human life. The learners listened with rapt attention and acknowledged that an educated person could indeed chart his or her own path.
The highlight of the day was the distribution of lesson based story books that had been specially procured for the day. The children were excited to receive the new books as they leafed through the pages of stories from the "Panchatantra" and the "Jatak Tales".
Dr. Indraneel Mandal finally concluded the session by describing how education leads to wholesome development of personality and the ability to distinguish right from wrong. The session ended with the distribution of ‘Britannia Good Day’ biscuits. Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.
Celebration of ‘Indian Education Festival’: An interaction with Dr. Saurabh Agarawal
18-04-19
Department of Management at I.T.S, Ghaziabad in collaboration with CEGR organized an interactive session of Dr. Saurabh Agarwal, Dean & Professor of Accounting and Finance at Indian Institute of Finance with PG management students on 18th April, 2019
in collaboration under India's biggest educational initiative “Indian Education Festival” to spread the cause of education, pan India. Dr. V N Bajpai extended a floral welcome to Dr. Agarwal and gave a brief of CEGR and Indian Education Festival, a Pan India initiative of its kind with the purpose to align various stakeholders of education to create value. Indian Education Festival was celebrated at 56 locations in 14 states today.
The topic of discussion was “Skills required in 21st Century”. Dr Agarawal talked about gaps that exist between academia and industry. He motivated students to groom both basic and applied skills to deal with the emerging challenges in new world order and focused on consistency in approach & regular up- gradation of skills. He shared many real life examples of his own and discussed many cases of relevance.
Dr Agarwal addressed many questions asked by the students during the interaction. Many faculty members including Dr. Anusha Agrawal, Dr. Charu Chaudhary, Dr. Ashish Jha, Prof. Ritu Saxena, Prof. Namita Dixit, Prof. Ankur Ahuja and Prof. Gurmeet Kaur also interacted with the guest and exchanged ideas related to academics and research. It was a very fruitful session for all the participants.
Department of Management organized Webinar
16-04-19
Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad organized webinar in the area of Human Resource Management .It was Episode 3 of the SHRM Inspiration Series on “Future Ready Workforce Engagement Series.”
The main speaker was Ms. Pooja Atal Singh, Sr. Director - People Strategy at Publicis Sapient. The topic for this episode was R&R Strategies for Manager and Leadership: Recognition Matters at All Levels- An Overview.
Ms. Pooja gave a microscopic view on the importance of having customised R&R strategies for leadership and managers with the millennials climbing up the ladder to become managers. The speaker also discussed about key rules i.e. decoding the future of leadership and manager engagement with regard to R&R strategies, the involvement of leadership and managers in driving engagement at the workplace and the key drivers for leadership and manager engagement. Ms. Pooja concluded the session with a summary about how to retrofit minor changes in the overall R&R strategies to make it relevant for managers and leadership.
The webinar was highly interactive and informative and appreciated by faculty members and students present.
IB Club – GLOCAL organized ‘Puzzle Mania’ for MBA Students
16-04-19
IB club “GLOCAL”of Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad organized a competition for MBA students. The activity was designed to stimulate the inquisitive approach of the students. 60 students took active participation in the activity with excitement.
The first round was based on Crossword puzzle and it witnessed excited participation of 30 teams comprising of two members each. Top 8 teams reached the second round and were asked to solve intriguing riddles based on IB and Economics related concepts. The audience round designed to involve the non- participants as well, garnered huge enthusiasm and participation from the students. An electrifying final round made the event all the more exciting. In this round the teams were given picture puzzles of IB and Economics related entities which they had to solve in given time limit. The team comprising of Mr. Vaibhav and Mr. Abdul secured first position. Second position was claimed by the team of Ms. Vidhi and Ms. Mansi Gupta.
As it was the last activity of the club in the session 2018-19, the final year office bearers of the club were also felicitated during the ceremony. They were presented with an appreciation letter and trophy for their contributions.
All the winners were awarded with a certificate, trophy and attractive prizes by the honourable Director- Management Dr. Ajay Kumar.
Merit & Improvement Award Ceremony organized for MBA Students
15-04-19
Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad organized a Merit and Performance award ceremony for MBA 2018-20 and MBA 2017-19 batches on 15th April, 2019. The ceremony began with a brief introduction by Dr. Anusha Agarwal-Chairperson MBA Program about the inspiration behind the idea of the Awards given by the Institute.
A motivating speech by Director Management-Dr. Ajay Kumar highlighted the importance of small achievements and efforts of life which cumulatively become big for future. He congratulated all awardees and their parents for the success of their wards.
Honorable Vice Chairman- I.T.S The Education Group Shri Arpit Chadha addressed the students & revealed the importance of competition amongst the students. He motivated students to have the spirit of continuous improvement & how success changes itself with passage of time. Parents of the award winners also joined their wards during the ceremony for receiving the award.
The Students were presented with awards in three categories. These categories were:
• Top 10 position holders in MBA I Semester University exams.
• Top 10 improvements in MBA III semester over MBA II semester University exams.
• Top 10 position holders in MBA III semester University exams.
Total 30 students were presented with certificates by the dignitaries under the above categories.
The vote of thanks was delivered by the MOC who congratulated all the awardees and thanked the dignitaries, faculty members, parents and students for their presence.
The event culminated with a Hi-Tea for Parents & Awardees.
‘Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme
14-04-19
Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme of Department of Management at I.T.S Ghaziabad
conducted the activity, with the thought that, In times of continuous flux, cherishing and valuing cultural assets gains precedence. This is specially so when countries across the globe have showed a renewed interest in indigenous cultures. Hence it was apt to take cognizance of World Heritage Day at Parivartan. Alongside this, a brushing up of basic science concepts is always in order.
Astha opened the day’s classes with a discourse on heritage and the importance of the World Heritage Day. In order to convince the children about the significance of heritage in the growth of a nation, she held up instances of some of the major cultural landmarks of the country like the Red Fort and the Taj Mahal.
Then it was the turn of Sachin to continue with a short reminder about Ambedkar Jayanti. He referred to the life of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar and his role in the enactment of the Constitution of India. He then proceeded to the main topic regarding the basic elements of science. He explained how science can be classified into physical, chemical and biological components. He also inspired the kids with anecdotes from the lives of great scientists like Albert Einstein. Shudhanshu joined in occasionally to help him in this endeavor.
The regulation quiz was employed to round off the day’s learning, those giving correct answers being rewarded with toffees. Finally it was time to close for the day with the distribution of ‘Britannia Good Day’ and ‘Parle Orange Bite’.
SAMVAD -IX
12-04-19
In today’s competitive environment, there is need to provide a platform to the students which is easily accessible and can help them to improve their Interpersonal and social skills
as IT Companies are looking for young minds who have excel in Technical Skills as well as business communication skill essentially English in addition to the sound aptitude and attitude with suitable leading IT degree.By keeping this view, 9th series of SAMVADIX(Group Discussion Series) was planned during January – April 2019. The Grand Finale round held on 12th April 2019.
Following students won the prizes in group discussion competition ;
1. Mayank-----First position
2. SOKOYA ADEDOLAPO ABDULAZEEZ----Second position
3. Rahul Kumar Banti----Third position
At the outset of the event, Director –IT, Dr Sunil Kumar Pandey concluded the session and motivated the participants of final round. He elaborated the need and importance of the communication skill not only for their holistic development but also will pave the way for their placement. During his talk, he pointed out the necessity of the debating skill to grow in the corporate ladder. At this occasion faculty members and students were present to be the witness of this high level debate on the very burning agenda.
Faculty of Department of Management attended AIMA Leadership Conclave
08-04-19
Faculty of Department of Management, Dr. V N Bajpai and Dr. Ashish Kumar Jha attended 5th National Leadership Conclave of AIMA on “Now or Never: India’s Mission for the New Decade” on 8th -9th April, 2019 at hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.
AIMA's flagship annual event, The National Leadership Conclave is a thought leadership platform that brings together various stakeholders for constructive dialogue on the way forward for the Indian economy and the well-rounded growth of the nation. The Conclave witnessed India's top leadership together from politics, business and intelligentsia to answer the key questions about India's capabilities and challenges and to chart a map for the country to move towards its aspirations quickly and strongly. The fifth edition of conclave was co-chaired by Mr Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP - Sanjiv Goenka and Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, The Hero Enterprise.
The time for celebrating India's potential is running out. The world is in a churn and the ongoing disruption in the global economy and politics will create a new world order. It is now or never for India to settle its claim as a super economy and an influential global leader. What India does in the next decade will determine whether it fulfils its undoubted potential or it ends up regretting missed opportunities.
The second day of conclave was addressed by Mr Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO , Paytm, Mr Aditya Ghosh, CEO- India & South Asia, Oyo Hotels & Homes, Ms Nayantara Rai, Chief of Bureau, ET Now, Mr Sanjay Kirloskar, CMD of Kirloskar Group of Companies, Mr Kewal Handa from Union Bank of India Mr Akshay Bhalla, Partner, COO- Markets & Styrategy, KPMG in India, Mr Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, India Today Group and many more. It was a great learning experience.