Special Session by DBMS-Club on “Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities: Cultivating Resilience & Motivation in the Face of Adversity” for the Students of MCA
05-01-24
DBMS Club of the Department of I.T, I.T.S, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad organized a Special Session on “Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities: Cultivating Resilience & Motivation in the Face of Adversity” for the students of the MCA Programme (2023-25) batch on 5th January 2024. The objective of this session was to motivate the students.
The session was inaugurated by Director (IT&UG) Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey, Guest Speaker, Dr. Ramkaran Sharma Associate Professor, Delhi University South Campus, New Delhi, Chairperson-MCA, Prof. Puja Dhar, Coordinator-MCA, Prof. Smita Kansal, and DBMS Club Faculty Coordinator, Prof. Saurabh Saxena, Prof. Ashwini Kumar.
While addressing the students, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey said that IT clubs always try to give the opportunity to the students to meet the people whose life can inspire the students and motivate the students so that they can do great work in their life.
The session was taken in Seminar Hall -1 of the institute where Dr. Ramkaran Sharma told the students how a small village boy who started his journey from a government primary school and led to some of India's most prestigious institutions, including IIT Delhi, AIIMS, NII, JNU, University of Delhi, CIMAP Lucknow, and Saurashtra Gujarat. His pursuit of excellence didn't stop at the national level. Dr. Karan was selected for an exclusive international fellowship, distinguishing himself as the sole representative from Asia (the single person from 48 countries of Asia).
Students were happy after attending the session. Conducting such session under the IT Clubs build the confidence level and help students to do something extraordinary.
Workshop on Cyber Security for MCA Students
27-12-23
A Workshop on Care Cyber Security was organized for our Students of MCA at the Institute in association with Silicon commet on 27th December 2023
lead by Shri Harsh Marwah Sir, who is an established Professional and has lead the global organizations in the Cyber Security domain including CISCO MBT Checkpoint Verizon etc. and his team . This workshop was organized by programming club and CRC-IT for skill upgradation of students.
Objective of this Workshop was to introduce the ever evolving Cyber Security Landscape, challenges and career opportunities for MCA Students. The Workshop was full of case studies and live demonstration of Cyber Security breaches to make students understand the core concepts, tools and ways & means to counter these challenges. In this Comprehensive Cyber Landscape and its evolution was demonstrated along with multiple career options in this domain. To provide students the real time exposure the Realtime Cyber Compromise was showcased by Silicon Comnet's Security Consultants.
Total 94 students of MCA actively participated in this workshop. It was really a great learning and help the students to understand and exercise about the core concepts of cyber security’s trick, tools and technique and apply it in their real life projects and their professional life.
Samvad-2023
27-12-23
Department of MCA, ITS Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad organized a first round of group discussion activity, SAMVAD-XII for the students of MCA I semester (Sec-B) (Batch: 2023-25) on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
The objective of activity was to give the students a platform for improving their soft skills and to build confidence level. For placement preparation, it is very important to improve technical as well as soft skills. One of the important soft skills is effective communication. Communication skill can be enhanced with practice and environment by conducting Samvad, The department of IT provides a platform to improve the communication skills and confidence level of the students.
The topic of group discussion was “Are social media short video platforms a boon or a curse for kids and youth?". Students were fully prepared for the GD with lot of statistical data. Each participant showed the full enthusiasm while discussing about the given topic.
Samvad Coordinators:
1. Prof. K P Singh
2. Prof. Chanchal Prabha
Faculty Moderators:
1. Prof. Abhay Ray
2. Prof Ashwani Nain
3. Prof. K P Singh
4. Prof. Chanchal Prabha
Two-Days Digital Literacy Programme
19-12-23
A Two days Digital Literacy Programme was organized by Department of IT, Institute of Technology & Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad on 19th – 20th December, 2023
in association with Vikra Foundation, NASSCOM Foundation, DXC Technology, Centum Foundation . The main objective of the programme was to fill the skill gap between industry and academia and provide a learning pathway which will help learner to showcase their conceptual understanding of the most in-demand technologies like AI, ML, BD, IoT, BDA, etc. This programme not only helped in understanding technical skills but also focused on building soft skills, which are must needed for Professional career. Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Trainer, Vikra Foundation was the key resource person during the sessions.
Following Topics where covered during the programme:
Module 1: Emerging Technologies
An overview of AI
Introduction to ML
Introduction to DL
An overview of Big Data Analysis
Database for Data Science
Introduction to IoT
Industrial Internet of Things
An overview of Cloud Computing
Service Models in Cloud Computing
An overview of Cyber Security
Types of Cyber attacks
Module 2: Applications of Emerging Technologies
Applications of AI
Applications of Big Data Analysis
Applications of IoT
Applications of Cloud Computing
Applications of Cyber Security
Module 3: Building essential skills beyond Technology
Effective Communication Skills
Practicing Effective Communication
Overcoming barriers to Effective Communication Skills
Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Overcoming barriers to Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Collaboration and Team Work
Overcoming barriers to Collaboration and Team Work
Innovation and Design Thinking
Practicing Innovation and Design Thinking
After the completion of module an assessment test was conducted to evaluate the understanding and learning from the programme. Total 110 MCA students have participated in the programme. Students who will clear the assessment test will get the certificate.
Overall experience of the participant was good.
Felicitation ceremony of Meritorious students of MCA
18-12-23
Felicitation ceremony for meritorious students of MCA batch (2022-24), on the basis of their performance in the results declared by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, was organized on Monday, 18th December 2023 in Seminar Hall-2, ITS, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad. Objective of this event was to appreciate the efforts of the students and encourage them to improve their academic performance in a healthy competitive manner.
While addressing and motivating the students, Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Director(IT) congratulated them and said they had to work hard to make it into the University Top-10 list. He also thanked all of the parents of the awardees for attending the ceremony.
Chief Guest of the ceremony, Dr. S K Mehar, CIO, AIMS, New Delhi congratulated all the awardees and also shared his experience and some real life motivational stories with the students. He advised students to do what they what like to do and take ownership of the courses. He said that all students are having some qualities within and they have to work on it and can do better to be successful in life.
Prof. Puja Dhar, Chairperson-MCA, said that the faculty members should be proud of their students' significant improvement in their results. She also wished the students luck in the future and advised them to maintain this in future too.
The Top-3 Students of MCA (2022-24) Batch result are as follows:
Ms. Mahak Garg secured First Position, Ms. Tanisha Dixit secured Second Position and Ms. Aarti Verma secured Third Position. They have received Scholarship Cheques worth Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- & Rs. 5000/- respectively, medal and certificate of appreciation.
Attending the Aaj Tak Agenda 2023
13-12-23
Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel organized two days program Aaj Tak Agenda-2023 at hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. The fest brings together a diverse mix of marquee, film stars, music directors, writers, scholars, authors, musicians, actors, columnists, business leaders, poets, and theatre artists, who have made their mark across audiences with their work over the years.
Students of MCA along with Faculty members of Department of I.T including Prof. Puja Dhar, Prof. Smita Kansal, Prof. Saurabh Saxena, Prof. Chanchal Prabha & Prof. Ashwini Kumar had attended the Aaj Tak Agenda on day-1 13th December, 2023. On this day students listen to famous personalities from multiple domains.
The objective of these sessions is to unite people from different domains on a single platform to express their views openly and engage in meaningful dialogues about the current affairs & their agenda. Some names who were invited to share their views include Kalli Purie, Vice-Chairperson, India Today Group, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs & Sports, Kalpana Kalahasti, Associate Project Director, Chandrayaan 3, Nigar Shaji, Project Director, Aditya L1 Mission, Ananya Pandey, Actress, Ms.Palak, Singer, Mr. Hemant, Music Director and many more.
Students were excited to meet and listen to many renowned Journalists of Aaj Tak. The day was full of enjoyment and learning for all.
Webinar on Behavioral Competencies of Leaders
05-12-23
The budding managers of I.T.S School of Management, PGDM 2023-25 Batch and faculty member Dr. Ritu Saxena attended a webinar on Behavioral Competencies of Leaders, organized by Indian Society for Training and development on 5th December, 2023.
Dr. Yogesh Upadhyaya’s was the resource persons. He emphasized that leadership is a multifaceted quality that encompasses a range of behavioural competencies. These competencies are not only derived from traditional wisdom but also find relevance in contemporary leadership discussions. He explained key behavioural competencies with the help of shlokas & Mantras. He has summarized that effective leadership goes beyond traditional notions of authority and control. The behavioural competencies reflect a holistic and contemporary understanding of leadership i..e. humility, empathy, resilience, and a global perspective. When embodied by leaders, these competencies contribute to creating a positive and thriving organizational culture.
Sahitya Aaj Tak Fest
24-11-23
Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel organized 3-days Literature Fest-Sahitya Aaj Tak with the confluence of various literature forms - poetry, prose, music, and drama - the festival is a part of Aaj Tak’s endeavour to highlight the importance of art and literature in today’s era.
The fest brings together a diverse mix of marquee, film stars, music directors, writers, scholars, authors, musicians, actors, columnists, business leaders, poets, and theatre artists, who have made their mark across audiences with their work over the years.
Students of MCA along with Faculty members of Department of I.T including Prof. Puja Dhar, Prof. Smita Kansal, Prof. Saurabh Saxena, Prof. K P Singh, Prof. Varun Arora, Prof. Ashwini Kumar and Prof. Kumar Vaibhav Bhatnagar had attended the Sahitya Aaj Tak Fest on 24th November, 2023. On this day students listen to the famous Bhojpuri Actor & Singer, Pawan Singh, Punjabi Pop Singer, Jasbir Jassi. They also attended the promotion of OTT series Railway Men.
The objective of this fest is to unite people from different domains on a single platform to express their views openly and engage in meaningful dialogues about the nature of art, culture and literature in the world, and the indelible imprint they leave on the minds and hearts of people. Some names who are the part of this fest includes Vicky Kausahl& Meghna Gulzar, Manoj Bajpayee, Javed Akhtar, Ashutosh Rana, Piyush Mishra, Manoj Muntashir, Osho Jain, Shailesh Lodha, Amish Tripathi, Kavita Seth, Sadho Band, Anubhav Singh Bassi (Actor & Comedian), Amit Mishra (Singer) , Hariharan (Singer & Composer), Anup Jalota, Hans Raj Hans, Prasoon Joshi, B Praak, Jaya Kishori (Motivational Speaker & Spiritual Orator) Vikas Divyakirti (Former Civil Servent, Founder & Managing Director of 'Drishti IAS') Kumar Vishwas, Poet, Singer & Author, Manoj Tiwari, Chetan Bhagat and many more. Many India’s famous poet will perform Kavi Sammelan and Shayar’s performance, Kavvali& live concert.
Students were excited to meet and listen to many renowned Journalists of Aaj Tak. The day was full of enjoyment and learning for all.
Samvad-2023
23-11-23
Department of MCA, ITS Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad organized a first round of group discussion activity, SAMVAD for the students of MCA I semester (Batch: 2023-25) on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
The objective of activity was to give the students a platform for improving their soft skills and to build confidence level.For placement preparation, it is very important to improve technical as well as soft skills. One of the important soft skills is effective communication. Communication skill can be enhanced with practice and environment by conducting Samvad, The department of IT provides a platform to improve the communication skills and confidence level of the students.
The topic of group discussion was "Deserving India couldn’t win the Cricket World Cup 2023". Students were fully prepared for the GD with lot of statistical data. Each participant showed the full enthusiasm while discussing about the given topic.
Samvad Coordinators:
1. Prof. K P Singh
2. Prof. ChanchalPrabha
Faculty Moderators:
1. Prof. Puja Dhar
2. Prof. Abhay Ray
3. Prof SmitaKansal
4. Prof Ashwani Nain
5. Prof. K P Singh
6. Prof. ChanchalPrabha
VIBGYOR-2023an inter-institutional Technical Fest held
04-11-23
Department of I.T., I.T.S, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad organized VIBGYOR-2023, an inter-institutional Technical Fest in association with CSI Student Branch, Ghaziabad on 4th November, 2023.
The event was inaugurated by Dr. H S Sharma, Former President, IETE, New Delhi, Director(IT), Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey, Chairperson, MCA, Prof. Puja Dhar, Coordinator-MCA, Prof. Smita Kansal, Coordinator-VIBGYOR, Prof. Saurabh Saxena and Prof. Varun Arora
Director of IT,Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey stated during the opening ceremony that I.T.S. Ghaziabad has always believed in giving students a stage on which to display their talent in a variety of activities. Additionally, he commended the VIBGYOR-2023 team for their tremendous engagement and hard work in each activity.
While addressing the participants Dr. H S Sharma advised students to focus on fundamentals of every subject which they will study during their 2 years tenure. Initially, Prof. Smita Kansal, Coordinator-VIBGYOR-2023, gave a briefing on the various events after Prof. Puja Dhar, Coordinator-VIBGYOR-2023, greeted each participant. Prof. Varun Arora, Coordinator-VIBGYOR-2023, gave the vote of thanks at the conclusion of the inaugural ceremony. There were more than 550 Registration of students all across the country covering almost all the states of the Countryin all Technical Activities including IT-Quiz, Story Telling, Project Idea Presentation, Rangoli and 3-Hours Coding.
Attending the industry – Institution interaction Bridge Conference 2023
16-10-23
Prof. Puja Dhar and Prof. Saurabh Saxena, faculty members of Department of IT attended Industry – Institution interaction Bridge Conference 2023 Event on 16th October, 2023. The ICT Academy organized this Industry – Institution interaction Bridge Conference 2023 Event organized by ICT Academy at hotel Hayat New Delhi on the theme 'Building Human Capital, Accelerating Growth, and Enabling Access'.
The conference started with registration process at 0830 am after that the Inaugural sessionwasfollowed by deliberation of following resource persons: Sh. Hari Balachandran, Chief Executive Officer, ICT Academy,Sh.Lakshmi Narayanan, Director, ICT Academy & Emeritus Vice Chairman, Cognizant, Sh.Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman& MD, Cognizant and Chairman, NASSCOM, Prof T G Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education. Chief Guest Thiru Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu launchedthe Educator Empowerment Program (All India Council for Technical Education and Salesforce).
After the Tea break, the session was started on the theme “Technology Trends/New Age Tech/Deep Tech” with plenary presentation Dr Anbu Rathinavel, Chief Design Officer Intellect Design Arena & Head and Co-founderSchool of Design Thinking which was followed by a plenary talk of following resource persons: Sh. Ankit Kakkar, Director - Technical Services Engineering, MongoDB,Dr G Sainarayanan, Technology Director, HCL Technologies,Sh. Neeraj Narang, Global HCM Product Strategy Director and APAC Lead, Oracle.
After the Lunch break, the next session was started on the theme “Aligning institutions for New Age Skills” This session was started by the presentation of the following resource person including Sh.Shivakumar Gowdaiah, Country Head & Director, Trailhead Academy, Salesforce, Sh.Goutam Bhattacharya, Chief Executive Officer, LSSSDC, Sh. Brajesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, IASC Sector Skill Council, Sh. Mohit Soni, Chief Executive Officer, Media& Entertainment Skills Council Future of Work , Ms. Shalu Manan, Global Talent Supply Chain &TalentMatch Leader, Genpact and Sh. K V Veerapandian, Technical Sales Lead – Design & Manufacturing, India & SAARC, Autodesk.
Valedictory and Award Ceremony was proposed by guest of honor Mr.Gaurav Hazra, Vice President & Head Government Affairs India & APAC, Cognizant and vote of thanks to all of the delegates, participants, management of IICT Academy and organizing committee members of Conference for making this event a great success.
Two Weeks Orientation Program “Abhivinyas” of newly admitted MCA students
09-10-23
The 02 -Weeks Orientation Program for newly admitted students 27th Batch of MCA (2023-2025) concluded on grand note adding 122 fresh faces to I.T.S family.
During this 02 -Weeks Orientation Program students have gone through rigorous grooming program, training, opportunity to listen and interact with renowned Researchers, Academicians, Entrepreneurs, Bureaucrats, Industry Leaders and Technocrats and it included:
1. A one week Full Time Bootcamp & Certification Program on Python by Industry and based on Comprehensive Certification Exam, total 93 Students were awarded with Certificates.
2. Interaction with Following Eminent Guests:
1. Prof. M.M. Pant
Former Pro Vice Chancellor IGNOU &
Founder & Chairman – PlanetEdu
2. Dr. Amitabh Rajan (IAS – 1979)
Chairman – RBI Services Board
Former Addl. Secretary – Min. of Finace and Min. of Personnel
Former Director - Enforcement
Former Principal Secretary, Addl. Chief Secretary, Home Secretary – Govt. of Maharashtra
3. Shri Arvind Thakur
Member – Board of Management – NIIT University
Cofounder – NIIT Technologies
Ex. Dy. Chairman, CEO & Managing Director – NIIT Technologies -
4. Prof. Ashutosh Singh
Director
IIIT Bhopal
5. Col. (Dr.) Inderjeet Singh
Chief Cyber Officer – VARA
Co-Founder India Blockchain Forum
6. Shri Ganesh Vishwanathan
Sr. Vice President & CIO
Aithent Technologies
7. Shri Author Sherry
International Public Speaking Coach & Professional Speaker
8. Shri Anand Aggarwal
Head Of Information Technology & Security
ACRE Ltd (BFSI sector)
ALUMNI INTERACTION
1. Mr. Satyendra Kumar Shakya (MCA 2013-2016)
Oracle Corp
2. Ms. Ambika Butola (MCA 2015-2017)
Sr. Executive – EXL Service
3. Mr. Mayank Agarwal (MCA – 2018-2020)
Sr. S/W Developer - SRIJAN
4. Ms. Sakshi Srivastava (MCA 2021-2023)
Customer Success Executive - 360 Degree Cloud Technologies
During this Orientation Program a One Week Program on Mindfulness & Peace was also organized and successful students were awarded with the Certificates. The Orientation Program concluded on a grand note.
“AARAMBH-2023” – Orientation Program for the students of MBA (2023-25 Batch)
07-10-23
Institute of Technology & Science, Ghaziabadorganized an interactive session with Mr. Anurag Muskan, a renowned Media Personality and TV News Anchor, as a part of the “AARAMBH-2023”- Orientation Program for the participants of MBA (2023-25 Batch) on 7thOctober 2023.
Dr. V N Bajpai, Director of the Institute extended a warm welcome to Mr. Anurag Muskan. Mr. Muskan delivered a captivating and engaging session on “Understanding Self and Succeed”.In his address he shared his wealth of knowledge and experiences from the world of journalism, offering valuable insights into the fast-paced and competitive media industry. He effortlessly connected with the students, using real-world examples and anecdotes to illustrate the challenges and opportunities in news reporting. By emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and adaptability, Mr. Muskaninspired the students to approach their professional journey with a sense of purpose and enthusiasm. His session was a resounding success and undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the newly admitted batch of the MBA program.
The second session of the day wastaken by Mr. SurinderSood, Director(PR),I.T.S The Education Group. In his session Mr. Soodinspired the students by rekindling their passion and establishing a sense of purpose. He provided priceless advice on how to develop resilience, see obstacles as opportunities, and realizethe importance of self-belief. His emphasis on lifelong learning, goal setting, and action created a lasting impression on the students, reaffirming their resolve to pursue excellence.
The post lunch session of the day was an interaction of Alumni of MBA Program with the new batch. The speakers of the session were Mr. Ravi Bhatt, Senior Project Manager-HP WW Studio(MBA Batch 2005-07), Ms. Sneh Deputy Manager-Pearson(MBA Batch 2011-13),Mr. YatinGoel, Business Analyst Genpact(MBA Batch 2018-20), and Mr. Aman Gupta, Associate Analyst- EY(Ernst &Young)(MBA Batch 2018-20). The alumnishared theirsuccess stories to assist, inform, and direct students in their decision-making process. The discussion led by Dr. Nitin Saxena, Prof.Durba Roy, AVP, CRC Department, and Ms. RenuBalaGautam, CRC(Head) focussed on how students can progress on their academic journey and achieve professional excellence.
One week Instructor led Boot camp/Training on Python and its Application for the students
05-10-23
Department of IT organized One week Instructor led Boot camp/Training on Python and its Application for the students of MCA-1 Semester (Batch 2023-25) from 05th October to 11th October, 2023.
The objective of a Python bootcamp for students is to provide a comprehensive and hands-on learning experience that equips participants with a strong foundation in Python programming. This intensive training program aims to teach students the fundamentals of Python, including its syntax, data structures, and libraries, and empower them to apply their newfound skills in real-world scenarios.It was also announced in the beginning of the training that students having attendance (80%) and securing Marks 60% would only get Certificate.At the end of the training, one test was conducted and those students who secure 60% and more plus 80% attendance were felicitated with certification of participation by ShapeMySkills. By the end of the bootcamp, students should be proficient in Python and prepared to tackle a variety of programming tasks and projects, setting them on a path to become proficient software developers. Students appreciated the way training was conducted through out in the lab and each query was on-the spot handled by the instructor. This was the new experience for the students of MCA-I Semester.
Inner Resource Development
05-10-23
Department of MCA departmentorganizeda workshopon “InnerResourceDevelopment”under thePeaceEducationProgramofThePremRawatFoundation,USAatInstituteofTechnology & Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabadfrom 5'h October 2023 to 11"October 2023 for MCA students batch (2023-25).
Eventstartedwiththeinauguralceremony.Firstofall,Director-ITmotivatedthestudentsfor the hard work, creative thinking and Inner Peace. Chairperson MCA Prof. Puja Dhar congratulated the students for daring to participate in this event.The program was coordinated by Prof. Abhay Kumar Ray and Prof. SmitaKansal.Total70+ students of MCA (2023-25)participatedin this competitionand 37 students earned theircertificate.Iamsurethatthisprogram helps the students to streng then and improve their inner skills to solve real world problem.