It was a delight to watch young minds buzzing with enthusiasm and their zeal of learning had new limits. Dr. Sekhri highlighted the life lessons by narrating simple stories wherein the students were taught how to prioritise in life and come out of their comfort zone. The session proved to be great energy booster for the students.

The session was followed by Faculty Interaction where different domain area heads introduced the faculties. The students were made familiar with their subjects and their respective teachers. The session was cordinated by Prof.Parul Gupta,Coordinator MBA – I year

Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson MBA Department addressed the students. She gave an overview of the MBA program wherein she told the students about the rules, regulations and also gave an insight as to what is expected from the students with regards to Attendance, Projects and Assignments. Dr. Agarwal encouraged the students to lead a disciplined and focussed life in the next two years so that they are Corporate ready when they move out from the portals of ITS. The students were also briefed about the various events and extra-curricular activities on the Campus.

The post lunch session was taken by Mr. Tarun Gulayani, who is a certified NLP practitioner and a motivational speaker. Mr. Gulayani introduced the concept of sub conscious mind and how it controls our heart and mind. The session was full of interesting incidents where each had a life lesson for our young minds. Mr. Gulayani made the session all the more effective by narrating his own story and at every step he explained the students as to how can they overcome hurdles in their lives. He inspired the students to take the struggles as challenges not as problems.

The day concluded with the Functional Club Presentations which was very well coordinated by the MBA II year students and respective Faculty Coordinator. The clubs belong the different domains such as HR, Marketing, International Business etc. The new students were introduced to the clubs, their functioning, their membership and the various events which are conducted under their umbrella. The 2019 batch were encouraged to join various clubs as they form an important part of the development of personality of a MBA graduate.

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Objective of Ice Breaking session was to make new comers familiar with each other and organizational culture. The session covered three activities. The first activity was full of enthusiasm and joy, where the students were made aware about how to interact with others. It also aims to sharpen their mind and memory.

The second activity was aimed to enhance and develop coordination skills along with team management by assigning a task to different teams. The teams have shown fabulous involvement and participation.

At last of session, the management game was organised to make the students aware about goal achievement through advanced planning and integration of individual and organizational goals. The session was followed by discussion on learning outcomes related to various management practices such as Leadership skills, conflict management, decision making, stress management, communication pattern in organization etc. The Sessions were organised and conducted by team of faculty members in HR area.

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The ceremony was inaugurated with ceremonial Lamp Lighting by Vice Chairman, I.T.S - The Education Group, Shri Arpit Chadha, Chief Guest Mr. Sudhir Zutshi, Director Industry & Affairs, Market Access, New initiatives - South Asia,Underwriters Laboratories, Guests of Honour ,Mr. Brijesh Grover, Account Operations Head Nokia Solutions & Network Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Naveen Tandon, Director - International External & Regulatory Affairs, AT&T India,  Director (Management) Dr. Vidya Sekhri and MBA Chairperson, Dr. Anusha Agarwal .Dr. Anusha Agarwal addressed the students about the orientation program. Dr. Vidya Sekhri presented the welcome remark and an overview of the achievements of ITS college for the 2019.Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman –I.T.S - The Education Group addressed the students and inspired them to work hard through his word of wisdom as “Success cannot be achieved overnight.”The Guest of Honour Mr. Brijesh Grover explained and advised the new comers to explore how to perform better. Mr. Naveen Tandon shared his valuable inputs on team work, corporate skills, soft skills and problem-solving skills. Chief Guest Of the session Mr. Sudhir Zutshi highlighted that hard work is a key to success through integrity and risk-taking ability. He explained the corporate expectation which includes leadership, knowledge, skill set, team work and attitude. During the inaugural session esteemed guests felicitated Ms. Pooja Chauhan, student of MBA (2017-19) Batch for securing 8th position in AKTU University results.

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Sr. Prof. Chander Sabharwal was the Convener of this MDP. The objective of the MDP was to sensitize 40 delegates from highly reputed Companies, about developments and opportunities in Rural India. The content of the MDP was carefully structured and reading materials were provided. Highly reputed and well know resource persons were invited to address the MDP, as a value addition.

The Inaugural ceremony was bedecked with the prestigious presence of Mr. Pradeep Kashyap, Founder of Rural Marketing & RMAI, MART, in India, Mr.  Pankaj Mishra, Partner MART, Management Consultant New Delhi, Mr. Kamal Kumar, Dhanuka Agrotech Ltd. Gurgaon, Sri. Arpit Chadha,Vice Chairman - I.T.S The Education Group, Dr. Vidya Sekhri, Director (Management), Prof. (Dr.) Sunil Kr Pandey, Director – I.T and UG and Dr. V N Bajpai, Professor (Marketing Area), Chairperson: PGDM Programme. A total of 40 executives from all over India from Coromandel International Ltd. Mumbai, Indofil Limited, SWAL Corporation LTD,UPL Limited – Mumbai, Dhanuka Agrotech Ltd. Gurgaon, Meghmani Organics Ltd Ahmedabad, Crystal Crop Protection Ltd Delhi, Odika Foods & Naturals LLP and an Ag Start Up from Jodhpur, were registered for MDP.

Our esteemed guest Mr. Pradeep Kashyap and Mr. Pankaj Mishra gave the group an understanding the Rural Markets in India today and tomorrow. Afterward, Sr. Prof Chander Sabharwal discussed the emerging Rural Indian landscape.

Post lunch sessions were on Rural Distribution and Communication delivered by Mr. Kamal Kumar.  Sr. Prof. Chander Sabharwal discussed the case study on “The Commotion”, material from IIM Ahmedabad.

The distinguished guests Dr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Chairman Doubling Farmer’s Income,NITI Aayog, enlightened the delegates about the existing and upcoming policies of Government of India and the need for agriculture to be more profitable and technology oriented.A session was conducted by Mr. Mohan Bajikar, Futurologist, Agricultural Scientist, Technology provider Agri House India Pvt. Ltd., regarding the future of agriculture in India that embraced vertical farming, sensors, Geo Bots and Aeroponics technologies. Dr.Udaivir Singh, Author, Thinker and Strategist Agriculture expert, took an interactive session on farmer strategies with the executives, having vast 50 years’ experience behind him in diverse fields. Mr. N.K. Arora, Ex. Senior Management, Bayer Crop Science Ltd., enlightened the delegates from his experience about the changing Distribution models for products to the farmer in past, present and future. Sr. Prof Chander Sabharwal interacted about the issues that are faced by the executives while dealing with the farmers and discussed the solutions. Finally, the MDP, packed with experiential learning, and an insightful discussion concluded with the distribution of certificates. 

MDP was conducted successfully and was a valuable content provider to participants. The Feedback from delegates that was received being “Excellent to Very good” reinforces the planning effort put in by the Department.

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Atul began by explaining the concept of HCF in mathematics. He took up some sums to clarify the concept further. Some of the children were called to the board to solve the sums while others solved them in their copies.

Then Kirti came forward to relate the story of King Bali and Goddess Laxmi and how it led to the celebration of rakhi as a bond between brothers and sisters. 

Finally Sudhanshu resumed Chhoti Chhoti Baatein, where he explained the role of trust or vishwaas. He pointed out how it was important to keep promises and why we should promise only that which we can fulfill. He also alerted the kids to the fact that we need to be careful about whom to trust.

An impromptu quiz was used to test everybody’s knowledge. Those who answered several of the questions correctly were rewarded with a special ITS Coffee Mug each. Finally it was time to distribute ‘Bikano Namkeen’ packets, ‘Britannnia Good Day’ biscuits and ‘Parle Kachcha Aam’ toffees among the learners.

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Amidst the grim skies, the volunteers organised the children into rings to set the mood for the day through an impromptu game. Then, with the skies clearing, as everybody settled in for the day, the classes began with Kirti, Jyoti, Sachin, Upasna Rishita and Ayush explaining the role played by martyrs like Netaji Shubhas Chandra Bose, Shahid Bhagat Singh, Mahatma Gandhi, Chandrashekhar Azad and Rajguru. The volunteers had brought along pictures of the noted freedom fighters for familiarizing the children.

Tricolor balloons and flags were distributed among the children amid chants of Bharat Mata Ki Jai in order to imbibe a sense of patriotism. The occasion was also appropriate for distributing the stationary items that had been graciously donated by members of ITS Parivar. Lastly the customary quiz was carried out – this time to recap the facts on the aforementioned freedom fighters.

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Mr. Ben Tucker, Partner, Minerva LLP, London, United Kingdom was a speaker of this session.

The session was inaugurated by the Lamp Lightening ceremony before Maa Saraswati by the dignitaries including Director(IT & UG), Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey, Guest Mr. Ben Tucker, Vice Principal-UG Campus, Prof. Nancy Sharma, Chairperson-MCA, Prof. Puja Dhar, Chairperson-BBA, Prof. Uttam Sharma and Coordinator-MCA, Prof. Smita Kansal.

While addressing the gathering Director- IT&UG, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey said that these sessions are very useful for the students so that they can listen & interact with the Guest like Mr. Ben. He said that Institute always provides platform to the students where they can update their knowledge and implement it in their real life.

Mr. Ben Tucker, guest of the session said that students should follow 5-key points in life to be successful including Hard work & focus towards his goal, learning from failures, mentoring other (Team work), keep learning attitude and last but not least taking care of your passion. It may be sports, games so that those things can make you relaxed for the performance of next job.

While addressing the students he also shared his experience and quoted many live examples of his struggle which may be helpful to the students in their future.

The session was interactive & helpful to students . Both PG-IT & UG campus students had attended this session. At the end of this session both Chairpersons of BCA & BBA delivered vote of thanks .

Other faculty members of PG-IT & UG Campus were also present in this session.

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Objective of the workshop was to felicitate SPOCs of those colleges in which students were top scorer, and participation of the faculty and students were good in number. Ms. Bharti, Program Manager, NPTEL, Prof. Satyaki Roy National Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Lalty Dutta, Project Manager, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Angana Sengupta Coordinator, Local Chapter, IIT Kanpur along with SPOC’s of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and North East states were present.

Dr. Vidushi Singh received Certificate of Appreciation for Active SPOC for the Swayam-NPTEL Local Chapter for I.T. S Ghaziabad for January-April 2019 by Prof. Satyaki Roy National Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur.

Before beginning of the session, Prof. Satyaki Roy warmly welcomed the gathering. Ms. Bharti briefed about details of NPTEL, how and when it has been formed, before it was planned to just deliver video lectures, later on it has been shifted to online certification. He also briefed about achievements of NPTEL till date like 30,000+ video hours, 371+million NPTEL website view, 271+ million you tube views etc. He also shared the statistics of number of students and faculty participation from initial years to April 2019. He also communicated how these courses helped students in their placements.

Ms. Bharti also informed that like previous semester this semester also  4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks NPTEL courses will be considered as ½ FDP of one week, Full FDP of one week and 1 ½ FDP of one week respectively.

At the end SPOC of various colleges were felicitated by Prof. Satyaki Roy National Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Lalty Dutta, Project Manager, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur and Ms. Angana Sengupta Coordinator, Local Chapter, IIT Kanpur.

It was totally an interactive session where SPOC from various universities and institutes of repute discussed about the various courses provided by NPTEL and also gave their suggestions to make these courses more effective for masses.

Overall it was a good learning experience about operation of NPTEL online courses.

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, Professor,Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan (H.P.) was a keynote speaker.

While delivering welcome address, Chairperson-MCA, Prof. Puja Dhar said that students should be aware of the happenings of IT world and they should update their knowledge by enrolling in the Massive Open Online Courses.

Director-IT, Dr. Sunil Kr. Pandey in his address said that MooCs are very important nowadays and there are many renowned Universities who offer online courses in various emerging technologies. He advised students to prepare well for the placement drives and also work on fundamental concepts of each subject which they learn.

While addressing the students, Dr. Pradeep Kr. discussed about the importance of the MooCs and also gave some tips on how to enroll for these online courses free of cost. He advised students to enroll in NPTEL, Coursera and other Universities for the technology which is of their interest.

He also discussed some live case studies and suggested many Job options for the students which they can opt after their postgraduation is completed.

The session was helpful to students in which they learnt about how to enroll for MooCs and their importance in the corporate world. While addressing the students Dr. Pradeep also advised them to work on the basic concepts of the subjects they study during their course.

Other faculty members of IT Department including Prof. SmitaKansal, Coordinator-MCA, Prof. Abhay Kr. Ray was also present in this session.

This was an informative and an interactive session in which students cleared their doubts regarding the importance of MooCs in IT sector.

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In Session, Prof Kuo-Chang Ting, Minghsin University of Science & Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan interacted with faculty &Students. Prof Ting discussed about Internet Protocol Architecture, VoIP Service, VoIP Connections, SIP and it’s related examples. he has also focused on switching methods, Circuit Switching, Packet Switching and its comparison, benefits and disadvantages to depth understanding of concepts.

This event was in the series of Invited talks through video conferencing by international speakers of repute by Dept of IT of the institute with an objective to provide the detailed insight of the latest developments in technology, research issues and futuristic development of MCA Students.

At the end of session, Dr Sunil Kumar Pandey Director (IT) interacted with students and conclude the session. Dr Pandey advised students to enhance their technical, interpersonal and research skills. 

It was overall good learning experience for all the participants.

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For this session, I.T.S MCA Alumni, Mr. Sunny Upadhyay,(MCA Batch2005-2008), Group Leader, Newgen Technologies was invited to conduct this sessionand address the MCAStudents.

In this session, Mr. Upadhyayinteracted with existing students and discussed about latest trends and technologies like Angular JS, ORA Model. He has alsofocused on JSON, Understanding of Angular, Installation Process and also upgradation from angular js to angular 4. He has also guided them to focus on individual enhancement of technical and communication skills.

He suggested to students to do hands on Annotations, Servlet and REST Services for better understanding of concept.

He has also suggested How to prepare for a career of choice and succeed. Mentioning about the latest trends he said that in spite of all developments the core remain almost same and hence fundamentals needs to be worked upon and should be made strong. It was truly mesmerizing to listen him and his thought process.

This event was in the series of Invited talks by eminent alumni of repute by Dept of IT of the institute with an objective to provide the detailed insight of the latest developments in interpersonal skills, technology, research issues and futuristic development.

Mr Upadhyay has also interacted with students and answered queries asked during the session.

It was good experience for participating students.

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ATS, Indore was scheduled on 20th July, 2019 for MCA Students in association with CSI Student Branch @ I.T.S. The session focuses on presenting oneself with finesse and making others comfortable in a corporate setting. This session also had a component of Personal Grooming that was targeted at young professionals who are just entering a corporate environment.

In the session following Mr. Sandhu touched following points:

1. Personal Grooming

2. Body Language at the time of interview

3. Dressing sense

4. Benefit of Big MNC vs Start-ups

5. Time Management

6. Soft Skills

7. Tips for cracking an interview

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In the first segment of the activity, students were familiarized with all festivals celebrated in India.
In the second session, students were taken to Computer Labs and were taught about “Google Drive” and creating “Google Form”. Students were asked to create Google form using different tools available like inserting picture, creating multiple options, charts, tables etc.

Also, Students presented their views on different festivals on stage. Total 42 students participated in the speech competition and 35 were awarded with the prizes.

Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Director (IT) was invited to felicitate the winners with prizes.

All the students were given refreshment at the end of the session.

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The objective of this FDP was to provide theoretical and practical background with state of art research practices, current and future research trends.

The above mentioned FDP was conducted by TEQIP team at NIT Jalandhar where various eminent resource persons from reputed academic institutions and from reputed IT Industry shared their research and technical exposure. The first day first session was taken by Prof.(Dr.) Mayank Dave from NIT Kurukshetra in which he discussed about the concepts of Cloud computing, Fog computing and Edge computing. Dr. Dave also highlighted some latest trends and updates being happened in the area of Cloud computing like IBM Mean, App Cloning, Node.js, NPM, QoS and QoE etc.

The next session was continued by Dr. Sandeep Kr. Sood from GNDU, Amritsar. In this session Dr. Sood highlighted the concepts of creation of PaaS on Google App Engine. Dr. Sood also discussed about No SQL Databases, JSON, CPS: Cyber Physical System and Concepts of IoT with Cloud. The next sessions were taken by various other eminent resource persons on various research trends and its applications in the area of Cloud Computing like: Dr. OP Verma from GB Pant Govt. Engineering College New Delhi, Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev Sofat from Panjab Engg. College Chandigarh, Dr. Kamlesh Dutta from NIT Hamirpur, Dr. Kuldip Kumar from NIT Jalandhar, Dr. Avtar Singh from NIT Jalandhar and Dr. Harsh Kr. Verma from NIT Jalndhar.

In the next sessions on the next day’s several resource persons from reputed IT Industries shared their Industrial and core technical exposure with the participants and demonstrated some practical aspects on ongoing and in use technology in the cloud industry. In these sessions Dr. Amit

Sangroya from TCS Research department discussed practical and research aspects of Map Reduce technology on MRBS Simulator. Mr. Karamvir Singh Rajpal from GiagByte Networks conducted hands on Tensor flow to implement the concepts of machine learning and shown how neuron network implemented in application.

On the last day a practical and hands on session was conducted by Dr. Mani Madhukar from IBM. Dr. Madhukar demonstrated the process of creation of cloud instances on IBM cloud and he also conducted hands on exercise to create a Banking Chatbot on IBM Cloud. Dr. Madhukar also made the participants aware about latest trends and technologies coming up in the IT Industry like concepts of Block Chain, Crypto Currency and Bit Coin

 The FDP was very useful and I learnt many new things from this programme.

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The session was the part of one week FDP on "Integrated Technologies, Approaches and Effective Didactical Mechanism in Teaching, Learning and Research in current Scenario" organized jointly by MSME Technology Development Center (A Govt of India Organization under Ministry of MSME) & IIMT Delhi.

The session was a demonstration of pedagogy for participants to involve the learners leading to better understanding of concepts and sharpening the transferable skills. Some of the tools for effective quizzing were also discussed with the participants.

More than 50 faculty members of Management, IT and Law from different institutes participated in this FDP.

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