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.