GANDHI JAYANTI

A ND S H A S T R I
JAYANTI
EDX EXAM RESULTS
TECHNICAL PAPERS
PRESENTATION
BLOOD DONATION
BY BIASIANS
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For new activities, educational institutions usually experience financial crunch. Lions share of the
budget is taken away by on-going activities. Under these circumstances, alumni of the institutions come for res-
cue and contribute in developing newer facilities helpful to their juniors and the alma mater that are essential for
holistic quality education.
In order to establish a technology focused state-of-art B-School, Vinod Gupta donated US $ two million
to his alma mater IIT Kharagpur in the year 1990-91. This institution has been named as Vinod Gupta School of
Management. Ratan Tata gifted US $ 50 million to his alma mater Harvard Business School in 2010 to fund a
new project. In USA, Michael Bloomberg made a history by donating US $ 350 million to his alma mater John
Hopkins University in the year 2013. Anil and Vera Kriplani donated Rs. one crore to IIT Delhi in 2013 for Applied
Technology Research lab., and Seminar Hall. Alumni of IIT Mumbai annually contribute about Rs. 15 crore for
funding various projects. Alumni of BITS Pilani donate to their alma mater through online BITSAA International
Donation Fund. Alumni Association of BHU contribute through on-line Annual Giving Campaign. For the year 2013,
their target is US $ 300,000.
Besides these big contributions as mark of alumnis gratitude to their alma mater, there are several
examples of modest contributions. Pantnagar alumni in the year 2010-11, contributed a high-tech Ambulance
and Intensive Care Unit to strengthen health care facilities. They also plan to replace all old books in library by
new editions, and construct an Alumni Guest House. Vineet Nayer, an alumnus of Campus School at Pantnagar
has contributed Rs. 1.5 crore for building an auditorium.
In western world, the system of donating liberally to their alma mater is an old tradition. In India, we see
sporadic examples in limited cases. With IT developed in a big way, it is now easier for the alumni to get united,
identify the requirements of their juniors at their alma mater, launch campaigns, collect funds, and monitor exe-
cution of the project. In the words of Vinod Gupta; If we can do something to improve the lives of students
(juniors), they will never forget us. At BIAS, new projects lined up for the attention of its alumni include a confer-
ence hall, an academic block, new workshop, and a boys hostel. Prof. B. S. Bisht

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G A N D H I J A Y A N T I A N D S H A S T R I J A Y A N T I C E L E B R A T E D
On 2 October 2013, Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Lahadur Shastri Jayanti were celebrated in the Institute with great
enthusiasm. The programme was organized by Sahitya Parishad. It was attended by large number of students,
faculty and the Director Prof. Bisht. Former Directors Prof. A.K. Pant and Prof. B.P. Joshi were present as Guests
of Honour. The event started with a Vandana, followed by speeches by the students of First and Second year.
Students presented Bhajans, patriotic songs and traditional dances. A documentary on Gandhi ji and Shashtri ji
prepared by the students was also screened.
Students presenting Bhajan during Gandhi, Shastri Jayanti Celebrations, and the audience in view
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Students of the Institute participated in INNOVATE-13 a Technological Fest organized at
Sri Ram Murti University, Ghaziabad on 3-4 October, 2013. BIAS Students took part in
various events namely: Robo Wars, Line Follower, Lan Gaming (Counter Strike 1.6,
NFS MW), PC Assembling, Debugging, Robotricks, and Research Paper Presenta-
tion. Following were the winners from BIAS Bhimtal.
Deepak Sati (B.Tech ECE-2011), Saurav Gupta (B.Tech ECE-2012), Neeraj Singh Takuli
(B.Tech ECE2012), and T.T.Trinkush (B.Tech ECE2012) won 2nd prize for
Armageddon (Sumo Wrestling).
Ayush Gupta (B.Tech ECE-2012), Varun Singh (B.Tech ECE-2012), Raj Kishore Verma
(B.Tech ECE-2012), and Rohit Kumar Arya (B.Tech CSE-2011) won 2nd prize for
Intelligent Line Follower.
Atmajay Singh (B.Tech ECE-2011) ,and Rabindra Singh Negi (B.Tech CSE-2011) won 2nd
prize for RL Car Race and Rob-the-Builder competition.
Himanshu Pandey (B.Tech CSE-2011) and Dharmendra Kumar Singh (B.Tech ECE-2011)
won 2nd prize in Code Jack Code Logic competition.
B I A S S T U D E N T S A WA R D E D A T S R M U N I V E R S I T Y , G H A Z I A B A D
The winners with their certificates
A course on Artificial Intelligence (CS1881X) was
offered by the University of California, Berkeley.
The following students completed this course
successfully and got the certificates.
Amit Gayal (B.Tech CSE-2010), Shruti Joshi
(B.Tech CSE-2010), 3. Paramjeet Kaur (B.Tech
CSE-2010), Sanjana Joshi (B.Tech CSE-2010),
Puja Budhani (B.Tech CSE-2010), Nupur Negi
(B.Tech CSE-2010), and Akanksha Joshi (B.Tech
CSE-2010). The Director and faculty have con-
gratulated all the above listed successful stu-
dents.
E D X E X A M Q U A L I F I E D B Y
B I A S S T U D E N T S
T R E E P L A N T A T I O N C O N T I N U E S A T B I A S C A MP U S
Tree Plantation was organ-
ised by the Eco Society in
the Institute premises on
the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti and Shastri Jayanti
on 2 October, 2013. The
event was participated by
many students, faculty
members and the Director,
BIAS. Former Director Prof.
A .K. Pant was Guest of Hon-
our. Saplings were provided
by the Forest Department of
Government of Uttarakhand,
Bhowali nursery.
TCS Executive seen planting a sapling at BIAS
campus with the Director and students
The difference between a
successful person and
others is not lack of
strength, not a lack of
knowledge, but rather a
lack of will.
P R O F . B . P . J O S H I D E L I V E R S
L E C T U R E S A T B I A S
Prof. B.P. Joshi, Adjunct Faculty visited BIAS and delivered lectures on
various topics for the students. Prof. Joshi is also a member of the
Board of Governors of the Institute. While addressing the students on
the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, he called for adopting simplicity with
courage and conviction to achieve goals that one sets for his future
and work for the benefit of the nation. While addressing the students
on the occasion of Technical Papers presentation, he advised them to
be honest and precise in reporting.
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Man needs his difficulties
because they are necessary
to enjoy success.

Abdul Kalam
On 4 October, 2013 a Programme on Six Thinking Hat was con-
ducted in the Institute by TCS expert Mr. Ambrish Srivastav. He pre-
sented an overview of six thinking hats and its applications. He also
appraised the audience with various inputs for preparing business cases for the institutes growth plan. The discussion included better aca-
demic and research programmes of the institute. All the faculty members participated in this programme.
F A C U L T Y D E V E L O P ME N T
P R O G R A MME B Y T C S E X P E R T S
Competition on Technical papers presentation got completed during the fortnight. It was organized
by the Technoforum Society starting on 29 September, 2013. The programme was inaugurated by
the Director, Prof. Bisht and the Chief Guest on this occasion was former Director Prof. B. P Joshi.
The topics ranged from Graphene, Holographic Data Storage, Very High Speed Transit System, to
Sensor Technology etc. Judges for the competition were Prof.
Bidyut Chatterjee, Prof. Saurav Joshi and Prof. Bhupesh Joshi.
First prize was won by Rakshita Belwal (B.Tech ECE2012)
and Ruchika Pokhariyal (B.Tech CSE2012),. Their presenta-
tion was on the topic "Recession and its effect on the Indian
Economy". The second prize was received by Udit Pathak
(B.Tech ECE2011) and Dhyan Ranjan (B.Tech ECE2011).
The third prize went to Deepak Sati (B.Tech ECE2011) and
Govind Mishra (B.Tech ECE2011).
P A P E R P R E S E N T A T I O N O R G A N I Z E D B Y
T E C H N O F O R U M
O R I G A MI I N MA T H E MA T I C S
A short term workshop on topic Origami (traditional Japanese art of paper folding) in mathe-
matics was organized at the institute on 9 October, 2013. It was sponsored by the Punjab
State Council for Science & Technology, Chandigarh. The resource expert for this workshop
was Prof. V. V. S. Sastry from Bangluru. Welcome address was delivered by Prof. Bidyut Chat-
terjee. In this interesting and interactive workshop, Prof. Sastry, explained and clarified the
basics of the mathematics with the help of paper folding and cut figures. The audience com-
prised of students and faculty of BIAS. Several concepts of mathematics were made simple
by the expert.
WO R K S H O P B Y T C S
HR executives of TCS conducted a Workshop for final
year students on 1st October, 2013 at the Institute. It
was held in two sessions. Mr. Vishal Seth and Mr.
Shivam, IT Analysts were the resource persons for these
sessions. The first session had a presentation on Big
Data Management by Mr. Shivam. It was an interactive
session with the students. The second session was
conducted by Mr. Vishal Seth on Personality Develop-
ment skills. Both the Sessions were highly appreciated
by the students. Director Prof. Bisht and faculty mem-
bers expressed sincere appreciations and thanks to TCS
executives for training the students.
TCS Executives with BIAS Director and faculty Members
Prof. Sastry at BIAS
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Success consists of going from
failure to failure without loss of
enthusiasm.
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Patron: Prof. B. S. Bisht, Director and Professor
Editorial Committee: Priya Singh (B. Tech, CSE, Batch2011) Dr. Ashutosh Bhatt (Faculty) D. S. Mehra
Shashank Joshi (B. Tech, CSE, Batch-2011) Prof. Abhay Kumar Sharma (Faculty)
On the occasion of World Blood Donation Day on 1 October, 2013, two stu-
dents of BIAS Bhimtal namely Avinash Kumar (B.Tech., ECE-2009) and Ta-
neesha Thaploo, (B.Tech., ECE-2010) were awarded for donating blood fre-
quently for three consecutive years by the Directorate of Health, Government
of Uttarakhand. The Awards were given by Mrs. Sarita Arya, MLA, Nainital in a
felicitation ceremony organised by B.D. Pandey Hospital, Nainital. The Director
and faculty members have congratulated the students.
B L O O D D O N A T I O N A WA R D T O B I A S S T U D E N T S
Ms Taneesha receiving award for Blood Donation
Four students from BIAS have cleared the first round of Air Force Combined
Aptitude Test conducted on 25 August, 2013. They are: Amit Gayal (B.Tech CSE
-2010), Gaurav Deshwal (B.Tech ECE2010), Sagar Belwal (B.Tech ECE-2010)
and Jitendra Rawat (B.Tech ECE2010). They will be appearing for the second
round of this test in next 2-3 months.
A F C A T C L E A R E D
A workshop was organ-
ized in the institute by
Eco Society on 7 October,
2013. The resource ex-
pert was Prof. John Eding-
ton of Cardiff University.
He delivered a lecture on
the topic of land and re-
source management. He
also highlighted issues
related to biodiversity,
climate change, sustain-
able development, popu-
lation growth and so on.
Prof. Edington was falici-
tated by the Director, BIAS
Prof. Bisht and Former Director Prof. A.K. Pant. Eco Society has been active in several
ways including beautification of the campus, tree plantation, arranging lectures by ex-
perts etc.
E C O L E C T U R E B Y P R O F . J O H N E D I N G T O N
Prof. Edington with members of Eco Society, Director and
BIAS Faculty
Prof. John delivering the lecture at BIAS