Wednesday, October 17, 2007
E-Digest#02: Past Events
1. Felicitation Function for IIT
IITDAA recognizes the outstanding contributions made by an alumnus of IIT Delhi through their achievements and brought glory to the name of the Institute.
IIT
1. Mr. Sanjay Khosla, ( B.Tech., Elect - 1973)
Executive Vice President & President, International Kraft Foods,
2. Prof. Mohit Randeria, (B.Tech, Elect- 1980)
Physics Department,
3. Dr. Rajiv Laroia, (B. Tech, Elect - 1985)
Technology Chief, Qualcomm Flarion Technologies
IIT
1. Mr. Lalit Mohan Mehra, (B. Tech., Mech - 1966)
CEO, Widramal Sales Pvt. Ltd.,
2. Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, (B.Tech. CS&E,. -1990)
Founder & MD,
Mr. Sanjay Khosla
Mr. Sanjay Khosla received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1973. He completed the Advanced Management Program at
Mr. Sanjay Khosla is presently President, Kraft International of Kraft Foods, Inc., based in
Shortly after graduation, Khosla started his career in sales with Philips
Described as a visionary, a change agent, an institution builder and a global professional, Mr. Khosla has taught courses at
Prof. Mohit Randeria
Prof. Mohit Randeria received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1980. He obtained M.S. Degree from the California Institute of Technology,
Prof. Mohit Randeria is presently Professor of Physics at the
Prof. Randeria started his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Physics at SUNY Stony Brook in 1989, after a few years of post-doctoral work at Cornell and
Prof. Randeria is an acknowledged expert in the area of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. His research interests are focused, at present, on high temperature superconductivity, strongly correlated systems, and ultra-cold atomic gases. Prof. Randeria is the author of over hundred research papers in Condensed Matter Physics. He is the recipient of a prize in Condensed Matter Physics, awarded in honour of Nobel Laureate Phillip Anderson by the International Center of Theoretical Physics,
Dr. Rajiv Laroia
Dr. Rajiv Laroia received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1985. He obtained Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from
Dr. Laroia is presently Senior Vice President of Technology at
Dr. Laroia joined Siemens Research Labs in
Dr. Laroia is one of the world’s leading researchers and innovators in the field of communication. He holds more than 50 patents and has more than 100 others pending. His early research focused on wire-line communication. He has significant technology contributions to V.34 and V.90 International Standards for sending data over telephone lines. The technology he invented is used in virtually all dial-up modems in the world.
Since 1997, Dr. Laroia has been working in the filed of mobile wireless communication. The technology he and his team developed at Flarion is now incorporated in all three major next generation international wireless standards UMTS LTE, UMB and Wimax. Dr. Laroia has won numerous industry awards. In 2006 he was inducted to the to the Innovation hall of Fame at the
Mr. Lalit Mehra
Mr. Lalit Mehra received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1966 with a Gold Medal as the best all rounder student and a Silver Medal for having stood first in the Mechanical Engineering Department
Mr. Mehra is presently CEO, Widramal Sales Pvt, Ltd. In
Professionally he specialised in the sale of equipment and material and know-how for the wire and cable industry through his own company. He was associated with the Alumni Association and Senate of the Indian Institute of Technology,
Lalit is Chairman of the Tara Vati Ram Gopal Mehra Foundation, which provides medical assistance and scholarships to the needy; operates two Homeopathic Dispensaries in
Having joined the Rotary Club of Delhi South in 1969-70 he served his Club and District in various capacities and led the Group Study Exchange team to District 676 in
Mr. Lalit Mehra has taken keen interest in the growth of his Alma Mater. He established the Tara Vati Ram Gopal Mehra Foundation Scholarship for a needy deserving student at IIT Delhi in 1967 immediately after his graduation. He has been instrumental in setting up the Mehra Chair Professorship in Design & Manufacturing Technologies. He has also contributed towards improvement in hostel infrastructure as well as to the setting up of the Pearl Award (Batches 1965 to 1969). He has also instituted the Dr. P.L. Kapur Memorial Award in the Department of Physics. He played a significant role in the formation of the IITD Alumni Association and especially the concept of automatic membership of every graduating student through the IIT fee structure.
While at the IIT, he played a leading role in the establishment of several Extra Curricular Activities – notably the student publications; the Film club; the free discussion group etc. – and was the first General Secretary of the ECA – the forerunner of today’s student organizations
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from IIT,
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi is presently Vice President and Head of Transformation Services, EXL Service. He is also the Founder and Managing Principal of Management Consulting and Outsourcing firm –Inductis, which is now a part of EXL Service. He has been responsible for setting the firm’s direction, sustaining a winning culture and developing new business opportunities since the year 2000. Inductis, since then, with its unique mix of world-class business consulting and state-of-the-science analytical capabilities & infrastructure has been helping diversified financial services companies in the areas of marketing optimization and risk management.
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi has been advising Fortune 100 clients and executives at leading companies about high-end analytics, outsourcing, marketing strategy and technology for more than a decade. Prior to founding Inductis, he was partner at the Mitchell Madison Group (MMG), an eminent global strategy consulting firm. He was the leader of MMG’s Pricing and Product Design Practice and co-leader of the eCommerce Practice.
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi is Charter Member of TiE, an organization focused on nurturing entrepreneurship and a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Mr. Tyagi has been named a 2006 Forty Under 40 Award recipient in
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi is an active member of IIT Delhi alumni. He has served as a Vice Chairman and Board Member of IIT Delhi Excellence Foundation—an organization that works to support the development of IIT Delhi into a world-class institution.
Mr. Sandeep Tyagi is based in
Convocation 2007
The 38th Annual Convocation of the Institute was held on Saturday, the August 11, 2007 at 9.00 A.M. in the Dogra Hall. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, was the Chief Guest and he delivered the Convocation Address. Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Delhi presided over the function. A report on the Institute's major activities and achievements
made since last convocation, was presented by the Director, Prof. Surendra Prasad.
At this convocation 1380 students were awarded Ph.D., M.Tech., MBA, DIIT, M.Sc., M.Des., M.S.(Res.) and B.Tech. Degrees. Of these 911 students received post-graduate and 469 undergraduate degrees as per following details:
Degrees Awarded
B.Tech. 357
M.Sc. 70
D.I.I.T. 18
5-year Integrated M.Tech. in Maths.& Computing 26
5-year Dual Deg. Prog. (M.Tech. & B.Tech.) 86
M.Tech. 603
M.Des. 20
M.S. (Research) 5
M.B.A. 55
Ph.D. 140
Total 1380
In addition, 84 of the graduating students received the Awards/Medals/Cash Prizes for their special achievements.
This year's President's Gold Medal and Director's Gold Medal were awarded to Rahul Garg and Shashwat Sehgal, both from Computer Science & Engineering, respectively.
At this convocation, the Institute also conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) on Prof. U.R. Rao, Chairman of the Governing Council of Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad and an internationally renowned space scientist who has made original contributions to the development of space technology and its extensive application to communications and remote sensing of natural resources.
This year's Distinguished Alumni Awards were conferred on Mr. Sanjay Khosla - a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 1973 batch student and presently President, Kraft International of Kraft Foods, Inc., Chicago; Prof. Mohit Randeria - a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, 1980 batch student and presently, Professor of Physics,
The Institute also conferred the Distinguished Alumni Service Award on Mr. Lalit Mehra - a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 1966 batch student and presently, Chairman of Tara Vati Ram Gopal Mehra Foundation and Mr. Sandeep Tyagi - a B.Tech. in Computer Science 1990 batch student and presently, Vice-President, and Head of Transformation Services, EXL Service. In recognition of their significant efforts and contributions made by them for the development and progress of the Institute.
Delivering the convocation address, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia stated that this institution has built an Indian brand name which is recognised around the world. The IITs stand out as outstanding examples of institutions providing top quality engineering education at the undergraduate level, not only in
change than our generation did, and you will find it both exciting and challenging. The first is pace of growth, the second pace of technology change, and the third globalisation. The three are closely interrelated and mutually reinforcing. As far as pace of growth is concerned, the economy is growing at about 9% and with the right economic policies we can maintain that growth rate, and perhaps even improve upon it, over the next twenty years. With population growing more slowly at 1.5% and also decelerating, it means our per capita income will grow at 7.5% or a little more. At that rate, per capita income will double in 9 years, he said. The second reason for rapid change is that technology is changing much faster. That is certainly true in the area of information and communication technology. The IT and communications revolution has changed the way people organise their lives and their businesses. It has created new businesses which could
not exist earlier. And yet, it is remarkable how recently and rapidly this has happened.
In his address, he also mentioned that the Indian educational system is at cross roads. I look at it as the age-old conflict of quantity versus quality. With a billion plus population with more than one fifth of them in an age group to be educated, quantity is a social responsibility. On the other hand, in the globalized world of today on the threshold of a knowledge era, quality education is a necessity. The challenge is on reconciling quantity with quality. The challenge is not only to the educators but to all- the government, the ducationists and the community as a whole.
Welcoming the Chief Guest, Prof. Ramamurthy stated that Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and a well known economist of international standing, has been intimately connected with the Indian economy for nearly three decades. Resurgent
remember him as the midwife of the Indian economic reforms of the nineties that laid the foundation stone for what we are seeing in the marketplace today.
On this occation, Prof. Surendra Prasad, Director, presented a brief report and highlighted the activities, achievements and future plans of the Institute. Prof. Prasad informed that in a recent survey conducted by the
Appreciating the efforts and contributions made by its alumni, he stated that our alumni have extended significant support to the Institute for its academic and research programmes by way of instituting chairs in various fields at the Institute. As on date, 30 Chairs are in operation at the Institute. The Institute has been actively involved in collaborative programmes with national and international organizations/ universities to remain at the forefront in scientific and technological development and to share the knowledge for mutual benefits. IIT Delhi has currently 49 MoUs/Agreements with Foreign Institutions/Organizations and 37 MoUs/ Agreements with Indian Institutions/Organizations. The main objectives of collaboration include exchange of students and faculty, joint research, and fellowships for training and research at doctoral and post-doctoral levels, he said. Recognising the efforts and contributions made by the faculty
of the institute, he said, the quality of an academic institution largely depends on the faculty. Our Faculty is one of the finest in the country and is recognized internationally for their quality of research. They contribute a lot for the development of the nation by being associated with a large number of decisionmaking bodies in providing advice on policy matters and technical issues. Many of our faculty members serve on the editorial Boards of reputed journals, review papers for publications, serve on committees for recruitment of professionals, and are on the Boards of many institutions and organizations. Several faculty members have been bestowed with honours/awards and elected as fellows of several professional national/international bodies. Our academic programmes cover a wide range of science and engineering disciplines. In B.Tech. Programmes, for which the entry is through the Joint Entrance Examination, we have steadily increased our intake and during the year 2006-2007, 2265 UG students were on roll. The enrolment of postgraduate students during the year 2006-2007 was 2666. These figures
include 767 women students. There were 20 foreign students from 9 countries pursuing undergraduate/postgraduate education at the Institute. In order to make IIT Delhi more
international in character and to make better use of international intellectual resources, we are constantly working towards increasing the strength of international students and faculty in the campus, he said.
He informed the gathering that in order to motivate the students, the Institute has instituted a scheme for grant of partial financial assistance to Ph.D., M.Tech., M.Des., M.S. (R) and MBA students and post-doctoral fellows working in various projects for attending international conferences. Under this scheme, a grant of Rs.20,000/- is given to the selected student as partial financial assistance and during the year, a total of 46 students have been given this grant. It is proposed to increase this number to 80 during the current year. With regard to the sponsored research and consultancy activities of the Institute, he reported that the Institute accords importance to research and development projects sponsored by various agencies and industry. During the year 92 Sponsored Research Projects with a total funding of Rs. 38.82 crores were undertaken. Consultancy assignments worth Rs. 16.55 crores were undertaken at the Institute during the year. These include 816 Consultancy Jobs worth Rs. 12.71 crores undertaken by
IRD, 45 Technology Development Projects / Contract Research Projects worth Rs. 3.26 crores undertaken by FITT and 15 HRD Programmes with a value of Rs. 57.56 lacs organized by FITT. He further added that to remain in the forefront on the scientific and technology development and to share the experience and knowledge, the Institute is actively involved in colla-borative programmes with international organizations/universities. A large number of collaborative Research Projects are under operation with Institutes/Organisations of