PATW-2012 Campus Round Competition at Sharda University, Greater Noida (India)

On 4^th Feb, the newly formed student chapter of IET at Sharda University (Greater Noida) organised this year’s Campus round competition of PATW. Sharda Univerisity is a leading educational institution offering opportunities in management, medical, law, creative arts, architecture & planning etc. besides Engineering & Technology, within Delhi NCR region.

This was the first time that Sharda University students took part in a competition like this and the enthusiasm with which 35 students participated to secure berth in the forthcoming ‘Delhi round finals’ seems to suggest that there is ample scope for more IET’s activities in the University. Due to high number of participants in the event, two-tier selection structure was adopted. Six shortlisted students from first round competed with each other in the second round for the top two slots. The eminent panel of judges finally declared Ms. Ekta Sinha as the winner and Ms. Mitali Sahu the runner-up of the event. Both these students will now compete with students from other Universities/ institutions from Delhi network region on 3^rd March at IIT Delhi. Mr. HBS Rana, IET Delhi Network Chairman, was kind enough to grace the occasion and gave away cash prizes of Rs. 4000/- and Rs 2000/- to the winner and the runner-up respectively. Certificates were also given away to all the participants.

Coordinating team for the event included Prof. Rakesh Kumar, Prof. C. Mohan, Prof. Venkat Babu, Mr. Ambarish Shukla and Ms. Preeti Chaudhary.

Ramesh Negi, Chairman-YPS, IET Delhi Network

IET South Asia Finals PATW in Sri Lanka

IET YP Sri Lanka put a great step forward by organizing the IET YP PATW South Asia Finals in Sri Lanka at Galadari Hotel on 21^st August 2011.

Seven South Asian Regional presenters from Mumbai, Lahore, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka YP Networks unleashed their new innovations at the South Asia Finals PATW in Colombo.

The conference was started by lightening the traditional oil lamp. The welcome speech was delivered by Mr. Suresh Dharmaratna, Chairman IET YP Sri Lanka followed by the keynote speech delivered by Mr. Jananthan Council member IET UK and the Chairman IET South Asia Finance Committee.

Mr. Sanyal Shakher, Country Head, IET India, was given a speech about IET in South Asian Region and elaborated the future of the IET in the region. Prof. Ghihan Dias from University of Moratuwa was the guest speaker and delivered his speech on “Impact of Information Exchange on the Society”.

Out of the seven competitive presentations, the presentation that won the First place was “Carbon Nanotube – The Big Small Thing” which was presented by Mr. Muhammad Saad Ali from Lahore Network, who took the £ 400 cash prize and the certificate.

The paper with the title “Energy Crisis in the World” presented by Mr. Syed Nabeel Mehdi was the runner up of the South Asia Finals PATW. He won the £ 250 cash prize and the certificate. The judging panel consisted of Ms. Alex Taylor, Mr. Sanyal Shakher and Dr. Athputharaja.

The event ended up with the valuable speech from Ms. Alex Taylor about the whole event and comment on Presentations and vote of thanks by Mr. Manjula Perera, Chariman IET Sri Lanka Network.

The whole event was run by Engineers and Engineering undergraduates and IET YP Sri Lanka are willing to share our experiences with whole IET YP Networks around the world. You can visit our PATW website or can contact via email, www.ietpatw2011.com or suresh@sureshd.com (Chairman IET YP Sri Lanka, Chairman IET South Asia Finals PATW Organizing committee).

Suresh Dharmaratn

Chairman IET YP Sri Lanka / Chairman South Asia Final PATW Organizing Committee

Delhi PATW Final

A Student from AMU wins the Delhi round of IET-PATW Competition. Mr. Syed Nabeel Mehdi from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), won the First prize of Rs 11,000/- and a ticket to Colombo in the Present Around the World Competition (PATW) Delhi Finals held at Amity University Noida on May 10, 2011. Mr. Mehdi will now be competing with teams from Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the South Asian Regional Finals to be held at Colombo in August this year for a place in the World Finals at London. Mr. Alind Trivedi from Oriental Institute of Technology and Science (RITS) Bhopal was the runner-up and won a prize of Rs 7,500/-. Amity proved to be perfect hosts for the event by making all out efforts in organising the first ever PATW competition in the NCR region. Held under the aegis of IET Delhi Network, the Present Around the World (PATW) Competition encourages students from science background to polish their presentation skills while updating their technical knowledge. This year the event has been organised in a big way with competitors from Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Aligarh, Panipat, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Gorakhpur, Patiala, Pantnagar etc. participating in the event. While inaugurating the competition Dr (Mrs) Balvinder Shukla, Pro VC and DG of Amity University called upon all the participants to make their best efforts in the competition and assured them of all possible help during their stay at Amity. She said, “When students go out from their campus, they get a big exposure which proves to be good learning opportunity for the students”.

Prizes were given away during the Valedictory function by Maj Gen K.J. Singh, the Vice Chancellor of Amity University. Mr. Sandeep Marwah, the President of Marwah Studio Group and Mr. Anil Sood, Managing Director of Microcomm India Ltd were guests of Honour for the event. During his speech Mr. Sandeep Marwah was able to touch the perfect chord with the student community with his punch lines. Calling upon all the participants to be better prepared for the event next year, he reminded them that „God helps those who help themselves‟. Mr. Anil Sood called upon the students for working on projects to make the environment cleaner so that we can enjoy the company of the „mother nature‟ for longer duration. He appeared equally impressed with the kind of infrastructure on offer from Amity University and hoped that the association will continue for times to come.

Manager at Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Dr (Mrs) Satinder Bajaj, former Principal of Lady Irwin College (Delhi University) and Dean at Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana; Dr. Subodh Mahanti, a Senior Scientist with Vigyan Prasar, under Department of Science and Technology; Mr. Sanjay Gupta, the National Head - Program Management & CRM (Enterprise) at Hughes Communications India Ltd; and Ms. Sakal Bhatt, a renowned Anchor and Newsreader on Doordarshan News.

Under the dynamic leadership of Dr.(Mrs) Balvinder Shukla the core organising team included, Prof Abhay Bansal, Ms. Sapna Sinha, Ms. Sumita Gupta, Ms. Rashmi Dubey, Ms. Nitasha Hasteer, Mr. Sanjeev Saxena, and Mr. Rana Majumdar. There were in fact a number of other dedicated faculty members and student volunteers who devoted their valuable time and energy in making the event a grand success. Deliberations during inaugural and valedictory functions were anchored by Ms. Natasha Hasteer, while the PATW rounds were compered by two Amity students Ms. Abhilasha and Ms Garima.

Gp. Capt. P.L. Rishi, the Vice Chairman of IET Delhi Network thanked Amity and its valuable contribution by presenting a certificate of appreciation to the Vice Chancellor of Amity University. From IET Delhi Network, Gp. Capt. P.L. Rishi, the Vice Chairman; Mr. V.K. Gupta, the Hon. Secretary; Mr Ramesh Negi, Chairman-YPS, and Mr. Rajeev Gupta, Secretary-YPS worked as a closed knit team under the leadership of Mr. H.B.S. Rana, the Chairman to make the event a success.

Ramesh Negi Chairman

Younger Professional Section

IET Delhi Network