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1 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 2, J U L Y 2 5, F R O M D I R E C T O R S P E N I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : A P T I T U D E C L A S S E S S O F T W A R E S U S C R E P T I O N 2 2 H O S T E L U P D A T E S 2 L I B R A R Y B O O K S 3 Academic session is about to start. Excellent response has been received from prospective students for joining the Institute in the 1 st Year of it programmes. Process of admission has started. With focus on holistic education, we foresee excellent future for all those joining the Institute. The Institute is located at one of the best places from climate point of view. It has dedicated young as well as highly accomplished experienced visiting faculty. The Institute is blessed with the patronage of renowned industrialist Shri C.K.Birla. The Governing Board has most eminent experts as its members. The Board is Chaired by Padam Shree Dr. Srikishan Joshi, globally well known Physicist and Former Director General, Council of Scientific A N T I R A G G I N G M E A S U R E S P L A N T A T I O N I N T H E I N S T A T E P R E M I S E S B I R L A I N S T I T U T E O F A P P L I E D S C I - E N C E S A N I N - T R O D U C T I O N and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India. We welcome all the students to the new academic session and congratulate parents for having taken most befitting decision for admitting their ward to this great Institute. Dr. B.S. Bisht P E A C E A W A R D T O D I R E C T O R S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T : Plantation was done in the Institute premises to mark the occasion of HARELA The Personality development classes for final year students are being conducted from 22nd July to 27th July The International Intellectual Peace Academy has awarded Dr B S Bisht, Director BIAS, with peace award. It was in recognition to his contribution for facilitating higher education of students from third world countries specifically Afghanistan, African countries, ASEAN countries in Indian Universities while Dr Bisht had worked in ICAR and G B Pant University Pantnagar. The award was presented to Dr Bisht by His Excellency Dr Riad Kamel Abbas, Ambassador of Syria, Arab Republic in India at Bareilly on 6th July, M A N A G E M E N T C O U N C I L O F B T K I T D W A R A H A T Meeting of Management Council of BTKIT Dwarahat was participated by the Director, BIAS as its member representing Uttarakhand Technical University. The meeting was held on 18th July, 2013 at BTKIT Dwarahat.

2 Page 2 P E R S O N A L I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T C L A S S E S 30 hours Aptitude & PDP sessions started on 22 July Final year B.Tech (E.C.E & C.S.E) and MCA students are attending the classes to sharpen their skills. During these sessions 6 trainers from Career Launcher have been interacting with the students. This training will complete on 27 July Final year students seen participating in personality development and communication skills workshop organized at BIAS during July, S O F T W A R E S U B S C R I P T I O N F O R A C A D E M I C Y E A R MSDN-AA ( Microsoft Developer Network for Academic Alliance) has been ordered for system softwares and utility programs. This will be used by the students and faculty members. The order for ESET (Antivirus) for hundred nodes has already been placed and it is expected to be operational within a fortnight. The purchase for forty new computer systems of latest configurations is also in the pipeline. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it E X C E S S I V E R A I N S C A U S E P R O B L E M S Emergence of natural springs gushing out large quantity of water near newly constructed Girls Hostel in view of heavy rains have caused problem of water accumulation and measures had to be taken to drain out this excess water by digging drainage passage. can achieve - Napoleon Hill H O S T E L U P D A T E S Institute premises has 5 boys hostels and 2 girls hostels. There have been readied for housing the occupants starting 22nd July, Hostels have reopened on 22 July for final year students and their detailed room allotment has been displayed on notice boards. II year & III year student will arrive on 26 July Rooms have been allotted to all of them on the basis of results in the previous semesters. Hostel B5 and B2 have been earmarked for 1st year boys students and 4-seater rooms of hostel G1 and G2 have been specified for 1st year girls students.

3 Page 3 L I B R A R Y B O O K A N D L I B R A R Y S O F T W A R E P U R C H A S E Library Software Library software is already installed and 50% payment to the party is in the process. Training of library staff will be started after remittance of payment. Library Books Purchase Order for books for the current semester has been placed. 60% of the number of books ordered have been dispatched by the suppliers and the rest 40% are under the process of dispatch. N E W A D M I S S I O N S The admissions to B Tech (ECE & CSE) for 65 seats each for the academic year have already begun. The list of selected students for first counseling has been provided by Uttarakhand Techinical University, Dehradun. New entrants have started coming to the institute for their admission formalities. However the counseling for admission to MCA programme including lateral entry and B.Tech (lateral Entry ECE & CSE both) will be conducted at GRD Institute Dehradun on 30 and 31 of July, A N T I R A G G I N G M E A S U R E S In order to guard against possible menace of ragging in the campus, anti ragging committee comprising of 8 faculty members and student representatives has been formed. Posters displaying complete ban on ragging and punishment to those involved in ragging have been posted at prominent places in the campus. Anti ragging squads are also going to be organized for RAG- GING FREE campus. F A C U L T Y A R R I V A L A F T E R S U M M E R V A C A T I O N All faculty members have joined the institute on 22/07/2013 after their summer vacation. All faculty members have been asked to prepare and update the lab manuals and concept notes for their respective subjects. P L A N T A T I O N I N T H E I N S T I T U T E P R E M I S E S On the occasion of Harela festival, tree plantation was done in the campus. Initially Former Director Dr A. K. Pant, Mrs Abha Pant, Dr D. S. Rawat, Medical Officer, Dr B. S. Bisht, Director, Shri Ghanshyam Palariya, eldest worker in the campus and faculty members planted sapling of ornamental plants. Your time is limited, so don t waste it living someone else s life - Steve Jobs Prof A K Pant planting the sapling Mrs Abha Pant planting a sapling Shri Ghanshyam Palariya seen here planting a sapling

4 Page 4 B I R L A I N S T I T U T E O F A P P L I E D S C I E N C E S A N I N T R O D U C T I O N The journey of BIAS began with the establishment of a centre of the Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR) in the lake town of Bhimtal in the year 1969 by visionary, philanthropist and corporate leader Shri B.M. Birla. The aim was to provide basic workshop and testing facilities for entrepreneurs to set up industrial units in the region. Later, Shri G.P. Birla and Shri C.K. Birla Group established the Birla Institute of Applied Sciences (BIAS) in the same campus. It was mentored by BITS Mesra (Ranchi). BIAS operates three programmes namely; (1) B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication), (2) B.Tech. (Computer Science), and (3) MCA. All are under the Uttarakhand Technical University and accredited by the AICTE. Placement of the students has been very satisfactory. Over the years, BIAS has grown strength to strength. The campus occupies an area of about 10 ha. At present, it has modest infrastructure including modern library, class rooms, office block, laboratories, hostels for boys and for girls, playground, faculty houses etc. Located at the most beautiful site of Bhimtal town in the vicinity of a large cold water lake, it has thick plantation of diverse plant species all around. BIAS becomes an ideal place for higher technical education. V I S I O N, M I S S I O N, G O A L, M A N D A T E, Q U A L I T Y P O L I C Y A N D S A F E T Y P O L I C Y Faculty Meeting of BIAS was held on 23 July, In this meeting, it was decided that the Institute would have the following Vision, Mission, Goal, Mandate, Quality policy and Safety policy. Comments and suggestions on these are invited from all the stakeholders and all those interested in the activities of BIAS by 31 July, 2013 through to the Director, BIAS (director@birlainstitute.co.in). After incorporating the modifications, these would be put up to the Governing Board for approval. Till such time, the Institute would operate based on these. The best time V I S I O N : BIAS would emerge as a vibrant and socially most relevant institution in the region contributing to the development of high quality human resource and setting standards of excellence in its areas of its functioning. M I S S I O N : To empower the youth for highest level of technical, scientific and managerial roles in public and private sectors and entrepreneurship by imparting most modern, inclusive and relevant education and inculcating in them highest order of human values. to plant a tree was 20 years a g o. T h e second best time is now - G O A L : To be recognized as the best educational and vibrant research institution in north India in the disciplines of studies at BIAS. C h i n e s e Proverb M A N D A T E : 1. To impart internationally competitive quality education to the youth in congruence with the wishes and values of its promoter. 2. To encourage research in all the departments of the Institute and seek participation of the students in research work. 3. To develop state of the art laboratories and infrastructure in order to facilitate better teaching-learning environment in the Institute. 4. To develop and implement programmes for helping entrepreneurs in nearby areas as part of the institutional responsibility. 5. To develop linkages and collaboration with other teaching, research, extension, and developmental organizations as well as institutions of the Birla Group. 6. To undertake other activities for promotion of quality education, research and technology transfer in the area of Institute s functioning and overall development of highly skilled human resource.

5 Page 5 Q U A L I T Y P O L I C Y Birla Institute of Applied Sciences is committed to pursue excellence in academics, research, and human resource development in the disciplines of its functioning through quality consciousness at all levels, sense of ownership on the part of all the functionaries, responsive approach, transparency, safety for all the stakeholders and the eco-system, knowledge management through continued improvement of skills, appropriate organizational structure, state-of-art systems and creating attractive work environment. S A F E T Y P O L I C Y Birla Institute of Applied Sciences is committed to continuously evolve and employ innovative systems within its boundaries for ensuring safety of its students, all the staff, trainees, its assets, knowledge and the eco-system. It would call upon the cooperation, participation and adherence to norms on the part of all the stakeholders through safety awareness, regulatory measures and employing newer technologies and systems. Published on behalf of the Director, BIAS Bhimtal. Kindly send your suggestions and comments to: director@birlainstitute.co.in