1. VOL-I MAY 2012
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UPES Team
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honours world wide SAP
NASA Systems Engineering Award Recognizes
UPES
1st Asian Team for Best Practices Efforts
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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES, DEHRADUN

2. UPES Aerodesigners Excel
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Index Page No. nown as 'SkyHawks', a team of 10 students from 3rd & 4th year Aerospace Engineering,
UPES became a part of the prestigious Competition for Aero Design organized by Society
Cover Story: NASA Systems Engineering Award ... 2 of Automotive Engineers (SAE). This SAE Aero Design West, an International Collegiate
Nano Satellite Flight Test ......... 4 Aeromodelling Competition was recently held at Van Nuys, California.
Fueling Growth with IT 5 The Competition was featured in three classes i.e. regular, advance, and micro. The regular class
featured developing the fundamental understanding of flight. Competing in the regular class, this
Bonds Strengthened with Larson & Toubro 5
dedicated team stood 9th among 65 teams from top universities all over the world. Facilitated
Best Placement Brochure 6 with the support of sponsor Infotech Enterprises and UPES, this team acquired the required
Another Feather added to the Crown 6 encouragement and motivation.
Memorandum signed with Schlumberger 7
UPES extended wings in US 7
Stride for a Strategic Alliance in Thailand 7
The Less Trodden Path ..... 8
Green Income 10
Women in Excellence ..... 10
Project Abhilasha 2012 11
Model United Nations Convention ....... 11
Electra 2012 11
Battle of Wits 12
Jus Carnivalli ....... 13
YUGMAK .......begin the beginning!!! 13
VIMANOTSAV 14
Training for the Trainers 14
UPES Excels in Cricket Too 15
INDUSTRIAL TOURS 16
Family Connect @UPES 17
Naftonomix - Beyond The Barrel 18
Scientific Temper on Campus 18
Book Exhibition 18
Each One Teach One 19
Emergency Medical Vehicle 19
UPES Student at Cairo Conference 19
The SkyHawks team at the competition venue after the Award Ceremony posing with the
tricolour and the plane, the SkyHawk. (Standing from left to right): Mayur Chakravarti, Udit Shah,
Sreetej Lakkam, Phani Rajanish, Sagar Shah & Vinayak Vadlamani. (Sitting from left to right)
Adithya Pani, Shivam Sharma, Pranav Nagpal & Dipakkuamr Joshi.
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This competition was intended to provide an experience to students about a real-life engineering
challenge. The competition had various levels that were designed to provide an exposure to
different situations that an engineer faces in the real-life work environment. During the
competition, the students were supposed to perform trade studies and make compromises to
Conceptualised and edited by Mr. H. Bahl, Advisor- Corporate Affairs arrive at a design solution that might optimally meet the mission's requirement, at the same time
with support of Ms. Meenakshi Sharma - Manager - Corporate Communication.
Published by Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor - UPES & Director - ISPe conform to the configuration's limitations.
Corporate Office: 65 teams from over the world participated including Ecole Polytechnique De Montreal, Texas
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Adithya Pani, Phani Rajanish, Pilot Matt Carroll, Mayur Chakravarti, Vinayak Vadlamani, Dipakkuamr Joshi and Pranav Nagpal.

3. NASA Systems Engineering Award for
UPES 'SkyHawks'
1st Asian team for 'Best Practices'
The SkyHawks designed, built and flew a 9.5 ft wingspan weight
lifting aircraft which successfully carried 20.3 lbs, placing them 1st
among all Asian teams. The same team stood 1st in Asia for the
Best Design practices. The achievements list reached culmination
when the team bagged the prestigious NASA Systems Engineering
Award among all teams worldwide. Some of the features of the
aircarft 'SkyHawks' that drew attention of the judges were the design
and fabrication of the aircraft, procedures for risk management and
systems engineering. The Award was presented by George Price,
Sr. Subject Matter Expert at Crown Consulting representing NASA at
the event.
NASA Systems
Engineering Award
in the Systems
Engineering Award
competition is
sponsored and
managed by NASA's
Aeronautics
Research Mission
Directorate in
partnership with
SAE International.
The NASA Systems Engineering Award is the added
advantage provided to students who participated in the SAE
Aero Design competition. This is an additional opportunity
for participants to compete and apply for best engineering
practices to the design and development of their aircraft.
Systems engineering is a logical set of grouped processes
Aircraft Specifications performed by multidisciplinary teams to engineer and
integrate systems to ensure that products meet customers'
Under the limits & guidelines mentioned by SAE, the Aircraft was needs. The emphasis of systems engineering is on safely
designed: meeting functional, physical, and operational performance
requirements in the intended-use environments over the
a. Powered by OS61 XS or Magnum 61 XLS engine (Maximum Engine system's planned life within cost and schedule constraints.
Capacity 10cc).
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000
b. Total dimensions of the aircraft around ( L+B+H) = 225 inch. engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace,
c. Weight Less or equal to 55lb including payload. automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE
d. Accurate payload, load prediction of lifting load for Bonus points. International's core competencies are life-long learning and
voluntary consensus standards development.
SkyHawks beamed with joy and delight on receiving these awards. UPES is proud to have these students who are inspiration to others and symbol of pride for University.
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Nano Satellite Flight Test
UPESSAT
Launched Successfully
A
proud moment for any University comes
when its students exceed in their research Phase I
and get involved in innovation or The construction of the
successful experiments. UPES got such a moment prototype, the making of the
recently. A wave of smile was beaming on the
electronic circuits, the
faces of all who witnessed the scene or overheard
launching mechanism for
that UPES students successful passed the first
phase of flight test created in-house. Students of the weather balloon as well
Aerospace & Avionics and few from Electronics & as the parachute
Power Systems were much in air for their newly deployment mechanism
launch project UPESSAT which is the first executed.
Nanosatellite made in Uttarakhand.
The first test of the UPESSAT (University of Phase II & III
Petroleum and Energy Studies Nanosatellite) Test flights preparations are
prototype (cube shaped satellite as per regulations
in process. The efforts are
of Cubesat design) using a weather balloon and
low altitude test was successfully conducted put in place to reach an
recently. The prototype was taken to an altitude of altitude of 500 meters in
900 meters (about 1800 feet) and the payload IInd and 5 Kilometers in the
sustained in the flight was for 27 minutes and 14 IIIrd test flight. The final
seconds, while tethered to the weather balloon. test flight is also deemed to
During the flight test, essential information such
have a more advanced
as temperature, altitude, location, and magnetic
prototype to take the
fluctuation were measured with in-house circuits
designed by the students team. Furthermore, a balloon up to 20 km.
VGA camera was also installed to record the event
from the point of view of the prototype satellite. The project is expected to be
completed in about a year
The most crucial part of the test flight was the tagging itself as the first
parachute retrieval mechanism to bring the Nanosatellite of
payload down without damage. The parachute
Uttarakhand that would be
retrieval mechanism was designed and built by
UPES Aerospace students under the guidance of launched by ISRO for
Professor Dr. Ugur Guven. further tests and retrieval of
data.
The participating Students with Dr. Ugur Guven, Distinguished
Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
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An abstract titled- "UPES SAT Seismic Activity Determination Nanosatellite" by UPES students has been accepted at a prestigious
Conference in Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)'s icubeSat Workshop. Two students from UPES College of Engineering
Studies will be going to Boston, Massachusetts, USA for the Workshop scheduled on May 29th-30th, 2012.
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5. MAY 2012
Fueling Growth with IT
SAP Recognizes UPES Efforts
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ncouraging presence on almost all the IT platforms, UPES
Dehradun has become one of the exponential organizations that
can surpass any other organization on comparing for technology
usage. It is interesting to find where in service sectors, SAP is struggling
to get accepted in many companies, this university has not only
implemented SAP but earned an award for customer excellence.
Recently, UPES has been awarded with “SAP ACE Award for Public
Services 2012: Special Recognition for Excellence in Higher Education
& Research.” Receiving award on behalf of the University in a glittering
function held in Bangalore on 16th February 2012, Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj
CIO, UPES said “we are one among those dedicated institutions that
believes in techno progress and endeavor to flow techno culture within
organization by welcoming advanced technology.”
Companies from the Indian Sub Continent, Corporates across diverse
businesses have enthusiastically participated as nominees. Crediting
the success crown to entire UPES fraternity and acknowledging their
efforts, Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES said that the IT is on
progressive mode across the world and UPES is also on the motion.
Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj, CIO, UPES receiving the award from Head of SAP Asia Pacific, Japan (right)
Sharing a little more on IT professionals of UPES, Dr. Diwan said that it
delights us to see that our professionals are progressive. He quoted that
Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj, CIO, UPES has recently been accrued as a
member of the board of CIO Masters in Biztech2.com and contributed in
SAP ACE Award for Public Services 2012: its blogs by writing interesting articles, including the one which is most
Special Recognition for Excellence in contemporary topic i.e. virtualization journey and associated risks.
Higher Education & Research.
SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software and stands for “Systems, Applications and Products in
Data Processing.” SAP ACE (Awards for Customer Excellence) is an annual benchmark event organized by SAP India to
celebrate customer excellence. It has become an annual barometer of how best to utilize the power of SAP solutions to
enable business competitiveness.
Bonds strengthened with
Larson & Toubro
Enlarging Understanding
U
PES has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Larson & Toubro
(L&T) to extend relationships into various areas for future prospects.
L&T has always been associated with the University for a long time for different
purposes that range from Campus recruitments to Curriculum-advice, Campus visits Mr. Yogi Sriram, Sr. Vice President, Leadership Planning & Talent Acquisition, L&T and
Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES signing the document in presence of teams from
by distinguished professionals for Guest lectures and many more.
L&T & UPES.
This association has been further strengthened by a formal MoU enlarging the scope
of relationship that covers research, field visits by faculty, project work for students Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is a technology-driven multi-billion
(especially M.Tech) and OHD, training and development. company that infuses engineering with imagination. A wide
range of advanced solutions, services and products offered at
On behalf of L&T, the MoU was inked by Mr. Yogi Sriram, Sr. Vice President, Leadership L&T, provides state-of-the-art products & solutions to a large
Planning & Talent Acquisition and Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor from UPES. and diverse customer base.
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6. MAY 2012
Best Placement Brochure
Uniqueness Grabbed Attention
UPES PLACEMENT BROCHURE is awarded with BEST PLACEMENT BROCHURE award at “6th INDY's AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE in Mass
Communication, Marketing Communication, Public Relations, Advertising, Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility & B-School” organized
in Mumbai. The award was presented by 'Stars of the Industry Awards', Mumbai.
Placement Brochure kit:
The brochure is subtly laden with
complete information embracing two
composite booklets that sleekly slide
into the box orchestrating a radiant
movement for booklets inside. The
real treasure i.e. students profiles,
comprehensively packed in a Pen
Mr. Santanil DasGupta, Sr. Associate Director-Career Services, drive, is kept on the cover page to get
UPES receiving the Best Placements Brochure Award from (left) the passport to imprint on the minds
Prof. Y. K. Bhushan, Sr. Advisor, IBS Mumbai and (right) Mr. Sanjay Muthal, Managing Director, Nugrid Consulting.
of the patrons. Stuffed inside the
captive box is the Master booklet that
O
ne of the early UPES achievements for this current year, is the latest and an exclusive award for
Placement Brochure that had held many eyeballs for long and left viewers impressed. Keeping in tune delineates university's belief &
the flavor of innovation and uniqueness, an attempt had been extended in positioning students in achievements while the Supplement
unique manner. The very idea was executed and a distinguished Placement Brochure got created that spoke in booklet endorses curriculums &
volumes about the students' credentials. domains' brief. Its classy Calendar on
the cover back earns it exclusive
It would be apt to say that meticulous efforts put on this Brochure have brought home lots of appreciations
and goodwill from the receivers. It would be appropriate to mention here that UPES has always been known
space for itself on receiver's desk.
for the good placement track record and these days, it is also known for its unique and impressive collaterals.
Another Feather added to the Crown
1st prize won
Future of 4PL in India
A
team of 5 students from UPES MBA- LSCM: Gurleen Singh Chandok,
Gursharan Singh, Nishi Jaiswal, Niharika Singh and Sagar Relan
christened as “Supply Chain Supremo,” grabbed the coveted 1st prize
for “Logistics Talent Hunt 2012: International Conference and Award”
organized by T2P Consultants Limited. On the basis of the white paper
submission and subsequent presentation in front of the Jury on the topic
“Future of 4PL in India,” the result was declared. Under the guidance of
Dr. Neeraj Anand (HOD), these students hit the tough completion by beating
32 teams from North zone.
The winning team has scored, in addition to the Certificate, a prize of
Rs. 25,000/- and an opportunity to publish the Case study in the Souvenir of
the host organization.
T2P Consultants Limited is a consultancy that provides solutions for skilled
talent, organization and expansion of human capital which includes Manpower
Recruitment, Corporate Training and Outsourcing to every organization. Supply Chain Supremo Team
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7. MAY 2012
Memorandum signed
with Schlumberger
An Academic Collaboration in Petroleum Sector
A
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is inked between Schlumberger
Solutions Private Ltd. and University of Petroleum & Energy Studies recently.
The objective of this memorandum is to develop the mutual academic
collaboration in the Petroleum Sector and to facilitate students in developing a
technical and managerial base in the sector. This understanding will encourage FDPs,
live projects, internships and new projects in the areas of Petroleum Technology for
both faculty and students. The understanding is also expected to provide opportunity
to share experience, thinking and learning between the two organizations.
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company
supplying technology, information solutions and integrated
project management that optimize reservoir performance for
customers working in the Oil & Gas industry. Schlumberger
proposes increasing its partnership with the respected
universities in the sector, to create a mutually beneficial future
Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES and Mr. Arun Narayanan, General Manager, for the industry.
Schlumberger Information Solutions, India
UPES extended wings in US
Agreement with Marist College
L
ocated midway between Albany and New York City in the historic Hudson Valley, Marist
College is recognized for its use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process.
A leader in the Arts and Sciences, UPES has signed a partnership agreement with the College
of Computer Science and Mathematics of Marist College. The MoU document was signed and
exchanged between Dr. Onkar Sharma, Graduate Director, Marist College, USA & Dr. Parag Diwan,
Vice Chancellor, UPES Dehradun at Energy Acres.
The agreement is expected to accrue the synergies of both the organizations and leverage mutual
benefits through research in the chosen domains. This agreement will facilitate the understanding
between both the organizations to encourage the exchange programs among faculty, students and
resources. With the robust support of IBM and collaboration with Marist College, UPES visions to
proffer on Campus an excellent education in the areas of Computer Science and Information
Technology.
Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES and
Dr. Onkar Sharma, Graduate Director, Marist College
Stride for a Strategic Alliance in Thailand
U
niversity of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India has evinced keen interest in a formal partnership with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.
Led by the Vice Chancellor of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dr. Parag Diwan, a delegation meet was organized with AIT. The meet is seen as a symbol
that the two Universities could embark on students and faculty exchange programs, besides joint research and educational programs for the companies in South
East Asia. Under the aegis of ISPe, UPES has already conducted successfully many training programs for national oil company of Thailand 'PTT E&P Through this alliance
.'
between ISPe and AIT, the services to countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and China will be added to the training kitty of ISPe.
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8. MAY 2012
The Less Trodden Path
To Learning and Teaching
Different individuals mature as learners at different ages
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here is an old Chinese proverb which is known widely as the basic and
foolproof guidance instruction when faced with disdain by a colossal task: “A
journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step”. In the ensuing article I
will be talking about the first few steps about learning and teaching in today's world.
Teaching and learning have historically proven to be complex processes, whether it
has been in the traditional Indian Gurukul system or the way Greek learning was
facilitated by the great teachers and philosophers, Aristotle and Socrates. While
historically, the learning and teaching processes were not bothered by time
constraints unlike today, these could turn out to be lifelong ventures. The
conventional university system, at least in the Indian context, is bound by a lot of
time constraints specifying the maximum time one can spend for attainment of a
particular degree.
Prof. Utpal Ghosh The pressure that time places, in my view, goes against the basic grain of the
Pro-Vice Chancellor learning process, which, by definition, says that each individual is unique and has
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies his or her own time period for grasping the ideals of learning and internalizing. It is
by no intention of mine to prescribe the learning time period as infinite. In any case,
the learning and teaching process is a continuum. Given infinite time, each one of
us could be an expert in any discipline. What I am alluding to is the need for
ensuring a process that allows individuals to pace their learning assimilating
timeframes. This suggestion is born out of my personal conviction that different
individuals mature as learners at different ages. Some individuals can display the
spark in their pre-teens, and others show their potential in their teens. I have known
people who have bloomed in their mid-to-late twenties, while there have been
others who have come of age in their mid thirties or even forties. I am sure many of
you would have even seen individuals who have become sharp learners in their
A journey of a twilight years, drawing upon their life's experiences.
thousand miles Event management in any set up, more so in a university environment, is a great
learning opportunity for a youngster. There is a need for students to get actively
involved in events, whether it's a moot court competition or an extra mural cricket
starts with the tournament as these are great learning opportunities. The roles of Staff and Faculty
should be limited and they should act as just the guides while letting the students
lead and run the events.
first step In any multidisciplinary university like ours, where we have students across a wide
variety of disciplines (be it engineering, management or Law), it is natural to have
diverse interest groups. While one group could be keen debaters, another might
want to do aero-modeling and yet another group would show interest in the fine
arts. It is important that the facilitators in the process, who could be faculty or
senior students, let the various groups find harmony amongst them and let them
work as a functional team.
The residency period in a university, especially the undergraduate programs, is
rather long (at 4-6 years) and it's important that all students pace themselves out
and not be under any peer pressure to perform.
Effective learning is also hampered by the tendency amongst a fairly large number
of facilitators to co-modify and deliver information and knowledge as if it were a co-
modified product. Because of such an approach, in most occasions, students
develop resentment towards the delivery process.
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9. A widely known model for learning can pictorially be represented as a 2X2
PANIC
matrix, shown in Figure 1.The X axis captures ability and the Y-axis, the effort.
These are low at the (0, 0) co-ordinate and get higher and higher as one LEARNING
moves away along the axis.
COMFORT ZONE
High
ZONE
Coaster Star
ZONE
LEARNING MODEL
ABILITY
Figure 2.
Problem Child Striver
Often learners confuse data and information as knowledge. In the era gone by
there was some premium to data and information however in the electronic
Low EFFORT High internet age that we currently live in it has lost its premium status.
Figure 1.
Learning in more ways than one depends on the maturity levels of students
and the faculty has a great role to play helping learners mature. The other
The above 2X2 matrix creates 4 possible combinations: dimension is the democratization of the learning process. What should and
• Low on Ability and Low on Efforts-Problem Child should not be taught has been a matter of great debate and the mix of purely
• High Effort and Low ability-Striver academic for the sake of academics and the extent of industry orientation are
• High Ability and Low Effort-Coaster issues that are still open for debate. There is a need therefore to make
• High Ability and High Effort-Star students key stake holders in course delivery because the more they are
interested in the process the more they are likely to join and learn.
Each faculty has to identify in his/her class which pupil is closest to one of
the above mentioned four categories and then tailor their facilitating styles to The issue of compulsory attendance in class has been a matter of debate in
suit each of them. Illustratively, a star may just need recognition and newer academic circles for a long time. Though I personally am not a great fan of
learning challenges, a striver may need skill building ability; a coaster may the compulsory attendance but if an academic institution does have it in its
be like an old dog that needs to be taught new tricks and a problem child may system for right or wrong reasons these must be meticulously adhered to,
be sitting in the wrong class/program and may need a change of setting. else you are sending a morally and ethically incorrect signal and that does
more damage than just the sheer consequences of not attending classes.
It's important that the faculty set the pace of the academic and co-curricular
work that is expected from the students within the first three months of their The classroom is to be revered as a place that sets the learning in motion.
joining the campus. It's important that the students get involved in at least one Learning however continues well beyond the classroom in real life situations
activity beyond their academics, rather than a few students ending up doing that demand a multitude of abilities to manifest in unison. Aspects of real life
multiple activities. It's important that each student picks up activities skills such as thinking abilities; crisis handling; ability to work independently
supported by the faculty and pitches them in the larger narrative of their life and as a team when integrated into the classroom learning bring in
aspirations. Also, it's important that feedback is taken from the students on tremendous synergies in the learning process. It is in such scenario that
what they liked and what they didn't. students would see great value in attending classes and would voluntarily
feedback to the faculty what they found easy or difficult to understand and
The other key essential of the learning process is that students are made to grasp so that these can benefit successive generation of students.
take decisions and see these through as they progress. While faculty can
facilitate the decision making, at no stage should they spoon feed the The processes of learning and teaching have evolved and added layers of
students whether it's in the class room or in the preparation of an inter- complexity over time and with it the way we benefit from them has also
university debate. Classes should clearly spell out mandatory reading and changed. Since most successful learning activities thrive best by being
practice that would be necessary to pass and additional reading or higher student driven, a student plays a very important part in the collaborative effort
order thinking skills that would be required to excel. These should be inter to make teaching and learning productive and efficient. Such idyllic classroom
spread with activities that need mandatory team work and application skills. settings are most likely to overflow with keen students like the famous
Feynman Lectures in physics, though meant for freshmen, had several
Figure 2 schematically depicts the learning model developed by Dr. Linda students from the senior classes overflowing into the aisle of the lecture
Richardson. It advocates that for learning to happen, it's important that theater.
individuals are pushed out of their comfort zones into the middle concentric
circle. The facilitators should however ensure that the learner is not pushed so Prof. Utpal Ghosh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, UPES has 27 years of wide experience in the
hard that he/she moves into the panic zone as in that zone learning becomes Petroleum sector in Sales & Marketing Operations with a succinct exposure to HR & Finance.
He is MS from IIT, Delhi & MBA from FMS, Delhi.
dysfunctional.
Intellect Treasure
A paper titled “Power of Natural Gas Pipelines: The Emergence of a National Gas Grid” was presented by Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa (Asso Prof.,
Paper Published/
UPES), Swati Dasika and Mahesh Radhakrishnan (UPES'students) at International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure (ICEI-2012) on
January 3-4, 2012 organized by Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University(PDPU), Gandhinagar, published in the Conference Proceedings, pp 429-447
(ISBN 978-93-81361-70-2).
Presented
Paper titled “Shale Gas Revolution Is India Ready?” was presented by B.S. Negi, (Ex. Member Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, Ministry
Petroleum & Natural Gas), Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa (Asso. Prof., UPES) and Surbhi Arora (Asst. Prof., UPES) at International Conference on Energy
and Infrastructure (ICEI-2012) on January 3-4, 2012 organised by Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University(PDPU), Gandhinagar, published in the
Conference Proceedings, pp 181-187 (ISBN 978-93-81361-70-2).
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10. MAY 2012
Green Income
Sustainable Development Provocation
Empowering Women means a step to Empower Nation
Green Earth has always been the concern of CSR activities at UPES. Petrotech Chapter and CSR together have
already put in several ventures on the ground in the past by actively working to realize the dream of reducing the
use of plastic bags in Dehradun.
C
SR UPES frequently organizes skill development programs
To promote use of for village women to make them self reliant by creating
paper bags over income generating opportunities and facilitating them to
plastics and spread of have a better family economic status. Keeping this in focus, an
message to bring income generating project was designed to improve the overall
living conditions of the villagers. Proactively understanding and
awareness among
contributing towards welfare of the society, UPES in collaboration
common man with Petrotech Chapter launched a “Green Microenterprise”
regarding venture titled as “Villagers Green Income Generation Program”.
environmental
conservation and to This sustainable developmental activity was executed by providing
keep this earth cleaner villagers with materials and technique to make paper bags out of
greener, this program newspaper. The intention was to enable them produce bags and
was named as 'Green generate income by selling. The student volunteers enthusiastically
Income Generation' participated and trained people during the program.
Program.
Women in
Excellence...
Forwarded
Energy on
On the panel (l-r) Dr. Ravi Gawri, Senior Member, IEEE & Director
Women's Day Spell bound audience listening to Speakers
Graphic Era Hill University; Prof. Utpal Ghosh, Pro-Vice Chancellor,
UPES; Dr. S J Chopra, Chancellor, UPES & Mrs. Violet Rita Gardner,
Principal, St. Jude's School, Dehradun
Advocating the need of equality, sustainability and empowerment among women, UPES organizes lots of programs that encourage
women activism and appreciate their economic, political and social achievements.
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s a threading series to provide platforms to share women voice and outlet for progress, UPES celebrated "Women's Day" tagging it under the theme “Women in
Excellence - Forwarding Energy”, jubilating spirit among women at Campus. Addressing the audience, Mrs. Violet Rita Gardner Principal, St. Jude's School,
Dehradun infused energetic thoughts on 'Women as Entrepreneur.' Touching the thought process of the listeners, the invited guests Dr. Ravi Gawri, Senior
Member IEEE & Director, Graphic Era Hill University addressed the gathering and shared her views stressing on "Role of Women in Engineering." Discussions on “LPG
Safety Clinic” – an encouraging interaction on safety issues related to domestic LPG usage by Prof. Utpal Ghosh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, UPES, was one among the
interesting sessions conducted on the occasion. The take away of the day was the spirit and positivity among audience who were a little more empowered and pledged
to spread this positivity further among peers.
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11. MAY 2012
Project Model United Nations Convention
Resolution Passed by Budding Minds
Abhilasha
A two day MUN Convention at UPES
2012 UPES is the first ever
institution that has
P
roject Abhilasha is an effort of
organized Model United
UPES. Its aim is to build a
scientific base for engineering
Nations Conventions in the
entrance examinations for students State of Uttarakhand. The
from the interiors of Uttarakhand who resolutions passed by student
do not have coaching facility. delegates during the
convention are sent to United
Every year, University of Petroleum & Nation Information Centre
Energy Studies, Dehradun selects a for further evaluation.
large number of students with the
support from Directorate of Education, Student Delegates during Convention proceedings
Uttarakhand, and imparts rigorous
in-house residential training for
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10 days in physics, chemistry and o address substance abuse and road traffic violations, a two day Model United Nations (MUN)
Convention was organized at UPES recently. During the Convention various students from different
mathematics for AIEEE Entrance
colleges participated representing delegates from various countries across the world. These student
Examination with free boarding and
delegates were from around 20 colleges including 3 IIT's, 5 NLU's and Colleges of Delhi University. The
lodging facilities.
highlights of the Convention was the simulation of crisis situations related to rise in incidents of substance
abuse and road traffic accident cases. Some resolutions under various verticals were suggested and
This year, Project Abhilasha was passed by these delegates.
successfully executed in April at
SIEMET, Directorate of Education, UPES MUN is a global venture certified by the UNIC (United Nation Information Centre for India and
Nanoorkhera, Dehradun. Bhutan). MUN is basically the stimulation of United Nations which provides a global exposure to the young
budding minds. Basically, it provides an international platform to the students across the world to analyze
the various burning global issues and draw conclusions after the two day parliamentary discussions.
Electra 2012 A Techno Fest
W
ith the motive to impart technical
acumen in students, and subsequently
help them learn and explore new
horizons of creativity, Department of Electrical,
Electronics and Instrumentation, UPES in Model exibhit by students
collaboration with IEEE Student Chapter,
organized an event called Electra '12 on Campus.
On the occasion, Mr. Sunil Soni, Scientist DRDO addressed the gathering with the
Inaugural Speech.
Robo Combat at Electra
Some of the hobby projects made by students were also displayed that included
Models on Power line carrier communication, wireless energy meter, UPES radio etc.
Interesting combats which were appreciated by all included 'Robo Combat' where all sorts of robots with fierce weapons, battled in the arena. Similarly in 'Robo
JCB' various kinds of wired and wireless robots using a variety of modules were tested for speed & efficiency. 'Xpressions' enabled students to express through
technical posters. 'Prototype' encouraged Model Presentation. 'Electra quest' an online quiz and many more were the center of attraction and kept students highly
engaged and excited. A number of participants from different colleges of Dehradun contributed through participation in the fest.
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12. MAY 2012
Battle of Wits
2nd Dr. Paras Diwan National “Energy Law” Moot Court Competition
S
kills like Communication, Court etiquettes or Legal acumen are some
of the traits in a personality that could not be developed in a single day.
The University understands this explicitly and hence, lavishes each
student with maximum opportunity to inculcate such skills in him to become
smart budding legal professional of the country. That's why aggressive Moot
Court exercises are put in practice on Campus for law students. These Moot
Court exercises are prompted to attune budding professionals acquire the
experience of real Court room's scenario.
This year, commemorating the memory of Late Dr. Paras Diwan, a legal
luminary, acclaimed Jurist and a writer par excellence, the 2nd Dr. Paras
Diwan National “Energy Law” Moot Court Competition was organized. Moot Court Proceeding in action
Committed to exchange brains, wits and views on Campus for the three
successive days, the competition was conducted in April 2012. With the Winners
inaugural ceremony of lightening the lamp by the Chief Guest, Honorable • Best Team of the Competition- NALSAR University of Law,
Justice Mr. M M Kumar - Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court, began the Hyderabad received a cash prize of Rs. 20,000
BATTLE OF WITS… for the coveted award. Around 20 teams from different • Runners-UP Team- National Law University, Orissa received a
prestigious Law Colleges from 12 states of India participated in the exalted Cash prize of Rs. 10,000
event. • Best Memorial - National Law University, Orissa received a Cash
prize of Rs. 5000
The moot problem dealt with the issues governing the pricing regime post • Best Speaker - Ms. Khyati Dhupar from Amity Law School, Delhi
dismantling of Administrating Pricing Mechanism, also on the matters of received a Cash prize of Rs. 5000
jurisdiction and the appropriate adjudicatory body to decide on the issue.
The adjudicating authorities in question were the Competition Commission of Media partner for the event was Lex WITNESS.
India (CCI) and Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
Some of the Distinguished Guests who visited campus and graced the occasion during the event were Lokayukta Justice M M Ghildiyal, Mr. M.M
Sharma-Head, Vaish Law & Associates, Mr. Venkatramani-Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, Mrs. Vijaylakshmi Venkatramani - Advocate on
Record, Supreme Court, Mr. Rakesh Dewan -Senior Legal Consultant, PNGRB, Mr. Sitesh Mukherjee -Head, TRILEGAL, Mr. Junaid Akhtar -Senior
Associate, MV KINI & Co, Mr. G K Sharma - Advisor to H.E Governor of Uttarakhand, Mr. Deepto Roy, Partner, PXV Partners, Ms. Rajeshwari
Hariharan- Partner, Rajeshwari & Associate and many more.
Participants from various colleges giving the perfect pose
Paper Published/
Intellect Treasure
Paper titled “A Comparative Study of Brand Building Activities of Oil Marketing Companies in India with their Western Counterparts” was
Presented
presented by Rekha Attri (Research Sch., UPES) and Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa (Asso. Prof., UPES) at Nirma International Conference on
Management on January 5-7, 2012 organized by Nirma University, Ahmedabad published in Epoch Strategies for Marketing, Family Business and
Entrepreneurship, pp 45-60 (ISBN 978-9381361-68-9).
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13. MAY 2012
Jus Carnivalli
Exuberance at Law Fiesta
R
epeating the exulted excitement, this year again the students of College of Legal
Studies were all busy in organising a captive fiesta for themselves named as JUS
CARNIVALLI. This 2nd National Law Festival was successfully organised and
celebrated. An active participation of more than 270 national participants, coming from
more than 28 universities across India, who took part in over 20 different competitions,
gave this festival a momentum and importance.
The event was adjudged by eminent judges like Justice V.K. Shalli- Hon'ble Judge, Delhi
High Court, Mr. Yogesh Wadhwa, Sr. Mgr. (Legal) Cairn Energy India Ltd., Mr. Mohammed
Naseem from ONGC and Dr. Rajesh Bahuguna, Principal - Law College Dehardun.
The presence of Hon'ble Uttarakhand Lokayukta Justice (Retd.) M M Ghildiyal, as Chief
Participants in the National Parliamentary Debate during Law Fest Guest, on the Valedictory Ceremony, wound up the fiesta on a very inspirational note. The
students beamed to see their efforts applauded by Honourable Lokayukta for being
proactive in organizing such event. In his address, Honourable Chief Guest stressed upon
the importance of having strong principles and values in life and profession. He guided
students with the important tips to become successful legal professionals and motivated
them to join Courts and the ever respectable legal profession.
Team from HNLU, Raipur won the first prize of the National Parliamentary Debate
Competition, while teams from Amity Lucknow, RMLNLU Lucknow and Young India
Fellowship, New Delhi bagged the first prizes in Oil & Gas, IPR and Environment Law
categories of the Paper Presentation competition respectively. The team from UPES
Dehradun comprising of Harshita Khurana and Aaron Mirza, took away the first prize in the
flagship event- “Discussion Panel of Indian States”. Other events included Mandvali, Law
Mechanic, Rekhankan, etc.
The participants of this law fest also danced on the tune of DJ Maddy and the thrilling
performance of Delhi based Band Pratigya on the fest eve.
Justice VK Shali of Delhi High Court and Dr. VL Mony, Asst. Dean CoLS, UPES
along with faculty members and participants
YUGMAK ......begin the beginning!!!
Technical Fest sets rolling
In the presence of the Chief Guest Mr. Vinod Taneja, Chairman of
Dehradun CSI Chapter, the Opening Ceremony of YUGMAK was
performed. Enchanting the atmosphere with Saraswati hyme, the student
President of UPES-CSI Student Chapter Mr. Rajat Sharma addressed the
audience enumerating the journey of CSI Student Chapter from the day of
its origin. Mesmerizing gathering with the vigorous dance performance by
official dance group of UPES “Xhileration”, the fest moved further. Chief Guest Mr. Vinod Taneja,
Unveiling of Yugmak Logo, stirred the beginning of the show. Chairman of Dehradun CSI Chapter
Over the period of 2 days, around 10 Events were organized including Cyber Forensics, Blind Fingerman,
Technical Paper Presentation on the Day One. The Day two was scheduled for the events like Gamer's
Quizination, AD n ACT, Google Ka Doodle, Virtual Quiz, Still Motion and Hack - the Code and Sudoku (two
online events). For every event, different levels were required to cross to win the game/competition.
Starting the trend of online, this Chapter has become forerunner to organize online events at UPES.
Students from various colleges from Dehradun participated in this fest. The overwhelming response to the
fest has motivated both the participants and the organizing students to present the best to the fest. The fest
concluded with the Prize Distribution Ceremony.
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14. MAY 2012
VIMANOTSAV
the annual aerospace event
Uttarayan became popular
A
dding milestones to their credits, Departments of Aerospace
Engineering & Transportation at UPES joined hands to organize the
annual aerospace event. Moving a step further from Espacio-Dias
2010, the annual fest turned into Cele-Fiesta 2011 and has now transformed
into Vimanotsav 2012. The motto of the celebration was to inculcate
enthusiasm and inspire students to present their ideas and talents in the fields
of aviation in a fun filled way through various interesting and challenging
events and also to involve students in planning and organizing an event.
On the day, addressing the audience, the Chief Guest Dr. M.M Kimothi,
Director Uttarakhand Space Application Centre Dehradun spoke about the
latest developments of space technology in present era. Dr. J.R Gaur, Director
State Forensic Sciences, Himachal Pradesh enlightened students on the
importance of Forensic Sciences in Aerospace industry and the ways it
(r-l) Pranav Nagpal (UPES Students), Mr. Sudhir Joshi (Assistant Professor, UPES Dehradun),
Dr. Shrihari (Dean, COES, UPES, Dehradun), Dr. J R Gaur (Director State forensic science,
Himachal Pradesh), Dr. M M Kimothi (Director USAC Dehradun),
Mr. Vijay Kumar Patidar (Assistant Professor, UPES, Dehradun) (back row)
serves as an interconnection between all the branches. Next day
Mr. Ashwani Khanna, Vice President, Terminal Management, GMR Delhi
International Airport Pvt. Ltd. graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Delineating the facts about the fast growing demand in the aviation
industry, Mr. Khanna, spoke about on the ever growing uses of aircrafts
for the business as well as tourism.
During the two days, various events captivated attention of students
tempting them to participate in AeroDWG, Matchstrix, Aircraft
Investigations, De-Victorina, Paper presentation, Avoid If You Can,
Uttarayan and Windtalkers. Another highlight that appealed the audience
Students displaying their work at stall most was the aero modeling by the students who had flown the self
fabricated aircraft models remotely.
Training for the Trainers
MISSION 10X WORKSHOP
U
PES has always favored the tendency of conducting frequent workshops by different depar tments within colleges. To encourage the implementation of
innovative teaching methodologies, a 5 day Workshop was organized under the title "Mission 10x Learning". The Workshop enabled attendees learn to optimize
the expertise under the guidance of knowledge resources from Wipro Bangalore. The exposure has enriched faculty learning that might retain long term impact
on their knowledge bank.
26 UPES faculty members got two prestigious certifications, 'High Impact Teaching Skills (HIITS)' and 'Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE),' on completion of
the program. The take away for them included an opportunity to get their contribution published on 'Mission10X Portal' as case studies.
Mission10X is a quantum innovation project of Wipro for enhancing employability of engineering graduates in India
through innovation. Its vision is to increase the employability of engineering students by ten times.
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15. MAY 2012
UPES Excels in Cricket Too
State Level T 20 won
U
PES Cricket Team has won the State Level T20 Cricket Tournament organized by College of Engineering Roorkee (COER) at their campus in Roorkee. 16
teams from different colleges / institutions from Uttarkhand participated in the tournament. Defeating various teams including host team at various
levels, UPES has won the tournament. Other than the certificates, the award included the prize amount of Rs. 15000/- that was awarded to the winning
Champion team.
Match Score Chart:
Match Teams Winners Shining Performers
(UPES B Tech students)
Inaugural UPES Vs Dehradun
UPES/65 runs Mohit Miyan
institute of Technology
Quarter Final UPES Vs Tulas Institute of
UPES/26 runs Neelesh Singh
Technology
Semi Final UPES Vs College of Engineering
Roorkee (COER B) UPES/49 runs Naveen Sharma
Final UPES Vs College of Engineering
UPES/5 wickets Mohit Miyan
Roorkee (COER A)
Another stride to cement Academia – Industry interface
UPES organized Cricket Energy Cup Trophy Tournament with Schlumberger and ONGC teams.
Energy Cup
UPES as a policy has always encouraged Industry - Academia interface by
initiating new and innovative forums for academic interaction. Another stride
was hit by kicking off an interface in the field of sports as well. A tournament
christened as “ENERGY CUP” was launched with this vision in 2009.
This T-20 Cricket Tournament has started gearing the momentum.
This year Energy Cup 2012 organized in the Spring Seasons
filled the picturesque cricket ground of the Campus with
unsurpassable energy on the clay matting wicket field. High
spirited teams from Cairn India, Schlumberger and the host
(team from UPES) displayed the true sportsmanship during the
tournament. It's interesting to note that Cairn India
announced their participation in Energy Cup with a boom,
winning both their matches with a difference of almost 100
Cairn India team was lead by Mr. Kapil Bhatia and supported runs in each match. All the matches were officiated by
by Mr. Vivek Sharma, an Alumni of UPES. Mr. Vivek was professional Umpires from National School of Cricket under
declared Man of the Series. Dr. Prashant Rawat, UPES was the supervision of “A” level Coach from Board of Cricket Control
declared best bowler. in India (BCCI).
Paper Published/
Intellect Treasure
A paper titled “Measuring Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies' Brand Awareness” by Rekha Attri (Research Scho., UPES), Dr. A. M. Urkude
(Prof., UPES) and Dr. Manvinder Singh Pahwa (Asso. Prof., UPES) was published in IUP Journal of Brand Management, Vol. VII No. 4, pp 7-24.
Presented
A paper titled “Convergence of Economic Growth across Indian States” by Dr. Hiranmoy Roy (Asst. Prof., UPES) & Kaushik Bhattacharjee, (Asst.
Prof., IBS, Hydrabad) was published in the “Journal Of Management Development and Information Technology" (ISSN 0976_8440 and RNI
UPENG/2007/27969) in February 2012, New Delhi.
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16. MAY 2012
INDUSTRIAL TOURS
An Exposure to BBA Students
Tour Gallery
I
ndustry exposure is one of the regular features of the programs offered at UPES. The students are given opportunities to acquire first hand experience through these
trips. In addition to frequent guest lecturers from industry doyens, the students are provided opportunity to visit the real work stations to interact with the
professionals and get the meticulous understanding of the entire domain.
As part of the BBA integrated curriculum, the entire batch of 2009 went for Industrial Tour to IOCL Refinery, (Panipat), Inderprasth Gas Limited, (Delhi), Bijwasan
terminal of IOCL, (Delhi) recently.
The visit was successful not only because the students gained an understanding beyond theoretical dimension, but also because it enabled them get the feel of real life
time experience about the industry and guidance from the industry professionals. Under the guidance of their professors, the visit was organized to optimize the industry
exposure along with academic inputs simultaneously from faculty.
The visit was informative,
valuable & a hands on BBA (O&G)
industry visits
experience.
-Ishita Ranjan, BBA (O&G) It was a great educational provided students a
IInd semester student trip to help us know perfect learning
better about our domain. environment to
-Parvinder Singh, BBA (O&G) learn how oil is
generated and
trapped, drilling &
refining of oil and
offshore life. It
Subir Raha Oil Museum, ONGC, Dehradun
brings clarity on the
concepts like
operations of a
petrol pump,
quality checks and
automation systems
at pump and other
related operational
information which
are rarely grasped
I learned lot of things from this visit to Safexpress regarding in books.
warehouse management. The visit helped me to know how
they deliver the products at the right time and at the right place. At Panipat Refinery
- Garvita Uniyal, BBA (Logistics Management)
The industrial visit to Safexpress was very
educative as they explained their process
of day to day operations and delivery.
- Kavleen Lakahnpal, BBA (Logistics Management)
The team at Safexpress gave us full support and shared the
information of their work. It was an excellent visit.
Safeexpress - Gaurav Singh, BBA (Logistics Management)
Paper Published/
Intellect Treasure
A research paper titled “Study and Analysis on Nano Fluids” was presented by Dr. Ajay Vasishth (Asst. Prof., UPES) also Chaired the Session,
Presented
Prateek Chopra & Saksham Goel (UPES' students) at International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and their
Applications, Punjab University, Chandigarh from 16-18 Feb, 2012.
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17. MAY 2012
Family Connect @UPES
Family Reunion Cemented Bonds
R
efurbishing the doting memories of last
year's celebration, this year too UPES
family reunion christened as Family
Connect @UPES refilled great vibes and
excitement among staff, faculty and their family.
On the occasion, the entire UPES fraternity with
their family members gathered at Campus to
reaffirm the trust and feeling of being true
UPESites.
The mood was one of excitement and the
audience was treated to wonder ful
performances, some impromptu and otherwise.
This gave way to an assortment of interesting
games like Check Mate, Tug of War, Kite Flying,
Sack Race, Triple Leg Race, Drawing
Competition among others; all of which attracted
great participation from both kids and adults and
were equally fun to watch. Food Stalls on ground
were a big hit and gathering had a sumptuous fill
from the menu-for-the special occasion.
Paper Published/
Intellect Treasure
A joint paper titled “Design of Efficient Post Combustion Co2 Capture and Recovery System for a Fossil Fuel Thermal Power Plant” by Ajay
Presented
Kumar (Asst. Prof., UPES), Deepak Kumar (Asst. Prof., UPES), Dr. R.K. Tripathi, (Asst. Prof., UPES) & M Jagadeesan (UPES' student) was
published in International Journal of Science Technology and Management (IJSTM), Volume 3 issue 1, April 2012, pp 26-35.
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