ISHRAE Installation Ceremony

The Department of Mechanical Engineering invited Mr. Deepak Dhamija, President of ISHRAE Sub-Chapter Gurugram, & Mr. Ravi Shankar, Member ISHRAE Sub-Chapter Gurugram at ISHRAE for Re-Installation of its Student Chapter at NCU on 4th February 2020. 

ISHRAE is an international associate of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers). The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), was founded in 1981 at New Delhi by a group of eminent HVAC&R professionals. ISHRAE today has more than 14,000 HVAC&R professionals as members and additionally there are 10,000 Student-members. ISHRAE operates from 41 Chapters and sub Chapters spread all over India, with HQ in Delhi. 

During the Installation Ceremony, Mr. Ravi Shankar identified NCU as a potential partner in Gurgaon Sub-Chapter, amongst other ongoing partnerships with premier institutes. Mr. Shankar then proceeded to call upon each successfully elected student to take the Oath for holding the Office of student President, Secretary, Treasurer and 5 Core Working Committee members. NCU Chapter has 27 student members with the steering committee constituting eight members from final and pre-final year batches. 

Re-Installation of the ISHRAE Chapter is expected to give a boost to the industry-institute interaction in Mechanical Engineering. The event was coordinated by the Society faculty advisor & coordinator, Dr. Akanksha Mathur. (MED2020O005)

Office bearers

R. No.	Nominations for Positions	Name	Enrollment No.
1	PRESIDENT	Abhijit Kumar	16MEU036
2	SECRETARY	Harshit Gupta	17MEU006
3	TREASURER	Jatin Kumar	17MEU009
4	CWC Member	Mihir Inglay	17MEU039
5	CWC Member	Varnit Mittal	17MEU029
6	CWC Member	Himank Taneja	17MEU008
7	CWC Member	Deepanshu	17MEU004
8	CWC Member	Akshit Manocha	17MEU002

Role of Universities in Promoting Research, Innovation and Start-ups Ecosystem

For the past few years, a new trend can be observed within Indian Universities, where much buzz is going on to promote research, innovation, and start-ups. The government has made it mandatory for the Universities to work in this direction. All the major national ranking systems such as NIRF and ARIIA focuses on these areas for judging the Universities. There are two types of approaches where the government can play a role in promoting such activities. One is a top-down approach where the government acts as a planner and involves directly with innovative activities and helps in providing subsidies, funds, and promotes technology commercialization. In another approach, i.e., bottom-up approach government acts as a facilitator and helps in creating linkages and networks among universities, industries, entrepreneurs, accelerators, venture capital, large firms, etc. In the Indian education system where more than 70% of the sector is captured by private universities/educational institutes, the role of government is limited. However, in the case of public/government-funded educational institutes, the government plays a significant role in funding and technology transfer.

It becomes challenging for private universities to promote such activities on their own. Though some funds and schemes are available for the private sector, but the limited output is observed. To tackle such situations, universities are playing both roles of top-down and bottom-up approaches for creating the culture of research and innovations. Universities are providing funds to the faculties/research scholars and act as a facilitator in creating linkages and networks among peers, industries, entrepreneur, etc. At present, the innovation ecosystem for private universities can be related by Fig. 1, where 80% of the contribution is through university funding and their linkages and networks. Government agencies make about 20% of the contribution. For successful implementation of the research and innovation ecosystem in private universities, government roles and contributions have to improve and increase beyond 50%.

At The NorthCap University Gurugram, the contribution towards research and innovation ecosystem is supported through various schemes, and Vice-Chancellor Innovation Funding is one such platform. An annual amount of ₹ 10 Million is available for faculty and students to encourage innovative ideas and research. This scheme aims at encouraging innovative ideas amongst research workers, faculty members, and students to seed research activity. Further, to support research, The Master Jagannath Centre of Excellence & Incubation (MJCEI) at The NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY is established. The funding from the VC Innovation Fund acts as an initial grant to nurture ideas, passion & convert products into start-ups.

Fig.1: Role of various stakeholders in promoting research, innovation and innovation start-ups in private universities

The projects under VCIF are selected based on a few key elements, “FOCUSS” which are decided by university committee members and are presented in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2: Key elements “FOCUSS” required for projects under VCIF

These elements ensure the uniqueness of projects which are submitted under VCIF and also ensures the timely completion of projects. The completed projects which have chances of commercialization can further be transferred to The Master Jagannath Centre of Excellence & Incubation (MJCEI) of The NorthCap University for converting them into successful start-ups. Some of the projects sanctioned in the 2019-20 session are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Granted projects under VCIF in 2019-20

S. No.	Project Title	Amount Granted
1	Smart Car Management System	Rs 68,000/-
2	Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) Disciplined Oscillator	Rs 2,70,000
3	Synthesis and electrochemical characterisation of NiCo2O4@MnO2/N-doped Graphene as composite electrode material for supercapacitor applications	Rs 1,99,090
4	Automatic domestic gas stove controller for boiling liquids	Rs 4,100
Total		Rs 5,41,190/-

Some of the outputs of the VCIF sponsored projects are mentioned below:

●      Recent Indian patent on Automatic universal LPG stove control device for boiling of liquids, Publication No.: 51/2019

●       Research paper publications.

●     Initial funding from VCIF and experimental results obtained help students to apply for funding under various government schemes.

●       Placements on the basis of project work carried under VCIF.

●       Won inter-university project competitions.

Further, it is noteworthy to mention that 55% of the faculty at NCU are female members who have fetch many Women Scientists Scheme (WOS) instituted by The Department of Science, Govt. of India and thus adding to the research culture of the University. University also focuses on interdepartmental research activities to utilize the full potential of work force. The continuous research/innovation activities carried out by faculty members are well appreciated as it forms an integral part of assessment and career advancement for them at NCU.

The aim of this article is to highlight the role of private universities in uplifting research and innovation activities. At least 10% of the annual budget should be allocated for research-based activities for enhancing research culture, where government funding is not available. Many Indian universities provide initial seed funds to their faculties for lab setups and to carry out research activities. Such funding not only attracts doctoral and post-doctoral students but also boost confidence in faculties to uplift their research career. The initial lab developments and research activities may further help in acquiring government-funded projects in the future.

By: Dr. Satnam Singh

       Assistant Professor,

       The NorthCap University, Gurugram.

Innovative Idea Exhibition

Entrepreneurship Development Cell in collaboration with Institution Innovation Cell - TheNorthCap University (IIC-NCU) recognized by MHRD’s Innovation Cell, Government of India organized an Innovative Idea Exhibition in which 56 students have presented their innovative business ideas with the help of charts on March 6, 2020. Mr. Debasish Roy (Vice President Finance at Bertelsmann Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd, Group CFO at Arvato India & Director at Ramyam Intelligence Labs Pvt Ltd), Ms. Shweta Bhatnagar (Innovation Officer at MHRD’s Innovation Cell, Govt. of India) and Prof. Hemant Trivedi (Dean, School of Management, NCU) were the judges of the event. The winning business ideas were Tri-lium Safety, Helpmate and Indian Handicrafts as first, second and third respectively. The business idea of Tri-lium Safety was presented by Priyanka Arora and Parul Bansal; the business idea of Helpmate was presented by Manan Sachdeva and Abhinav Sahu, and business idea of Indian Handicrafts was presented by Ritika Thakur.

The whole event was organized and coordinated by Dr. Esha Jain, Faculty – School of Management, The NorthCap University Gurugram.

NCU Law Students Visit Juvenile Home

The alarming increase in the number of crimes involving juveniles as perpetrators as well as victims has compelled the legal fraternity to revisit the system in place for juvenile justice.. On one hand there is a need for effective handling of delinquent juveniles involved in heinous crimes, on the other hand, giving them an opportunity to reform and for their rehabilitation is the focus of the juvenile justice system. To understand the juvenile justice system and rehabilitation at juvenile homes the School of Law, The NorthCap University organized a visit to the Prayas Observation Home for boys as well as the Juvenile Justice Board II in Delhi on 23 April 2018. 

Under the MOU signed with the Department of Women & Child Development, New Delhi 72 students visited the home run by the Prayas Institute of Juvenile Justice. It is a short-stay home for juveniles in conflict with law. They are custodial children and their inquiry is conducted by the Juvenile Justice Board located on the same premises. Students got an opportunity to interact with the Supervisor, Probation Officer, inmates and the instructors providing training to the children of various age groups. NCU students were accompanied by faculty members Ms Archana Sarma and Ms Deborisha Dutta.

The Qutbi Brothers Perform at The NorthCap University

The NorthCap University takes pride in being the nodal centre for SPIC MACAY activities in Gurgaon. The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a movement that promotes Indian classical music, classical dance, and other aspects of Indian culture amongst students. NCU, apart from aspiring for academic excellence, has always been promoting the values and wisdom embodied in the Indian heritage amongst the youth, with a hope that these events will influence their way of life and inspire them to become a better human being. 

On 27 Feb 2018, The Northcap University invited Haji Mohd Idris and Mohd Ilyas, popularly known as the Qutbi Brothers, one of the most significant Qawwali artists in contemporary Indian music. Apart from being top-grade artists of All India Radio and Doordarshan, the Qutbi Brothers have performed at various prestigious venues globally. They were also Astana singers at the Durbar of Hazarat Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, from where they have been awarded the title of ‘Qutbi Brothers’. At NCU they presented many heart-touching and popular qawwalis engrossing the audience completely. Through their performance as well as interaction with them the audience was privileged to understand and appreciate some of the intricacies of classical music. The students were enthralled by the beauty of the qawwalis and joined the eminent singers by clapping to their tunes. 

Live Telecast of Prime Minister's Address to Students

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi held an interactive session with students of schools and colleges to discuss the importance of stress-free exams which was telecast live at The NorthCap University from 11am to 12 noon on 16 February 2018. Special arrangements were made by the University so that a maximum number of students were able to join the Prime Minister’s session ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’. A large number of students benefited from the Prime Minister’s advice.

Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Director, SOET, NCU Receives International Award for Academic Research and Excellence

It is a matter of great pride for The NorthCap University that Prof. Ravindra Ojha, Director, School of Engineering & Technology, was honoured by the  Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok with the AITAA Distinguished Alumni Award in the category of Academic Research and Excellence during the 46th  Governing Board Meeting held from 3- 6 Nov 2017 in Taipeh, Taiwan.

Chief Justice, Third Environment Court, Valdivia, Chile visits School of Law

School of Law, The NorthCap University organised a visit by Dr Micheal Hantke, Chief Justice, Third Environment Court, Valdivia, Chile on 28 March 2017. He was accompanied by Professor Stephen Stec, Professor, Central European University. Justice Micheal Hantke addressed the students on practical issues about the relationship of Justice delivery and economics. He said, “We live in an imperfect world and life is more complex than the theory of economics. Specialised tribunals should focus on merit review of cases rather than judicial review. A judge while delivering Judgements has not only to interpret the law in the right direction but also has to access the impact of the decision.” Justice Hantke discussed real life cases from his bench for proper clarity of situations. He was of the view that a holistic approach is the requirement of the day which is community based judgement. 

Externship at FIS Global, Gurugram

Charu Rana of the Dept of EECE did a three day externship at FIS Global, Gurugram. FIS is the world’s largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 35,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that drives financial institutions.

Technical Lead Mr. Vishal Nagil, (Custom applications development) gave her an overview about business consultants handle and implement the project from start to end in which a Project manager plays a big role in dealing, providing solution to clients according to their requirements. 

A meeting with Cloud Services Manager was held to discuss opportunities in Cloud computing and services for our students, who listed the prerequisites for any intern or freshers applying for jobs at FIS Global. She was also briefed about the SaaS(software as a service) services which are fast, scalable and cost efficient , provided to the clients partnering with Google cloud platform. FIS Global creates the database for the client applications and apply algorithms to analyze the data to meet the requirements. The data is stored on cloud provided by Google.

Based on our students taking IBM run courses FIS Global may take students for internship in summer-2017. The only prerequisite for students is good software language skills such as Java, scripting language etc. 

National Science Day Celebration in The NorthCap University

Every year the National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February to pay tribute to the Nobel laureate Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman for his invention of the Raman Effect through his experiments on the scattering of light. A series of science-related events are organized in the country to inspire people to work in the field of science, engineering and technology. 

To spread the message of importance of science and its application among the people, Department of Applied Science, The NorthCap University, Gurugram organized National Science Day celebration on 28 February 2017. 

On this occasion undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students of the University and about 160 students of 9th to 12th classes from various schools in Gurugram demonstrated their innovative ideas or research findings in the form of science projects, models and posters. Some of the main projects included were the use of solar energy in rural areas, mini biogas power plant, automated switching of light and heart rate monitoring model. School students also participated in the Science Quiz, the event aimed at motivating school children towards taking up science in their higher studies and contributing to the National mission. 

The Chief Guest Mr. Anil Kumar, Chief Scientist, Head of Mass Standard, Quality Manager & Vice-President of Metrology Society of India gave a scintillating talk on ‘The dissemination of the standard of mass and other related quantities’. 

Winners of various events were encouraged by awarding prizes and certificates after the talk. The National Science Day was partially sponsored by the Metrology Society of India (MSI) which encourages conducting such events in institutional organizations to percolate metrology among the students. 

CIP-Continuous Improvement Programme

November is celebrated as the Quality month across the world. Airports are points where the world meets in transit and hence warrants a Quality orientation. Quality month was celebrated at GMR with their entire top management. The final round of presentation of top 10 Continuous Improvement Projects were show cased on 29 November 2016 at the GMR auditorium which was attended by their CEO and the entire top management. The NorthCap University Gurugram’s Prof. Ravindra Ojha was invited as a jury member for assessing the projects and providing guidance for enhancing the improvement culture.     

Alumni Speak

Mr Bhrigu Joshi, alumnus Civil Engineering 2016 batch, joined Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which is a top ranked university in the field of Civil and Structural Engineering. Bhrigu shares his experience at Urbana-Champaign.

“I extend my sincere thanks to The NorthCap University for all the support and guidance that enabled me achieve this success. I am grateful for Vice-Chancellor, Brig Sk Sharma’s help and mentorship which has helped in more than one ways. The curriculum at Urbana-Champaign is tough and work intensive and requires a lot of constant effort to sail through. 

I would also like to thank Dr Amit Srivastava, HoD Civil Engineering at NCU. The use of notations for certain derivations used by him in class is similar that are being taught here and it made the transition between the coursework at NCU and UIUC a bit easier. Also I cannot emphasize enough the importance of computational tools in academic life and the use of MATLAB. We are required to use MATLAB for assignments here and the learnings at NCU are helping me a lot in this. I would recommend more involvement of MATLAB as a computational tool in the curriculum at NCU. “

Workshop on ‘Cyber Security Essentials’

As part of our Academic Outreach activities, the Cyber Security team of Department of CSE & IT conducted a workshop on ‘Cyber Security Essentials’ at Delhi Technical Campus, Bahadurgarh, Haryana on 8 November 2016. A team of three members, namely Dr Prachi Ahlawat, Dr Shilpa Mahajan and Ms Mehak Khurana interacted with the students of the institution and demonstrated the theoretical as well as practical applications of Cyber Security. The workshop was attended by about 50 final and pre-final year students who got a hands-on experience on the fundamentals of cyber security. The students appreciated the workshop and asked for more such sessions in the future. 

As part of our Academic Outreach efforts, the Cyber Security team of NCU has been conducting such workshops at various institutions in Delhi/ NCR.

Innovation Leads to Growth - Why We Need to Redefine Our Education Sector?

Ashwini Sharma

Assistant Professor 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The NorthCap University, Gurugram 

Innovation 

Innovation is one of the most common yet most important word in today’s global scenario with any organization to sustain in the market and move on to the ladder of success. It is a fact that the organizations which do not focus on innovation will sooner or later perish. One of the finest examples of innovation is TATA NANO. This car being the lowest priced car in the world with innovations at every stage from design to manufacturing. Another example is the solar panels on the roof top of buildings. These solar panels initially occupied space on ground resulting in underutilizing the land. Going further, Gujarat mounted the solar panels on the canals to cater for generating electricity from sun and simultaneously preventing the evaporation of the precious water flowing in the canal. We can find thousands of the innovative products and services and ideas. Not sure about it? Consider the following from different cross section of industries; iPhone, Cloud computing, D2H service, home security system, space saving furniture, folding bicycle, LED displays, blind man walking stick, coconut tree climber, bicycle washing machine. Innovation!!!!

The word ‘innovate’ is a Latin word meaning to change or renew. Innovation is a thinking of doing the things in an unconventional way and happens when the unquestionable is questioned. It has different meanings for different industries such as for manufacturing industry; innovation can happen when the need is to improve upon the product, processes, systems, working environment, material handling or to reduce the cost of production.For a service industry it can be the improvement in quality of service such as computerized railway booking system, banking system which has made people comfortable doing the reservation and banking operation without being physically present and standing in long queues. The mobile phones initially did not have camera. It was innovation when an idea to incorporate camera with the mobile phone came. Today it can be seen that virtually every mobile is with a camera at a starting price of as low as Rs. 2500. But after a while these innovations when liked by the customer become the need and become a regular feature and people associatethese with the standard product. So what next? Answer is obviously further innovation such as maps with GPS etc. From the above discussion one thing can be concluded that innovation is a never ending process and it can be done anywhere and anytime and to anything, the only requirement is getting the idea to improve. 

Indian Education System

Indian education system needs to be redefined for nurturing the talent such that the students thinking should not be merely to get the mark sheets, rather it should be driven by creativity and inner desire to become what they dream of. The author who is an engineering faculty in one of the top private university in north India would like to share that most of the students opting for engineering do not even know what exactly it is and they are studying engineering because somebody in the family told them to do so. Interestingly when the country is looking for the bright engineers who will be responsible for taking the nation forward, are struggling to find out why they are doing it. It is the need of the hour that talent and creativity should be nurtured right from the beginning i.e. from the school level. 

One solution to do this is to take initiatives on ‘Project based education’. A project when assigned to a group of students results in very good understanding of the particular area which may lead the student to go further in the same direction. If the projects are of choice of the students a great outcome can be expected. The projects compel the students to think deeply and find out a win-win solution which caters to the need of society. One such initiative has been taken by the author at The NorthCap University, Gurugram one of the leading universities in North India to put its students through real life situations to meet the challenges. The projects decided by the students with the help of faculty right from the first year of engineering resulted in to a very satisfying outcomes of original thinking right from low cost sanitary napkin making machine, dual flush toilet, multiutility load trotter, low cost PUG welding machine, low cost coconut opener etc. The students have gone through the various challenges from design to manufacturing and finally testing. These students are now ready to take up any challenge which is the prime requirement of any organization i.e. to take initiative and challenges. The author noted that the students who were assigned projects or chosen projects by themselves and worked upon them are more successful and confident than those who did not. Now the author has taken this concept right down to first year of engineering. If this can be started for the students right from school days it will surely result into innovative thinkers in their chosen field of interest.

Last but not the least, it is the responsibility of teachers of today to understand the talent and nurture it further beyond school years in such a way that the talent becomes world-class. If it is not done now we can imagine the toll on a nation which does not designits defence products and simply buys it from outside.We are not able to produce the truly world-class medical equipment and lot of the them are being imported, we are not able to take competitive manufacturing advantage compared to China and consequently the global marketsare virtually captured by Chinese products. The answer or key to all the problems is innovation as India has the world’s largest young innovative talent pool available!

Blended Learning: A Wave of Change for Education Improvement

We all are very well aware of the technical disruption that the Internet has created over the last decade. Education therefore could not remain far from the Internet's invasion. The way education is now imparted across the globe is seeing transforming changes. Blended learning is rooting itself in the education system not only in countries like US or UK, but it has found its way to India as well. 

Though there are certain disagreements as in what does the term blended learning exactly means, in a nutshell, it is a way of learning that constitutes online and brick-and-mortar system of knowledge impartation in certain ratios. It helps a student cover the course with the freedom of time, space and pace, while at the same time offering holistic development by intensive classroom interaction with peer students and the faculty. The faculty have by and large assumed the role of enablers, facilitators and mentors. The blended learning demands the faculty to be a step ahead in blended learning in its effort to effectively add value to students learning. Blended learning has evolved a lot, from CD-ROMs to a stream of videos using satellite.

Many of the engineering universities in Delhi/NCR have already made a substantial progress on implementing blended learning. Universities like The NorthCap University, Gurgaon have been practising this concept for over two years now. The campus is fully ICT enabled which makes blended learning sufficiently feasible. Students at NCU can easily access online libraries for various projects, research and development and use LMS which provides for students’ access to online material, videos and subject related superior information from MOOCs posted by the faculty for the students on regular basis. Smart classroom is yet another useful tool that is popular amongst students of the university.

“The best part about getting onlineaccess to the video lectures is that classroom's time is utilised in structured exercises and practical implementations of the concepts.”- A faculty member of The NorthCap University.

It was no surprise that the number of students taking online courses globally rose from 45,000 to 3 million in just a decade's time since 2010. In the current scenario, the numbers continue to swell by the day. The only disadvantage the engineering universities in Delhi/NCR observe is that students who lack self-motivation find it difficult to copeup with the concept of blended learning. The financial investment and lack of a learning environment can be still be overcome, but to cater to students with lower motivation remains a major concern even for the universities across the globe. The NorthCap University and certain universities across the globe, have had extensive discussions on the same within the University, and have tried increasing the classroom time for these students. The aim is not to force blended learning down the throat but to see that students are motivated and hand-held to grapple with the new system which undoubtedly holds the future.

Faculty and students are increasingly taking up MOOCs. This adds a huge variety and scope in blended learning. Various companies like Adobe, Blackboard and others have come up with a number of options for blended learning. Flipboard is extensively used in developed countries as one of the most useful instrument of blended learning. The major benefits students across the globe have observed that it operates on a largecanvass for students to learn from various sources at their own pace and convenience and substantially add to their learning in the classroom. This offers choice to students to go beyond their chartered curriculum and embrace new interests as well.With no more restrictions of place or time, blended learning has the power to make the Right to Education a reality. It is indeed a positive wave of change in the education system and is likely to be the most favoured choice by students of the future.

Universities such as NCU shall continue to be torchbearers for other colleges and universities in the Northern region to adopt blended learning of their students.

Alumni Interaction

The Department of CSE&IT organized an expert talk and interactive session on ‘Basic Organizational Ethics’ by Mr Pranav Bhardwaj (CSE Alumni, 2006-2010) on 6 October 2016. Mr Bhardwaj is currently working as an Instructional Designer and Business Developer at Genpact. He has expertise in Business Analytics and Content Management. During the interactive lecture, Mr Bhardwaj shared his professional journey and struggles with the students. The students were inspired by his words and raised many queries which were aptly answered. The event was coordinated by Ms Jyotsna, Asst professor, Dept of CSE&IT.

Teamwork is the mantra for success

Dr. Sharda Vashisth

Associate Professor

Dept of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering

The NorthCap University, Gurgaon

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."
                                                     
                                                                                           ― Vince Lombardi

The importance of teamwork and the influence a team makes in the success of an organization is well-known. Teamwork is just another name of success in today's world. A focused team full of passion and commitment helps the organization achieve new heights of success. Teamwork is not just limited to the business world, it has become a common prerequisite in almost every sphere of life.

The achievements of an organization are a result of the combined efforts of every individual involved in its making. And hence we at The NorthCap University, ranked as the best engineering college in Haryana, believe in teamwork being the ‘mantra’ of success.

Teamwork is equally significant for the students. It helps them to get adapted to situations and work cohesively with their team members. Here at NCU, the students are encouraged to think differently and convey the ideas in a different manner.

With activities like group discussions, group quizzes, projects, presentations, debates, social work, sports activities, plays that impress the idea of coordination and instill the spirit of combined effort, NCU is an adobe where the spirit of teamwork brews.

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success”. The idea of teamwork is easy to understand where a group of people working for one goal come together and each person brings forth his skills in a focused manner and coordinates it with other skills to get the desired results.

The ability to work together with others as part of a team is not simply a skill needed at college, it is a vital skill required in all areas of life. College is, however, a perfect place to inculcate the teamwork attitude. In a college, students experience teamwork in different forms. While teaching students the importance of team spirit, teachers should first make them realize what a team is and how different people form a team. It becomes their prerogative to set examples of a good team before them. Students learn important lessons of life when they see their teachers and seniors communicate through problems and work together to resolve them.

In the colleges, team-building activities help create a positive community atmosphere in the classroom. Games, scientific projects, cultural activities and different inter & intra university activities prove to be the best in inculcating team enthusiasm among students. Students get to know each other in a conducive and supportive environment.Teachers are also able to build a kind of rapport that will enable them to have a trusting relationship with students throughout the year. Group discussion in classrooms and interactive sessions help the students exchange their ideas with one another and thus improving their self-confidence.

A team in its true sense cannot be created in one day. Every member of the team is required to learn, understand and appreciate each other as well as individual boundaries.

Journey of an Entrepreneur

Mr Dhruv Shringi,Co-founder & CEO of Yatra.com visited The NorthCap University on 3 September 2016 and interacted with faculty and students of the University. The session witnessed the success story of an entrepreneur and various challenges faced by him while embarking upon the journey of an entrepreneur. One thing was clear to the students that there are no short-cuts to success. The interaction with Mr Shringi offered budding entrepreneurs a platform where they could appreciate the significance of imbibing such values as commitment, honesty, hardwork and zeal to innovate. The path to success is challenging but not impossible. He accentuated that one should endeavourto develop a business organization that is remembered by the world for all the good things it has contributed to the mankind.