Performance by Encore Music Society at the Induction Programme 2018

Art and Music have always been an integral part of academic life at NCU. Apart from various value-added programmes, the University proactively facilitates extracurricular activities for students to recognise their talent and hone their skills in the areas of art and music also. The ‘Encore Music Society’ of the University is one such platform for students to learn music and excel in whatever field of music they are interested in. The Society promotes music starting from basic knowledge to innovations leading to betterment of a student’s intellect, discipline, emotional quotient and expression of one’s identity and personality.

The Induction Programme (23 July to 3 Aug 2018) for 1st Year students provided a platform on 3 Aug 2018 for various clubs and societies of the University to showcase their activities before the new entrants and encourage them to be a part of these co-curricular and extracurricular activities. During the programme, a team of 20 members of the Encore Music Society gave a beautiful rendition of a Bollywood medley and rap. Addressing the freshers, one of the members, Aditi Jain, gave a brief introduction about the Society and encouraged the new students to be a part of it and contribute meaningfully by exhibiting their varied inherent musical interests and talents.

Higher education in India: Issues and concerns

Dr A Charan Kumari

Associate Professor

Department of CSE & IT

The NorthCap University, Gurgaon

The phrase ‘Knowledge is Power’ is not new and will definitely not fade away from our minds. In this context, education is no more seen as a right only for the privileged few. Today societies and economies are moving towards ‘right to education for all’. Indian higher education system is one of the largest in the world. The Indian mind-set, with rising family incomes, is undergoing a sea-change. When it comes to education, parents/families are not thinking twice to give the best to their children. We always had the government educational institutions but the private ones have pitched-in extensively in recent times. Without the private players, India, with its rising population, would not have been able to cater to the growing needs of education. When we talk about the private players in the higher education sector, especially the committed ones are leaving no stone unturned to give their best.

Higher education plays a crucial role in preparing the students for their professional careers. The challenge is to groom the students with the right knowledge and skills required by the industry. The faculty members along with a learning environment contribute a lot towards this. Since the market and job demands are ever-changing, the challenges faced by the providers of higher education are also constantly changing. Understanding the challenges and gearing up accordingly is the need of the hour.

Keeping all these parameters in view, The NorthCap University, Gurgaon located in the National Capital Region stands as one of the best private universities in Delhi/NCR and Haryana. It has been declared as the Top Engineering College in Harayana and Delhi/NCR amongst the top 100 universities all India as a part of the ranking list announced under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India in 2016. With the university’s commitment and hard work to build the competency in Engineering, Management, Law and Sciences it has been ranked 17th among all the private universities in India, 4th in all private universities in North India and best & only private university in Haryana as well as Delhi/NCR in the NIRF ranking.

When it comes to quality measure, The NorthCap University has been recognised by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bar Council of India and accredited by Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC, UK) and recognised as the Best e-Gov campus thereby proving itself to be as one of the top engineering colleges in Delhi/NCR. So abiding by all the parameters of quality the university strives hard to produce the quality engineers as professionals holding the competency to work efficiently in industries with a view to leave a footprint on the society. The NorthCap University, the leading private university in NCR, with a state-of-art infrastructure combined with excellent faculty has created a great learning environment. The curriculum and pedagogy undergoes a review as and when required. Students are groomed in a way that they walk out confidently bagging good job offers.

Best Engineering Colleges in Haryana

Ms Megha Kalra

Asst Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The NorthCap University, Gurgaon

Engineering and technology are said to be one of the more difficult domains of study. These streams continue to remain in demand, although they are challenging but those studying these stand out of the crowd. Students are more likely to land up with handsome salary packages and good jobs in challenging roles. However the decision to join a graduation college should not be taken lightly. Engineering education is a personal, intellectual, social, emotional, and financial investment. There are so many Engineering institutes and choosing the right institution is indeed a tough task. Among the institutes in Delhi/NCR, The NorthCap University, Gurgaon stands apart from the rest as the No. 1 private university in the region. NCU is consistently ranked at the top as a high weightage is given to the prospect of personal enrichment and career advancement after graduation. Some of the key highlights of the University are:

(1) Growth of students: The faculty at NCU help the students in various manners to enhance their skill set, keep them focussed and directed towards their goal and nurturing them to be an excellent professional. Faculty play a unique role in helping them explore careers given the professional experience and content-specific expertise. Students are encouraged by group activities, assigning projects, internship in industry and peer mentoring system.

(2) Diversity in curriculum: The students are given an opportunity to choose multi -disciplinary subjects as per their interest. Students are given a freedom to choose their domain of expertise and express themselves at various forums.

(3) Academic Rigour: The University routine is fun with many co-curricular and cultural events going round the year but along with an intense curriculum. Emphasis is given to imparting students with quality education and skill set so that they can be independent and master of their field.

(4) Freedom of Expression: NCU provides a friendly environment to students so that they can freely discuss their problems and other matters with any concerned. The University believes that a student can excel only in a stress free environment.

(5) Opportunities for growth: Numerous opportunities in the form of internship, industrial interactions, live projects with the industry, professional societies, site visits, training on soft skills, communication skills are provided to students for their overall development. The students here are prepared to be the future leaders.

The NorthCap University is one of the top engineering private colleges in Delhi/NCR and Haryana which truly promotes its motto of ‘Students First’.

Wanna to do Engineering……………..?????????

Hi Guys, Passed 12th with PCM? Want to do Engineering?? Oh!!! Confused?? Which branch? ECE, CSE, Mechanical, Civil, IT. Mechanical, civil, yes these are quite clear generally as you can visualize the things related to it. But what about CSE, IT, and ECE? A big question.

Isn’t the situation same as it were when you had to opt for PCM or PCB after your 10th? At that time also you would have taken opinions from your elders and your parents must have taken advices from their friends, colleagues etc etc. One answer was definitely “ whatever is your interest, opt for that or in which subject you have scored more Biology or Maths opt for that” Again question is to you and you must have thought that if I would be clear where I have had my interest then why I am asking you. Was it like this? But finally with lots of advices and all, you chose for PCM and completed your 12th.
  

What happened!!! The same type of scenario is in front of you again. Again you need guidance to choose the branch as you don’t know where you will find your interest. Whether you would be able to get a job or not. Yes, you can be employable after 4 years or even after 3.yrs you can have a job offer in your hand with a good salary package. At least enough you wouldn’t feel low while telling someone your LPA. Looking Unbelievable????? But the answer is “NO”. Its true, only you need to be dedicated and focused towards it.
 

What about Electronics?? You must be thinking “No No... Every other person is saying that Electronics market is going down, how I will get a job in this area and all. But if it so, then how you are experiencing daily new advanced electronic gadgets in the market. Whether it may be an apple i6 phone, laptop with i7 processor inside, i-pads, refrigerators with convertible modes, LED TVs with full Wi-Fi connectivity, Wow!! You can watch your favorite show “Friends” or “Permanent roommates” on youtube videos on your big screen. 

It’s not a joke. It’s all electronics playing behind it.  Have you ever opened an electronic device, what’s inside??  Must be seeing some printed circuit board, very small IC (a chip), some connectivity on board, but not with electrical wires, few very thin lines are running on board carrying millions of electrons. A full picture is running inside it and you are enjoying the show.

Curious??? How it’s all happening?  Now left on you, choice is yours….. Moreover its not only limited to this, It’s a big world …..Want to be part of it??….. You’re welcome to my next blog…

           

                  Rakhi Nangia

  The Northcap University, Gurgaon

Engineering Colleges and the Washington Accord

Prof. S. Krishnamoorthi

Professor

Dept of Civil Engineering

The NorthCap University, Gurgaon

Hi, my dear engineering aspirants! Finally you have made the decision to get your degree in engineering. Definitely one or more factors like a natural gift, life improvements, family advice, peer teachers, social need, role models, and career fairs would have helped you to take the decision. I hope you do not belong to the category of students who are not interested to gain knowledge and skills but only in marks, degree or a job. If you are one of them, you may stop reading further. For the rest, thank you for reading on.

Let me first introduce you to the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the Washington Accord (WA). The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India is an autonomous body with the objective of Assurance of Quality in engineering degree programs offered by various engineering colleges through the mechanism of accreditation.

The Washington Accord is an international agreement among bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programs. It recognizes the substantial equivalency of programs accredited by those bodies and recommends that graduates of such accredited programs may become eligible for entry to the practice of engineering in member countries.

NBA, India has been a signatory (17th member) of the Washington Accord since 2014. After this, NBA has introduced a new process, parameters and criteria for accreditation engineering degree programs. These are in line with the best international practices and oriented to assess the outcomes of the program.

NBA has divided the engineering colleges in to two tiers. Tier 1 and Tier II. Tier I colleges are those with autonomy to review the content of curriculum and make changes as a result of recommendations from accreditation visits. Tier II colleges are those which are affiliated to a university and thus do not have academic freedom.

According to NBA, Tier I colleges only will be covered under Washington Accord and The NorthCap University (NCU) comes under Tier I.

Next I will highlight on the changing role of engineering colleges to meet out the challenges posed by the NBA and the WA. It is really a great challenge for engineering colleges to offer high quality undergraduate degree program in engineering under the new guidelines for accreditation. For getting accreditation by the NBA, every engineering college, for each of its undergraduate degree program in engineering, should have Program Educational Objectives(PEOs),Program Outcomes(POs),well-structured curriculum having courses in basic sciences, engineering arts and sciences, humanities, management, Program core, program elective, open elective and foreign language elective. Each course will have. Course Educational Objectives (CEOs) and Course Outcomes(COs),well qualified and experienced faculty and support staff to deliver the curriculum,, laboratory, computer and library infrastructure, pedagogy in teaching-learning process, evaluation system, industry interaction, involvement of stakeholders at various stages, facilities for co-curricular and extra- curricular activities, equal weightage for teaching and research and a system for assessment of attainment of the PEOs, POs and COs and to take corrective actions depending upon the result. It should be capable of developing technical knowledge, technical skills and soft skills (communication, personality, environmental and ethical).

Facilities should be provided for the students to develop their talents in co-curricular and extra- curricular activities. Students should be motivated to take part in National level design competitions and examinations like GATE.

To enhance the placement opportunities, students should be exposed to value added courses, up-dating of practical knowledge through industry interaction, specialized workshops and  pre-placement interview techniques.

The NorthCap University has not only everything that an engineering college should aspire towards striving to keep inspiring.

After six years of track record as a University, NCU has obtained 82nd rank out of 247 universities from all over India and secured top and only private university in Haryana and Delhi/NCR in the National Institutional Ranking Framework carried out by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2016, in fact the only Private University in Top 100 in Delhi/NCR and Haryana.