Events

Industrial Visit to NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA)

 

An industrial visit was organized for the students of IVth and VIth semester, Electronics and Communication Department on 17th October 2016. The trip comprised of thirty-seven students and faculty members lead by our Director and Head of the Department, Electronics and Communication, Professor (Dr.) Neelam Sharma.

NTPC Limited (previously known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) is a Public Sector Undertaking, engaged in the business of generation of electricity and allied activities. NTPC's core business is generation and sale of electricity to state-owned power distribution companies and State Electricity Boards in India. The company also undertakes consultancy and turnkey project contracts that involve engineering, project management, construction management and operation and management of power plants. NETRA is the Research and Development laboratory of NTPC. Research is on to make the day-to-day operations of the Power Plants smoother with focus on renewable Technologies.

The students were first shown the Solar Thermal HVAC system. This system is used to generate AC cooling from solar energy. It consists of two pre-programmed solar dishes that heat up the coil in the centre of the dish using reflectors. This heated coil is used to boil the water. Then this water and steam combination is sent to the steam separator which gives out pure steam. This steam is passed through a Vapour Absorber Machine (VAM).This produces chilled water which is used to cool air. The Second project shown was the Na-S batteries. These batteries were made by NGK Insulators Limited. They are Grid level batteries and their possible applications are stabilizing the Grid due to varying frequency of electricity produced using non-renewable sources. They have power up to 12,000 KWh.

Students were then shown the Advanced Computing Laboratory which engages in application development for the NTPC. They have developed software like NePPS, NRES and software for CFD. Thereafter, the students were introduced to the various projects/experiments/studies being undertaken either in house or with collaboration with academic institutions like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, CSIR, IISc, NIT Warangal etc. The presentation highlighted various upcoming technologies such as nanofluids, nano coatings, Robotics, Automation, Electrical, CO2 capture, Waste water treatment, Fly ash treatment, Earthing etc.

The industrial visit was very informative and helped the students get up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the industry. It inspired the students to work hard and pursue research as an option.

 

Workshop by DKOP Labs

MAIT & MAIMS Participation on MSME Expo – 2016

A three days MSME Expo was organised with the vision of "Make India Employment Creators Hub" by MSME Development Forum in association with Government of India on from 11th to 13th Aug 2016 at Hall No – 14,  Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

In the expo a group of 35 students including 15 MBA and 20 B. Tech students of Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies (MAIMS) and Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT) were the participants. In the expo over 100 new start up ventures including many budding industries put up their stalls with presentation of their work ideas and products. 

The expo was inaugurated by Sh. Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister and Smt. Smirti Irani, Textile Minister & Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad, law Minister, Government of India were the chief guests during various event in these three days. Sh. Madan Mohan Mittal, Industry Minister, Government of Punjab was the chief guest of valedictory session on 13th August. Sh. Mohan Garg, Trustee of Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (MATES) was the special guest and who was facilitated by the Sh. Rajnish Goenka, Chairman MSME Development Forum. 

In these three days long event, our students participated in various sessions and learned about the current and future requirements of the industry. It was also great opportunity for our students when various giant industries owner like RATHI STEELS, RADICO Group, TOBU Industries, Signature Group met with them in person and discussed about their success path as well as motivated them. Also over 10 big start-up youth interacted with our students in person and discussed about way forward which really motivated our students to join the club of start-up movement. Also our student’s news with picture was published in various Leading Newspapers including Punjab Keasri and also electronically covered by Zee News. 

In the Expo Maharaja Agasen University (Baddi, Himachal Pradesh) stall was put up where many hundred visitors came and knew about the MAU and its courses. 

It was successful program and students got wonderful opportunity to learn about the entrepreneurship in practical manner. After the event many students of MAIMS & MAIT shows interest to became entrepreneur.  The expo program was coordinated by Mr. Ravi Gupta, Consultant – IEDC (MATES) and to make the program successful and motivating students special thanks to Prof. Neelam Sharma, Director & Dr. Rajveer Mittal, HOD – EEE  of MAIT and Prof. M K Bhat, Director & Sh. Rajiv Jain Assistant professor MAIMS.