Edition 54

DTU TIMES
EDITION #54
A Publication of Delhi Technological University | September-November 2021

Contents
Vice Chancellor’s Interview
Faculty News & Achievements
Inclusivity in STEM
Campus through a lens
Placement Interview - Google, London
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Editors’ Note
Let us level with you. Regardless of how extravagantly
people dress it up with their sugar-coated words and
pandering speeches, the truth is still this: the situation
you find yourselves in is simply, terribly, awful. The
pandemic snatched away your hopes of a spectacular
farewell and you found yourself blankly staring at the
ubiquitous blue screen in your tattered t-shirts and
stretched out bottoms, a far cry from the pomp of
tuxedos and suede jackets and grace of flowy sarees
and lehengas. In what can only be termed as needless,
malicious subterfuge, the pandemic went ahead
and robbed you of a freshers’ party. Are those parties
an epitome of awkwardness as a bunch of sunlightdeprived
students try to mingle with each other after
having spent two years in the company of party animals
HC Verma and OP Tandon? Yes. Did you deserve to find
that out for yourselves? Absolutely. Then it went ahead
and stuck you back on that same chair, in front of that
same screen, to go about doing the same thing you
found yourself doing a year ago. So, are you back to
square one?
No, not quite. This time you have discovered DTU
Times, and we assure you that the next twenty-two
pages will ease your transition into the audacious life
you have chosen. Welcome to the Times newsletter, or
as we like to call it, DTU 101. Once you flip this page,
you are going to witness our thoughtfully curated
news pieces and bespoke articles, crafted with tons
of love by our entire team. A little further and you will
reach our exclusive interview with the newly appointed
vice-chancellor of DTU, Prof. JP Saini. Give it a read to
learn about how he seeks to bring a shift in the current
paradigm of academia, his goals and his lofty vision for a
more focused DTU. Then, you will get to feast your eyes
on our delectable magnum opus, the centerfold. The
second half is where you learn about the students of
DTU, their accomplishments, their trials and tribulations
and the numerous avenues they have chosen to excel
in. Witness the achievements of the societies they have
built, the competitions they have won, the products
they have innovated, the people they’ve helped. If any
of the clubs tickle your fancy, contact us, praise this
newsletter, and we’ll probably put in a good word for
you.
For the next few months, the spotlight will shine on the
batch of 2025 as they enter the college gates for the
first time ever. A vast expanse stretches before you,
both literally and metaphorically. Perhaps it will take
you an entire semester to learn the shortest routes to
your classes or perhaps you will only discover the most
Zoom-friendly corners of your homes. Hundreds of
acres of verdant land, and yet you will wind up finding
a small, tucked away spot, perhaps under a tree near
Mic-Mac, or at the back of the library, where you will
feel most at home. The four years that lie ahead are
yours to build upon: to make mistakes, to experiment
with activities you never thought you would take up,
to navigate through friendships, to radically alter your
academic and career aspirations, and to grow and
learn from the diverse populace at Delhi Technological
University. No amount of ‘get-ready-for-college’ guides
can efficiently prepare you for the dilemmas that you
will face in the upcoming years nor will they help you
decipher the extent of opportunities that awaits you.
But your best bet is the newsletter that you hold in your
hands, your gateway to getting the most out of your
time here.
With Edition 54, we welcome you aboard a ship that
has previously sailed with some of the most prolific
scientists, engineers, businesspersons, actors, writers
and researchers in the country. Today, it prepares to
embark on a journey with you. DTU Times wishes you
the best of luck and promises to be by your side as you
navigate the choppy waters that lie ahead.
Angad Sethi
Anoushka Raj

Vice Chancellor’s
Address
Ever since I assumed this new office, I have been consistently amazed at Delhi Technological University’s
ability to weather all challenges and emerge as a leading technical institution. This progress has only been
possible due to the university’s efforts in providing all its students with an environment they can flourish in,
regardless of their chosen domain. This emphasis given to a student’s holistic development is especially
commendable considering the drastic changes the university has been forced to adopt in the face of
the pandemic. It is heartwarming to see that the suspension of classes and other offline activities has not
dampened the spirit of excellence that has characterised DTU since its inception.
In addition, I am also pleased to note DTU’s steady progress in both the NIRF and the Times rankings, a
development that one can accredit to all members of the DTU family, teachers and students alike. I would
like to heartily congratulate my predecessor, Dr. Yogesh Singh, for this achievement and to express my
gratitude to him for ushering in the dynamic reforms that have been instrumental in the university’s growth.
I will strive to sustain this upward rise during my tenure and do justice to DTU’s illustrious history.
As we move towards the commencement of a new academic session, it brings me great pride and
joy to welcome the incoming batch of students to the DTU family. They will be greeted by exceptional
opportunities and I hope that they capitalise on these chances with a pure & unselfish intent. I wish luck
to all the students aspiring to innovate and create, and encourage all endeavors that wish to serve the
greater good.
I warmly congratulate the team of DTU Times on the publication of yet another well-crafted edition. I hope
that the new students joining us will find it a perfect introduction to DTU’s ecosystem.
Prof. Jai Prakash Saini
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DTU TIMES
September 2021 - November 2021
The Bulletin
ISSUE NO 54
Atomic Energy: Peaceful Use and Job Opportunities
HRDC-DTU in collaboration with HBTU, Kanpur and NPCIL organized
an online two day workshop on “Atomic Energy : Peaceful Use and
Job Opportunities”, in September, 2021. The workshop made way as
a stage for speakers to present their research papers in front of renowned
personnel.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Department of Biotechnology in collaboration with DTU-ICC and DTU-
IIF organized an E-Workshop on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”,
in September, 2021. Mr. Suteerth Tripathi, Director, Inochi Care Pvt.
Ltd. and Mr. Deepak Singh Kathait, Founder and CEO, Seutus Pvt. Ltd.
were the speakers for the event while Dr. Navneeta Bharadvaj served as
the coordinator for the event.
Research in Literature: State and Directions
National
Education Day
Human Resource Development
Centre, DTU, in association with
IIC-DTU and DTU-IIF organized
a one day webinar on National
Education Day in November,
2021. Dr. Vinod Singh, Assoc.
Director, HRDC and Prof. S.
Anbukmumar, Director, HRDC
served as the organizing team for
the webinar while Dr. Meenakshi
Sood, Assoc. Prof., NITTTR,
Chandigarh and Col. B. Venkat,
Director, Faculty Development
Cell, AICTE were the speakers.
Department of Humanities, DTU organized a two day online workshop on “Research in Literature: State
and Directions”, in October, 2021. Prof. Yogesh Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU served as the chief patron
while Prof. Madhusudan Singh, Registrar, DTU was a patron. Prof. Nand Kumar, HoD, Dept. of Humanities
was the General Chair for the event while Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Humanities, Ms.
Saroj Bala, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Humanities and Parnita Sinha, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Humanities were the
coordinators of the event.
Clean Energy Manufacturing: Transformation for
Sustainable Development
Department of Mechanical Engineering under the aegis of AICTE Training
and Learning Academy organized a one-week faculty development
program on “Clean Energy Manufacturing: Transformation for
Sustainable development”, in October, 2021. Prof. Yogesh Singh,
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU served as the chief patron while Prof.
S.K. Garg, HoD, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering was a patron. Dr.
Pushpendra Singh and Dr. Qasim Murtaza were the coordinators for
the event.
Webinar on Student
Learning Hub
Delhi Technological University
in collaboration with Coursera
organized a webinar for the newly
created student learning hub in
October, 2021. The webinar was
conducted to enable learning
through MOOC Courses for all
students.

Surface Texturing
Technologies
Department of Mechanical
Engineering organized a two day
online workshop on “Surface
Texturing Technologies”, in
October, 2021. Dr. Paras Kumar,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
served as the coordinator for the
event.
Masterclass on Data
Worlds and Trends
Innovathon’ 21
Delhi Technological University organized an intra-DTU hackathon
“Innovathon’ 21”, in October, 2021. It had many themes such as Full
Stack, Entrepreneurship, Hardware and Machine Learning.
Encouraging Startup Ecosystem
A team from the office of Hon’ble Deputy CM, Delhi, Shri. Manish
Sisodia, visited the Delhi Technological University, Innovation and
Incubation Foundation in November, 2021. The startups incubated by
DTU-IIF were evaluated by the team. The visit was aimed at encouraging
and supporting the startup ecosystem in Delhi.
EducationUSA along with Indiana
University, Northwest organized
a one day masterclass on “Data
Worlds and Trends” in October,
2021. It was to enable students to
learn about higher studies in the
USA with focus on data analytics
and current trends.
Flag Off of ‘Lab on
Wheels’
Delhi Technological University’s
educational initiative - Lab on
Wheels - was recently granted
permission to impart courses
on “Basic Computer Skills” in
government schools of Delhi. The
flag off ceremony was conducted
by Prof. J.P. Saini, Hon'ble
Vice Chancellor, DTU and Prof.
Madhusudan Singh, Registrar,
DTU.
n+i Webinar
Delhi Technological University
organized a n+i webinar in
October, 2021. The webinar was
for final and pre-final year students
to guide/inform them on one single
application for 160 programs at 45
top higher French institutions in
science and engineering.
Entrepreneurial
Innovations for Early
Stage Start-ups
Department of Electrical
Engineering, DTU in collaboration
with DTU IIF organized a one day
e-workshop on “Entrepreneurial
innovations for Early Stage
Start-ups”, in September, 2021.
Dr. V K Arora, Chief Executive
Officer, IGDTUW Anveshan, and
Dr. Ankita Arora served as the
speakers for the event.
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VICE CHANCELLOR’S
INTERVIEW
DTU Times interviewed the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of DTU, Prof. JP Saini. Read on as he talks about his vision
for the university, the status quo, and the upcoming AI-powered classrooms of DTU.
You have been the Vice Chancellor of NSUT for the last
three years, and have only recently been appointed as the
Vice Chancellor of DTU. Based on your limited time here,
can you share your reflections on our ecosystem?
I have been closely associated with DTU for the last four
and a half years. My friend, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor
of Delhi University, Prof. Yogesh Singh, had roped me
into numerous academic activities conducted by various
bodies of the university. Prof. Yogesh Singh is himself a
member of the board of management at NSUT, which
helps us implement state-of-the-art practices across both
institutions simultaneously, so that both NSUT and DTU
progress in tandem.
In fact, I will say, on the record, that when students
contemplate choosing between one of the two to pursue
their studies, they should consider their comfort and
proximity to the university rather than compare the
universities’ academic virtues. Both DTU and NSUT are
excellent institutions with experienced faculty and welldeveloped
infrastructure. When it comes to cultural
events, both the universities whole-heartedly participate
in each other’s fests. Even the faculties host friendly
tournaments of cricket and football wherein they invite
the other university’s faculty members.
The students and faculty of DTU have been conscientiously
working towards authoring research papers, as well as
implementing them. In spite of this, we still lag behind in
the research impact facet of the NIRF rankings. What do
you think causes this mismatch and what can be done to
improve the status quo?
The students and faculty of DTU have been working in
synergy to produce scientifically sound research, but the
mismatch, as you said, still exists. One of the primary
reasons for it is that the present population of the
university is around 14,000, and a vast majority of them
are undergraduate students. Due to the lower number
of students pursuing Masters and PhD, the research
culture hasn’t flourished extensively. Nonetheless, around
70 students were awarded a PhD degree last year and
this time, even amidst the pandemic, 60 students were
conferred with a PhD.
To encourage students to take up research, DTU has
started various schemes and grants ranging from ₹1 lakh
to ₹5 lakhs. These awards are meant to inspire students to
come up with research ideas worthy of being published in
reputed international journals. Additionally, for students
who are interested in pursuing research and wish to be
internationally acclaimed for their work, these grants

will aid them in their journey, by amalgamating both
academics and research. This would also help the students
gain financial independence as they pursue their research
interests.
We are also integrating research into the curriculum of
undergraduate students. We must play to our key strength,
which is the sheer number of undergraduate students, and
in order to encourage them to adopt the research culture,
the faculty must involve them in as many projects as
possible. DTU-IIF is also doing their part to encourage
the students and faculty members to work on startups. The
university provides up to ₹10 lakhs in incentives to the
students for this. We are also working on strengthening
our research labs and infrastructure and equipping them
with bleeding edge industrial softwares.
The students must avail schemes like these and should
approach the faculty for guidance. I think the undergrads
have the capability to publish better papers than the
PhD scholars because there isn’t any pressure on them to
complete their work in a given frame of time. Free minds
have no bounds, and have endless potential to realise.
Pursuing research would also help the students gain
practical knowledge, which will in turn give them an edge
over others during the placement season. Industries today
are looking for people who don’t fit the mould, who can
apply their skills practically and think out-of-the-box. This
would also aid students who wish to pursue their graduate
studies in universities outside India.
Leading educational institutions around the world have
conducted studies which underscore the same fact: inperson
classes are more productive than online ones. Is
there any plan to reopen the university to all students for
theory classes, or is there a blended mode of education in
the works?
We are trying our best to resume educational activities
in the offline mode, because I believe that the campus
provides a congenial atmosphere for learning. But we are
waiting till the end of December for the government’s
orders, which will be based on an evaluation of the impact
of Omicron.
The present plan is to conduct practical classes in person.
Apart from that, we are also working on inviting renowned
professors from leading international universities to
present lectures in their domains which would allow the
students to receive a diverse exposure of learning and
enhance networking. We are also working on a hybrid
mode of teaching. This method will entail classrooms
retrofitted with microphones, cameras, virtual boards, and
networking capabilities. On the surface, it might seem like
an ordinary classroom, but in reality, these classrooms will
combine the best of both worlds: professors can present
lectures from anywhere while if a student is unable to
attend any class, they can tune in online. This has already
been implemented in NSUT and now we are working to
incorporate it in DTU as well.
Do you think that hybrid classrooms are the future?
Definitely. I don’t think that physical classes will be
completely phased out, but there will certainly be a push
to make sure that no one misses out on their education
simply because of their physical absence. This is also
true for the faculty members. If a teacher cannot attend
a physical class, then they can present lectures from their
location and everything will be properly displayed in
the classroom. Both the teacher and student will have
this freedom. Furthermore, the podium is also built
in with writing units. So that if a teacher writes on it, it
automatically displays on the classroom’s digital board.
Each classroom has its own YouTube channel where these
lectures are live-streamed. This lets students access them
anywhere and at any time. At present, twelve classrooms
have been inducted into the first phase of this change. We
hope to revolutionise the conventional modus operandi of
physical classes with these futuristic classrooms.
What is your vision for DTU?
My vision for DTU is to implement short term goals
in order to make instrumental differences in the long
run. We have gotten a lot of things right along the way,
while there are areas we can improve on. I don’t intend
to upend the way things are conducted here. I believe it
is imperative that we maintain our path, while making
small modifications that will steer us in the appropriate
direction. In the coming years, DTU will implement every
facet of the NEP, which will place us as an elite institution
catering to students from all domains. Additionally, I
will ensure that we keep improving the status-quo, by
constantly refreshing the curricula and encouraging
technical and cognitive development of students. I intend
to imbue the university with the principles and values of
historic Indian institutions such as Nalanda and Takshila.
What message would you give to the students of DTU?
Never stop following your dreams. Always give your one
hundred percent and work hard towards achieving your
goal. In life, you will always receive more opportunities,
so make the most of them. Furthermore, move out of
your comfort zones, push your limits and try to do
something innovative and distinct in your chosen fields.
Most importantly, always be grateful for your culture,
your country and your family; other tangible things are
ephemeral.
Read the full interview on dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog

FACULTY NEWS &
ACHIEVEMENTS
Awards, Honours & Conferences
Prof. S. Indu, Dean, Student Welfare
• Organiser, ‘IEEE IOT Workshop: The Future of
Connectivity’, Delhi Technological University, New
Delhi
• Organiser, ‘IEEE Day’ in collaboration with Elsevier,
Delhi Technological University, New Delhi
• Presenter, ‘BGR to HSV based Text Extraction from
Manuscripts Using Slidebars’, Asian Conference on
Innovation in Technology, Pune
• Presenter, ‘Brushless DC Motor Based E-Rickshaw
Controller Design’, International Conference on Recent
Trends on Electronics, Information, Communication &
Technology, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering,
Bengaluru
Prof. Pravir Kumar, HoD, Dept. of Biotechnology
• Presenter, ‘Parkinson’s Disease: An overview and role of
glutamate and its receptors’, 5 th International Conference
on Information Systems and Computer Networks, GLA
University, Mathura
• Presenter, ‘Regulation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor
via Histone Deacetylase 3 Inhibitor Valproic Acid’, 5 th
International Conference on Information Systems and
Computer Networks, GLA University, Mathura
• Presenter, ‘Is Artificial Intelligence a Helping Hand
for The Future of Neurosurgery?’, 5 th International
Conference on Information Systems and Computer
Networks, GLA University, Mathura
• Presenter, ‘Identification of Putative LRRK2 Inhibitors
in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease: A Drugrepurposing
Approach’, 5 th International Conference
on Information Systems and Computer Networks, GLA
University, Mathura
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• Speaker, ‘Ubiquitination and PTM in AD and other
NDDs’, IBRO-APRC Associate School on Biophysical
to Molecular Techniques: An Interface in Neurobiology
Research, Department of Zoology, Indira Gandhi
National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya
Pradesh, India
Prof. Dinesh Vishwakarma, Dept. of Information
Technology
• Speaker, ‘Fake News Detection-A Data Mining
Perspective’, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Chennai
Prof. Gurjit Kaur, Dept. of Electronics and
Communication Engineering
• Organiser, Workshop, ‘Internet of Things’, IEEE
Standards Association, DTU
• Presenter, ‘Implementation and Comparison of Direct
Mapped and 4-way Set Associative Mapped Cache
Controller in VHDL’, 8 th International Conference
on Signal Processing & Integrated Networks, Amity
University, Noida
• Presenter, ‘A Novel Low Power Design of Brent
Kung Adder Having Fault Tolerant Capability’, 8 th
International Conference on Signal Processing &
Integrated Networks, Amity University, Noida
• Presenter, ‘A Design Technique for Delay and Power
Efficient Dadda-Multiplier’, 3 rd International Conference
on Inventive Research in Computing Applications, RVS
College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, Dept. of Biotechnology
• Awardee, Educational Excellence Award, World
Environment Summit, Dr. Swarn Chawla Memorial
Foundation
• Awardee, National Innovative Education Award,
Socrates Social Research University Trust, Constitution
Club of India
Prof. Rahul Katarya, Dept. of Computer Science and
Engineering
• Declared amongst the World’s Top 2% Scientists,
Stanford University, California, United States of America

• Awarded World Ranking 3578 in Science-Metrix
category, Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing,
Stanford University, California, United States of America
• Panelist, Special Online Masterclass, ‘The Data World
and Trends’, Indiana University Northwest, USA,
EducationUSA, United States-India Educational
Foundation, New Delhi & Delhi Technological
University
• Session Chair, Technical Session, ‘Artificial Intelligence
and Machine Learning’, National Conference,
Visualizing and Sensitizing Innovations in Information
Technology, Vivekananda Institute of Professional
Studies, Delhi
• IEEE Proctor, IEEEXtreme 15.0 Online International
Programming Competition
• Presenter, ‘Study of Various Techniques for the
Classification of Hateful Memes’, International
Conference on Recent Trends on Electronics,
Information, Communication & Technology
• Presenter, ‘Study of Fake News Detection using
Machine Learning and Deep Learning Classification
Methods’, International Conference on Recent Trends on
Electronics, Information, Communication & Technology
• Presenter, ‘Analyzing the Effects of Text Representations
on the Performance of Document Clustering in Public
Health Tweets’, 4 th International Conference on
Computational Intelligence & Data Engineering
Prof. Seema Singh, Dept. of Humanities
• Presenter, ‘Women in STEM Education & Employment
in India: Status and Prognosis’, 18 th International
Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists,
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
• Session Chair, ‘Water and Environmental Sustainability,
18 th International Conference of Women Engineers and
Scientists, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
• Presenter, ‘Country Report for India’, International
Network of Women Engineers & Scientists - Asia &
Pacific Nation Network, Philippine Technological
Council, Women Engineers Network, Philippine
• Panelist, ‘Women in the Indian Engineering Labour
Market’, Panel on Woman in Industry and Academia,
Industrial Engineering & Operations Management
Society India Conference, Bengaluru
• Panelist, ‘Gendered Gap & Perception of STEM in last
75 years of Independent India’, Panel on COVID-19
Impacts on Women in STEM and Perspectives, Meeting
of Asia and Pacific Women in Science and Technology,
South Korea
• Panelist, ‘Investigating Gendered Journey from
Engineering Education to Employment in India to
Achieve Sustainability’, Panel on Gender, Sustainability
& Research Capacity Building in the Global South,
Gendered Journeys, Centre for Research & Development
in Adult and Lifelong Learning
• Committee Member, The Marketing & Promotion
Committee, International Network of Women Engineers
& Scientists - Asia & Pacific Nation Network, Women
Engineers Network, Philippine Technological Council,
Philippine
• Participant, Expert on Women in STEM, International
Network of Women Engineers & Scientists - Asia &
Pacific Nation Network Girls in Science & Engineering
Global Project on Women in STEM, National Research
Foundation, The Ministry of Science & ICT, South Korea
Dr. Janardan Prasad Kesari, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
• Organiser, Short-Term Training Programme, ‘Climate
Change and Sustainable Development’, Mahatma
Gandhi Institute for Combating Climate Change, Delhi
Dr. Shilpa Pal, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering
• Awardee, Best Paper Award, ‘Impact of Ureolytic
and Non-Ureolytic Bacteria on Self Healing of
Artificial Cracks in Bio-Fortified Concrete’, 12th
International Conference on Material Processing and
Characterization’, National Institute of Technical
Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh
• Speaker, ‘Conceptual design for earthquake resistant
buildings and safety measures’, Future Technologies
College of Vocational Education, Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
• Speaker, ‘Basic Conceptual Design of Earthquake Safe
Buildings’, National Institute of Disaster Management,
New Delhi & Department of Civil Engineering, Andhra
University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam
Mr. Ram Murti Rawat, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Software
Engineering
• Presenter, ‘Low power pre-charge voltage level and
low swing logic based 8T SRAM cell for high speed
CMOS circuits’, 32 nd IEEE International Conference on
Microelectronics, University of Niš, Serbia
• Reviewer, IEEE India International Conference on
Information Processing, Delhi Technological University,
Delhi
• Reviewer, 32 nd IEEE International Conference on
Microelectronics, University of Niš, Serbia
• Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Electrical,
Computer, and Energy Technologies, Cape Town, South
Africa
• Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Electrical,
Computer, Communications, and Mechatronics
Engineering, Mauritius
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Dr. Jagvinder Singh, Asst. Prof., USME
• Presenter, ‘Development Goals & Businesses as Active
Change Agents’, International Business Horizon
Conference, Amity University, Noida
Dr. Manjeet Kumar, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Electronics and
Communication Engineering
• Presenter, ‘Non-linear System Identification Using
Hammerstein-Wiener Model for Hypothetical System’,
IEEE International Conference on Computing, Power
and Communication Technologies, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Publications
Prof. S. Indu, Dean, Student Welfare
• ‘Deep neural network learning for power limited
heterogeneous system with workload classification’,
Computing (2021)
Prof. Pravir Kumar, HoD, Dept. of Biotechnology
• ‘Free radical biology in neurological manifestations:
mechanisms to therapeutics interventions’,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• ‘Unboxing the molecular modalities of mutagens in
cancer’, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• ‘FOXO and related transcription factors binding
elements in the regulation of neurodegenerative
disorders’, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
• ‘Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: Current
Scenario and Future Perspectives’, The Journal of
Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
Prof. Anjana Gupta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics
• ‘Matrix Games with Proportional Linguistic Payoffs’,
Soft Computing
• ‘Interval graph based energy efficient routing scheme
for a connected topology in wireless sensor networks’,
Wireless Networks
• ‘Systematic study of topology control methods and
routing techniques in wireless sensor networks’, Applied
Intelligence
Prof. Gurjit Kaur, Dept. of Electronics and
Communication Engineering
• ‘Performance Analysis of a Hybrid FSO–FO Link with
Smart Decision Making System Under Adverse Weather
Conditions’, Journal of Optical Communications
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• ‘Resource Management for Traffic Imbalance Problem
in Green Cognitive Radio Networks’, Physical
Communication
Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, Dept. of Biotechnology
• ‘A Novel Bioinspired Carbon Quantum Dots based
Optical Sensor for Ciprofloxacin Detection’, Materials
Letters
• ‘Development of lanthanum oxide nanoparticles-based
biosensor for highly selective and sensitive detection of
ciprofloxacin in milk’, SPAST Abstracts
• ‘The efficiency of Zeolites in Water Treatment for
Combating Ammonia-An Experimental Study on
Yamuna River Water & Treated Sewage Effluents’,
Inorganic Chemistry Communications
• ‘The study of effect of vitamin C and Achyranthes
aspera seeds enriched diets on the growth, biochemical
composition, digestive enzyme activities and expressions
of genes involved in the biosynthesis of fatty acids in
Snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray, 1832)’,
Journal of Applied Aquaculture
Prof. K.C. Tiwari, Dept. of Civil Engineering
• ‘Comparative Assessment of Target Detection
Algorithms for Urban Targets Using Hyperspectral Data
- Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing’,
American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
• ‘Spectral–spatial Urban Target Detection for
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Using Artificial
Neural Network’, The Egyptian Journal of Remote
Sensing & Space Science
• ‘Development of Spectral Index for Road Condition
and Roof Deterioration Analysis using AVIRIS-NG and
Field Hyperspectral Data’, Journal of Photogrammetry,
Remote Sensing & Geo-information Science
• ‘Extraction of Urban Built-up Surfaces and Its Subclasses
using Existing Built-up Indices with Separability
Analysis of Spectrally Mixed Classes in AVIRIS-NG
Imagery’, Advances in Space Research
• ‘Spectral Library Creation and Identification of
Significant Wavelengths for Urban Built-Up Surfaces
and Materials using Field Spectrometry’, Arabian
Journal of Geosciences
• ‘Feature Identification and Extraction of Urban Built-up
Surfaces and Materials in AVIRIS-NG Hyperspectral
Imagery’, Geocarto International
• ‘New Spectral Indices for Detection of Urban Built-Up
Surfaces and its Subclasses in AVIRIS-NG Hyperspectral
Imagery’, Geocarto International

• ‘Performance Evaluation and Comparative Assessment
of Sentinel-2B, Landsat-8 and AVIRIS-NG Sensor
Imageries for Extraction of Road and Roof Surfaces
Using Different Algorithms’, Journal of Applied Remote
Sensing
• ‘A Euclidean Distance based Super Resolution method
for Sub Pixel target detection in Hyperspectral Image’,
GIS Business
Prof. Rahul Katarya, Dept. of Computer Science and
Engineering
• ‘PAN-LDA: A Latent Dirichlet Allocation based Novel
Feature Extraction Model for COVID-19 Data using
Machine Learning’, Computers in Biology and Medicine
Prof. Ram Singh, Associate Dean, Student Welfare
• ‘Microwave-assisted organic synthesis in Water’,
Current Microwave Chemistry
Prof. Seema Singh, Dept. of Humanities
• ‘Women on Board: Tackling Gender Diversity’, The
Global Analyst
• ‘BRPID Project Report 2019-20: Enhancing
Employability Skills for Empowerment of Girls and
Young Women’, Graduate Women International,
Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Janardan Prasad Kesari, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
• ‘Analysis of Mean Plate Temperature of Flat Plates
in Ordinary and PVT Setup’, International Journal of
Science and Research
• ‘Solar Panels Crack Detection using Overhead Images’,
International Journal for Research in Applied Science
& Engineering Technology
• ‘Maglev Technology and the World Scenario’,
International Journal for Research in Applied Science
& Engineering Technology
Dr. Shilpa Pal, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering
• ‘Impact of ureolytic and nonureolytic bacteria on self
healing of artificial cracks in biofortified concrete’,
Advances in Materials and Processing
• ‘Seismic Safety of buildings on Hill Slopes – A Review’,
Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering
• ‘Finite Element Analysis of Impact Load on Reinforced
Concrete’, Emerging Technologies and Applications for
Green Infrastructure
Dr. Anup Kumar Mandpura, Asst. Prof., Dept. of
Electrical Engineering
• ‘On the ASER performance of SC receiver with RQAM
and HQAM over κ-μ fading’, AEÜ - International
Journal of Electronics and Communications
Dr. Jagvinder Singh, Asst. Prof., USME
• ‘Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: Review
& Future Research Agenda Through Bibliometric
Mapping’, Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Review
• ‘Exploring new frontiers in indexing strategies: an
optimization-based risk-efficient solution’, International
Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and
Management
Dr. Manish Jain, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Applied Chemistry
• ‘A review on carboxylic acid cross-linked polyvinyl
alcohol: Properties and applications’, Polymer
Engineering and Science
Dr. Naval Garg, Asst. Prof., USME
• ‘Gratitude resentment and appreciation scale (GRAT-
16): Analysing psychometrics properties in the Indian
context’, Current Psychology
• ‘Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) — Exploring
Psychometric Properties in India’, Journal of Religion
and Health
Dr. Paras Kumar Asst. Prof., Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering
• ‘Traffic noise prediction and optimization using
response surface method (RSM)’, Arabian Journal of
Geosciences
Mr. Ram Murti Rawat, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Software
Engineering
• ‘Low Power Restoration Circuits Reduce Swing
Voltages of SRAM Cell With Improved Read and Write
Margins’, International Journal of Security and Privacy
in Pervasive Computing
• Reviewer, International Journal of Electronics
• Reviewer, Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers
• Reviewer, Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
• Reviewer, World Scientific and Engineering Academy
and Society Transactions
• Reviewer, International Journal of Modeling,
Simulation, and Scientific Computing
DTU TIMES | September 2021 - November 2021 | 11

DELHI’S TREASURED UNIVERSITY
Here’s a map of the heart and soul of the untameable yet endearing Bawanaland.
However, the both of us find ourselves in a conundrum. We can’t truthfully capture the
eternal beauty of this place and you can’t visit the campus to soak in the radiance of its
spirit. So, here’s a way out: a virtual rendition of the crown jewels of DTU.

SOCIETY
NEWS
180 Degrees Consulting DTU sweeps awards
180 Degrees Consulting DTU won the best overall
branch award within the APAC region amongst a
fiercely contested cohort of over 175+ branches. The
branch also presented its best practices and vision at
the global awards, becoming the first Indian branch
to do so. Additionally, N. Krithika, Ayan Bindra
and Sambhav Jeswani secured the 3 rd position
at Emergeré Case Competition organised by the
Red Brick Summit, Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad.
The society invited Ganesh Kumar Sahu, Senior
Principal Scientist, Bridge Engineering and Structure
Division, CSIR- Central Road Research Institute, to
give a lecture on the topic ‘Health Monitoring of
Bridges Through Instrumentation’. In addition,
Anamika Kadam, Deputy General Manager, Larsen
& Toubro, was invited to speak on the topic ‘Current
Market Trends in Construction with Sustainable
Practices in Future’. Furthermore, the society
conducted a lecture on the topic ‘Applications
of Peizosensors in SHM’ under the guidance of
Visalakshi Talakokula, Professor, École Centrale
School of Engineering, Mahindra University.
Shiddat, The Music Society of DTU, sings its
way to victory
Shiddat, The Music Society of DTU secured the 1 st
position in the solo singing competition, ‘Chord
Battle’, organised by Institute of Management
Technology, Nagpur. They also secured the 2 nd
position in ‘Alankaar’, a solo instrumental music
competition organised by Maharaja Agrasen College
and first position in the solo instrumental music
competition organised by Shivaji College.
IEEE DTU continues its legacy
The Indian Game Theory Society organises
events
IEEE DTU organized a guided product development
competition in collaboration with Quollab in
September, 2021. The society also organized a
workshop on ‘Cloud 101’, hosted by Microsoft Learn
Student Ambassador, Ansh Anurag.
The Indian Game Theory Society organised the
Stratathon at IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and Shaheed
Sukhdev College of Business Studies. The society also
participated in the webinars held at IIT Delhi and
Shri Ram College of Commerce by Mr. Manoj Gadia.
IAStructE Student Chapter DTU invites
specialists
IAStructE Student Chapter DTU conducted a
month-long marathon on ‘Structure Analysis’ and
an extempore on the theme: Effect, Opportunities
and Innovations in Construction Industry due to
COVID.
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In October 2021, on account of IEEE day, the society
hosted a two-day long celebration, where they
organized a hands-on workshop on IoT using

Azure, ‘CODE-E-BLITZ’, ‘WIExperience’, a panel
discussion on the topic: ‘Journey through STEM’
and a talent hunt, ‘IEEE got Talent’. The society
also organized a webinar on ‘Getting Started with
HacktoberFest’ where Hargun Kaur, Founder,
Codeflow, was the speaker. In the IEEE R10 Research
Paper Contest 2021, Ritwik Ranjan and Palak
Yadav won the WIE Best Paper Award. In IEEE
Xtreme 15.0, Ansh Anurag, Shubham Ahlawat
and Ankush Bhagat secured a global rank of 817,
Saujanya Sood secured a global rank of 999 and
Hemang Sinha & Jatin Pandey secured a global
rank of 1,000.
Enactus DTU glitters brilliantly
Enactus DTU won the Enactus Early Stage
Competition, Project Milan. The team of Ananya
Rath, Khyati Rath and Vishoo Verma also won the
Pitch Niche organized by the Finance & Investment
Cell of Keshav Mahavidyalaya.
Society of Industrial and Applied
Mathematics ropes in specialists
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
organised the ‘Viral Tweets Prediction Challenge
Hackathon’ in collaboration with Bitgrit, MACS,
and DataGateway. The society also organised
a webinar on ‘Internship and Placements in
Data Sciences and Machine Learning’ hosted by
Siddhant Gupta, Software Developer, Amazon.
Additionally, the society hosted a webinar in
collaboration with Rahul Tyagi, co-founder, SAFE
Security, focussing on ‘Cyber Hygiene in Pandemic
with SAFE Security’. They also organized a webinar
on ‘The Path to Full-Stack Development and
DevOps Engineering’, hosted by Sachin Duhan,
DTU Alumnus & Software Engineer, Chronicle.
Rotaract Club of DTU Regency drives change
Rotaract Club of DTU Regency organized ‘Fist of
Kindness’, a food donation drive, in September,
2021. The club also organised a tree plantation
drive in October, 2021 and planted 75 saplings.
Along with this, the club organized a webinar on
‘Cracking Case Interviews and Guesstimates’.
Mr. Sunil Dua and Mr. Amit Poddar, T.I.M.E were
the speakers for this event.
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DefenceX DTU makes its mark
DefenceX DTU organised a series of webinars,
‘Lessons From Recommendation: A Session
with the Recommended’, hosted by Sachin Singh
Chauhan and Khusali Bhavsar. In September,
2021, they organised a motivational talk with (Retd.)
Indian Navy Lieutenant Commander, Nikhil Kumar
Chandrakala, as the guest speaker.
NSS DTU makes a difference
NSS DTU organized ‘Project Euphoria - Park
Adoption’, a cleanliness and plantation drive. The
project also entailed painting walls of the park in
accordance with the themes of cleanliness, health
and education. They also organized a session on
contraception awareness along with a visit to
an orphanage on account of Vigilance Awareness
week.
Team UAS flies high
Team UAS-DTU along with Flaire Unmanned
Systems won the award for the ‘Best
Communication Architecture’ in the ‘Indian Air
Force Mehar Baba Swarm Drone Competition’
and was also a joint winner of the ‘Mehar Baba
Rolling Trophy’.
Sahitya shines bright
Sahitya hosted the second edition of their flagship
debating event: The DTU Parliamentary Debate in
the British Parliamentary format. They also organized
a workshop, ‘Intro To BP Judging’, in collaboration
with Enting Lee, CA Elect, World Universities Debating
Championship, 2022.
DTU Consulting Group conducts webinars
DTU Consulting Group organized a webinar on
‘Roadmap to a Career in Consulting’ with Mr.
Tarun Kapur, Associate Director, KPMG as the
speaker in September, 2021. The society also invited
Mr. Apoorv Goel, DTU Alumnus and Associate,
Bain & Company to speak at a webinar titled ‘Data
Analysis and Trends’. Additionally, they hosted an
exclusive session for DCG members to discuss the
intricacies of consulting with Mr. Vikramjeet Singh,
DTU Alumnus and Senior Consultant, Deloitte. Another
webinar was organized by them on ‘Human Biases’
which was hosted by Mr. Priyank Shah, CEO & CA,
The Financialist in October, 2021.
In other news...
• DTU-AUV secured the 2 nd position at Robosub,
2021 in the “Skills Video - Power Management”
category, and were awarded a cash prize of $400.
• Team Raftaar was placed 19 th in the world in the
‘Human Powered Vehicle Challenge’ organised
by the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
• Kalakriti organised an inversion art workshop
for its members in October, 2021. Mehak
Singhal secured the `1 st position at ‘Dharohar’
- a landscape making competition organised
by ARSD College, Delhi University.
• The teams of Manya Shrila & Ishi Thakur,
Vishnu Shankar & Lakshya Sharma, members,
Cognitive Minds, emerged as finalists in
the Vaarta Debating Competition, AIESEC
and Damodaram Sanjivayya National
Parliamentary Debate, respectively.
In the Annual Premchand Memorial
Parliamentary Debate, Hindu College, Ashutosh
Bahuguna judged the open grand finals and
secured the position of the 3 rd best judge. Angad
Singh Chawla judged the open grand finals and was
awarded the position of the 3 rd best judge in the
Mukharji Memorial ProAm Debate.
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Illustration by Tejasv, 3 rd year, B. Des.
THE LEGO SET
I NEVER HAD
Ananya Kapoor, 3 rd Year, EE
Riya Singh, 2 nd Year, MCE
As I was growing up, I could never forget that I am a female, with the distinction between men and women becoming even sharper
as I grew older. This subtle demarcation between ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’, so common in countless households just like mine,
ends up having far more dangerous consequences, the most menacing being its manifestation as a lack of inclusivity in several key
areas of our lives.
If I were to turn back the clock to where it all started, one significant difference existed even between little girls and boys—birthday
gifts. These gifts are the reason that I never feel that I’m smart enough for my highly technical degree. I loved the Barbie dolls,
the pink dresses, and the kitchen sets that I got as a child. However, in hindsight, I wish that all my birthday presents hadn’t been
restricted to being traditionally ‘girly’.
Don’t get me wrong—I do count my blessings and all. However, I realize now that a significant part of what shaped my identity as a
child was what I did as I grew up. I dressed up my dolls; I wore pink and made chai with my kitchen set. Now that I think of it, there
is only one gift that I wish someone would’ve given me—lego sets.
You might be wondering—what do lego sets have to do with our current discourse on inclusivity? Lego sets are often the earliest
encounter a child has with textbook engineering. Building things with tiny blocks is how they develop an interest in constructing
things out of their mind and depending on their creativity. In keeping these away from girls and presenting them only with dolls and
kitchen sets, we propagate the idea that a woman’s role is primarily to care and nurture to exclude everything else. On the other
hand, boys are encouraged to think, ideate, and create—their intelligence is applauded more than their looks and mannerisms.
It should hardly come as a surprise then if young girls in engineering colleges don’t think they can compete with boys their age. I
have always lacked the confidence to complete a practical lab in physics or mechanical without taking the help of a boy because
I grew up thinking they are naturally better at it. The bigger consequence of these streamlined pink gifts is that the number of
women employed in intellectually demanding fields like science and technology remains abysmally low. One can find a perfect
example in our university itself, where hardly any girls choose a branch like mechanical engineering, no matter how fascinating it
may be, due to its heavy emphasis on fieldwork.
Over the years, I have often wondered how differently things would have turned out had society deemed it fit to applaud me for
all my successful endeavors, no matter how ‘unladylike’ they might be. I also wonder if I would have believed in myself more had
my triumphs and failures not been viewed through the narrow lens of gender but instead as a natural consequence of my abilities
and weaknesses.
I still take heart, however, in knowing that things are changing through it all. As more and more women blaze a trail of accomplishment
in their respective fields, the conversation on representation and inclusivity has dominated both newspaper headlines and dinner
table discussions over the past few years. Though these victories are significant, there is still a long way to go. We can only achieve
the goal of equal representation if every family gives their girls space to fulfill their desires without fear of censure and disapproval.
I, personally, look forward to the day when sets of lego blocks and remote-controlled cars jostle for space with dainty tea sets on
a young girl’s shelf of toys, a time when her mind is unencumbered by the burdens of convention.
Designed by Kanishk Yadav, 4 th year, ME
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CAMPUS THROUGH A LENS
Shanal Bhele, 3 rd , ME
Manvir Singh, 3 rd , B.Des
Anant Vohra, 2 nd , ME
Arein Gupta, 2 nd , EP
Priyanshi Anand, 2 nd , SE
Designed by: Shikhar Rana, 3 rd , BT

STUDENT NEWS
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED AND
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Divya Sharma, M.Sc., Biotechnology, 2 nd
Year
• ‘Big Data: A Boom in Biomedical
Sciences’, 12 th International Conference
on Computing Communication and
Networking Technologies, Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Saurav Kumar Verma, M.Tech., Structural
Engineering, 2 nd Year
• ‘Seismic Performance of Buildings with
Various Configurations in Hilly Regions’,
Civil Engineering and Architecture
Dominic Abuga, M.Tech., VLSI Design and
Embedded Systems, 2 nd Year
• ‘Real-time smart garbage bin mechanism
for solid waste management in smart
cities’, Sustainable Cities and Society
Mihir Rajora, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
S. Aditya, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
• ‘EASE Em: Hybrid Recommendation
System for Item Cold Start Problem’,
Smart GenCon, AISSMS College of
Engineering, Pune
Nama Jain, B.Tech., EE, 4 th Year
Saksham Jain, B.Tech., EE, 4 th Year
• ‘Design of Remote Real Time Video
Image Transfer and Enlargement
Display System’, International Journal
of Electrical, Electronics and Data
Communication
Priyansh Soni, B.Tech., EE, 4 th Year
Aman Ahuja, B.Tech., CE, 3 rd Year
Keshav Nath, B.Tech., ME, 2 nd Year
• ‘Study of Fake News Detection using
Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Methods’, International Conference on
Recent Trends on Electronics, Information,
Communication & Technology
Rachit Bansal, B.Tech., EE, 4 th Year
• ‘CoSe-Co: Text Conditioned Generative
CommonSense Contextualizer’,
Workshop on Commonsense Reasoning
and Knowledge Bases, Automated
Knowledge Base Construction
•
Anoushka Raj, B.Tech., ENE, 4 th Year
Nimisha Singla, B.Tech., ENE, 4 th Year
• ‘Outcomes of a Gendered Approach
to Integrated Water Resources
Management’, International Research
Conference of Science, Technology,
Engineering and Management, Gurgaon
Kanishk, B.Tech., EP, 4 th Year
Shashwat Patnaik, B.Tech., ME, 4 th Year
• ‘Design Optimisation of Monoblade
Autorotating Pods to Exhibit an
Unconventional Descent Technique
Using Glauert’s Modeling’, ASME
International Mechanical Engineering
Congress & Exposition
Kanishk, B.Tech., EP, 4 th Year
Tanishk Nandal, B.Tech., ME, 3 rd Year
• ‘Generation and Parameterization of
Forced Isotropic Turbulent Flow Using
Autoencoders and Generative Adversarial
Networks’, ASME International
Mechanical Engineering Congress &
Exposition, 2021
Rushil Kumar, B.Tech., EP, 4 th Year
Yash Mudgal, B.Tech., EP, 4 th Year
• ‘Comparative Analysis of Different
Encoding Techniques and Types
of Sensors for Laser Based Visible
Light Wireless Communication’, 4 th
International Conference on VLSI,
Communication and Signal Processing,
Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad
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Priti Gangwar, B.Tech., ECE, 3 rd Year
Ritik Gupta, B.Tech., ECE, 3 rd Year
• ‘A Design Technique for Delay and Power
Efficient Dadda-Multiplier’, International
Conference on Inventive Research in
Computing Applications, Coimbatore
Utkarsh Kuchhal, B.Tech., ECE, 3 rd Year
Anushka Sethi, B.Tech., SE, 3 rd Year
• ‘Study of Various Techniques for the
Classification of Hateful Memes’, IEEE
International Conference On Recent
Trends in Electronics, Information and
Communications Technology, Bengaluru
Kishu Kumar, B.Tech., ECE, 2 nd Year
Kshitij Singh, B.Tech., ECE, 2 nd Year
• ‘Motorized Screw Jack in Automobiles’,
International Research Journal of
Engineering and Technology
Preeti, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year
Promit Mondal, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year
• ‘Study on speed control of dc motor
using fuzzy PI Controller’, International
Journal of Creative Research Thoughts
Aastha, B.Tech., EP, 2 nd Year
Aryaman Singh, B.Tech., EP, 2 nd Year
• ‘Space based Solar Power Fulfilling COP26:
One Sun, One World’, International
Research Journal of Engineering and
Technology
Aryaman Singh, B.Tech., EP, 2 nd Year
Kanishk Tyagi, B.Tech., EP, 2 nd Year
• ‘Machine Learning in Quantum
Physics’, International Research Journal
of Modernization in Engineering
Technology & Science
AWARDS & COMPETITIONS WON
Bharmjeet, M.Sc., Biotechnology, 1 st Year
Manju, M.Sc., Biotechnology, 1 st Year
• Winner, Microbiothon Competition,
Sanjivani Arts, Commerce And Science
College, Kopargaon, Maharashtra
Bharmjeet, M.Sc., Biotechnology, 1 st Year
• Runner-up, HYPHA, Fungal Awareness
Week, Delhi Student Unit, Microbiology
Society, India
Manju, M.Sc., Biotechnology , 1 st Year
• Runner-up, Poster Making Competition,
Avana, Indian Institute of Technology,
Indore
Jushaan Singh Kalra, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
Kartik Verma, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
Mandeep Singh, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
Amardeep Singh, B.Tech., IT, 3 rd Year
• Runners-up, Open Innovation Prize, KU
Hackfest, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Kartik Verma, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
Kushal Agarwal, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
Mandeep Singh, B.Tech., COE, 4 th Year
• Runner-up, Atlassian App Development
Hackathon, Atlassian, Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras
Manali Biswas, B.Tech., COE, 4th Year
Mandeep Singh, B.Tech., COE, 4th Year
Sonal Bera, B.Tech., IT, 4th Year
• Honorable Mention award, Microsoft
Student Hackathon, 2021
Prabhsimar Singh Taneja, B.Tech., IT, 4 th
Year
• Winner, Rally to Tally Global Hackathon,
Mitsubishi Corporation
Aditya Kumar, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year
Aditya Teltia, B.Tech., COE, 2 nd Year
Amandeep Singh, B.Tech., EE, 2 nd Year
Ansh Anurag, B.Tech., COE, 2 nd Year
• Winner, HackBvest’21, Bharati
Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering,
Delhi
Aaditya Kumar, B.Tech., CE, 4 th Year, was
awarded the Build India Scholarship by
Larsen & Toubro.
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GOOGLE, LONDON
DTU Times interviewed Rishabh Singh, COE, Class of 2021, who got placed at Google,
London as a Software Engineer.
How did you go about deciding to apply for this
position? What are the factors that you considered
before applying?
The primary factors which I consider while applying
for a position are the reputation of the company,
benefits and pay for that particular position, the
work culture and most importantly, if that role aligns
with my future goals. In my case, Google ticked off all
these boxes. The position I applied for also aligned
with my future goals.
How do you feel the four years at DTU shaped your
career? What impact did your college journey carry
while you secured this position?
The four years at DTU were a life changing period.
The most important thing DTU gives you is the peer
group competition and the most amazing seniors.
The right guidance at the right moment has shaped
my path for this accomplishment. I chose the path
that was needed to realise this dream and what
helped me choose that path was my inner will to
succeed and the external guidance and inspiration
from great college seniors. Apart from the academic
benefits, I loved the DTU campus so much. DTU even
provided me with a ton of recreational activities that
helped me relax.
In what terms is the process of applying for
international job opportunities characteristically
different from applying for the same positions in
India?
There’s not much difference when it comes to just
applying as it is very similar for both the cases.
The only difference is in the probability of your
profile being shortlisted for the interviews as it is
significantly lower for international opportunities,
with the chances of receiving an offer being even
lesser. You need to have a very good profile in order
to get opportunities outside India.
What parts of the applications would you say matter
the most while applying for this role? Do grades
or your competitive programming profile play a
relevant part as well?
The most important things that mattered to me
while applying for this role were finding someone to
refer me for the role and having a great resume while
applying. My competitive programming experience
definitely played a key role while applying to
Google as it is one of those companies that value
competitive programming a lot. If you are good at
competitive programming, they want to see you
working at their office.
What piece of advice would you like to give students
who are a bit confused about their future career
options?
For a good placement in software engineering, my
advice would be to start working on both coding and
job-hunting skills at the earliest. While students often
overlook the latter, it is more crucial to success. Don’t
be shy or introverted when it comes to job hunting.
Many people go for higher studies which can also
be a great career opportunity. Just decide what you
want to do as soon as possible in your college time.
Moreover, never doubt the opportunities that DTU
brings to you. Finally, I would like to stress upon the
importance of surrounding yourself with people with
similar goals.

THE TEAM
FACULTY ADVISORS
Mr. Anoop Lather
Public Relations Officer
Prof. S. Indu
Dean, Student Welfare
Prof. Rajeshwari Pandey
Associate Dean (UG)
STUDENT COUNCIL
Angad Sethi
Editor-in-Chief
Anoushka Raj
Editor-in-Chief
Mandeep Singh
Student Head
Gopika Gopakumar
Student Head
Aryan Ganotra
Head of Development
Shreyansh Gupta
Head of Development
Krish Modi
Head of Photography
Anirudh Kundu
Head of Illustrations
Akanksha Tanwar
Managing Editor
Nischit Poojari
Student Advisor
Gaurav Khatri
Student Advisor
Pratiksha Pradhan
Student Coordinator
ALUMNI ADVISORS
Anushka Sharma
Parangat Mittal
Tripti Khulbe
Associate Editors
Ananya Kapoor, N. Krithika
Coordinator of Illustration
Tejasv Mohan
Coordinators of Development
Abhinandan Sharma, Anurag
Gupta, Ishaan Kaul, Naman Gogia, Neha
Goyal, Vaibhav Agarwal
Columnists
Ananya Rath, Anika Passi, Ankit Kumar,
Aryaman Singh, Pranjal Srivastava,
Rishika Sinha, Ritvik Nair,
Shaurya Shekhar, Tushar Mehra
Assistant Editors
Ananya Singh, Kapil Sharma, Riya Singh
Coordinator of Photography
Shanal Bhele
Photographers
Anant Vohra, Arein Gupta,
Bhumika Bhatia, Divyanshu Parle,
Kushagra Kumar, Malay Raj,
Manvir Singh, Pavan Kumar,
Priyanshi Anand, Sarthak
Sharma, Tuhina Chakma,
Yashashvi Singh Bisht
Coordinators of Design
Saatvik Agrawal, Vaibhav Srivastava
Associate Developers
Shivam Bansal, Shivam Singhal
Designers
Ansh Anurag, Hemang Sinha, Kanishk
Yadav, Kuldeep Singh, Nishant
Sharma, Sameer, Shikhar Rana
Illustrators
Dhruv Vyas, Harshana Pillai, Keshav
Chauhan, Kuldeep Singh, Mehak Singhal,
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