Lockdown Diary

Lockdown Diary

With the COVID - 19 being rendered pandemic and seclusion in practice, Corona did invoke a sense of hopelessness amid the students community. This is where Narula Institute of Technology paved us the way to effective online classes with back to back assignments, solutions and study materials. With out faculty becoming our family, Narulites got a new hope towards academia. Thanks to the system to get us connected when social distancing is the norm.

In this pandemonium it has become difficult to continue with normal college schedule. At the same time it is also essential to provide uninterrupted teaching learning procedure to every student. Keeping this in mind it is advisable from IT department to continue with the teaching- learning via both online and offline mode. In this hybrid mode all the lectures would be recorded beforehand and will be uploaded according to the timetable with a one day prior notice. After uploading the lectures the students will get the remaining hour of the day and the entire week to interact with the concerned faculty regarding any doubts on the concerned topic. At the end of the week there will be a special 1:30 hr session for each subject to clear their doubts. This session will be performed in any online platform with real time video like zoom, Google meet, WebeX etc. This end week doubt clearance session would be made mandatory for the students. Attendance monitoring for every lecture will be followed strictly. Same rule will be followed for the practicals too. practicals would be conducted in virtual lab under the guidance and supervision of the faculty and the technical assistants. There will be a module completion assessment after every module and in some cases after a sub module. These assignments will be mandatory and weighted.

After following with the online mode some students would also want to attend college physically. In order to make this possible following the social distancing we would allow 25 percent students in each section to enter the college premises. Only those students would attend college who couldn't follow the online classes or require lab classes. But in college all social distancing norms would be followed strictly. Before entering the college premises everybody should sanitize themselves properly. The faculties would also be attending college thrice a week and in rotation.

Novel Corona Virus has affected the lives and times of all human beings on earth. Every individual is battling their own battle against COVID-19. In this fight against the pandemic the IT department of NIT, through its staff members and students, has come forward in their own indigenous way to help the needy in various ways possible.

The students, under the able guidance of their mentors and other departmental staff members have undertaken projects to help the society against the spread of this virus. They have manufactured reusable masks, gloves, and sanitizer at home and have also started distributing food packets to the poor people, in addition to feeding stray and homeless animals. Apart from these, students have also prepared posters, drawings, and sketches and conducted awareness campaign in their locality to educate and inform the common people regarding Corona myths, Fake news, importance of social distancing and guidelines on maintaining safety and hygiene. They have also coined a slogan in this regard namely “To be at HOME is to be SAFE”. All these have been done as part of departmental NSS initiative.

Some Glimpses of Webinar Organized by Information Technology Department during this Lockdown Period

PTM Organized by IT Department :

The current pandemic may have affected the normal routine of our students, their parents as well as our faculties but we are striving to do our best. In this regard the Department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology, successfully conversed with the parents and guardians of the 2nd year students within the department on 24th April, 2020 over the zoom platform.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. B.K. Medya, HOD of the IT department in the presence of all the faculty members of the department. The meeting was attended by more than 40 students along with their parents. It was a very interactive session and different queries made by the guardians were addressed diligently.
In a nutshell the following points were discussed:

• Mental support and well being of the students

• Problems faced by the students on adapting to the online mode of teaching

• Probable examination system to be followed

The meeting received overwhelming response from the parents. It was also decided that such interactions will be organised in a periodic basis to keep the guardian well informed about the current academic condition of their wards. The meeting ended with the vow ‘stay home, stay healthy”.

PTM

The department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology, organised a parent-teacher meeting titled Parent- Teacher E Meet on 8th May,2020 at 8:45pm. The meeting was attended by all the faculty members and over 45 students along with their parents. The meeting started with the welcome address by the Head of the department, Prof.B.K.Medya. Each and every student were enquired about their health and present condition by the HOD. There after following points were discussed:

1. Parents had queries regarding the examination system. It was explained elaborately that how the online examination would work. Moreover there concern about the system requirements for online examination was also addressed.

2. Query related to practical examination and the tentative schedule of the same was discussed.

3. As this is the pre final year, so maximum parents are concerned about the upcoming placement activity. Our hod pacified them and explained statistical that they need not worry about their wards placement.

The meeting received an overwhelming response from the parents and they expressed their gratitude for organising such meets. The meeting ended with vote of thanks by the head of the department.

PTM

The current pandemic may have affected the normal routine of our students, their parents as well as our faculties but we are striving to do our best. In this regard the Department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology, successfully conversed with the parents and guardians of the 2nd year students within the department on 24th April, 2020 over the zoom platform.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. B.K. Medya, HOD of the IT department in the presence of all the faculty members of the department. The meeting was attended by more than 40 students along with their parents. It was a very interactive session and different queries made by the guardians were addressed diligently.

In a nutshell the following points were discussed:

• Mental support and well being of the students

• Problems faced by the students on adapting to the online mode of teaching

• Probable examination system to be followed

The meeting received overwhelming reponse from the parents. It was also decided that such interactions will be organised in a periodic basis to keep the guardian well informed about the current academic condition of their wards. The meeting ended with the vow ‘stay home, stay healthy”.

PTM

The current pandemic may have affected the normal routine of our students, their parents as well as our faculties but we are striving to do our best. In this regard the Department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology, successfully conversed with the parents and guardians of the 1st year students within the department on 12th April, 2020 over the zoom platform.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. B.K. Medya, HOD of the IT department in the presence of all the faculty members of the department. The meeting was attended by more than 45 students along with their parents. It was a very interactive session and different queries made by the guardians were addressed diligently.

In a nutshell the following points were discussed:

• Mental support and well being of the students

• Problems faced by the students on adapting to the online mode of teaching

• Probable examination system to be followed

Webinar Organised by IT Department

The department of Information Technology, Narula Institute of Technology, organized a webinar titled "Career goal for graduation: Job search or higher studies" on 25th April, 2020 at 7pm over zoom. The speaker of the session was Mr. Nikhar Gaurav, Machine Learning Engineer, Mindtree Ltd, Washington, USA and also an alumni, batch of 2014,IT. There were more than 60 participants which included students from 1st to 4th year and faculties of different departments. As Nikhar Gaurav completed his MS from Northeastern University, Boston so he addressed the students on the type of preparations required for achieving good score in GRE, TOEFL, GATE, etc, which is mandatory for persuing higher studies. He also talked about the dilemma while opting for higher studies or job. He discussed about the coding practices and soft skill to be acquired for securing better jobs.

The entire session was a very interactive one. The students asked numerous questions to the speaker which was all answered. The session ended with vote of thanks by the respected head of the department Dr. B.K.Medya.

The department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology organised a webinar session on Financial Intelligence on 10th May,2020. The speaker of the session was Mr. Babej Chattoraj, Assistant Manager, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, alumni, batch of 2017, IT. The webinar was attended by more than 50 students from different years and faculties from numerous departments.

The topic itself is something different which is not taught but need pretty much in our daily life once we become financially independent. He started with what is finance and management of wealth. He described terms such as asset, wealth, liability, money and it's types, equity, cashflow,risk, etc. Then he talked about debts and it's types. Besides providing the students with a thorough understanding into financial intelligence he also talked about his college days, and how to prepare one-self for professional life. The entire session was a very interactive one. Students had a lot of questions which were answered. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by the head of the department Dr. B.K. Medya.

Webinar session on "The Murphys Law- Understanding Engineering like never before" was organised on 30th April, 2020 at 8 pm by the department of Information Technology. The speaker of the session was Mr. Aryya Khasnobis, Senior Consultant and Lead Developer, Robotic Process Automation,IBM, Calgary,Canada, Alumni of 2014 batch, IT. There were more than 65 participants consisting of students and faculty from several departments.

The session started with Mr. Khasnobis explaining the evolution of engineering and then relevance of Murphy's law with evolution of engineering. Then he explained the role of 3P's i.e. planning, preparation and performance in engineering. Current industry trends were also discussed elaborately. The students were also motivated to continue with there hobbies and passion.

The entire session was a very interactive one with the speaker answering questions on different aspects of engineering. The session ended with vote of thanks given by the head of the department Prof.B.K.Medya. The students benefitted a lot from the session as they got answers to many of their questions.

The department of IT, Narula Institute of Technology organised a web interactive session on Career planning & development- emphasizing defence sector with Squadron Leader Siddharth Dutta, Senior Logistics Officer, Indian Air Force and an alumni, batch of 2011,IT, on 14th May ,2020 at 8 pm. The total number of participants ranged upto 65 consisting of students from all the years. This session was a bit different from the regular webinars as from the very beginning Siddharth started interacting with the students. The students had many questions regarding how recruitment process takes place in defence sector,how to pray themselves,what are the various rounds they have to face, what is SSB, etc. The speaker also shared his experience in the selection process and SSB. He also advised our students on how to plan there studies and how to get maximum benefit from the college infrastructure.

Students were overwhelmed with the session and the session ended with vote of thanks by the head of the department Prof. B.K.Medya.

The department of Information Technology,Narula Institute of Technology organised a webinar session on "E=m.c Engineering your way" with Mr. Aritra Pramanick, Marketing Lead,AllGoVision Technologies on 2nd May, 2020 at 7pm on the zoom platform.

The speaker started the session in a very interactive fashion. Mr. Pramanick showed various pictures and asked questions related to those pictures. Once he grabbed the interest of the audience he gradually delved into the topic. He advised students on how to make engineering a comfortable ground. He also advised the students on how to face the campus recruitment process and how to handle the rejections. He also emphasized on the technicalities that is to be kept in mind during any interview.

The session received an overwhelming response from the students. The participant count ranged upto 70. The entire session was an interactive one and continuous communication between the speaker and the students continued. The session ended with the vote of thanks by Prof.B.K.Medya.

A webinar session on "Data Science and Career Pathways" with Mr. Mrigank Jain, Analyst in Advance Analytics, MasterCard, Alumni 2013, was organised on 18th April,2020 at 8pm by the department of Information Technology.The total participants was more than 65 expecting the faculty members.

The entire session focussed on the technical details of data science and how to build a career on data science. Mr. Mrigank Jain focused on the recent industry trends that the student should know before entering the professional life. The speaker discussed about how to prepare one-self for the placement drive and the must know subjects. The role of data science and how the IT industry is being ruled by data science was explained elaborately.

It was a very interactive session with frequent questions being posed by our students and answered spontaneously by the speaker. The session ended with vote of thanks by Prof B.K.Medya.