MCA ORIENTATION 2006

The MCA programme at IIIM received tremendous response this year with meritorious students opting to pursue the degree. The programme is specifically designed to hone the skills of graduates from different streams to enable them to handle intricacies of programming and software development work. 

On the first day of the workshop, the newly admitted candidates were welcomed warmly by Dr. Ashok Gupta, Director, IIIM. He thanked the students for choosing the institute and assured them that no stone would be left unturned to empower them to be successful IT Professionals. On behalf of the entire faculty, he expressed the hope that the new entrants would bring glory to the institute with their dedication and honesty of purpose. Through a well-compiled presentation the freshers were introduced to the world of IIIM and its sister institutions. They were offered the first glimpse into the world of IT with an excellently scripted CD presentation filling them with a sense of reverence and awe for the sector where their future would take shape. 

 The new students, then, introduced themselves, sharing with their new family their hopes, aspirations and dreams. Enthusiastic support from faculty and senior students made it a very enjoyable and memorable day for the freshers.

THE SECOND DAY   of   “Parichaya 2006” began with an interactive session by Ms Swati V. Chande, professor, IIIM who briefed the freshers about the traditional values being followed in the institute .She acquainted them with the bond between the juniors and the seniors & finally discussed the IT corporate environment and the placement scenario. 

This session was followed by Ms Swati Pareek lecturer, IIIM on computer organization.She acquainted the students with fundamentals of computer organization.   

The day culminated with an interactive session by Gp captain Manoj Kumar, placement officer & senior lecturer IIIM .He discussed the current placement scenario and emphasized on improving communication skills .He also shared with freshers the latest IT trends and various developments in the IT sector.

The Third day of orientation workshop for the newly admitted MCA students commenced with an informative lecture by Mr. Anil Singh, Executive Director, RajComp.He discussed about the industry expectations from IT professionals and explained various IT initiatives of the Government of Rajasthan during the past few decades.

 Continuing with the IT theme, in the next session Dr. Ashok Nagawat Deputy Director, Center for Converging Technologies, Coordinator-Infonet Center and Deputy Director, Centre for Development of Physics Education, University of Rajasthan enriched the freshers with the emerging trends in technology .He briefed the students about the evolution of nanotechnology. Dr. Nagawat very enthusiastically answered the queries of the inquisitive freshers.

 The day ended with a presentation on “Graph theory” by Ms. Archana Sharma, Assistant Professor, IIIM .She introduced the students with the importance of graph theory and its applications in computer science.

 

On the fourth day of workshop being conducted for the newly admitted students of the MCA programme of IIIM began with an interactive session of Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Director, Extensible Solutions. He introduced the students with the latest technology of window mobile.

Thereafter, Prof. Ramesh K. Arora, Professor, Head and Dean, University of Rajasthan emphasized on developing excellent and extraordinary communication skills so as to leave everlasting impact on the listener. He said “Destiny is a product of our action but we can reshape it”.

The day was concluded by Mr. Vijay Gupta, Senior Lecturer, IIIM. He enhanced the knowledge of the students about the computer labs of IIIM. He acquainted the students with the importance of networking in the day to day life. He introduced the exciting world of internet to the new entrants and made them aware of increasing importance of networking and its components.

 

The fifth day of the orientation was highly enthusiastic and motivating for the new students. The day began with the encouraging lecture by Mr. Vijay Singh Rathore, Asst. professor, IIIM. He discussed the basic concepts of programming languages and explained how to develop more effective programmes. 

This was followed by a session by Mr. Pramod Agarwal, Joint Director, JDA. He discussed wireless networking paradigm and thus acquainted the students with the wireless world. 

The day ended with an inspiring address by Ms. Swati V. Chande, Professor & Principal (MCA), IIIM, She highlighted the future focus areas in IT and current strengths and weaknesses of the IT industry. .