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Wonders of Science- An Interview at Heritage Institute of Technology with Prof. Bikash Sinha

  Wonders of Science Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2012 Source : http://www.myeducationtimes.com/article/26/2012080920120809174129381c7d2eda1/Wonders-of-Science-.html   http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-16/news/33232512_1_higgs-boson-peter-higgs-god-particle Anindita Basu Prof Bikash Sinha, Homi Bhaba Professor, VECC, Department of Atomic Energy, government of India, talks about the experiments at CERN and the discovery of the Higgs Boson like particle, while delivering a talk “Chasing the Missing link at CERN-Higgs Boson” at the auditorium of the Heritage Institute of Technology. Could you tell us a bit about the motivation behind the experiment at CERN? See, right from the ancient age man has always felt this intense desire to go for the pursuit of the fundamental. This has been observed in the ancient texts like the Vedas. Man realized that to find the fundamental he needs to develop methods to probe into the greater mysteries...

If not IITs, why at Heritage? COMPASS-2012 answers the same

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, is established by Kalyan Bharti Trust which comprises of 22 eminent industrialists, in the year of 2001 with 212 students and 4 departments. Now currently the institute caters to 2500 students, 9 departments and employs 400 teaching and non-teaching staff. 10 years of such a huge transformation in terms of intellectual capital and student’s enrollment has not been a very easy task for Heritage. It had been possible with the efforts of dedicated faculty members extracted from IITs, NITs, and other reputed engineering colleges across the globe as well as the vision on which the Kalyan Bharti Trust is molding Heritage in to a center of excellence. Over the years, Heritage has attracted top companies for campus recruitments since the year when the first batch has passed out. Infosys and Wipro are the prominent ones who prefer Heritage as a source of intellectual recruitments for brilliant engineers.   This has made Heritage a preferred choice ...

What if not IITs Tech Schools Survey 2012

 Source: http://digitalmailers.in/ what_if_not_iits_tech_school_su rvey_2012.pdf In order to bring you most exhaustive Tech School rankings Digital Mailers surveyed 25000 engineering graduates from 200 Non IITs Tech Schools across India. The parameter that was selected to rank these colleges is SALARY or in other word the Earning Potential these Tech Schools offer to their students.  The idea behind selecting salary as judging parameter is to give engineering aspirants a better understanding about engineering education’s cost versus returns, which should help them identify the Tech school apart from IITs which offers value for money in true sense of word. In this survey, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata has been ranked 8th position among top tech schools in India with average salary 9.20 lakhs INR

Right Guidance to the prospective managers

  Source: http://apnnews.com/2012/07/26/right-guidance-to-the-prospective-managers/              http://www.educationnewsindia.com/2012/07/right-guidance-to-prospective-managers.html              http://indiaexam.org/right-guidance-to-the-prospective-managers-1282498 “Each one of us has the reason to choose MBA and once we have decided to do MBA, we have to be committed and disciplined,” said Mr. B. Madhav Reddy. CEO & MD, Calcutta Stock Exchange, who was invited as the Chief Guest, during the orientation programme of new batch of MBA students at Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, on 26th July 2012. He said that in the corporate world decision is the most important thing and once decisions are taken, it has to be implemented through proper guidance. Moreover Mr. Reddy spoke about dreams and aspirations which are very much important for a MBA student. “Unless you dr...

FullBright Scholarship - a boon to young Professors @ Heritage

April, 2011, Indian Fullbrighter

EU’s Erasmus Mundus programmes introduced @ Heritage

 Source: http://www.em-a.eu/en/home/newsdetail-ema-members-report/introduction-of-eus-erasmus-mundus-programmes-on-december-19th-2011-at-heritage-institute-of-tech.html HIT was set up by a group of Kolkata based eminent industrialists, renowned public figures in the eastern fringes of Kolkata. HIT is founded on the Kalyan Bharti Trust. The mission of this trust is to promote education and nourish students with rich cultural heritage of India. Prithviraj Sarkar, an Erasmus Mundus Alumnus currently working in Denmark, gave a talk on opportunities within Erasmus Mundus programmes both for students and alumni at Heritage Institute, Kolkata on December 19th, 2011.  The participants were welcomed by the Director of the Institute, Prof. B. Paira.  The event was attended by a lot of the institutions's professors, master students who were looking for PhD scholarships and  engineering students from the bachelor programme. The presentation was about 15 minute...

The Heritage School Kolkata Principal Ms Seema Sapru as Guest of Honor @RamAvatar Gupt Pratibha Samman 2012 (Sanmarg)

Sanmarg 22nd July 2012

A new meaning to Teachers' role in education

Sources: http://www.asianage.com/kolkata/workshop-held-teachers-changing-roles-533 http://apnnews.com/2012/07/21/are-we-happy-with-our-teachers-naked-truth-behind-the-profession/ http://www.prlog.org/11930466-are-we-happy-with-our-teachers-naked-truth-behind-the-profession.html http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/industry-updates/iit-delhi-prof-addresses-teachers-heritage-institute-technology-kolkata  Jul 21, 2012 It is a crime to disagree with our teachers in the class. We should not ask questions that can make a teacher annoyed. We learned to make presentations which have less content and more animations. Last minute preparations matter in an examination than learning the concepts-These are some of the teachings and common perception which is paralyzing today’s education system and questioning the role of teachers in an educational institution. Focusing on these issues happening in the current scenario, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata ...

BESU VC stressed on Multi-parameter optimization in wireless networking

Source: http://www.prlog.org/11926506-ray-stressed-on-multi-parameter-optimization-in-wireless-networking.html On 17th July, Department of IT, Heritage Institute of Technology organized a 3- Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Wireless Networking” which was inaugurated by Professor Ajoy Kumar Ray, Vice Chancellor (VC), (BESU).     BESU VC receiving memento from Prof. B.B.Paira Prof. Ray addressing the audience The FDP was sponsored by Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase-II, which gave a platform for all the young faculty members to upgrade their knowledge on wireless networking towards further research and development. “Wireless Networking is revolutionizing our lives. The concept had originated from Kolkata in 1894 when Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose coined an experiment to generate and transmit electromagnetic wave. Also the Galena Based Semi-conductor detector discovered by J C Bose formed the base of such tec...

Experts from Academia shares Research at Heritage

Source: - http://apnnews.com/2012/07/13/experts-from-academia-shares-research-at-heritage/ Jul 13, 2012 Dr. Sandeep Shukla On 12th and 13th July 2012, the Department of Computer Science Engineering at Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata organized a workshop on Selected Research Topics in Computer Science engineering which was sponsored by TEQIP, Phase-II. The workshop was addressed by Dr. Sandeep Shukla, Professor, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Dr. Prosenjit Gupta, Prof., Heritage Institute, Dr. Vishwani D. Agarwal, Prof., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University and Dr. Partha Pratim Das, Prof. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. Dr. Sandeep Shukla spoke about the introduction to Embedded Software Synthesis and its critical applications in aircrafts, space vehicles, missile Prof. Subhashis Majumder control systems, automated washing mach...

Going Global- An interview with Education Times

Source:http://educationtimes.com/educationTimes/CMSD/School-Guide/78 /20120710201207101640403011685af31/Going-Global.html Posted On: Tuesday, July 10, 2012     Seema Sapru, principal, The Heritage School Kolkata speaks to Debolina Sen on the importance of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. With the demand in studying abroad and acquiring an international degree, schools in India are aiming to upgrade their curriculum and boards to meet global standards. In such a scenario the introduction of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a significant move made by The Heritage School, Kolkata. International Baccalaureate is a non-profit educational foundation that offers high quality programmes of international education to a worldwide community of schools. Founded in 1968 in Geneva, the IB Diploma Programme is designed as an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations tha...

Heritage Goes Green- An Initiative on World Environment Day 2012

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Governor inauguarates IB programme @ the Heritage School Kolkata

8th July 2012 Sanmarg TOI NIE 4th July 2012 The Bengal Post 5th July 2012

AZEECON members get training on solar power @ Heritage

TOI NIE 27th June 2012  Members from Asian Countries undergo training in solar power Source:http://www.bengalnewz.com/environment/green_living/051716267.html Kolkata, 17 May: 18 members from Asian Zone Emergency & Environment Cooperation Network (AZEECON-a joint initiative by RDRS Bangladesh, LWD Cambodia, LWS India trust, LWF Nepal, CDRM & CDS Indonesia & LWF Myanmar) visited the 100 Kilowatt solar PV panels at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, today as a part of their 2 – days training & awareness programme on the utilization of Solar Energy as a great source of renewable energy for variety of applications. The members were from different countries across Asia like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, India and Cambodia. The training programme was also supported by Vikram Solar Private Limited and West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA). “Solar Power is the future and by 2020, it will be at par with thermal ...