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‎BBC‬ declares ‪‎Chandigarh‬, the most ‪‎PERFECT‬ ‪‎CITY‬ in the entire ‪‎World‬ Proud moment chandigarhites!!! A perfect news for all Chandigarh dwellers, BBC declares Chandigarh city as the most perfect city in the entire world. The joy of staying in the city with tree-lined avenues and perfectly manicured greenery with the most modern and smart innovations is class apart. Modern yet peaceful, harbouring ‪‎greenery‬ with ‪‎technology‬ is the most sought after ‪‎smartest‬ city. Enjoy the perfect news.   BBC, world’s leading media and broadcasting service has named Chandigarh as a prefect city of the world. The news came out through an article published on BBC titled “Is this the perfect city?” by “ Jonathan Glancey”. The author has described the life journey of city Chandigarh right from its planning stage to the most modern, peaceful, prosperous and greenest city – that we know today. Reference Link:- http://www.bbc.com/culture/stor...

Stress seems to be very complimentary the moment exams approach. There are a lot of factors that will make you stress full but the name of exams is something that more often triggers it. Admirable students will pause, reflect and choose a path that will help them overcome the impasse, not just wait for the wave to engulf them. Though it seems unavoidable but smartness stays in managing it so that it can drive you to improve your work. Here are some of the ways to smartly manage your stress levels and help you get through your exams the best way you can. DIVIDE & PLAN YOUR STUDY COURSE Don’t look at your study material as a whole chunk to be grasped. Just go slowly and divide your study material into small units and go step by step. Make a time table and try sticking to it. AVOID DISTRACTIONS You won’t even realise but during your  stress you will be checking your Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other media apps more often because you think its going...

A Proud Moment- Reaching Times Square, New York!! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Arshdeep Singh, 5 th  semester UIAM student at Chandigarh University for his three photographs  which are selected to be showcased at   New York city Premiere event of Global Goals Cinema in Time Square. The selection was done by the Global Goals favouring sustainable development, of United States of America who selected 20 Artists from all over the world. The panel of judges included Richard Cultis, an esteemed Film writer,  director( writer of Mr. Bean) & a Co- Producer of BBC.

To discuss the challenges and opportunities in the era of globalization, University School of Business, Chandigarh University organized a National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Business: Opportunities and Challenges on 24th Nov, 2015 This conference invited renowned resource persons from top ranking companies including Mr. Vishnu Iruvanti, Head (HR), (Myntra.com), Mr. Ajit Thakur – Head (HR) – Hyundai Construction Equipment India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Pramod Misra, Head HR – Simplex Infrastructure Ltd., Col. (Retd) K.S. Rana, Associate VP – ISGEC India who addressed the students during the inaugural session. Innovation in the technology has revolutionized the whole scenario of business world.  Mr. Vishnu Iruvanti, Head (HR), (Myntra.co) highlighted four major parameters for becoming a successful entrepreneur in this technology driven business i.e. collaboration, empowerment, leadership and transparency. The world of business is changing and these changes have posed many ch...

THIS DIWALI - DON'T BURN CRACKERS, IN FACT BURN THE TROUBLES THAT SPOILS OUR ENVIRONMENT  When we talk of "DIWALI", the first thing that comes to our mind is light, crackers, fun and joy with family and friends. But, the biggest thing (in fact evil) ignored by everyone is "POLLUTION." Chandigarh University requests you all to show that-- "YOU REALLY CARE." Let us all celebrate Green Diwali and fill our homes with Lights and Prayers, instead of with Fumes and Crackers. Smart Ways to Celebrate Green Diwali The festival of lights - Diwali - celebrates the triumph of good over evil. Celebrate this Diwali by keeping in mind an important cause of saving our universe.  So instead of polluting the atmosphere with fireworks, let’s celebrate a safe and environment friendly 'Green Diwali'. Opt for Diyas instead of Electric Lights Do not use electric lights to brighten your home. Instead, choose for diyas and candles. Electric lights consu...

CUFEST2015 DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS - Sneak peek into the highlights of the most amazing cultural festival CUFEST 2015. Rewinding the most memorable moments, outstanding performances and amazing experiences.

Why Facebook Employees Work On 2G Connections On Tuesdays Facebook has been constantly working to improve the overall browsing experience of the social platform on the slower Internet connections. Earlier this month, the company has updated its News Feed stories, making the experience on 2G connections better. Now, Facebook has announced launch of an internal initiative named "2G Tuesdays" that will slow down the speed of internet connections used by their employees, making them better understand the problems related to using of social platform on the slower internet connections prevalent in the emerging market. While announcing the initiative, Product Manager Chris Marra has explained in detail the whole idea behind 2G Tuesdays. "People are coming online at a fast rate in emerging markets. In most cases, they are doing so on mobile via 2G connections. But on a typical 2G network, it can take several minutes to download a webpage. That doesn't make for a gr...

Reverting to each email whether important or not is really a time consuming task. To abolish this issue, Google unveiled an innovative technology of 'Automated Reply' for its users. The new tool aims to write artificially intelligent responses to your emails and is a part advanced Google's Inbox app. This conspicuous feature is an incredible example of Google's effort to become a true personal assistant by handling the tasks as typically handled by humans. RankBrain, Google's acknowledged artificial intelligence smart system was based on determining the pecking order in its influential internet search results. The new "Smart Reply" system from Google is built on a system of neural networks. It identifies the incoming emails merit quick responses and subsequently figures out the appropriate wording for response. It provides up to three choices before the message is sent. The selected response then helps Google's computers to learn which ones wor...

Chandigarh University (CU) uncovers good news for its Computer Science and Information Technology students as India's largest software firm, TCS has recently increased its hiring target to 75,000 from 60,000 for this fiscal due to its promising demand in the software industry. According to the company, the attrition rate has stabilized at 16.2% during the second quarter as compared to the previous quarter, consequently raising the need to bring it down in the later quarters of the fiscal. Executive vice president and global head Ajoy Mukherjee said, "We have revised upwards our hiring target due to the strong growth witnessed in the first half of the year. Accordingly, we will be hiring 75,000 this fiscal as against 60,000 as planned earlier." Such attrition in the domestic market is unbearable and the company has witnessed a remarkable decline on a month-on-month basis. In order to bring-in satisfactory conditions, the company has earlier raised its hir...

Interview day is the D- Day when one needs to put forward their best. It can get unnerving at times but you should prepare yourself to handle every situation and question very smartly. Here are few tips for you to crack your interview in the first go. READ ABOUT THE COMPANIES YOU ARE INTERVIEWING WITH  A thorough or reasonable knowledge about the concerned company would be always beneficial as then you can customize your answers according to the company’s working style. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS  Develop your verbal communications skills. Having great management or technical skills and a strong record of accomplishment is not helpful if you can't verbally convey you successes. MARKET YOURSELF Remember, the job interview is a platform to market yourself. It is a strategic conversation with a purpose. Your goal is to persuade the employer that you have the skills, background and ability to do the job and that you can comfortably fit into the organization an...

Acenture plans to hire about 1,00,000 people in FY16 and spend as much as $1 billion on acquisitions, as it invests in new technologies at a scale that far outstrips its Indian rivals. At its investor conference in New York on Wednesday, Accenture outlined its strategy for its financial year ending August 2016. "Last year we hired roughly 1,00,000 people. Though the number isn't set for this year, we expect to hire roughly in the same range," David Rowland, chief financial officer at Accenture, told investors and analysts. At that pace, Accenture will remain the second-biggest employer in the IT industry. Tata Consultancy Services had overtaken the company in headcount in 2013, a title Accenture has since taken back. TCS' hiring, the most aggressive among Indian IT firms, will be around 65,000 in FY16, falling far short of Accenture's recruitment. TCS' financial year ends in March. Accenture is also beating its Indian IT rivals in the amoun...

In process of generating over 10 Lakh Jobs – FINANCIAL SECTOR Here is a big and exciting news for our students pursuing banking and financial studies . 1.01 million is the additional workforce requirement between 2017 and 2022 as shown by an analysis on skill gap. In Non- Banking financing services sector a lot of semi urban areas are  under penetrated . Not only this, RBI also identified around 400,000 villages that are unbanked. To expand this sector thereby bringing a spurt in the jobs, RBI is moving ahead by issuing new licenses with an aim of expanding financial services to the rural areas. An upward trend will be seen in the ‘Hiring Trend’ & may get a further boost from the public sector banks who will need the fresh talent for their productive expansion. Besides direct hiring, expansion in banking sector also helps in huge job creation in various support areas. To increase financial inclusion, the RBI had recently awarded licenses for new catego...

Top 6 Technical Skills That You Need To Know The use of technology is not restricted to any particular field. In this techno savvy era, lifestyle and technology goes hand-in-hand. Technology is an area that never retains as innovative brains keeps on introducing new and competent technologies that makes the mastered technology of previous year outdated. According to Research in Labor Economics, the technology decays at a rate of 30% per year making nearly one-third of last year's technology related knowledge irrelevant. Nevertheless, there is nothing to worry about-- as we have a solution for you. Staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends will help you survive the extremely booming world of technology. ChandigarhUniversity has gathered top six technical skills that every IT graduate need to know - Coding Coding is the basic and prime skill for IT graduate that is in demand worldwide. The vast growth of technology has made the need of coding as...

It’s Got to be amazing because its CUFEST 2015 Mark the dates 30 th  & 31 st  October 2015 for a complete extravaganza of Cultural festival at Chandigarh University with CU FEST 2015. Bollywood Singers, Live Band, Dance, Drama, Music and lot more awaits you for this two days non-stop fun quotient. Go ahead and register at  http://goo.gl/oR8sqP

With 2 Silver & I Bronze, Meet Jasleen Kaur, Tennis Sports star “I am happy the Chandigarh University has recognized my talent and has offered me scholarship to pursue my B.Tech in Computer Science.”

A TRIBUTE TO ENGINEERS Celebrating 48 th Engineers day – 2015 A refined world that we live in today is a continued product of ENGINEERS who are innovating and improving our wellbeing for more than a decade now. They are not just exhaustively involved with test tubes, tools, machinery and industrial plants, rather looking through a broader lens, they are involved in every aspect of our lives, from minutest computer chip to big Aerospace products. Engineering has made incredible strides over the past decade, and the progress they are going to make in the future is unimaginable. Knowing where we have been and the uncertainty of where we will go, ENGINEERS are our driving force with incredible engineering innovations that address societal needs and advance human welfare. Whether it’s Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Petroleum, Mechatronics, robotics or others, engineers are innovators solving problems and creating new solutions. Apart from making our lives easier and comfortab...

Prof. Dr. Ajay Vasishth, Head Applied Science, Physics group is awarded with the Certificate of Recognition as ACS Chemistry Ambassador by American Chemical Society (ACS), for promoting the value of chemists and chemistry to the society. He was given this award as he presented his paper on 'Structural, Optical and Magnetic properties of transition metal doped CdSe nanorods' at 250th meeting at Boston, USA.

Omkar Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh University student of mechanical engineering sharing his wonderful experience during his semester abroad program at University of Pennsylvania. "We learnt so many new things during our Business Program at Elberly School of Business and Information Technology which are yet not taught in India, "  says Omkar. Watch the video and learn more about his semester abroad experience.

GET READY TO EXPLORE RANGMANCH through creativity, experimentation, physical training, team work and self-discovery while understanding the basics of theatre. Department of Student Welfare (DSW) brings you   Theatre Workshop from 11 September to 10 October 2015. The workshop focuses on physical and improvisational theatre along with a deep understanding of fundamentals of theatre in a fun filled environment. Important Dates:- Last Date of Registration  - 8th September 2015 VENUE:-  Seminar Hall Block – 6 Contact :- Cultural Coordinator Mr. Manish Jangra – 8146651650 7 Student Coordinators Seraj Ali – 9876793684  Manjot – 9888232139.

Team Shell of Chandigarh University stands 1st in Punjab & North India and 8th in India at the National Pre-Final Co-Kart design Challenge 2015. The competition was held at Acropolis Technical Campus at Indore from Aug 22 – Aug 23, 2015. Team Shell comprised of 25 members led by team leaders Rakesh Kumar and Ivpreet Kaur. Clearing this pre final round Team Shell has qualified to take part in the final competition where they will compete with 105 teams all over India. This competition is designed to bring and enhance good engineering approach and practice for graduating and diploma students in engineering. This competition is about designing and fabricating an innovative Go-Kart. Participating students complete their projects without any direct/indirect involvement of the professionals, which enhances their team work and project management ability. Team Shell has worked hard for the pre final round and are working harder to compete at the National level. Chandigarh Uni...

Department of Electrical Engineering of Chandigarh University organized National Conference on Advancements in Alternate Energy Resources for Rural Applications (AERA-2015) Sponsored by DST on 28th August 2015.  The Chief Guest of the Event was Er. Jotinder Singh, Consultant, Vedanta Group (Retired Chief Engineer, PSPCL) discussed the Importance of Renewable Energy Sources on Utility. He also stated that Punjab was the first state who achieved a milestone of Rural Electrification. He Emphasised that Punjab won the Award in field of Renewable Energy By Hon'ble  Minister Majithia due to Remarkable Achievement in field of Solar Energy. He stated that Most of Energy generated by Conventional Sources but now there is a need to find alternate sources for generating Electricity (Specially Rural).  The Guest of Honour was Dr. Reddy, IIT, Ropar who emphasise the importance of Experiments to find research latest techniques to find possible Solutions to mitigate p...

TCS Ignite Program A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY for Chandigarh University students of B.Sc. or BCA graduates to join the largest Science Community with Free Practice Tests, Open Access to Solutions and Free Video Tutorials through TCS Ignite Program. TCS Ignite is the gateway for science students interested in an IT career at TCS. TCS Ignite is a learning program for young science graduates who are selected  to be employed in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). This is an intense, six-month long learning program to help orient science graduates from different academic disciplines to the IT industry and the corporate world. TCS Ignite has a team of world class faculty who teach core courses in computing and business skills in a specially designed state-of-the-art learning space. Over the years Ignite has pioneered new models of learning such as the incubator model of learning which provides a spectrum of opportunities for new trainees to unleash their potential. SCIENCE GRADUATES ASPI...

Two Day ‪‎Workshop on “‪‎Gesture ‪‎Based ‪‎Robotics" ‪‎EEE ‪‎Department organized Two Day Workshop on “Gesture Based Robotics" on 21-22 August 2015 in association with ‪‎Roboversity (‪‎IIT‪‎Kanpur). This was continuation workshop by which national competition would be held among selected participants from the nodal center. EEE department of Chandigarh University was a NODAL center in North India and ten students got selected and will compete with other teams at ‪‎College of ‪‎Engineering, Pune in month of January 2016. It was an inter disciplinary event and total number of participants are 40 (including ME, CSE, ECE & PARENT DEPARTMENT EEE Students)

Do you know what your business will hold for you in the future? The world’s data is doubling every 1.2 Years, There are 7 Billion people in the world and IBM generates about 2.5 Quintillion Bytes of data every day from consumer transaction, communication devices and other interactions. The volume of data available to businesses today is completely staggering. But they are not enough to understand the true competitive advantage. In order to understand what is going to happen in the future we need a system that can peek in the future. IBM Business analytics combines the business information with analytic skills to provide innovative business insights. The way to look forward is with business analytics tools. Based on detailed analysis of these processes we tackle some of the key challenges the businesses face today and what customers think about you and your products, making the customer interactions more effective, how to truly understand your business processes and...

Why should you become an Entrepreneur? The seed of the need of entrepreneurship in a way was realized and sowed long time back by Mahatma Gandhi and many other farsighted Indians who pointed out the importance of creating ourselves, of being self-reliant, of being the masters of our own production, of using our raw materials and being the proprietors of our finished products. Where India is a thriving resourceful & knowledgeable society, the need of the hour is to expand our knowledge horizon and become opportunistic and adapt to the changing market scenarios. What we need to learn in this rapidly changing market scenario is how to bring all our key inputs together for creating a productive end product.   Why is there a need to have indigenous Entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurship is all about promoting small businesses which are an essential part of our future economic prosperity because they lead to employment generation. In a way, it is a low cost strategy ...

Seven times National Wushu Champion, Supriya Sah is now a part of Chandigarh University. Hailing from Bihar and pursuing Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) from Chandigarh University, she is 7 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal and 2 Bronze medal winner at various National level WUSHU Championships. Inculcating such meritorious students in the CU family is a great inspiring moment for Chandigarh University where we commit to provide platform and scholarships for them to grow and for others to seek inspiration.   Wushu, a form of contemporary Chinese martial arts is an exhibition of performance with martial applications. Wushu is predominated by quickness, explosive power, and natural, relaxed movement combining with strength, speed with flawless techniques and fierce intent with effortless execution. Committed to our corporate Social Responsibility we provide a platform to all our sport stars and super achievers where they can excel in their excellence through our encouraging env...

Why do you need an UNDO SEND feature? Well it’s very simple. If while sending your email you realize that you have missed an error or any typing mistake, or had not attached the required document, or have by mistakenly sent an email, don’t panic just click on UNDO SEND. Was it not there on Gmail?? For those who never found this feature or are not aware about it. A hidden feature for 60 years, Gmail has now officially made an announcement about their UNDO SEND feature in Gmail. How to get it? It’s very simple 1.       Log on to your Gmail account 2.       Click on the reload icon 3.       Then navigate to the settings icon on the top right of your Gmail page 4.       Choose settings 5.       In the general tab scroll down and choose the ninth option that says ENABLE UNDO SEND 6.       Choose the max time you want this UNDO feature to say activated per mail sent ...