Sansmaran 2007 - Silver Jubilee 10th Batch

Sansmaran 2007 was held on 21st-22nd December, 2007 and this year the PGDIE-10th batch Alumni had their silver jubilee reunion and felicitation.


The event started on 21st December, 2007, with the traditional lamp lighting ceremony by the honorable Director, Dr. Subhash D Awale, Speaking at the event, the Director, Dr. Awale refreshed old memories and said that from the ‘Batch of Origin’ that passed out from the institute in 1973, to the numerous batches down the line in 2007, the alumni have been the epitome of the philosophy, beliefs and values that NITIE stands for. They have been the true ambassadors of NITIE and their success has done the institute proud.

The souvenir was released by Dr. S.D.Awale, Director, NITIE and President NAA, who then proceeded to address the gathering. Following this, six of the industry’s leading CEO including one of our alumni kick-started CEO Conclave. The topic of the panel discussion was “GenNext – Taking India to Global Leadership “.
Panelists:
1. Mr. Pradipto Mohapatra, Management Board Member of RPG
2. Mr. V.Vaidyanathan, Executive Director of ICICI Bank
3. Mr. Amit Chandra, Partner of Silkroute Ventures and former Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch India
4. Mr. Jiten Apte, Founder of Wizarth and former CEO of Y-Point
5. Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Deputy Chairman & MD, Zensar Technologies and alumnus of NITIE.

NITIE Alumni Association organized 23rd Annual General Body Meeting on 22nd December, 2007 at NITIE and the members discussed about the various activities of NAA and also shared their views. Annual statement of accounts for the year 2006-07 was passed by members.

23rd Annual General Body Meeting, NAA

The following is the list of Executive Committee Members:
1. Dr. S.D.Awale, Director, NITIE and President NAA
2. Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Deputy Chairman and CEO Zensar, Chairman NAA.
3. Mr. K.Subramanian, MD Afcons, Vice Chairman PGP.
4. Dr. P.R.Kondekar, Vice Chairman, MDP.
5. Pror. Ashok K. Pundir, Associate Dean (Placement), Hon. Secretary NAA.
6. Dr. R.Prem Kumar, Registrar, NITIE, Hon Treasurer NAA.
7. Mr. Arvind Padhye (PGP), Zonal Representative, West Zone
8. Mr. H.B.Walke (MDP), Zonal Representative, West Zone
9. Mr.Sudipto Dasgupta (PGP), Zonal Representative, East Zone.
10. Mr. Ashish Mendiratta (PGP), Zonal Representative, North Zone.
11. Mr. D. Amarendra (PGP)- Zonal Representative, South Zone.

Co-Opted Members
1. Dr, K.M.Madrecha: Gulf Countries.
2. Dr. Ravi Seethamraju- Australia.
3. Mr. Ajit Sharma, USA.
4. Mr. Aseem Khanna, Eastern Europe, Russia.
5. Ms. Arti Gupta.


The general body meeting was attended by a large number of NAA members.

Dr. S.D. Awale, NITIE, Director and President, NAA highlighted the contribution made by various Alumni. The students organizing committee from Lakshya have contributed Rs 27,000/- and from Prerana Organising Committee Rs 30,000/-. Dr. Ganesh Natarajan suggested that a fund mobilization for improving the infrastructure of NITIE
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan on behalf of Alumni presented a total contribution of Rs. 6,50,000/- by various alumni.

NITIE Alumni Association wholeheartedly appreciated the effort put in by Dr. Ganesh Natarajan for mobilizing the funds as well as appreciated the contribution made by alumni. NAA hoped that more and more alumni will come forward and contribute the funds to the institute.