From The Economic Times.

NEW DELHI: Parliament Monday passed a bill which will make the six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) capable of granting degrees to the engineers that pass out. 

The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, along with the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote Monday. Both the bills have already been passed by the Lok Sabha. 

The institute of technology bill adds eight new Indian Institutes of Technology in Bhubaneshwar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Mandi, Patna, Ropar and Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), to the list of IITs. All these institutions will be declared as institutions of national importance. 

Update April 11, 2012: The goal of collecting 7.5 lacs for Jaskaran's treatment has been reached. We have been asked by the organizers of the fund-raising campaign to communicate that the fund-raising has been suspended for now and if more funds are needed for treatment the organizers will reach out to us again. The organizers have also expressed their gratitude for the support they have received from the IT-BHU community.

Editor's Note: We are publishing verbatim an appeal for help from Abhishek Singh, 2009 MET. The latest status of the funds is at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqyPi6xZ2C0sdDlNT3RPb1FwU2VFMERVZ3pRWUFOLVE

More Details: Jassi's friends are uploading supporting documents at the Google docs collection at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwHqlngTfgq3R3d3RGZiWGVTSnFndUIxWXV3eWVDZw -- please feel free to have a look.

Donating in US dollars: Please send your funds in US dollars to Abhishek Ranjan (Mech. Engg., 2007) at the following mailing address: 3425 Tulane drive, Apt. 31, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20783
Paypal address - abhishek.ranjan@rhsmith.umd.edu

The current status of the funds collected in USD is at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqSNX38T2gQ_dHpLcTFLdU9raEpYUklqcWRULWtyUkE

Although the amount immediately needed is 7.5 lacs, we strongly encourage all our fellow members of the ITBHU family to donate as much as possible.

Dear Alumnus,

This mail is in regarding treatment of Jaskaran Singh, 2011 ITBHU passout, B-Tech, civil engineering.

Just before joining his job last year Jaskaran had gone to Manikaran with his family (to pay homage to God). On their way back they met with an accident. Unfortunately his whole family died in the accident (Mother, father and younger brother).

Jaskaran suffered injuries to his spine which disabled movement of any of his body parts. He was treated at a hospital in Chandigarh (Government Medical College).

It has been six months since his treatment. His recovery has been very slow (he is hardly able to move his fingers even now). The doctors at Indian Spinal Injury Centre(ISIC), Vasant Kunj, New Delhi have suggested a 3 month treatment which should enable Jaskaran to get back up on his feet (if everything goes well).

]]> Front Page News Items ITBHU Global Editor 2012-04-02T07:21:37-08:00 http://www.itbhuglobal.org/archives/2012/02/the_hindu_ropes_in_arun_anant.html We are proud to share the good news that Mr. Arun Anant, B.Tech Chemical Engg. 1985 batch, will be the new CEO of "the Hindu" newspaper.

From: http://www.mxmindia.com/2012/01/arun-anant-will-be-ceo-hindu-from-feb-6/

It is learnt from sources close to the development that Mr Arun Anant is all set to join Kasturi & Sons Ltd as its Chief Executive Officer. He is slated to join on February 6, 2012 and will be responsible for all the non-editorial operations of the company.

]]> Front Page News Items ITBHU Global Editor 2012-02-10T07:58:05-08:00 http://www.itbhuglobal.org/archives/2011/12/itbhu_giving_campaign_now_live.html Giving 2011

The ITBHU Global Giving Campaign for 2011 is now live. Please visit http://giving.itbhuglobal.org/ to know more. We have set an initial goal of USD 50,000, out of which $20,000 has already been raised.

Note that all donations are tax-exempt under US law. Please also check with your company about matching grants

We are happy to note that IT-BHU alumni are now a part of the larger Pan-IIT network.

If you go to the Pan IIT official site, you can register by picking "Varanasi (BHU)" in the drop down list of the IITs

We also will be a part of the Pan IIT 2011 Global Conference at New York City, September 30 - October 2, 2011

Several sources have reported that the Government Business during the week commencing Tuesday, the 16th August, 2011 would consist of :

1. Consideration of any item of Government Business carried over from today’s Order paper.

2. Consideration and passing of the following Bills :

  (a) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010;
  (b) The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010;
  (c) The Seeds Bill, 2004;
  (d) The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008; and
  (e) The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010.

3. Consideration and passing of the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha :

  (a) The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
  (b) The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill, 2011.

4. Consideration and passing of the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2009, after it is passed by Lok Sabha.

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We will actively track this and keep posting updates here. Thanks for all the tips :-).

We are happy to announce the results of the elections for the board of directors for the ITBHU Global Alumni Association (India). The details of the votes cast are available at http://www.itbhuglobal.org/elections/pollingbooth/?q=node/7. Polling closed at 23:59 IST on July 25, 2011.

The election process allows only one director per state, with a max of 6 directors. Since the two candidates from Andhra Pradesh secured the same number of votes (5th highest), the election team had a discussion with them, upon which Arup Guha withdrew, with a promise to help the board as a volunteer.

The final list of board members is therefore as follows:

1. Swati Agrawal, B.Tech Civil Engineering 1998, Pune
2. Subramaniam Vaidhyanathan, B.Tech Chemical 1982, Chennai
3. Puneet Bindlish, B.Tech Mining 2002, Gurgaon
4. Arvind Gupta, B.Tech Electronics Engineering 1992, New Delhi
5. Sudip Paul, M.Tech Biomedical Engineering 2009, Kolkata
6. Rajat Kashyap, B.Tech Electrical Engineering 2006, Hyderabad

He was a very entertaining, jovial, cheerful and an easy going person - an excellent flute player and a cricketer of high quality. He is one of the doctoral students of Professor P Rama Rao and had worked on Low Stress Creep of Zirconium and Zircalloy, materials that are of extreme importance to Nuclear Field. He was the only son of Late Dr. N Narasimhan, Renowned Radiophysicist of BARC and DRDO's first RAC Chairman.

More details at The Meeting sub-site

Download Flyer [PDF]

The voting for the elections for the board of directors for the ITBHU Global Alumni Association (India) is now open. All registered alumni as of July 10, 2011 are eligible to vote. The polling booth is available at http://www.itbhuglobal.org/elections/pollingbooth/?q=node/7. Note that polling closes at 23:59 IST on July 25, 2011.

Here is the list of candidates:

Andhra Pradesh -- Arup Guha, B.Tech Civil Engineering 2005, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh -- Rajat Kashyap, B.Tech Electrical Engineering 2006, Hyderabad

Delhi -- Arvind Gupta, B.Tech Electronics Engineering 1992, New Delhi
Delhi -- Sudhanshu Mittal, B.Tech Electrical Engineering 1990, New Delhi

Haryana -- Puneet Bindlish, B.Tech Mining 2002, Gurgaon

Karnataka -- Abhishek S L, B. Tech Chemical Engineering 2005, Bangalore
Karnataka -- Praharsh Sharma, B. Tech Electronics Engineering 2010, Bangalore
Karnataka -- Sumit Thakur, B. Tech Electrical Engineering 2005, Bangalore

Maharashtra -- Swati Agrawal, B.Tech Civil Engineering 1998, Pune

Tamil Nadu -- Subramaniam Vaidhyanathan, B.Tech Chemical 1982, Chennai

West Bengal -- Sudip Paul, M.Tech Biomedical Engineering 2009, Kolkata

Here is more information about them

The Bangalore Chapter is hosting an Alumni Meet on the 17th July/Sunday Lunch. The venue is in the heart of the city with ample parking i.e. Bowring's Club (aka Bowring's Institute) at St Marks Rd (just off MG Road). Can RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195977740452692

Rs500/- per person. Lunch and Drinks will be served.

Agenda
 
11.30     Assembly (Kulgeet)
11.35     Welcome and Update from Institute