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  • Spree 2014

    • 08 Mar 2014
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

    Rise, Run, Reach: Spree 2014 Sporting Extravaganza

    Spree 2014

    08 March 2014

    Rise, Run, Reach: Spree 2014 Sporting Extravaganza

    Matthew Foschini, the 23 year old Australian footballer currently playing in the I-league for Salgaonkar Football Club urged the students to be passionate about what they would like to do in their lives and wished them good luck at the opening ceremony of Spree 2014. This sporting extravaganza,  the annual national sports festival of BITS Goa, and one of the largest sports festivals in our country kicked off at the campus cricket grounds on 6th March.  The Opening ceremony was marked by the lighting of Spree torch , fantastic display of fire crackers and an amazing laser show.

    With its inspiring  theme Rise, Run and Reach, the festival include events  from all the major sports such as Cricket, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Chess and Carom. With state of the art badminton and tennis courts, a BCCI maintained cricket ground and a football pitch maintained by Salgaocar FC, BITS Goa has all the necessary facilities to hold a sports festival of the magnitude of Spree. Apart from these conventional competitions, Spree also boasts of a wide variety of offbeat and special events such as Tug of War, 3v3 (volleyball), 3BA (basketball), Anti-Chess as well as Body Building. The theme for Spree 2014 is ‘Rise. Run. Reach’, something which truly captures the motto and goal of every sportsperson.

    Spree 2014 has recorded more than 18000 registrations from colleges all over India. 70 different colleges are set to take the field at Spree. These include VIT, MNIT Jaipur, MIT Manipal, IIM Indore, Motilal Nehru College Delhi, IIIT Gwalior and NMIMS Mumbai, to name just a few.

    A number of exciting events and special nights have been lined up as a part of Spree. These include an LED Laser and light show, a freestyle football performance as well as a workshop organized by footballers from the Freestlye Football Federation (F3), a stunt biking performance by a team from Throttlerz, and finally, a DJ Night with Goa’s leading Club DJ – DJ Claudio.

    Over the years, Spree has supported numerous social causes and initiatives. This year, through Act to Inspire, Spree 2014 is associating with a number of notable NGOs such as CRY, PETA as well as YSF (Yuvraj Singh Foundation). CRY will be setting up a World Kiosk on campus to gain support for their social cause – ‘Vote for Child Rights’. A variety of other campaigns have also been initiated as a part of Act to Inspire such as a Beach Cleanup Drive, a Tree Plantation Drive, Goa half marathon as well as a Cancer Awareness Campaign. By having such a wide variety of events and initiatives, Spree hopes to make its humble contributions to uplifting society in a number of different ways.

    Spree 2014 is more than just an ordinary sports festival. With such a wide set of events and initiatives, Spree 2014 is sure to keep everyone involved and entertained, and live up to its reputation of being one of India’s leading sports festivals.

  • tiNai Ecofilm Festival 2014

    • 14 Feb 2014
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

    tiNai Ecofilm festival, organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

    tiNai Ecofilm Festival 2014

    14 February 2014

    The two day Ecofilm festival, tiNai Ecofilm Festival (TEFF) 2014 was held at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus on the 31 January and 1 February, 2014. Twenty-two films whose themes centered around issues on ecological and environmental relevance were screened in the festival. Around two hundred students from Colleges in and around Goa and fifty delegates from India and abroad participated in the festival by attending lectures, workshops, discussions and watching films. 

    Surviving Progress directed by Canadian filmmaker Mathieu Roy and produced by Martin Scorcesese was the inaugural film of TEFF 2014. Four films from the seventy entries, won awards. The films Have you seen the Arana? (Best Eco-documentary Feature); City's Edge (Best Short Eco-documentary); In God's Land (Eco-documentary Feature - Runner-up) and Timbaktu (Short Eco-documentary - Runner Up) were given Rs.20, 000 and Rs.10, 000 as cash awards along with certificates and trophies.

    Eminent Social and Environmental Scientist, Padma Bhushan and Padma Sri awardee, Prof. Madhav Gadgil delivered a lecture on the role of teachers and students of Goa in environment monitoring leading to preservation. He was also a part of the panel discussion titled, ‘Can development be Ecocentric?’ along with Professors, Activists and Filmmakers.

    Alongside screening films, four workshops, three lectures, one lecture-cum-demonstration and a panel discussion were also organized as part of TEFF 2014. The festival concluded with the screening of four award-winning films of TEFF 2014.

  • 63rd Founder's Day Celebrations

    • 13 Feb 2014
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

    Founders Day 2014

    63rd Founder's Day Celebrations

    13 February 2014

    The 63rd Founder’s Day was celebrated on 4th February 2014 with a grand concert by Oscar nominated Carnatic singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath. The concert was organized by Srutilaya-- the Indian Classical Music and Dance Society of BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus. The Chief Guest for the event was renowned musician Pandit Dinkar Panshikar, ex-Director, Kala Academy Goa.

    The event started off with a bewitching Bharatanatyam performance by BITS alumnus Anand Satheendran. It was followed by a captivating two-hour concert by Smt. Jayashri where she sang a wide variety of kirtanas and thillanas ragas like Abheri, Sindhubhairavi and others, many times inviting applause from the audience. She was accompanied by Ms. Chaitrra and Ms. Shweta (vocal support), Mr. H N Bhaskar (violin), Mr. Anirudh Athreya (kanjira) and Mr. Sairam (mridangam). The audience also witnessed some amazing violin, mridangam and kanjira solos and were also spellbound by the beautiful jugalbandi betweent the instrumentalists.

    In his address to the audience after the conclusion of the performance, Pandit Panshikar prasied the students and called the performance "scintillating". The Director, Prof. K.E Raman, in his address, wished to see more of Smt. Jayashri's concerts at BITS Pilani. The Chief Guest and all the performers were presented with ponnadais (golden brocaded shawls) and Smt. Jayashri herself was presented with a beautiful portrait of her drawn by Miss Pravinya Reddy. The event concluded with Rajat Mishra delivering the vote of thanks.

  • INDO- UK INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

    • 16 Jan 2014
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

    INDO- UK INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY

    INDO- UK INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

    16 January 2014

    INDO-UK INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY during May 17 - 19th 2014.
     

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  • 2 JRF positions available under Centre for Research Excellence in Water (CORE) funded by BITS, Pilani

    2 JRF positions available under Centre for Research Excellence in Water (CORE) funded by BITS, Pilani

    Two positions of Junior Research Fellows are available for a period of 3 years (2014-2017) starting March, 2014 a part of BITS, Pilani consortium project entitled “Development of a Field-deployable Biosensor for Bacterial sensing in potable water” in the Department of Chemistry and Biological Sciences, KK Birla Goa Campus.

    Eligibility criteria:

    Eligible candidates must have 1st class M.Sc./M.E./M.Tech (Microbiology/Medical Microbiology/Molecular Microbiology)/Chemistry/Biochemistry. Candidates with good knowledge and experience in water or diagnostic Microbiology/Biosensors/Surface chemistry will be preferred. Selected candidates will be offered Rs.16,000/- p.m. fellowship (consolidated).

    Interested and eligible candidates should send their Curriculum vitae by e-mail within two weeks to the following (Latest by March 22, 2014)

     

    Dr. Sunil Bhand                                                               Dr. Utpal Roy

    Department of Chemistry                                                 Department of Biological Sciences

    BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus                                    BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus

    Tel: 0832 2580332 (office)                                                 Tel: 0832 2580303 (office)     

    sunilbhand@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in                                   uroy@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

  • JRF position in Department of Physics in DAE-BRNS funded project

    JRF position in Department of Physics in DAE-BRNS funded project

    Applications are invited for a JRF position in the Department of Physics for the DAE-BRNS funded Project "Neutron stars as potential continuous Gravitational Wave Emitter ”. The duration of the project is three years and expendable up to 4th year. The fellowship is Rs 16000 for two years and Rs 18000 for subsequent year(s).
     
    Qualifications: M.Sc. in Physics with minimum 60%.
     
    Applications with detailed bio-data should reach the PI by 15th April 2014. Applications are to be sent by email only.
     
    PI – Dr. Tarun Kumar Jha, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics., BITS, Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar Goa 403 726,
     
    Phone: (0832) 2580177 (tkjha@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in)

  • JRF/SRF position available in CSIR sponsored project in Department of Chemistry

    JRF/SRF position available in CSIR sponsored project in Department of Chemistry

    Applications are invited form the motivated candidates with Master degree in chemistry / equivalent degree in related fields, who want to pursue Ph.D. programme in synthetic organic chemistry / heterogeneous catalysis. He/She may be awarded fellowship from CSIR funded project entitled “Synthesis of Metal-Organic-Porous-Material Based Efficient Chiral Heterogeneous Catalysts by Post-Synthetic Modification and Their Applications in Asymmetric Reactions” (Project no. 02(0075)/12/EMR-II) according to his/her last qualification. Candidates with knowledge in material chemistry and hand-on experience in synthetic organic chemistry will be given precedence. The advertisement is recirculated to fill up the recently open post of JRF/SRF in the said project.
     
    For Junior Research Fellow:
    Qualification: First Class in M Sc. (chemistry) / equivalent degree and NET / valid GATE qualification.
     
    Monthly Stipend: Rs. 12000/- pm. Accommodation / HRA is admissible as per the norms of CSIR. For Senior Research Fellow:
     
    Qualification: First Class in M Sc. (chemistry) / equivalent degree with at least 60% marks & one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least 2 years of post M.Sc. research/teaching experience (experience certificate should be produced) or candidates possessing ME in allied field of chemistry / M. Pharm (in pharmaceutical chemistry) or equivalent qualifications.
     
    Monthly Stipend: Rs. 14000/- pm. Accommodation / HRA is admissible as per the norms of CSIR.
     
    Applications with detailed bio-data should reach to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Mainak Banerjee (mainak@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in, mainak669@yahoo.co.in) by e-mail or by hard copy to the following address latest by March 25, 2014.
     
    Dr. Mainak Banerjee
    Assistant Professor,
    Department of Chemistry
    Tel.: +91 832 2580347 (O), 09604056962 (M)
    E-mail: mainak@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in , mainak669@yahoo.co.in

  • JRF/SRF position available in Department of Chemistry in CSIR funded project

    JRF/SRF position available in Department of Chemistry in CSIR funded project

    Applications are invited for a JRF/ SRF position in the Department of Chemistry at BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa for a CSIR Funded Project entitled “Preparation of Magnetically Separable, Mesoporous TiO2 Catalysts and Study of their Catalytic Properties”.

    Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh

    Broad area of research:  Nanostructuted materials, advanced catalysts and organic reactions.

    Duration of the project: 3 yrs

    Position Available: 1 JRF or 1 SRF (Depending upon qualification of the candidate)

    Last date of application: 30th March 2014.

    Address to Apply: Interested candidates should apply directly to the PI (Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh) with copy of their C.V. and research experience of the project by email: naren70@yahoo.com

    Eligibility:

    For JRF@12000/- pm plus HRA/MA: Possessing MSc / BE or B Tech (Chemical, Materials Science or related area) or equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks (but desirable 60% marks) and passing of NET/ GATE test. Age Maximum 28 Yrs.

    For SRF@14000/- pm plus HRA/MA: Possessing (i) MSc / BE or B Tech (Chemical, Materials Science or related area) or equivalent and at least 2 years of post MSc/ BE or B Tech research/ teaching experience, (ii) ME/ M.Tech (Applied Chemistry, Chemical, Materials Science or related area), (iii) M. Pharma or equivalent. Age limit maximum 30 yrs.

    Selected candidate will get a chance to apply for PhD degree at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus (rules of PhD program for BITS Pilani are applicable).

    About Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh, Associate Professor of Chemistry at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, has received his MSc (1994) and PhD (1999) in Chemistry from IIT Kharagpur. He is former Post doctoral fellow of Univ. of Delaware (USA), Univ. of Tennessee- Knoxville (USA), University of Kentucky- Lexington (USA) and Visiting Research Professor of Drexel University (USA). His area of research interests are (i) Synthesis of nanostructured materials, (ii) advanced catalysis, (iii) polymer- ceramic nanocomposites. As of 2013 Dr. Ghosh and his colleagues have published more than 70 research papers in international journals, book chapters and international conference proceedings. He is associate editor of two International journals and reviewer of more than 30 international journals. Under his guidance 3 students have received PhD degree and two are pursuing their PhD program. Dr Ghosh is Principal investigator of number of sponsored research projects sponsored by DRDO, DST, BRNS, DST-UKIERI (Indo UN project), Royal Academy of Engineering, UK etc. He collaborates with the scientists from various reputed national universities and research organizations as well as international universities. For details please visit: http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/goa/nghosh/profile

  • JRF position available in DAE-BRNS sponsored Project in the Department of Physics

    JRF position available in DAE-BRNS sponsored Project in the Department of Physics

    Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on the following project under the supervision of Dr Chandradew Sharma, Department of Physics, BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus.

    Title of the project: “Searching for new physics in B meson decay”

    Duration of the project: 3 years and extendable, leading to Ph.D.

    Project position and number: JRF, ONE

    Fellowship amount: Rs 16,000 per month (for two years) and Rs 18000 per month subsequently

    Eligibility requirements: M.Sc in Physics with at least 60% aggregate marks (First division).

    How to apply: Application along with brief CV (with a recent passport-sized photo) detailing name, contact details, educational qualifications in tabular form (mentioning distinction if any), experience in project work and research interests along with relevant documents must be reached via e-mail latest by 15th April, 2014.

    Note: Only qualified and suitable candidates will be called for interview to be held at BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus and no TA/DA will be paid for the interview. Selected candidate will have to register for Ph.D program of BITSPILANI, K K Birla Goa Campus.


    Dr. Chandradew Sharma, Principal Investigator
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Physics
    BITS-PILANI, K K Birla Goa Campus
    Zuari Nagar
    Goa – 403726 India
    Email: csharma@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
    Phone: 0832-2580346

  • Research Position available in Dept. of Biological Sciences

    Research Position available in Dept. of Biological Sciences

    Advertisement of research position for 6 months

    Applications are invited for a Research position in Department of Biological Sciences for the Project titled ““carbon dioxide sequesteration using microalgae””. The duration of the project is 6 months and the salary is as per the rules of BITS Pilani.

    Workplace: one month in Goa and 5 months in Surat, Gujarat

    Qualifications: M.Sc / M.E in Life Sciences and experience in algal technology will be an advantage.

    Applications with detailed bio-data should reach the PI by 25th February 2014. Applications are to be sent by email only.

    PI - Dr. Srikanth Mutnuri, Associate Professor, Applied and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar Goa 403 726,

    Phone: (0832) 2580125

    (srikanth@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in)

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