N'scape (November 2008 Edition)

EDITOR’S DESK
Steven Brust said- “One nice
N’SCAPE thing about putting the thing
away for a couple of month
before looking at it is that we start appreciating our
Team
own wit, of course, this can be carried too far”, but it’s
kind of cool when we crack up a piece of writing and
realize we wrote it.
Chief Editor
Writing is like exploration which often makes us
Ankit Sharma
surprised where the journey takes us. To search new
Editing Team avenues in the voyage of innovation we have a boat
Ankit Sharma, Shantanu agrawal, Raviranjan singh, called ‘N’scape’, which has been giving the wings to
the ideas of NIFFTians for quite some time.
Saptarshi
Each and every year N’scape has gone through
Design and Layout
innovative excogitations and some new originations.
Navneet kumar This year too we have tried to present something very
Cover Page Idea new in the form of an exclusive survey on the
engineering life in NIFFT. There are always lot of
Ram Chandra, Navneet Kumar questions, some trendy, some funky and some
Survey Team serious, related to life, related to career, related to
friendship and related to us. Many questions are
3rd yr: Saptarshi, Shantanu, Ashwani, Raviranjan, Ankit
mysterious. We tried to find out those questions &
2nd yr: Chandan Rai, Neeraj, Ashutosh, Saket, Sumeet, their answers and put them in front of our readers in
Ashish, Sonal Supriya a very interesting and statistical manner.
Acknowledgements We would feel pleasure to light on the methodology
Vishwaman Malviya (4th yr), of the survey. About ten teams each comprising two
students were made from B.Tech 2nd and 3rd year and
Deepak Mishra (2k8 Batch) questions were asked from almost each and every
student of the college. It was very enthusiastic to see
all the students always ready to help in this task.
The experience of working over this edition of N’scape
was really pleasant. We hope the readers will find our
endeavor interesting.
If you have some queries or suggestions, feel free to
write us on nscape08@gmail.com
Ankit Sharma

N’scape | November 08 1

What’s there in my treasure

Cover story: 05

Engg. Life @

NIFFT
An exclusive survey, peeping inside the

Lives of budding technocrats, revealing

some very interesting facts and trends.

Newscape: Poetry:
03 The ruining gymkhana 24 Every night in my dreams
04 Kartavya-NIFFT 25 If Lost

Articles: 25 This Is Life
25 A Psalm of Life
11 Are we so changed?
26 Insomniac called eyes
11 Unforgettable school life
26 To be or not to be!
12 The green mystery
14 Solar Energy Timeline
15 Word of wisdom Alumni sections:
16 Does CGPA really matter? 19 Phir who exams yaad aaye
18 What not to do in a college other than IIT 28 And they walked away in sunset
19 The new embankment
20 Golden moment
Others
23 Absolute &relative state of freedom
27 Crossword
Funscape: 28 Movie Review
10 Boys without girls 29 Book Review
13 Funny but real incidents during lectures 30 Point Counterpoint
13 Sab Chalta Hai 31-32 Cartoon scape
17 Some Do’s & Don’ts for the budding
technocrats
21 The first empty brain’s yield award 2008
23 B.E. vs M.B.A

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NEWSCAPE

The crisis with destiny!

The ruining “Gymkhana”
Gymkhana (derived from Urdu ,Hindu ,Hindustani chance of being read by some worthy reader.
language ),word for racket court is an Indian term
As a result of survey being made among 100
which originally referred to a place where sports
students it is found that about 50 % of total students
events take place and referred to any of various
are unaware of this facility and out of the 50% aware
meets at which contest were held to held the skills of
students 60 % are unaware which news papers and
the competitors.
magazines are supplied there
In India the term gymkhana is commonly referred to
As mentioned already gymkhana refers to as social
a gym, more generally a gymkhana referred to a social
and sporting club where different cultural & sports
& sporting club in Indian subcontinent &in other Asian
events take place to test the skills of the competitors
countries including Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand
but in NIFFT, Gymkhana unfortunately is unable to
etc.
justify with its own identity. It is severely suffering
The word gymkhana consists of gym which is with a disease called ‘ignorance’ of both the students
abbreviation of both gymnasium (Latin form, Greek: and the college authorities, there is lack of sufficient
gymnasium) and gymnastics (from the Latin resources and a lot is to be done to ignite the spark of
gymnasticus & the Greek gymnastikos) and khana or hope .The building being old and in the ruins has to be
khaneh meaning home which originates repaired and
from Old Persian word ahana changing renovated .There must
into xanak in Pahlavi be well equipped gym
and other sports
In the English speaking countries
facilities to ignite the
gymkhana refers to as multi game
students’ interest.
equestrian event performed to display
the training and talent of the horses and It can be ornamented
their riders. with the musical
instruments and
In NIFFT, Gymkhana refers to an old,
equipments for
isolated, neglected place which boasts
boosting up the
over its luck once in a year during the
cultural excellence of the students. A trained music
Saraswati Pooja celebrations, and remains in the
teacher and the physical trainer can be employed for
shackles of seclusion wiping its own tears during the
motivating students towards the extracurricular
rest of the year
activities. Students will also have to come forward for
The NIFFT gymkhana was established with perhaps the cause of its welfare. Different clubs including
the same reasons mentioned in the above part of this musical, sports, cultural, literature, photography etc.
writing. NIFFT gymkhana is equipped with a gym can be formed and different events and competitions
(comprising of few old age body shaping articles) a can be organized, this will generate in the souls of
reading room comprising of some daily newspapers& students a spirit of competition as well as it’ll help us
magazines, one old piece of guitar perhaps of ‘Beatles’ to cherish our rich cultural heritage.
age, a harmonium, placed safely over a cupboard
Thus its already high time when we all should wake up
from prehistorical ages, and a never beaten Congo
and involve ourselves in the endeavor of
which too holds the historical importance. One
improvement of NIFFT gymkhana which in turn can
important fact we can rejoice over is that it receives
be turned as a golden platform for all-round
regular supply of newspapers and some magazines
development of we the students.
which pay regular thanks to God if they get the


NEWSCAPE

KARTAVYA-NIFFT
"You must be the change you wish to see in this Suggestions are also to impart knowledge of
world". Whenever I read this, I feel the inner alphabets and elementary mathematics through
conscience pushing me to dedicate myself more to multimedia. We are also trying to teach the benefits
'KARTAVYA-NIFFT' , an NGO being run by the students of proper cleanliness and hygienic conditions to our
of NIFFT for disseminating the 'idea of education' children since they are at greater risks of falling prey
among the poor , deprived and underprivileged to communicable diseases.
children living in slums of Hatia.
Even after such efforts we think only a little has been
The Kartavya was started one year ago. Our done so far. We wish to achieve higher and for that
immediate seniors worked hard day we certainly have some plans in our
and night to make it functional at minds. The expansion of our centre is on
community hall, Hatia near NIFFT. the cards and will materialize too soon.
Earlier, people of Hatia were We are also going to open a library at our
skeptical about this concept, thanks centre in the months to come. This year,
to the effect this materialistic world we would brief the eligible students of
has created in the minds of people our centre for the Navodaya schools. We
where every action of charity is are also looking at the prospects of
weighed in terms of personal gains employing some local youth girls to teach
and losses. But at this juncture, the at our centre during semester breaks
help came from a local woman ' when we become unavailable.
Sheela Didi ' who accompanied our seniors in
However, as an industry requires raw materials to
conducting surveys and convincing poor parents to
sustain an organization requires funds to function .We
send their children at the 'KARTAVYA' centre.
are not an exception to this truth. At present, our
In the past one year, it succeeded in developing the sources of income include students' contribution and
necessary educational environment around the slums selling of old newspapers. . But, it is not sufficient. In
of Hatia to help the masses become open to the idea fact, we are facing some constraints in properly
of education. The number of students taking implementing our plans owing to the lack of
education at our centre increased to seventy five. A resources. Recently, Rotary club has come forward
poor orphan girl named ‘Anjali’ was inducted into a and promised us help. We are also in talk with some
private school ‘Shanti Niketan’ and all her expenses eminent media persons for support. But
are being borne by 'KARTAVYA NIFFT'. A more comprehensive changes will come only when NIFFT
important fact observed in the past one year was the assists us either personally or institutionally.
rapid increase in number of girl students at our
The sole motive of Kartavya is philanthropy. It also
centre, quite inspiring in itself.
provides an opportunity to experience the intrinsic
Now 'KARTAVYA-NIFFT' is one year old and a little contentment by rendering service to the poor
matured in its approach. We are regularly conducting children. So, open your arms to embrace the
classes at our centre. We have divided students into opportunity to contribute manually and financially for
different groups and our attempt is to give individual Kartavya and be a part of this family in its venture
attention to each. We are also providing books, towards educated India.
copies, pencils and chocolates to our children on a
Shashank Kumar & Dhritiman Deka
regular basis to motivate them to be punctual at our
centre. Besides, we have tried to incorporate some B.Tech 2nd yr
innovative ideas to make education fun at our centre. Correspondents, NIFFT Kartavya Team
These include reciting poems and rhymes, story-
telling, playing songs etc.

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Cover Story

Engineering life @ NIFFT
An exclusive survey peeping inside the lives of some hundreds of
budding technocrats, revealing some very interesting facts & trends
They were out from their shells, leaving their We for the first time in the NIFFT chronicle have
juvenile, puerile fantasies some fair miles back. tried to find out and spread these colors in front
Away from their dad’s diligence and the luscious, of you.
yummy supper mixed with mom’s love, they are Some funky, some voguish, some jazzy and some
chasing their rainbows paddling on as crusades in serious questions were asked to 250 budding
search of new avenues. To start a new, peculiar technocrats to find out the trend of life in this
and a very different college life miles from their peculiar insti.
house was a difficult task but Charles Darwin
inspired them with an emphatic word - We started with the dawn, the time to wake up
‘adaptation’ & they further inspired themselves and found that on the working days 42% students
with another called ‘modification’. Feverish with wake up between 5 and 8am, 48% of our buddies
Eureka, resplendent zeal & many dreams the life leave their beds between 8 and 8:30am and there
here becomes some complex, some simple. are some 4% lazy fellows who believe in getting
Sometimes it rolls like a sine wave and up just before class ,the scenario as expected
sometimes as simple as y=mx+c. Exploring leisure changes completely on Saturdays & Sundays
while busy, smiling at stress and euphoria with when 45% get up between 8 and 9 am, 41%
buddies, are some shades of engineering life here between 9 and 11 am and about 14%
at NIFFT. ‘khumbkarans’ snore even after 11am.

Time to wake up (working days) Time to wake up (on Saturday/Sundays)
Before 5am……………………………………………….……….6 8 to 9am…….…………………………………………………35
5 to 8am……………………………………………..…………32 9 to 11am……….…………………………………………41
8 to 8:30am………………………………………………………48 After 11am…….……………………………………………..8
Just before the class…………………………………………………
14 Are itni jaldi kya hai? …….........................................16

BIG uestion

Will they ever see the birds chirping in the pulchritudinous morning?

After knowing the time for the start of the day it was important to know when does it goes to completion. Some very
interesting facts were waiting for us-
78% of NIFFT boys and very astonishing 100% girls sleep after 12 am even knowing about the next
morning’s class.

BIG uestion

Are the nights really becoming insomniac?


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On Friday /Saturday nights while 40% boys say that they are “night watchman”, surprisingly 100% girls
admit to be owls.

BIG uestion

What are these guys and gals hunting for in the dark?

Small answer: gone are the days of “early to bed and early to rise”

Once upon a time I read some sages crying –“In the and my washer man suggests washing to be a good
healthy body there is a healthy mind”. The body will method of cleanliness but “Is washing of our body
be healthy if we are free from disease & once I heard daily really a good idea?” Let’s check it out
a doctor saying that disease don’t like ‘cleanliness’

While about 53% boys say they take bath daily. Girls remain cleaner with 100% claiming they dare to be
attacked by cold water every day.

You take bath daily
Big question : Are the 5 % sages bathing rarely suffering from
Daily………………………………… 53 hydrophobia??
With a gap of one or two….....36
Small answer: They believe in true nationalism (saving water for the
Once in a week………………………6
nation)
Rarely………………………..............5
Now when cleanliness is already much exaggerated, let’s talk about the cleanliness of the rooms in which our
buddies live. While 17% believe in daily cleanliness, 39% clean their rooms with a gap of a day or two.
Surprisingly 19% of indolent savages do not clean it until some fungus grows at some corner of the rooms.
How often do you clean your room?
BIG QUESTION: are these 19%
Daily………………………………………………………………17 indolent engineers aspiring to become
58 microbiologist?
After a day or two………………………………………
Once in a month……………………………………………26 SMALL ANSWER: whats wrong in being
JACK of ALL TRADES!
Until some fungus grows at some corner ….. 19
Studies remain an indifferent part of the life here. For some it is an interest, for some a compulsion and some
smarter guys try to make it an interesting compulsion.

When you get alarmed for exams? For exam what do u rely on?
I believe in regular studies………………………………………..9 Your own notes…………………………………………………… 36
15 days before ……………………………………………………….52 Xerox of your batch mate’s notes…………………………..33
Its one night stuff …………………………………………………..32 Internet……………………………………………………………………5
It rolls away before I get alarmed……………………………..7
7 Seniors’ notes………………………………………………………….2


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About 33% visit library during the normal days while the number gets nearly doubled to 64% during the exams.

Most preferred place for study The stats make it clear that own room is the best
Group study 8 place for developing concentration or it gives strength
to the ingenuity. Surprisingly only 11% find library to
Hostel roof 5 be the most preferred place for studies.
Reading room… 5
Hostel roof is not the new discovery. From my
Library 11 childhood days, I have been watching many big
Own room 72 lenses holders having restless walks with kilos of
books in their hands, high on the roofs.

Are regular assignments Should regular projects be
necessary for good given for better and
studies? practical understanding of
the subject?
40 75
Yes………………………
60
No…………………………25
Yes no
After the studious discussion, it was the time to investigate the paths of fun and frolics. Watching movies with
buddies or an aimless walk on solitary roads, behaving as if paparazzi or being trapped in “www”, there are many
ways through which the technocrats here entertain their souls and excite their spirits.
The magic of web dominated the other sources of amusement; about 49% love to be trapped in different websites
while surprisingly only 4% rely on television for a healthy entertainment. About 48% go to watch movies in
multiplexes/cinemas rarely, while 32% believe that watching movies on 72mm is directly proportional to the amount
of money in their kitties.
Go to watch movies in theatre/multiplex? The leisure favourite?
Every week…………………………………………………………….4 Internet …………………….…………………………………………
49
Twice in a month…………………………………3 Television……………………………..……….……4
Once in a month…………………………..13 Newspaper/magazines/novels……16
Other, 31 Kaveri, 43
Rarely………………………………. 48 Sports……………………………….…….13
Money hai to honey hai ………...32 Movies………………………………...18

Most happening tourist spot in
Ranchi
Best place for
Rock garden…………..15 Silver immediate placement party?
Roti, 4
Spoon, 16
Pahadi mandir……………….26 Juice shop…………………18
Pooja, 6
Fun castle……………………..12 hemant ‘s dhaba…………2
Ormanjhi zoo…………………...6 Others………………………………1
Dasam Fall/Johna Fall……………….….41 67
Manohar/mama ji’s shop……………..…


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The erudite say, “TIME IS MONEY.” But many of our skeptic buddies are not materialistic enough to accept them or if
they accept, it’s sure they are open handed. About 39% students love to invest their hours in chatting in some
specific hostel room, while 30% love to share their feelings with each other on “frustration bench”.

FRUSTRATION BENCH: (the friend of all times)
Who discovered frustration bench, is still a question to be research upon, the NIFFT Research and Analyzing
Wing (N-RAW) suggests that like the other great discoveries it too may be a serendipity. The readers will be
suggested not to go with its name because it is a lovely place to kill the time even when you are not
frustrated.

Most preferred place to kill precious time with loads of useless talks?
Frustration bench……………………………………………………..30
Hostels’ balconies……………………………………….………..16
Tea stalls………………………………………………………….…16
Specific hostel room (chatting room)………..... 38

Have you tried maggi/tea/coffee at midnight in hostel?
Yes 49

100% girls say, making No 16
maggi or tea at midnight Sometime 18
is their daily business
It’s the daily business 17

BIG QUESTION: are girls the better midnight chefs?
SMALL ANSWER: of course they are!

Along with all fun and frolic our buddies are also serious about their future aspiration. They seem to be felicitous and
ingenious while talking about their career and future prospects. Some dreams, some fantasies sparkle their
passionate eyes and they cherish the illuminating plans to transform those dreams into reality. When asked about
the future aspiration, 435 prefer the job through campus while 32% foresee themselves on the managerial seats.
15% want to serve the society being an I.A.S./I.P.S.

Dream company? Dream sector?
Only 3% wish to
TELCON……………………..12 Steel……………………………………………..33
leave their
TATA MOTORS…………..10 Manufacturing/Auto mobile…… 42 motherland for
JSW……………………………18 Software………………………………………6 doing some higher
VEDANTA ………………….12 Foundry and forge……………………….10 studies through
Others ……………………. 48 Research Projects……………………………… 9 GRE/GMAT.

Only 6% students in NIFFT prefer software as the dream sector while 75% want
themselves in either steel or manufacturing sector.


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When we planned to find out the scope of rising of some C.E.O. from our college, it was overwhelming that 51%
wanted to open their own organization.
AN EMPHATIC FACT: Ambanis and Mittals are becoming the favourite icons.
Hope we don’t have the communist readers!

Everybody loves his alma mater and so do our buddies. There are some splendid, some good things about it to be
loved. To find out various “bests” of this ‘foundry land’, what could be the better way than asking its reapers?
Best novel in seminary? Best lab? Best machine in the college?
The Alchemist …………………………..31 76
Communication lab ………………..76 45
Rapid proto typing machine ………….45
TOXIN ………………………………………..5 Metrology lab………………………….. 7 CNC machine …………………………………17
The Monk Who sold his Ferrari…14 Metallographic lab…………………. 5 Pneumatic hammer……………………… 27
50
Five Point Someone………………. .50 Cad/cam ………………………………….12 Optical emission spectroscope ……..11

Most liked practical?
41
Metallurgical/manufacturing………………….. 41
The most beautiful building of the campus
Electronics/electrical……………………………. 29
Main building …………………24
Physics/ chemistry ……………………………………6
Administrative building...10
Hammering …………………………………………25
Workshop ……………………….3
Most liked author for metallurgy?
Cafeteria ……………………………30
Robert E. Reedhill…………………………………. 9
33
Any of the hostels…………………………. 33
45
Donald R. Askeland ……………………………………45
Sydney H Avner …………………………….25
Best magazine in the library
R. N. Tupkary ………………………..21
Any Engg. Journal…………….. 14
Most liked author for manufacturing?
PC quest …………………………..9
Beer & Johnson ………………33
33
Scientific American…………2
R.S Khurmi ……………………..26
Electronics for You……… 13
P.N Rao …………………………..22
42
Science reporter ………….42
J.P.holman …………………………………………….19
Most liked subject of humanities Most liked subject of metallurgy and materials
Economics …………………………………..26 39
Physical Metallurgy ………..39
Communication skills…………………. 22 Steel making…………………..10 Which sector is better
Industrial psychology ………………….13 Iron making…………………….16 (as per the present scenario)
Software,
40
Industrial Management ………………40 Mechanical Metallurgy ….35 Core (steel and 4
manufacturing),
96


HUMOUR

‘BOYS’ without ‘GIRLS’
Many people would rate this topic ridiculous after going through. But believe it or not what I am going to unfold is
really relevant especially in colleges consider BOYS as one of most exploited class in today’s world. The superior class
who is exploiting them is none other than GIRLS…hahaha…sounds funny na. If you
ask people who don’t have a girlfriend the reasons for it, they would say “koun
tension leta hai!!! Who wants girlfriend man!!! Being single rocks. I am single and
happy…see there are no long phone bills…See how independent I am…blah blah”
But something else bubbles inside. And I want to show you the funniest part of it,
they throw the kitchen sink at impressing girls but at last they return empty
handed. lets call them sages as they pretend to be(waiting for nirvana).
You can find them in the following places:-
1. In the gym: trying to build their muscles. Someone should have told them that
broad chest attracts girls. Our sage missed to note that money is also kept in the
chest pocket.
2. On G-talk and yahoo messengers: trying to
find a girl to flirt with. Our sage should have
missed to note that only those cases which are
of no use in reality are left in the virtual world.
All others are busy with their boys in some
corner (Ya! corner) of the world.
3. In front of women’s college: trying to attract some chicks. Here our sage drives
in an ultra modern bike. Sports black glasses irrespective of the weather, shirt
which is torn in different styles to indicate fashion. Little does he know that our
girls there are in need of drivers who can drive a two wheeler and leave them at
home, nothing more.
4. Orkut and other social networking sites. Here you can see our sage having his
best edited photograph (Reality scares) in his profile. He visits as many girls as he
can in a day (Hard sellers) and scraps them by crushing his creative machine.
“Hey!!! I generally don’t scrap unknown people, but your pic caught my eye.
Couldn’t move without scrapping you. Can we be friends?” Intelligent way of begging for friendship right? Friendship
is scraped, sorry sacred!
5. Along with boys who already have a girlfriend. Right! Your guess is perfect. “Yaar…..your girlfriend’s roommate
yaar cute gal, please yaar ask her to introduce me to that queen. I will bring two old monks this week yaar”. Hmm.
Bribe! Our sage can become a Government officer but never get a girl.
Well friends! jokes apart, the main motive of writing this article is to show that you gain nothing by running after
girls. Instead you waste your precious time and energy which can be utilized in shaping your career and in other
creative works. You are young generation and can do wonders if you utilize your energy in right direction.
Pratiyush Uttpal
B.Tech 3rd yr

10 October 08| N’scape

Are we so changed!
A heavy wind is blowing around the newly lighted sun. People are busy going for their work. The flowers are
blooming and the birds are chirping. A school girl is seated in a school jeep. In front of her is kept an open book. She
is reading and is motionless. The jeep is full of unceasing noise and hurrying students. The driver is busy driving to
reach his destination in time. All are in their own mood.
Suddenly three sweet looking puppies young and innocent came in front of the jeep having no fear of being
knocked down by the vehicle. The jeep driver is smacking his horn to encourage the pups to move away. Disturbed
by the noise the girl stands to understand the situation. She persuades the driver to stop the jeep because she
knows that the pups unknown to the meaning of death will have their life ended in a very cruel manner if the jeep
does not take a break. Her book is thrown away on the jeep floor but avoiding it the girl goes on shouting at the
driver. But it is too late. The leg of a pup is crushed under the tyre. The girl bursts in anguish and pain. The pup is on
the road lying helplessly with no one to pay attention to it. She is persuading the driver to stop the jeep and pick up
the pup to bandage its wound. But the driver says, “That’s life".
She sinks deeper and deeper into a bottomless well. In the heart of heart she feels the pain of the pup and the
selfishness of today human beings. While returning from the school she sees the pup lying dead on the road. "That’s
life", the word re-echoes again and again in the girl's ears.
The girl was no one else than me and the jeep was none other's, it was my jeep.

How selfish we are! How selfish we are!
Deepmala
B.Tech.2nd yr

UNFORGETTABLE SCHOOL LIFE
Dear Readers,
As a teenager I always wanted to get into some reputed institution and I feel I am a bit lucky to get into
NIFFT. But today I remember my school days. Those days of adventure & mysteries were beautiful chunks of my life.
It was like our second home. We spent nearly twelve to fourteen years at school. Especially the last two years at
school when we got into +2 classes were awesome. As a student I think these years are meant for parties and
hanging out with friends, “NO STUDY ONLY MASTI & MASTI!!!- The new theory of life was originated .Teachers were
very friendly. They were always there to make us understand the ups and downs of coming life. Spending time with
friends was the only motive for which we used to go to school. Today our entire close & dearest friends are away
from us but their memories are still present in our hearts. We can never forget that life when any sought of tension
was an alien word for us .Sometime I wish to go back to school like the small kids do. I once again want to carry the
loads of books on my back.
No one can forget it or even dare to think to do so. It’s really UNFORGETTABLE!!!
Akanksha
B.Tech 1st yr


The green mystery
“There is a garden where lilies & roses 1: Hybrid Tea – which is white in colour and always
are side by side blooms in single.

And all day between them in silence 2: Flouribanda – yellow in colour and three to four
flowers in bunch
The silken butterflies glide
3: Polyantha – which also blooms in bunch.
I do not enter the garden
4: Miniature – 5-7 flowers bloom in one bunch.
Though I know the road thereto
Some good variety of succulent are also found here.
And morn by morn to the gateway Succulents are plants which need very less water.
Some succulents being grown in this nursery are
I see the chirping birds go Furcoria, which has beautiful bicolor long leaves and
They bring each light on their faces Green Mother Tongue with flowering long leaves.
Spera, money plant and Monostriala are some
But they cannot bring back to me climbers you can find here. Spera on one hand has
What the lily say to the roses very small leaves while Monostriala has big leaves and
it climbs on a big tree. Some other beautiful plants
Or the songs of butterflies be” like Crysanthamum (two to three colours), Bigonia
If you really want to listen the butterflies’ ‘enchants (with a circular type leaf like a lotus and exquisite pink
the lily’s conversation with roses or if you search the flower), Dracina (2-3 varieties) with red, white &
fragrance of serenity, don’t just see the birds passing bicolor resplendent leaves will definitely give ravishing
like me, rather go for an exotica into that garden sense to your eyes.
which is none other than the NIFFT nursery which A splendid unique plant, Bethlehem cloth which is a
holds in itself the sweetness of nectar and the glory of foreign plant is also found here which has a peculiar
green. Many of us don’t know about the unfolded quality of blooming its flower every night and
mystery of this small nursery. So I would like to tell shedding it off before dawn.
you something about this place.
Some picturesque varieties of grasses can also be
There are large numbers of foliage as well as seen here, Dainala and Chinese grass are among these
flowering plants. Foliage plants are those which don’t varieties. Some beautiful trees like Palm, Alkesia,
have flowers but make you insane with the beauty of Banyan etc. are also grown in its vicinity.
their leaves. The different foliage plants in the nursery
are: Crotam (20 varieties), Arelia (4-5 varieties), When most of us today are worry about pollution,
Collius, Palm, Caladium etc. Collius is a plant which global warming etc. this place like NIFFT nursery gives
has beautiful pink, green coloured leaf, There are a great peace to our mind and shows us the
about 5-6 varieties of Collius in the NIFFT nursery. If pulchritudinous side of life.
you are the flower lover then this place may be a Ankit Sharma
genuine attractor for you.
B.Tech 3rd yr
There are wide range of beautiful flowers like
Editorial Board
Gladalia, Balsam, Garvara (mixed coloured flower),
Dahlia (which is being developed) etc. To have an
emphatic fragrance of rose you may move to the
garden being developed by NIFFT nursery. There are
about four varieties of roses namely-


HUMOUR

Funny but true incidents during lectures
• It happened when I was in my 11th std. The teacher was teaching something and the backbenchers (including me)
were eating something. He said to utter something, we quietly uttered. He got angry and said “ZOR SE BOLO”. We all
stood up and said “JAI MATA DI”.
• During my B.Tech 2-2 lecture, sir was teaching & a plane came back from the last bench. Sir remarked quickly “who is
sending these planes” and people shouted from backside – “Pakistan Murdabad” :)
• One of our school teachers had the habit of Pronouncing P as F, and B as V! On our farewell day, he said, “Voys I feel
vad that today you'll be farting. But after all it’s a fart and farcel of life! I am feeling too emotional to fart with you
voys vut remember you feofle will always v an imfortant fart of my life.”
• One of our school teachers had the habit of pronouncing ‘s’ as ‘sh’. Once a student asked him a numerical problem
and just after him another one asked the same problem. The teacher then said to the boy it’s the ‘shame’ problem I
have told that boy just now so go and ask him. The boy asked, “Is it the same one sir?” He said, yeah ‘shame shame’.
Very ‘shame’!
Pratiyush uttpal
B.Tech 3rd yr

Sab chalta hai !!!


S lar Energy Timeline
4.5 billion years ago: Solar energy reaches the earth 1892: Inventor Aubrey Eneas founds Solar Motor
Company of Boston to build solar-powered motors to
7th Century B.C.E.: Magnifying glass used to
replace steam engines powered by coal or wood
concentrate sun's rays to make fire
1897: Kemp's water heaters used in 30% of homes in
3rd Century B.C.E.: Greeks and Romans use "burning
Pasadena, CA
mirrors" to focus sunlight as weapons of war to ignite
fires and burn sails of enemy war ships 1908: Los Angeles: Carnegie Steel Company invents
modern type of roof solar collector
20 A.D.: Chinese document use of burning mirrors to
light torches for religious purposes 1936: American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbott
invents solar boiler
1600s: Educated people accept the idea that the sun
and stars are the same 1941: Approximately 60,000 solar water heaters in
use in Florida
1643-1715: Reign of French King Louis XIV, ("Sun
King"), is an era of solar experiments 1950s: Architect Frank Bridgers designs world's first
solar-heated office building; Low-cost natural gas
1695: French Georges Buffon
becomes primary heating fuel
concentrates sunlight using
mirrors to ignite wood and melt 1954: Birth of solar cells (photovoltaics)
lead
Late 1950s: Extensive use of solar cells in
1767: Swiss scientist Horace de space industry for satellites
Saussure invents first solar
1973: Energy shortages/oil embargo;
collector (solar hot box)
Indifference about solar energy begins
1800s: Wealthy Europeans build to decline
and use solar-heated
1974: Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC),
greenhouses and conservatories;
largest state solar center, is established
French scientist uses heat from
1977: President Jimmy Carter installs
solar collector to make steam to
solar panels on the White House and
power a steam engine
promotes incentives for solar energy systems
1839: French scientist Edmund Becquerel observes
1990s: Tokyo has approximately 1.5 million buildings
photovoltaic effect
with solar water heaters (more than in the entire
1860s: Post Civil War U.S. development of solar U.S.); Israel uses solar water heating for
energy; pioneers find that water left in black pans in approximately 30 percent of their buildings and all
the sunlight gets hot new homes are required to install solar water heating
systems; Greece, Australia and several additional
1861: French scientist Augustin Mouchot patents
countries are ahead of the U.S. in solar energy usage
solar engine
1994: The first solar dish generator to use a free-
1870s: Augustin Mouchot uses solar cookers, solar
piston Stirling engine is hooked up to a utility grid.
water pumps for irrigation, and solar stills for wine
and water distillation (most widespread use of solar 1996: The world's most advanced solar-powered
energy) airplane, the Icare, flies over Germany. Its wings and
tail surfaces are covered by 3,000 super-efficient solar
1891: Baltimore inventor Clarence Kemp ("real father
cells, for a total area of 21 square meters.
of solar energy in the U.S.") patents first commercial
Climax Solar Water Heater 1999: Construction is completed on 4 Times Square in
Continued…


HUMOUR
New York, the tallest skyscraper
built in the city in the 1990s. It WORDS OF WISDOM
has more energy-efficient
1. Do not believe in miracles. Rely on them.
features than any other
commercial skyscraper and 2. The word "politics" is derived from 2 words, first "poly" meaning
includes building-integrated "many" and "ticks" meaning "blood sucking parasites".
photovoltaic (BIPV) panels on 3. Rule 1: Teacher is always right.
the 37th through the 43rd
floors on the south- and west- Rule 2: When teacher is wrong, refer to rule 1.
facing facades to produce part 4. Hardware is the part of computer which you can kick. Software is the
of the building's power. part of computer which makes you kick the hardware.
Shantanu Agrawal 5. Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye opener.
B.Tech 3rd yr 6. Don't keep a negative attitude such as "I will not succeed”, “I will not
Editorial Board succeed”. Instead keep a positive attitude such as "I WILL fail”, “I WILL
fail".
7. Money is not everything - There is MasterCard & VISA.
PEOPLE’S VOICE
8. Every man should marry. After all happiness is not the only thing in life.
9. Success is a relative term - it brings so many relatives.
Most liked casual 10. Your future depends on your dreams - so go to sleep.
wear 11. There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every
morning.
Saree 3
12. "Hard work never killed anybody - But why to take the risk!"
Shirt, Trouser 18 13. We must believe in luck .For how else can we explain the success of
those we don't like.
Kurta pajama 7
14. Men who live in glass houses should change clothes in basement.
jeans, T-shirt 72
15. My mom said I’d be a procrastinator. I said "just you wait".

0 50 100 16. I miss my wife, but my aim is
getting better.
The best weather 17. When everything comes in
of the year your way, you are in the
wrong lane.
April/May 8
18. In a country of free speech,
Jan/Feb 32 why are there phone bills?

Oct/Nov 32
19. The guy who invented the
first wheel was an idiot. The
july/august 28 guy who invented the other
three, he was the genius.
0 50
20. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.
KHALID
B.Tech 2nd yr


DOES CGPA REALLY MATTER? It depends upon the field in which you go after
engineering, which may be:
Does CGPA matter???? This question has made many 1) Research
graduates’ eyes insomniac. This is one of the most 2) Corporate/Industry (Core and Non-Core)
burning and debatable topic in engg. colleges. 3) Government
Everybody has different opinion about it. Some say it 4) NGO
is not much of importance, some say it is necessary to Now for the sake of clarity, let’s base the importance
have a good CGPA. This creates a lot of confusion of CGPA on the scale of 0 to 10
among students especially for a new comer. In
Types of Career Importance of CGPA
colleges let me tell you the situation is like that if you
score well, and get a good GPA, it matters a lot. For Research 7.5
those who don’t score its bullshit... they just score Corporate (Core) 6.0
(the HIGH kind) and live happily.
Corporate (Non-Core) 1.0 to 5.0
So I thought to write this article, what I am going to
Government 2.5
write is completely my view about CGPA.
NGO 1.0
Let me first tell you where the high CGPA helps:-
A good CGPA definitely helps. It boosts up your
• It helps when you approach any company for
confidence. If you have a good CGPA it shows your
summer training or for project.
over all pious ness towards studies. It gives you that
• A good CGPA is of immense importance if you
extra edge over others. It at least gives you a chance
are planning to get into a good B-school. to sit for your dream company.
• Most IIMs provide explicit mark for your past
academic performance. So if you are planning But this does not mean that a person having higher
for MBA, good CGPA is a big plus point. If you CGPA than other is more talented or vice versa. Good
will take a close look on the profiles of CGPA doesn’t not always reflect
toppers of CAT, they have one thing in intelligence/smartness/creativity and vice versa. CGPA
common: excellent academic record. cannot measure the capabilities of a person. You need
• -If you are going to apply for foreign to be multitalented if you really want to succeed in
university. life. Those who make CGPA the means to the end,
miss the dynamism and team work which intends to
Where it is not important?? instil, and this can be a deciding factor in their future
-In your campus interviews! I know this is a bold professional success. Small check one would find that
statement. Actually, you need to clear CGPA the academic toppers are
cut-offs (6/7) to apply for companies. Once rarely the ones to have
you sit for a company, it all depends on how Diary Entry multiple offers or to be placed
you perform in your interview & tests. They September 2nd 2008 first.
hardly take a look at your CGPA. There are I have got 8.91; the A in Does CGPA alone make a
very few exceptions to this. P.T. could fetch me 9……. MAN??
-In getting recognised from professors for 1) Really not. There have been
aping - here what matters is how much your examples of great men without
Prof. is familiar with you. How good you are very high CGPA. But it can be a
in academics is secondary. So, a guy who +ve point if you have it.
soaps the Prof. stands more likely to get a
good repo than a studious guy who hardly 2) Is it enough for living?
met the Prof! Mom, I promise, next time Obviously not. Nobody is going
But how many of you completely know the it‘ll be more than 7……… to offer you job without any
importance of your CGPA? Let me show you test/interview but yeah it can
a very interesting study made by IITians about how give you a +ve edge in interviews and test calls.
important your CGPA is?


3) Is it an achievement to be proud of? Yeah sure it's yourself from others. In the end what really matters is
an achievement of a person to maintain good CGPA. what you have learnt rather than CGPA. And how
Now it depends on person to person whether to be much you can use it!! But CGPA never kills then why
proud on this or not! So no comments. to take a risk!
4) Survival of the fittest? Yeah it may be a criterion to Pratiyush Uttpal
be fittest along with other capabilities.
B.Tech 3rd yr
Best approach according to me is to have a healthy
balance. CGPA is required - as it’s a pre interview filter PEOPLE’S VOICE
so it’s vital to maintain a respectable CGPA. However
once you cross the elimination round and sit face-to- Is there the need of organising extra
face with the interviewer all that matters is your curricular activities?
knowledge, attitude and communication skills. Smart No, 19
people will anyhow manage decent if not very good
CGPA. A decent CGPA (not necessarily an extra
ordinary one) combined with confidence and
flamboyance would make you a winner. You should
Yes, 81
be multi dimensional if you have got to differentiate

“For 81%, extracurricular activities are equally important along with CGPA”
HUMOUR

Some Do’s and Don’ts for the budding technocrats*
Do’s Dont’s
v Take bath at least once in a month v Always live in your own room
v Utilize your time in internet surfing & v Maintain pin drop silence in class
gossips v Always wear your own clothes and shoes
v Peep into others’ copies in exams v Study in library
v Go for a rampage in the hostel v Use your own class notes during exams
v Have several girl friends for spiritual health v Use perfumes or deodorants as if your
v Have greed and anger if you want to room mate has ……
grow in life v Pass your B.Tech degree without a single
v Always cross the thin boundary between fine in your kitty
the ‘just seeing’ and staring ‘(concern The
Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan
Bhagat)

Statuary warning: Following of the above rules may be injurious to your health .Copy and paste of the above
into your life is the motivational offense.
*take this seriously at your own risk.

Harinath Yadav
B.Tech 3rd yr


WHAT NOT TO DO IN COLLEGES OTHER THAN an IIT
One fine, day like any other, the old landline rings and Now comes the 3rd year, most important I guess. Well
its papa: “beta results to aa gaye hain, par college doesn’t excite you much and now you have
tumhara naam nahi hai”. And you feel like I am virtually surrendered to the realities. Now you don’t
gone, it’s all over! Yeah, I am talking about the phase expect much and know that you have got to make the
which every student of NIFFT must have gone most out of whatever you have. But do you succeed? I
through. The day IIT results were out. Hmm… not got am sure many of us don’t. I have heard many of the
selected, then the most boring but crucial stage 3rd yr students saying “are yaar 2 saal bache hain bas
begins. The name of colleges you skipped a month nikal jayen job ke saath”. This is where they go wrong.
ago now needs to be relooked into. “Well an NIT Doesn’t your college deserve your effort? It’s our
serves no less than an IIT”. Now what else could be foremost duty to contribute towards the
said after a sorry show in the JEE? As you started development of our college.” Kash IIT me hote!” You
going through the list of colleges, a unique name can dare to think this but can’t dare to work towards
strikes, NIFFT! Yes, the same name which you ignored reaching the standards of an IIT. Thinking determines
in the AIEEE brochure a month ago, now suddenly what you become. If you want to work separating
seems really better than an IIT. Well perhaps what yourself and taking a broader spectrum, your college
could one say?? “Are yaar foundry, forge ka bahut can accomplish everything you wanted it to, when you
scope hai”. You knew or you didn’t but you pretended joined it. But the problem is that criticizing takes all
at least, that’s good for a start! the time. Who the hell wants to do something? This is
the THIRD thing you shouldn’t do in a college other
First year starts and you want everything you would
than an IIT. The reason is simple:
get in an IIT. Do you get it??? I’ll leave this for you to
answer. The year passes in comparing between what “Too many people today know the price of
you have got and what you wanted. Perhaps, this is everything and the value of nothing” –Oscar wilde
not required. Here is the first thing which you
Well if you realized the value of nothing you would
shouldn’t do in a college other than an IIT, because:
surely love whatever you have and work for its
“Don’t underestimate your worth by comparing improvement. Think about it. Gone through a lot? But
yourself with someone. It’s because we all are wait ladies and gentlemen. Final year awaits you.
different and each one of us is special.” Tension, tension and more tension. Placements,
companies coming for pooling, and what not?
Second year starts and slowly (but not surely) .You Students start getting placed and start separating
start adjusting and accepting what you have achieved. themselves from the college. Those who get placed
Still the expectations don’t fall, but now you are tired think it’s over. I have accomplished the aim I was here
of cursing like you used to do in the 1st year. But the for. What else is left? Just a year of masti and let the
effort and the zeal which would have been evident if college stay as it is!! What do I have to do? This is the
you were an IIT 2nd yr student is still missing. That’s FOURTH and the FINAL thing which you shouldn’t do
where India loses some of the good quality brain in a college other than an IIT. Finally the reason, why:
material. The pain of not getting into an IIT doesn’t
allow them to focus technically. This is the second “Half of our mistakes in life arise from thinking
thing which you shouldn’t do in a college other than when we ought to feel and feeling when we ought
an IIT. I’ll give you the reason why: to think.”- Robert Frost
“Worrying and feeling pity doesn’t empty tomorrow of Thinking what to do and not simply feeling sorry
its sorrows, it empties today of its strengths.” would fetch results. When you felt bad in the 1st yr
……Continued on page no. 19


THE NEW EMBANKMENT
After all my growl and grumble to seize the limb of enchanting future in the frills of IITs, I have finally though quite
figuratively boggled in perplexity ‘banked my course at an academia named NIFFT’.
On checking into NIFFT I was in great dilemma, whether it’d appease my whims or not? But its statistical records
heedfulness contained my affright to a great extent. More ones, I sighed in sheer composure at the very first sight of
its growing campus booked in oozing weather added to my awe.
Next of course blessings, of course; it was the time for some bitter faster, which hooked me in as soon as I landed my
space in the hostel, ready for some unread treat to my appease. Funky furniture, thumping beds, yawning bulbs, A.C.
windows but their glasses flawed at their messy treat, even more diving were the wobbly toilets sailing in sizzling
stinks. ‘Mess’ did ditch its contemporaries, outcast with some croaky repast. “After all it’s all ‘SARKARI’”!! The trailer
was yet to come, of course the haunting and taunting goblin of ragging, a term which I had only heard of but wasn’t
much acquainted. But not to worry for long, my knowledge was soon riffled and even hopped by our discerning
elders. This periodically merchandised customs, which has definitely produced certain desperately fatal products,
was in a sedate and calm stance, accustoming its real senses. Though,a tiffy tapeline sometimes – I now understand,
its importance and ‘why it is there?’
Anyways ……!!!!!!!! Whatsoever the initials were, things that’d stand uphill afterwards are really promising in this
DEEMED FORGER: NIFFT – which strongly statues itself amidst the lusty and bouncy IITs and NITs. So we call it as
“THE HABITAT OF TITANS.”
Saurabh Kanchan
B.Tech 1st yr
ALUMNI SECTION

What not to do in…..
Phir woh exams yaad aaye…..
“Kaisa Hua?” is the most probable question that we used to interchange cant you do something so that your
after writing the papers. The answer used to be even more typed with successors don’t feel so? Don’t you
something like 'good' 'alright' or 'just okay'. Now, after writing so many of have the responsibility of at least
them such conversations seem mere formality. The indifference is not only starting a trend, of working towards
with the performance but the eagerness for results too has vanished over it? What the caterpillar calls the end
time. One of my friend used to say, "Exams to hamesha achchhe hote hain, of the world, the master calls it a
results hi kharab ho jate hai". butterfly. So, think positive and start
working for yourself and for our
My personal experience suggests that results remain the same if not bad
college .Your college can become
over the years. In first year I used to prepare weeks ahead of exams, in
what u want it to be. So, stop
second year. Time shrinked to a few days; one day in advance in 3rd year
comparing it to an IIT. Your
and almost JOTS (just one night stuff) in final year, but results are
uniqueness is your individuality and
consistent throughout, zeroing near 7.5. Anyway, that does not matter
your strength, excel in that and you
anymore.
will achieve wonders. Just think and
I remember kind of relief and joy we felt after board exams in 10th, 12th and work accordingly. I hope its fine with
after competitive exams. The papers have become more tedious, degrees everyone including me. Start
higher but finishing off exams doesn't seem that type of ecstasy now. Yes, thinking and working of course!
the bigger wait is for vacations and it still remains…….
Himanshu Singh Raghuwanshi
Vishal
2k7 Batch B.Tech 2nd yr


GOLDEN MOMENT
We must take advantages of fertile condition created by Beijing

Are one gold and two bronze sufficient? Certainly not the first time media narrated India’s success at
for a country with more than a billion populations but olympics in a manner commonly associated with
it has certainly made the atmosphere fertile for cricket. All of a sudden Abhinav Bindra became the
sporting culture in our country. The three hundred talk of the nation and Vijender Kumar was offered a
percent increase in number of medals won by India role in a Bollywood movie. Cricket, the nation’s
then the last Olympic and its best ever performance religion, Times Now poll revealed, suddenly slid in the
at the Games has suddenly resulted in the country of popularity chart. According to survey, 53% of sports
a billion waking up to the significance of Olympics. fan in Chennai and 44% in Kolkata were glued to the
The three medals have certainly end up the famine of Olympics. In contrast, 41% sports fan in Chennai and
medals in our country. 29% in Kolkata watched the Indian cricket
team in action against the Sri Lankans. In
Decades of ill treatment and neglect,
Mumbai, an amazing 64% of the fans were
which is responsible for poor performance
unaware of the ongoing cricket series
of India at Olympics, might just be about
between India and Sri Lanka. Several state
to change. When the country was reeling
government and Indian Railways have
under the impact of serial blast at
already promised a handsome reward to
Karnataka and Gujarat, the gold shot by
the medal winners. Surprisingly, BCCI, an
Abhinav Bindra made India go hysterical.
organization which has nothing to do with Olympics
Many thought it just to be aberration but his
has promised to reward Abhinav Bindra with a
performance was followed by near-podium finishes in
handsome amount of money
badminton, tennis and archery. Just when it looked
like a tale of so near yet so far, bronze medal won by Certainly India’s success at Olympics has made
Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar made the Indians atmosphere conducive for these sports, but yet we
happy again. Two other Indian boxers Jitender Kumar have to build necessary infrastructure and facilities for
and Akhil Kumar just lost their way on the brink of our sports men. India’s sports needs an overhaul and
winning medals, but they have certainly lit India’s these three medals only create a possibility of such a
hope for London Olympics. change. Unless the government, sports
administration, IOA, corporate comes forward to
Cricket has always been blamed for the poor
embrace Olympic sports, Beijing 2008will survives as
performance of India in other sports. But if we see the
an aberration.
time of rise of cricket in India – it was after
outstanding victory in world cup 1983. The fact clearly Ashwini kumar
shows that a good performance made by a country in
B.Tech 3rd yr
a particular sport makes it popular in that country. For
PEOPLE’S VOICE

Are there adequate sports facilities Are there adequate sports facilities
(for boys) in NIFFT? (for girls) in NIFFT?
yes
yes 10%
37%
no no
63% 90%

Big Question: why the big country like India wins very few medals in Olympics?
Small Answer: for answer, have a heedful glimpse on the above data.


The first empty brain’s yield (eby) awards 2008
v The nomination for the ‘I Can’t Bear’ award are-
• Attending sudden called, mammoth evening maths class
• Regular morning P.T
• Wasting approx millions of calories in forging an innocent piece of iron
• Rubbing of an obstinate piece of steel, thinking that …. “Ek din ayega microstructure dikh jayega”.
And the award goes to: “Attending sudden called mammoth, evening maths class”
The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “Regular morning P.T”

v The nomination for ‘Sab Chalta Hai” award are-
• The fearless running of a tobacco shop at the NIFFT gate, four yards away from the board
prohibiting the selling of tobacco.
• The running of a mess in so called NIFFT canteen since pre historic age.
• The use of NIFFT 50 seater bus for taking back just 3-4 students from school daily.
And the award goes to: ‘the fearless running of tobacco shop……
The award in the critics’ choice categories also goes to: ‘The fearless running of tobacco
shop……

v The nomination for the ‘Natural Calamity’ award are-
• Scarcity of girls in NIFFT.
• Two hours continuous class of any one subject.
• Solving each and every question along with all parts of the maths exam before 10 minutes of the
given time.
And the award goes to: “two hours continuous class……
The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “Scarcity of girls in NIFFT”

v The nomination for ‘Aisa Nahi Ho Sakta’ award are-
• Khandelwal sir stopped taking extra classes
• A student of NIFFT gets his bonafide made within few hours
• Sharmajee wearing black shirt white pant
And the award goes to: “Khandelwal sir stopped taking extra classes.”
The award in the critics’ choice categories goes to: “a student of NIFFT gets his bonafide made
within few hours.”


COVER STORY
Science reporter won the race of best magazine, congrates to
Do you feel this is one of the best places
CSIR. Rapid prototyping machine with its advanced FDM
for technical education in the country?
technology is preferred by 45% students. It is a matter of proud
for our institute that such type of advanced technology is
present in very few technical colleges of India including ours. No, 66
Yes, 34
Not surprisingly 25% of our body builder buddies like
hammering (practical) the most and about 27% feel
Pneumatic hammer is the best machine of the college.
The point opposition can raise: it is not as sophisticated as Are you satisfied with the placement
CNC or RP machine. scenario of NIFFT?
OUR PARTY’S clarification: it saves our millions of calories
wasted in beating an innocent piece of iron.
Yes, 55
Communication lab is the best lab of our college with 76% No, 45
students having this idea; regarding the most beautiful building
the views are distributed. Donald R. Askeland is the happy
man successful in trapping students in his “grain
boundaries”. 55% boys while 100 % girls are satisfied with
‘The Alchemist’ gets triumph in getting 31% votes while Chetan the placement scenario of NIFFT
Bhagat as expected holds the nerves and continues to be the For girls:
writer of youth with 50% of the votes in his favour for his
“If you are content with the best you have
nationwide best seller – “FIVE POINT SOMEONE”.
done, you will never do the best you can do”
BIG QUESTION: why the difference in level of satisfaction?
SMALL ANSWER: I have seen most of the girls sitting in air-conditioners in R&D section in a well known integrated
steel plant while boys heating up at the blast furnace!
Engineering is an art that deals with ingenuity and to be a good artist we must have power to think & rationalize.
Developing a club like robotics can be a halcyon gusto for the rational attitude of the techies. When we asked about
the need for establishment of such club about 91 % stood firm in its favour. When we talked about students-
teachers relationship 63% said that it needs to be improved.

78% students are unsatisfied with the cooperation of academic affair’s staff.
# To get more information either see ‘office-office’ or try to have bonafide at least once.

Lack of good hygienic canteen is still a big problem. 93% students dream for a spot where in the evening some
theories, some laws, some events and some life stuffs can be discussed with the sip of coffee and a taste of cake.
41% say they will attend the class for some professors’ lectures even if teachers stop taking attendance and 88%
think that there is the need of renovation of existing machines and equipments
It was quite hectic to collect all the data for this survey but equally relishing to present it in front of readers for the
first time. There are still many questions to be unfolded, as we all know life is tank of unfolded mysteries and when it
comes to the life of budding engineers, the mystery superimposes with concepts and logics, it was a small trial to
unfold some of these superimposed mysteries, hope you all liked it.

If you have some suggestions and queries; be free to write us on nscape08@gmail.com


ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE STATES OF FREEDOM
Metals are good conductors of electricity and heat, No one is entirely free or wholly bound. Every one of
unlike non metals. Although electrons constitute a us enjoys some degree of freedom and is bound in
major component of both, the nature of these some way or the other just as opposite coexists in
particles makes the difference. While in non-metals nature. We also have both freedom and bondage.
electrons are not free, in metals there are both free Bondage rather freedom, binds us together, be it in
and non free (bound) electrons. The free electrons are the family, society or in large entity like the country.
responsible for most of distinguishing properties of Bondage resulting from love, affection and gratitude
metals. and sense of duty is a virtue. Sometimes we are
bounded by law and rules which we accept as our
Similarly there is the value of freedom in material
duty.
bodies. Its importance is no less in life. If a person is
asked to choose between wealth and freedom, a It is the bondage among constituents, rather than
rational man would probably choose the latter. The their freedom, which is responsible for stability of a
history of civilization is the progress from bondage to material too. The science of materials can show how
freedom. Indeed the richness of civilization depends bondage, combined with freedom leads to
on the degree of freedom enjoyed by the people. extraordinary characteristics. It can be testified
spiritually on the basis of what lord Krishna says to
Freedom is related to necessity. If our necessities are
Arjun in the Bhagwat Geeta “abandoning all other
ignored, we do not enjoy freedom. Anybody can think
activities, come into my fold (bondage), I shall free
freely. However if the society or state imposes
you from all worldly bondages."
constraints in translating our thoughts into action, it
deprives us of our freedom. If we are not responsible, Richard Doley
freedom is of little value.
B.Tech 1st yr

HUMOUR

BE vs MBA
An MBA and a BE student go to a camping trip, set up A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is
their tent, and fall asleep. Some hours later, the BE lost. He reduces height and spots a man down
wakes his MBA friend, “Look up at the sky and tell me below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts,
what you see." The MBA replies, "I see millions of "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
stars”. "What does that tell you?" The BE asks.
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon,
The MBA ponders for a minute. "Astronomically hovering 30 feet above this field."
speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies "You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.
and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it
"I am," replies the man. "How do you know?"
tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to
be approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, "Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told
it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small me is technically correct, but it's of no use to
and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will anyone."
have a beautiful day tomorrow. By the way what does The man below says, "You must be in management."
it tell you?" The MBA asks.
"I am" replies the balloonist, "but how do you know?"
The BE keeps silent for a moment and then speaks,
"Practically, someone has stolen our tent". "Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are,
or where you're going, but you expect me to be able
“ENGINEERING = 100% COMMON SENSE” to help.
Pratiyush Uttpal
B.Tech 3rd yr


POETRY

EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS
EVERY NIGHTflyIN fly in my dreams in sky;
Every night I and MY DREAMS
I tell you this is a truth I never say a lie.
Seeing me the sun is ashamed of his glory;
He chirps in front of me like my dreams in sky;
Every night I fly and fly in the bird Lowery.
IThe Moon is is a truth I my beauty; lie.
tell you this jealous of never say a
Seeing me the sun is ashamedSweaty.
As he has never seen such a of his glory;

He chirpsstars are of me like the bird Lowery.
The in front afraid of my shine;
And hide themselves as fear on their spine.
The Moon is jealous of my beauty;
With a pencil on my heels;
As he has never seen such a Sweaty.
I own Mittal Steels.
The stars are afraid of my shine;
And hide themselves as fearprize; spine.
I have won the noble on their
And have thea pencil onof biggest size.
With bungalow my heels;
I am praisedI by allMittal Steels. or small.
own whether big
Aishwariya, Salmaan all stand in front of my house and crave for my autograph;
I have won the noble prize;
I give them that, thinking we should help people of low economy graph.
And have the bungalow of biggest size.
IThenpraised by all whether big or small.
am I feel that my phone is ringing;
Aishwariya, Salmaan Iall stand must be of my house and crave for my autograph;
think it in front Bill Gates calling.

I give them that, thinking weto receive the call, of low economy graph.
I come should help people
AndThen I feel that my phone is ringing;
realize that the night was too small.

I think it mustclock is Gates calling.
The alarm be Bill calling;
And a new day is waiting.
I come to receive the call,
I take a deep… Jamhai!
And realize that the night was too small.
And realize The alarmstill onis calling;Charpai’
that I am clock my ‘old

And a new day is waiting. Sonal Supriya

I take a deep… Jamhai! B.Tech 2nd yr
And realize that I am still on my ‘old Charpai’
Sonal Supriya
B.Tech 2nd yr


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