BIT, Sindri

Sindri, Feb. 18: Ex-students of BIT, Sindri, have decided to create a corpus from alumni donations for the betterment of the institute and have also decided to appoint two computer professionals to help the tech cradle implement its long-pending e-management project.

At a meeting of the BIT Sindri Alumni Association (BITSAA) _ NCR chapter _ in New Delhi on Sunday, members decided to appoint a systems analyst and a programmer to help the Sindri institute achieve full-fledged computerisation.

Giving details of their deliberations, secretary of BITSAA _ the parent body is based at Dhanbad – D.K. Singh said the former students also discussed the possibility of providing industrial projects and consultancy work to students of the institute.

“Some projects can be given to 3rd year and final year students, while other projects can be given to other departments,” said Singh, who is now head of the department of electronics and communication engineering at BIT, Sindri.

Industrial projects, he added, were one way for the institute to generate funds.

Among those present at the meeting held at India Habitat Centre were several members of the alumni who were now holding senior positions at various PSUs including IOC, NTPC, apart from private firms like IBM, TCS and Tech Mahindra.

On the decision to appoint a systems analyst and programmer, Singh said the two would be employees of the association and would look after the e-governance work at the institute.

“Teachers, who are far less in number than the required strength, are overloaded with work. Hence, it is imperative to have separate staff looking after the e-management work for which continuous monitoring is required,” he explained.

Director of BIT Sindri S.K. Singh, who represented the institute at the meeting, read out a message from principal secretary of the state science and technology department Sudhir Kumar, who stressed upon the need for greater alumni participation at BIT on the lines of American institutes.

The meeting also discussed preparations for the diamond jubilee celebrations to be hosted by the association’s NCR and Bermo chapters, along with the parent body at Dhanbad, on April 3, 4.

Members decided to raise at least Rs 1 crore to build a diamond jubilee lecture theatre.