Challenging the students of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) to develop a lap- Top which costs less than Rs 5000, the additional Director General of Police (ADG), R S Meena said that if Mohit Goyal of Shamli (UP) is able to make a smart phone for juts Rs 251, then they too can do it. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of ‘ IGNITE-2016’, a two day ‘Techno-Managerial-legal’ festival of UPES on Friday. He highlighted three parameters of innovative cost effectiveness, quality and environmentally friendly nature of creation which would be needed to be successful in the run up to ‘Make in India’ theme. He lauded the UPES for maintaining focus on all round development of students. Meena said that over the years the University has evolved, developed and improved forums to increase exposure of the students not only in curricular focused activities but also co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
The Director-Media Affairs of UPES, Arun Dhand, said that the theme of this edition has been aligned with the “Make in India” mission of the Prime Minister. He said that more than 5000 students are participating in this two day festival. Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries and participants, Chancellor of UPES, Dr S J Chopra said that UPES is committed towards all round development of students and will keep encouraging them towards such kinds of ventures.
Apart from students of local colleges and Universities, representatives from universities of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are participating in the two day event.
The Corporate legal Head of Tata Steels, Devraj Singh, Dean of Engineering Dr Kamal Bansal, Director of College of legal Studies Dr Tabrez Ahmed, senior members of faculty and students were present in the inauguration ceremony.