University of Engineering & Management, Jaipur (UEM): News & Events

UEM Jaipur Organises Press Conference to Depict the Achievements of the Institute

February 10, 2021: Today, a press conference was organised by the University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Jaipur Vice-Chancellor Dr Biswajoy Chatterjee, said that the key purpose of the press conference was to demonstrate the Institute's milestones, including one of the best placements during the pandemic relative to the last five years.

UEM Jaipur students have consistently secured placement offers from all over the country and even from abroad even during the difficult times of worldwide pandemic. The University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Jaipur, reported 116.73 per cent placement in the 2020 pass out class (ratio of the number of jobs offer to the number of opting students). Giga Data Center based out of Atlanta, USA offered the highest salary package of Rs 72 Lakhs per annum which was the highest pay bid achieved by UEM Jaipur students and is also higher compared to the last five years. One student has nine job offers, one student has five job offers, one student has four job offers, 10 students have three job offers, and all students have one or two job offers.

Registrar of the University, Dr Pradeep Kumar Sharma, announced that the Institution Innovation Council of UEM Jaipur has been ranked in the third position in Rajasthan by MHRD, Government of India in 2020 ahead of BITS Pilani and University of Rajasthan. The University is also the recipient of the most coveted honour on Globe, QS Awards in Gold Category overall and in Diamond category in ‘Placement of Students’ in 2019 and 2020.

During the difficult times of the Covid pandemic, the following were the initiatives taken by the University:

• The University also offered the medical reimbursement of Rs. 1 lakh for any attending staff member/family falling victim to Covid-19, over and above Rs 50,000 medical reimbursement of staff members/family under regular MoU with the University.
• One time allowance of Rs 1 lakh is being paid to alumni member losing their job during the pandemic.
• Special Covid-19 Scholarships equivalent to one semester fees is being paid to students (up to 20 applicants), whose parents lost their job during the pandemic.
• There was no reduction in staff strength and salary. Special allowance was paid to staff who had to attend the University after the lockdown was released and till November, 2020.
• More than 10,000 paid online courses from top foreign Universities like Harvard, MIT etc. were made available free to all teachers and students by UEM Management.

IEM Toastmasters Club Recognised for its Dedication Amid Nationwide Lockdown

June 28, 2020: Division K and DTM Brati Sankar Ghosh presented the award to IEM Toastmasters Club for being the most active and dedicated club amid the nationwide lockdown. The club has organsied over 35 meetings with institutes such as IIM Calcutta on various topics such as Post-Covid Impact on Education; and Cinema: The Most Beautiful Art in the World. The platform also gave an opportunity to many individuals to share their journey towards the achievement of their dream so far. The idea was to motivate other students and audience. Out of many students who participated, Seema talked about self-love in leadership, Rohini talked about the importance of sex education, Hriday narrated the story of a boy who aspires to achieve dreams.

With all these regular meetings that were held on every Friday, IEM Toastmaster Club tried to create awareness among all to have a positive outlook towards life.

University Celebrates International Yoga Day Amid Nationwide Lockdown

June 24, 2020: To fight the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, all healthcare professionals are educating the citizens to eat well and maintain a healthy lifestyle by exercising every day. During these tough times, University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur has been taking care of all the students who could not travel back to their homes. The University celebrated this International Yoga Day along with all the students in the hostel, faculty members and other staff members in staff quarters by performing yoga at the University campus. Yoga not just makes one looks good from outside but also strengthens the immune system of the human body. It is an ancient physical and spiritual discipline and a branch of philosophy that originated in India. It is part of our culture and heritage.

University Reports Record-Breaking Placement Statistics; Highest Package Recorded at Rs 72 LPA

June 5, 2020: This year the UEM Jaipur has witnessed excellent placements with percentage reaching over 116.73 per cent (ratio of the number of job offers to the number of opting students). The placement season is still on with four more months to go. All students have a minimum one offer with few of them are having more than four offers. In 2019, UEM Jaipur reported 123.22 per cent of placements ratio. All big brands and top recruiters such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, LG Electronics, Kreeti Technologies, Harman International (Samsung unit), Sansui Electronics, C-DAC, TCG, Amara Raja (Amaron), cvDragon India, Devoy Softech, Skytech Solutions, Infoobjects Software, Appventurez Mobitech, iBirds Software, Aimil Ltd, Okaya Infocomm, Shree Associates, ICICI Bank, Ksolves India, Schoollog, Hightech Next Engineering & Telecommunication and Extramarks have shown active participation in the placement season.

UEM Jaipur Assures No Loss of Academic Time; Conducts Examination Online

April 16, 2020: Amid the pandemic situation of COVID-19, UEM Jaipur has assured students of no loss of academic time. The University is conducting the classes of ongoing batches online through various video conferencing tools such as Zoom and YouTube live as per routine. The lab sessions are also being successfully conducted through Virtual Labs (vlab), Matlab and Hacker Rank (online coding platform).

The biggest challenge was to conduct the examinations online to which UEM has found a solution. Mid-semester examination has been held through IEMCRP (University’s e-governance software) and invigilation through Zoom. The exam papers (with descriptive type questions) were uploaded by teachers into IEMCRP and were available at exam time from the students' profiles. The scanned copies of answer sheets were uploaded by students and made available to teachers. Similarly, the final examinations will also be conducted.

Not just the curriculum, the University is also inviting applications for 2020 admissions and is also holding the placements sessions online.

UEM is developing affordable Ventilators to aid COVID-19 patients

April 15, 2020: Shopan Dey, a Research associate and a mentor at the UEM Jaipur is working towards development of basic and affordable ventilators that can be assembled at a mass scale and used for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Air pressure and breathing rate can be programmed in this system. Here, a 3-D printed blower is turned into a non-invasive pressure relief device to assist in respiratory distress. It is an evolving project but is most closely associated with the concept of a non-invasive pressure support BiPAP ventilator in its present shape.

The primary architecture can have a programmable breathing rate (e.g. from 10-16/min). The Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) may also be programmed. The blower is mechanically capable of reaching 45cmh2o under extreme airway pressure. It is not recommended therefore to go past 20cmh2o

Once the system is in place, it will be able to help people fight various respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and asthma.

January 25, 2020: Taking into consideration both physical and mental health, UEM Jaipur conducted a guest lecture on “Implementing Indoor, Environment Quality Standards in Buildings and Workplaces” under India Green Building Council (IGBC). Students and faculty members of civil engineering and electrical engineering department were invited to attend this lecture. There were discussion related to Indoor Environment Quality which is correlated to indoor lifestyle. They both serve as important factors to ensure physical and mental fitness. This lecture was followed by IGBC achievements and also initiatives taken to make all buildings green.

University Organises Connectech-UEM Technical Bonaza

January 23, 2020: In association with Jharkhand state government, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Jharkhand Council on Science and Technology and Innovation (JCSTI), UEM Jaipur and Kolkata oganised Connectech-UEM technical Bonaza at Ranchi Science Centre, Jharkhand. It is an Inter-School Technical Competition that invites students of top schools of Jharkhand to participate. The event comprised of four competitions:

• NIRMANA: A Science model competition for Class 9-12
• TECHART: A drawing competition for Class 8-12
• PYTHAGORAS STAR: A Maths and Physics test for Class 9-10
• PYTHAGORAS PRO: Maths and Physics test for Class 11-12

Students from different schools such as Oxford Public School, Cambrian Public School, Sarla Birla Public School, St.Xaviers College Intermediate Section, Jawahar Vidya Mandir, DAV Public School Bariatu, Vidya Vikas Public School Ranchi, among others, showed active participation in the event.

Winners were awarded with trophy, certificates and cash prizes.

January 17, 2020: Looking at the need of industry and to achieve economies of scale, students of University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur developed a mini CNC machine for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) fabrications and CNC milling. This technology costs Rs 25,000-30,000, which is 1/10^th of cost of CNC machines, is available in market. PCB fabrication is the process of assembling circuit boards used in electronic and computer devices. The board layers are arranged along with the common surface pattern so it can be used in the manufacturing of electronics. The machine has now been handed over to Maulana Abul Kalam University of Technology, formerly WBUT, the state University of West Bengal.

UEM Hosts “The Jaipur Mega Job Mela’20”

January 16, 2020: University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur is organising “The Jaipur Mega Job Mela’20” on January 31 in association with Department of Skill, Employability and Entrepreneurship. Over 50 top companies, excellent in their domains are participating to recruit more than 500 candidates suitable for different job profiles. These companies include Squareyards, Imagine XP, Syscom Softech, Cinepolis, Tech Mahindra, Gxpress, Livewire and Design I Robo.

December 8, 2019: Master Trainer of Entrepreneurship, Wadhwani Foundation, Raghunandan visited University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur campus to deliver session on Direct to Customers (D2C) Foundation courses. D2C is a purchase process concept developed in China in which people of country buys goods and products from overseas. The main motivation of the foundation course was to improve the communication skills and smartness among students and to develop an overview of the business scenario. This also encourages entrepreneurial skills in students. The process of indulging the youth into the practice of doing something of their own is a way of creating a self-made environment.

UEM Jaipur offers placements in core development profile

Final year students Mohit Agarwal and Lalthanpari Khawlhring of University of Engineering & Management (UEM) have successfully secured placements in development profile at iBirds Software Services. UEM has been well-known for placements opportunities that it brings to students of the university. Companies such as TCS Digital, Infosys, LG Electronics, ICICI Bank actively participated in placements season for batch 2020. UEM has also adopted the “Flipped classroom” methodology to make the learning more effective for the students. Also, to prepare students well for placements, university focuses on scheduling mock interviews at regular intervals to prepare students.

UEM Student Develops AI-based Virtual Assistant

November 13, 2019: Sreyaskam Ghoshal, a second year student at the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur has designed an Artificial Intelligence-based voice-controlled virtual assistant for computer. By giving voice orders, the users can instruct it to perform different functions. Artificial intelligence or AI is an emulation by computers of human intellect. By making the new software which reduces human effort, the future has emerged and Aritificial Intelligence will demonstrate a way forward that decreases mistakes by the accuracy and quality of the work. Railways, telecoms, airports, businesses, and so on have started to accommodate this transition with software upgrading.