Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Aug 13: An interaction was held in the School of Mechanical Engineering, SMVDU with Sumeet Shekhar (Manager TVS Motors R&D) and Preeti Rai (HR-Edgeverse), both alumni of SMVDU.
The alumni highlighted the need for improving soft skills and working on interdisciplinary projects apart from focusing on core subjects of engineering. Further, the alumni expressed their willingness to contribute towards training, mentoring and supporting their alma mater.
Prof Deepak Kumar (Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology, IIT Delhi), was the chief guest on the occasion. He also shared his ideas with the students. Possible areas of collaboration were also discussed during the interaction.
Dr Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Assistant Professor, SME, coordinated the interaction and thanked the alumni for remembering their alma mater. Dr Ankush Raina and Dr Rajiv Kumar from SMVDU were also present during the interaction and they also expressed their ideas regarding bridging industry-academia gaps. Dr Y Anand, Alumni Coordinator and Prof E Muthuswamy, Head, School of Mechanical Engineering also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, alumni Lovelesh Singh and Madhav Sharma, of the 2017-19 MBA batch, the School of Business at SMVDU, were also engaged for a motivating session with current students. Madhav Sharma is Business Development Manager at My Inbox Media in Delhi while Lovelesh Singh, is successfully managing his family business.
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