Apeejay Institute of Design

Recent Events

Founder's Day: The birthday of our Chairman, Dr.Stya Paul, was celebrated as the Founder's Day on 4th October, 2007 at AIT-Campus. A function was jointly organized by the students and faculty of AIT - Schools of Management, Computer Science and Architecture & Planning to commemorate the occasion. A Special Assembly was conducted on the life and achievements of Dr. Stya Paul while urging every one to imbibe the qualities of humility, dedication to hard work, sense of human values, and determination to succeed, which are personified by Dr.Stya Paul. The message of Vice-President Mrs.Sushma Berlia was read out. It was followed by a series of cultural events presented by the students. The highlight of the celebration was the presentation of Best Student Award for Human Values to the students from each of the Schools.

National Seminar On “Unleashing Human Energy – Human Capital Management For Global Competitiveness” On April 10th & 11th, 2007: A National Seminar on “Unleashing Human Energy – Human Capital Management for Global Competitiveness” was organized by AIT-School of Management on 10th & 11th April, 2007 at IIC, New Delhi. The seminar was cosponsored by AICTE and Power Finance Corporation Limited. The seminar was attended by the faculty members of AIT and students of MBA besides faculty from other institutes. Distinguished academicians and professionals from industry participated as principal speakers in different sessions on the theme of the seminar. Three technical sessions were conducted besides the inaugural session. The participants and speakers deliberated on the emerging issues facing human resource management both at the macro and micro levels with a view to make organizations globally competitive.

The seminar was inaugurated by Mrs. Sushma Berlia, Vice President, AES and President, Stya Group of Companies. In her inaugural speech Mrs. Berlia emphasized that Human Resource is the most important factor for development of a country and for the competitiveness of organizations. She highlighted the need for human resource development at the macro level in the areas of training, education and development. At the micro level she emphasized the need for involvement in research and development so that innovative and creative approaches to human capital management are found in organizations.

Convocation: The Apeejay Institute of Technology (AIT) held its first convocation for conferment of MBA, MCA and B. Arch Degrees (under the U.P. Technical University, Lucknow) on April 23, 2006 at the AIT Campus, Greater Noida. Prof. D.S. Chauhan, Vice Chancellor, U.P. Technical University, Lucknow awarded the degrees to 112 meritorious students. Mrs. Sushma Berlia, President, Apeejay Stya Group & President, PHDCCI presided over the ceremony. Amongst the other dignitaries present on the occasion were Prof. Lallan Prasad, Director- AIT, School of Management; Prof. D.N. Bajpai, Director- AIT, School of Computer Sciences, Prof. A.K. Maitra, Director- AIT, School of Planning & Architecture and Dr. M.K. Tyagi, Director- Apeejay Institute of Education.

Hon'ble Chairman's visit to AIT campus: Our Hon'ble Chairman, Dr.Stya Paul visited AIT-Campus on 29th March, 2006. On the occassion, a cultural function was organized jointly by all the schools of the AIT. The function was attended by the students and faculty of the different schools. Prof.P.V.Gupta,the then Educational Advisor also accompanied our Chairman during the visit. Dr.Stya Paul took a round of the Campus and showed keen interest in the various activities of the institute. During the annual day function that followed, Director - School of Management Dr.Lallan Prasad welcomed our Chairman and highlighted the inspiring leadership provided by Dr.Stya Paul in the management of institutions of Apeejay Education Society. Cultural items were presented by the students of Schools of Management, Computer Science, Architecture & Planning, Apeejay Institute of Education and the Apeejay International School. He awarded prizes and trophies to the students who have achieved excellence in academics, sports and other extra curricular activities like debates, quizzes and cultural events. Our Hon'ble Chairman also released the latest edition of AIT-Review, the newsletter of Apeejay Institute of Technology. While addressing the students and faculty, Dr.Stya Paul said that in order to succeed in life one has to dream and convert that dream in reality through dedication and hard work. He added that like a falcon which soars high, sky is the limit for persons who want to achieve something in life. He also emphasized on the need of developing ethical behavior and values in one's life. Our beloved chairman also encouraged the students participating in cultural items by giving them cash awards. Prof. D.N. Bajpai, Director-School of Computer Science proposed the vote of thanks.

Alumni Meet: The second Alumni Meet was organized by the MBA students of AIT-School of Management on 27th November, 2005 at AIT-Campus. Mr. Mahendra Pratap Singh, SP, Greater Noida was the Chief Guest during the function which was attended by Dr.Lallan Prasad, Director, other faculty members and a good number of Alumni of the School of Management. There was close interaction and sharing of experiences between the alumni and current students. Mr. Amej Sharma, working with Tally Sol's, Mr. Shelly from Birla Sun Life and Mr. Tarun, Entrepreneur, students of MBA - 2002 batch brought out the challenges, pressures and harsh realities of the cooperate world and asked their juniors to develop their knowledge and soft skills while studying at Apeejay, which would enable them to be successful in the competitive business environment. The alumni of MBA-2005 batch also spoke about their experiences in the organizations where they are working. Colourful cultural items were presented by the students, followed by dinner. Dr. Lallan Prasad, Director - School of Management emphasized the importance of networking between the alumni which helps in the exchange of ideas and placement of students. For pictures of the alumni meet, please click here

Intra College sports event : An intra college sports meet was organized at AIT campus on 17th and 18th February, 2007. All the three schools of the AIT campus participated in different sports namely cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, chess, badminton and athletics.

Inter- Collegiate Sports Meet : The inter collegiate sports meet was held in the institute campus from 9 to 13th February, 2005, in which students from seven institutes in and around Greater Noida participated including Apeejay, IEC, Priyadarshani, IMI, Janhit, Mangalmayee and C-MAT. There was a keen competition amongst participants to vie with each other for trophies in various sports events like Cricket, Football, Volleyball Basketball, Table tennis and athletics.