FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK PROF. RANJIT SINGH DIRECTOR, NSIT For an institute that has outranked the best of the best amongst engineering colleges, NSIT has a lot to boast about. With a campus newsletter, this fathomable task becomes simpler. The initiative to keep students abreast of the information regarding the campus is a great way to reach out to students, and in giving them a forum to look up to. It is a fantastic enterprise of Crosslinks, a society which not only works hard to put NSIT on the map, but also makes sure that the students for whom it works get the best that they deserve. Moreover, with NSIT inviting some of most talented brain pool of the country, the institute is now planning to expand its horizons to benchmark itself with the top institutes. NSIT aims to establish itself as a world-class institute. For this, we focus a lot on entrepreneurship qualities. With a fantastic placements record, which only gets better with each coming year, we hope to provide students all the resources they need to reach for the skies and achieve the best.Volume: Issue: April 2007 promzonrt Cer This now edition of TecAnid'is not just a printed mewstetter.It is a tribute to this institution and to its continuous endeavor to reach a pinnacte that defies abl cése. Jt is a homage to achiovemonts Gig and smace, and to succossos achioved and yet to 60 achieved. It isa window into ‘ous woréd, a roftection of out past and an ceho into ov future, right ag it may seem. NO mumbor of pages contd over describe the accomplishments of the Institute, Out we Aave tried a Aumade ‘attompt at i. Apart from the achiovements of students. this newsletter aso includes some articles on issues Of interest, guch as tips on cracking the CAT, how to buied the winning robot, et at. Speciae efforts fave been made to keep students abreast of the information about the past events as wel as events scheduted to take place in the neat future. As a team,we had a tremendous time, with ctandestine mostings, cobtecting information, jostting with ideas and of course, coordinating With the designers. And through it a€l, we had on ups and downs, Coarnt on tessons and most importantly, had one sare of fant !! We oxtend a special thanks to abe these people who were a part of this venture and to abe those who came out in ow support, giving us Coads of useful information for the astickes. After the Immense hard work that has gone into putting together this owslettor, we sincerefy hope you would enjoy reading it ag much ag we enjoyed making itt Nowstettor toam: ‘Aman Sangwan (06/09) Anand Justin Cherian (IT/09) KS Prosti (06/05) Ankita Mendiratta (€06/05) Prati Prakash (1C6/05) Under the guidance of Divya Gosain(MPAG/03) & Harghavardaan (MPAG/03) « Must Reads 1 + Open Source/Intel India Research: Techbytes... + Robowars/Micromouse: Innovision... + Placements: The Buck Stops Here... + CAT/GRE: Academia Speak.J IEEE NSIT stadont br Tue olties over the Past yeas, Neri act Seven, acing lpr the 20 Siang aspzing ngincets. a a og =O has manessed the organization cf ce eo and workshops in fall spate, Under Oe Vari TEBE chaper at NSIT, an aasrtent of Qusse8 2 ee Crt Quis, © Ouz, 10 Quiz and the including 6 gore held Aer provious Year® runaway Techie, hor Wasson hosted yet agai, AX vvanwhelming participation was wimessed in al) Neve over Eger now eventa ouch a8 Codex the vents, Wi feompention andthe C Robots competion i uough Moreover, IEEE was a ecaai tech fom NNOVESION, such as the faving organized major competitions such Me era" onareahon sa Lhafor ine coming academic sssion a2 sant vor lectures covering varied tice #ch worksheP® ort and bedded Systems, Robotics a Micopege Processing Ovough Matlab, Digital Disa Gcpucr sytem Architecture and FHP and Cirle, Going, Following waction, there wil al Tee ae romapettons, cluding Logic Cates Design. ae casio, Woo Ste Dengh Contest Berni Grote Oe Soreper Design, Glider Design, and Trebuchet wee on card ae wottahops By professionals Wars ise java Gove, CAD, Microcontroller, cracking the felds ot Py Bovis Education) end cracking GRE MOK oss ngeton Review) No ities include & hosted, ctr, Wel Site (worastonlinen/ie20) oe Toedbek lator, Foams ation 26 peat projec, et al. TEEE cates wo the need of of the learaung population ing the tntllect of the ns tepeing Ses to create, ongineert SAE of snch has been one of the most hosting various snthusiasm seminars, conferenc much more, ‘The CSI NSIT branch oxganized a number of events in th Bast fom nts. The. erent included "ThaCenant jomputer Quis, The Nortorn’ Regione” scene Convention, java Workshop ete. Tho Computer Onsen 8 2007 to scale the students’ general orkahop ou of mh 3 were St "omber, This event was «huge mcceas, The fim segment of te Droject was Java Core. The objoctiv ane Seen fundamenais (Objects and’ Clases, Inherente oo, interfaces and Inner “Clates)ncluaig ap Exceptions and Debugging, ) eucing Applet, Second segment wl consis of Advan a of Advance Java and ast mont wll ona a sermon wil oni ofr Seriping win paper Furthermore, leetire by Mi: Gaurav Gand ture in large numbers and asked Manon, many questions about the scope, of echnology in the industry and research. SAE NSIT aims to act as a direct ink between the industry and its members. As a part of this initiative, SAE NSIT organises frequent industrial visits to the prominent industries located in and around Delhi, which include the likes of Hindustan National Glass, Hero Honda, Yamaha, to highlight the diverse, advanced and automated manufacturing processes involved. There were two Industrial Trips to Maruti Udyog Ld, in October 2006 and February 2007. Furthermore, SAE NSIT also plans_ to organise a visit to Mazagaon Ship Building Dock and to the offshore facility at Bombay High in the recent fature. SAF also took part in organizing college activities such as the Golden Gate - the bridge making competition in February 2007. ‘The highlight of the calendar year however is Mechanika, the annual students’ meet organised by SAE INDIA & SAE NSIT. Mochanika, the annual technical symposium, is one of the high points of our academic calendar showcasing tho engineering talent and technical acumen of the students. It aims to foster among students a scientific temperament and a zeal for an empyreal future through an entire spectrum of events, pitting the best minds with each other and stimulating their creative genius. Itis an attempt to bring out the talent amongst students through a wide array of activities, while providing a forum for them to interact with one another. Not one to rest on its auzels, SAE has a plethora of activities planned for the coming year, starting with an Industrial Trip to Hero Honda/NTPC in Noida. This will be followed by a mechanical case study in April 2007, a new initiative by SAE. An Industrial Trip to Yamaha Greater Noida is in the pipeline for April as well. All of this will culminate with the Annual ‘Technical Symposium-Mechanika, which is slated to be held in April as well. NSIT Motorsports, comprising students from different years, was another initiative by the students of the SAE NSIT chapter, which is a further tribute to the vision of the chapter to encourage and develop new technologies based on current 9 industrial trends as per the interests and skills of the student fraternity.Open Source and Linux Asia 2007 Open source is a development method fer software that hamesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility ower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code. The idea of open source isto eliminate the access costs of the consumer and the creator by reducing the restrictions of copyright. ‘This will load to creation of additional works, which build upon previous work and add to greater social benefit. The 4th Annual Linax Asia Conference was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from 31st January, 2007 to 2nd February, 2007. CSI - NSIT Students Branch formed a NSIT Linux Community, and participated in the conference as a community. The student members also assisted in the registration procedure and other logistical arrangements. (Over 180 students from NSIT attended the conference over the three days. The students benefited a lot, by finding out about the recent advancements in the field of software/application development. Apart from attending various technical lectures the students also got_an ‘opportunity to meet many industry representatives. The students were very enthusiastic about contributing to the Open Source Community alter attending the technical talks, Some of the topics that many found interesting were: ‘The Next 100 Years Hlaus Knopper, founder -Knoppix “ICT Challenges of India - M. T.Raghunath, Google India +One-laptop-per-child’ programme - Dr. Nicholas Negroponte ‘Most Eificient IPC Mechanism For Real Time System ~ Dr. Bala Thangaraju, Wipro India Google Maps API- ‘Ashutosh Kulshreshtha, Google India Some Interesting facts about Google: 1. The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact, that the founders didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface, Infact it was noted that the submit bution was a long time coming and hitting the RETURN key was the only ‘way to burst Google into life. 2. Google has the largest network of translators in the world, 3. Google has a habit of celebrating April Fool's Day and they manage to fool people every year. This year they introduced a Paper Archive feature in Gmail which be-fooled a large number of users and actually resulted in a million users requesting for the mails in printed form to be sent at their places. We are sure each of us ‘must have been fooled at least once by Google. 4. Gmail was used internally for nearly 2 years prior to launch to the public. They discovered that ther ‘were approximately 6 types of email users, and Gmail has been designed. to accommodate these 6, soVAQUyuo5:} Intel India Research Competition It’s all about NSITians going places, and this time it is at Intel. The Intel India Research Competition hosted by Intel, is a very prestigious event, wherein the company chooses the initial Gollogos thoy wish to work with. This yoar NSIT was among tho few premier institutes which were selected. The otters include DAICT (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Technology), all the IITs, IM (Hyderabad), to name a fe ‘The event itself had three rounds. Inthe frst round one required to send in a synopsis about the work intended to be done, Official nambers woro said to be above 1000.In tho sacond ound 45 toams wore selected. There were two teams from our college in the fist round, both of which got selected for the next stage. In this round, mown as, "Poster Presentation Round’, Intel allots the teams a mentor, who updates the members regarding the winning entries of the previous years, and for providing guidance. This gives tho toams an idea about tho lines thoy Should be working on. The third round, scheduled to take place ‘in April or May, deals with the implementation of the proposed ‘idea. One team NSIT made it to this round as well. ‘For those of you who wish to participate next year, here's, a nice way fo earn those brownie points. According to the students who participated, the projects that dealt with computer. architecture were given a preference. It is very important to go ‘through the present works by Intel for understanding their snts. Here's to wishing luck to all the selected teams for rounds... the taeRobowarsis one of the mostly keenly awaited events during Innovision.Froma jam packed amphitheatre with frenzied excitement levels, it's all there to see. So what does it take to make the “invincible” robot? The winners of this event in Innovision, 2008 share their experiences with us. ‘The design aspect of the robot, according to them, holds the key to the game. You may have the best equipment, but it's to no avail if you are not armed with an efficient and powerful design. While designing, itis very important to take care for © the clearance of the tyres. Once you have that, you can start acquiring the required products. The first and foremost nead is a good motor. These aro available easily from Chandni Chowk market. There is a requirement for two motors, namely for running the wheels, and for handling the weapon. The specifications of a motor may be in terms of RPM or torque. For robowars, torque is the imperative requirement, for the wheels. The motor required for the weapon depends on the type of weapon used. For weapons like Hammers, a motor of high RPM is needed, Whereas, for weapons like cam shaft, or a strong magnet, used to lift other robots, a motor of high torque is, essential. Other apparatus such as switches, tyres and wires can be acquired from local markets, such as the Tilak Nagar market. The robot has to be controlled using a remote. This can be easily assembled on a thin plywood sheet. The base material with which the robot is made haste be chosen carefully. Its preferable to use iron sheets as they are cheap and easily available from welding shops in the Mayapuri Junk market. Aluminium sheets and wooden planks should not be used as they are easily damaged. ‘The drive systems commonly used is the differential system with two motors, because of practicality and simplicity in design. A belt drive, as used in tanks, can also be used. The battery eliminator can be procured from physics labs or can be custom made from any electrical shop. 24V, 10 Ampere aro usually sot as, maximum in the event rules, Armed with all these useful bits of info, and of course some great cheering from your friends, hope your robot will “beat the pulp" out of the rest of them all anh SOwoOw As told to us by Gaurav Bhardwaj, (MPA ard year) ‘Member, winning team, Robowars - 2008 9 N N 0 S ji G N 0 7 ere Ul) iettnsft iran tetc tant’ actin workshop gave us a general overview of MATLAB required for parallel port eee ee eee ee ee oe eae es Srpipege lege ers ee ee E sees ees ee pe ee time, even if the same code was run. This was a big problem but we designed our approach to run car consistently over a poriod of time by driving it over small intervals and we solved the battery problem by using eee a een ‘This also solved a major part of the problem as we could get an idea of the friction involved while actually covering the distance. coer eer Acar (provided by the organizers), a PCB, 4 diodes, a wire with parallel a era ea ‘Mandeep Singh (COF/05) Ankur Verma (ECE/05) ‘Anlar Arora (ECE/08) Vishal Gupta (COE/05)‘lacoment Pervonage Wik Maluple Offers aes Parikh Sood is a 4th year ICE student recently placed in Schlumberger, with a package that most can only dream of, Having a host of successful projects under his belt, Parikh's record is an enviable ‘one. Moreover, his steady and meaningful participation in extra curricular activities has marked him out as an exceptional student, Here is what this NSITian has to say on the subject of placements: ‘Well to begin with - the placements are really atest of characteriand then there is Ick. One ofthe things that propective students rust do is hone their sklls/increase their Imowledge base about any taining! project that they have done in their three years. They must know the background as well as the latest technology update on the same. ‘The second thing is to be fully prepared for HR quostions... the normal twistoxs. ‘They always ask the same questions -“tell us about yourself why do u want io join. fete etc. But phrase in different ways - “at do find good in our company that you want to join it (essentially why do you Want to join us and what do you know about us? ), how are you suited to us (again- what are your strengths/tell us about yourself)" (One should remain confident. The body language is supremely important because the HR poople aro psychology stu 30 they love to see hand movements, sitting posture, eye movements and contact. They just look for hints. PARIKH SOOD_ ICE, 4thYoar Placement : Schlumberger Placements: ‘The fourth year batch managed to get some very good placements this year. Gaurav Puri, MPAE/03 got placed in Grail Research and we at Crosslinks managed to get some advice from him for the college students. Gaurav personally ‘wants to pursue an MBA for further studies or wants to join a business research firm. Horo is what he has to say: ‘The placement season serves as a great experience to learn and grow. It provides a perfect platform to gain a lot professionally. Usually most companies take a written test nd then interviews aro held. The types of questions asked vary between companies. The major recruiters ike ‘TOS,IBM,Accenture n many more have basically 2-8 rounds. ‘The first round is al about your core tech questions + some C/C++ questions. The second round is HR ( you can find typical HR questions on the nt) and some questions like why this company ete?..algo if you are siting for a company whichis out of your core stream they'll ask you the reason for the same. On the ofher hand the analytics and business research companies like Inductis, Evalueserve, and Grail Reasearch etc will give you puzzles and case studies to solve in both rounds. The focus hereis more on the approach to the problem rather than the solution. Forgetting a good placement, its very important be street smart but in any case, to be able to appear for writen testa by all companies, itis necessary to maintain a percentage of 10% and more. This serves as a qualifying condition for appearing inthe vritton exam of most companies. Anything more than this adds value to your resume, Certain subjects in the college curriculum should be given importance. For MPAE students who want to go into core companies subjects like Manufacturing Processes (1 and Il, CNG and Automation, Metrology, Manufacturing of Management Systems are the important ones. Apart from this, projects aro important for people aiming for companies in their core field. For mass recruiters projects serve as points on your reoume that give them something to ask. So i's better to have done a couple of good projects. However for the analytics or business research companies they don't matter. 1 would advice the juniors to maintain a good zesume by doing competent projects and concentrating on core areas like C, (C++ and the main subjects oftheir stream. (GAURAV PURI MPA, 4th Year Placernent : Grail ResearchThe Buck Stops Here... Thave had a wonderful experience sitting for placements and trying my luck in making it big. As far as choice of companies is concerned, I just went along with the crowd and tried my hand at all big names in the field. The first and. foremost step is preparing a sound resume; it goes along ‘well with the companies. From my understanding, it is very important to know the basics of subjects very well. Different companies have different preferences as far as the subject of importance is concerned. Companies like STM stress on analog electronics, whereas, Freescale, gives more importance to digital electronics. Of course, there are companies like Texas Instruments which give a choice ‘between both, It is also essential to have your facts clear with regard fo your projects. In my opinion, for a good job profile a post graduation or higher studies holds the key. It definitely gives an edge over the others, with regard to an additional degree. Where practical taining is concerned, the exposure one gets unquestionably helps in choosing the area of expertise in ‘which your career may unfold further. ‘The always relevant big debate about book smartness and street smartness boils down to these placements interviews, From my experience, book smartness definitely rules for hardware companies, but there is no denial to the fact that street smartness also helps. The aggregate percentage ‘which you acquire in college is required only to clear eligibility criterion, which is generally 70-75%. Otherwise, in the interviews, percentage would not matter at all. All that ‘one requires is good concepts. For people who get scared by the very prospect for an interview thero is nothing to worry for they are really not checking your communication skills. ‘The rest is all up to how well you can tackle with the field of ‘your choice. in hardware companies, co-curricular activities really don't make a difference. You just need to do well in ‘your company tests. ‘To all my juniors, my advice would be to decide early what to do in future, and then go for it when the time comes! I's very important to know what you want to do early on. That gives ‘you an advantage. If you want to go for post graduation right after college it helps you in deciding what teachers to work under; the kind of projects that you should be doing and basically build your resume appropriately. ‘KUSHA GOYAL ‘ECE, 4th Year Placement :Freescale ‘The Placement session has been a great experience, not only for me but for most of the people I know. Placements teach you a lot - coping up with hard times, taking right decisions handling disappointment,remaining calm and composed through it all, not to mention all the technical knowledge that ‘comes from studying for placements! ‘On amore serious note, placements are a time when it is very important to make the right ‘choices. Hence one should be highly focused about the kind of job one wants, and accordingly sit for the right companies. While high package is always an added bonus, other factors should also be taken into consideration. One should keep one’s career goals in mind and evaluate the particular company accordingly. In my opinion, it is better to have one good job in hand rather than having umpteen useless jobs in the bush. While academic records serve as an eligibility criterion for most of the companies, one should also aim for good projects and a strong resume as they do matter in creating a good first impression. But the factors that really matter are - thorough undexstanding of the subjects, ability to analyze and work out anew problem and good communication skilis.fone is targeting software companies, one should have a thorough understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, C and G++. My advice to all juniors about to sit for the placement process would be to figure out your Priorities in life, spruce up your resume, solve puzzles and revise your fundamentals. Finally, keep a cool head, and you will surely sail ‘trough placements with flying colours! ‘VIKAS GUPTA COE, 4th Year Placement : Adobe 10MASTERING THE MASTERS When. preparing to take GRE, to pursue further studies abroad, it is extremely important to be very clear about your aim, considering several aspects like desire to pursue graduate studies, financial aspects (since a lot of expenditure is involved at every step in the process of applying to universities). The most ambiguous question asked is with regard to the sélection criterion of various universities. It ig an amalgam of several aspects which are considered. There is no set criterion for selection. Most importantly, you should have good academic credentials. A good GRE score, TOEFL score and good recommendations fare equally necessary. The overall profile has to be Impressive, not just in one particular department, AAs lar as preparation is concerned, the actual prep requires not more than three months. So the best way 10 approach the exam is to take the date first of all because that's when you really getstartedwith the preparation. As far as the quantitative section of GRE goes, not much groundwork is requited; it ean be left for the last 10 to 18 days, The word lists can easily be juggled between the college schedules targeting an average of one list per day. BARRON's is sufficient for GRE preparation. But ityou want to ge for some good test practice, a lot of material is available online like KAPLAN, PRINCETON REVIEW, and CAMBRIDGE tc. However, you should be thorough with BARRON's before you go for these. So, managing GRE prep with college curriculum should not be a problem. Developing a good reading habit (particularly reading on the computer) is a practice that will help a lot and should be inculcated without, a second thought. Also try to comprehend as many new ‘words as you can while reading. As fax as coaching institutes are concerned, I don’t believe any coaching is necessary for GRE. Projects and research papers are instrumental in building up a good profile. Thus, emphasis should be laid on these since the early years. I, for instance, started off with projects in my nd year of college. A good summer internship in a company of repate always helps, ‘To my junior NSITians,I can only say that believe in ‘yourself and give your best because NSIT is good enough to get you anywhere you want in the world. Work hard and you ‘will definitely be rewarded. = GUNJAN AGARWAL Currently completing her VIll semester in the MPAE division. at NSIT, she has received MS-Mechanical adrait from MIT. How to bell the CAT ‘The thing to remember about the MS/PHD is that it ie highly research-centric, especially abroad. And by research, I mean “personal involvement and experimentation with the current issues in some spetific technical subfield’. Your research work proves your motivation, ability for hard work, and determination, giving a much better indication of success in a graduate course:than academic brilliance. The GRE should be treated like a qualifying exam - you are being tested for a basic level of adequacy, and a acore of 1400/1600 or above is generally enough for that. ‘You should have an honest and clear idea about your ‘own qualifications as an applicant, temperament for research, and the purpose of the Masters or PAD degree, This, along with some guidance from Course-wise University rankings (eg: USNews), student forums (eg; Edulix), and personally conducted research (eg: talking to people in the industry, consulting your seniors, looking at research papers published by department faculty and students etc.) would help you narrow down the lst of possible universities to a manageable 10-15. T think this is"the most important thing: to start exploring research areas in your field, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. This would help you-better identify areas for future specialization during graduate study; the research.work itgelf meant a lot to the admissions committee, and better qualifies you for assistantship in related research groups at your chosen university. I would advise the following: Pick something (anything!) that catches your fancy, do some preliminary reading, get someone to guide you if possible, start small, and remember that everything counts as experience. Publications, internships ete are secondary - these will come only if you invest the necessary time in research. I would like to remind my jiniore at NSIT that the university admissions process is a black box - there is no single point on your resume that can be guaranteed to get you in. What you must do is to’ develop-a good holistic package representing yourself (Academics, GRE scores, Research work, = Publications... Extra-Curriculars, Recommendations, Internships, Social Work... in no ‘particular order of preference) ,where a lack in something ‘can be made up for by excellence in another. = ANISH JOHNSON Currently completing his VIII semester in the COE division at NSIT, he has received MS-CS admits from Stanford and Camegie Mellon university. ‘A,focused preparation time of one year is more than enough for GAT: Hence preparations should ideally start around December er January. But the sooner a habit of zeading of novels, magaaines, newspapers(especially the editorials) is framed, the better it aids in improving the comprehension skills. Next comes the Coaching, Now’ there iso fixed rule which says that coaching is essential for clearing CAT. It can be cleared even without coaching. But when the stakes are pretty high and ‘competition so tough, any kind of edge over the other students helps and coaching provides just that, along with a proper path towalk along and not go astray. ‘Acsimple method to improve vocabulary is to learn new words each day and write them down somewhere. Next day along with the new words don't forget to revise the complete set of old words collected till date. On the weekends take a break from the new words and instead spend more time revising the words accumulated so far. A good vocabulary is a prerequisite for good comprehension along with a good speed of reading. Quant and DI don't need any special treatment and can be ‘cracked easily once all the basies are clear. SPRATIK SETH Pratik Sethi is from the NSIT passout batch of 2006, currently pursuing an MBA at IIM Lacknow. ul/ \ DOUBLE CROSS K ‘The bitter wind rushed through the godforsaken valley, a biting reminder of the storm overhead. The. valley was deserted of life, and the pallid air of death hung thick over it. On a lonely corner of a lonely. peak stood four men in black, poised at attention, for all the world as though the next moment could be their las. They were men of The Guardians, the elite force of military guards whose sworn duty it was to protect the land and its people. For nigh onto ten centuries they had guarded the land, and were revered and honored for it. Every boy aspired to join the ranks of these dangerous men some day, to someday prove his worth in battle. For there never was any dearth of battles. The land was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and that was one of the reasons for the four men standing on the lonely peak. Honored they were, jasper knew, yet there still remained a thing that puzzied him greatly. And that ‘was the symbol emblazoned across his breast, his and every other Guardian. Two bones crossing over each other to form a cadaverous cross ; the double cross. He had reasoned and questioned about it in his days of training, but the pervicacious attitude that prevailed in any old institution had defeated him, and he was no closer to satisfying his curlosity than he had been when he begun. Whenever he looked at the symbol, it was bereft of feeling for him; he felt empty. Not that it really mattered. What mattered now was that- “You're thinking too much,” Gregor finished his thoughts for him. Jasper did not like Gregor. Brash of tongue and mirthless in spirit, he was the epitome of the personality that Jasper loathed. Yet he was skilled with the sword and quick of the mind, qualities that endeared him fo his superiors. It wouldn't do tohave a tif with a man who was to be your companion in war, Jasper brooded. Although he did wish that Gregor would think along those lines sometimes. “And yet, the problem with you is that you haven't thought enough,” Gregor continued opining. think this is going to be a good day for the invaders". “What!” Jasper whirled around, startled by the sudden turn in the events, "Cut the jest, Gregor. There are no signs of any attackers, The valley is as dead as your mother in her grave.” “Bh, so it is" Gregor agreed, a smirk slinking across his face. “But have you thought that maybe these invaders aze alzeady in the land, and in this valley itself, ready to launch upon our venerable institution?” “It you know where they are, then say 50,” Jasper said brusquely. The others walked upto the two of them, swords in hand, no doubt sensing the tension in the air. Ominous as that was, Jasper gave them no mind; all his attention was on Gregor, “Where are they?” he repeated harshly, walting for the answer he was dreading. And that was when he felt the first sword thrust through him. Gasping in shock, he fell upon his knees, the world spinning around him. In all his dreams, he could not have imagined that this could happen. “They are right here;” Gregor said solemnly, as another thrust went through Jaspers chest, taking his breath and life from him. "We have taken this great institution of yours. Now the land will be ours, and the wealth and riches as well, Our mission is complete. And I hope I've fulfilled your wish.” “Whats that, traitor?” Jasper wheezed, as blood gurgled out of his mouth. Gregor’s face lit up with a mocking grin, as though surprised Jasper would ask. “Why, I hope T've finally given the double cross a meaning for you.ae aco 13 7 2 « Word: Hecke Dictionary: To harass (a public speaker, performer, etc) with impertinent questions, gibes, ofthe like,” NsIfsThe reception normally given to anyone brave ‘enough to take the stage. Word: Alzheimers Dictionary: A progressive form of presenile dementia; first symptoms are impaired memory. NSIT: An affliction developed by those who meet acquaintances near Nescafe, Word: Hypochondria Dictionary: Excessive worry or talk about one's health. NSIT: The general state of affairs among those partaking of mess food. Word: Mayday Dictionary:The international radiotelephone distress signal, used by ships and aircraf. NSIT: A system very often used by re day of college. Word: Indenture Dictionary: A deed or agreement executed in two or ‘more copies with edges correspondingly indented 25, ‘a means of identification. NSIT: A form filled bi-annually by certain students normally not found in the classes. Word: Bullfighter Dictionary: The principal bullfighter in a bullfight. NSIT: The designation given to one asking the teacher for a free period. Word: Spoliate Dictionary: To plunder, rob, or ruin. NSIT: The state of a day-skd’s food upon discovery by other hostelers. ‘Word: Backbencher an Dictionary: Any of the members of a legislature, ¢6P. of the House of Commons of Great Britain, but net including the leaders of the parties. NSIT: The truly sincere students ina class. =< ‘Word: Inundate Dictionary: To overwhelm. NSIT: A sensation felt by students during the viva. ‘Word: Pertinacity Dictionary: The quality of being pertinacious; ‘persistence. NSIT: A quality show by those waiting for a turn to sit atthe computer in the library. ‘Word: Verisimilitude Dictionary: The appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. NSM: A virtue displayed by students submitting the assignment late, ‘Word: Resipiscence Dictionary: Wisdom derived from severe experience; hhence, repentance. NSIT: The state of above mentioned students, who showed verisimilitude. Word: Fortitude Dictionary: Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously. NSIT: The ability to play CS for § hours on the night bofore the exam. Word: Hoicks Dictionary: Used as a hunting ery by hunters to urge hounds after a for. NSIT: Used as a hunting cry by teachers to exhort students to perform, Word: Decamp Dictionary: To depart quickly, unceremoniously. NSIT: An activity practiced by certain enterprising ‘students five minutes after giving their attendance. secretly, or ord: Perspicacious clonay Having) keen mental perception and Understanding. apa a ! swCROSSLINKS, the face of NSIT. “Dedication involves making the space to let young ideas take hold; every tree was once a seed and every ‘company was once an idea.” With this very thought, Croselinks, the face of NSIT, was started just over two years ago, with a vision for the institute, with @ hope fer a dazsling futuze, and with a dedication to make NSIT known to one and all. And to this day, the society functions on the same motto, working ad infinitum to bring the world face to face with ‘brand NSIT". From numerous articles in newspapers, to live coverage of cultural fests on national television, Crosslinks has finally got out ofits groove as not just a media management society, but also as a forum which students trust and rely on, Started by a group of five enthusiastic students, over the years, Croselinks has churned out more and more committed souls, willing to do anything to give NSIT the publicity it deserves. The group has had to face ‘many hurdles within this period of time, but it has only made it more determined to bring into reality the dream of creating a niche for NSIT as a brand in technical education and as a fun institution to be a part of. Ithas come a long way, with an article a week in almost all leading dailies, to almost 9 TV crews, including (CNN-IBN, NDTY, Aajtak, India TV,2ee News and Sahara Samay covering Moksha, our annwal cultural fest and Innovision , the annual technical fest ‘The newsletter has been an attempt to personalize with the students, to give them an aseurance that CCrosalinks, at the end of the day is a society by the students, for the students. With the warm response that the two previous editions of the newsletter received, we hope that Crosslinks has finally impacted the life of NSiTians in some small way. As batch after batch pass out ofthe college, the baton is handed to younger and more passionate students, striving to give their best to announce the arrival of brand NSIT in the grandest possible way. ‘The present crosslinks members are 1. Aman Sangwan (ECE/04) 2. Parampreet Bhasin (ICE/04) 8, Anand Justin Cherian (1/04) 4, Ankita Mendizatta (COE/05) 5. K,S Preeti (CE/05) 6. Pratik Prakash (ICE/08) 1. Karan Sehgal (ECE/08) 8, Akshay Madan (ICE/05) 8. Anup Gupta (COE/08) 10,Tarun Tandon (17/08) Siting (to 8D Rana ly Dr Rat Sigh (Det, NSN), Dr. M.S Bt ‘gin Font (10K) Als Preeti, Anta, Just, Karan ‘This newsletter would not have been possible without the support of the entire administration.| TESTING TIMES _| ns = Engineering a future i ‘Some more tips to help yo rack the Comeren a for WSITand ce Examination tah Entrance 6 aid Tha Netstinpra veseiaeicon rue eases ee Mo. = Ms Uae crear Andi Ang wit tem Pektaeh wetting wetabt opti ecto Addetetinngh vines tcp rm, vinesed jetting lt com) ia ce al Ke ape “ec he ov hae i i S area A Crosslinks Publication