Warangal :

Students of the 1965-2015 batch of Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering celebrated their golden jubilee year by organising an alumni meet at NIT-Warangal on February 12 and 13. More than 50 students (including first year B.Tech passed out batch of 1968 and erstwhile faculty and staff) participated with great enthusiasm and joy. They reminisced their days as students of the department and interacted with faculty, students and batchmates.

Eminent personalities like Dr Swaren Bedarkar, metallurgist from Electrotherm India Ltd.; Dr Prabhakar Sangurmath, general manager, Hutti Gold Mines; Dr Ravi Nuguru, CEO of Graphene Platform Inc.; Belehalli Gururaj, JSW Toranagallu; Dr B Ashok, and Deputy Project Director, ADA, Bangalore gave lectures and explained the emerging trends of metallurgy and materials in the world.

During the inaugural function of the meet on Friday, the director, who is alumnus of the department, Prof T Srinivasa Rao talked about the importance of alumni interaction and their contribution to the alma mater for the overall growth and development of the department. Chief guest, Mukesh Bhandari, chairman, Electrotherm India Ltd, encouraged the present students to take keen interest in the metallurgical and materials field.

Head of the Department, Dr N Narasaiah said more than 1,800 students had passed out from the department who hold key responsibilities in various academic institutes, industries and R&D organisations all over the world.

Former faculty Prof U Rathnam, Prof M Hanumantha Rao and Prof K Bhanu Shankar Rao were felicitated.

On Saturday, deliberations were taken up on curriculum development suited to the current needs of the society and industry.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telanganan / by Express News Service / February 14th, 2016