UNNAYAN is a national level technofest organized biennially by the student branch at
B.I.T. of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Inc. , U.S.A.. UNNAYAN '97 & '99 have been
organized in the past with an aim to nurture the talents of our young researchers, the budding scientists
and engineers , and to offer them a platform to develop , express and augment their scientific skills.
this festival aims to inculcate professionalism , team spirit and leadership skills among the student
participants from across the country through various activities such as Software/Hardware Design
Contests, Paper Presentation, Technical Debates and a host of other informal events .
The main attractions of these fests have been the series of guest lectures by experts in the fields of
science and technology. It has provided the participants a unique opportunity to interact with
professionals who are pushing the limits of technological advancement in the country and to have a
more closer look at the latest developments in Science & Technology. Some of the guests who have
graced the festival in the past include :
§ Prof. N. Balakrishnan (Chairman, SERC, IISC Bangalore)
§ Prof. Amitabh Ghosh (Director, IIT, Kharagpur)
§ Prof S.C. DuttaRoy (Professor-Emeritus, Deptt. Of EE, IIT, Delhi)
§ Dr.Shankar K. Pal (Head,Machine Intelligence Unit,ISI,Calcutta)
§ Dr.B.P.Sinha (Head,Microelectronics,ISI,Calcutta)
UNNAYAN in the past has been successful in bridging the gap between the academic and the corporate
world . Corporate majors like ABB, Satyam, TCS, TISCO, SAIL, SGS-Thomson,etc. together with
Governement organizations like DoE,ISRO,CCL, CMPDI,
C-DAC and MECON have been associated with UNNAYAN. Corporate barons who have in the past
made UNNAYAN a platform to acquaint the students of the latest happenings on the technical front
include:
§ Dr.P.K.Sinha (Satyam Computers, Hyderabad)
§ Dr. R.K Arora (C-DAC, Pune)
§ Dr.S.C.Purohit(C-DAC , Pune)
§ Dr.Mata Prasad (ABB)
§ Mr.Vikas Choudhary (SGS-Thomson,Delhi)
§ Mr.G.J.Mahajan (SAIL R&D , Ranchi)
With such a strong legacy , we are all the more committed to organise UNNAYAN 2001 on a grander
scale .
