Jamshedpur: The valedictory function of the 9th edition of �Behind The Teacher�s Desk� (BTTD-2019) � two-day Students� seminar on metallurgical engineering, organised jointly by The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Tata Steel and CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) concluded at CSIR-NML Auditorium.
This students� seminar is being held at the CSIR-NML for the past eight years and has been a great success. Like previous years, this year also more than 150 students from various engineering colleges/institutes from different parts of the country were participated. Around 45 technical papers and 18 e-posters were presented in three parallel sessions in the area of metallurgy and materials sciences.
Industrial tours were organised to Tata Steel, Tinplate and Usha Martin Ltd. to facilitate the students a firsthand exposure. A cultural programme was organised where BTTD delegates actively participated last night.
An interactive session was held on �Industrial Problem Statement� that included two rounds, one comprising of Technical Group Discussion moderated by two R&D and industrial experts, second comprising of Stage round which was judged by a 7 members panel. This programme was conducted by Mr. Snehashish Tripathy, Scientist, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur. The prime objective of the ‘Industrial problem-solving contest’ in BTTD-2019 is to inculcate exposure as well as the multitasking ability such that the young engineers would meet the present industrial demand.
Chief Guest, Dr. A. Mitra, chief scientist, CSIR-NML focused on the importance of such programme like � BTTD in the educational and industrial exposure to engineering students.
Dr. K.L. Sahoo, Co-Chairman, BTTD-2019 thanked all the participants and the organizers for putting up a successful event.
Minal Shah, co-convener of the organizing committee proposed the vote of thanks and expressed her sincere gratitude to all the students for showing tremendous enthusiasm and participation in the seminar. She thanked Dr. Mita Tarafder, chairperson of IIM Jamshedpur Chapter and BTTD organising committee for her untiring effort in making the seminar a success. She also expressed her sincere thanks to Dr. I. Chattoraj, Director, CSIR-NML, and each and every members of advisory committee and organizing committee for their continuous support in the making the event a grand success.
