CEERI Pilani Director Dr Chandra Shekhar Guest of Honour Shridhar University Foundation Day

No one has doubt that the quote Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought has been the prime mover for many successful scientists.

It is indeed a matter of pride that Way to Transform Shridhar University Pilani located in the famed Shekhawati region right in its very first year has attracted students not only from Rajasthan but also from various states of India which include Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Shridhar University which started functioning from November 19, 2009 celebrated its first anniversary “Shridhar Foundation Day” on November 19, 2010. The Guest of Honour for the function was Dr Chandra Shekhar Director of Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute – CEERI Pilani, Rajasthan.

Dr Chandra Shekhar on his arrival at the university had a traditional Rajasthani tilak garland and turban welcome. Prof BR Natarajan Pro Vice Chancellor after unfolding the Shridhar University dream introduced Dr Chandra Shekhar to the audience.

Dr Chandar Shekhar who won the UNESCO / ROSTSCA Young Scientist Award in 1986 for contributions in the area of Informatics and Applications of Computers in Scientific Research is a well known scientist with research interests covering areas such as VLSI Design and Design Methodologies, Analog IC Design and Mixed Signal Design, Processors and Application Specific Processors (Architecture and Design), CAD for VLSI, Physics and Modeling of MOS Devices and VLSI System Applications. His major R&D achievements include designing the nation's first general-purpose microprocessor chip -microprocessor, the Motorola 68010.

Emphasizing the importance of Research, Dr Chandra Shekhar in his address congratulated Shridhar University for coming up in a great way in a short span of time and urged the faculty to focus on research in emerging areas to take the university to great heights. Chancellor Mr Vijay Pal Yadav thanked Dr Chandra Shekhar for the visit and presented a special memento on behalf of the university.

For more details see http://www.shridharuniversity.ac.in

About Shridhar University: An initiative of the Sarvhit Trust, Shridhar University Pilani has been established under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 incorporated by Government of Rajasthan vide Ordinance No. 3 of 2009 and the same ratified by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly vide Act No. 4 of 2010 as The SHRIDHAR UNIVERSITY ACT BIGODNA, JHUNJHUNU. Further, Vide letter F.No 8-3/2010(CPP-I/PU) dated 31 May 2010, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also notified Shridhar University under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. ISO 9001:2008 certified Shridhar University has 11 Schools of Learning offering various Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate, Post Graduate as well as Doctoral programmes. In order to prepare students for a global future, Shridhar University has actively taken up collaborations with various national & international institutions and already has signed MoU with top ranking Athens University of Economics and Business - AUEB, Greece. For more details see http://www.shridharuniversity.ac.in

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