International Society of Optics and Photonics (SPIE) bestowed the award to Professor Bishnu Pal who is the Dean (Academics) and Professor of Natural Sciences at Ecole Centrale College of Engineering of Mahindra University.

Professor Pal of Mahindra University got the award in recognition of his contribution to education, outreach, research and technical programme committees of global flagship conferences and editing of four popular publications in guided wave optics and photonics.

The conference will be held in San Deigo in USA from 1 to 5 August this year.

Vice chancellor of Mahindra University Dr. Yajulu Medury said they congratulate Professor Bishnu Pal for having been selected for the award.

Achievements of the professor stand tall and he continues to lead from the front in the field of optics and photonics, said vice chancellor of Mahindra University.

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And this is just another acknowledgement of his contribution to the sector, as several thousands of his students can vouch for.

Mahindra University is so proud to have such an eminent academic as its dean, said Dr. Yajulu.

There is hardly any recognition in the field that he has not won and his exceptional list of awards is unparalleled in the sector, he added.

Word of praised poured in from Professor Donna Strickland from Waterloo University of Canada.
Professor Donna is a Noble Laureate in Physics in 2018.

The award is a well deserved for the professor keeping in view his contributions towards training optical scientists and the incredible service he does for the optics community, said Professor Donna Strickland.

Professor Pal said it was a moment of pride winning the award from SPIE which is the world’s foremost community of optics and photonics.

SPIE has over 2,55,000 constituents from 183 countries and being appreciated by your own peer group is always heartening, said Professor Bishnu of Mahindra University.

When I look back at my career and the students that I taught and researchers that I worked with, I’m amazed at the caliber of the people I came in contact and it is always a delight to see them excel, said Dr. Bishnu.

Professor Pal has been with Mahindra Ecole Centrale since its inception in 2014.

He has more than 45 years of teaching and research experience.

His current areas of research include Guided Wave Photonics and Optical Communication that broadly encompasses application-specific specialty optical fibers for telecommunication, mid-IR and THz photonics and also contemporary topics like silicon photonics and is widely recognized as an authority on Optoelectronics.

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Professor Pal has extensive research and consulting experience, with over 200 papers in peer reviewed journals and large number of research projects sponsored by national and international agencies.

Some of the awards Professor Pal won are Esther Hoffman Beller Medal by the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2016.

The professor was also a winner of Professor A. Selvarajan award for outstanding contributions to Photonics education and research in 2017.

Students score big
Mahindra University was again centre of attraction when two of its students scored good marks in CAT 2020 exam.

The results of the popular exam were declared on 2 January this year.

While a 2017 batch student of Mahindra University happened to score 99.97 percent, three students from 2016 batch scored 98.25, 97.57 and 96.29 percentiles.

Mahindra University vice chancellor Dr. Yajulu Medury said their students continue to make them proud.

Be it academics research projects, or an exam or even a competition like a hackathon, they never fail to excel, said vice chancellor of Mahindra University.

‘We believe that our focus on holistic learning, accent on core concepts and fundamentals, and unstinted efforts at creating the ‘New Engineer’ are the reason why this has become more of a norm than an exception.’

We are very happy that our students are doing exceptionally well in anything that they attempt or choose to pursue.

They have scored high in their CAT exams this time around and are amongst the top scorers in the results that have been declared earlier this week, he said.

The students of Mahindra University who score high marks in CAT 2020 are from Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) stream.

I am happy to have scored 98.25 percentile in CAT 2020 exam, said Chilamakuru Praharsha, B.Tech. (EEE) student of 2016-2020 batch.

‘Mahindra University facilitated my CAT preparation through various test prep courses that were made available on campus for interested students to opt for additional studies.’

Mahindra University is a multi-disciplinary and research-focused university based in Hyderabad that currently offers a Bachelor’s and a Ph.D. program in Engineering through its Ecole Centrale School of Engineering.

Mahindra University is likely to begin its intake for the School of Management, School of Law and Indira Mahindra School of Education from 2021-22, while intake for the School of Media and Liberal Arts, and School of Design would follow in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The schedule to submit applications for JEE Advanced 2025 has been announced along with that of AAT 2025 registration,

Application process for AAT starts after result declaration of JEE Advanced. This year too, the trend is no different.

Who will conduct AAT 2025?

AAT 2025 will be conducted by IIT Kanpur and is expected to see a participation in impressive numbers. The same institution is conducting JEE Advanced 2025.

Details about the exam are available on the official website mentioned above. Students who pass AAT 2025 will be able to study BArch in IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur and IIT (BHU) Varnasi.

Who can take up AAT 2025 registration?

Students who have passed JEE Advanced 2025 with required qualifying marks can take up AAT 2025 registration. Applying for JEE Advanced requires a pass in JEE Mains.

Candidates who have passed plus two with maths, physics and chemistry as subjects will be able to take up JEE Mains registration. The process to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration is online.

1. The URL has to be typed into the browser and the webpage has to be allowed to download.

2. Once the website is available, students should click the link for JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and enter JEE Advanced 2025 registration number, their date of birth, mobile number and email address.

3. Post providing the above details, applicants will be asked if they are interested in AAT. Students have to answer ‘Yes’ to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

4. Candidates have to provide the required information and choose the centers where they wish to write the exam and submit the form.

5. They will receive message indicating successful completion of JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

The message has to be downloaded and a printout of it has to be taken and preserved for use in future. This could be of use during the admission process.

Website for JEE Advanced 2025/AAT 2025 Registration is Here

Exam pattern

Candidates who have completed JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration must also know the exam pattern if they are to score good marks.

Those who have taken up AAT 2025 registration can take up the exam which will be held in offline mode, as a pen and paper mode test.

Candidates will have three hours time to answer all the questions. The medium of the test is English.

The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

Syllabus for AAT 2025

The next thing to do after completing AAT 2025 registration is focus on preparing for the test.

The subjects to be studied while preparing for AAT 2025 are mentioned below. Candidates can also refer the official website for more information on syllabus when the registration for the exam begins:

Geometrical Drawing

Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc.

Freehand Drawing

This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale.

Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Three dimension perception

Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Architectural Awareness

General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations – both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity

Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping.

Creativity check through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

The medium of the test is English. The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

The admit cards obtained for JEE Advanced 2025 can also be used to gain entry into the test centers for AAT 2024.

Point to remember

Candidates can visit the official website of JEE Advanced exam for more information on JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and other related topics.

The students have to quickly take up the AAT 2025 registration as the time left would be very short.

Like JEE Advanced exam where the registration is open for a longer duration, that of AAT 2025 registration is open for only a short period.

The details about AAT 2025 registration provided above are for general understanding purpose of the students.

There could be some changes in the exam, students can visit the official website of the exam at regular intervals to receive updates.

More information could be provided as the time for AAT 2025 registration would commence, till that time, students can refer other sources also.

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