BIS & GEU launch Students Chapters & BIS corner to enhance research on standards    

PIONEEREDGE NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Dehradun branch, in collaboration with Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), organised an inauguration of Student Chapter and BIS Corner as well as Mentors Orientation Programme on Wednesday.

The deputy director general of the Northern Region at BIS, Snehlata was the chief guest at the event. She, in her address, hailed the inauguration of 10 Student Chapters and the BIS Corner, urging students to take an active role in standard development and research work. She emphasised that the BIS, as the national standards body of the country, has been consistently working to strengthen the quality culture in collaboration with educational institutions.

The nodal chair of BIS, Brajesh Prasad highlighted the achievements of Graphic Era University and expressed appreciation for its agreement with BIS.

Further, the director and head of BIS in Dehradun, Saurabh Tiwari informed that Graphic Era is the first private university in India to establish 10 student chapters and a BIS Corner simultaneously. He exhorted the students to engage in reviewing standards and developing new ones. Besides, he provided information about the upcoming IEC general meeting scheduled for September 15-17.

The vice- chancellor of the Graphic Era University, Narpinder Singh in his address said that it is essential for students and researchers to gain knowledge about Indian standards to enhance cooperation between industry and academia. He invited BIS to collaborate on research initiatives.

During the programme, 10 Student Chapters were formally inaugurated and BIS Corner was launched in the Santosh Anand Library. The event also included a mentor orientation session conducted by the assistant director at BIS Dehradun Branch, Saurabh Kumar Chaurasia. In this session, a resource person, Rimpy Garg delivered a detailed presentation on the activities and objectives of the Student Chapters.