Women are toppers at IIIT Hyderabad

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1 August 14, 2016 Women are toppers at IIIT Hyderabad TIME TO CELEBRATE: Students of the Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad, are jubilant after the convocation. Photo: K.V.S. Giri Five of the nine Ph.D awardees and the eight gold medallists are women Women power was on full display at the International Institute of Information Technology s convocation on Saturday that saw over 200 students graduate.

2 Five of the nine Ph.D awardees and the eight gold medallists were women, indicating research and advanced fields of study in computer sciences is no longer a male bastion. Last year and the year before, only three women were awarded doctorate. Even fewer women were gold medal winners. The 16 convocation ceremony of IIIT-H saw students dressed in traditional attire, as mandated by the institute. Men wore kurtas while women attended the ceremony dressed in saree or salwar kameez. Both men and women were asked to wear angavastram that had sparked a controversy last year at University of Hyderabad. Founder of UTV group, Ronnie Screwvala,in his convocation address, urged the gathering to pause and reflect on their career paths before embarking on achieving excellence. You are a privileged lot as most of India does not have the education you have had, he said. Chairman of the governing council Prof. Raj Reddy said he hoped the class of 2016 will be part of all major technological breakthroughs that await the world in the future. He administered up on the graduates an invocation from Taittiriya Upanishad and admitted the students to their degrees. The administration also recounted achievements of the institute in the last year. It claimed researchers at IIIT-H produced 350 papers in top journals in the last one year and partnerships with University of Cambridge, Uppsala University among others, were created during the same time. The institute has claimed all its students registered for placement this year from B.Tech and M.Tech courses have been placed with highest package of Rs. 35 lakh offered to a B.Tech CSE student.

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9 Collaboration more important than competition: Screwvala August 14, 2016 Founder of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, today said working in a collaborative manner would be the feature. "Competitiveness may be important, but 21st century is all about collaborative work. Teams and companies will come together. It will be rewarding to work collaboratively than competitively," he said. According to Screwvala, the capacity to learn from each other has grown exponentially and the 21st century will be less hierarchical and provide opportunities through collaborative efforts rather than competitiveness. He was speaking at the 15th convocation of IIIT- Hyderabad. Screwvala, who had sold his stake in UTV to the American entertainment major Walt Disney in a Rs 2,000-crore deal in 2011, and donned multiple hats, including being a venture capital investor, owning a Kabaddi team, told the students, "There will be failures, but one should have conviction to move ahead." Screwvala said he had the conviction of turning UTV into a brand and later forayed into films. "Several of the films flopped, but 'Rang De Basanti' became a turning point, although it faced several hurdles before becoming a big hit." "The movie was not of a typical genre and 30 per cent of it was told in a flash back. But before the release of the film the Censor Board said it cannot be cleared as it depicted the killing of a Defence Minister. Then, a special screening was arranged for the three heads of the Armed Forces and the Defence Minister. All of them agreed that the movie was fine. It was a moment of conviction for me," he said. India is a strong democracy and this is what students are inheriting and will take it forward, he added. He said, clarity, confidence and communication are some of the important aspects of life. "If one cannot communicate, then it becomes a challenge to move forward. Change is another important factor and students should know how to respond to change. For that, there is a need to reinvent," he said.

10 The Times of India City Aug 14, 2016 Collaboration more important than competition: Screwvala Hyderabad, Aug 13 () Founder of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, today said working in a collaborative manner would be the feature. "Competitiveness may be important, but 21st century is all about collaborative work. Teams and companies will come together. It will be rewarding to work collaboratively than competitively," he said. According to Screwvala, the capacity to learn from each other has grown exponentially and the 21st century will be less hierarchical and provide opportunities through collaborative efforts rather than competitiveness. He was speaking at the 15th convocation of IIIT- Hyderabad. Screwvala, who had sold his stake in UTV to the American entertainment major Walt Disney in a Rs 2,000-crore deal in 2011, and donned multiple hats, including being a venture capital investor, owning a Kabaddi team, told the students, "There will be failures, but one should have conviction to move ahead." Screwvala said he had the conviction of turning UTV into a brand and later forayed into films. "Several of the films flopped, but 'Rang De Basanti' became a turning point, although it faced several hurdles before becoming a big hit." "The movie was not of a typical genre and 30 per cent of it was told in a flash back. But before the release of the film the Censor Board said it cannot be cleared as it depicted the killing of a Defence Minister. Then, a special screening was arranged for the three heads of the Armed Forces and the Defence Minister. All of them agreed that the movie was fine. It was a moment of conviction for me," he said. India is a strong democracy and this is what students are inheriting and will take it forward, he added. He said, clarity, confidence and communication are some of the important aspects of life. "If one cannot communicate, then it becomes a challenge to move forward. Change is another important factor and students should know how to respond to change. For that, there is a need to reinvent," he said. COR NP TIR SRE Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device.

11 Indiatoday in August 14, 2016 Collaboration more important than competition: Screwvala Hyderabad, Aug 13 (PTI) Founder of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, today said working in a collaborative manner would be the feature. "Competitiveness may be important, but 21st century is all about collaborative work. Teams and companies will come together. It will be rewarding to work collaboratively than competitively," he said. According to Screwvala, the capacity to learn from each other has grown exponentially and the 21st century will be less hierarchical and provide opportunities through collaborative efforts rather than competitiveness. He was speaking at the 15th convocation of IIIT- Hyderabad. Screwvala, who had sold his stake in UTV to the American entertainment major Walt Disney in a Rs 2,000-crore deal in 2011, and donned multiple hats, including being a venture capital investor, owning a Kabaddi team, told the students, "There will be failures, but one should have conviction to move ahead." Screwvala said he had the conviction of turning UTV into a brand and later forayed into films. "Several of the films flopped, but Rang De Basanti became a turning point, although it faced several hurdles before becoming a big hit." "The movie was not of a typical genre and 30 per cent of it was told in a flash back. But before the release of the film the Censor Board said it cannot be cleared as it depicted the killing of a Defence Minister. Then, a special screening was arranged for the three heads of the Armed Forces and the Defence Minister. All of them agreed that the movie was fine. It was a moment of conviction for me," he said. India is a strong democracy and this is what students are inheriting and will take it forward, he added. He said, clarity, confidence and communication are some of the important aspects of life. "If one cannot communicate, then it becomes a challenge to move forward. Change is another important factor and students should know how to respond to change. For that, there is a need to reinvent," he said. PTI COR NP TIR SRE

12 Collaboration more important than competition: Screwvala Hyderabad, Aug 13 (PTI) Founder of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, today said working in a collaborative manner would be the feature. "Competitiveness may be important, but 21st century is all about collaborative work. Teams and companies will come together. It will be rewarding to work collaboratively than competitively," he said. According to Screwvala, the capacity to learn from each other has grown exponentially and the 21st century will be less hierarchical and provide opportunities through collaborative efforts rather than competitiveness. He was speaking at the 15th convocation of IIIT- Hyderabad. Screwvala, who had sold his stake in UTV to the American entertainment major Walt Disney in a Rs 2,000-crore deal in 2011, and donned multiple hats, including being a venture capital investor, owning a Kabaddi team, told the students, "There will be failures, but one should have conviction to move ahead." Screwvala said he had the conviction of turning UTV into a brand and later forayed into films. "Several of the films flopped, but 'Rang De Basanti' became a turning point, although it faced several hurdles before becoming a big hit." "The movie was not of a typical genre and 30 per cent of it was told in a flash back. But before the release of the film the Censor Board said it cannot be cleared as it depicted the killing of a Defence Minister. Then, a special screening was arranged for the three heads of the Armed Forces and the Defence Minister. All of them agreed that the movie was fine. It was a moment of conviction for me," he said. India is a strong democracy and this is what students are inheriting and will take it forward, he added. He said, clarity, confidence and communication are some of the important aspects of life. "If one cannot communicate, then it becomes a challenge to move forward. Change is another important factor and students should know how to respond to change. For that, there is a need to reinvent," he said.