FUND A STUDENT
Anshuman Singh EEE98 @ 06:54 AM
This project started on an adhoc basis when a student, who was in dire need of funds, approached ITBHU.org for help. We scouted for a person who could help this student and were successful in providing the necessary aid to the student. The funds requirement is around Rs. 30,000 per year (roughly $650)..
Cost Breakup:
Heads
|
Costs
|
| Tution fee (odd sem ) |
Rs 7,720 (for 3rd sem.) |
| Tution fee (even sem ) |
Rs 6,500 (for 4th sem.) |
| Stationary expenses (per
sem) |
Rs 500
|
| Mess Charges |
Rs 12,000 pa ( Rs 1200 pm * 10 )
|
| Computer |
Rs 30,000 ( for all 4 years)
|
| Books |
Rs 2000 pa |
|
|
Total
Annual Expenditure (without the cost of Computer)
|
Rs 29220 |
[Please note : pa - per annum and pm - per month]
Project Status:
We are working on building a process by which we can identify the needy students and match them up with people who are interested in funding the education of the perticular student.
Next Step :
Once we have the process in place we will look out for alumni who may be interested in contributing towards this effort and would ask them to contribute. The corpus of funds built by this donation would be made available to the students who are in need of this aid.
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WI FI NETWORK FOR HOSTELS
Ujj Nath MET79 @ 06:38 AM
Overview:
This is the
biggest project which is being conceived by
the alumni organization.
The aim of this project is to create a network in the hostels which
meets the current needs of the students as well has the necessary
components to handle future requirements. Currently the cheapest
desktops in India come at a price of around Rs 23,000 ( roughly $
500/-) and the cheapest laptops come at a cost of around Rs 38,000
(roughly $ 830/-). We are sure that the laptop prices will come down
further and in future the faculty as well as students would start using
laptops.
Project
Goals
- To provide Wifi – 802.11g access with Internet Connectivity to
the ITBHU hostels. We are initially shooting for 4 Mbps internet
connectivity to be shared by the 10 hostels.
- Allow
students to browse the net etc. from the comfort of their dorm/hostel
rooms.
- To
be completed by March 2005.
Brief approach:
- Wire all the hostel rooms using CAT5 / CAT3 cables.
- Provide wireless access points in this network so that students can
use there computers anywhere they want in and around their hostels
- Extend the wireless network to places usually frequented by the
students eg. IT Gymkhana, Limbdi Corner etc.
- Provide internet connectivity to these places by tying up with an
ISP.
Detailed network design is yet to be done.
Situational
Analysis:
- Upside:
The current upside with this project is immense. During my trip to the
ITBHU campus (Mid Sept) the students that I polled have been waiting
for this with bated breath and have given up on when the institute will
provide this connectivity. On hearing about this initiative, the
students felt that if the Alumni took this initiative seriously, they
would see the internet in the hostels sooner than later. We already
have a group of enthusiastic students at the institute who are willing
to coordinate these activities.
- Downside: Obviously dealing with multiple volunteers and
theri inertia would be the biggest challenge for a project like this.
- Champions: The good news is that we have champions inside
of ITBHU. Dr. RamchandraRao who is the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Lele
the Director and a somewhat unrelated but very enthusiastic Smita
Chaudhari who is the Chief Financial Officer for BHU. When I met
with Dr. Rao, Dr. Lele and Ms. Chaudhari, we had a very enthusiastic
reception and they all committed their support in whatever manner
possible.
What still
needs to be done:
Here are the steps left in the project along with current
milestones.
-
Get rough
budget: We are currently contacting various
organizations like Reliance Infocom, HCL-Comnet and other firms to see
if we can get a budgetary estimate of how much such a project will
take. If you know people who are working in companies in this area,
please send an email to the coordinators of this project.
- Release Request for Proposal (RFP)
and select Vendor: We hope to then issue the RFP to
companies like HCL- Comnet, Reliance Infocom (BroadBand group), SIFY
etc to see who is the most competitive and competent.
- Get BHU buy-in:
During this phase we will get the commitment (once again)
of the VC and Director that they will help us in providing Wireless Access to IT-BHU hostels.
- Implement Project:
During this phase we will appoint some local coordinators that will
work with the vendor of choice to get this project implemented.
What we
need from the Alumni:
- We need a group of technical volunteers who can be on the team
and help design/ratify the network design.
- We
need all of you to contribute whole heartedly.
Budget:
This section will be filled out and updated once we have a budgetary
estimate, and will be refined after we select a vendor
Status:
This section will be used to give project status to
Alumni.
| S.No |
Milestone |
Target
Date |
Completed
On |
Present
Status |
Accountable
Person |
Remarks |
| 1 |
Budgetrary Estimate |
Nov 1st., 2004
|
|
Waiting on information from
Krishna Singh of Tulipit.com, SP Shukla of Reliance Infocom, Sanjay Nikore of HCL-Comnet |
Ujj Nath |
Pramod Joshi is also
coordinating with Sanjay Nikore who is the COO of HCL - Comnet and Ujj and Anshuman Singh are coordinating with SP Shukla who runs Reliance Infocom |
2
|
Constitute RFP committee |
Oct 25th, 2004 |
|
Not Started |
Animesh Pathak/Anshuman Singh |
|
3
|
Select Vendors |
Nov 8th, 2004 |
|
Not Started |
RFP Committee |
|
4
|
Write RFP |
Nov 15th,2004 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
5
|
Send RFPs |
Nov 17th,2004 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
6
|
Vendor Q&A |
Nov 25th,2004 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
7
|
FP due |
Dec 17th,2004 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
8
|
Select Vendor |
Dec 29th,2004 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
9
|
Get BHU Administrative buy-in |
Jan 3rd, 2005 |
|
Not Started |
|
|
10
|
Define Implementation Plan |
Jan 17th,2005 |
|
Not Started |
|
Get ratification from the RFP
Committee
|
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