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With a view to make budding professionals of Information Technology (IT) aware about latest developments in the field of IT, the Department of Information Technology of Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering, has established a students' body - 'Society for IT Engineers' (SITE).

SITE was formerly inaugurated today by Mr. Savitur Prasad, IAS, Secretary, Department of IT, Govt. of Delhi along with Prof. S.C. Dutta Roy, IIT Delhi, Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU, Prof. O.P. Verma, Head of IT Department, DTU and Dr. N.S. Raghava, Faculty Advisor, SITE among others. Welcoming the distinguished guests, Prof. Sharma said, "Technical societies in educational institutions play a crucial role in bridging the gap between what the course curriculum offers to the students and what the industry expects. I am hopeful that SITE would act as a connection between the world of academia and world of industry and aid us in transforming graduating engineers to professional engineers."

Stating that IT has made rapid strides in all areas of human activity, Prof Roy urged students to take IT to those sections of society that have not been benefited by IT. "Can you reverse 'Society for IT Engineers' to 'IT Engineers for Society' and do something for not just your own professional development but for the society at large," he asked the students.

Chief Guest at the occasion, Mr Prasad, complimented the University for establishing a Society for IT students. He even invited DTU students to work with them on live projects undertaken by the Department of IT, Govt. of Delhi. He said, "We are keen to provide efficient services and readdress grievances of residents of Delhi in a more effective way, by using IT, and I call upon the students to think about how we can achieve that. I would like DTU students to conceptualize and implement new projects in E-Governance and citizen services."

The inaugural function of SITE was followed by a technical session by Mr Tapan Paul, Regional Sales Head, Motorola India. SITE would be organizing several activities like workshops, seminars, projects etc. for students to nurture their technical skills and unleash their talent in areas like programming, designing, web development, image processing, robotics, hacking, animation and others.