Noida School Wins Future Cities India 2020 Contest
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DELHI, INDIA, Jan 23, 2008 – The Ministry of Science & Technology,
Government of India, and Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that
the project designed by students of Team 1 from Apeejay School, Noida, won
top honors in the 2007-2008 Future Cities India 2020 competition. The
program, which was launched in 2006 by the Ministry of Science & Technology
and Bentley, is a partnership among government, universities, and the
business community. It encourages students to use their design skills, along
with Bentley’s software for the world’s infrastructure, to help prepare
India’s cities for the year 2020, when it is estimated that more than 50
percent of India’s citizens will live in the country’s largest cities. All
submissions provided a plan for the future redevelopment of the Commonwealth
Games 2010 international zone, which will consist of temporary structures –
everything from media centers, entertainment facilities, and practice
grounds to a commercial center and transportation system – that will be
dismantled at the conclusion of the Games.
Shri. Kapil Sibal, the Honorable Minister for Science & Technology &
Earth Sciences, presided over the awards ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel.
“It is with great pleasure that I present the Future Cities India 2020 award
to the students of Team 1, Apeejay School, Noida, in recognition of their
creative vision and excellent work,” said Sibal. “For the second straight
year we have made students aware of the enormous infrastructure challenges
facing this country. At the same time, we have planted the engineering seed
in the minds of our nation’s youth with the hope that they will one day
determine the infrastructure future of this great nation.”
The winners were awarded scholarships and trophies, and the teachers and
technical professionals who served as counselors and mentors also received
awards and recognition. Members of the winning team included Ajaypat Jain,
Anshul Singh, E R Subramanian, and Gagan Anand. Second place honors went to
Team 1, DAV Public School, Gurgaon.
Bhupinder Singh, Senior Vice President, Bentley Software, said, “We are
excited to be a part of this wonderful program, share the ministry’s
enthusiasm for it, and appreciate the incredible maturity, talent, and
vision the students have displayed in this year’s competition. Future Cities
India 2020 is a tribute to all the creative minds that have developed
innovative design solutions to help address India’s real-world
infrastructure needs.”
Commenting on the winning team’s experiences during the five-month
competition, team leader Ajaypat Jain said, “Future Cities India 2020 gave
us an opportunity to serve our country in a special way – and it was an
opportunity we did not take lightly. We are truly fortunate to be part of
this initiative as it has given us practical experience for our future
endeavors.”
Jain continued, “Envisioning what India should look like 12 years from
now wasn’t easy. But with the help of our teachers and mentors, and working
with advanced modeling software like Bentley MXROAD and MicroStation V8 XM
Edition, we were able to produce a winning design.”
The Future Cities India 2020 competition consisted of 14 student teams
representing 10 high schools. Teachers and industry mentors guided each team
in designing a plan to redevelop the international zone of the Commonwealth
Games 2010 after the event. Using Bentley software, students designed an
innovative functional use for the site, while keeping in mind the concerns
of the neighboring residential community and all environmental issues.
Distinguished experts from the infrastructure community judged the project
presentations based on five criteria: project design solution report,
computer model, expenditure summary report, physical model, and team
presentation.
The Ministry of Science & Technology opened the 2007-2008 Future Cities
India 2020 design competition to all 11th-grade standard school students
from Delhi and the National Capital Region. Bentley, through its BE Careers
Network program, provided software products and solutions to the students
and trained them, with the assistance of the industry mentors, in their use.
About the Ministry of Science & Technology, DST
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, was
established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of
Science & Technology (S&T) and to play the role of a nodal department for
organizing, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. The
DST has major responsibilities for specific projects and programs as listed
below: formulation of policy statements and guidelines on science and
technology and coordination of areas of science and technology, in which a
number of institutions and departments have interests and capabilities;
support of basic and applied research in national institutions throughout
the country and provision of minimum infrastructural facilities for testing
and instrumentation; support of critical technology programs; support of
autonomous research institutions, whose specialization ranges from advanced
medical research materials to astronomy; fostering international cooperation
and establishment of special joint centers/projects; support socially
oriented S&T interventions in rural areas for weaker sections; support
knowledge-based and innovation-driven entrepreneurship development to create
self-employment opportunities; popularization of science and technology;
providing scientific services in terms of surveying and maps for defense,
external affairs, state governments and several other developmental agencies
through Survey of India (SOI) and National Atlas and Thematic Mapping
Organization (NATMO); providing meteorological services for agriculture,
water resources management, disaster warning, and civil aviation, as well as
providing seismicity data through India Meteorological Department (IMD);
Management of Information Systems for Science and Technology and Natural
Resources Data Management Systems (NRDMS). The present program was initiated
by NRDMS, which has a mandate of developing spatial infrastructure, GIS, and
natural resources data collection for social and economic development. NRDMS,
in its initiative to harness young minds’ creative skills to address local
issues by way of design, interaction, communication and spreading awareness,
developed the Future Cities India 2020 program in India in collaboration
with Bentley.
About BE Careers Network
The mission of BE Careers Network is to help students graduate with
market-ready technology skills. It provides programs for students, teachers,
and schools, including free and discounted software licenses, training,
curriculum counseling, and scholarships. For more information about BE
Careers Network, including its many competitions and scholarship
opportunities, go to
www.becareers.org/competitions.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the
world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the
building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans architecture,
engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With revenues now surpassing
$400 million annually, and more than 2400 colleagues globally, Bentley is
the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Top
Design Firms and major owner-operators, and was named the world’s No. 2
provider of GIS/geospatial software solutions in a Daratech research study.
For more information visit at
www.bentley.com.
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