Brief Life Sketch of Sh. Manoj Gaur

Sh. Manoj Gaur, Executive Chairman of Jaiprakash Associates Limited, the flagship company of Jaypee Group is a distinguished alumnus from BITS Pilani. After completing his B.E (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering, he joined the company during the construction of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.'s first Cement Plant - 1 MTPA at Rewa (Madhya Pradesh). He has closely been associated with the cement business of the company and has the distinction of participating in various capacities over the years and leading this line of business as it grew from 1.0 million tonne per annum (MnTPA ) in 1986 to 41.4 MnTPA in 2012. Sh. Gaur has been associated with setting up of Group’s hydropower assets since 2000. He ensured that Jaypee Group emerges as a leader in the construction of multi-purpose river valley and hydropower projects by participating on EPC/CONTRACT/BOO BASIS to add 12,030MW to the Nation since 2002. The Jaypee Group, a pioneer in creation of hydropower plants in the private sector has to its credit some of the engineering marvels to its credit in India and Bhutan.

Sh. Gaur has expanded the activities of the Jaypee Group viz. Engineering & Construction, Power, Cement , Real Estate, Expressways, Hospitality, Health Care and Education ( not- for- profit). Coming from a humble background and following footsteps of his illustrious father Sh. Jaiprakash Gaur Ji, he has shown immaculate appetite to imbibe the humane aspects of Founder of the Group and is leading the JAYPEE Group from December, 2006 . At JaypeeGreens , Greater Noida , Sh. Manoj Gaur has crafted an exclusive lifestyle for his clients that is at par with the best residential spaces in the world. It is under Sh. Manoj Gaur’s leadership that the Group made strides in various fields and executed path-breaking projects such as the ambitious 165 Km long concrete Noida to Agra ,Yamuna Expressway, 1000 MW Karcham –Wangtoo Hydroelectric project, Baglihar project and F1 Indian Grand Prix.

He carries on the philanthropic work undertaken by the Group’s ‘Not-for-Profit - JAIPRAKASH SEWA SANSTHAN’ with as much fervor and passion that he has when he works on his business strategies. In addition to the above, not only does he play a leading role in the business of the Group but has been instrumental in planning and execution of the social responsibility initiatives in the area of education and rural development programs for villages surrounding Group’s various project sites. It was his efforts that “Sardar Patel UchchatarMadhyamikVidyalaya”, Rewa, M.P., which has been dedicated to provide quality education to the children of economically deprived sections of the society, was established.

Brief Life Sketch of Sh. Manu Bhaskar Gaur

Manu Bhaskar is an alumnus of UC Berkeley (Civil Engineering) and INSEAD (MBA).

With over 15 years of experience spanning construction, power, entrepreneurship, and venture capital, he brings a diverse skill set to his work.

He is deeply passionate about technology, education, and their intersection, particularly within JUIT and the broader JHES ecosystem.

In his spare time, he mentors startups, continuously upskills himself in data analytics and automation, and stays engaged with emerging industry trends.

An avid sports enthusiast, he is always on the lookout for exciting events and great music.

Brief Life Sketch of Professor (Dr.) Rajendra Kumar Sharma

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma started his teaching career at HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, now a Central University, in the year 1991. After serving this University for 5 years and 6 months, he worked with GKV, Haridwar for a very brief period of 10 months. In September 1997, Dr. Sharma joined Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, and worked there up to August 2021 in various positions including, Dean of Faculty Affairs, Dean of Academic Affairs, Head of Centre for Information Technology and Management, Head of Computer Centre, Head of School of Mathematics and Computer Applications, and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee) and completed his M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, M.Phil. in Computer Applications, and Ph.D. in Mathematics from there.

Dr. Sharma has handled projects from various funding agencies. A major portion of his funding came from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. He has guided several students for their Master’s thesis and 22 students for their Ph.D. thesis. He has published in reputed journals, including, the Journal of Soft Computing, Applied Soft Computing, Neural Computing and Applications, and Artificial Intelligence Review.

Link for Personal Website:
https://sites.google.com/a/thapar.edu/rk-sharma/home?authuser=0

Link for Google Scholar Profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=th38dLYAAAAJ&hl=en

Brief Life Sketch of Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta

Born in Saharanpur UP, Prof. Ashok Gupta obtained the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with honours and M.E. in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering both from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). His Ph.D. is in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.

During his final year of Master’s programme, he joined the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Roorkee and worked at NIH for two years. Later, he joined as a regular faculty in Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur, where he served for 23 years. During his tenure in NIT Hamirpur, he also held the office of Controller of Examination (CoE). Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta joined Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, HP in 2007. He served as Professor and Head of Department of Civil Engineering before moving to current designation. His teaching experience spans over 38 years.

He has received both the Best Teacher Award and the Best Faculty Mentor Award. He is the author of 135 journal papers, 5 edited books/conference proceedings, 15 book chapters, and more than 50 full conference papers and has guided 15 PhDs, more than 50 M.Tech. dissertations and more than 160 B.Tech. major projects in area of Civil Engineering. He was honored to be listed in the top two percent of scientists worldwide by Stanford, with over five hundred fifty citations per year during the last three consecutive years. He has more than 250 consultancy and research projects to his credit. He implemented DSC concept for rockfill materials modelling during his research work which is largely cited by other researchers. During recent time, his research areas of interest have been testing and modelling of geotechnical materials, finite element modelling and its applications to geotechnical engineering, environmental geotechnology focussing on Solid Waste Management (SWM) and slope stabilization using helical nails. He is Founder Chairman of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) Shimla Chapter. He is also the founder Patron of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) student chapter at JUIT. He is recipient of IGS-Shri R N Prasad Biennial Prize for the best paper on “Slope Stability and Land Slides twice (2019 & 2021)” and ASCE outstanding Reviewer award for Journal of Geomechanics for three consecutive years. He has five published patents from the government of India on soil nailing, landslide monitoring, and pavement indexing. He is the Co-Inventor at Geoliquefy.com, an AI-based software for mitigating soil liquefaction. He has chaired technical sessions at various conferences in India and abroad.

Link for Google Scholar Profile:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxMBuCQAAAAJ

Brief Life Sketch of Brigadier RK Sharma, SM (Retd.)

Brigadier RK Sharma, Sena Medal (Retd.) was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in 1988. Distinguished alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, Punjab, he did his BE(Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala, M Tech (Transportation Systems) from IIT Kanpur, MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Madras University and Staff College from DSSC Wellington. In his illustrious career spanning over 36 years, he has held many prestigious academic appointments including Commander of Faculty of Civil Engineering at College of Military Engineering Pune, Directing Staff at the Army War College Mhow in Senior & Junior Command Wings and Instructor at Bombay Engineering Group & Centre Pune. The Officer has the unique & singular honour of raising and commanding a new outfit of the Indian Army - the Vijay Ashish Engineer Regiment (Bombay Sappers). He has served in Srilanka during operation PAWAN and in Bhutan under Project Dantak of the Border Roads Organisation. He also held the prestigious appointments of Chief Engineer of Project Beacon (BRO) in J&K, Chief Engineer of an Army Corps and Additional Chief Engineer at Command Headquarters.

An adventurist & an athlete, Brigadier RK Sharma has done Para jumps, Para sailing, Hang gliding, Microlight flying and has been a long distance runner.

Brigadier RK Sharma is a recipient of Sena Medal (Gallantry) and Army Commander Commendation for his professional achievements. He is also a recipient of the Technical Silver Medal (first in the order of Merit) from IMA Dehradun.

Brief Life Sketch of CA Hemant Vyas

B SC, FCA

Born in Udaipur Rajasthan, completed Bachelor of Science from MLSU, Udaipur. Thereafter completed the Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Presently fellow member of the ICAI.

Core Proficiencies:
Financial Accounting/Balance Sheet/Financial Statements/Cash Flow Projection/Process Improvements/MIS/Accounts Payables/Tax Matter/Accounts Receivables/ Auditing

Professional Experience:
Before my joining with esteemed Jaypee Group I had worked with different other companies and gained approx 7 years experience thereby bringing total 29 Years experience to my credit in the Accounts and Finance Department till the time.

Professional Goal:
Sincere, focused, honesty and hard working having professional as well as subjective knowledge to overcome the hurdles of the Finance and Accounts Department.