2024-25
- Alumni Talks: The department hosted insightful alumni sessions, where former students shared their career journeys: Tanishk Agarwal (2024 Batch, 18th January 2025) provided a roadmap for cracking IIT JAM, and transitioning to IISc Bangalore after undergrad; Swapnil Singh (2017 Batch, 9th February 2025) joined us from Germany and discussed studying in Germany, finding jobs, covering applications and scholarships; Ishita Singh (2023 Batch, 10th February 2025) explained the corporate applications of mathematics in data analysis, finance, and risk management and getting into consulting; Subodh Singh (2023 Batch, 15th February 2025) shared his journey as an actuary, exam strategies, and its role in insurance and risk assessment; Anoushka Ghosh (2020 Batch, 23rd February 2025) shared her experience of Master’s in Statistics and Data Science from University of Edinburgh and bagging a job in Hastings Direct as a Data Scientist in UK.
- AI using Mathematics and Recent Technologies: On 1st February, 2025, Prof. Mansaf Alam, a renowned professor at Jamia Millia Islamia, explained the mathematical foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how concepts like linear algebra, probability, and optimization drive AI advancements. He also discussed recent breakthroughs in machine learning and their real-world applications.
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Mathematical Modeling: On 17th February, 2025, Prof. Rashmi Bhardwaj, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Applications (UK), introduced students to nonlinear systems, chaos theory, and mathematical modeling. She demonstrated how these concepts are applied in fields like climate science, epidemiology, and finance, sparking curiosity among attendees.
- NGO Visit: On 20th February 2025, volunteers visited TARA NGO (Navjeevan Vihar, Hauz Khas), engaging underprivileged children in math-based activities like Chess, Sudoku, and Vedic Maths puzzles to make learning fun, additionally the students donated clothes and books along with delicacies to the children. This visit was not only enlightening but knowledgeable for the children to such an extent that TARA NGO has asked the Mathematics Department of SBSC to start pro bono classes on Mathematics for them on a regular basis.
- Ganitam 2025 – Annual Mathematics Fest: The fest featured Numeric Expedition (live quiz) – a problem-solving adventure across campus; IPL Auction – a strategic bidding challenge based on analytics; Escape Room – math-based puzzles to solve within a time limit; Analytica (data analysis case competition) – a real-world dataset analysis using Excel and Power BI; Chess, Sudoku, and Rubik’s Cube Challenge – a fun event aimed at improving logical thinking skills; Paper Presentation where participants presented an abstract of their research paper based on the topic provided through a slide presentation.
- Annual Magazine: The department is launching its first-ever magazine in June 2025, featuring research insights, interviews, and creative student contributions.
2023-24
Events
On 16th October 2023, the Department of Mathematics organised a talk on the topic ‘A Glimpse of India’s Achievements in Space Activities’ by Prof. Ram Krishna Sharma, Former Head of the Applied Mathematics Division at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center.
- On 18th March 2024, the Department of Mathematics, as part of the Vikshit Bharat@2047 initiative, organised an invited talk on the topic ‘Tere Mere Beech ..’ by Prof. R. K. Sharma, ConsenSys Blockchain Chair Professor and Former Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- On the occasion of National Mathematics Day, the Mathematics Society presented a documentary on the life & achievements of great Indian Mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan- “The Man Who Knew Infinity”.
- An Online Quiz and Presentation competition was successfully organised by The Mathematics Society on 7, 8, 11 February The event saw a large amount of participation by students from various colleges across the country.
- The Mathematics Society of the Mathematics Department organised its annual intercollege festival ‘Ganitam’ on 13th April, 2024. The following events were organised:
- Numeric Expedition- A Quiz Competition motivated the students to use their knowledge of mathematics in solving mind challenging quiz.
- The Escape Room engaged the students in a thrilling challenge to solve intricate puzzles and find their way out of a room filled with mystery.
- Analytica- Where students showcased their mathematical analysis skills by extracting insights from databases.
- Some exciting rounds of Chess, Sudoku and Rubiks cube are also organised on Ganitam 2024.
