Year 2021
Remotebase, a startup co-founded by a GIK alumnus, raises a $1.4 million.
Remotebase, a startup co-founded by a GIK alumnus, raises a $1.4 million seed round to help Pakistani engineers get global exposure.
Remotebase, a 10-month old startup that helps connect high-performing engineering teams with US companies, has raised a $1.4M seed round. The round was led by Indus Valley Capital and also saw participation from several renowned global investors such as billionaire investor Tim Draper, Hustle Fund Ventures and other well-known angel investors from Silicon Valley.
Remotebase, co-founded by Syed Talha Masood who graduated from GIK Institute in 2013 (batch 19), has operations both in Pakistan as well as Silicon Valley and has raised the money to scale its operations by the end of 2021.
The company’s mission is to turn Pakistan into a global tech hub by hiring, training and then placing engineers in Silicon Valley based startups. The idea is to give Pakistani engineers the exposure to the world’s most innovative companies by deeply integrating the engineers inside those companies. Engineers work anywhere between 12-18 months with each company, learn, gather experience, and then have the option of switching to a new Silicon Valley startup.
For customers, Remotebase offers a magical experience. The customers simply go to the website, configure what kind of engineering team they are looking for, and then simply check out. Within 24 hours, the customers can start working with their remote engineering teams.
“Working remotely my entire life with Silicon Valley companies has been an incredible ride. I had immense freedom, meaningful work and I got to learn from the best companies in the world. One went on to become a multi-billion dollar startup. I want other Pakistani engineers to have the same experiences and opportunities I had.” said Talha.
With this fresh round of funding, Remotebase aims to hire more engineers, power Remotebase hackathons, and encourage women to get into tech through Remotebase for Women. If you are an engineer, or know an engineer who may be interested in Remotebase, apply now through the job portal : https://jobs.remotebase.com/ ...
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29th March, 2021
Circular: Closure of the Institute and Transport Schedule (for departure of 3rd and 4th year students)
F.No. GIKI/Admin/72/TPT/2021 March 25, 2021
Circular
Reference is invited to the notification of the KP Government No. SOG/HE/P-Measurement/2021 dated 24th March 2021 regarding closure of educational institutions. The GIK Institute will accordingly remain closed up to 11th April, 2021.
2. The cases of students facing internet issues, belonging to far-off places, traveling abroad and all those at F.Y.P stage and requiring physical labs will be considered individually on basis of applications filed by them.
3. While vacating the hostels, the students may leave their luggage in their rooms but no valuables should be left in the rooms. They will be doing so at their own risk and Institute shall not take any responsibility in this regard.
4. Transport facility will be provided to the 3rd and 4th year students for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Peshawar. The buses will depart in accordance with the following schedule:
Departure time
S. No
Date
City
Morning
Evening
1
26th March, 2021
Rawalpindi/Islamabad/Peshawar
12:30 Hrs.
1700 Hrs.
2
26th March, 2021
Lahore
12:30 Hrs.
5. The students will pay the cost of ticket @ Rs. 200/- per seat for Islamabad/Rawalpindi/Peshawar and Rs. 1000 for Lahore. Covid-19 instructions including social distancing and face mask will be strictly enforced in the buses.
6. In case private buses are hired for transportation of the students, the cost of ticket will be paid by the students.
7. Tickets will be issued on spot and students served on first – come - first basis
8 Please refer to separate email from Director (A & E) concerning academic activities for undergraduate and graduate students.
Sher Ali Shah
Asstt. Director (HR & Facilitation)
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25th March, 2021
Circular: Closure of the Institute and Transport Schedule (for departure of 1st and 2nd year students)
F.No. GIKI/Admin/72/TPT/2021 March 25, 2021
Circular
1. Reference is invited to the notification of the KP Government No. SOG/HE/P-Measurement/2021 dated 24th March 2021 regarding closure of educational institutions. The GIK Institute will accordingly remain closed w.e.f 25th March, 2021 to 11th April, 2021.
2. While vacating the hostels, the students may leave their luggage in their rooms but no valuables should be left in the rooms. They will be doing so at their own risk and Institute shall not take any responsibility in this regard.
3. Transport facility will be provided for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Peshawar. The buses will depart in accordance with the following schedule.
Departure time
S. No
Date
City
Morning
Evening
1
25th March, 2021 for students of 1st and 2nd year.
Rawalpindi/Islamabad/Peshawar
12:30 Hrs.
1700 Hrs.
2
25th March, 2021 for students of 1st and 2nd year.
Lahore
12:30 Hrs.
Transport schedule for 3rd and 4th year students will be issued separately.
4. The students will pay the cost of ticket @ Rs. 200/- per seat for Islamabad/Rawalpindi/Peshawar and Rs. 1000 for Lahore. Covid-19 instructions including social distancing and face mask will be strictly enforced in the buses.
5. In case private buses are hired for transportation of the students, the cost of ticket will be paid by the students.
6. Tickets will be issued on spot and students served on first – come - first basis.
Sher Ali Shah
Asstt. Director (HR & Facilitation)
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25th March, 2021
GIK Team Invictus invited by the Governor of KPK
Meeting with the Governor of KPK
Team Invictus from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology was recently invited by the Governor of KPK, Honorable Shah Farman. He invited the team to felicitate the team members on their recent achievement. Ten students of the team, including captain, Minahill Tariq, and manager, Shariq Hameed, visited the governor house, along with Mr. Jehangir Bashar (Rector) and Dr. Abid Imran (Team Advisor). The team was given a great boost in morale after being awarded a cash prize, as well as shields, and hopes to further improve their ranking at the prestigious AIAA DBF.
Team Invictus has been the sole representative of Pakistan at DBFC (Design/Build/Fly Competition), held in USA, for the past 9 years. This year, team Invictus coming up to the expectations, secured the 2nd position that is the best ever held by GIK team across the world and 1st in Asia at the proposal phase. The team set about designing the revolutionary plane, Uqaab, with advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D-printed and laser cut parts. It was utilization of modern techniques and a well-organized team structure that enabled the team to secure its highest proposal score.
GIK Institute and the team is thankful to Hon’ble Governor, for hospitability extended to the group. The team has expressed its determination and hope to raise the country’s flag even higher on basis of their outstanding skills. The team is also thankful to its sponsors, as well as GIK for their everlasting support. The team is confident that support from the Governor would also help promote the RC hobby across Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor appreciated the success of GIK’s team and support of KP Government for investment in the youth for promoting science and technology in the province for expanding the industrial base and overall economic development of the province. The Rector, GIK Institute, thanked the Governor for inviting the team that will certainly boost their morale for still better performance in the future. ...
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19th March, 2021
Result of 100 and 200 level courses Fall-2020
Result of 100 and 200 level courses registered in Fall-2020 has been uploaded for students inducted in Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 . Result can be accessed via CMS account. ...
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25th February, 2021
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Iqbal Awarded Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold Medal for 2020
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Iqbal, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences of the GIK Institute has been selected by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences to receive the PAS Gold Medal for the year 2020. The award is conferred on him for his outstanding research performance in his respective field. Dr. Iqbal’s notable research efforts have been considered as most valuable contribution to the development of engineering sciences and technology. It is worth mentioning that Dr. Iqbal holds the national Outstanding Research Award by HEC for the year 2017, in the Best Research Paper category in natural sciences discipline. In addition, Dr. Iqbal has been awarded the prestigious GIK Annual Research Award consecutively since 2016. He is also recipient of a number of national and international research grants. ...
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24th February, 2021
Rechecking/Re-totaling of Papers Fall 2020
Re-checking / Retotalling for 100 and 200 level courses, offered in Fall 2020 semester, can be applied latest by Thursday March 04, 2021. Form is attached. ...
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18th February, 2021
Result of 300 and 400 level courses Fall-2020
Result of 300 and 400 level courses registered in Fall-2020 has been uploaded for intake of Fall2017 and Fall2018. Result can be accessed via CMS account. ...
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18th February, 2021
Prof. Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan appointed to the post of the 10th Pro-Rector (Academics) of the Institute.
The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi has appointed Professor Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan to the post of the 10th Pro-Rector (Academics) of the Institute. Professor Khan has Succeeded Professor Dr. Jameel Un Nabi who relinquished the charge of the office.
Professor Khan of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering carries with him wide experience of teaching, research and development and educational management. He holds the first degree in Mechanical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. He later obtained a Ph. D. degree in Operations Research from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, England, UK.
He is a life member of Pakistan Engineering Council. He is also a chartered engineer (CEng) of the Engineering Council, UK, and a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. Professor Khan was recently elected as the senior member of Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA. He is also a member of the IEEE Computer Society.
He has two books as the principal author by Springer, UK and CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, USA. He is also the CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, USA Book Series Editor. So far, he has published two books under his series as the principal editor. The book series theme is ‘Computers in Engineering Design and Manufacturing’. He is a reviewer of several internationally reputed journals including Virtual Reality, Manufacturing Systems, and International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Professor Khan is the founder of Advance Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (AMPL), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, GIK Institute. Professor Khan is the principal investigator for two research grants totaling PKR 228 Million from the Directorate of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology & IT, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
His current research and development interests include development of indigenous CNC machine tools and Flexible Manufacturing Cells (FMCs), indigenous development of revolute robots and collaborative robots, AR/VR, industrial management in the Industry 4.0 paradigm.
Under his leadership as a Pro-Rector (Academics), It is hoped that the GIK Institute will flourish in the fields of research and development, and academics. ...
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10th February, 2021
GIK secures top position in Huawei ICT competition
GIK secures top position in Huawei ICT competition
Huawei organizes global ICT Competitions every year. The competitions include innovation track, which awards the best final year project. The regional competition was held online on 18th Jan 2021, where teams from different regional countries presented their projects. GIK’s team secured top position and won the “Best Application Prospect Award”. The GIK’s team is supervised by Dr. Ghulam Abbas includes Mohammad Inam, Uzair Ahmed and Gulfam Hussain from FCSE. They designed a cloud based AI-application called ‘Wear-tificially’ which enables users to virtually try on clothes. The application aims to make people’s experience of shopping from home easier during the pandemic. More details are available at:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1602648/pakistani-teams-secure-top-positions-in-huaweis-ict-competition
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25th January, 2021