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11th Sports and College Day Celebrations
The 11th Sports and College day celebration was held on 12th February, 2012 at the college premises. The College had much to cherish and thank for the successful completion of 11 years from the time of its inception in the year 2001. The Chairman, Mr. M.K.S Sreenivasan declared the sports meet open, which was followed by the track and field events. Joint-Secretary - Mr. M.S Vikram, distributed the prizes to the students for their achievements in the field of sports and games.
The Annual Day celebrations started in the evening with the welcome address delivered by Dr. Askarunisha, Head of the Department of CSE. The Chief-Guest for the function was Thiru Solomon Papaiya. The Principal- Dr. S. Kathirrvelu read the Annual Report for the academic year 2011-2012. The placements of the students in this academic year was the highlight of the report. The Inplant Training and the Industrial Visits organised by various departments were praiseworthy. He also read out the research studies taken up by the faculty members of the college. In his address, the Chairman of the College- Mr. M.K.S Sreenivasan stressed upon the importance of education and said that the college gives utmost importance to 'Structured Behaviour' which draws the attention of the students to take admission in the college from all parts of the city. He further said that the College is known for its placement activities. He also mentioned about the free education given to the financially backward students at the college and this practice is followed in this institution to encourage this set of students to come up in their lives.
Thiru Solomon Papaiya gave a motivtional talk to the students with the flurry of real life illustrations. He further said that 'All round development of the students, especially in the field of Sports, Arts and Culture is must and Vickram College of Engineering is the forerunner in offering this to the students'. He advised the students to never give up and always have high self-esteem. He further said,"Inner beauty of the heart is reflected in the outward appearances". Therefore the students must not run after the material life, rather look forward for the eternal beauty of life. His talk was followed by the prize distribution ceremony. The Director Mr. SR. Vijay Shrenivas and the Secretary of the college Mr. M.SR. Rajsanthosh along with the other dignitaries awarded the prize winners for their academic excellence . It was followed by the cultural programmes. The whole show, was a wonderful fusion of Indian & Western culture complemented with a harmonious blend of music, rhythm & dance. The programme came to the end with a vote of thanks proposed by the Head of the Department of ECE- Dr. Venkatakrishnan. The team work of the staff members under the able guidance of the Principal and the Administrative Officer, Prof. S. Nagarajan made the event a successful one.