Wipro MiSSION 10 X Advanced Workshop was conducted on 21/3/12 and 22/3/12 for the MISSION 10Xians (II batch).

Mr.Ashok Kumar from Wipro was the resource person for the Workshop.

A total of twenty two faculty members attended the programme.

All the faculty members  have successfully  completed both the assignments .

           An HR Meet was conducted on 21st January 2012 in our campus for the benefit of the Pre-Final Year Students. The main purpose was to educate the students about the expectations of the company and the skills that they have to develop in order to make themselves ready for job in the industry. There was interaction between the HR officials and the students. Nearly 7 company staff shared their experiences and insights about how to develop employability skills.

Great Innovus Solutions Pvt Ltd.:

          The CEO of Great Innovus Solutions, Sri Kalyana Sundaram inaugurated the first session of the HR Meet. He made his power-point presentation on the expectations of the company. He asked the students to bear in mind 3 significant principles of life, which are HAPPINESS, PROGRESS, & SUCCESS, which, quite often, go together. Progress is to be continual, and without progress, there is no Happiness or Success in one's life. There are 3 essential requirements, which the HR officials look for in candidates – namely, 1) Right Attitude, 2) Right Knowledge, 3) Right Skill. How to achieve this strategy? One, students have to have interest and involvement in this three-pronged strategy; then, they have to strive and keep striving, till they become achievers. That is to say they have to strive continually, despite odds. Then Sri Kalyan Sundaram talked about the importance of resume-writing. He stated that many a time, students do not show genuineness in drafting a resume. He explained how to build a successful resume in order to win the job. Resume has to be a two page document – neither too short nor too long. It has to be job-specific. It has to be unique. It has to be written, bearing in the requirements of each company. That is to say, it is not the same resume that you submit to all companies. Then he explained as to how prepare oneself for interviews. He gave a few vital tips of advice to students about enhancing their employability. He asked the students to empower themselves, by taking certification examinations, conducted by international organizations, like Microsoft, CISCO, etc. He advised students to be strong in fundamentals, like C & C ++. He also appealed to students to become entrepreneurs, after a few years of corporate exposure, and to break new grounds in technology. Without innovation, one cannot sustain in the industry.

Chella Software Pvt Ltd.:

         Ms. Priya, Vice President, Process Engineering, Chella Software Pvt Ltd., explained the various stages being adopted in the selection process of a software company – 1) Aptitude Test, 2) Technical Round, & 3) HR Round. Students should not lag behind in any of these three screening stages. In the Aptitude Test, students are tested in 3 aspects – namely, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability, & Communicative Ability. The second bridge, which students have to get across is Technical Ability. Particularly, students have to be strong in the basic aspects of technology. Particularly, in programming, they have to be proficient and show remarkable skills. In the final Round, which is HR Round, their attitude – particularly their suitability to the corporate life is being assessed. Only those who do well in these 3 rounds, get selected by companies. To attain success in life, students have to have right focus, keep learning continually, and take efforts unceasingly till the goal is achieved. Giving excuses about the odds is not what an achiever does. An achiever turns the odds into achievements, with the stamp of his personality. This is how leaders emerge in life.

Wipro:

          Sri Sudharsan Rajagopal, Senior Manager, Eco-Energy, Wipro, Bangalore, made an impressive presentation by touching upon a few fundamental elements of life. First of all, he advised the students to build a brand for themselves, with skills and values. That is to say, they have to make themselves unique and significant in order to be selected by companies. If they are one in the crowd, there is no possibility to be selected by companies. This indispensability of making themselves unique is possible only when they are prompted by right attitude and discipline. Right attitude is right thinking. Discipline involves adopting the right focus on the goal and cultivating the right methodology to attain the same. The second point Sri Sudharsan Rajagopal touched upon is the vitality of verbal communication, which all companies look for. Communication is not an elusive dream slipping out of our hands, but a realizable target, provided we are sincere and committed in the learning process. Communication problem arises, where there is non-application of mind to the given task. The third point he drew our attention to is the imperativeness of building our career. Building the career is possible, only when there is continual learning from all given situations. Reading from books, journals and newspapers keeps us well-informed and fine-tuned to the profession. Reading is vital and it should be unceasing at all events to rise up in one's career.

Solartis:

        Sri Jean Walter, HR Manager, shared with students his experiences in the selection process of engineering students. He regretted that students are poor in Aptitude and General Knowledge. Because of lack of reading habits, they lag behind in Communication also. They are not confident enough to talk about fundamental matters of technology. This sorry situation has to change for the better. Reasoning ability and Programming ability are the skills which software companies look for. International certifications in Java, Dot Net, PHP, etc., will serve as booster to come up in the industry.

Hi Tech Arai Pvt Ltd.:

Ms Rajeswari, Manager, Training & Development, Hi Tech Arai Pvt Ltd., addressed our students. She gave a power-point presentation of the birth and growth of her manufacturing organization in Madurai. She stressed that her organization has made a distinctive mark for itself in the industrial map of Madurai, by virtue of the dynamic leadership of their Managing Director Sri B.T. Bangera, who is a man of vision, and who is guided by passion for perfection. Quality is the guiding motto, which all kinds of people care for. In industrial scenario, quality is all they care about for their survival in the market. Hence, when companies select, they select the best for their organization. She appealed to students to bear in mind the three-pronged strategy of life, which is ASK – A stands for Attitude, S stands for Skills, & K stands for Knowledge. These three aspects are what the companies look for – namely, the right attitude towards the corporate life, the right skills for the right job, and the knowledge essential for the given tasks in the corporate world. She advised the students to build their career, on a sound basis, by imbibing the above mentioned three essential traits.

In the afternoon session, students were shown a few video slides on Suhas Gopinath, Avinash Shree, & 6th Sense. After the video programmes, the session continued with two more presentations – one by Sri Sriram, from TVS Tyres, and the other by S. Sugumar, Winways Systems.

TVS Tyres:

    Sri N. Sriram, Asst General Manager, TVS Tyres, spoke to our students about how they have to prepare themselves for challenges in the industry. To make success in life, common sense and logic play a large role. Engineers must realize that they are products of God. As products, engineers must exhibit high qualities – such as positive thinking, proper time management, result-oriented, creativity, flexibility, development of resources, good industrial relations, etc. Sri N. Sriram advised the students not to believe in luck, but to believe in hard work. As engineers, they need to have the right skills, which must be developed for achieving higher productivity in the organization.

Winways Systems Pvt Ltd.:

           Sri Sugumar, Winways Systems Pvt Ltd., talked about the Tamil film – Nanban. He stated that the film shows how engineers have to be innovative. Students must visit industries and gain knowledge of the expectations of the industries. Industrial visits and in-plant training will serve as eye-openers. To be successful in the industrial careers, engineers should be strong in fundamental concepts. They should share with their counterparts their problems and successes. Problem-solving approach is the domain of engineers. Hence, they have to keep on improving their skills, in tune with the advancement of technologies. They should also be good in communicating their findings and observations.

A workshop on 'Break your Barriers' was organised on 2nd March, 2012 for the IET student members in the conference hall. Mr. Clement Fernando, Head of the Department of Science and Humanities, Saveetha University, Chennai was the Resource Person for the programme. The Co-Ordinator of IET Ms. Anusha A.K.R.S. initiated the proceedings and welcomed the gathering. Mr. A. Mohamed Sulaiman, Chairman, IET- VICKRAMCE Student Chapter introduced the guest to the gathering.

In his presentation Mr. Clement said “ Mind is our best friend and a worst enemy”. Controlled mind is the key to success. He further said that we should be the masters of our minds and develop a good temperament to break the barriers which we face in our lives. We must stop complaining and blaming others, instead we should develop the attitude of seeing the positive side of any issue. “Each day be happy and be free”. Have high self-esteem and find the best friend within your self. God has created everyone with unique quality and talents; which must be identified by the individual and exhibited at the right time to the world. We are the architects of our lives therefore, the foundation stone for a happy life must be laid early and wisely.

The happiness which we are trying to search from the materialistic things and external factors is within us. “Well begun is half done” . 'The longest journey of life starts with one single step'. He added “ Failure is the stepping stone to success”. Mr. Clement conducted various activities during the workshop which motivated the students to never give up in any circumstances in their lives. Several activities were conducted in the workshop for the students to recharge and kindle their spirits. The students found Balloon, Ball and Pencil games to be very interesting. Motivational videos of Nick Vujicic and Susan Boyle were shown to the students. 103 student members of IET registered their interest in this programme and reaped the benefits. V. Vivekh Kumar, Vice-Chairman, IET-VICKRAMCE Student Chapter proposed a vote of thanks.

The Inauguration of MISSION 10X AARAMBH programme is scheduled to be conducted on March 01,2012 at 4.30PM in the Core block conference hall.

All are invited.

A Lecture cum Demo Programme on Fire Fighting & first Aid Awareness, was coducted at 3.00 pm on 18-10-2011, in front of I Year Block, for the benefit of the I Year Students, Teaching Staff and Non Teaching Staff of Vickram college of Engineering.
The programme was conducted by Mr.R. Chandra Sekharan, Sr. Lect. of the Training Department, with the approaching Deepavali in mind. The types of fires, the proper use of the various fire extinguishers as per the types of fires, the procedure to be adopted to extinguish inadvertent fire, at the starting stage itself, and the steps that are to be taken depending on the enormity of it were explained to the participants. The precautions to be observed for the safe Deepavali celebration were also discussed elaborately.
The first aid procedures, do's and dont's, the occasions, incidents and accidents, which create necessity of the usage of suitable first aid appliances, were discussed. 317 students and 11 teaching and non teaching staff were benefited. The Training and Placement Department, with the help of the management of Vickram College of Engineering, has done elaborate arrangements for the successful conduction of the Programme.

                 An International Seminar on 'Overseas Educational Avenues' was organized by Anna University of Technology of Madurai in association with the College on 26th July,11. The programme was presented by the Resource Persons from Association Accredited Advisors of Overseas Education. 252 students and staff paritcipated in this programme. The programme commenced with the welcome address by the Administrative Officer, Prof. S. Nagarajan.

           Dr. C. Swarnalatha, Director Career Guidance Cell, Anna University of Technology , Madurai initiated the proceedings and gave a special address on ' Need for global education.' She said that there is great demand for the young engineers in abroad, therefore the students must harness their skills to be successful in life. She further said that “ Gloabal education will help the students to develop cross cultural communication skills.”

           After that the Chief-Guest of the programme Dr. Paul C.B Chellakumar, Founder and Patron: AAAOE, Senior Advisor to Cardiff University-U.K handled the session. He laid down the prerequisites for oveseas education and said that clearing examinations like GRE, TOEFL and IELTS are must and one needs to master communication skill to be successful. He also threw his insight on effective writing of 'Statement of Purpose' and the importance of 'Reccomendation letter' from renowned persons. He also discussed about the finance involved in overseas education and gave information about educational loan-Procedures and formalities. He also threw light on educational systems and opportunities available in USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand... etc.

          The second session was handled by Mr. Sabesan Manickavasagam, General Secretary, AAAOE, Representative- Johnson and Wales University, USA. He started his presentation with the famous quote “ Education is an investment.” He advised the students to 'plan purposefully' and said that overseas education is all about planning. He motivated the students to develop their communication and soft skills, which is the key factor for getting placed in companies both in overseas and India. His presentation was focussed upon various scholarships available in different countries and the course options available for different streams of Engineering. He also highlighted other popular studies in abraod viz. Management, Business, Law, Multimedia...etc. He explored the avenues of part time jobs, occupational and vocational training...so on.

                  The Principal, Dr. S. Kathirrvelu, gave the concluding remarks and shared his experiences abraod. He said “The real education lies within you and you have to nurture it and exhibit it to the whole world.” He recalled the famous quote “ As long as I live, so long do I learn.”

A special lecture session was organised in the College on 2nd July, 2011 at the conference hall. The Principal - Dr. S. Kathirrvelu welcomed the gathering. The Resource Person for the programme was  Dr. S. Thangasamy, Director -Centre for Educational Research, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. He gave his insight about 'How to become an inspirational teacher'. He started his presentation with the famous quote of Rabindranath Tagore 'Education is expression'.

He said “Teacher should live as a model and moral for the students”. He further said that the teacher should make the students to learn by insight. It is the duty of the teacher to train the students to manage their emotions and prepare them to courageously face the challenges of life. He recalled the famous quote “The destiny of India is shaped in the classrooms”.

He said that the purpose of teaching should be life oriented and teacher must involve the students in active learning. He expressed his views on becoming an inspirational teacher and said  that the teachers must create engineers not engineering graduates. He further said 'Inspirational teacher makes the student to think great and do great things'. He must have the patience and belief, that his student will win in any given circumstances. He concluded his presentation with the famous quote of Aristotle “I can't teach anybody anything, but I can make everybody think'.

 
A Programme on Fire protection , Safety Precautions, Emergency Preparedness and First Aid treatments was held at Hotel Sangam, on 23-06-2011. CEO of Usha Fire Safety pvt. Ltd, Mr. Jagadeesh Adappa, conducted the programme. At the outset, he brought out the Importance of the Emergency Rescue Team, (ERT) in any organisation. He explained the qualities of a Life Saver such as, 1. Common sense, 2.Presence of mind, 3. attitude and inbuilt will to save lives. With these traits, any person can become a member of ERT and do service to the humanity.
He explained various types of fires, their causes, the methods of extinguishing them, and the precautions , those are to be taken to avoid the hazardous fire in a short notice,. The correct usage of fire extinguishers was explained with the help of PPP.
During the post lunch session, a live demonstration was conducted. In that various types of fires, were set up, and the drill to extinguish them with the usage of the correct type of fire extinguishers , was shown to the participants. The participants from Industries, Institutions and Offices also were encouraged to take part actively.
In the concluding session, the First aid procedure was shown, with the help of a Mannequin, a robot like machine, with artificial heart and limbs, which reacts well to the artificial respiration, given to it by blowing air and pressing the chest to induce breathing.

A Lecture cum Demo class on Fire Fighting & first Aid Awareness, was coducted for the benefit of the I Year Students, Lab Assts, Teaching Staff, Library staff, Canteen, Hostel, office and Transport staff of Vickram college of Engineering.The details are given below:-

Time & Date : 3.15 pm on 10-02-2011
Venue : Infront of I Year Block

The programme was conducted by Mr.R. Chandra Sekharan, Sr. Lect. of the Training & Placement Department.
Varius types of fires, proper use of the fire extinguishers as per the types of fires, the procedure to be adopted to extinguish an inadvertent fire at the deduction stage itself, and the usage of suitable first aid appliances, when the necessity arises, were discussed. 48 students and 09 teaching and non teaching staff attended.

A two day Crash Training Programme on Power Plant Familiarization was conducted in our campus on 10-01-11 & 11-01-11 for the benefit of the 137 students of III year Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering. Resource persons from National Power Training Institute(NPTI), Southern Region, under the Ministry of Power, Govt of India  1) Dy Director. Asst Prof. P. Muthusamy of NPTI & 2) Asst.Director. Asst Prof. S.Senthil Kumar covered a myriad of topics  to  make the students familiarise with the Power Plant activities. Our chairman has taken a lot of initiative to have this programme conducted here as he strongly feels that the strength and growth of a nation is valued by the volume of the power it produces and today's students must be educated on this aspect as tomorrow depends on the young engineers of today. Energy conservation by utilising the alternative resources like Sunlight, water, Wind, Waves and tides, must be taken care of, he opines. Keeping in view of the above aspect, this programme went on.
Both the professors presented this Training Programme in a nut shell covering the following topics:-
1) Introduction of the Indian Power Scenario.
2) Power Plant Layout & Power Evacuation/Switch Yard
3) Boiler & Auxiliary Systems of Thermal Power Plants
4) Features of Steam Turbine & Auxiliaries
5) Functioning of the Generators
6) Auxiliaries of the Thermal Power Plant.

This was followed by a discussion and clarification to the students were provided by the experts. The Principal Dr. S. Kathirrvelu, & Dean Prof. M. Palanikumar and AO Prof. S. Nagarajan provided required guidance and the vote of thanks was proposed by Prof. P. Sivachandran.