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SOME THOUGHTSON TEACHING / LEARNING PROCESS

IN HIGHER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Of recent, one might have observed that there are different variety of news emerging in the Media aboutstudents of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Some of them read like :

“Only 30% of the students are employable”

“Students lack fundamental knowledge”

“In written test of companies coming for placement only 20-25% clear them”

“The results of Anna University are poor”

“Students feel depressed at University results” etc.

As a person engaged in academics since last three decades and having observed the students of PrivateEngineering Colleges for the past 13 years in Tamil Nadu, I thought I should share my thoughts withstudents and faculty at large.

I feel that there is a serious drawback in the teaching - learning process in engineering colleges in TamilNadu. The following must be looked into seriously.

a.a.a.a.a. The examination centric study attitudeThe examination centric study attitudeThe examination centric study attitudeThe examination centric study attitudeThe examination centric study attitudeFrom IX standard onwards the students are drilled into getting more marks in the examination. Thisis done by making the student memorize answers by repeated writing. Since in the X and XII examsthe questions are asked from the text book only, It makes an impression in the minds of studentsand parents that once you memorize the answers for all questions in the text book you can getcentum or >90% easily. Basically, this kills the knowledge gathering effort of the students andcreative thought of the students. Later, when the student joins the engineering college, he refuses tochange the learning technique which is a big hindrance.

b.b.b.b.b. MerMerMerMerMere content transfer and no conceptual teachinge content transfer and no conceptual teachinge content transfer and no conceptual teachinge content transfer and no conceptual teachinge content transfer and no conceptual teachingBecause of the ‘exam centric’ teaching / learning process the teachers have converted the classes intocoaching classes. The knowledge transfer through conceptual teaching, its assimilation with applicationseldom happen. In order to boost results teachers conduct daily tests, testing their memory.

c.c.c.c.c. PPPPPoor quality books usagoor quality books usagoor quality books usagoor quality books usagoor quality books usageeeeeThe teachers and students alike use poor quality books where emphasis on concepts are not there.For many analytical subjects, the teachers and students prefer the book where more problems areworked out completely without much emphasis on concepts. This again makes them memorize theproblem / solution and repeat it in exam.

d.d.d.d.d. ImprImprImprImprImproper Exam conductoper Exam conductoper Exam conductoper Exam conductoper Exam conductAt the University exam. questions from previous University question papers are often repeated. Thegeneral paradigm among students is that if you work out the last 3 years question papers, you can

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clear the paper well. Most questions even in analytical papers are theoretical. (explain, define, writeshort notes on etc.)

The valuation is also prone to criticism. Many teachers value papers that they have not taught ornot up-to-date. It has been observed that a number of teachers award ‘middle mark’ to escapescrutiny. That is, if a question has 10 marks they award 5 or 6 marks irrespective of the answer.The student will pass with an average mark. Such incidents lead to the poor attitude to learning.

e.e.e.e.e. Studying only during study holidaysStudying only during study holidaysStudying only during study holidaysStudying only during study holidaysStudying only during study holidays

Even though the University encourages the students to study regularly and introduce the continuousassessment system, the very purpose is defeated. Many managements of private colleges insist ondonating sessional marks to students. Only in a handful of Institutions sessional marks are strictlyawarded on the basis of 3 monthly tests and attendance. It is a joke to see that all students havesessional marks in the range of 18 to 20 out of 20 in most of the institutions. Indirectly, it paves theway for students to study only during study holidays. I have come across even parents telling me thattheir wards will prepare well during study holidays and pass the exam even though they did notperform well in monthly tests.

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I have found often students with 75 - 80% marks not knowing the fundamentals at all. It is usualfor students to say that ‘I learnt it in my IInd year; I don’t remember them now’. For example, DataStructures is considered to be a fundamental subject to CSE / IT students. They also have to usethem day in and day out during their career. However, in comprehensive viva voce if some questionson tree / graphs are asked many keep silent or say ‘I have forgotten’.

g.g.g.g.g. ImprImprImprImprImproper syllaboper syllaboper syllaboper syllaboper syllabus formationus formationus formationus formationus formation

In the University system it has become a practice to specify every conceivable word in the syllabus.Any question in exam containing any other word is considered out of syllabus. Also while framing thesyllabus quite often the members, keep the background of student in mind rather than the objectiveof the course / subject. This leads to dilution of the syllabus. In engineering, the student mustlearn to “design”. Often the subjects are designed to be informative rather than design oriented.For example, subjects like Operating System, Computer Architecture, DBMS etc. are not orientedtowards design. Such poor quality syllabi does not encourage students to ‘think’.

Having brought to the fore some of the problems, the possible solution lies in the following:

i. Orient the curriculum towards design and problem solving completely.This would necessitate conceptual teaching - learning to take place.

ii. Clearly state that the syllabus is only a guideline, the exam questions can be of any typewithin the syllabus. students should gather enough depth in the subject.

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iii. Make the award of sessional marks purely based on monthly tests and attendance. Nodonation of marks must be allowed. If needed Anna University can conduct computerizedmonthly tests online.

iv. The teachers must be trained to refer to good books and internet resources to prepare lecturenotes and for presenting concepts and its typical application or case study.

v. There must be tutorial for all analytical subjects with one teacher for every 15 students. Itmust be conducted with seriousness that is needed so that shortcomings in understanding ina student can be corrected. This may need additional faculty and perhaps we can engageteaching assistants for this.

vi. The students must be trained to expect surprises in examinations. Even in monthly tests atleast one long answer question must be something not done in the class but within syllabus.This will force the student to study appropriate books.

vii. The teacher of present day must redefine his role. He must act as a facilitator and not just acoach. He should guide the student to learn by himself. Infact, teaching the student tolearn by himself is a necessity today, since companies expect their employees to be lifelonglearners.

viii. The student may be given in advance the class materials like PPT / OHP copies and in theclass it should be discussed and interacted and not a one side flow.

ix. The students must be motivated in the beginning itself to become problem solvers and self-learners. They must be prepared to shed the ‘spoon feeding’ culture of school and becomeindependent in academic pursuit.

x. Examination must examine the student’s fundamental knowledge and applicative knowledge. Itshould not be a passive memory test.

xi. The correction of answer scripts also need closer scrutiny and any teacher found faulting shouldbe punished by banning from any remunerative exam duty for a period of not less than 2 years.

xii. The quality of faculty to impart concept-based teaching also is a problem to be addressed.We must have either in-house faculty development program or external FDPs so that faculty istrained properly by faculty from IITs / NITs / IISC etc.

xiii. The students who need self-paced learning must be provided with material and opportunity tolearn at his / her own pace.

If we take the above corrections to the system I am sure we will have enough engineers who cancompete globally with engineers from other countries for international jobs.

Dr S SubramanianDr S SubramanianDr S SubramanianDr S SubramanianDr S SubramanianPrincipal

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FAILURE MODE & EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA)

FMEA is an engineering technique used to define, identify and eliminate known orpotential failures, problems, errors and so on from the system, design, process and orservice before they reach the customer. This was first used by Aerospace Industries andis now been widely used by most industrial sectors.

Its focus is prevention of failures meaning prevention of problems, elimination of waste,and reduction of unrealiability.

A milti disciplinary team is used to consider all the potential failure modes of thecomponents which make up the system, product for quantitying the influence of suchfailures. It is a bottom up analysis technique.

Component failure depends on the function of the same in the system.

Relative importance of a failure mode is represented by a term called RISK PRIORITYNUMBER (RPN) calculated as RPN = S.O.D

where ‘S’ is the severity of a potential failure and S is assigned a value between 1 to 10where 10 is the most severe:

O - Occurance of failure (Relative failure Rate) - assigned a value 1 to 10, where 10 isthe highest failure rate.

D - Detectability, implies, ability to detect a failure; assigned a value 1 to 10, 10 being,the most difficult to detect.

Every component has numerous potential failure modes and there is no limit to the depthone could go. In practice, a component with an RPN, in excess of 100, is considered tobe definitely worthy of attention.

Method :Method :Method :Method :Method :

1. A cross functional team must be used to develop the FMEA2. Identify the function of each component.

3. List atleast one potential failure mode for each of the functions.4. Define the effects of each failure in terms of what the customer might notice.5. Rate the severity (or seriousness) of the potential effect of the failure.6. Assign an occurance rank to each of the potential causes / mechanisms of failure.

7. Assign a detection ranking that assesses the ability of the design controls to detecta potential cause / mechanism or the ability of design controls to detect thesubsequent failure mode.

8. Calculate the RPN number for each component.9. Identify and carry out remedial actions for potential significant and critical

characteristics of components to lower the risk of the higher RPN.10. Calculate the severity, occurance detection and RPN number till, a state of RPN<100

is reached.FMEA can be applied to all types of manufacturing industries, service industries andprocess industries.

by by by by by Dr R SrivDr R SrivDr R SrivDr R SrivDr R SrivatsavatsavatsavatsavatsavanananananDean, Mechanical Sciences

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WHO SAID THIS?

1. “The fate of India was sealed when she discovered the word ‘mlecha’ (i.e

low caste) and stopped communication with the world outside. We

suffered much from it; In not communicating with others we became

stagenant.”

a) Ambedhkar

b) Vivekananda

c) Rajaram Mohan Ray

2. “We have certain weakness. First, they harbour a lot of superstitions. Fear

is the product of supersitition.”

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar)

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

3. “Some human beings are like billiards balls, always colliding with other

human beings.

a) Subramanya Siva

b) Bertrand Russell

c) Bernard Shaw.

4. “The visible human physical body is said to be like a chariot, his or her

soul, the controlling Charioteer, and his/her senses, the horses; the wise

& efficient person, with reason, calm and unperturbed, rides in happiness

and peace like a capable & uninebriated driver controlling his/her

disciplined horses.”

a) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

b) Dharmavyadha

c) Sri Krishna

by by by by by Dr R SDr R SDr R SDr R SDr R S

Answ Answ Answ Answ Answer er er er er

1. b, 2. a, 3. b 4. b.

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FATHER OF MODERN ELECTRICITY

Did you ever wonder as to who contributed maximum to the growth and developmentof electrical engineering as it stands today. Could it be Voltas, Ampere, Farady, Lenz,Kirchoff, Edison ? No, it is none of them. Have you heard the name Steinmetz? Yesthe name sounds somewhat familiar and buried in the depths of memory, unable torecall. What is his contribution? Did he not find an expression for hysteresis loss inmagnetic materials? Well I thought it is Faraday who is the father of electricity becausehe invented the dynamo that generates electricity. However is Charles ProteusSteinmetz (1865-1923) who is regarded as the 'Father of Modern Electricity'. Let ustake a glimpse at his life history.

Karl August Rudolf Steinmetz was born on April 9, 1865, in Breslau, Germany. Todaythe city is called Wroclaw and it is in Poland. At birth Steinmetz was afflicted with aphysical deformity; hunchback. Steinmetz's early school performance was poor and atthe age of eight he was having trouble with multiplication tables. However, by the timehe was ten, he had made a turn around and was one of the school's brightest pupils.He showed an unusual capability in mathematics, physics, and classical literature. Ongraduating from the gymnasium with honours, he entered the University of Breslau in1883, where he devoured books on every subject from mathematics and economics toliterature and medicine. An example of his mind and memory was his memorization ofthe logarithmic tables which he could manipulate mentally to solve problems in a fewseconds. He was fascinated with the study of electricity, but the courses in Breslauwere short in detail and completely lacking in the applied and practical. He did notsee a transformer until he came to America.

For many years, even though his parents and his grandmother rather spoiled him, hefelt himself to be an outsider because of his misshapen form. But during his studentyears, he was drawn to the socialist circles in Breslau, at first through a "MathematicsAssociation". He met Heinrich Lux who, at that time, was full of enthusiasm forutopian settlements in America, as well as the young Gerhard Hauptmann who, in hisBreslau years, was also interested in the idea. When Lux and others were arrested,Steinmetz began to edit the socialist "People's Voice". One of the articles he wrotewas considered inflammatory; the police began a crackdown on the paper, andSteinmetz had to flee Breslau (1888) no sooner than he obtained his Ph.D.

He fled to Switzerland without being able to tell his family. Later, when the Kaisersucceeded Bismark in power, he adopted most of the Socialists's reform. The Swissdid not treat student radicals kindly, and when his friend Oscar Asmussen suggestedgoing to America, Steinmetz agreed. Asmussen had a rich uncle in America, and thiswealth supplied their tickets. A custom official at Ellis Island doubted Steinmetz'squalifications to be a valued citizen, based on his inability to speak English, being acripple, and having no money. Asmussen interceded, offering to take care of Steinmetz

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until he was on his own, and by this slim chance, America acquired one of its mostbrilliant electrical engineers.

Steinmetz arrived in New York on July 1, 1889. In Yonkers, New York, Charles met afellow German who had also fled to America (from repression of those whoparticipated in the reform movement of 1848), an inventor and electrical engineer -Rudolph Eickemeyer, who had invented hat-making machinery and had a factory inYonkers. Eickemeyer wanted to expand into electrical motors and generators, a brandnew field in 1889. These were designed by empirical methods, and Eickemeyer thoughtthat he would let Steinmetz experiment with the electrical laws and discover datawhich could be used in design. Eickemeyer had also invented a magnetic bridge whichSteinmetz could use in his research. Under the tutelage of his employer, Steinmetzbecame increasingly absorbed in the practical aspects of electrical engineering.

Steinmetz established a small laboratory at the factory, where he did much of hisscientific research. Steinmetz' experiments on powSteinmetz' experiments on powSteinmetz' experiments on powSteinmetz' experiments on powSteinmetz' experiments on power losses in the magneticer losses in the magneticer losses in the magneticer losses in the magneticer losses in the magneticmaterials used in electrical machinery led to his first important wmaterials used in electrical machinery led to his first important wmaterials used in electrical machinery led to his first important wmaterials used in electrical machinery led to his first important wmaterials used in electrical machinery led to his first important work, the law ofork, the law ofork, the law ofork, the law ofork, the law ofhysterhysterhysterhysterhysteresis.esis.esis.esis.esis. This law deals with the power loss that occurs in all electrical deviceswhen magnetic action is converted to unusable heat. Until that time the powUntil that time the powUntil that time the powUntil that time the powUntil that time the powerererererlosses in motors, glosses in motors, glosses in motors, glosses in motors, glosses in motors, generators, transformers, and other electrically powenerators, transformers, and other electrically powenerators, transformers, and other electrically powenerators, transformers, and other electrically powenerators, transformers, and other electrically powerererereredededededmachines could be known only after they wmachines could be known only after they wmachines could be known only after they wmachines could be known only after they wmachines could be known only after they wererererere be be be be built. Once Steinmetz had founduilt. Once Steinmetz had founduilt. Once Steinmetz had founduilt. Once Steinmetz had founduilt. Once Steinmetz had foundthe law gthe law gthe law gthe law gthe law govovovovoverning hystererning hystererning hystererning hystererning hysteresis loss, engineers could calculate and minimize lossesesis loss, engineers could calculate and minimize lossesesis loss, engineers could calculate and minimize lossesesis loss, engineers could calculate and minimize lossesesis loss, engineers could calculate and minimize lossesof electric powof electric powof electric powof electric powof electric power due to magnetism in their designs beforer due to magnetism in their designs beforer due to magnetism in their designs beforer due to magnetism in their designs beforer due to magnetism in their designs before starting thee starting thee starting thee starting thee starting theconstruction of such machines.construction of such machines.construction of such machines.construction of such machines.construction of such machines.

On December 8, 1891 the Law of Hysteresis was explained in the magazine, "TheElectrical Engineer", and on January 19, 1892 it was the topic of a speech by Steinmetzto the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in New York City. His wHis wHis wHis wHis work work work work work wasasasasasimmediately rimmediately rimmediately rimmediately rimmediately recoecoecoecoecognized as a classic by the few who understood it, and thegnized as a classic by the few who understood it, and thegnized as a classic by the few who understood it, and thegnized as a classic by the few who understood it, and thegnized as a classic by the few who understood it, and theconstant he calculated for this loss has rconstant he calculated for this loss has rconstant he calculated for this loss has rconstant he calculated for this loss has rconstant he calculated for this loss has remained a part of electrical engineeringemained a part of electrical engineeringemained a part of electrical engineeringemained a part of electrical engineeringemained a part of electrical engineeringvvvvvocabocabocabocabocabularyularyularyularyulary..... It was just three years since he had landed in America, and Steinmetz was

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famous at the age of 27 in engineering circles. At about the same time, SteinmetzSteinmetzSteinmetzSteinmetzSteinmetzAmericanized his first name to Charles and substituted PrAmericanized his first name to Charles and substituted PrAmericanized his first name to Charles and substituted PrAmericanized his first name to Charles and substituted PrAmericanized his first name to Charles and substituted Proteus, a univoteus, a univoteus, a univoteus, a univoteus, a universityersityersityersityersitynickname, for his twnickname, for his twnickname, for his twnickname, for his twnickname, for his two middle names. His middle name Pro middle names. His middle name Pro middle names. His middle name Pro middle names. His middle name Pro middle names. His middle name Proteus, woteus, woteus, woteus, woteus, was named afteras named afteras named afteras named afteras named afterthe Grthe Grthe Grthe Grthe Greek God who could take on any shape or size.eek God who could take on any shape or size.eek God who could take on any shape or size.eek God who could take on any shape or size.eek God who could take on any shape or size.

His second contribHis second contribHis second contribHis second contribHis second contribution wution wution wution wution was a practical method for making calculationsas a practical method for making calculationsas a practical method for making calculationsas a practical method for making calculationsas a practical method for making calculationsconcerning alternating currconcerning alternating currconcerning alternating currconcerning alternating currconcerning alternating current cirent cirent cirent cirent circuits. cuits. cuits. cuits. cuits. This method was an example of usingmathematical aids for engineering the design of machinery and power lines, so that theperformance of the electrical system could be predicted in advance without thenecessity of going through the expensive and uncertain process of building the systemfirst and then testing it for its efficiency. Steinmetz developed a symbolic method ofcalculating alternating-current phenomena and in so doing simplified an extremelycomplicated and barely understood field so that the average engineer could work withalternating current. This accomplishment wThis accomplishment wThis accomplishment wThis accomplishment wThis accomplishment was laras laras laras laras largggggely rely rely rely rely responsible for the rapidesponsible for the rapidesponsible for the rapidesponsible for the rapidesponsible for the rapidprprprprprooooogggggrrrrress made in the commeress made in the commeress made in the commeress made in the commeress made in the commercial intrcial intrcial intrcial intrcial introduction of alternating-curroduction of alternating-curroduction of alternating-curroduction of alternating-curroduction of alternating-current apparatus.ent apparatus.ent apparatus.ent apparatus.ent apparatus.

Steinmetz' method of calculation was presented to an uncomprehending audience atthe International Electrical Congress in 1893. His book "Theory and Calculation of"Theory and Calculation of"Theory and Calculation of"Theory and Calculation of"Theory and Calculation ofAlternating CurrAlternating CurrAlternating CurrAlternating CurrAlternating Current Phenomena" (co-authorent Phenomena" (co-authorent Phenomena" (co-authorent Phenomena" (co-authorent Phenomena" (co-authored with Ernst J. Bered with Ernst J. Bered with Ernst J. Bered with Ernst J. Bered with Ernst J. Berg in 1897) wg in 1897) wg in 1897) wg in 1897) wg in 1897) wasasasasasrrrrread and understood by only a vead and understood by only a vead and understood by only a vead and understood by only a vead and understood by only a very fewery fewery fewery fewery few. . . . . The problem that Steinmetz faced was thatelectrical engineers were not taught enough mathematics to understand his newmathematical treatment of problems. After studying alternating currAfter studying alternating currAfter studying alternating currAfter studying alternating currAfter studying alternating current for a numberent for a numberent for a numberent for a numberent for a numberof years, Charles Steinmetz patented a "System of Distribof years, Charles Steinmetz patented a "System of Distribof years, Charles Steinmetz patented a "System of Distribof years, Charles Steinmetz patented a "System of Distribof years, Charles Steinmetz patented a "System of Distribution by Alternatingution by Alternatingution by Alternatingution by Alternatingution by AlternatingCurrCurrCurrCurrCurrent " (A/C Pent " (A/C Pent " (A/C Pent " (A/C Pent " (A/C Powowowowower), on January 29, 1895.er), on January 29, 1895.er), on January 29, 1895.er), on January 29, 1895.er), on January 29, 1895. To educate the electrical engineeringprofession, he published several textbooks, including "Engineering Mathematics" (1911),and expanded his original 1897 book into three separate volumes. Gradually, throughhis writing, lecturing, and teaching, his method of calculation was universally adoptedin work with alternating currents.

Thomas Edison founded the General Electric Company in 1886 and wanted to hireSteinmetz. In 1893 the newly formed General Electric Company purchased Eickemeyer'scompany, primarily for his patents, but Steinmetz was considered one of its majorassets. In 1894 Steinmetz was transferred to the main General Electric plant atSchenectady, New York. His original residence in Schenectady is still standing at 53Washington Street.

At General Electric, in Schenectady, Steinmetz gained an expanded opportunity forresearch and implementation of his ideas. He was assigned to the new calculatingdepartment, the first job of which was to work on the company's proposal for buildingthe generators at the new Niagara Falls power station. In 1894 the General ElectricCompany transferred its operations to Schenectady, N.Y., and Steinmetz was made

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head of the calculating department. He at once began to indoctrinate the engineerswith his method of calculating alternating-current circuits. During the next 20 years heprepared a series of masterful papers and volumes which reduced the theory ofalternating current to order.

At Schenectady he built a campsite on the Mohawk River. During the summer hewould work in a canoe, sailing up and down the river. Boards would be placed fromgunwale to gunwale to serve as a desk, and he would kneel on a cushion in the canoedoing mathematical calculations. He enjoyed inviting guests to the camp on weekendsand usually entertained from six to eight people, especially enjoying the company ofchildren. As host he enjoyed doing the cooking, but refused to do dishes, whichbecame the guests' chore. In fact he would take out all of the dishes from the pastseveral days for the guests to wash. When the camp was hit by lightening, Steinmetzinvented a way to produce lightening so that he could study it.

Even when Steinmetz went out in his canoe, paper, pencil and slide ruleaccompanied him. In his diary he wrote, "It was a hot sunny day with almost nowind, and I sat in the sun and calculated instances of condenser discharge throughan asymmetrical gas circuit."

Charles Proteus Steinmetz built this simple cabin, overlooking Viele's Creek near hishome in Schenectady, New York, as both a summer retreat and a secluded haven inwhich to write and study.

In his scientific laboratory, built and stocked by General Electric adjacent to hisWendell Avenue home, Steinmetz studied such problems as the chemistry of electricalinsulating materials and arc lights. This included experiments with the magnetite arclamp, and in 1902, he arranged a demonstration on Wendell Avenue. It was a hugesuccess and soon cities across the country were adopting his new lighting system.

In his Wendell Avenue conservatory Steinmetz experimented with the effects of lightingand synthetic fertilizers on the growth of plants. He also used his greenhouse forraising orchids and cacti. His greenhouse, in which he grew unusual plants, was oftenthe subject of -- not always friendly -- articles. It was said that he preferred ugly,prickly plants.

Rarely was he seen without one of his favorite Blackstone panetella cigars. Frequentlyon Friday nights his colleagues would visit his house at 1297 Wendell Avenue, built inthe General Electric Plot area where the homes of other General Electric executiveshad been built. He had formed a club, "The Society for the Adjustment of Salaries."The members spent the evening and late hours playing draw poker. During a

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crackdown on smoking at the G.E. labs, Steinmetz was told that his ever-present cigar had to go. His reply is reported to have been "If the cigar goes,Steinmetz goes!"

Among Steinmetz's distinguished visitors was Marchese Guglielmo Marconi,inventor of the first practical radio system and recipient of the Nobel Prize forPhysics in 1909. Another of Steinmetz's distinguished visitors was Albert Einsteinwho came to Schenectedy in 1921. It was in that year Einstein received the NobelPrize in physics.

In 1903 Steinmetz was approached by Andrew Raymond, president of UnionCollege in Schenectady and asked if he would give some assistance to the school.Steinmetz wSteinmetz wSteinmetz wSteinmetz wSteinmetz was widely ras widely ras widely ras widely ras widely regegegegegarded as the leading electrical engineer in thearded as the leading electrical engineer in thearded as the leading electrical engineer in thearded as the leading electrical engineer in thearded as the leading electrical engineer in theUnited States. United States. United States. United States. United States. He nonetheless took charge of Union's new electrical engineeringcurriculum, serving as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. Farfrom merely lending his name to the endeavor, Steinmetz served actively as alecturer in both undergraduate and post-graduate courses. He wished for hisstudents "the spirit of divine discontent, for without it the world would standstill." Charles Proteus Steinmetz was "the most widely known professor ever amember of the Union College faculty." From 1902 to 1913 Steinmetz headed theSchool of Electrical Engineering and guided it in becoming one of the best in thenation. He resigned as head of the department in 1913 but continued teaching atthe school until 1923. Over this twenty-one year period he attended all facultymeetings but would not accept remuneration from the school for any of hisservices. When Phi Gamma Delta needed a new fraternity house he helped raisethe funds, and also attended the fraternity parties and spoke each year at theinduction ceremony for new members.

When James Lunn, a Socialist, became mayor of Schenectady, Steinmetz served aspresident of the Common Council and also served six years on the SchenectadyBoard of Education, four of them as its president. His leadership brought aboutthe building of more schools in order to eliminate the practice of some studentsattending school for only half a day. The school system hired seven nurses andseven part-time doctors, and special rooms were set aside for the feeding ofundernourished students. He worked to have ungraded classes instituted forimmigrant children with language problems; five classrooms were set aside forlearning disabled pupils, and all primary grade textbooks issued would now be freeof charge. He served as president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineersin 1901-02.

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This patent, granted on 7 May 1912, shows an attempt by Charles Proteus Steinmetzto improve the color of mercury vapor lamps by adding halide salts. The lamp usedmercury "pools" as electrodes with a layer of metallic halides on the surface of thepools. The problem with this design was that the electrical arc danced around onthe surface of the pool, preventing a consistent color from being generated.

Charles Steinmetz formed the Steinmetz Electric Motor Car Co. in 1920 to designprototypes of several electric vehicles. The company was in Brooklyn, where itproduced an industrial truck and a lightweight delivery car. The first electricalSteinmetz truck hit the road in early 1922 by climbing a steep hill in Brooklyn as apublicity stunt. In October, the company claimed to have developed a five-passengercoupe. Steinmetz planned for the company to turn out 1,000 trucks and 300 carsannually, but that was cut short by his death in 1923. The company folded shortlyafter Steinmetz's death when a lawsuit from a shareholder revealed that the companyhad misrepresented the number of cars being produced.

Dr. Steinmetz was not only a scientist but a thinker and writer as well. Steinmetzdid not abandon his socialist ideals, but tried to find a common denominator forthem and the American economic system in which he played a so prominent role.He wrote his book, "America and the New Time", in which he urged a four-hourday. The fact that Germany, to which he urged a four-hour day to which he was stillemotionally attached, was at war against his chosen home, America, affected himprofoundly. Since he spoke his mind, he suffered severe attacks, which hedisregarded. Even while World War I was going on, he propagated the idea of aunited Europe -- without, however, receiving much of an echo. He also wrote about

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racism in America. Steinmetz was influenced by several factors in his life. His religion,background, and occupation all added to the ideals that he espoused in his works. Hisscientific and philosophic works have been read and analyzed by other scholars, but theoriginal works are still fresh.

Steinmetz was never married, fearful that deformed children like himself would be born,but had "acquired" a family by adopting a young engineer, J.L. Hayden, who later marriedand lived in the house with his wife and children that Charles had built for them. Heloved children and was loved by them.

He almost single-handedly reformed the schools of his adopted city, and provided aChristmas present for every orphan in town. He also loved animals and his house was likea zoo with pet crows, squirrels, raccoons, cranes, dogs, a pet monkey named "Jenny," etc.living there. Neighbors brought injured animals to him to be cared for.

Charles Proteus Steinmetz died in his sleep on October 26, 1923, of heart failure. Afriend said "Chapters have been written of his greatness intellectually; as many more couldbe filled with his kindnesses. Dwarfed, perhaps, in body, but with a heart as big as theuniverse and a soul as pure as a child's." Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York isquoted as saying, "He always wanted to help everybody."

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After Steinmetz's death, former President Herbert Hoover headed a committee to raise$25,000 to purchase the house and convert it into a museum. The money was raised butthe city and state could not agree on the responsibility for restoring it, so it was torndown in 1938.

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� In the realm of science, all attempts to find any evidence of supernatural beings, ofmetaphysical conceptions, as God, immortality, infinity, etc., thus have failed, and if weare honest, we must confess that in science there exists no God, no immortality, nosoul or mind as distinct from the body.

� Charles Steinmetz, quoted in American Freeman, July, 1941, quoted from James A.Haught, ed., 2000 Years of Disbelief

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� No evidence or proof of the existence of a God has been found in the phenomena ofnature, based on experience.

� Charles Steinmetz (source unknown)

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� Charles Steinmetz, quoted from The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApexSoftware (1994)

Here's an interesting anecdote, as told by Charles M. Vest, President of the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, during commencement on June 4th, 1999. "In the early years of thiscentury, Steinmetz was brought to General Electric's facilities in Schenectady, New York. GE hadencountered a performance problem with one of their huge electrical generators and had beenabsolutely unable to correct it. Steinmetz, a genius in his understanding of electromagneticphenomena, was brought in as a consultant - not a very common occurrence in those days, asit would be now. Steinmetz also found the problem difficult to diagnose, but for some days hecloseted himself with the generator, its engineering drawings, paper and pencil. At the end ofthis period, he emerged, confident that he knew how to correct the problem. After he departed,GE's engineers found a large "X" marked with chalk on the side of the generator casing. Therealso was a note instructing them to cut the casing open at that location and remove so manyturns of wire from the stator. The generator would then function properly. And indeed it did.Steinmetz was asked what his fee would be. Having no idea in the world what was appropriate,he replied with the absolutely unheard of answer that his fee was $1000. Stunned, the GEbureaucracy then required him to submit a formally itemized invoice. They soon received it. Itincluded two items: 1. Marking chalk "X" on side of generator: $1. 2. Knowing where to markchalk "X": $999."

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TEACHINGS OF BHAGAVAD GITA

The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita opens with this bold assurance: there is nocause for sorrow. The Gita assures us - whatever may be the situation we findourselves in, if we analyze it deeply, we will find that it is our mind that is playinga clever trick on us, taking us away from our true nature, which is happiness. Thewhole of the Gita is nothing but explaining why this is so and how a human beingcan achieve this state of lasting peace and happiness.

The Gita is a wonderful dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna set in the middleof the battle of Kurukshetra in Mahabharatha. The Gita is not meant for anyoneperson or creed or nation: it is meant for humanity. Like Arjuna, you too will say"gone is my delusion". This is the promise of the Gita.

Conflict does not arise in an animal: a cow does not wonder, "Should I bevegetarian or nonvegetarian?". In a sense, its life is pre-programmed. A cowdoes not have a desire to possess a VCD player either. Human beings areendowed with choice: what to avoid, whether to be or not to be. A humanbeing has to pause and think, because every moment one is at crossroadsand has to decide. It is a great blessing to be born a human being with theunique faculties of discrimination and choice. This blessing is also a curse,because choice creates conflicts. The various moods that a single studentmight pass through the course of a typical day itself are many: morningbefore the classes, pleasantly smiling: after break, boredom; lunch time,tense; evening, playful; night, angry. This illustrates the fickle nature of thehuman mind.

What prevents a human being from being happy all the time? Behind all ourtopical problems, lies a fundamental human problem: a wanting, inadequatesel f . This is l ike a srut i in Indian music. The s inger produces var iousmelodies, but always keeps the voice in tune with sruti, the constant drone ofthe tambura. Similarly, behind all one's pursuits, there is in one's heart aconstant sruti which drones on, "I want...I want...I want.. .". This "I want" is afundamental want, and it expresses itself differently in different periods of life.At one time, it is wanting the love of one's beloved, at another, it is a two-wheeler, at another time, it is a good job. Even when the want is satisfied,another want takes i t place. The speci f ic wants keep changing but thefundamental one remains throughout life.

Not knowing how to solve the problem, I run away from it. At times, I listento music to escape from sorrow. I may go to a movie to escape from thereality of my mind. None of these methods provide a lasting solution to thefundamental problem.

A question is often asked, "What can the Gita do to solve my problems?" TheGita cannot give you food or shelter - you will need to get educated and earn aliving for that. The Gita addresses itself to the fundamental problem of the

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inadequate self, because of which all topical problems arise. Topical problemscome and go. All topical problems can be solved if we solve the fundamentalone. The problem of inadequacy is as old as humankind.

Krishna states that there is nothing in the world that can truly cause sorrow for aperson. Sorrow is like a dust particle that has entered the eye, it must be expelledas soon as possible, since it is alien. Happiness is our natural state - we console aperson who is unhappy, since it is an unnatural state, We do not console a personwho is happy. Then why do you search for happiness outside of yourself? You searchbecause you do not know what you are. Like a person who searches for a lost key,only to find it in his or her pocket, you miss the happiness that is in your ownnature and search for it everywhere.

One changes throughout life. Every physical cell in the body changes, as one goesfrom a child of ten, to a teenager, to an adult, to an old man. The mind changes,memories change. But, something remains constant, that allows you to identify thatit is the same person though all these changes. What is that constant? It is the self,which takes on forms at different times. It is like a drama being enacted by anactor, he takes on the different roles like father, mother, brother, sister, husband,wife in different dramas. Once the drama is over, he comes to his original self.

This is the source of the fundamental problem. You assume a number of roles andforget the central being that there is in every role you play. The freedom thatcomes from knowing this self makes a man illumined, and free him from sorrowand conflicts.

But, knowing this self is not an easy task. This is because, unlike learning aboutexternal objects, the self cannot be learned by observation. It can only be learned byteaching from a guru. One has to ask fundamental questions like - Am I the Body?Am I the sense organs? Am I the mind? Am I the intellect? Through teaching andcontemplation, one understands that I am nothing but awareness, which is differentfrom all of these and aware of the body, the sense organs, the mind, the intellect.This self is variously called, awareness, atma, consciousness etc.

Further, Krishna states that awareness is limitless. If I ask you the distance betweenearth and moon, you can state some definite number. If I ask you the distancebetween space and the moon, your answer will be that there is no distance, becausemoon is in space, and space is in and through the moon. Similarly, the awarenessexists in and through everything.

If you take yourself to be the physical body, reasons for sorrow are countless,for the physical body has countless limitations - I am too fat, I am too dark, Iam too short, my hair is not long enough etc. If you understand that you arethe limitless self, then there is absolutely nothing in the world that can causeyou sorrow.

Does happiness lie outside you? If you give somebody a piece of sweet, he maybecome happy, but another may not. Same person, may not be happy, if you givehim sweet another time. If you listen to a song once, you may be happy. If you

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listen to the same song a hundred times, you will become unhappy. Happiness isnot in external objects.

Does happiness lie inside of you? Is it in your liver, intestine, heart, kidneys, orpancreas? Of course not.

If happiness is neither inside nor outside you, where is it? Only one possibility remains- you are happiness yourself.

The happiness that you discover when in contact with certain people, objects etc. isnot in the objects themselves, but in a pleased mind. The joy that you feel when youhear a pleasing song is an expression of your own nature, a speck of the limitlesshappiness that you are. Like the ocean, the wise man's heart is ever full. Whether ornot he gets what he wants, he is happy; his fullness does not depend on the arrival ordeparture of anything. Lord Krishna continues and says, a wise person does notdepend upon anything to be happy. There is no feeling of inferiority or superiority.

There is nothing equal to this knowledge in releasing you forever from the notion thatyou are limited and ignorant. The self itself is not directly involved in any action - itis truly actionless. The self is pure awareness, like a witness that is watchingeverything that is happening to the body and mind, but not involved in anything. It islike the lotus petal, on which water drops fall, but it never absorbs the water andremains pure and blemishless.

Who is the real doer of our actions and who suffers as a result of actions? It is notIt is notIt is notIt is notIt is notyouyouyouyouyou, but your body or mind. By understanding that you are not the real doer, yourmind will become free of reactions to results of action. A person who knows this isever relaxed at any time, any occasion or any circumstance whether it is plus or minus,light or dark or peak or valley.

- Excerpted from "Teaching of Bhagavad Gita", By Swami Dayananda Saraswathi.

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STEP OUT TO BE SLAPPED

HR Professionals, academia and students met at the 5th Annual XLRI HR Summit inJamshedpur in February 2006. The concern of the industry was very obvious over thehigh attrition rate, high expectations of the youth, challenges due to acquisitions andmergers that have become the order of the day in the corporate world, poaching andcrossing over, the correlation between strategies and structure, etc. The Summit seemedto have identified the disconnects that exist between industry and institution, betweeninstitution and the students passing out and between the students being absorbed inindustries and the respective industries themselves.

LAPPED up: Yes! This is the honey moon period as far as the newly recruited student and thecompany is concerned. The company lapped him up because of his intelligence, communicationskills and the apparent value he would add to the company. The student turned employeelapped up the company because of the high compensation package and other paraphernaliathat enamoured the youth to the company. Cultural shock, long hours you are expected toput in at the workplace and the lack of personal touch to things soon turn the honeymooninto new moon. You feel that you were disillusioned about everything and feel that you havebeen SLAPPED on your face. So you want to quit this company and join some other whichpays better and find things are rosy the other side. You join there as a new entrant. Again youare treated a junior in that company and your experience is not given any weightage! Enraged,of course, you feel SLAPPED once more. You move on to another ‘respectful’ organizationwith fatter compensation package. This goes on and on. While your bank account becomessubstantially large, you have already lost your face due so many slaps you have received.Honour? What is it?

When you stepped out of the portals of your college, you APED others whom you thoughtwere successful and made lots of money. Again when you were not yourself and wanted to besomebody else, that boomeranged and SLAPPED you. But if you were with your own identityand individuality, you would be recognized for that. If you don’t jump from one organizationto another within short a span of time, you would gain respectability and recognition in thecompany you are working for, because you become an old hand and everyone looks up to youfor guidance. Your face is literally lifted up. That is why Dr. Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, TataSons has the following to say to such job hoppers contributing to the high attrition rates inthe companies:

“So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why are you moving and what are youmoving into? Some questions are :

• Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes, what could bethe possible reasons my current company has not offered me the same responsibility?

• Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in the current and newcompany? Am I as good as the best among them?

• As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not given the currentcompany the option to offer me this profile?

• Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for my skills,or is there an ulterior motive?

An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in your career- to the top of

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the pile in the long term (at the cost of short-term blips) or to become another averageemployee who gets lost with time in the wilderness?”

Therefore, in order to beat the high attrition rate, poaching, crossing over, etc both bythe individual employee (young student) and the company, concentrate on the strategiesand structure of the company and work towards them and many disconnects that exist todaycan be eliminated through open feedback from industry to institution through the alumniof the institutions or directly. Thus, step out confidently into the competitive world whichis waiting to devour you. You need not be afraid of it, because it needs you. But keep yourselfcool and surge ahead and grow in an organization as long as possible. Recently, Mr.Narayanamurthy of Infosys said: “Love your job, not your company, because you never knowwhen your company stops loving you.” When you love your job your company willautomatically keep loving you! Be always lapped up not slapped.

PrPrPrPrProf Richard Regisof Richard Regisof Richard Regisof Richard Regisof Richard RegisDirector-in-charge, School of Management

SMALL COMPUTING FOR A BIG SUCCESSWhat particular factor will make our lives successfull? Can we prove this fact by numericalanalysis? Let us make an attempt.

Assign A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, ................ Z = 26

1. Will HARD WORK make us successful in life?H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98 %Yes, nearly.

2. Will KNOWLEDGE make us successful in life?K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E=11+14+15+23+12+4+7+5 = 96%Yes, nearly.

3. Will MONEY make us successful in life?M+O+N+E+Y=13+15+14+5+25 = 72%(Most of us think, this will ........ but surprisingle No!)

4. Will LEADERSHIP anyway?L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P = 12+5+1+4+5+18+19+8+9+16 = 97%Yes, when properly used.

Then what will make us totally successful in life?Can it be ATTITUDE?Let us work this out. A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%YYYYYes,es,es,es,es, of course! the right ATTITUDE towards Life and Work will make us invariablysuccessful, under all situations and circumstances.

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��O Come! O Come! My Dear!We will follow close nearJust a bit from me to shareTo tell you we really care

If you are so sensitiveWe are there PerceptiveIf you want me to hideWhere will we go to slide

Any time you need us thereWe’ll certainly be thereWhen can you ever dareTo be without me so bare

Just when your eyes are blindYou can feel me by the kindWhen you call me in your mindWe’ll be there as a wind

When you’re for MerryWe’ll be there to carryWhen you’re full of troubleWe’ll be there to grumble

When you’re so seriousWe’ll be very curiousWhen you’re successfulWe’ll be cheerful

When you’re full of fearsWe’ll be there to clear your tearsWhen you’re full of joyWe’ll be there to enjoy

If you want to partYou can only departIf you are to be free for everWe’ll never, allow you, never Sentiments!!!Sentiments!!!Sentiments!!!Sentiments!!!Sentiments!!!

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A TEACHERI have high regards and respect for my teachers. Unlike the present generation, thosewere the times, when the teaching community had a tremendous amount of goodwill.They were role models. After spending 14 years in the Industry, when I decided to shiftto academics, one story that I had read as a student flashed before my eyes. It was astory that had a terrific influence on me. For the sake of the present generation, I amre-narrating the story, with the names changed to suit the present milieu.

I shall narrate the story with the protagonist standing in front of her 5th grade class onthe very first day of the school. She told the children a lie. Like most teachers shelooked at her students and said she loved them all the same. However that wasimpossible, because there in the front row, slumped in the seat was a little boy namedVenkatesh.

Mrs. Radhika had watched Venkatesh the year before and noticed that he did not playwell with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly neededa bath. In addition, Venkatesh could be unpleasant.

It got to the point where Mrs. Radhika would actually take delight in marking his paperswith a broad red pen, making bold X’s and then putting a big “F” at the top of hispapers. At the school where Mrs. Radhika taught, she was required to review eachstudent’s past records and she put Venkatesh’s off until the last. However when shereviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Venkatesh’s first grade teacher wrote, “Venkatesh is a bright child with a ready laugh.He does his work neatly and has good manners. He is a joy to be around.” His secondgrade teacher wrote Venkatesh is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, buthe is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be astruggle.”

His third grade teacher wrote, “Venkatesh’s mother’s death has been hard on him. Hetries to do his best, but his father doesn’t show much interest and his home life willsoon affect him if some steps are not taken.” His fourth grade teacher wrote, “Venkateshis withdrawn and doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friendsand he sometimes sleeps in class.”

By now Mrs. Radhika realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felteven worse when her students brought her Deepavali presents, wrapped beautifully inbright ribbons and paper, except for Venkatesh’s, whose present was clumsy and wrappedin heavy brown paper, that he would have got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Radhika tookpains to open it in the middle of the other presents.

Some of the children started to laugh when she found a pearl chain with some of thestones missing and a bottle of perfume that was only one quarter full. But she stifledthe children’s laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on,and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Venkatesh stayed on after school thatday just long to say, “ Mrs. Radhika, today you smelt just like my mom used to.” Afterthe children left, she cried for a long time

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On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. Instead she beganto teach children. Mrs. Radhika paid particular attention to Venkatesh. As she workedwith him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster heresponded. By the end of the year, Venkatesh had become one of the smartest childrenin class. And, despite her lie that she loved all the children the same, Venkatesh becameone of her “pets”.

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Venkatesh, telling her that she wasstill the best teacher he had ever had in his life. Six years went by before she gotanother letter from Venkatesh. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third inhis class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Four years after that she received another note saying that while things had been toughat times, he would soon graduate with the highest honours. He assured Mrs. Radhikathat she was still the best and the most favourite teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained thatafter he got his bachelor’s degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explainedthat she was still the best and most favourite teacher he ever had in his whole life. Butnow the name was little longer ... the letter was signed, Thiagarajan Venkatesh, MD.

The story does not end here. There was yet another letter that summer. Venkatesh saidthe he met a girl whom he was going to marry.

He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering ifMrs. Radhika would agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reservedfor the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Radhika did. And guess what, she wore that pearl chain - the one withseveral pearls missing. Moreover, she also remembered to wear the perfume thatVenkatesh’s mother wore on the last Deepavali they spent together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Venkatesh whispered in Mrs. Radhika’s ear, “Thank youMrs. Radhika for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important andshowing me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Radhika, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Venkatesh, you have it all wrong.You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how toteach till I met you.”

You could have a Venkatesh standing in front of you and yet not realize it . . .

PrPrPrPrProf. Harrison John Theophilusof. Harrison John Theophilusof. Harrison John Theophilusof. Harrison John Theophilusof. Harrison John TheophilusEnglish Department

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THE BOSS

Scientists at the Rocket Launching Station in Thumba, were in the habit of working fornearly 12 to 18 hours a day. There were about Seventy such scientists working on aproject. All the scientists were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and thedemands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting thejob. One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him - Sir, I have promised mychildren that I will take them to the exhibition going on in our township. So, I want toleave the office at 5.30 p.m.

His boss replied - 0 K, You are permitted to leave the office early today.

The Scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual he got involvedto such an extent that he looked at his watch when he felt he was close to completion.The time was 8.30 p.m.

Suddenly he remembered of the promise he had given to his children. He looked for hisboss, He was not there. Having told him in the morning itself, he closed everything andleft for home.

Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children.

He reached home. Children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall andreading magazines. The situation was explosive, any talk would boomerang on him.

His wife asked him - Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinnerif you are hungry.

The man replied - If you would like to have coffee, I too will have it, but what about theChildren???

Wife replied- You don't know? - Your manager came at 5.15 p.m.and has taken thechildren to the exhibition.

What had really happened was....

The boss who granted him permission was observing him working seriously at 5.00 p.m.He understood, that this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised hischildren they should enjoy the visit to exhibition. So, he took the lead in taking them toexhibition'

The boss does not have to do it everytime. But once it is done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even thoughthe stress was tremendous.

The boss was His Excellency, President of India Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

PrPrPrPrProf. John Alexisof. John Alexisof. John Alexisof. John Alexisof. John AlexisAsst. Prof. Department of Mechanical Engineering

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ANNUAL REPORT 2006

IIIIINTRNTRNTRNTRNTRODUCTIONODUCTIONODUCTIONODUCTIONODUCTIONHonourable Chief Guest of the dayHonourable Chief Guest of the dayHonourable Chief Guest of the dayHonourable Chief Guest of the dayHonourable Chief Guest of the day, Shri. K. B, Shri. K. B, Shri. K. B, Shri. K. B, Shri. K. BAALASUNDAALASUNDAALASUNDAALASUNDAALASUNDARAM, Senior VARAM, Senior VARAM, Senior VARAM, Senior VARAM, Senior Vice-Price-Price-Price-Price-President-HR,esident-HR,esident-HR,esident-HR,esident-HR,HexawHexawHexawHexawHexawararararare Te Te Te Te Technoloechnoloechnoloechnoloechnologies, Chennai, our belovgies, Chennai, our belovgies, Chennai, our belovgies, Chennai, our belovgies, Chennai, our beloved Chairman, Shri N. Suryed Chairman, Shri N. Suryed Chairman, Shri N. Suryed Chairman, Shri N. Suryed Chairman, Shri N. Surya Kumara Kumara Kumara Kumara Kumar, par, par, par, par, parents, invitedents, invitedents, invitedents, invitedents, inviteddignitaries, distinguished guests, prdignitaries, distinguished guests, prdignitaries, distinguished guests, prdignitaries, distinguished guests, prdignitaries, distinguished guests, press and media persons, faculty colleagues, and my dearess and media persons, faculty colleagues, and my dearess and media persons, faculty colleagues, and my dearess and media persons, faculty colleagues, and my dearess and media persons, faculty colleagues, and my dearstudent friends, I am happy to wstudent friends, I am happy to wstudent friends, I am happy to wstudent friends, I am happy to wstudent friends, I am happy to welcome you to this special occasion - the eighth annual dayelcome you to this special occasion - the eighth annual dayelcome you to this special occasion - the eighth annual dayelcome you to this special occasion - the eighth annual dayelcome you to this special occasion - the eighth annual dayof the collegof the collegof the collegof the collegof the college.e.e.e.e.

As the Principal of the College, I have great pleasure in presenting this annual report. This reportis not what it’s about, but the inner music that the words make. You are now invited to navigatethrough these pages, to learn how our students, faculty, and staff effected remarkable achievementsduring the last academic year. Their tremendous hard work coupled with their enormous talents ledto improved college rankings, more research publications in top-level journals, and significant impacton industry and society and attracting extremely talented students.

The Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology is the technological crown jewel ofour Trust.

AAAAACADEMIC PRCADEMIC PRCADEMIC PRCADEMIC PRCADEMIC PROGRAMMESOGRAMMESOGRAMMESOGRAMMESOGRAMMESWWWWWe are are are are are now an institution of considerable size - 2508 students, 169 teaching faculty and 96e now an institution of considerable size - 2508 students, 169 teaching faculty and 96e now an institution of considerable size - 2508 students, 169 teaching faculty and 96e now an institution of considerable size - 2508 students, 169 teaching faculty and 96e now an institution of considerable size - 2508 students, 169 teaching faculty and 96non-teaching staff. The collegnon-teaching staff. The collegnon-teaching staff. The collegnon-teaching staff. The collegnon-teaching staff. The college runs Eight Under Graduate Pre runs Eight Under Graduate Pre runs Eight Under Graduate Pre runs Eight Under Graduate Pre runs Eight Under Graduate Prooooogggggrammes and Sevrammes and Sevrammes and Sevrammes and Sevrammes and Seven Pen Pen Pen Pen PostostostostostGraduate courses. WGraduate courses. WGraduate courses. WGraduate courses. WGraduate courses. We are are are are are happy to announce that AICTE has ge happy to announce that AICTE has ge happy to announce that AICTE has ge happy to announce that AICTE has ge happy to announce that AICTE has granted an incrranted an incrranted an incrranted an incrranted an increase in intakeease in intakeease in intakeease in intakeease in intakein BE Electrical and Electrin BE Electrical and Electrin BE Electrical and Electrin BE Electrical and Electrin BE Electrical and Electronics Engineering fronics Engineering fronics Engineering fronics Engineering fronics Engineering from 40 to 60 from 40 to 60 from 40 to 60 from 40 to 60 from 40 to 60 from this academic yearom this academic yearom this academic yearom this academic yearom this academic year. W. W. W. W. Weeeeehavhavhavhavhave applied for the Accre applied for the Accre applied for the Accre applied for the Accre applied for the Accreditation with NBeditation with NBeditation with NBeditation with NBeditation with NBA, AICTE, New Delhi for four BE / B.TA, AICTE, New Delhi for four BE / B.TA, AICTE, New Delhi for four BE / B.TA, AICTE, New Delhi for four BE / B.TA, AICTE, New Delhi for four BE / B.Tech.ech.ech.ech.ech.PrPrPrPrProoooogggggrammes and twrammes and twrammes and twrammes and twrammes and two Po Po Po Po Post Graduate Prost Graduate Prost Graduate Prost Graduate Prost Graduate Prooooogggggrammes and the NBrammes and the NBrammes and the NBrammes and the NBrammes and the NBA Committee is expected to visitA Committee is expected to visitA Committee is expected to visitA Committee is expected to visitA Committee is expected to visitour Campus during May 2006.our Campus during May 2006.our Campus during May 2006.our Campus during May 2006.our Campus during May 2006.

ADMISSIONS - 2005ADMISSIONS - 2005ADMISSIONS - 2005ADMISSIONS - 2005ADMISSIONS - 2005From the inception of the College no seat has remained vacant on the last day of counselling in theBE / B.Tech. Courses, which is a unique feature. The same trend continues this year also.

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Mechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering 4545454545 3838383838 84.4484.4484.4484.4484.44MechatrMechatrMechatrMechatrMechatronics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineering 3131313131 2727272727 87.0987.0987.0987.0987.09ElectrElectrElectrElectrElectronics and Commonics and Commonics and Commonics and Commonics and Communication Engineeringunication Engineeringunication Engineeringunication Engineeringunication Engineering 103103103103103 9292929292 89.3289.3289.3289.3289.32Computer Science and EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringComputer Science and Engineering 9999999999 8989898989 89.8989.8989.8989.8989.89Information TInformation TInformation TInformation TInformation Technoloechnoloechnoloechnoloechnologygygygygy 100100100100100 9292929292 92.0092.0092.0092.0092.00Electrical and ElectrElectrical and ElectrElectrical and ElectrElectrical and ElectrElectrical and Electronics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineeringonics Engineering 5050505050 4444444444 88.0088.0088.0088.0088.00

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MCA - Master of Computer ApplicationsMCA - Master of Computer ApplicationsMCA - Master of Computer ApplicationsMCA - Master of Computer ApplicationsMCA - Master of Computer Applications 5656565656 5454545454 96.4296.4296.4296.4296.42

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B.Sc. (AS) Computer TB.Sc. (AS) Computer TB.Sc. (AS) Computer TB.Sc. (AS) Computer TB.Sc. (AS) Computer Technoloechnoloechnoloechnoloechnologygygygygy 3737373737 2020202020 54.0554.0554.0554.0554.05B.Sc. (AS) Information TB.Sc. (AS) Information TB.Sc. (AS) Information TB.Sc. (AS) Information TB.Sc. (AS) Information Technoloechnoloechnoloechnoloechnologygygygygy 2929292929 2121212121 72.4172.4172.4172.4172.41

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The First Batch of Bharathiar University M.Sc. Software Engineering has graduated during theyear 2005.


M.Sc. (AS) SoftwM.Sc. (AS) SoftwM.Sc. (AS) SoftwM.Sc. (AS) SoftwM.Sc. (AS) Softwararararare Engineeringe Engineeringe Engineeringe Engineeringe Engineering 3939393939 3535353535 89.7489.7489.7489.7489.74

The secret of success is contained in one word - hard work.

WWWWWe are are are are are what we what we what we what we what we re re re re repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, bepeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, bepeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, bepeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, bepeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.ut a habit.ut a habit.ut a habit.ut a habit.In the April / May 2005 Anna University Examinations the Overall Pass Percentage is 75.69% inthe Combined results of II, IV, VI and VIII Semesters.

We have been consistently maintaining a position in the top 10 Colleges of the Anna University.It is worth mentioning our ME CAD / CAM and ME Computer Science and Engineeringstudents have got 100% results in their Second Semester of Examinations.

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We take this as a humble feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it, andappropriately act on it, which we keep doing to reach newer heights in the subsequent pursuits.

My congratulations are due to the students who worked hard for such results and to the facultyfriends who worked even harder to achieve it.

RANK HOLDERS AND CLASS TRANK HOLDERS AND CLASS TRANK HOLDERS AND CLASS TRANK HOLDERS AND CLASS TRANK HOLDERS AND CLASS TOPPERSOPPERSOPPERSOPPERSOPPERS

Success comes with a price: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the thingsyou want to see happen. There are always such people in any institution, and I congratulatethose who demonstrated such dedication and hard work that brought laurels to our college. Hereis the list of rank holders of the Anna University 2005.

S.No Name of the student Branch Studied Rank Secured

1. Uma P.L. BE - Mechatronics Engineering 2

2. Gnana Vignesh V. 7

3. Renuka Devi V. 9

4. Prasad R. 16

5. Dinesh Kumar P. B.E - Electronics andCommunication Engineering 9

6. Krishnaveni S. M.Sc. Computer Technology(Two Year course) 1

7. Sujatha K. 3

8. Shobana Devi R. B.Sc. Information Technology 2

9. Prajuna P. 3

10. Banu Priya C. 8

Hearty congratulations to all the rank holders. The University Rank Holders will be honouredduring the Graduation Ceremony. The performance of our students keep improving every yearand we look forward to see many more coming in the list in near future.

To motivate our students the Management recognizes the efforts taken by the students by givingthem merit certificates and cash awards for the best two in each class. Congratulations to allthe toppers in their respective classes.

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, and underlineit. No involvement, no commitment. We will not stay content with these results. Realizing thatwe still have a long way to go, I request all the members of the Sri Krishna family to beinvolved and commit themselves to even better results in the ensuing examinations.

BEST PRBEST PRBEST PRBEST PRBEST PROJECT AOJECT AOJECT AOJECT AOJECT AWWWWWARD (2004-2005)ARD (2004-2005)ARD (2004-2005)ARD (2004-2005)ARD (2004-2005)As a part of our curriculum students undertake projects in the final year and bring out theirinnovative ideas. Many of our students have developed appropriate technologies and innovativeproducts. Some have won prizes from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology.The College also awards a Best Project Award to the best Project from each Branch of Study.

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TTTTTaaaaamil Nadu State Council for Science and Tmil Nadu State Council for Science and Tmil Nadu State Council for Science and Tmil Nadu State Council for Science and Tmil Nadu State Council for Science and Technoloechnoloechnoloechnoloechnology - TNSCSTgy - TNSCSTgy - TNSCSTgy - TNSCSTgy - TNSCSTTNSCST - Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology has approved a project“Assessment of the rural consumer attitude towards fake products in Coimbatore District”submitted by Prof. Richard Regis and Prof. A.G.V. Narayanan and sanctioned a sum of Rs.5,000/- for carrying out the Project during 2005-2006.

THIRD GRADUATHIRD GRADUATHIRD GRADUATHIRD GRADUATHIRD GRADUATION DTION DTION DTION DTION DAAAAAYYYYYThe Third Graduation Ceremony of our College was held on 15 April 2005. Dr. DamodarAcharya, the then Vice Chancellor of Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Orissa, was the ChiefGuest. Out of 482 Graduates from BE, MCA, MBA, M.Sc. CT and B.Sc. CT / IT 321 studentsreceived their degree certificates in person on Graduation Day. The University Rank Holdershave been awarded with a Shield.

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREThe quality of the education also comes from the quality of our infrastructure. I take thisopportunity to thank the management for tirelessly upgrading the infrastructure for bettering thequality of the service we offer. Permit me to mention this year’s addition to the existing facilitieswe have.

BUILDINGSBUILDINGSBUILDINGSBUILDINGSBUILDINGSCreating an attractive location with superb facilities is the key to our success. This year aDining Hall Complex with a built up area of 10,400 Sq.ft. incorporating the principles ofsustainable design is under completion. This will expand the dining facilities available tostudents, visitors, faculty and staff. The College intends to have buildings with water-efficientlandscaping, good indoor air quality and gardens. It enhances a sense of living as a communityin the student life at the Hall of Residence. The hall is scheduled to open in mid 2006.

The kiss of the sun for pardon,The kiss of the sun for pardon,The kiss of the sun for pardon,The kiss of the sun for pardon,The kiss of the sun for pardon,The song of the birds for mirth,The song of the birds for mirth,The song of the birds for mirth,The song of the birds for mirth,The song of the birds for mirth,One is nearOne is nearOne is nearOne is nearOne is nearer God’er God’er God’er God’er God’s heart in a gs heart in a gs heart in a gs heart in a gs heart in a gardenardenardenardenardenThan anywherThan anywherThan anywherThan anywherThan anywhere else on earthe else on earthe else on earthe else on earthe else on earth

“In our Garden there is a large place for sentiment. Our Garden of Flowers is also our garden ofthoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful”.

The lush green lawn and the rock garden located near the Library are the major attraction andprovide a conducive environment for education. That the College has won the First Prize forthe second consecutive year in the “Covai Flower Show 2006” during 28 and 29 January 2006organized by Rotary Club of Coimbatore Uptown and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore, is another feather to the cap of our College.

EQEQEQEQEQUIPMENTUIPMENTUIPMENTUIPMENTUIPMENTThe necessary updation in the Equipment / SoftwThe necessary updation in the Equipment / SoftwThe necessary updation in the Equipment / SoftwThe necessary updation in the Equipment / SoftwThe necessary updation in the Equipment / Softwararararare’e’e’e’e’s havs havs havs havs have been done re been done re been done re been done re been done regularly as per theegularly as per theegularly as per theegularly as per theegularly as per thecurriculum prcurriculum prcurriculum prcurriculum prcurriculum prescribed by Anna Univescribed by Anna Univescribed by Anna Univescribed by Anna Univescribed by Anna Universityersityersityersityersity.....

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Addition of Computer Systems to various Computer Laboratories

A total number of 180 Computer Systems have been added at a cost of Rs.38.59 lakhs byreplacing and transferring the P-III Systems.

76 High End Computer Systems added to the Digital Library

Broad Band Connection

As the BSNL Broad Band Connection seems to be better and economical the InternetConnectivity is being provided through BSNL Broad Band Connection instead of Leased Linefrom VSNL. At present the College has a total bandwidth of 9 MBPS Consisting of 6 Nos.of 1 Mbps, 2 Nos. of 512 Kbps and 8 Nos. of 256 Kbps at a cost of Rs.5.26 Lakhs.

Mechanical Engineering DepartmentMechanical Engineering DepartmentMechanical Engineering DepartmentMechanical Engineering DepartmentMechanical Engineering DepartmentThermal Engineering LabBoiler - Steam Turbine Test Rig at a cost of Rs.6.9 LakhsCAM Lab33 Computer Systems were added in CAM Lab.

ElectrElectrElectrElectrElectronics and Commonics and Commonics and Commonics and Commonics and Communication Engineering Departmentunication Engineering Departmentunication Engineering Departmentunication Engineering Departmentunication Engineering DepartmentRF Lab

Spectrum Analyzer with Power Meter and Tracking Generator (1 GHz) 1 No. at Rs.1,97 Lakhs

Fibre Optic Trainer Kit 2 Nos. at a cost of Rs.0.36 Lakhs

Multisim Software at a cost of Rs.1.55 Lakhs

Science and Humanities DepartmentScience and Humanities DepartmentScience and Humanities DepartmentScience and Humanities DepartmentScience and Humanities Department

Chemistry Lab

Digital Conductivity Meter 2 Nos. at a cost of Rs.0.20 Lakhs

Language Lab

A Language Lab has been setup at Central Library with 33 Computer Systems. TheLanguage Lab has RENET Software 1 Teacher + 35 Students License (This includes 76Nos. of Imported Headphones) at a cost of Rs.2.74 Lakhs.

AdministrationAdministrationAdministrationAdministrationAdministration

Office Automation Software has been purchased at a cost of Rs.1.20 Lakhs. TheCustomization is in progress.

LIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARY

The dissemination of knowledge is one of the cornerstones of civilization.

The Centralized Air Conditioned Library stands as the epitome for architectural beautyand is the focal point for anyone looking for quenching the thirst for Knowledge.

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Libraries are not made; they grow

This year we have added 1441 Books and with this the total volumes of Books goes to24,986.

Library IntranetLibrary IntranetLibrary IntranetLibrary IntranetLibrary Intranet

HYPERLINK “http://165.165.80.80/” intranet Website was inaugurated by Dr.S.Subramanian,Principal, SKCET on 23 July 2005 for accessing Institutional digital collection. Greenstonedigital library software has been introduced for browsing our collection.

Digital LibraryDigital LibraryDigital LibraryDigital LibraryDigital Library

We have installed Greenstone software for the digital library. Digital collection such as:

Audio : IELTS, TOEFL, Language in Use, Spoken English

Clippings: Clipping from Business Line, Economic Times, and Financial Express in thesubject of Companies and Industries.

Photo Galleries: College Functions photographs can be accessed.

Question Bank: Previous year’s question papers are available in PDF.

Satellite ChannelSatellite ChannelSatellite ChannelSatellite ChannelSatellite Channel

The Central Library houses two theatres and two television rooms in its Ground floor.Eklavya, Technology Channel and UGC, HYPERLINK Gyan Dharshan can be viewed.

It presents Virtual Classroom experience to our students through our Library SatelliteTelevision. A hi-tech receiver and a dish antenna have been mounted on the Libraryterrace. Students view these channels from January 2006.

WWWWWorkshop conductedorkshop conductedorkshop conductedorkshop conductedorkshop conductedOne Day workshop on “E-Resources: Collection, Evaluation and Management” wasorganized on 22.10.2005. There were 89 participants from all over Tamilnadu andincluding one from Andhra and one from Karnataka. There were five technical sessions, inwhich two were practical oriented. In this workshop, participants discussed about E-Resources, Institutional Repositories and hands on experience on the use of GreenstoneOpen Source Software.

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Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan, Librarian developed a software to monitor Periodicals. He alsoconducted a demonstration of the software for librarians/staff members working for VLB Trust.

Audio cassettes convAudio cassettes convAudio cassettes convAudio cassettes convAudio cassettes conversionersionersionersionersion45 audio cassettes from 20 books related to English Language and TOEFL have beenconverted into 20 CD-MP3 formats. All are now available in CD-MP3 format. These canbe borrowed by the students and staff. The same have been updated in our digital libraryintranet website.

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Article Alert ServiceArticle Alert ServiceArticle Alert ServiceArticle Alert ServiceArticle Alert ServiceThe periodical Section has started sending an article alert service to the faculty membersof SKCET. This service is based on Title of Content page from journals available in thelibrary. This alert service has been performed through e-mail.

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The assets of our college include a strong team of dedicated faculty members.

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We have a very good staff strength who work with a single mission of imparting superiorquality education. There are 19 teachers with Ph.D., 88 with ME, 37 with MCA / MBA /M.Sc. and 25 with BE Qualification in their respective fields. The current teacher -student ratio stands at 1:14.

We believe that we cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening ourown. Our institution values continuous improvement of quality. Pursuing research and/orhigher education is encouraged among the teaching faculty. As many as 52 of our facultycolleagues are pursuing higher studies, of which 30 for their Doctoral Degree.

DrDrDrDrDr. S. Subramanian. S. Subramanian. S. Subramanian. S. Subramanian. S. Subramanian, Principal was awarded “Outstanding Corporate F“Outstanding Corporate F“Outstanding Corporate F“Outstanding Corporate F“Outstanding Corporate Fellow”ellow”ellow”ellow”ellow” byInstitution of Engineers, Coimbatore Chapter on Engineers Day on 15.09.2005.

He is also listed in Who’s Who in Computational Science and Engineering published bySaxe-Coburg Publications. His biographical profile has been selected for inclusion in the23 (2006) Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World with reference to the value of hisoutstanding achievements.

PrPrPrPrProf. Richard Regisof. Richard Regisof. Richard Regisof. Richard Regisof. Richard Regis, Director I/c of School of Management is currently occupying acoveted position of Vice-President of Coimbatore Chapter of National HRD Network forthe period 2005-2007.

British Council has identified has identified has identified has identified has identified Dr. Y. Dominic Ravichandran and and and and and G. Subrmanian as as as as asTTTTTrainers to train our students for Business English Certificate (BEC) Examinationsrainers to train our students for Business English Certificate (BEC) Examinationsrainers to train our students for Business English Certificate (BEC) Examinationsrainers to train our students for Business English Certificate (BEC) Examinationsrainers to train our students for Business English Certificate (BEC) Examinationsand givand givand givand givand given the en the en the en the en the Trainers Training Programme at British council Chennai during 28 and at British council Chennai during 28 and at British council Chennai during 28 and at British council Chennai during 28 and at British council Chennai during 28 and29 January 2006.29 January 2006.29 January 2006.29 January 2006.29 January 2006.

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. Our faculty members are encouraged toparticipate in workshops, seminars, conferences and training programmes for skills andcompetency development and to organize and conduct in house programmes of value.During this academic year, 97 of our staff were deputed for 86 programmes at a cost ofRs. 1.30 Lakhs.

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“Research shows that you begin learning in the womb and go right on learning until themoment you pass on. Your brain has a capacity for learning that is virtually limitless,which makes every human a potential genius”.

Good teaching can never be complete without good research. Many of our teachers areinto active research. Presenting research papers in various national and international

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forums is a culture that we foster in our institution. 71 such papers were published /presented in such forums by 44 Staff Members at a cost of Rs.1.28 Lakhs in thisacademic year.

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11 of our Faculty Members have published 12 papers on the International / NationalJournals.

Book PublicationBook PublicationBook PublicationBook PublicationBook Publication

Our Staff bring out their knowledge and experience in teaching by publishing Books.Some of these Books are well appreciated by the staff and students of various colleges.

DrDrDrDrDr. R. Sriv. R. Sriv. R. Sriv. R. Sriv. R. Srivatsavatsavatsavatsavatsavan, Pan, Pan, Pan, Pan, P. Nandakumar and P. Nandakumar and P. Nandakumar and P. Nandakumar and P. Nandakumar and P. Thamilarasi. Thamilarasi. Thamilarasi. Thamilarasi. Thamilarasi

Book on “Engineering Mechanics” - February 2006 - Gem Publishers

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Book on “Physics - II (PH1154)” – February 2005 - V.R.B. Publishers, Chennai.

Book on “Physics - II (PH1157)” – February 2005 - V.R.B. Publishers, Chennai.

MrMrMrMrMr. N. Iy. N. Iy. N. Iy. N. Iy. N. Iyandurai, Ms. S. Daisy Arandurai, Ms. S. Daisy Arandurai, Ms. S. Daisy Arandurai, Ms. S. Daisy Arandurai, Ms. S. Daisy Arokiamaryokiamaryokiamaryokiamaryokiamary, Mrs. A.B. V, Mrs. A.B. V, Mrs. A.B. V, Mrs. A.B. V, Mrs. A.B. Vennelaennelaennelaennelaennela

Book on “Physics Practical for Engineer”

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I note with pride that, our faculty members are also contributing value to the industrythrough their consultancy.

The School of Management is doing consultancy for reputed firms like, ITC, Symrise,Pricol, Roots and Texmo Industries with their team.

The Computer Applications Department of our College has carried out a ConsultancyWork for Hindustan Lever Limited.

Mechanical Engineering Department of our College had carried out a Consultancy Workfor M/s. Cooper Cameron Valves, Coimbatore with regard to validating choke valve designfor their customers.

SEMINARS CONDUCTEDSEMINARS CONDUCTEDSEMINARS CONDUCTEDSEMINARS CONDUCTEDSEMINARS CONDUCTED

The college has conducted several seminars, conferences and workshops during thisacademic year.

As a nodal center for Anna University the College has conducted three FacultyDevelopment Programmes this year.

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Sl.No.Sl.No.Sl.No.Sl.No.Sl.No. Name of the CourseName of the CourseName of the CourseName of the CourseName of the Course No. of ParticipantsNo. of ParticipantsNo. of ParticipantsNo. of ParticipantsNo. of Participants Conducted byConducted byConducted byConducted byConducted by PPPPPerioderioderioderioderiod

1. Gas Dynamics and Mechanical 02-07 MaySpace Propulsion 18 Engineering 2005

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2. Computer Aided Mechanical 21-26Manufacturing 24 Engineering Nov.2005

Department

3. Probability and Mathematics 14 -26Queuing Theory 19 Department Nov. 2005

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The School of Management, through its Center for Management Development, had organized

a two day Management Development Programme (MDP) on, “Enhancing People Performance”,

during 9-10, March 2005. The Resource Person was Ms. Deepti Bhatnagar, Professor, Indian

Institute of Management. The Programme was well attended by 12 Participants from Industry

and Academia.

PLAPLAPLAPLAPLACEMENT AND TRAININGCEMENT AND TRAININGCEMENT AND TRAININGCEMENT AND TRAININGCEMENT AND TRAINING

“Understanding a placement gives you the skills and insight which cannot be gained from a textbook and which few people have when they first leave the College”.

The large skill base here at SKCET has attracted innovative, leading edge software organisations

together with fast-track companies. Our college as the ideal catalyst for skilled manpower has

reached a new height this year in placement. 283 Students from the Engineering dicision were

placed in 36 companies and 21 Students from the School of Management were placed in 14

companies, taking the total to 304 in 50 companies.

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1. Our College stood on the top amongst the Colleges in 20 out of 43 combined recruitment.

2. The college saw 21 new companies being added in the list for placement this academic year.

3. Our Students have been consistent in their performance and many top companies like TCS,

INFOSYS, WIPRO, I-NAUTIX, XANSA, L&T INFOTECH, L&T EES, BRAKES INDIA,

WHEELS INDIA, ELGI, and PRICOL are visiting us for the third consecutive year.

4.4.4.4.4. The Highest salary for B.E is Rs.3.14 Lakhs per annumThe Highest salary for B.E is Rs.3.14 Lakhs per annumThe Highest salary for B.E is Rs.3.14 Lakhs per annumThe Highest salary for B.E is Rs.3.14 Lakhs per annumThe Highest salary for B.E is Rs.3.14 Lakhs per annum

M.B.A is Rs. 4.69 Lakhs per annumM.B.A is Rs. 4.69 Lakhs per annumM.B.A is Rs. 4.69 Lakhs per annumM.B.A is Rs. 4.69 Lakhs per annumM.B.A is Rs. 4.69 Lakhs per annum

5. Infosys, through Campus Connect sponsored the prizes for Techsem’05.

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S.NoS.NoS.NoS.NoS.No BranchBranchBranchBranchBranch TTTTTotal Placementotal Placementotal Placementotal Placementotal Placement

1 ECE 72

2 CSE 57

3 IT 57

4 EEE 16

5 Mech 26

6 MCT 11

7 MCA 13

8 M.E. CSE 4

9 M.E. Communication 1

10 M.Sc. SE (5 Year Course) 12

11 M.Sc. CT (2 Year Course) 1

12 B.Sc. CT 13

13 MBA 21

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Training on Soft skills and Communication was one of the major thrust areas. In this regard wehave hired the expertise from industry for providing training to III year B.E (CSE, ECE, EEE,Mech, Mechatronics), B.Tech IT, MCA, M.Sc. SE, M.Sc. CT. A total of 40 man-days have beenplanned and conducted.

Mr. & Mrs. S.S. Venkatesan were engaged to provide training to our II year B.E students for aperiod of 15 days.

Students were exposed to various Technical and Aptitude test to enable them to prepare for theplacement. The General Aptitude Test (GAT) and Technical Aptitude Test (TAT) are conductedon a regular basis once in a fortnight and is extended to III year during this semester.

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This year the induction for students selected by Caritor and Wipro along with the pre inductiontraining was conducted in our campus. Students from VLB, SREC, MCET and Kongu haveparticipated and benefited.

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The College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s. Rover ComponentsLimited, Coimbatore and University of Wyoming, USA during May and August 2005 respectively.

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MoU with M/s. RovMoU with M/s. RovMoU with M/s. RovMoU with M/s. RovMoU with M/s. Rover Components Limiteder Components Limiteder Components Limiteder Components Limiteder Components Limited

One MoU signed on 9 May 2005 with M/s. Rover Components Limited, Coimbatoremanufacturing Auto Components, proposed to have interaction in the areas of Power Metallurgy,Modelling and Analysis, Metal Cutting and Metal Forming Research, Training of Faculty, Studentsand Engineers for mutual benefit and exchange of documentation etc.

MoU with UnivMoU with UnivMoU with UnivMoU with UnivMoU with University of Wyoming, USAersity of Wyoming, USAersity of Wyoming, USAersity of Wyoming, USAersity of Wyoming, USA

Another MoU with Dean of Graduate School, University of Wyoming, USA on 8 August 2005in terms of “Exchange of Faculty, Administrators, Graduate Students and Post DoctoralResearchers, Recruitment and Education of Graduate Students, Exchange of DocumentaryResources, conduct of International Workshops, Symposia and Seminars”.

These MoU’s is believed, would lead to a continuing period of meaningful interaction, co-operation and exchange of information and ideas, for potential benefits for students, faculty andengineers.

GRGRGRGRGROUP AOUP AOUP AOUP AOUP ACCIDENT INSURANCECCIDENT INSURANCECCIDENT INSURANCECCIDENT INSURANCECCIDENT INSURANCE

The group accident insurance scheme was introduced for the staff and students in the year 2003and has proved beneficial. The present Insurance Coverage for all the Staff and Students undersafety, personal accident and Amarthya Siksha Yojana Scheme of National Insurance Company hasbeen renewed for the period from 17 September 2005 to Midnight of 16 September 2006.

During this period 10 claims, worth Rs.2.63 lakhs and the fees amount of Rs.2.81 Lakhs havebeen settled.

The following is the details of the same.The following is the details of the same.The following is the details of the same.The following is the details of the same.The following is the details of the same.

Name of the Student and BranchName of the Student and BranchName of the Student and BranchName of the Student and BranchName of the Student and Branch ReasonReasonReasonReasonReason Amount rAmount rAmount rAmount rAmount reimbeimbeimbeimbeimbursedursedursedursedursed

1. G.R. RAGUPRASAD, III BE CSE Father’s Death Rs. 1,00,000.00

2. M.P. RAM KUMAR, Lecturer Injury Rs. 527.00

3. N.T. BALAJI, III B.Sc. CT Injury Rs. 1,140.00

4. M.H. MOHAMED HARIS NIHAL, B.Sc.IT Injury Rs. 5,907.00

5. S. SENTHIL KUMAR, I BE EEE Father’ Death Rs. 1,00,000.00

6. B. NAGHARAJAN, III BE ECE Injury Rs. 339.00

7. R. DINESH KUMAR, III B.Tech. IT Injury Rs. 36,907.00

8. S. GAYATHRI DEVI, Lecturer Injury Rs. 2,210.00

9. R. KALIRAJANA, I M.Sc. CT Injury Rs. 4,412.00

10. B. DIWAKAR, IV BE CSE injury Rs. 10,424.00

11. B. RANGARAJ, Lab Assistant Injury Rs. 1,253.00

12. V. NAGARAJAN, III BE Mech. Injury Rs. 408.00

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In addition, College Fees have been paid by the Insurance Company for the following students,after the demise of their Fathers.

1. G.R. RAGUPRASAD, III BE CSE Rs. 50,000.002. P. PRADEEP, II BE EEE Rs. 50,000.003. S. SENTHIL KUMAR, II BE EEE Rs. 50,000.004. R. JAYAKUMAR, III BE MCT Rs. 24,200.00

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FLOOD RELIEFFLOOD RELIEFFLOOD RELIEFFLOOD RELIEFFLOOD RELIEF

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with moneyand that is sincerity and integrity.

The college joined thousands of people in Tamil Nadu in expressing their sympathy to thevictims of Flood. Not stopping with that, our staff and students exhibited, integrity by generouslycontributed Rs.1 lakh to the relief fund.

EVENTSEVENTSEVENTSEVENTSEVENTS

The year 2005 - 2006 was marked by several events of academic importance.

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TECHSEM 2005, a state level Technical Symposium was conducted during August 24 – 25,2005. A total of 400 papers were received from students of various Engineering colleges ofTamilnadu. 200 papers were selected & presented during the symposium. Nearly 500 studentsparticipated in various events like paper presentation, Technical Quiz, Design competition,Debugging etc.

Mr.N.Shiv Shankar Associate Vice President & Head Development Center, Infosys TechnologiesLtd, Chennai was the Chief guest. In his Inaugural speech, he stressed on the Quality life,Quality products & Quality delivery of products & gave insights into becoming successfulengineers & technologists.

Mr. A.K. Pattabiraman, Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai was the Chief Guest forthe Valediction held on 25 August and in his address gave tips on how to be successful ininterviews & in work places.

Engineers’ DayEngineers’ DayEngineers’ DayEngineers’ DayEngineers’ Day

Engineer’s Day was celebrated with all vigour and zeal on 15 September 2005. Mr. A.V.Varadharajan, MD, Sandfits (India), Coimbatore was the Chief Guest. Also, a Mini ProjectExhibition has been organized this year. Students from Mechanical, EEE, ECE, MCT and CSEDepartments participated and designed, fabricated and demonstrated their ability by exhibitingmodels. Best mini-project was selected in each department.

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AIMA ManagAIMA ManagAIMA ManagAIMA ManagAIMA Management Gamesement Gamesement Gamesement Gamesement Games

SoM, SKCET hosted AIMA-INFOSYS Student Management Games - Regional (South) Prelimsand the final in our College Premises from the 26 to 29 September and on 1st Octoberrespectively. The prelims were conducted in two batches - one batch on 26 and 27 and theother on 28 and 29. A total of 107 teams from various colleges of all the Southern States of thecountry participated. 18 teams made it for the finals, held on 1 October 2005.

During the valedictory function, Dr. S. Subramanyan, the former Vice Chancellor of BharathiarUniversity was the Chief Guest and gave away the trophies and cash prize of Rs. 5000/- each tothe winners from each of the two groups (one sponsored by M/s TUV Rheinland and the otherby M/s Gobananas). Our College sponsored Rs.2500/- each of the Cash Prizes to the runners ofthe Games. PSGIM bagged both the winners positions while Bharathidasan Institute ofManagement and Dhruva College of Engineering bagged the runners position in each grouprespectively. These four teams went to attend the National Finals.

Best MBBest MBBest MBBest MBBest MBA PrA PrA PrA PrA Project Aoject Aoject Aoject Aoject Awwwwward - Sponsorard - Sponsorard - Sponsorard - Sponsorard - Sponsor

In order to encourage and motivate the students of all the Business Schools in CoimbatoreRegion to their summer/course end project, our School of Management has come forward tosponsor a trophy, a cash award of Rs. 5000/- and a certificate to the Best Project. This is insupport of the initiative made by the CMA during their Golden Jubilee Year. However, it will bean on-going award every year.

The first award for the year 2004 was given to Ms Deepa Venugopal of Guruvayurappan Instituteof Management for her project entitled, “A Study on the Economic Value Added Method forEvaluation for Textile Industry with Special Reference to Precot Mills Ltd.” in a functionorganized by CMA at Hotel Annalakshmi on September 13, 2005. The function was presidedover by Dr. S Subramanian, the Principal of SKCET. The award was given away by Mr. SubashJagota, CEO, Global Business Solutions, New Delhi.

Annual Marketing Mela - BIZZARAnnual Marketing Mela - BIZZARAnnual Marketing Mela - BIZZARAnnual Marketing Mela - BIZZARAnnual Marketing Mela - BIZZAR

BIZZAR – an annual Marketing Mela by the Second year MBA students was held on the 5 ofOctober, 2005. Ms Revathi of Business Line inaugurated the sales. In total there were six groupscompeting with each other in maximizing their sales and profit. The students adopted varioussales promotion techniques. One of the groups had crossed Rs. 10,000/- in its sales turnover forthe day.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered ingoodness, humility, service and character.

NANANANANATIONAL SERVICE SCHEMETIONAL SERVICE SCHEMETIONAL SERVICE SCHEMETIONAL SERVICE SCHEMETIONAL SERVICE SCHEME

The NSS Unit of our College is very active doing relevant and appropriate service required bythe rural community in and around Coimbatore. In appreciation of this the Anna University hassanctioned an additional NSS Unit to the College this academic year.

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Teach this triple to all: A generous heart, kind speech and a life of service and compassion arethe things which renew humanity.

To bring in all these qualities our students are trained by arranging Special Camp every year.This year the special camp was organized at Iyyampathi and Muruganpathy of MavuthampathiMunicipality in Coimbatore District. Various activities like General Health Camp, VeterinaryCamp, Eye Camp and awareness programmes were organized and was well appreciated both bythe rural people and the village authorities.

Our College has been is honoured this year also as one of the best colleges in donating bloodby Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore on 8 November 2005.

ISTE CHAPTERISTE CHAPTERISTE CHAPTERISTE CHAPTERISTE CHAPTER

ISTE Chapter organized a Guest Lecture on 21st July 2005. Dr. M.V. Rabindranath from BrainTrust, World Community Service Centre, Vasavi Hospital, Coimbatore delivered a talk on “PositiveHealth”.

CSI CHAPTERCSI CHAPTERCSI CHAPTERCSI CHAPTERCSI CHAPTER

The CSI student chapter with a total student members of 228 has organized the inauguralfunction on 15.10.2005. The Chief Guest Mr. G. Suresh, Managing Director, CG-VAK SoftwareSolutions Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, has delivered a special lecture on “Opportunities and challengesof Indian IT Industries”.

It also organized a One Day Training Programme on “.NET” on 07.02.06 conducted by Mr. S.Meeran & Team from Indicom Solutions, Chennai.

AAAAACM INTERNACM INTERNACM INTERNACM INTERNACM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATIONAL COLLEGIATIONAL COLLEGIATIONAL COLLEGIATIONAL COLLEGIATE PRTE PRTE PRTE PRTE PROGRAMMING CONTEST (AOGRAMMING CONTEST (AOGRAMMING CONTEST (AOGRAMMING CONTEST (AOGRAMMING CONTEST (ACM ICPC)CM ICPC)CM ICPC)CM ICPC)CM ICPC)

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) is the largest ComputerProgramming Contest in the World. The ACM ICPC is an activity of the ACM that providescollege students with an opportunity to demonstrate and sharpen their problem-solving andcomputing skills.

The ACM ICPC Asia Regional Contests invites Asian Students to meet, establish friendships andpromote fair competition in programming. There are eleven sites in Asia Region. The Winningteam of each site is eligible to participate to the world finals, which will be held in USA inApril 2006. An Online Contest for the ACM-ICPC Regional was held on 24 September 2005.This was organized to select teams for participation at ACM-ICPC Regional Contest held on28-29 October 2005.

168 Batches participated in the preliminary contest, out of which 48 teams were selected. Twoof our students Mr. Rooble Babu Madeekal and Mr. R. Suresh Babu have participated in themain event at Jadavpur University on 28-29 October 2005 had received Certificate of Honour forthe Kolkata Site Contest.

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BBBBBUSINESS LINE CLUBUSINESS LINE CLUBUSINESS LINE CLUBUSINESS LINE CLUBUSINESS LINE CLUB

The Club was inaugurated at School of Management on 08.12.2005 by Mr. V.R. Muthu, CEO ofIdhayam Group of Companies.

COURSES CONDUCTED FOR STUDENTSCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR STUDENTSCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR STUDENTSCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR STUDENTSCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR STUDENTS

“The will to win is important, b“The will to win is important, b“The will to win is important, b“The will to win is important, b“The will to win is important, but the will to prut the will to prut the will to prut the will to prut the will to prepareparepareparepare is vital”.e is vital”.e is vital”.e is vital”.e is vital”.

With this in mind to see our students coming out with flying colours the college arranges varietyof programmes.

PLC TPLC TPLC TPLC TPLC Training Courseraining Courseraining Courseraining Courseraining Course

The Department of Mechatronics Engineering organized a PLC Training Course on “PLC andIndustrial Automation” in association with Automation and Control Systems, Pune during7 February 2005 and 12 February 2005 to our Students. The Course was well attended by 55Students.

IBM DB2 CourseIBM DB2 CourseIBM DB2 CourseIBM DB2 CourseIBM DB2 Course

As part of the MoU signed with IBM Global Service, a Course on IBM DB2 was conducted byMr. Dhakshinamoorthy, Manager, IBM, University Academic Programme for the students ofThird Year Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology during 02 and 05August 2005.

DB2 is the most popular DBMS Software under Main Frame and it is very useful to allManagement solutions for any business. It is very well known for its advanced performance,scalability and manageability features.

The first three days intensive programme covered DB2 products and tools along with theconcepts of data warehousing and OLAP. An online examination was conducted on the final day05th August 2005 and certificates were issued to the successful candidates who secured morethan 60 marks in the examinations.

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A course on IBM Web Sphere had been conducted by Mr.A.Sriram of IBM, Chennai during28.01.06 and 01.02.06. 160 students and 15 faculty members have benifitted for the trainingprogramme.

Course on Soft SkillsCourse on Soft SkillsCourse on Soft SkillsCourse on Soft SkillsCourse on Soft Skills

The performance of MCA students at on / off campus recruitment, was critically analyzed. It wasdecided to improve the strike rate by imparting Soft Skills by professional trainers. The currentII year MCA students (2004-2007 Batch) are being trained on (i) Numerical Ability, (ii) LogicalReasoning, (iii) Verbal and (iv) Group Discussions by M/s. Jansons India (Academy for GlobalEducation) on cost basis. The training is slated for 115 Hours spread over October 2005 – May2006 with in-between break for academics.

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WWWWWorkshop on Knowledgorkshop on Knowledgorkshop on Knowledgorkshop on Knowledgorkshop on Knowledge Discove Discove Discove Discove Discovery and Data Miningery and Data Miningery and Data Miningery and Data Miningery and Data MiningTwo-Day Workshop on “Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining” was co-ordinated by M.E.students during August 29 and 30 2005. More than 60 participants from various EducationalInstitutions participated. The Inaugural address was delivered by Mr.SundararajanBalasubramaniam, Covansys Ltd., Bangalore. A series of five seminars by various expertsin the field were conducted. The experts are Mr.Sundararajan Balasubramaniam, Covansys,Dr. S. Subramanian, Principal, SKCET, Prof. P. Shanmugam, Dean, CSE Dept., Dr. N. Krishnan,Head, Center for Information Technology, MS University.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AENTREPRENEURSHIP AENTREPRENEURSHIP AENTREPRENEURSHIP AENTREPRENEURSHIP AWWWWWARENESS CAMPARENESS CAMPARENESS CAMPARENESS CAMPARENESS CAMPA Three day “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp” sponsored by the Department of Science andTechnology, Govt. of India was organized from 11th to 13th August 2005 for the benefit of finalyear Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Students including PG classes. Totally 97 studentsparticipated in the programme. 11 Speakers from various concerns like DIC, SIDCO, SISI,Canara Bank, NSIC, etc., delivered guest lectures.

CEO MEETCEO MEETCEO MEETCEO MEETCEO MEETMr. Subhash Jagota, CEO, Global Business Solutions, New Delhi spent three days with Schoolof Management and addressed the MBA students on various topics. On September 12, 2005 heparticipated in CEO-Speak programme in the campus and interacted with the students. Heexhorted the students that since the corporate world expected them to add value to theirbusiness from the first day they joined these organizations, it was mandatory that the studentsacquire, store and utilize knowledge. Today, the Management is not there to control, but tosupport the incumbents to deliver the needed results. He advised them to build the brand of theinstitution they are studying and foretold that networking would be the biggest business. Hesuggested to the students to take up part time jobs on week ends – even for a couple of hours- so that they can enrich their bio data.

COURSES CONDUCTED FOR OCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR OCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR OCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR OCOURSES CONDUCTED FOR OTHERSTHERSTHERSTHERSTHERSWe always extend our support to the Government and the needy people whenever it wasrequired. In this regard we have conducted a one and half month Computer training course forthe Police persons from 1 June 2005 to 15 July 2005.

NODNODNODNODNODAL CENTRE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY - FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELLAL CENTRE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY - FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELLAL CENTRE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY - FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELLAL CENTRE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY - FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELLAL CENTRE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY - FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELLThe Centre for Women Empowerment was formally inaugurated on 25 April 2005. The mainobjective of the cell is to improve the quality of life of women through transfer of knowledgeand technology so that women are empowered economically, socially, culturally to make thefullest use of their potential to the growth of nation.

ActivitiesActivitiesActivitiesActivitiesActivitiesAs a first step a 12 day training programme was conducted at the cost of Rs.85,000/- fullysponsored by “Tamilnadu Corporation for Development of Women Ltd.” through Anna Universityon “Building Skills of SHG women in Establishing information Kiosks” from 9 November to 21November 2005. The Training Programme was inaugurated by Mrs. B. Sonal Mishra, IPS,

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Commandant, TSP IV Battalion, Kovaipdudr and Key Note address was delivered by Dr. UshaMehta, Managing Director, Kirthilal Kalidas and Co., Coimbatore

The cell also plans to conduct

i. One day workshop on “Gender Sensitisation”ii. Awareness programme on “Nutrition and Diet”iii. Competition for students focussing on the theme of women empowerment

Anna University has agreed to sponsor the above activities.

Coimbatore Collectorate SHG cell has agreed to train women on “CNC machine operation andmaintenance” at Sri Krishna sponsored by the Government.

The planning of activities and training programmes is planned to benefit 1. Urban and semiurban women 2. Women students and staff and 3. Self Help Groups.

CO-CURRICULAR, EXTRA CURRICULAR ACO-CURRICULAR, EXTRA CURRICULAR ACO-CURRICULAR, EXTRA CURRICULAR ACO-CURRICULAR, EXTRA CURRICULAR ACO-CURRICULAR, EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTSCTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTSCTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTSCTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTSCTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTS

To bring out the inherent talent and to overcome the inhibitions of our students, we encouragethem to participate in the Technical Meets organized by other Institutions by presenting papers,participating in technical quizzes and other competitions.

The list of winners is too long to read through and so let me mention a few.

Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai organized AIMA-CMA Students Management Games on 18.02.2006. Students Management Games is a simulatedManagement Games, which puts the students under test in applying the Management concepts inreal business-like situations. More than fifty teams from various institutions in the regionparticipated in the event. Three teams (of four students each) from I MBA represented Schoolof Management of our College. While the team comprising Ms. Sudha Dharini, Ms. N.Vallikannu, Ms. K. Saisri and Mr. D. Sabareesh won the First prize, the team comprising Mr.Srinivasan, Mr. N. Surendar, Ms. S. Sindhia and Mr. B. Venaktesh won the Runners-up. Theawards include shields and the cash prize of Rs.5,000/- and Rs.2,500/- respectively.

Krishna Kumar Prabhu N. and Janaki S. of School of Management as one team won the firstplace in the intercollegiate paper presentation held at the Guruvayurappan Institute ofManagement, Coimbatore on “Indian Corporates – An Agenda for Next Decade” and wereawarded a cash prize of Rs.5,000/-.

Arun K and Karthikeyan R of School of Management stood first in the paper presentation held atthe State Level Management Meet of Jaya Engineering College, Chennai on 14 September 2005.They were given a cash award of Rs.1,000/-.

Y. Ragavendran of School of Management was the Best Manager in the NationalLevel Management Meet held at Sri Ram Institute of Management Students, Chennai on23 September 2005.

Mr. K. Lalith Mohan of II Year BE Mechanical Engineering was the Best Manager in thecompetition held at Kumaraguru College of Technology on 25 March 2005.

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S. Krishna Kumar and Mr. S. Ram Shankar of IV BE Mechatronics Engineering has won ThirdPrize and cash award of Rs.2,000/- for paper presentation at Thangai Kunju Musiliar College ofEngg., Kollam on 8 October 2005.

G.R. Hari, Venkata Gopal and R.S. Hari Kumar of IV BE Mechatronics Engineering have wonSecond Prize and cash award of Rs.1,000/- for paper presentation at Karunya Institute ofTechnology, Coimbatore on 3 October 2005.

S. Gowtham, V. Bhuvaneswari and R. Hemapriya of IV BE Electronics and CommunicationEngineering have won First Prize in the GK Devarajulu Technological Excellence Competition2005 conducted by LMW Coimbatore for the Best Project.

P. Naveen and S. Jayakumar of III Year BE Computer Science and Engineering has won FirstPrize for the Paper Presentation on ”Genetic Algorithm” at Coimbatore Institute of Technology,Coimbatore on 3 February 2006.

K. Kavitha and S. Devi of IV ME Computer Science and Engineering has won First Prize for thePaper Presentation on at Nandha Engineering College.

L. Shabina Sheriff of III B.Tech. Information Technology gave a solo performance in CollegeKondattam, Jaya TV on 9 September 2005.

Prabhu N. IV B.Tech. Information Technology qualified in GATE-2005 with a percentage of 89.90.

P. Nirmal and N. Yayathi of IV Master of Computer Applications has won First Prize in TechnicalQuiz at GRD College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 21 June 2005.

SPORSPORSPORSPORSPORTS & GAMESTS & GAMESTS & GAMESTS & GAMESTS & GAMES

Sports is an important part of every society, every country, every part of our planet. In one wayor another, everyone is involved in sports, whether they’re playing or watching or just knowssomething who does either.

Being involved in group sports is also very beneficial. Being on a team makes people feel partof something and friendly. Competition encourages persons to achieve their best. It builds selfconfidence and can be an excellent group activity.

We at SKCET organize and encourage sports. Let me present some of the activities andachievements.

TTTTTournaments Orournaments Orournaments Orournaments Orournaments OrggggganizedanizedanizedanizedanizedAnna University Coimbatore Zone Inter Collegiate Chess Tournament was organized by ourcollege during on 12 and 13 August 2005. Mr. S.Murali, Vice President, Coimbatore DistrictChess Association was the Chief Guest and distributed the prizes to the winners.

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1. College Chess Team Secured Runners up in the Anna University Coimbatore Zone InterCollegiate Chess Tournament organized by our College during on 12 and 13 August 2005.

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2. College Table Tennis Women Team has secured winners up in the PSG Trophy (State LevelInter Collegiate Table Tennis Tournament) held at PSGCAS on 28.02.2005.

3. College Table Tennis Women Team secured runners up in the Anna University CoimbatoreZone Inter Collegiate Table Tennis Tournament held at VLB Janakiammal College ofEngineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 28.08.2005.

4. College Tennis Men Team has secured Winners in the Anna University Coimbatore ZoneInter Collegiate Tennis Tournament held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyduring 29 and 30 September 2005.

5. College Tennis Team secured winners in the Coimbatore Inter Collegiate Athletic AssociationTennis Tournament held at Tamil Nadu Agriculture University on 30 August 2005.

6. College Yoga Team Secured Third Place in the Anna University Inter CollegiateYoga Competition held at Adhiprasakthi College of Engineering, Melmaruvathur on 30August 2005.

7. Elias Sudhir. A. of IV BE Mech has Secured Winner in the Anna University CoimbatoreZone Inter Collegiate Chess individual Championship Competition, organized by our Collegeon 12 and 13 August 2005.

8. Elias Sudhir. A. of IV BE Mech and Manikandan.P of II BSc CT were Winners in the AnnaUniversity Inter Zone Chess Tournament held at College of Engineering, Guindy from 23-26,August 2005.

9. Ms. V. Karpagam of IV BE EEE won Silver Medal in the Javelin Throw Event in the AnnaUniversity Coimbatore Zone Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet held at Kongu EngineeringCollege, Perundurai during 1 and 2, October 2005.

10. Ms. S. Ramya of III BE CSE won the First Place in the Anna University Coimbatore ZoneInter Collegiate Table Tennis Tournament individual championship competition held at VLBJanakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 28 August 2005.

11. Ms. V. Karpagam of IV BE EEE secured Gold Medal in the Javelin Throw Event in the AnnaUniversity Coimbatore Zone Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet held at Sri RamakrishnaEngineering College, Coimbatore from 23-25 September 2005.

12. Ms. V. Karpagam of IV BE EEE was secured Silver medal in the Discus Throw Event in theAnna University Coimbatore Zone Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet held at Sri RamakrishnaEngineering College, Coimbatore from 23-25 September 2005.

13. Ms. Sabina Sariaff of III B.Tech IT was selected for the Anna University Basket Ball team.Selection trail held at Adhiyamaan Engineering College, Hosur during 13 and 16 October 2005.

14. Ms.Sabina Sariaff of III B.Tech IT and Ms Sugirtha of III BE CSE were selected for the AnnaUniversity Coimbatore Zone Basket Ball team, and have secured runners up in the AnnaUniversity Inter Zone Basket Ball Tournament held at Adhiyamaan Engineering College,Hosur during 13 & 16 October 2005.

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“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually mor“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually mor“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually mor“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually mor“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than thee important than thee important than thee important than thee important than theoutcome. Not evoutcome. Not evoutcome. Not evoutcome. Not evoutcome. Not everyone can be number 1”.eryone can be number 1”.eryone can be number 1”.eryone can be number 1”.eryone can be number 1”.

I congratulate all the winners and wish better luck to others who could not make it up this time.

ALUMNI MEETALUMNI MEETALUMNI MEETALUMNI MEETALUMNI MEETThe yearly Alumni Meet for the year 2005 was held on 15.01.2006. It was heartening to see ourold students holding responsible positions in various corporate, coming back to get-together witha sense of belonging and nostalgia.

FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS· The College is planning to start new courses in BE Applied Electronics and Instrumentation

Engineering and ME VLSI Design.

· Increase in intake in four BE / B Tech Programmes, Mechatronics, Electronics &Communication, Computer Science, Information Technology and also for MBA programme inthe coming academic year.

· Upgrading the College from a PG Institution to a Research Centre by starting Ph.D.Programmes in most of the Departments.

· Auditorium cum Indoor Stadium.

VIP’S VISITEDVIP’S VISITEDVIP’S VISITEDVIP’S VISITEDVIP’S VISITEDEminent academicians, technocrats and leading industrialists visited our campus during thisacademic year. TTTTTo name a fewo name a fewo name a fewo name a fewo name a few,,,,,

DrDrDrDrDr. Damodar Achary. Damodar Achary. Damodar Achary. Damodar Achary. Damodar Acharya,a,a,a,a, the then Vice Chancellor, Biju Patnaik University of Technology,Orissa and the present AICTE Chairman.

DrDrDrDrDr. K. Jay. K. Jay. K. Jay. K. Jay. K. Jayaramanaramanaramanaramanaraman, Registrar, Anna University, Chennai

DrDrDrDrDr. Don Roth. Don Roth. Don Roth. Don Roth. Don Roth, Dean of Graduate School, Professor of Molecular Biology,University of Wyoming, USA

DrDrDrDrDr. K. Gnanam. K. Gnanam. K. Gnanam. K. Gnanam. K. Gnanamurthyurthyurthyurthyurthy, Vice President, LMW Foundry

MrMrMrMrMr. N. Shiv Shankar. N. Shiv Shankar. N. Shiv Shankar. N. Shiv Shankar. N. Shiv Shankar,,,,, Associate VP & Head Development Centre,Infosys Technologies, Chennai

MrMrMrMrMr. Subhash Jag. Subhash Jag. Subhash Jag. Subhash Jag. Subhash Jagota, ota, ota, ota, ota, CEO, Global Business Solutions, New Delhi

MrMrMrMrMr. V. V. V. V. V.R. Muthu,.R. Muthu,.R. Muthu,.R. Muthu,.R. Muthu, CEO of Idhayam Group of Companies

MrMrMrMrMr. A.K. Pattabiraman, . A.K. Pattabiraman, . A.K. Pattabiraman, . A.K. Pattabiraman, . A.K. Pattabiraman, Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai

DrDrDrDrDr. T. T. T. T. Tom Markwom Markwom Markwom Markwom Markwart, art, art, art, art, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK

Padmashri Mrs. Shiny Wilson,Padmashri Mrs. Shiny Wilson,Padmashri Mrs. Shiny Wilson,Padmashri Mrs. Shiny Wilson,Padmashri Mrs. Shiny Wilson, National Athlete

Kalaimamani Mrs. VMrs. VMrs. VMrs. VMrs. Veenai Jayeenai Jayeenai Jayeenai Jayeenai Jayanthi Kumaranthi Kumaranthi Kumaranthi Kumaranthi Kumaresheshesheshesh, Renowned Veena Artist, Bangalore

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONI take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the management that has ever been sosupportive for all the good work we intended and did, to my faculty team, Non-Teaching andAdministrative Staff that tirelessly worked to elevate our value, and the students who broughtlaurels to our institution.

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