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GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR
ANNUAL REPORT ISTE STUDENTS’ CHAPTER
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ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT OF ISTE STUDENTS’ CHAPTER
Opening up a plethora of avenues for the budding engineers of GECT, ISTE Students’
Chapter has striven incessantly to diversify its activities. Govt. Engineering College,
Thrissur is one of the most-sought after colleges of Kerala and places pivotal
significance on the overall development of the students rather than restricting their focus
into the academic domain alone. ISTE Students’ Chapter of GECT realizes the true
potential of the young engineers and encourages them to push all the limits, to achieve
what might seem impossible. Every year, we organize a wide variety of activities for the
same. The support and encouragement extended by ISTE Kerala Section has been the
driving force for all our activities. We have just completed yet another eventful year. The
following is a list of activities conducted by ISTE Students’ Chapter from August 2013 to
August 2014:
Manilal A. M. Binoy B. B.
Secretary Faculty Advisor
1. INCEPTO – 12TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF ISTE KERALA
Incepto’13 was the 12th Annual Student’s Convention of ISTE Kerala Section held at
TKM College of Engineering, Kollam on 16th and 17th August 2013. It was a rostrum for
young engineers to bring out the innate flair in them. It provided a platform for the
students to come and explore the realms of science and technology. The event
consisted of various technically oriented competitions.
The convention commenced with the inaugural function held in the college auditorium
on 16th September 2013. ISTE Student’s Chapter of Government Engineering College,
Thrissur received the award for the “Best Students Chapter with maximum number of
activities ˝ in the inaugural function of INCEPTO’13. Abhi Aravind received the “Student
of The Year” award for her hard work and dedication towards the various activities
conducted by ISTE.
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Committee members of ISTE Students’ Chapter receiving the “Best Chapter Award”
About 200 students from Government Engineering College, Thrissur
participated in INCEPTO’13. Students of GEC Thrissur ensured their active participation
throughout the event and made our college live up to its legacy of being front-runners.
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Ms. Abhi Aravind T A receiving the “Best Student” award
Nithin P V, Nikhil Thomas and Praveen Pradeep of our college upheld the name of
GECT by being the 1st prize winners in the most exiciting event ‘Aquaphenoix’.
AdarshVijayan, Amal George and Harikrishnan K of GEC-T bagged the 2nd place in the
same event which added to the victory of GECT. GEC-T’s domination in technical
activities was again promoted when our team comprising of Rajesh Damodharan,
Praveen Prasad, Sachin Chandran and Nithin P V showcased their skills in robotics and
became the winners of the most thrilling event of INCEPTO’13, the Robowar. Circuit
analyzing skills of our students was showcased in the event ‘Glow it Mr.Edison’.
Praveen and Rajesh Damodharan of GECT were awarded the 1st and 2nd prizes
respectively for ‘Glow it Mr.Edison’. ‘Build ‘em up’ was an event that combined the art
and science of theoreticals. Manu of GECT was judged as the winner for this creative
event. Students of GEC also proved their skills in SQL Data Mining by being the 1st and
2nd prize winners for the same. Rajeev S and Paul Davis of GECT were the adjudged
winners in ‘SQL Data Mining’. Abhilash and Abhay of GECT bagged the second shot.
Our students also achieved prizes in general quiz as well as in quiz on industrial safety.
Ashwin, Sandesh, Vishnu S Kumar and Swathi P G were the master brains who won
the quiz competitions. Out of the six finalists of the most exciting event, ‘Best Manager’,
four were from GEC Thrissur. Arun Jacob of GECT was honoured as 1st runner-up in
Best Manager. Again, GECT was showered with awards in ‘Shell Scripting’ and ‘Coding
2x Relay’ by Rajeev S and Paul Davis. Sooraj and Shivapriya of GECT were awarded
the 2nd prize in the event ‘Creatio’ where technical capability and creativity of emerging
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engineers was being tested. Meera and Ashwin of GECT were honoured with 2nd prize
in ‘Paper Presentation’.
The convention was concluded by the valedictory function on 17th September. Winners
of various competitions were honoured on the function. Students of GEC Thrissur
performed well in the wide medley of competitions conducted and bagged the overall
champions’ trophy at INCEPTO’13.
2. GOOGLE APPS WORKSHOP
In order to familiarize with the apps offered by Google, the ISTE GEC Students’
Chapter conducted a one day workshop on ‘Google Apps’. The workshop which was
conducted on 28th August 2013, was led by Prof. Jinu K T, Professor and Head of the
Department of Electrical Engineering, IES Chittilappilly.
Prof. Jinu K T addressing the students
50 students who participated were of the opinion that the workshop was
beneficial. So, the programme which aimed at making students aware about the various
google apps was able to achieve its goal. The session included classes about various
apps like google map, gmail, google drive, google calendar, youtube, play store, google
chrome, google docs, google plus, etc.
Through the interactive class, the students were able to clear their doubts about
the topic. They were interested in knowing more about several apps like google play
store, google docs etc. and Prof. Jinu K T helped them to know more about it. The
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workshop was a really new experience and the students could utilize the opportunity to
a great extent.
3. SREENIVASA RAMANUJA MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
The students’ chapter of ISTE, GEC, and Thrissur conducted the ISTE-SREENIVASA
RAMANUJA MATHEMATICS COMPETITION of 2013. The syllabus of the exam
included mathematics of both higher secondary level and B.Tech level. There was also
a separate syllabus for students and teachers of polytechnic colleges.
The chapter level examination was conducted on 30th August in which more than 100
students and 20 teachers participated, all belonging to GEC, Thrissur.
Chapter Level Examination of SRMC 2013
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Chapter Level Examination of SRMC for teachers
The zonal level exam held on 9TH NOVEMBER 2013 in our College. It was an honour
that our college was selected as a venue for the zonal level examination. A total
number of 34 students and 15 teachers were selected for the zonal level from GEC,
Thrissur, TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam and Vidya Academy of
Science and Technology, Thrissur by conducting chapter level exam in their respective
colleges. The 3 hour exam began at 2 PM. Prof. C. P. Sunil Kumar, Chairman was the
coordinator. Faculty adviser Prof. Binoy B B took over the invigilation duty.
Sixteen students belonging to GEC Thrissur were selected for the zonal level exam
1 Sravan Pai
2 Ramesh Krishnan
3 Sagar M. Sabu
4 Anu K. Jose
5 Akhil M.V
6 Yogesh
7 Jenit Tomy
8 Keerthik Manuel
9 Samuel Mani
10 Jomy Varghese
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11 Anju S.
12 Sarang P
13 Anu N.
14 Rakesh P.
15 P. Rishikesh Menon
16 Ajay Raj K.
Zonal level examination of SRMC
The national level exam held on 25TH January 2014 in our College. Eight students
belonging to GEC, Thrissur were selected for the national level exam:
1. Anju S
2. YogeshSabareenath
3. Akhil M V
4. RishikeshMenon P
5. SravanPai
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6. Anu N
7. Ramesh Krishnan
8. JenitTomy
National Level examination of SRMC
Faculty members Jayan M V and Gladwin Jos K P also qualified for the national level
exam for Teachers. Anju S (S6 EEE) won a consolation prize of Rs. 2000 in the national
level and also a cash prize of Rs. 5000 in the zonal level bringing pride and honour to
our college.
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4. EXPO – ISRO AND KNPP
An expo was organized in the Department of Electrical and Electronics, including
exhibits from ISRO and Koodamkulam Nuclear Power Project as a part of our tech fest
Dyuthi on 11th, 12th and 13th of September 2013. About 600 students participted for the
expo.
Students visiting the stall of ISRO
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1SRO, Indian Space Research Organization is the primary agency under the
department of space(established in 1972) for executing space programmes. This expo
included various missions of ISRO such as sounding rockets, remote sensing satellites,
INSAT, geostationary satellites and polar satellites. Starting from Aryabhatta to the
recent Chandrayaan 1 and RISAT1 satellites, ISRO had demonstrated its capability to
build and launch its own launch vehicles and satellites. After placing the Indian tricolor
onto the moon, ISRO is now looking towards probing the unexplored frontiers of MARS
and the SUN. ISRO has also set its size on the development of a heavy lift boost, GSLV
MK-111. A variety of Rohini sounding rockets that had been developed for conducting
scientific and technological experiments, were exhibited. In addition to this, models of
PSLV and GSLV were displayed. PSLV can launch 1700 kg class remote sensing
satellites into a 620 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit. GSLV is capable of launching
2000kg class satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits (GTO).The models of
geostationary satellites of India such as INSAT series,2E,3B,3D etc which were very
innovative to our students. GSLV MARK-111, to place 4000kg class satellites in GTO,
is under development. INSAT, Indian National Satellite System is a multipurpose
satellite system for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological,
disaster warning and search and rescue. Also the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite such
as IRS -1C, IRS- P3, IRS -1D etc offered space –based data in range of spectral bands,
spatial resolutions and swaths.
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At the stall of ISRO
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station in Koodankulam in
the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The plant's first reactor
is the first Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) belonging to the Light Water
Reactor (LWR) category in India, and the 21st nuclear power reactor in the country.
Various charts and models depicting the reactors, safety measurements etc were on
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display. The officials were always there to explain all about the functioning of the
reactors. The plant uses the advanced version of Russian-developed PWR nuclear
technology called VVER. VVER stands for Vodo-Vodyanoi Energetichesky Reactor,
which means Water-Water Power Reactor. The VVER technology has completed more
than 1,500 reactor-years of operating time. The KNPP is installed with AES-92 (or V-
466 model), the latest version of the third generation VVER-1000, that offers greater
safety and longer lifespan. The AES-92 design features a combination of active and
passive safety solutions. It retains the traditional active safety provisions, such as the
use of neutron absorbing control rods to control the reactivity. The passive safety
system incorporated in the design relies on natural factors, such as pressure
differentials, gravity or natural convection to ensure protection against malfunction of the
reactor during emergency situations.
Students visiting the stall of KNPP
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5. BASIC C PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP
The ISTE students’ chapter of GEC, Thrissur has always presented something new
and helpful for the students. And this time, it was the first year students who benefitted
from the two day workshop on C PROGRAMMING held on 19th and 20th of October
2013. The intention was to make the students, especially those who hadn’t studied
computer science in the higher secondary level, familiar with the basics of C
Programming.
The first step was to collect the names of the interested students by making them
register their names online prior to the workshop. About 135 students registered and a
fee of Rs.50/- was collected. On the first day, the participants were addressed by Prof.
C P Sunilkumar, Chairman ISTE Chapter Thrissur, and student convener Sujith A K
(S7 CE) gave a small introduction about ISTE and its objectives to the participants.
A theory class was organized on the first day and we had some students of computer
science department willing to render their help. Sreelal, Vijeenrosh P W and Rajeev S of
S7 CSE, JitheshVijayakumar and Albince Paliakkara of S5 CSE, who are well
experienced in the field of coding websites and programming softwares, took classes
about the fundamentals of C PROGRAMMING which turned out to be a real help for
beginners. The classes began at 9.30 AM and came to an end by 4 PM. On the second
day of the workshop the participants had a practical session where they could test their
knowledge by trying out the programs given to them in the computer lab. Varun Mulloli
of S7 CSE and Abhay Krishnan of S3 CSE and many students from S5, S3 and also
S1S2 of various departments came forward to help the participants in the lab and to
clear their doubts. At the end of the practical session the participants gained a basic
idea about the fundamentals of C and programming logic which would be an asset to
them throughout their academic years and also when they pursue a profession.
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Practical session of the C Programming Workshop
The two day workshop came to an end with a concluding ceremony wherein the
participants were awarded with a certificate by Prof. Binoy B B. DwarakLal (S7 CE),
Secretary, ISTE GEC Chapter delivered the vote of thanks.
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Theory session of C Programming Workshop
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Faculty Advisor Prof. Binoy B B presenting a token of gratitude to Mr. Rajeev S
6. DEBATE ON “INDIA’S MISSION TO MARS, MANGALYAN, A
BANE OR BOON”
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's first mission to Mars left Earth's orbit early on 5th
November 2013, clearing a critical hurdle in its journey to the red planet and overtaking
the efforts in space of rival Asian giant China. The mission is a "technology
demonstrator" project aiming to develop the technologies required for design, planning,
management and operations of an interplanetary mission. The success of the
spacecraft, scheduled to orbit Mars by next September, would carry India into a small
club, which includes the United States, Europe and Russia, whose probes have orbited
or landed on Mars.
A debate was conducted on November 5, whether India’s mission to Mars- the
“Mangalyan” would be a bane or a boon. Views were presented to support both sides. A
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total of 58 students participated in the debate and Binoy B B, Assistant Professor,
Department of EEE was the moderator. On the beginning, the participants were
addressed by Dr. P R Shalij, Secretary, ISTE Kerala, gave a small introduction about
ISTE and its objectives to the participants
Students attending the debate
One of the students participating in the debate pointed out that the $72 million mission
has a trip of more than 400 million miles (643.7 million kilometers) ahead of it. The
probe will fly halfway around the sun while moving out toward the orbit of Mars,
intercepting the Red Planet Sept. 24 for another major rocket maneuver to place itself
into orbit. If the probe arrives successfully, India's space agency will become the fourth
entity to have a mission to reach Mars. The United States, Russia and the European
Space Agency have already done it. Though $72 million sounds stunningly a large
amount, it is just actually one tenth the amount that NASA has spent on its new mission.
Contradicting the above point said a student that if such a large had been made
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available to enable such an unsure project, clearly it could have been made available to
meet the hundred other important needs of the country.
Another pointed out that the Mars probe will study the planet's surface and mineral
composition, besides sniffing the atmosphere for methane, a chemical strongly tied to
life on Earth. However, NASA mission Curiosity did not find significant amounts of the
gas in recent tests. Yet again, this is just a possibility.
The next point in support was said by a student as -It was decided to launch this Mars
probe on the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), removing the risk of launching on
India's larger failure-prone Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, which could have
put the mission immediately on the path to Mars. On the other hand we had another
student countering the above said that the probe repeatedly passed through Earth's Van
Allen radiation belts. Apparently, Indian officials mitigated the threat by beefing up the
craft's computers with radiation shielding. And it meant the probe had to carry more
propellant, leaving less room for scientific instruments and decreasing the fuel left over
to survey Mars once it arrives there. So the Indian mission carries about 33 pounds, or
15 kilograms, of scientific instrumentation which is actually not so safe.
It is India’s first interplanetary mission and, if successful, ISRO would become the fourth
in space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and European
Space Agency !!!
7. WHETHER THE KOODAMKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
PROJECT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED OR NOT? – A DEBATE
As a part of activities of Indian Society for Technical Education GEC Chapter, a debate
was conducted in Government Engineering College, Thrissur on 10th January 2014 .The
topic was “Whether the Koodamkulam Nuclear Power plant should be encouraged or
not?”. A total of 53 students participated in the debate and Binoy B B, Assistant
Professor, Department of EEE was the moderator. On the beginning, the participants
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were addressed by Prof. C P Sunilkumar, Chairaman, ISTE Thrissur Chapter, gave a
small introduction about ISTE and its objectives to the participants
Students attending the debate
The main argument raised against the opening of Koodamkulam Nuclear Power plant
was about the nuclear hazards that are likely to happen. The power plant will turn out to
be another Fukushima if a natural calamity such as a Tsunami occurs. Other
environment problems are also expected if the project is on. The nuclear wastes
produced in the power plant are also another threat to human as well as environment.
The increase in energy demand stand as a strong reason which in turn supports the
Nuclear power plant. Nuclear power is a sustainable energy source which reduces
carbon emissions and can increase energy security if its use supplants a dependence
on fossil fuels. The cost of nuclear power is lower than that of either fossil fuels or
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renewable. The proponents argue that the risk of storing nuclear wastes is small and
can be further reduced by using latest technology in newer reactors.
These were the main points raised in favour and against the Koodamkulam Nuclear
plant. The debate was a healthy one. Moderator concluded the debate by restating the
points raised in the debate.
8. KURUKSHETRA’14 – THE DEBATE COMPETITION
ISTE Students’ Chapter of GEC Thrissur, organized yet another interesting activity,
KURUKSHETRA ’14, a debate competition. The competition was carried out in two
levels. A preliminary round was conducted in which every student got a chance to
participate. Two questions, one technical level and another general level, were given in
each class and everyone was asked to write about it in ten minutes. Then the best of
the answers were selected and those students got a chance to participate in the final
round. About 40 students participated for the event.
Moderator of the debate addressing the participants
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On January 16th 2014, the final round of debate was conducted in the auditorium from
2 to 5 pm. Prior to the competition a talk was also organized. A faculty from Kingfisher
Training Academy, Thrissur, Mr. Davis Padical, delivered an enlightening speech about
IELTS. After the talk, the final round began and the topic of debate was MANAGEMENT
STUDIES OR TECHNICAL COURSE, WHICH ONE OPENS UP A BETTER PATH TO
BOOST ONE’S CAREER? The participants were divided into two groups. While one
group pointed out the benefits of technical courses, the other group was equally
determined to prove the merits of management studies. Sanjay Gopal (S6 CSE)
moderated the debate.
Amit Upadhyay (S8 PE) and Mr. Davis Padical did a brilliant job as judges. After a
brilliant display of ideas and concepts by the participants, Govind Menon (S1S2 ME)
was selected as the best performer and Mrudul N (S8 ME) as second best. Prof. C. P.
Sunil Kumar, Chairman ISTE GEC Chapter distributed the cash prizes and felicitated
the occasion.
Judge Amit Upadhyay addressing the participants
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Prof C P Sunilkumar presenting the cash prize to the winner
9. VISIT TO AKASHAVANI
Our Students Chapter organized yet another informational experience for the
final year electrical and electronics engineering students, a one-day visit to Akashavani,
Thrissur on 24th February 2014. The team of about 30 students, guided by ISTE
Students’ Chapter Faculty Advisor Binoy B B and Asst. Prof. Uma Shyamkumar of the
EEE department started off from college at 10.30 am.
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FM station
On reaching the studio, the team was first taken to the recording studio. A recording
studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and
monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum
acoustic properties (acoustic isolation or diffusion or absorption of reflected sound that
could otherwise interfere with the sound heard by the listener). Recording studios are
carefully designed around the principles of room acoustics to create a set of spaces with
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the acoustical properties required for recording sound with precision and accuracy.
Equipments found in a recording studio are:
Mixing console
Multi-track recorder
Microphones
Reference monitors, which are loudspeakers with a flat frequency response
Keyboard
Acoustic drum kit
Then the team was informed about the networking topology used in the station.
Radio circuits inherently possess a broadcast network topology. After that they were
shown the fm transmitter which was confined to the size of a room. The transmitting
antenna is the crucial part of the system. Preferred type of antenna is affected by
several factors, but mostly by transmitting site. The middle of the area is covered. It is
an omni-directional antenna which transmits equally all ways, while outside the
coverage area the signal is beamed in with a directional antenna. There is also a GPS
based clock for synchronizing time at all stations throughout India.
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The team visiting Akashavani with team head prof. Uma Shyamkumar and Faculty Advisor Binoy B B
Thus the one day visit was very informative to the students as they were given
the opportunity to see and understand something they usually study just in theory.
10. TALK ON “FAMILIARIZATION AND DESIGN OF
TRANSFORMERS”
A session on the topic Transformers and its construction was conducted
on 26th of February 2014, Wednesday from 10.00am onwards by ISTE Students’
Chapter of GEC, Thrissur. The class was taken by Ms. Er. Amrutha A. S. , Engineer -
Design, KEL (Kerala Electronics Ltd.), Mamala Unit, Ernakulam. Prof. Jiji K S of
Electrical and Electronics engineering department presided over the occasion. It was a
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combined session for students of both Electrical A and B batches of 4th semester. The
session was conducted at the computer lab of electrical extension.
Ms. Amrutha A S addressing the audience
In this session, different aspects of manufacturing procedures, design aspects,
the new generation transformers like Dry type, K rated and Star rated transformers were
introduced. The main topics explained in the session were the basic principle of
transformers, different types of transformers, different parts of transformers, the step by
step construction and installation process of transformers. Also, samples of various
types of insulation papers used in transformers were given to the students for closer
examination. This interactive session provided an opportunity for the students as well as
the faculty to clarify different doubts in the areas of distribution / power /Dry type / K
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rated/ Star rated transformers. Discussion covered various current major issues related
to the manufacturing and the design aspects and the special design procedures for the
energy efficient transformers.
Ms. Amrutha A S addressing the audience
A total of 111 students and 6 faculty members attended the programme. The
class was helpful for attaining a deeper knowledge about transformers and its
constructional aspects. The session came to an end by 12.30 pm.
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Prof. Jiji K S addressing the audience
11. SEMINAR ON “WHAT AFTER ENGINEERING?”
It has become a trend among Malayalees to follow the path travelled by everyone.
This is evident in the fields of engineering. Every engineer who passes out of a college
pursue the same career, a software engineer. ISTE Student’s Chapter hosted a seminar
for the final year students of GEC, Thrissur that opened diverse opportunities in various
fields on 4th March 2014.
The Chopras Career Academy, Ernakulam is a renowned institute and it was an
honour for us when Mr. Nishaf Hassan, SCM Hub Director agreed to host a seminar for
the final year students on the topic “What after Engineering?” .the seminar was very
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informative a useful as it brought into discussion, the various career opportunities an
engineer can pursue apart from IT Job. About 75 students attended the programme.
There are hundreds of industries in both public and private sectors that recruit
engineers. It just takes a moment’s thought to make a huge difference in our lives. For
example a job in KSEB or BSNL wouldn’t make you experience the pressures and
tensions of an IT job. At the end of the one hour talk, the students walked out of the hall
with a new found freedom and determination that came from the knowledge that they
are not bound to follow the so called convention and join a software company.
Mr. Nishaf Hassan, SCM Hub Director addressing the audience
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12. SEMINAR ON “THE CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS”
A seminar on the topic "The challenges for the next 3 years" was also hosted by ISTE
Students’ chapter of GEC, Thrissur on 5th March 2014. The session was conducted by
the alumni members of our college.
The seminar was conducted by Mr Nishaf Hassan - SCM Hub director, The
Chopras Career Academy, Ernakulam, for first years of all departments. He pointed out
the importance of engineering in coming years. He also highlighted branches other than
engineering for pursuing a better career, some of them including logistics and
management studies. He presented a PowerPoint presentation in which various
motivating videos were shown. Mr. Nishaf informed us about hardships that occur in the
field of engineering based on real-life experiences. He also shared the various job
opportunities outside the country and the obstacles faced by students in pursuing their
passion. Furthermore he advised the necessity of basic knowledge in English for
communication. The seminar lasted for about an hour. The session was very
informative and the students found it extremely useful. The alumni association provided
us with materials including magazines and feedback forms. Finally the session was
concluded with a vote of thanks by the students' representative.
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Mr. Nishaf Hassan, SCM Hub Director addressing the audience
13. CAREER GUIDANCE CLASS
Pre-final year engineering students have always been facing the dilemma, “what after
engineering?” And they are always presented with two answers, either get placed in a
good IT company or go for higher studies such as M.Tech/MS. But ISTE Chapter of
GECT, organized a two hour talk on 12th March 2014 which was helpful in diverting the
students’ direction of thought about their career.
A team from Petrocil Engineers and Consultants Pvt Ltd headed by Rashad, came to
our campus. They are a professionally managed multi-dimensional Engineering
consultancy with specialists in Process, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Pipeline, Civil and
Electrical disciplines. Asst. Prof. Jiji K S presided over the programme. The talk was
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very informative as it enlightened our students about the wide range of opportunities for
Electrical engineers in the field of Refineries/Petrochemical and other chemical
industries. Electrical engineers always have an important place in all stages of an oil
refinery plant, both on shore and off shore. Also, this company offers crash courses for
students to bridge the gap between what they learn inside the campus and how they are
expected to apply that in a real time job. It can be assured that this two hour talk made
the students ponder about their careers and see the opportunities offered to them in a
different perspective.
14. LUMINO’14
The ISTE Students’ Chapter of GEC, Thrissur conducted another colourful event
LUMINO ’14- THREE HURDLES, ONE RIDE TO GLORY, on 25th March 2014.
Receiving about 40 registrations and total of 200 students, the event turned out to be a
huge success.
LUMINO ’14 consisted of three rounds in which students were to participate
in teams of 2 to 4. The first round was TREASURE HUNT and the attractive part about
it was the teams entered the hunt directly without any aptitude test. Ten teams qualified
the first round and reached the second. The second round, JUNK ART tested the
creative skills of the participants as they were asked to make up a useful household
item out of a number of junk materials. It did compel our participants to think in new and
different perspectives as they have never done before and the results were marvelous.
The final round was designed for four teams. And in the final round, AD-ZAP, the teams
had to prepare and present an advertisement for a given product. Thus the three rounds
tested the technical, innovative and managerial skills of the participants.
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Participants at the first round of LUMINO’14
The team of Arun R Nair, Amal Raj, Amal Jeorge Appadan and Thejus Hari
outran their competitors and won the first prize. The team of FazilMuhammed,
Sharafuddheen, Collin and Jose won the second prize. The valedictory function was
presided over by Prof. C. P. Sunil Kumar, Chairman ISTE GEC Chapter & ISTE Kerala
SMC member. Prizes were distributed.
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Prof. C P Sunilkumar presenting the cash prize to second prize winners
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Prof. C P Sunilkumar presenting the cash prize to first prize winners
The valedictory function of LUMINO’14 also became a dais where the core committee
members were honored for their hard work and dedication. They were awarded with a
certificate. Anju S (S6 EEE A) was given a token of appreciation for her achievement in
the zonal and national levels of Sree Ramanuja Mathematics Competition. Binoy B B,
Faculty Advisor of ISTE GEC Chapter felicitated the occasion. Also the new core
committee members of the students’ chapter for the academic year 2014-2015 were
selected.
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Core Committee Members of ISTE Students’ Chapter for 2014-‘15
15. SEMINAR FOR M.TECH STUDENTS “OUTREACH”
In order to sprawl the awareness and importance of doing research work at IIT-M, two
eminent delegates Dr. A. K. Sujith, Aerospace Engineering and Dr. T Pradeep, Physics
Department from IIT Madras delivered a lecture on the “Research program at IIT
Madras” on 27th March 2014. Prof. C. P. Sunil Kumar, who is Chairman, ISTE Chapter
introduced the envoys from IIT-M to students. The emissaries exchanged thoughts and
conveyed the importance of having a research program at IIT-M for the interest of the
nation development. The session was especially for the final year postgraduate
students of GEC-Thrissur, close to one hundred students from various departments had
participated in this interactive session. The session was held at the seminar hall of the
Civil Engineering department. About 50 students participated for the event. The
intention of their brief visit is to sprawl the awareness and benefit of research and attract
more students to research programs. The talk lasted for nearly two hours. They
interacted with the students of GEC Thrissur and students were put forward their
anticipation and queries at various perspectives. Delegates listed the benefit of
research at IIT-M. Researchers may benefit the scholarship, unmatched ambience,
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scholarship for participating in international conferences and higher industry sponsored
scholarship for outstanding candidates. There are four distinct modes by which research
enthusiast can pursue research they are, regular PhD, MS program, part time PhD,
interdisciplinary PhD. At the end of the session delegates distributed the palmhlet of IIT-
M outreach and the session was dispersed with refreshment.
Dr. A. K. Sujith, Aerospace Engineering addressing the audience
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Dr. T Pradeep, Physics Department addressing the audience
16. EARTH HOUR
A program was conducted in the Seminar Hall of Civil Department of our college
on 28th of March 2014 in order to highlight the consequences of excess use of electricity
consumption and importance of ‘Earth Hour’. Mr Manoj V A, who works as Assistant
Executive Engineer at KSEB Madakkathara, was the Chief Guest of the day.
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Students attending the seminar
Mr Manoj highlighted the importance of saving electricity. He stressed that only
50% of the requirement is met by the electricity production in Kerala. The state has the
highest share of domestic consumption. Hence ‘Earth Hour’ would be an ideal solution
for the present scenario. ‘Earth Hour’ is observed every year on the last Saturday in the
month of March. He explained that ‘Earth Hour’ can be observed by turning off all
electrical appliances for one hour during peak hours (i.e. 6.00pm to 10.00pm).He said
that “Switch off your lights on Saturday 29th March from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm to be part
of the world's largest voluntary action for the environment!”. Observing ‘Earth Hour’ not
only reduces power consumption but also helps to check global warming which is a
threat to the entire planet. In Kerala, hydel projects are mostly used instead of thermal
for generation of electricity, moreover hydel electricity generation is pollution free and
environment friendly. He insisted using 5-star power rated appliances as it reduces
energy consumption. He mentioned the necessity of using alternative sources of energy
like solar, wind etc instead of conventional sources. Around 70 students attended the
session.
Mr Manoj provided an eye-opening lecture on the necessity of control of power
consumption in the state and the crisis faced by KSEB. The students found it very
informative and thanked Mr Manoj for spending his valuable time.
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17. YUKTHI’14 – THE PROJECT EXPO
ISTE Students Chapter of Govt. Engineering College Thrissur has organized Project
Expo YUKTHI’14 at Millennium Auditorium of the college on 7th and 8th of August 2014,
in association with the inauguration of the renovated ISTE building, depicting the
creativity and the spirit of innovation in the student fraternity. The exhibition was
inaugurated by Dr. M Bhasi, Director, School of Management, CUSAT. The inaugural
function was presided over by Dr. K. Vijayakumar, Principal, GEC, Thrissur. Prof. C. P.
Sunil Kumar, Chairman, ISTE GECT Chapter delivered the Chairman’s address. Dr. M.
Nandakumar (YUKTHI-14 Project Evaluation Head and PTA Secretary), and Prof. T.
Krishnakumar of Mechanical Engineering Department gave felicitations. Asst. Prof.
Binoy B B (Faculty Advisor, ISTE Students’ Chapter) welcomed the gathering and Arun
K Devadas, Convenor, ISTE Students Chapter proposed vote of thanks.
Inauguration of YUKTHI’14 - Prayer
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Lighting the Lamp ceremony
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Inauguration of the renovated ISTE building by Guest of Honour Dr. M. Bhasi
Among the vast multitude of projects and gadgets in display, the following stood out
for their innovation and out of the box thoughts.
1. Image text translator
2. Toll management website
3. Parallel operation of tap changing transformer using SCADA
4. Maglev wind mill
5. Safety helmet
6. Grid connection PV system
7. Dynamic traffic control system
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8. Vehicle headlight dimmer
9. Multiple transformer temperature monitoring system with automatic circuit
breaking operation
10. Cell phone detector
11. Cell phone controlled robot
12. Gas leakage detection and protection
13. Peizo electric security system
14. Semi automated paralleling of alternator
15. Multi function power supply
16. Temperature controlled fan
17. Speed checker to detect rash driving vehicles on highway
18. Remote operated spy robot
19. Arduino based tilt detector
20. Heart rate monitoring using 8051
21. Automatic door bell with object detection
22. Snake inspired robot
23. High speed pneumatic wind shield wiper design
24. Ignition control automatic side stand retrieval system
25. Wind powered mobile charge
26. Cyclic powered reciprocating pump
27. Weight carrier
28. Motorized screw jack
29. Box shifting mechanism
30. Seat belt and power brake ensuring system
31. Advanced Braile system for blind
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32. Hand gesture to voice conversion for speech/ hearing
impaired
33. Smart home
34. Navigatorial aid for visually impaired
35. Android contol for spy robotics
36. Patent monitoring system
37. Heart rate measurement from fingertip
38. Indoor tracking system
39. Automatic setting and resetting of circuit breaker
40. Adaptive smoke emission alert system
41. Brain controlled wheel chair
42. Hovercraft
43. Magic stick for visually impaired
44. Remote controlled fan
45. Energy limiter
46. Tesla coil
47. Regenerative breaking
48. Step climber
49. Heron’s fountain
50. Lug nut remover
51. Geneva mechanism
52. RF based speaking system
53. Electronic eye
54. Water rocket
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Snake Inspired Robot
Apart from these, there were stalls which arrayed sophisticated equipment and
models from KSEB, BSNL, All India Radio. Also models from civil engineering,
mechanical engineering and architecture departments attracted huge crowds.
Model of a Transmission line system at the stall organized by KSEB
The first prize was shared by Snake Inspired robot by Nishad K, P Rishikesh
menon, Niyas P, Nitish Nandakumar and Nithin Madhavan P (ME Department) and
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Brain controlled wheel chair done by Yadu Sharon (EEE Department). Second prize
was shared by advanced Braile system for blind, done by Vibin A D, Sreejith P, Shincy
P S, Nikhitha, Ramees (ECE Department) and Seat belt and parking brake ensuring
system by Arjun Mohan, Aravind G, Arun R, Arun K A and Arun Kumar V A (ME
Department). Third prize was shared by Heron’s Fountain done by Muhammed Ashik
M, Fazil Muhammed Kutty, Vineeth P V and Sharafudeen (PE Department). Energy
limiter done by Navya Krishnan K, Saily E S, Poornima Mohan, Manju Varghese and
Veena (EEE Department) was specially appreciated by jury.
School students visiting YUKTHI’14
The expo was a brilliant display of the innovative and brilliant projects of students of
GECT. Around 2400 students attended the event. Students from about 15 schools in
Thrissur were also bestowed with an opportunity to take a look at the projects of all
trades and various other exhibits that are displayed along with the projects. . It provides
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a splendid rostrum, not only for those who wish to put forth their ideas infront of the
world but also to the young budding talents who wish to know about the evolution of
technology happening today.
Prof. C P Sunilkumar presenting the cash prize to Mr. Yadu Sharon who shared the first prize
In the valedictory function held on 8th August 2014 at 5 pm in the Millenium
Auditorium, certificates and cash prizes were distributed to the winners by Prof. C. P.
Sunil Kumar, Chairman, ISTE GECT Chapter. Mr. Binoy B B, Faculty Advisor, ISTE
GECT Chapter gave welcome speech and Mr. Dilu John Cherian, Treasurer presented
a report on Yukthi’14. Mr. Jiyad Roshan, Secretary of the Students Chapter proposed
the vote of thanks.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. Exclusive robotics based Techfest.
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2. Workshop on MATLAB, Micro controller etc.
3. Exhibition of workshops and laboratories.
4. Developmental activities in a tribal village near Athirappilly, Thrissur.
5. Basic C workshop for first year students.
6. Workshop on embedded C Programming.
--Signed--
Binoy B B,
Faculty Advisor,
ISTE Students’ Chapter,
GEC, Thrissur