Intra Institutional Idea Competition Hackathon TEKTRA 2K22

Session Details: Intra Institutional Idea Competition Hackathon TEKTRA 2K22
Title of the Session : Intra Institutional Idea Competition Hackathon TEKTRA 2K22
Date : 08/12/2022 Duration : 210 mins (10:00 am to 1:30 pm)
Activity Category : IIC Calendar Activity Nature of the Session : Offline
Theme : Innovation and Design Thinking
Expert / Speaker Details:
Name: Mr. Nantha Kumar Rajasekaren Designation: CEO of NervyGrid
Organisation: NervyGrid, Madurai .
Brief about Expert/Speaker:

Mr. Nantha Kumar Rajasekaren is been CEO of NervyGrid and Thanvi Technologies

·         He has experienced as Chief Business Development Officer in Surgical Garments

·         He worked as Co-Founder & CTO of INSES for 1 year 5 months

·         He also worked as Cloud Support Engineer in Webtoall  for  1 year 6 months

He has cleared many international certifications like

·         Cloud Computing with Amazon Web Service

·         Network Security Administrator (NSA)

·         International Workshop On Android Apps Development

·         Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Course

He bagged many awards such as

·         Hall of Fame

·         English Motivator

·         Brand Ambassador

He received the Best Outgoing Student during 2019 batch in B.Sc. Networking Department at SLCS.

Objectives of the activity: 

Ø To conduct various innovative and entrepreneurship-related Hackathon activities to boost the novel ideas of students at Intra Institutional level

Ø To identify the technical talents of the students and to reward the innovations to encourage them.

Ø To enhance the creativity of the students by conducting events like Blog Creation and Poster Making.

Ø To augment the ingenuity of the students by encouraging them to partake in all the events.

Outcome of the activity:

At the end of the  session, the participants  were able to:

1.      Obtain the knowledge of entrepreneurial skills to do startup

2.      Understand the concepts of self learning by participating in technical events like Blog Creation and Poster Making.

3.      Gain the knowledge on how to crack the interview at top level MNC’s company from resource person’s address

4.      Make use of the various latest IT applications available for various sectors.

Key Highlights

A few major points explained by the speaker to the students about Recent Trends in IT Industry:

Ø Encouraged the students to develop entrepreneurial skills

Ø Advised the students to do self learning in both academic and career oriented skills

Ø Explained about the interview techniques to crack the entry level test at top level MNC’s

Ø Suggested the students to learn many new tools & technology

Ø There were 2 technical events conducted namely Blog Creation (11 participants)  and Poster Presentation(8 teams)

Ø In blog creation event, the theme was given to the students a day before for developing an application on “India Vision towards 2040”.  The students created and presented their blog with various innovative ideas like Cleanliness throughout the country, Advanced technology in medicine and Artificial Intelligence in education.

Ø In Poster Presentation event, the theme was given to the students a day before for designing a poster on “Future World in my Perception”.  The students designed many innovative posters by using the tools and templates available in the canvas software tool.

Participants Details:
 Total No. of Student Participation: 123
 Total No. of Staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) Participation: 5
 YouTube Links: nil
  Photographs:

“Skill Development Activity”

ZEAL Association, Department of BBA, conducted a Skill Development Activity for the students of I BBA on 06.12.2022 at AV Room of Annex Building. The program was presided over by Dr. B. Meenakshi Sundaram, Assistant Professor, Department of BBA. The purpose of this program is to bring out the skills and talents of the students. The students exhibited their skills on Paper presentation, Logistics Business Quiz, Ad Zap Act, Best Manager skills and Stress Management. The skill development program was supported by II BBA Students. Prizes were distributed to the winners and runners. Totally, 53 students of I BBA and 30 Students of II BBA participated in the program.

CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Art & Media Club &D. P. Roy Choudhury Association, Department of Animation, celebratedthe“International Human Rights Day 2022” on 06.12.2022 at our Animation Academic Lab.

As a part of the Celebration, a Drawing Competition was conducted in the Topic: All Humans…All Equal. The main aim of this competition to exhibit the student’s talents and also to create aware of the Human rights and responsibilities. The students created magnificent sketches on paper with colors. It was related to the present scenario, where students could engage in skillful learning through the medium of Art.

Students participated with great enthusiasm and zest. Indeed the competition provided a platform for theircreative expression.

TotallyXX students from all the departments were participatedin this event.

Outreach Program (SLCS Samaaj Seva) on “Importance of Health and Fitness for Adults”

Department of Food Science and Processing Management organized an Outreach Program SLCS Samaaj Seva on Importance of Health and Fitness for Adults “on 3.12.2022 at 3.00 in Paramakudi. Students explained the importance of Physical activity which improves one’s ability to live healthier and longer (especially during adult period). Regular physical activity can positively impact multiple dimensions of one’s life which can decrease the risk of developing chronic disease and improve health benefits of those living with a chronic disease.  Totally, 13 students participated and 10 members got benefited through this activity.

INDUSTRIAL VISIT AT VENUS HOME APPLIANCES PVT. LTD. FACTORY, TUTICORIN

Department of Commerce (Hons) ACCA visited Venus Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd., Senthilampannai, Thoothukudi – 628103 on 03.12.2022 (Saturday). It is the leading manufacturer of water heaters in India. Venus provides a wide range of water heaters in India that include electric instant water heaters, electric storage water heaters, gas water heaters, solar water heaters and heat pump water heaters. It also strives to design, manufacture and supply water heaters and accessories to national and international standards. Then, all students were taken to the factory to see all the operations of Water Heater Manufacturing, Raw material section, Quality checking unit, packaging section and accounts department. Totally, 38 students from I, II and III ACCA along with 3 faculty members visited the factory.

CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM ON-CAMPUS DRIVE

Department of Computer Science (SSS), Department of Networking, & Career Counseling Cell in association with Placement Cell jointly organized an “On Campus Drive” for Networking & Computer Science final year students on 03.12.2022. Our Principal, Dr. R. Sujatha, led the “On Campus Drive”. Our Vice Principal, Dr. K. Arjunan and Dr. S. Priya, Dean Academics, delivered the keynote address. Mr. Nanuswamy, President Maxeleator Foundation, Madurai and the team conducted the recruitment process with different rounds. Totally, 53 students participated in this drive.  Totally, 20 students got selected for the final HR round with 15 shortlisted students.

Retail Bazaar Sodh Yatra

Retail Bazzar Shodh Yatra was organised by Lakshya Association of MBA department on 02/12/2022 and 03/12/2022 at 9 a.m at Masi Street, Madurai.

Retail BazzarShodhYatra outcomes:

  • Identification and documentation of grassroots innovation and traditional knowledge.
  • Exchange of ideas and knowledge among the participants from different regions and backgrounds.
  • Raising awareness on the importance of imbibing local knowledge and innovation
  • Creating opportunities for innovation to showcase their ideas and products to customers.
  • Totally 75, students and 6 faculty members participated in the Retail BazzarShodhYatra, Dr Sivajothi and Dr K S KarthikBabu were the coordinators.

Internship Guidance Meeting

Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized an Internship Guidance Meeting on 03.12.2022 to orient the students for their internship program. Totally, 32 students from III MC&HM actively participated. Dr. R. Sujatha, Principal, delivered the presidential address. Mr. C. Suresh Kumar, Head of the Department, guided the students and their parents regarding the importance of Log book for students, Hotel information and accommodation availability for students. He also spoke of the training reporting date, dress code during the training programme, importance of the Training Certificate, and prior necessities to join their respective Hotels.  Through this program, the students and parents will be able to understand their roles and responsibilities during the internship program. This guidance meeting helped the students to understand the importance of internship and made it as a memorable experience.

A Workshop on “Innovative Digital Marketing with reference to YOUTUBE”

ZEAL Association of Department of BBA in association with SLCS’s Institute Innovation Council (IIC) organized a One-day Workshop on “Innovative Digital Marketing with Reference to YOUTUBE” for the students, Faculty and Research scholars of various Institutions in the auditorium on 02.12.2022.    Mr. J. Keerthi Vasan, Assistant Director and VFX Artist, TALENTWOOD, Madurai, was the resource person for the workshop. Mr. J. Keerthi Vasan explained on creating a Business Plan, creating a YouTube channel and how to keep our channel relevant. He finally explained the YouTube business model and the scope of starting a channel on YouTube.  By this one-day workshop the faculty and students had a great idea on Digital Marketing. Totally, 57 students of I BBA, 31 Students of II BBA, 18 Students from various departments of SLCS, 46 participants from various engineering colleges eagerly participated in the program.

Seminar on World Pollution Control day

            Herbert William Henrich Association, Department of Fire and Industrial Safety, along with Environmental Health and Safety club, celebrated the World Pollution Control Day through an awareness program on 02.12.2022. Dr. N. Somasundaram, Principal, Rukmini Shanmugam Polytechnic College, Madurai, gave the guest lecture on World Pollution Control. He explained the theme of World Pollution Control Day for this year and the important methods of controlling the pollution. He highlighted pollution prevention should be a motive of an individual’s life and it should be encouraged in the society to segregate the waste from houses and other places and reduce the usage of plastic products to protect the Environment from the disposal of waste and other activities.  He emphasized that Resources should be used with care and economy.  Totally, 98 students and 5 faculty members got benefitted through the seminar.