Career Guidance Program cum Alumni Interaction on “Entrepreneurship opportunities in VFX Industry”

D.P. Roy Choudhury Association, Department of Animation, in association with Institution Innovation Council (IIC) – SLCS organized a Career Guidance program cum Alumni Interaction on “Entrepreneurship opportunities in VFX Industry” on 22.08.2022 at 11.00 a.m.

Mr. P. Kishore Kumar, Head i/c cum Asst. Prof, Dept. of Animation, welcomed the gathering. Mr.Dhanabal (2011-14 batch), 3D AR/VR Lead, Techmahindra, Bangalore, acted as the chief guest of the event.

He remarked that the VFX industry is a fast emerging and an indispensable part of film making, and the cutting edge work carried out by Indian studios has catapulted the country to the global VFX scene. In the developed countries, the governments are offering grants, labor tax credits, and subsidies to domestic companies engaged in VFX work to help them retain artists as well as their expansion efforts. Eventhough VFX industry is not popular internationally; it is definitely gaining popularity in India. He concluded enlightening with completely rewarding opportunities for young minds in the VFX Sector. There are hundreds of tools and technologies for creating visual effects, but your business success is determined more by your artistry than by your technological abilities.

The program received a positive feedback from the students.
Totally,79 students were through this event.

Work shop on “Entrepreneur in Indian Sweets”

Title of the Session : Work shop on “Entrepreneur in Indian Sweets”
Organizer: Department Marine Catering and Hotel Management
Date :22.8.2022 TIME  : 10.00 P.M to 1.30
Mode of the Session : offline Venue: Training Kitchen
Theme : Entrepreneurship
Expert  Speaker
Name: Mr. A. Ukkira Pandi and Mr. Manickam Designation:  Chef –Sweets
Organisation:  Jeyaram Bakery, Madurai
Objectives of the activity: 

·         To learn different types of Indian sweets

·         To build and extend the range of skills, techniques and knowledge on catering, hotel and restaurant personnel previously acquired.

·         To build current technical practices and create new culinary knowledge, skills, understanding of specific techniques and dishes prepared in Indian cuisine to enhance the food item and the menu

Key Highlights:

·         The Resource Person enlightened the students with different techniques and skills for preparing Indian sweets.

·         In this workshop the students learnt 10 different authentic Indian sweets.

·         The entire demonstration was absorbed by the students on live demonstration and all the recipes were taken down by the students. Now,

·        The students were hoping to practice these recipes and keep the art of the Indian traditional Sweets.

Outcome(s) of the activity:

The workshop have brought about-

·         Increased self-efficiency and teaching competency among those who were trained

·         Understanding different specific Indian Treats and Desserts

·         Creating menus according to specific seasonal events such as Christmas, Diwali, Pongal

·         Maximizing the use of Cook &Chill system in their operations

·         Standardizing & monitoring the food quality & safety in bulk productions and achieving consistency throughout the operation for each individual diet temperature core probe, grill trays to enhance the menu

Participants Details:
 Total No. of Student  : 90
 Total No. of Staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) : 05

Alumni Interaction session on “Recent Trends in Food Processing”

Department of Food Science and Processing Management and the Alumni Cell jointly organized an Alumni Interaction session on “Recent Trends in Food Processing”  for our II,& III year students on 19.08.2022 at 11:00 a.m. in G13 hall of our college premises. Ms. M. Poornima Devi (Batch: 2019-22) was the speaker for the session.  During the interaction session, the alumni discussed the current trends in food processing industries. She discussed how to start a new business and start-up. The alumni also interacted with the students and gave career guidance regarding higher studies and placements. Totally, 26 students participated in this interactive session.

SLCS- Samaaj Seva – an Outreach Program on- “Share the Meal”

Title of the Session:  SLCS- Samaaj Seva – an Outreach Program on- “Share the Meal”
Organizer (Department / Club / Cell/ Committee / Association) Marine Catering and Hotel Management (HEN Association)
Date : 19.8.2022 Time:1.00 P.M
Mode of the Session : Physical Venue: Karadikal, Madurai
Theme(If Applicable) : Outreach Activity
Objective(s) of the activity: 

·        To enable a sense of social and civic responsibility in students.

·        To acquire competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities

·        To identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process

·        To understand that donating to the needy not just benefits the recipient, it also benefits the donor in improving the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being

Key Highlights:

·  Served Food to deserted people at Karadikal. Totally, 30 students from III year participated  in the program.

·  They prepared and distributed variety of rice (around 60 packets of food) to the deserted people in the area.

·  Students were immensely satisfied after witnessing the smile on the faces of the homeless people on receiving the food packets.

Outcome(s) of the activity:

·     Students gained social values, widened their responsibility and received varied spectrum of knowledge in societal issues and problems by making them to work with community.

Participants Details:

v Total No. of students participated: 30

v Total No. of staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) participated: 3

Filed Visit and Live Cooking Demo-Healthy Cooking Practices

Title of the Session:  Filed Visit and Live Cooking Demo-Healthy Cooking Practices
Organizer (Department / Club / Cell/ Committee / Association) Marine Catering and Hotel Management(HEN Association)
Date : 19.8.2022 Time12.30 P.M
Mode of the Session : Physical Venue: Alankanallur, Madurai
Theme(If Applicable) : Entrepreneur
Objective(s) of the activity: 

·         To build students’ kitchen skills and integrate reflective practices throughout the learning process.

·         Problem-solving and understanding consequences (Food that is not correctly threaded may fall off the skewers and into the embers, and foil meals that are not properly wrapped may leak or burn)

·        The ability to cook variety of foods in outdoor situations, such as for backyard barbeques and camping trips, as well as during power outages or other survival situations

Key Highlights:

·      Outdoor cooking is a very popular activity at camp. So, the HEN association, Department of Marine catering and Hotel Management organized a field trip camping activity for final year students. The students had  hands-on practices on smoke based cooking of various meat, paneer and vegetables on the visit.

·      In a safe atmosphere, outdoor cooking mixes risky components like fire, knives, sharp skewers, hot pots, etc. to keep students safe while learning them useful life lessons and allowing them to step outside their comfort zones while having fun with their friends.

Outcome(s) of the activity:

·         Students gained organization, planning, and flexibility skills

·         Students were able to understand basic cooking terms and the equipment to be used.

·        To enable students ability to solve problems and improvise them when things don’t work out

Participants Details:

v Total No. of students participated: 30

v Total No. of staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) participated: 3

Career Counseling Session on “Career Prospects in Food science”

Department of Food Science and Processing Management & Career Counseling cell jointly organized a Career counseling session on “Career Prospects in Food Science for our II & III year Students. Ms. Sandhiya Devi (Batch2019-22) delivered a special talk on “What next”, where she spoke on various job opportunities under “Foodomics” and the customers on whom they focus. She enlightened the students on the gap between academic knowledge and industrial needs and focused on how to bridge the gap between them. She spoke on the need to be updated and keep learning throughout the career. She listed a few food processing industries which provide industrial training and also she is pursuing higher studies in American College. Totally, 26 students participated in this interaction session.

Seminar on Digital Taxation for Startups

Title of the Session: Seminar on Digital Taxation for Startups
Organizer (Department) B.Com. (Honours) ACCA & SLCS – IIC
Date : 18/08/2022 Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm
Mode of the Session : Offline Venue: Seminar Hall, SLCS
Theme(If Applicable) : Start Ups
Expert / Speaker Details:
Name: V.K.Viswanathan Designation: Chartered Accountant
Organisation: Private
Objective(s) of the activity: 

a)      To inculcate the thought of becoming an Auditor.

b)      To develop fundamental knowledge on Digital Taxation.

c)      To understand how to get on Computerized Taxation.

d)     To upgrade the quality of department through effective seminars.

Key Highlights: The expert,

a)      Motivated students to complete Professional Exams successfully.

b)      Explained the present scenario on Digital Taxation.

c)      Reveald the latest procedures and required forms for Digital Tax filling.

Outcome(s) of the activity: Students were able to

a)      Learn basics about taxation procedures.

b)      Get start ups ideas for filling of advance payment of tax.

c)      Know how to register tax return.

d)     Fulfill of IIC requirement.

Participants Details:

v Total No. of students participated: 107

v Total No. of staff (Teaching) participated: 09

Guest Lecture on “How to become an Entrepreneur”

Title of the Session: Guest Lecture on “How to become an Entrepreneur”
Organizer (Department / Club / Cell/ Committee / Association) Entrepreneurship Development Cell, BBA, and EDII-MKU
Date : 18.08.2022 Time: 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Mode of the Session :  Offline Venue: AV Room, SLCS-Annex
Theme : How to become an Entrepreneur
Expert / Speaker Details:
Name: Prof. Thiirukoshtiyur K. Manikandan, Designation: EDP Trainer
Organisation: EDP Trainer & Consultant
Objective of the activity:

v To Provide Knowledge about Government Plans and Entrepreneurship Programmes.

v To Promote First Generation Businessman among students community.

v To provide an idea for start-up business and incubation centre

Key Highlights:

v The BBA Zeal Association organized the program.

v The Guest Prof. Thiirukoshtiyur K. Manikandan explained the concepts like ethics in Administration, Time Management, Innovation, and Creativity.

v The speaker narrated the qualities of successful entrepreneur, SWOT Analysis, and the various government funding agencies that promote students entrepreneurs.

v The students were accompanied by Dr.Kumaran Thayumanavan, HoD, Dr. B. Meenakshi Sundaram Assistant Professor and Mr. B. Vairamuthu, Assistant Professor – Department of BBA.

Outcome(s) of the activity:

v Students were able to understand the concept of Startup ideas.

v The Students showed keen interest in generating business ideas They also obtained the knowledge and guidance from the speaker to become an entrepreneur.

Participants Details:

v Total No. of students participated: 109

v Total No. of staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) participated: 3

INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO “Marble Valley Foods”

The Department of Food Science and Processing Management organized an Industrial visit to Marble Valley Foods, Tirunelveli on 18.08.2022 between 11.00am-3.00pm. This visit is arranged to familiarize and acquaint the students with the real-life scenario of the industry- working environment and to provide practical exposure for the courses taught to them, during regular sessions in the campus. Mr.Arivazhagan, Manager-HRD, MVF, explained the different types of fish, sea foods, processing units, storage conditions, temparure highlighting the freezing methods. He also emphasized the career oriented role, specification and internship opportunities related to Food Science and Processing. An MoU is signed with the Industry for the betterment of our students.  Totally, 33 students of I, II, III year FSPM and three faculty members participated in this visit.

Guest Lecture on “How to become an Entrepreneur”

Title of the Session: Guest Lecture on “How to become an Entrepreneur”
Organizer (Department / Club / Cell/ Committee / Association) Entrepreneurship Development Cell, BBA, and EDII-MKU
Date : 18.08.2022 Time: 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Mode of the Session :  Offline Venue: AV Room, SLCS-Annex
Theme : How to become an Entrepreneur
Expert / Speaker Details:
Name: Prof. Thiirukoshtiyur K. Manikandan, Designation: EDP Trainer
Organisation: EDP Trainer & Consultant
Objective of the activity:

v To Provide Knowledge about Government Plans and Entrepreneurship Programmes.

v To Promote First Generation Businessman among students community.

v To provide an idea for start-up business and incubation centre

Key Highlights:

v The BBA Zeal Association organized the program.

v The Guest Prof. Thiirukoshtiyur K. Manikandan explained the concepts like ethics in Administration, Time Management, Innovation, and Creativity.

v The speaker narrated the qualities of successful entrepreneur, SWOT Analysis, and the various government funding agencies that promote students entrepreneurs.

v The students were accompanied by Dr.Kumaran Thayumanavan, HoD, Dr. B. Meenakshi Sundaram Assistant Professor and Mr. B. Vairamuthu, Assistant Professor – Department of BBA.

Outcome(s) of the activity:

v Students were able to understand the concept of Startup ideas.

v The Students showed keen interest in generating business ideas They also obtained the knowledge and guidance from the speaker to become an entrepreneur.

Participants Details:

v Total No. of students participated: 109

v Total No. of staff (Teaching / Non-Teaching) participated: 3