Mr. Ajil Majeed (Technical Supportive Executive, 2005-09 ECED) & Mr. Sandeep N L (CEO, PV Energy Max Pvt. Ltd,2005-09 ECED) interacted with 2nd and 3rd year students of ECE Department. They shared their experiences and also interacted with students and supported them to clear their doubts and anxieties. The interaction was extended to 2 hours.

It has been the constant endeavor of Vidya International Charitable Trust to develop the competencies of the faculty and staff at the institutions under the Trust. The Trust has proposed a yearlong exercise to impart suitable and appropriate management and leadership training to the faculty members.The first of such training was carried out by
TCS at their Peepul Park Learning Center, Thiruvananthapuram, on 18 January 2019. This one-day program was attended by 15 senior faculty from the Thrissur campus and five faculty from the Kilimanoor campus of Vidya.The focus of the session was on the following themes:

“Building the self – personal brand”
“Your attribute responsibility”
“Enhancing the communication perceptible.”

The importance of a teacher as a role model was emphasized taking into account the importance of being an enabler, facilitator, coach, mentor and friend.

With much enthusiasm, the NSS units of Vidya celebrated 70th Republic Day of India on 26 January 2019. The programme started with a prayer followed by a patriotic song. The flag was hoisted by Dr Saji C B (Principal) following which he delivered the special address. Mr Anil M (Programme Officer), Mr Cinto P A (Programme Officer), Mr Rajesh N P (Associate Professor, ME Dept), Mr Vishnu Rach (AP, EEE Dept) and staff members of the College attended the programme. NSS volunteers distributed sweets to students and staff members of the college.

Eleation Academy, an educational institute with headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, providing training in Computer Aided Education and Finite Element Analysis held a campus recruitment drive in Vidya on 24 January 2019. The process included a pre-placement talk and an online test. The drive was attended by a total of 33 final year B Tech students from CE and ME branches (2019 pass out batches).

Sargaa, the women’s club of Vidya, and the SAP (Science Awareness Programme) initiative of Vidya jointly organized Women’s Conclave 2019 on 19 January 2019 at Sahitya Academy Hall, Thrissur. Around 200 girls from various schools and colleges participated in the event.

First time ever
This was the first time such an event was happening in Thrissur. The event with the tagline “From Teenage to Womanhood” was directed at improving the achievement motivation of girls. The event was focused on resolving the challenges faced by girls by providing an open platform for discussion.

Presence of Vidhubala and Sravana
The programme was enriched by the presence of two distinguished guests, senior Malayalam artiste Smt Vidhubala and emerging Malayalam cine artiste, Ms Sravana. Smt Vidhubala and Ms Sravana inaugurated the Conclave. Ms Sravana delivered the inaugural address. She explained how together we can achieve more. The greatest realization should be of oneself being alive and that we have the power to go forward. She also narrated tips for success of the young ladies in the audience.
‘Kathayalla Ithu Jeevitham‘ is a popular television adalat show in Malayalam Television aired in the Amrita TV. It is the tele-replica of Lok Adalat (people’s courts) backed by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA), which is constituted to give legal services to the people besides conducting Lok Adalats. Retired judges, famous lawyers and social workers line-up on the judging panel.
Yesteryear actress Vidhubala is the counselor of the show.

Talk on “From Teenage to Womanhood”
The main session on the theme “From Teenage to Womanhood” was handled by Smt Vidhubala. She very beautifully pointed out the various value points in life by connecting them to her own real life stories. She remarked that one of the greatest realization in life should be to understand where one stood in life. Our values were not determined by others but by ourselves. We should uphold a good self esteem. Only then as women we would be able to demand value from others. Just as things might go wrong, we should also have the courage to accept it and say a sorry too. Following the narration of her experiences, there was an interactive session for the audience.

VICT Chairman’s blessings
The event was attended by Mr Sudhakaran Polassery, Chairman, VICT, Er G Mohanachandran, Executive Director, VICT, Dr Latha Raj, Students Welfare and Social Projects Director, Dr Saji C B, Principal,  and Ms Divya Radhakrishnan, Sargaa Convenor.

The Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering of the College jointly organised a two-day workshop on Dynamics of Machinery during 14 -15 January 2019 in Advanced Computer Lab. Dr Biju N, Prof in Dept of Mechanical engineering of CUSAT was the resource person for the FDP. Prof K Dileep (Head, PE Dept) felicitated the programme and also highlighted the importance of the subject Dynamics of Machinery in the areas of Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering.

Prof Jayadevan V, Professor of Civil Engineering in Vidya, had developed a method known as the “Jayadevan system” or the “VJD method” for calculating target scores in interrupted one-day and Twenty-20 cricket matches. Now he has improved the system by introducing a few more ideas. These ideas were presented as a research paper titled “Setting target scores of better acceptability in interrupted limited over cricket matches by introducing a concept “the makeup factor”” in the prestigious conference on mathematics in sports christened MathSport Asia 2018 and hosted by XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India, during 10 – 12 Dcember 2018. MathSport Asia 2018 is the inaugural conference of MathSport Asia. MathSport Asia is a group of academicians and sports professionals interested in promoting – in Asia – the application of mathematics and statistics to all aspects of sports.

QFiesta 2018, Vidya’s quiz programme for school students, successfully conducted

The finals of the “QFiesta 2018”, a quiz competition for school students in Kerala, jointly organised by Mathrubhumi Daily and Vidya, was held in the College on 13 January 2019. Out of the 2000 students who participated in the quiz, 432 had qualified for the semifinals.
The winners
The first prize of Rs 25000 was won by Mr Sougandh Krishna K S of Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Poochatty.
The second prize of Rs 15000 was won by Mr Parthiv Menon of Blooming Buds Bethania.
The third prize of Rs 10000 was won by Mr Harish K S of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puranattukara.
Consolation prizes of Rs 5000 were awarded to Chaithanya C, Ameen Bin Shahid, Sreerag Madhav, Lakshmi S Nair, Divya Venugopal, Sajiyo C S, Ameena Jamal, Devika Menon, Varsha K and Amal Krishna.
The guest of honour during the prize distribution ceremony was the National Best Teacher Award winner, Ms Shakeela teacher. The Principal Dr Saji C B, Executive Director Er G Mohanachandran, Programme Coordinators Dr Jiby Jose and Ms Mary P V also participated in the prize distribution ceremony.