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AISAT NewsletterVol: 4 Issue No: 2 AISAT DAY Special Issue March 2015

Albertian Institute of Science and Technology (AISAT)Kalamassery, Kochi - 682 022.

Ph : 0484 2540360, 6526299, Fax: 0484 [email protected] www.aisat.ac.in

AISAT DAY Special Issue March 20152


PatronHis Grace Most Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarakal

Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly

Manager

Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery

Associate Manager

Rev. Fr. Alex Kurispuarambil

Assistant Manager

Rev. Fr. John Christopher

Director

Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose

Principal

Prof. Dr. K. E. George

Vice-Principal

Prof. Vincent K. John

Dean – Students' Counselling & Placement

Dr. George Sleeba

Dy. Director – Placement & Training

Prof. Jayaraman C.

This special issue contains a short description of the major

academic, co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the

college during the academic year 2014-15. Besides, some best

practices and novel initiatives at AISAT are also described.

- Editorial Board

Most Rev. Dr. Francis KallarakalPatron


Some prominent events

AISAT DAY 2014

Albertian Institute of Science and Technology (AISAT), celebrated the institute day on March 8, 2014 with all characteristic pomp, upholding the message of organ and blood donation. Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Chairman, V-Guard Industries Ltd. was the Chief Guest of the function. His Execellency Rt Rev. Dr. Alex Vadakumthala, the then Bishop designate of Kannur Diocese presided over the function. Rev. Fr. Alex Kurisuparambil, Associate Manager, AISAT, handed over the organ donation consent of Albertians to the honourable Chief Guest. As the Chief Guest held sway over the audience, he could prove that it is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. He congratulated each and every one who willingly gave their consent for organ donation. His Execellency Rt Rev. Dr. Alex Vadakumthala assured that the students will cherish evergreen memories about their college life whenever they think about this evergreen temple of wisdom. The academic toppers, cultural programme winners and other students who made significant contributions to the Institution ascended the stage to receive the prizes. Rev Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal, and Mr. Anenas Lawrence, Students' Union Chairman shared their words in the function. In the cultural show which followed, students brought to limelight, their creative and artistic talents.


Schola Brevis '14

National Cyber Olympiad '14

ScholaBrevis is the ceremony held every year at AISAT to welcome the new batch of engineering students. Schola Brevis'14 was held on July 31, 2014 with all its elegance at the Da Vinci Auditorium. R t . R e v. M s g r . J o s e

Padiyaraparambil, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Verapoly was the Chief Guest for Schola Brevis'14. He inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp. In the inaugural address Msgr. briefed on the history of Catholic educational institutions and the divine motto behind them. He added that education should fuel the minds and hearts of the students to generate a commitment towards society. Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT in his address journeyed through the various events at AISAT. The students lighted their candles and a short prayer followed. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT, Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager, and Dr. K. E. George, Principal addressed the gathering.

The Inaugural ceremony was followed by three talks intended for parents and students. Two sessions were led by Mr. Justin Padamadan, Counselor and Psychologist on the topics 'Bringing up our wards in the right way' and 'Steps towards Maturity'. Mr. Justin Padamadan elaborated on the various problems faced by the younger generation in the present world scenario. In his speech he urged the students to aim high and make maximum use of all the available facilities and also to respect elders. The third session was on the topic 'Rules and Regulations of the college' and was handled by Prof. M. R. Joseph, the then Head of the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities.

National Cyber Olympiad was a joint effort of AISAT and Edu Mithra Intellectual Services Pvt. Ltd. It is an exploratory venture to buoy up and nurture the young talents in the cyber world. The aim of the Olympiad is to inspire the young generation to deepen their knowledge and perception about cyber world. It provided a unique and one of a kind platform where the students showed off their mental triumph, met the legends of the cyber world, shared their thoughts and implemented mind blowing ideas.


The National Cyber Olympiad '14 held at AISAT on October 26, 2014, witnessed great participation from states all over India including Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Olympiad had 3 parts viz. an Online Screening Test conducted at more than 500 Engineering colleges all over India, a Coding Competition and a Technical Quiz for the selected candidates. There were two technical Seminars during the finals; first by Mr Praveen Arimbathodiyl on Privacy in Digital World and second by Mr. Krishnakanth Mane on Cloud Computing. The winners of the Olympiad were Mr. Rajeel K.P., MES College of Engineering, Malappuram, Kerala, Mr. Deepak G. Anil, Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Kerala and Mr. Nishchal Gautam, Sree Venkiteswara College of Engineering, Bangalore. The winners were awarded with cash prizes of Rs. 30,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs 10,000 to the first, second and third place respectively.

The management of AISAT from the very dates of planning to start an engineering college was particular to have best possible faculty, as the quality of faculties will be the key factor in the build-up of a world class institution. As an effort to create the best faculty, AISAT organises a Faculty Development Programme every year: Kaizen. The program mainly focuses on improving teaching methodology which is beneficial for the faculty as it will brush up the skills of experienced faculty and also orients the newcomers. The program is rightly named as “KAIZEN” which is a Japanese term for continuous improvement.

The third in the series, Kaizen '14 was held from June 12 to 13, 2014. It mainly focused on Instructional Design, Delivery System and Evaluation. Kaizen '14 was led by Prof. Dr. V. Job Kuruvila, Director, Thought Links and his team.

Avanza, a Spanish word for “get ahead”, is an annual paper presentation contest, which AISAT has been conducting yearly ever since its inception. The contest is

Kaizen '14

Avanza '15


intended to make the budding engineers of our state, to get acquainted with the pioneers of the v a r i o u s e n g i n e e r i n g disciplines. Avanza'15 – Inspiring lives in Computer Science & Engineering, the fourth in the series, salutes the extra ordinary computer engineers who have made outstanding contributions in the world of computing, communication and other related fields. Avanza'15 was held on February 21, 2015 and was organized by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. The chief guest of the day was Dr. K. Polouse, Pro-vice Chancellor, CUSAT.

The event provided a forum for the students for sharing insights and highlighting various facets of the legends in the field of computer science and engineering. The winners of the contest were Preethy Venugopal and Akhila Girish of SCMS School of Engineering & Technology who were given merit certificates along with a cash prize of Rs 10000/-.

Mentoring is defined as a powerful personal development and empowerment tool. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their careers and is becoming increasing popular as its potential is realised. Mentoring is important because it provides professional socialization and personal support to facilitate success in their studies and beyond.

A one-day workshop on Mentoring was conducted for the faculty on December 1, 2014. The forenoon session was handled by Dr. Mary Metilda, renowned international trainer and senior faculty member, AISAT. She is the former Principal of Maharaja's College Ernakulum. She emphasized that Mentoring is successful only when it happens naturally and informally. She encouraged the faculty to include informal ways of checking in with students in their academics as well in their personality development. An effective mentor should always nurture empathy and listening skills.

Workshop on Mentoring


The afternoon session was handled by Prof. Jose Prakash, Associate Professor, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam. He enlightened the faculty with the fact that certain techniques and skills were necessary for mentoring the students. These include development rapport, effective listening skills, effective communication, observation of behaviour and most importantly asking the right question.

AISAT celebrated annual Sports Day, 'Zealousta', on September 20, 2014. The programme started with the welcome speech by Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal AISAT, in which he threw light on the importance of physical rejuvenation in the student life. Ms. Bentila Dcouth, India's leading FIFA Women's Referee, was the chief guest of the day. She congratulated the AISAT family for allotting a day amidst the busy technical schedule, where students are freed from classroom to jump and run around, freed from the satire of learning. She shared her personal experiences in her journey towards success. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager AISAT, said that Sport's Day will help students to develop according to their potential and nurture their skills. Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil, Associate Manager, AISAT, handed over the memento to Ms. Bentila Dcouth as a token of love.

Later the programme was followed by many events like 100m running race, 400m race, Discuss Throw, Shot Put etc. for girls and boys. The teaching and non-teaching staffs also actively participated in the various events and bagged prizes.

The students showcased their multifaceted talents. It was a mega event and it culminated by the award ceremony where students were awarded trophies & medals.

ZEALOUSTA '15


Chrysalis '15

AISAT Participated in 'RUN, KERALA RUN’

'Chrysalis' is an annual event held to celebrate the cross-curr icular integration, practice and celebration of the arts and cultural events within our broad liberal c u r r i c u l u m . A I S AT celebrated Arts day ' C h r y s a l i s ' 1 5 ' o n February 7, 2015. The event witnessed the showmanship and creative side of the AISATIANS.

The chief guest of the day was Ms. Apoorva Bose, professional model and Actress who has acted in many notable Malayalam movies. Principal, Dr. K. E. George welcomed the gathering and wished that the day and events will deliver entertainment, fun and inspiration to all out there. In the inaugural address chief guest wished all the success to 'Chrysalis 15' and was honoured to be a part of this mega event. She concluded her speech by supportively singing a beautiful song for the audience. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager said that in addition to academics such forums should be used to hone the students' artistic and creative skills. The inauguration was followed by 31 different cultural events at 5 different venues of the college.

'Run, Kerala Run', the curtain raiser to the 35th National Games, 'ran' into history which was held across the state on January 20, 2015. Billed as the biggest mass run ever held in the country, sportspersons, film stars, cultural personalities, politicians, government employees, teachers and students lined up for the event across the state. AISAT also pledged its support and participated in the historic moment. Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, the Manager handed over the mini marathon jersey to the student representative. Faculty members and students gathered near the Govt.


Polytechnic College, Kalamassery (start point) at 10 am and were flagged off to a point-to-point mini marathon till Municipal Hall, Kalamassery (end point). Olympians M. D. Valsamma and Mercy Kuttan were the special guests for the event.

The Regional CSI Discover Thinking 2015 was held on January 10, 2015 at Da Vinci Auditorium, AISAT. The competition was organized for Middle School classes 6 to 9 (Category A) with attractive prize money. In addition to the mid school (class 6 to 9), CSI Kochi Branch also organized a State level Quiz on Science and ICT for class 10 to 12 students (Category B). 58 teams from 18 schools registered for Category A and 47 teams from 15 schools registered for Category B. Mr. Charles Andrews, the Quiz Master managed the show in an excellent manner involving not only the participants but also the entire audience. Cash prizes and Trophies were distributed to the winners by the CSI Chairman, Prof. (Cmde) P. Koshy Varughese, VSM (Retd). Participation Certificates were also distributed to all the students who had participated in CSI Discover Thinking Quiz 2015.

AISAT maintains MoUs and collaborations with the following professional bodies

· Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM)

· Indian Concrete Institute(ICI) – Kochi Centre

· Graduates Association of Consultant Engineers (GRACE)

· Indian Geotechnical Society(IGS) - Kochi Chapter

· Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Kochi Subsection

· Alumni Society of Association of Overseas Technical Scholarships(AOTS) , Kerala – ASA Kerala

· Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)

· Association of Piling Specialists (APS)

· Builders Association of India (BAI)

· Association of Structural and Geotechnical Consultants (AS&GC)

· Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)– Kerala Chapter

· Indian Institute of Welding Technology (IIW)

CSI DISCOVER THINKING QUIZ 2015

MoUs and Collaborations with Professional Bodies


MoU's signed during the last year

MoU signed between AISAT and ASA Kerala

MoU signed between AISAT &APS

AISAT & IIIE

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AISAT and 'Alumni Society of Associat ion for Overseas Technica l Scholarships', Tokyo (shortly known as ASA-Kerala) has been signed on March 14, 2014 at their office at Nippon Kerala Centre, Kinfra Hi-tech Park, Kalamassery in the presence of the Japanese Ambassador to India, His Excellency Mr. Takeshi Yagi, who was the chief guest of the

programme. The delegation from AISAT included all the IMC members, faculty and a batch of thirty selected students. This MoU was signed to promote the professional and academic interactions and hence to effectively share the facilities and expertise for improving the capabilities of students for advanced education and research in engineering and technology.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Association of Piling Specialists (APS), Kochi and AISAT on July 23, 2014 with a n o b j e c t i v e t o p r o m o t e professional and academic interaction in the field of Geotechnical Engineering in general and piling activities in

particular. The MoU was signed by Mr. Martin Kuruvila, Chairman, APS Kochi with Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT, in the presence of Mr. B. Chandramohan, Secretary, APS and Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT.

AISAT signed an MoU with Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) Kerala chapter at Renai Kochi on September 3, 2014.The MoU was exchanged by Dr. Babu T Jose, Directer, AISAT


and Dr. George Sleeba, Chairman, IIIE Kerala chapter in the presence of Shri. Jaiveer Srivastava, CMD, FACT.

An MoU was signed and exchanged between Mr. Jose P. Philip, Chairman, IIW, Kerala Chapter and Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT on December 10, 2014. The major objectives of the MoU are to work together towards the upliftment of education in welding technology and related engineering practices through seminars, workshops and technical conferences in the state of Kerala, to train and mentor selected students by experienced engineers from IIW, guide the students in their projects, to provide training to the technicians so as to improve their skill etc. Dr. George Sleeba, Prof. P. P. Premachandran, Prof. Jose V. Mathew and Ms. Asha K. R. represented the AISAT management. A few selected students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering were also present on the occasion.

Procomp is an annual project competition for the Final year B.Tech students, jointly organized by GRACE and AISAT. The AISAT– GRACE award for the winners of Procomp 2013-14 was awarded during the 3rd Praphullakumar Lecture-2014 held on October 29, 2014 at Hotel Gokulam, Ernakulam.. The ever rolling trophy presented by AISAT and a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/-, was bagged by SNGCE, Kolenchery. M. A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam and SCMS, Karukutty won the second and third prizes respectively. Citations were given to the project guides of the teams and the winning college was honored with a plaque and a trophy.

The AISAT-IGS Award, sponsored by AISAT for the best M. Tech Thesis in

MoU signed between AISAT & IIW

Major Activities under MoUs Signed

Procomp 2013-14

AISAT- IGS Award for Best M. Tech Thesis


Geotechnical Engineering in Kerala State was awarded to Ms. A. R. Sindhu of Saintgits College of Engineering for her exceptional work on 'Prediction of Soaked CBR Value for Lateritic Soils in Central Kerala'. The award comprised of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- was presented by Dr. Varghese Chummar, a veteran in the field of soil exploration in India, during an august function at the 3rd Praphullakumar Lecture-2014 on October 29, 2014 at Hotel Gokulam Park, Ernakulam which was jointly organized by Indian Geotechnical Society Kochi Chapter and APS, Kochi.

A seminar was organised by ASA Kerala for the students of AISAT on March 14, 2014. The resource person, Mr. Babu Nedungelil presented two Japanese management techniques “5S and KAIZEN” which will lead to attain the dream combination for success by increasing the quality and productivity at reduced costs.

AISAT and ASA Kerala entered into an MOU, with an objective to work together towards the upliftment of engineering education and practice. GIJUTSU - 15 (GIJUTSU means Technology in the Japanese language) is their first venture to recognize engineering projects of extraordinary merit, physical achievement, innovation and ingenuity. The main objective of this project competition- GIJUTSU - 15, which will be conducted annually for engineering students, is to promote innovative ventures undertaken by students in the field of engineering. It aims to provide them with a platform to showcase their project work done as a part of the curriculum, to a larger part of the society including industry professionals. This event will also enable them to interact with other innovative minds and get access to latest developments in engineering. It is hoped that these will help to boost their confidence to scale greater heights in their career as an engineer.

· The district level paper presentation contest organized by KSEB Engineers' Association was held at AISAT on February 26, 2015. This years' topic was 'Smart Grid: Innovations and Challenges'. Ten teams from various Engineering colleges participated in the final round.

· A one day State Level Energy Professionals Meet was organized at AISAT by Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) on January 30, 2015 in connection with National Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight. The meet was inaugurated by Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT.

Seminar on 5S and KAIZEN

GIJUTSU-15 Project competition by AISAT & ASA Kerala

Other General Events


· An IEEE seminar on 'The art of Project Management' by Mr. Sagar Pottachilakath, Manager, Thermo LLC, Dubai was held at AISAT on November 26, 2014.

· The inauguration of Yoga classes for the first year students was held on August 6, 2014. Mr. Tommy Mulloor, Yoga Teacher, Sports University, Innsbruck, Austria was the chief guest of the function.

· A two-day National seminar on 'Building a Career in Petroleum Sector' was organized jointly by AISAT and Petrolearn Consultancy from August 2 to 3, 2014. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Prasad K. Panikar, Executive Director, BPCL Kochi Refinery.

· A talk on 'Hygiene and Safety' was organized for the girl students on July 24, 2014. Ms. Anu Suresh and Mr. Deepesh Singh, Max-care India were the resource persons.

· A motivational talk on 'How to be successful' by Mr. M. Rajan, HR Manager, Petronet Ltd was organized for the students of all branches on July 24, 2014.

· A talk on 'Anti-Ragging' by Ms. Diana M. K., Asst. Professor, Govt. Law College, Thrissur was organized on July 24, 2014.

· A two-day Awareness Programme on Engineering was organized by AISAT on April 29 and 30, 2014 for the engineering aspirants. The course was intended to create awareness among the students on the different disciplines of engineering and help them identify a suitable branch to pursue their studies.

A meeting was held between faculty of AISAT and Dr. Beena George, Dean, Cameron School of Business, Houston, USA on March 10, 2014. She is the fourth dean of the

' Cameron School of Business. Dr. Beena George previously served as the associate dean of the Cameron School and contributed to the school's elite by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. During the meeting with the faculty, Dr. Beena George, emphasized on various novel practices at her university, which could be adapted by AISAT. The meeting was

Interaction with eminent persons

Interaction with Dr. Beena George

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followed by an interactive session with the Purple League students. She urged the students to practice how to frame questions from a topic, which will help them for better understanding of the topic.

“Identify your strengths, work hard on it and you will be rewarded”, Dr. Thomas Mathew IAS, Additional Secretary to the President of India inspired one and all in his address to the students and faculty of AISAT on June 27, 2014. Dr. Mathew has held important positions both in the State (province) and Central (Federal) Governments. He joined the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) as Deputy Director General in 2007 and has several publications to his credit. During Dr. Mathew's interaction with students, he highlighted that one should craft a career mission by giving great emphasis to one's strengths and not weaknesses.

Dr. Paul Mathew is a Staff Scientist and Deputy Leader of the Commercial Building Systems group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in USA. He visited AISAT on July 25, 2014 and delivered a talk on 'Energy Efficient Structures' for the third and fifth semester Civil Engineering students. He delivered a very captivating presentation on the various aspects about energy efficient structures and related construction practices prevailing in the field. In his session, he certainly enriched the students with the innovations and progress happening in the domain of energy efficient construction, which has become a prime topic of concern in the contemporary world.

Dr. Sandeep K. Shukla, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA, IEEE Fellow and an ACM Distinguished Speaker delivered a talk on 'Smart Grid: Where Computing, Communication and Power Systems Meet' for the students of ECE, CSE and EEE on July 4, 2014. Dr. Sandeep

Visit by Dr. Thomas Mathew IAS

Talk by Dr. Paul Mathew

Visit by Dr. Sandeep K. Shukla


Shukla's work in designing, analyzing, and predicting the performance of electronic systems — particularly embedded computers — has drawn acclaim from the National Academies, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the White House. Dr. Shukla, who came to Virginia Tech in 2002, is among a group of about 100 scientists under the age of 45 selected by the NAS in recognition of their research achievements and honors.

D r. Ra m a n M e n o n Unnikrishnan is the Dean of Engineer ing and Computer Science at C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e University, Fullerton, USA since 2001. Prior to 2001, he was with Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York where he was Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering for 10 years. Dr. Unnikrishnan is a former Chairman of the Rochester, NY Section of the IEEE. He is the recipient of numerous professional awards. He has been a Commissioner of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET since 2008. He visited AISAT on January 3, 2015 and delivered a talk on 'Global Relevance of Technical Education'. Dr. Raman Unnikrishnan, during his interaction with the students of AISAT, emphasized on the profound shift in the global mobility of engineers and the need to develop technical education to incorporate sustainable lifestyle patterns.

AISAT had the privilege to host Univ. Prof. DDr. Franz Gmainer-Pranzl on February 2, 2015. DDr. Franz Gmainer-Pranzl is a renowned Professor and the Director of the Centre for Intercultural Theology and Study on religions in the University of Salzburg, Austria. He has authored three books and there are over a thousand articles to his credit. His research priority includes Intercultural philosophy, Intercultural Theology and study on religions. He interacted with the students and during the interaction he exhorted the students that, whatever may be their branch of specialization, they should keep in mind that whatever they study is ultimately for the well being of the society and the people. So they should have and foster a holistic view.

Visit by Dr. Raman Menon Unnikrishnan

Visit by DDr. Franz Gmainer-Pranzl


Activities of the Departments

Department of Civil Engineering

Creatrix '2k15

Workshop on Engineering Graphics

AISAT Civil Engineering Association (ACEA) commemorated ACEA day on February 26, 2015. The Civil engineering Department of AISAT celebrated the day by organizing Creatrix'2k15- an inter-collegiate technical fest exclusively for the Civil Engineering students from various engineering colleges. The day was eventful with an array of contests which included 'Eureka'- The Quiz competition, 'Tasarim'- The Poster making, 'Regalo'- The Power point presentation and 'Ojo'- The Picture dialogue. All the contests had excellent participation with both external and home teams.

The valedictory function of Creatrix'2k15 and the closing of ACEA day celebrations were inaugurated by Mr. K.V. Abdul Azeez, Chairman and Managing Director, Skyline Builders who is a pioneer in implementing the concept of apartment housing in Kerala. During the ceremony the chief guest released Srishti- the second issue of the Civil Engineering Department bulletin by presenting it to Rev. Fr. Alex Kurishuparambil. The winning teams of the contests were honoured in the occasion with cash prizes, certificates and mementos. The winning teams of the quiz competition were appreciated with gifts from UltraTech cements Ltd. The proficiency awards for the university toppers and the trophies for the winners of the beam casting competition held for fifth semester students were also distributed in the event.

The Department of Civil Engineering organized a 'Short Term Workshop on Engineering Graphics'. The four-day workshop commenced on June 4, 2014 and extended till June 7, 2014.The workshop was conducted for the Mechanical and Civil engineering faculties


from various engineering colleges in Kerala. Engineering Graphics being one of the fundamental engineering subjects, has posed as a tremendous hurdle for the students. AISAT conducted this workshop to create a platform where faculty from various engineering colleges handling the subject could meet, discuss and find ways and means to teach the subject effectively. The sessions were handled by Prof. P. I. Varghese, Prof. Dr. M. N. Vinodkumar and Prof. Reji Mathew, eminent personalities in the field of Engineering Graphics.

· ACEA, the Civil Engineering Association organized a talk on the topic 'Civil Engineering Softwares' on March 12, 2014 during the lecture series-Meet your elders in Profession. The talk was delivered by the representatives of CAD center –Kochi.

· The finale of Procomp 2013-14, the annual project competition jointly organized by Graduates' Association of Consultant Engineers (GRACE) and Department of Civil Engineering, AISAT for final year B. Tech students was held on July 19, 2014 at AISAT.

· A one-day workshop on 'Civil Engineering' was held on September 18, 2014 for the fifth semester Civil Engineering students. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with ICI, Kochi chapter. The sessions mainly focused on practical issues faced by a Civil Engineer, methods to carry out good quality concrete work and the latest advancements in Concrete technology.

· The second year CE students visited the Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plant at Binanipuram on March 15, 2014.

· The third year CE students visited Green Readymade Steel Products India Pvt Ltd. in Kollar District, Karnataka on January 14, 2015. The company specializes in providing ready-made cut and bends steel and grout couplers for huge construction projects.

· The third year CE students visited Sattva Laurel Heights by RASK construction, Nagasandra, Bangalore which is an ongoing large scale construction project. The visit was surely an enlightening experience for the students, enriched with practical aspects about the setting out of buildings, foundation reinforcement details and the quality standards maintained in the site.

Events at a glance

Industrial Visits


Department of Mechanical Engineering

Talk on Welding Technology: Industrial Developments

Industrial Visits

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Two-day National workshop on 'Impact of Power Quality Issues in Energy Conservation'

The Fleeting Albertian Mechanical Engineers (FLAME) organized a talk on 'Welding Technology', in association with the Indian Institute of Welding (IIW), Kochi chapter on the October 1, 2014. The objective of the program was to introduce the students to the advancements and opportunities in the field of welding technology. Mr. Jose Philip, Chairman, IIW, Cochin Chapter delivered the introductory speech and spoke on the importance of welding in the current infrastructural and industrial developments.

Mr. V. Muralidharan, Chairman, IIW, Chennai Chapter, in his keynote address explained the various advanced and improved welding technologies, its scope, applications and the opportunities in the welding sector. He also threw light on the different courses offered by the IIW and urged the student members of FLAME to form an IIW Chapter at AISAT. Mr. V. Muralidharan is currently the Regional Director, Southern Region of The Indian Institute of Welding.

· The second year students of ME visited Travancore Cochin Chemicals Ltd (TCC), Udyogamandel on January 31, 2015. The company produces a variety of products including Caustic soda Lye, Caustic soda flakes, Liquid chlorine, Hydrochloric acid and Sodium hypochlorite.

· The third year students of ME visited Coca-Cola Plant at Bidadi and Vishweshwaraya Museum, Bangalore on January 22, 2015. They also visited Dodabetta Tea Factory in Ooty.

In association with Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment


(KCSTE) a two-day National Workshop was organized by the Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, AISAT on February 27 and 28, 2015. The workshop titled 'Impact of Power Quality Issues in Energy Conservation' created awareness on power quality issues resulting from application of energy saving technologies. Chief guest Dr. G. Madhu, Principal, School of Engineering, CUSAT inaugurated the workshop. Dr. Madhu shared his experiences in the field of Energy conservation and also latest technologies implemented for saving energy more efficiently. The sessions were handled by experts like Mr. Rajan Babu, former Chief Electrical Inspector, Govt. of Kerala, representatives from fluke, Vinod T., Asst. Manager, BPCL Kochi Refineries. Mr. George Paul, former R&D Head, Eddy Current Control, Prof. Dr. Jayakumar, Associate Professor and Special Officer, LBS centre, Kasaragod and Prof. Dr. Jayaprakash, Associate Professor, GEC Kannur. Faculty members various Engineering Colleges participated in the workshop.

ENERGIA is the technical exhibition organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering every year. It provides a platform for the students to exhibit their talents and interest in circuit designing, still modelling and presentations. ENERGIA'15 was held from February 11 to 13, 2015. The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director. The exhibits at ENERGIA'15 included mobile phone detector, current sensor, automatic theft protection kit, automatic railway gate opening system, hovercraft, still model of hydroelectric power plant, posters on the theme Green Energy and many more. The students also arranged various games related to Electrical Engineering.

Energia '15


National Workshop on 'Solar Photovoltaic Energy Technology’

Events at a glance

AISAT and Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra jointly organized a National Workshop on 'Solar Photovoltaic Energy Technology' on March 20 and 21, 2014. AISAT witnessed the most prestigious gathering which marked the presence of scholars around the nation. The various informative sessions handled by the resource persons offered an open forum of discussions about the possibilities in Kerala to harvest solar energy. The event was blessed by the presence of personalities like Dr. M. Jayaraju, Director Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT), Dr. M. P. Parameshwaran, Nuclear Scientist and Founder, Kerala Shastra Sahithya Parishad, Dr. T. Karunakaran, Vice-Chairman, National Council of Rural Institutions, MHRD, Prof. P. K. Kalra, Director, Dayalbagh Educational Institute and former Director, IIT Jodhpur, Prof. K. R. Srivathsan, Director, Chinmaya Institute of Technology and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director AISAT, Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager, AISAT and Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT.

· A one-day seminar on Industrial Automation was conducted for the third year EEE students on February 27, 2015. The seminar was organised in association with SMEC Labs.

· A talk on 'Solar PV Power Plants' was delivered by Prof. K. P. Vijayakumar, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR and Professor, CUSAT for the first year EEE students on February 18, 2015.

· A workshop on MATLAB was conducted for the second year EEE students by Ms. Priya S. Pai, Asst. Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering on January 9, 2015.


· A four-day hands-on workshop on AutoCAD and Electrical CAD was organized for the third year EEE students from August 6 to 9, 2014.

· Lumina, the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Association organized a talk on 'ECAD' on March 4, 2014 for the second year EEE students. The talk was organised in association with CADD center.

· The third year EEE students visited Rajamane & Hedge services, Bangalore which is one of the pioneer industries manufacturing electrical motors with a capacity of more than 100 hp in South India on January 24, 2015.

· The third year EEE students visited Kirloskar Electric Co. Ltd, Bangalore on January 24, 2015. Kirloskar Electric Co. Ltd is a leading manufacturer of Electrical and Electronic Equipments in India

· The first year students of EEE visited Mithradham- a Renewable Energy Centre, Aluva on January 23, 2015. Mithrasham is one of the first fully solar educational institutions in India.

· The second year EEE students visited to Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Co. Ltd (KEL), Mamala on August 7, 2014. KEL manufactures products like general purpose brushless alternators, brushless alternators for lighting and air-conditioning of rail coaches, medium power and distribution transformers.

· The third year EEE students visited KSEB's 220 kV Substation, Kalamassery on July 19, 2014. The 220kV substation at Kalamassery plays a vital role in Kerala's power grid.

PANACEA is an inter-collegiate electronics quiz competition organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering every year. PANACEA'15 was held on February 9, 2015 in which 10 Colleges participated. Prof. Paul Ansel V., was

Industrial Visits

Department of Electronics and Communication

PANACEA '15


the quiz master. The students of CUSAT were the winners and were awarded with merit certificates and prize worth Rs 10000 by Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, the Manager. Students of KMEA secured the second and were awarded merit certificates and prize worth Rs 6000 by Prof. Dr. K. E. George, Principal.

· A workshop on Matlab was conducted for the second year ECE students on March 7, 2015 by Dr. Arun Joy and Ms. Anu Antony, Assistant Professors, Department of ECE.

· A seminar on 'Road Map to Electronics Education' was conducted on June 26, 2014 by Dr. Ram Kumar, Professor, Dept of ECE, Adi Sankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kalady for the third semester students.

· A one-day workshop on PSPICE was conducted on August 14, 2014 for the third semester ECE students. Dr. Arun Joy and Mr. Michael George, Assistant Professors, Department of ECE were the resource persons.

· A two day workshop on Verilog for the third year Electronics and Communication Engineering students were conducted on September 26 and 27, 2014 by Ms. Suchithra S. Rao and Mr. Michael George, Asst. Professor, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering.

· The third year ECE students visited BSNL, Ernakulam on August 16, 2014.

· The second year ECE students visited All India Radio, Kakkanad on August 16, 2014.

· The third year ECE students visited Doordarshan Mysore and All India Radio, Mysore on January 23, 2015.

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering organized a two-day

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Department of Computer Science & Engineering

MongoDB Workshop


certification programme on BigData Analytics with MongoDB in association with Computer Society of India (CSI). The workshop was inaugurated on October 28, 2014 by Mr. Vijay Kumar Nair, CTO & Principal Enterprise Architect, Assyst International Pvt. Ltd, Kochi Kerala. Ms. Mini Ulanat, CSI National Student Co-ordinator, Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose, Director, AISAT, Prof Dr. K. E. George, Principal, AISAT, Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious, HoD, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, faculty members, students of AISAT and delegates from various engineering colleges were present for the inaugural function.

The MongoDB Fundamentals Workshop Training was led by Mr. Vijay Kumar himself and provided hands on training to handle documents in a free Schema design using the database tool-MongoDB. The sessions threw light on development basics, such as document design in MongoDB and using the drivers, and operational basics, like how to set up replication for high availability and sharing for horizontal scalability. The sessions were structured around a series of lectures and accompanying exercises that reinforced and enriched the participants' ability to use MongoDB to build new apps better and faster.

A follow up programme on Advanced Concepts, Online Test and Project Review for interested participants was conducted on December 3, 2014. All participants of the 2-day course were awarded with a Course Certificate and those who cleared the online exam on the follow up day were awarded Excellence Certificates.

· ENIAC organized a 4-day workshop on 'Android' for the fifth semester CSE students from June 30 to July 3, 2014. The sessions mainly focused on Java and Android programming.

· Enigma '14, a computer hardware exhibition was organized by the students of S3 Computer Science on August 19 to 20, 2014

· Eclipse 2014, an intra-college digifest was organized by ENIAC, the Computer Science & Engineering students' association from August 18 to 22, 2014. It

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mainly consisted of three sessions: a gaming session “GFL-Games Fully Loaded”; a 'C' fest named 'Let's C'; and a presentation session named 'Do or Die'.

· The Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a talk on 'Hardware Security: Threats & Emerging Solutions' by Dr. Rajat Subhra Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur for the students and faculty on August 28, 2014.

· A start-up gathering, 'Start-up Mantra', backed by Kerala Startups Group, was hosted at AISAT Hackerspace on March 1 and 2, 2014, which brought together quality entrepreneurs from all around Kerala.

· The third year CSE students visited WeavedIn Technologies & Visveswaraya Technological Museum, Bangalore, on January 23, 2015.

· The third year CSE students visited UST Global on August 20, 2014.

· The second year CSE students visited VisualIQ, Kakkanad on December 18, 2014.

· The second year CSE students visited Assyst Technologies Pvt. Ltd on March 15, 2014.

· Mr. Paul Ansel V, HoD, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering presented a paper titled ' Enhanced Noise Shaping based Band-Pass Cross-

Coupled ∑ ∆ Modulators for Advanced Wireless Transceivers' at the

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies organised by CUSAT from December 2 to 4, 2014.

· Dr. Arun Joy, Asst. Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering presented a paper on 'Performance study of BFAM 20RLS channel estimation for AOFDM based two way Relay' at IEEE congress on Ultra-Modern Telecommunication & Control System held at St. Petersburg, Russia from October 6 to 8, 2014.

· Ms. Priya S. Pai, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering won the 2nd Prize for Master Thesis Competition 2014 conducted by IEEE Industry Applications Society. She received the prize during the IEEE IAS Annual Meeting Conference 2014 held from October 5 to 9, 2014 in Vancouver, Canada.

· Ms. Nisha Varghese, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering presented a paper titled ' Peak-to-Average Power

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Ratio Reduction in FBMC-OQAM System' at IEEE International Conference on Computing and Communication (ACC 2014) held at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi during August 27 to 29, 2014.

· Mr. Michael George, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering won the second position in the Master Student Thesis Contest conducted as part of the IEEE International Conference on 'Current Techniques in Medical Image Analysis' held at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology from August 6 to 8, 2014 and presented the paper titled 'Implementation of Digital Stimulus Generation System for a Passive Programmable Medical Implant'.

· Mr. Alex Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering presented a paper titled 'Thermal evaluation of a Sealed Electronic cabinet using FLOWTHERM' at a national conference held at SNGCE, Kadayiruppu, on April 7, 2014.

· Ms.Sinijoy P. J., Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering presented a paper titled 'Internet Based User Service (IBUS)' at the National Conference on Innovative and Emerging trends in Engineering & Technology CNCIETET '14 organized by Department of CSE, Panimalar Institute of Technology on May 6, 2014.

AISAT campus is located at Kalamassery, the industrial belt of Kochi. The campus is beautifully designed and is spread across 12 acres of land. Ease of access by road, rail and air adds to its uniqueness.

Achievements

Infrastructure

Mr. Samuel Sanish, Lab Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering was selected as a Technical official in the 35th National Games 2015 for the Badminton competition held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor stadium, Kadavanthra, from Febrauary 9 to 13, 2015. He was nominated by Kerala state Badminton Association.

Ms. Sheethal K. S., S4 CSE, secured second place with A grade for Bharathanatyam in the M.G. University Kalolsavam – ‘Doni 2015’. She also secured A grade for Kuchipudi and Keralanadanam.


Infrastructural developments take place at AISAT in full swing. Presently we have five blocks in the campus: blocks A to E, making a total plinth area of over 2.1 lakhs sq. ft. Blocks A to C are multistoried buildings and Blocks D & E are laboratories.

Besides the common amenities such as canteen, auditorium, seminar halls, stationary store, language lab, sports-facilities etc. we have a floor in Block-B completely dedicated for placement activities, which provides space and facilities for conference, interviews, training, and accommodation for the resource persons etc.

· Concrete Lab· CAD Lab· Digital Electronics Lab· Electrical Machines Lab· Systems Lab· Machines Tools Lab

The space in front of the college where the statue of St. John Paul II is situated was named St. John Paul Square on July 3, 2015. Rev. Fr. Alex Ku r i shupa ramb i l , Assoc ia te Manager unveiled the name board –'St. John Paul Square'. During the naming ceremony of the square, Rev. Dr. Clement Valluvassery, Manager welcomed the gathering.

Various Labs blessed in the academic year

St. John Paul Square


Rev. Dr. Vincent Variath, Rector, St. Joseph Minor Seminary was the chief guest of the day. He quoted inspirational and spiritual words and deeds of St. John Paul II and urged everyone to follow the example of St. John Paul. The naming of St. John Paul square was followed by a friendly match between students of St. Joseph Minor Seminary and AISAT. Dr. K. E. George, Principal in his thanking note remarked that the day turned out to be a perfect mixture of academics, spirituality and physical rejuvenation.

AISAT has an Academic Advisory Council. This council is a judicious mix of researchers, academicians, scientists and practitioners from varied disciplines. The AAC provides strategic and external inputs on issues of key importance as the institute grows.

Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC) is a group of dedicated industrial representatives and professors from various other universities and colleges who actively support the strategic objectives and goals of the each department at AISAT. They provide the department with valuable input concerning current and future trends in industry, resources for research and development, industry interfaces and exchanges, recruitment opportunities and departmental promotion.

Drawing inspiration from the life sketch of Bharata Ratna A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, AISAT has started a novel program called AISAT Purple League for selected students who can scale greater heights with additional input. Purple League is a group of the best students of each batch, selected based on the marks obtained in B.Tech first year to start with. They are called upon to take up objective type tests, group discussions, extempore speeches and an interview. Based on all these, a group of promising students, AISAT Purple League (APL) members are provisionally selected and given

Academic Advisory Council

Department Advisory Committee

AISAT Purple League


special training in personality development, greater exposure to recent developments in technology of their choice, selective inputs in overall personal development of the individuals to attain their life goals chosen in consultation with their parents. The provisional members of the APL who satisfy the prescribed norms are confirmed in the eighth semester on AISAT Day. The aim of the Purple league is to train and sharpen the students' skills to make them a fuller engineer.

An orientation programme was conducted for the second batch of Purple League students of AISAT, on January 31, 2015. The programme was meant to motivate and inspire the students of Purple League. The Orientation programme began with the session by Mr. S. R. C. Nayar, a renowned motivational speaker and Engineer, on the topic “You too can”. Unlike others, Mr. S.R.C Nayar spoke through examples. Each example was that of a personality, who had a poor past, a life of struggle and it was through their sheer determination they excelled in life. Mr Nayar concluded his session with thought words “Do the work yourself, if you want to achieve something. Determination is your key. You are your friend and you are your enemy.” The second session of the day was led by Sri V. K. Krishna Kumar, national trainer, JCI India. His session was about 'How to FORGE your future'. In his speech, he expanded FORGE as Forming, Organizing, Realizing, Grooming and Emerging oneself, which will surely help the students to forge themselves for a shining future. He also spoke about the triangle of success.

Toastmaster Lal Xavier, immediate past Division Governor of Toastmasters International, led the third session on Toastmasters. The session, which was specially meant for new members of the Purple League, explained the need and importance of joining Toastmasters International. The session provided an overview of the Toastmasters International and its activities. The students understood the importance of joining the Toastmasters.

The fourth session on “How to inspire through Communication” was led by

Orientation Programme for Purple League

Toastmaster Jaikumar C Pillai, President of the Travancore Toastmasters club. He spoke on how to inspire through communication, and role of Toastmasters International in improving communication skills.In his speech, he showed a video of a physically disabled man named Nick Fujicic, who travelled around the world to speak with people. The video of Nick, who had no limbs at all, struck a chord with the students. Despite all his disabilities, he does fishing, golfing, swimming and he says “I love living life, and I am happy”, which was inspiring.

Toastmasters International is a non profit educational organization that operates clubs

worldwide for the purpose of helping members improves their communication, public

speaking, and leadership skills. Founded by Dr Ralph C. Smedley on October 22, 1924,

at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, United States, today the organization serves

over 313,000 members in 126 countries, through its over 14,650 member clubs.

AISAT Toastmasters club is the only one such Club in the State of Kerala that is

functioning inside an Engineering College.

In its very first year of existence, AISAT Toastmasters club have left its mark in the public speaking arena.

· TM Merlin John was the runner up of the division and area level evaluation speech contest.

· TM Paul Ansel V. was the runner up of area level humorous speech contest.

AISAT Toastmasters Club

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Aquinas Research Centre

AISAT Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

(ACIIE)

Centre for Placement and Training

Knowledge generated by research is the basis of sustainable development, which

requires that knowledge be placed at the service of development, be converted into

applications, and be shared to ensure widespread benefits. Keeping this in mind

Aquinas Research Centre was established in AISAT, to increase synergy by sharing

knowledge within the college and through intensive cooperation with our

surroundings. The Aquinas Research Centre was inaugurated on November 11,

2013.

AISAT Centre for Innovation Incubation &Entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary

centre that aims to promote innovative ideas, help them incubate through assistance

and promote entrepreneurship skills among budding engineers through a process of

education, experience sharing, resource sharing and technical support. AISAT CIIE is

focused on disseminating knowledge on technical and entrepreneurial activity

through classes and short term training courses. Through hands-on activities,

projects, internships and competitions, students, faculty and public are empowered

to identify “the entrepreneur” within them. The centre would promote innovation-

based enterprises, encourage technology transfer, patenting and commercialization

of the product.

The Centre is headed by Director, Dr. Prof. BabuT.Jose (Former Director of School of

Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and Deputy

Director Prof. C. Jayaraman (former Senior Manager BPCL Kochi Refinery )

The Centre for Placement & Training is envisioned for guiding students for placement

in prestigious and credible organization; conducting seminars, group discussions,

mock interviews; carry out career guidance and personality development training;

providing Individual counseling for the students to excel in performance;

coordinating and arranging industrial training, arranging industry-institute

interaction programs and for coordinating with prospective employers for student

placement through campus interviews, etc.

AISAT Centre for Placement is intended to function as a placement hub for all the

engineering colleges in and around Ernakulum, offering all support to the employers

and employment seekers.

The Centre is headed by Director, Dr. George Sleeba (Former Chairman and Managing Director, FACT Ltd) and Deputy Director Prof. C. Jayaraman (former Senior Manager BPCL Kochi Refinery).

Bridge the Gap is a foundation course to prepare each student to meet the future challenges of placement in reputed organizations. The right attitude and knowledge about the opportunities are the fundamental requirements for achieving good job placement after the successful completion of the course. Through this programme a systematic work plan was made to engage the students of S5, right from the beginning of the academic year. Experts from the neighboring industries interacted with the students to make them aware of the available opportunities and the requirements of the 'Job Providers'. The duration of the programme was for 5 days, from June 23 to 27, 2014.

The college has an active Ham radio club to promote the use of HAM radio among the

younger generation which can be used in disaster management. Ham club in an

initiative of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Amateur Station Operator's Certificate Examination (ASOC) Grade II for the award of

Amateur Station Operator's license was conducted at AISAT on June 27, 2014. It

Bridge the gap

Ham club



was organized by the Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing of the Ministry of

Communications & Information Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, under the

coordination of the Director of Institute of Amateur Radio in Kerala (IARK) and AISAT

HAM club.

College FM radio AISAT LIVE WIRE 90.3 was inaugurated by RJ Mathukutty on July

25, 2014. The FM radio transmitter was designed and set-up in the Prototype

Development under the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering.

The RJ hunt for AISAT Livewire 90.3, the college FM radio was organized by EACE, on

July 15, 2014. Students from various departments took part in the competition and

six students were selected as RJs for AISAT LIVE WIRE 90.3.

Environment and ecology are invaluable gifts of nature to man. Hence it is essential to

create awareness among student and the public on nature conservation. The nature

club of AISAT has always been committed to sensitizing its students on issues

relating to environment degradation. Thus it encourages its members to be pro-

active towards sustainable development in their given milieu.

AISAT Nature Club organized a tree planting event on July 24, 2014 with a motive to

cultivate the concept of 'eco-friendly living' in the campus. A talk on 'Nature vs.

Development' by Ms. Zabna A. B., River Research Centre, Chalakudy was also

organized as a part of the function.

AISAT LIVE WIRE-90.3

Nature Club


Scholarships

Merit Scholarship

Merit cum Means Scholarship

AISAT-SEEM Scholarship

Prof. Dr. Babu T. Jose Endowment Gold Medal Award

Msgr. Jacob Chakiamuri Scholarship

Fee waiver for Kerala Entrance rank holders

AISAT has instituted a large number of awards/scholarships

The scholarship based on merit is awarded in the memory of Most Rev. Dr. Daniel

Acharuparambil, the fourth indigenous Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly and

under whose patronage the initiative of AISAT was commenced. The student who

secures highest aggregate marks in the first and second semester university

examinations will be eligible for the scholarship.

The scholarships based on merit cum means are instituted in the memory of

Archbishop Most Rev. Dr. Angel Mary Perez Cecelia, who adorned the Archdiocese of

Verapoly from 1919 to 1934. This scholarship will be awarded to two students one

under the general category and the other under community category. Along with

aggregate marks scored in the first and second semester university examinations,

the socio-financial situation of the applicants will also be considered as a selection

criterion.

Students of EEE and ECE who intend to do project/research on energy-related topics

are eligible for this scholarship.

Student who scores the highest mark in the first year M.G. University Examinations is

eligible for the Gold medal award.

Economically poor but academically brilliant students are eligible for this scholarship.

Full fee waiver is granted for the best student of each branch with Kerala Entrance

Rank less than 5000. This will be continued for the following years provided there is

value addition in the performance of such students.


Ashwas centre

The Ashwas Centre of Albertian Institute of Science and Technology, Kalamassery is

open to every individual who is interested in social work. It upholds the need for

selfless service and consideration to fellow human beings. The various activities

undertaken by Ashwas Club are Organ donation camps, Eye camp, blood donation

camps, health awareness and medical camps, literacy classes, rehabilitation works

during natural calamities, visit to hospitals and old age homes, environmental

awareness campaigns, etc. It aims at the involvement mainly of undergraduate

students on a voluntary basis to understand the problems of the communities

awaken social consciousness and develop the overall personality of the students.

This will aid the students to emerge as responsible individuals encompassing the

virtues of life.

Tribute to Prof. M.R. Joseph- May the Soul Rest in Peace

Professor M.R. Joseph, HoD, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, AISAT and former Principal, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam passed away on September 3, 2014. Prof. M.R. Joseph was a driving force behind AISAT ever since its inception and will always be fondly remembered as our Leader and Mentor.

Editorial Board

Ms. Priya Xavier (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE), Mr. Jose V. Mathew (Asso. Professor, Dept of ME),

Ms. Deepthy K. Denatious ( Asst. Professor, Dept. of CSE), Ms. Neena Jeeno (Asst. Professor, Dept. of ASH),

Mr. Thomas Felix (Asst. Professor, Dept. of EEE)


St. Albert's College, Ernakulamwww.alberts.ac.in

Albertian Institute of Management, Ernakulamwww.aim.edu.in

St. Paul's College, Kalamasserywww.stpauls.ac.in

St. Teresa's College, Ernakulamwww.teresas.ac.in

St. Xavier's College, Aluvawww.sxcw.ac.in

Lourdes College of Nursingwww.lourdeshospital.in

Little Flower Engineering Institute, Kalamasserywww.lfei.in

Some of our Major Sister Institutions

Documents

Newsletter Vol-4 Issue 2 March 2015 – Special Issue