School students ignite the flame of sparking curiosity and nurturing the seeds of innovation at Sci-Pi Project Exhibition

In the ever-evolving landscape of technological development, the need for skilled professionals in Science, Technology, Mathematics and other creative domains have become increasingly relevant. As we navigate the complexities, it is imperative to inspire and encourage the next generation to pursue interests.

‘‘ Exhibition cum Competition organized at Vidya on 11 January 2024.

More than 350 students competed for more than 150 projects that made it to the finals of the project exhibition in the areas of science, maths and craft in the still and working model categories through scientific, social, economic and creative thinking.

Students showcased their scientific insight through several innovative projects based on topics like health, agriculture, computational thinking, environment-friendly lifestyle, communication, transportation, waste management,agriculture,organic farming,research-based projects, mathematical modelling, etc. Cash prizes worth 65K with certificates were distributed by Dr Saji CB (Principal) and Dr Sunitha C (Vice Principal) and Dr Nisha A B (VIBE Convener, Asso Prof, App Sc Dept) distributed. The mentor teachers of students were also honored with certificates. The seventh grade students Sreehari Pramod and Anav Krishna (Salsabeel Central School, Varadiyam) received special appreciation award on their innovative idea presented in the event.

The students of Amrita Vidyalaya, Ayanthol stood out by coming up with many creative ideas integrated with technology in the Project Exhibition Amrita bagged the first position in Science Still Working Model and Maths Working Model and the Outstanding Trophy for active participation of maximum number of students in the program.Nirmal Jyoti Central School, Mundur commendably performed well and won the second position.

The  team  VIBE (Vidya Initiative for Better Engineering) organized  the program with  Mr Manu P R (Asst  Prof, App Sc  Dept) and Ms Riya P D (Asst  Prof, AIML Dept) as the co-ordinators under the guidance of Dr Nisha A B  (VIBE Convener,Asso  Prof, App Sc  Dept), Ms Divya Unni (VIBE Co-Convener, Asst  Prof, ECE Dept) supported by the core team, Vidya staff members and student volunteers .

Video & Photo Courtesy  SACHIN P RAJ, S3, MCA
RESULTS 
Maths
Still Model
 H S S   H S 
First Angel Rose Joy Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur Nithika Babu  Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur
Second Steevens Santhosh Kailasanadha Vidyanikethan,
Vellanikkara		 Abhinandha K S Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole
Third Devadarsh Sajith Kailasanadha Vidyanikethan,
Vellanikkara		    
Working Model
 H S S   H S
First Adidev C Suresh Saraswathy Vidyanikethan Central School, Kodakara Sreeram Murali   Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole
Second Sreelakshmi Sukumaran Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole Austin Babu Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur
Third Vasantha M Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur Adithya Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole
Science
Still Model H S S   H S 
First Pranav K V & Team Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole Harini A &  Team Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole
Second Manasa Sethuraj & Team Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur Sneha V K & Team Nirmal Jyothi Central School, Mundur
Third Adithyadev & Team Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole Devipriya V B &  Team Sree Durga Vilasam Higher Secondary School,
Peramangalam
Working Model
 H S S   H S 
First Sooraj  V S IHRD Technical Higher
Secondary School, Varadiyam		 Sanjay Suresh Amrita Vidyalayam, Ayyanthole
Second Rohith Krishna K J Santhinikethan Public School,
 Irinjalakuda 		Thabassum Naseer Kailasanadha Vidyanikethan,
Vellanikkara
Third Mohammed Anshif AMHSS, Chemmanur Adithya Krishna K S Sree Durga Vilasam Higher Secondary School,
Peramangalam
Craft
HS/HSS
First Sandria Sijo Bethany St.John’s English Higher Secondary School, Kunnamkulam
Second Akheel Bin Subair GVHSS, Vattenad, Koottanad
Third Abhinand O S Poomala Senior Secondary School, Thrissur

The Editorial Team of News & Events with  the entire Vidya fraternity in extending  heartiest congratulation to all the title winners and participants with warm wishes  for fostering the seeds of innovation that will drive progress and shape the future !!!

Hearty appreciation to the Team VIBE 2024, Vidya staff members and student volunteers for serving as catalysts for inspiration and encouragement needed to dream big!!!
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Concrete Mix Design Workshop offered a perfect practical exposure session for diploma students

To provide diploma students with a realistic exposure to concrete mix design, the Dept of CE successfully conducted ‘Concrete Mix Design Workshop – Bridging Theory and Practice for Hands-On Expertise’ 06 January 2024. More than 100 students from different polytechnic colleges and two faculties from MTI participated in the workshop.

Ms Nirmala Krishnan (Asst. Prof, CE Dept) and Ms Nisha Varghese (Asst. Prof, CE Dept) served as resource persons.

The Sessions

After the inaugural function, the students were divided into two groups out of which one was handled by Ms. Nirmala Krishnan, (Asst. Prof, CE Dept) and the other by Ms. Nisha Varghese, (Asst. Prof, CE Dept)

The workshop was on Concrete Mix Design and it included both theory and hands-on Practice for concrete mix design. The forenoon session included the theory aspects of concrete mix design and its practical applications which was handled by Ms. Nirmala Krishnan and Ms. Nisha Varghese, The afternoon session was mainly dedicated to hands-on training which was handled by Mr Renjith R (Asst. Prof, CE Dept).Dr Abhilasha distributed the participation certificates to all the students.

Then the students were introduced to the department facilities, various labs, and Campus Infrastructure including the Auditorium, Canteen, Hostel, Nakshathravanam, sports ground and other amenities which were handled by Mr Kiran Babu A R (Asst Prof, CE Dept), Ms Roshni Vijay (Asst Prof, CE Dept) and Ms Ardra P Nair (Asst. Prof, CE Dept).

The feedback session at the end of the workshop further confirms that the students were extremely happy to take part in the workshop and found it completely satisfying.

The Editorial Team of News & Events joins the entire Vidya fraternity in extending hearty congratulation to Ms Nirmala and Ms Nisha on the successful conduct of the event that presents the diploma students with a deeper understanding of how theoretical concepts are put into practice in the construction industry !!!



VSEC to conduct online quiz for 8th standard students

With an aim to instill the mind of young students with a spirit of scientific inquiry, logical thinking, the Vidya Social Empowerment Center (VSEC), an initiative of Vidya International Charitable Trust (VICT) is conducting an online quiz completion for 8th standard students  with attractive prizes on  30 January 2024 (Tuesday) at 7.30 pm 

This event is expected to awaken students’ curiosity towards Science, Mathematics, Computer Science and Current Affairs

Registration Link https://forms.gle/nAUSdpGQoPvCFRGRA
Prizes
First: Rs 5000/-
Second Rs 3000/-
Third Rs 2000/-
Points of Contact:
Convener Dr  Siju K C  (Asso Prof, AS Dept)  94970 70129
Co-ordinators Ms Jiji P J (Asst Prof, AS Dept)  97459 33148
Ms Jucy Vareed  (Asst. Prof, CSE Dept) 94955 05363
The Editorial Team of News & Events with the entire Vidya fraternity invites all talented 8th standard students to attend the online quiz that provides a platform to a spirit of scientific interest, analytical view and exchanging thoughts !!!

 

 



NSS observes ‘ Energy Conservation Day’

The NSS units of Vidya conduct different programs to raise awareness about energy efficiency and its conservation. The NSS units observed Energy Conservation Day  on 14 December 2023 as part of National Energy Conservation Day celebration.

First  Prize S5, EEE Dept Second  Prize S3, ME Dept

The programme was co-ordinated by Ms Delmy Varghese (NSS Programme Officer and Asst Prof, CSE Dept).



CSE HoD attends workshop on “N-Hans: NLP Hands-on Program on Transformers and LLM”

Vidya faculty members are keen to improve their knowledge in relevant domains by attending FDPs/workshop s etc
Hearty appreciation to Dr Ramani Bai !!!

 



CE Dept conducts Dept Alumni Interaction Series ‘Let’s Connect’

Vidya is fortunate that, every Vidya alumnus deems in inspiring their juniors and providing guidelines for improved prospects.

An alumni interaction session with Mr Hrethwik V V (2018-22 Batch, CE Dept) was arranged for final year students on 30 November 2023. Mr Hrethwik is currently working as Site Engineer, M/s Novocrete (Pvt Ltd.) Thrissur.

Ms Vandana V (Asst Prof, CE Dept) and Ms Chithra M (Asst Prof, CE Dept) led the program as co-ordinators.

The Editorial Team of News & Events joins the entire Vidya fraternity in extending hearty congratulation to Mr Hrethwik on the successful conduct of the session that provide core potency of the students to make appropriate decisions based on their preference and benefit !!!



ISV South Asia Working Group to conduct online workshop on 20 January 2024

Vidya offers essential supports to the deserving children from underserved communities by organizing various activities under the auspices of IEEE Smart Village (ISV). Vidya is selected as Student Centre for IEEE Smart Village (ISV) to spread the activities. Now we work in Thrissur, Tirunelveli (TN) and Bhubaneshwar (Orissa) with the student centre support.

Dr Sudha Balagopalan (Dean- Academics) is leading the activities with the role as Lead – Vocational Awareness, ISV South Asia Working Group (SAWG)

With an aim to illustrate how to use project costs and revenues estimates to calculate economic measures that would support project sustainability, the SAWG is organizing a webinar as per the deatials given below:-

Topic Is Your Project Economic to Sustain?
Date 20  January 2024  (Saturday)
Time 7.30  pm
Meeting link https://ieee.zoom.us./j/9437301289?pwd=QXJjbk1LQkZPb2VYdOUvbHdXeHZXUT09
Meeting ID 9437301289
Passcode  ISV
Resource Person Dr Murty Bhavaraju (Member, IEEE Smart Village – SAWG,IEEE Life Fellow, Member – US National Academy of Engineering
  Dr. Murty retired from the US electric utility industry after working for 50 years. His special interest was system reliability and generation adequacy in power pools. Murty is an IEEE Life Fellow and member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He published 40 technical papers in IEEE and other journals. Received Ph.D. from University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Received ME from IISc and BE (Hons) from Andhra Universityy
All are invited  !!!

 

 



CE Dept welcomes to attend Three Days FDP on “Harmony in Structures: Bridging Vastu and Civil Engineering”

Vidya provides all possible efforts to act as a bridge between traditional wisdom with modern engineering to create environments that promote well-being and positive energy flow.

The Dept of CE is actively involving in consultancy services in various specializations of Civil Engineering including that of various activities connected with LSGD (Local Self-Government Department) projects as part of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative (RKI). The activities include quality monitoring tests of roads in Wayanad District, Total Station survey of Toyakkavu-Venkitangu Road, Paris Road in Kandanassery, Athirappally Road, Thandilam-Manali Road, Punnayurkulam Road, Chittanda–Padinjattumuri Road, Kuranchery Road, Thali-Viruttanam Road, Aloor Road and Mathilakam Road. These activities were well appreciated and the Govt of Kerala gave sanction to the Dept to serve as the second tier in the quality control mechanism .

With an aim to foster a comprehensive understanding by integrating Vastu principles into civil engineering practices, the Dept of CE, in association with ISTE FACULTY CHAPTER,VAST is organizing Three Days Faculty Development Programme on “Harmony in Structures: Bridging Vastu and Civil Engineering” during 22-24 January 2024 for Faculty members / M.Tech / M.Plan students from KTU affiliated College.Participants will explore mathematical aspects of Vastu, applying geometric ratios for balanced structures.

Registration Link https://forms.gle/fWcDNu2mcn3ThxNLA
Sri. Kanipayyur Krishnan Namboodiripad Dean, Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam, Department of Culture, Govt. of Kerala
Dr C. V Lal Former Professor&HoD (Retd.),Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Dr Ashalatha Thampuran Former Principal College of Engineering, Trivandrum Executive Director, Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum
Mr. Navaneeth E.P Director – Operations, Live Homes, Thrissur
Points of Contact:
Convener Dr Abhilasha P.S (Professor & HoD) 9446 232370
Co-ordinator Dr Anjali P Sasidharan  (Asso. Professor) 94951 96766
Co-Coordinator Ms Kalyani Vijayakumar (Asst. Professor) 85475 93336



ME Faculty Member attends AICTE sponsored Five-day online FDP on Universal Human Values

Vidya faculty members utilize all possible opportunities for increasing a holistic outlook of life to the student and depict them with various facets.

Hearty Congratulations to Mr Dinil !!!

 



WISSEN 2024 : Vidya‘s Talent Hunt Examination

Vidya has been serving as a pillar to improve students for their overall learning ability and educational performance since its inception in 2003.

The examinations will be conducted online as per the following schedule and as per Indian Standard Time.

Registration Link :  https://bit.ly/wissen2024
Date Duration Subject/s
27-01-2024,  Saturday One hour between 7.30 PM  to 9.30 PM Physics &  Chemistry
28-01-2024, Sunday One hour between 5.00 PM to 7.00 PM Biology
28-01-2024, Sunday One hour between 7.30 PM  to 9.30 PM Mathematics
Points of Contact Dr Nisha A B (Asso. Prof, ASE Dept) 94470 46175
Ms Divya Unni (Asst Prof, ECE Dept) 94461 53508
Points to note
  • Only registered candidates are permitted to attend the examination.
  • The link for attending the exam will be sent to you in your registered email/mobile number on the respective days.
  • Results will be published in our website (www.vidyaacademy.ac.in
    The Editorial Team of News & Events with the entire Vidya fraternity invites all promising talents to utilize this platform to improve their overall learning capability and educational feat and pave a path for progress . All the BEST !!!