Sidhin Chandran C S (S3,CSE Dept) was presented a token of appreciation for his academic excellence by CADD International on being the Semester topper (S2) in the event ‘SUCCESS 2023’ which was held at Regional Theatre, Thrissur on 09 December 2023. He scored SGPA 9.8 in second semester examinations.

Mr T N Prathapan (Member of Parliament,Thrissur Constituency) inaugurated the function. Mr Krishna Teja IAS (District Collector,Thrissur) served as chief guest of the function.

Vidya provides excellent prospects and platforms to aspiring students to promote self-learning and to exhibit their scientific competence by conducting a range of activities and competitions.
To create a scientific, socio – economical and creative attitude amid the promising minds, Vidya announces, project exhibition for High School, +1 and +2 school students with attractive cash prizes worth 65k for the winners and runners-up.

Date : 11  January 2024 Venue : Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Science Still Model H S / H S S Science Working  Model H S / H S S Maths Still Model H S / H S S Maths Working  Model H S / H S S Craft & Work experience H S / H S S

Registration Link : https://bit.ly/scipi_vast

Points of Contact	Mr Manu P R	94467 22618
	Ms Riya P D	70342 87673

The Editorial Team of News & Events with the entire Vidya fraternity invites the kindling students to explore the inventive aptitudes and push them to reflect out-of-the-box!! All the BEST !!! !

Regular classes of the present, first (2023 – 27 Batch) and third semester (2022 – 26 Batch), fifth semester (2021 – 25 Batch) and seventh semester (2020– 24 Batch) under APJ Abdul Kalam University are concluded.

This was as per the academic calendar published by the University. The university examinations are being scheduled to be conducted as per following details :-

The devoted members of staff have been offering all possible support within their utmost capacity which serve the students for piloting through their subjects in a predetermined manner.

Universities abroad are offering a host of niche courses especially in the emerging technologies for Post-Graduation studies both for degree and diploma courses. Across the country the young generation is very keen to equip themselves in these emerging domains and are aspiring to arm themselves with degrees or diplomas from top universities. Several universities support students by allowing them to work part-time and thereby support their studies. Top destinations include Canada, Australia, and Germany, besides the USA, UK, and Ireland etc. Of late the East European and Scandinavian nations are becoming prime destinations.

An awareness session about higher studies aboard and opportunities after completing PG courses aboard was provided to the final year students of the B. Tech program who are graduating in 2024. Ms. Nicy Binu, Director, Santa Monica addressed the final year students on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at the main auditorium, Pranavam. The two hour session which began at 11:00 am provided a gist of the process involved and touched upon all aspects of the process involved in gaining admissions for studies aboard. Ms. Nicy provided a concise overview of the elements involved. The process involves activities like course selection, application processing, language preparation and certification, VISA processing, scholarship assistance, foreign exchange and loan assistance, flight ticketing and accommodation, pre-departure assistance, airport pick-up / drop, and relocation services etc. She also shared a brief about the nuances of each country and country specific nature of courses, importance of a particular country, country specific part-time working rules, residency provision, etc.

469 final year B. Tech students attended workshop. After the main discourse, Ms. Nicy addressed the queries from the students. She also provided a quick overview about the various certifications like IELTS, PTE, TOFEL, and about exams like GRE, GMAT, and SAT.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become profoundly embedded in our digital ecosystem.

The session provided students with a unique opportunity to gain insights into the latest trends and predictions in the field of AI, directly from an industry expert. As the department continues its commitment to preparing students for the challenges and opportunities in the tech industry, sessions like these contribute significantly to the holistic learning experience of the students. The event concluded with a lively interaction between the students and the esteemed guests, fostering a spirit of curiosity and collaboration that will undoubtedly shape the future of these budding technologists.

Vidya is devoted to uplift the state-of-the-art technologies and models to deal with the issues of sustainable socio-economic growth as a Nodal Centre for IEEE Smart Village (ISV).

The volunteers from Vidya perform their level best to achieve sustainable community development with the wholehearted support from Vidya staff members under the leadership of Dr Sudha Balagopalan (Dean Academics & Professor, EEE Dept) who is also bestowed with the role as Lead – Vocational Awareness, ISV South Asia Working Group.

To Unlock the Sustainable Community Development, an enlightening webinar , ‘South Asia Working Group Sustainable Community Development Process – Framework, Case Studies, Collaborations ‘ was hosted by ISV IEEE Smart Village South Asia Working Group (SAWG) on 25 November 2023, at 7:30 pm. Dr. Ashok Das (CEO, SunMoksha & Co-Chair, IEEE Smart Village – North America Working Group) served as speaker of the session. During this engaging online presentation, Dr. Ashok Das explored into various aspects of sustainable community development, business models for community enterprises, and real-world aspects.

Dr Sudha Balagopalan (Dean Academics, Professor, EEE Dept), staff and student volunteers attended the meeting

Vidya Computer Applications Association (ViCA) and MCA alumni, in continuation, organizes the second alumni interaction session which aims to improve the practical knowledge and skills of the students.

Mr Aashrith Nandakumar (2017-20 batch MCA) gave a session on “Testing and automation practices using selenium” to his juniors of S3 MCA (2022-24 batch) on 20 November 2023 at 2 pm.

Dr Reji C Joy(HOD, MCA) welcomed Mr Aashrith to the session. The session was very informative where Mr Aashrith gave an overview of the current trends in Testing in IT. Mr Aashrit is currently working as Systems Engineer at TCS (Automation Quality Analyst).

The students wholeheartedly attended the session and thanked Mr Aashrithfor the information shared with them. Ms Salkala K S (Asst Prof and MCA Alumni Co-ordinator) gave a note of thanks. Mr Dijesh P (Assoc Prof, MCA) presented a memento to Mr Aashrith.

Vidya faculty members get training to impart holistic learning, imbibing the ideals, including multi-disciplinary education, flexible and innovative curriculum, value education, ethics, and human values.

Hearty Congratulations to Ms Shameem !!!

Vidya students create all efforts to attain high quality learning apart from their regular syllabus.

It is with much pleasure, the Dept of CSE is sharing the news that,Vasisht Nirmal K V (S3,CSE Dept) cleared NPTEL examination of the course ‘Design and analysis of Algorithms’ with a consolidated score of 76%.

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is a quality Indian e-learning platform for university-level Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. It is jointly developed by Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science It operates one of the most extensive educational Youtube channel covering engineering, basic sciences, and some humanities and social science subjects.