“The purpose of education is to instil confidence in students and enable them to think innovatively and motivate them to become innovators and job creators rather than job seekers,” said Dr Elizabeth Verghese, Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions, while delivering the presidential address at the inauguration of the KCG Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (IIEC) and the Office of Student Affairs and International Student Services (OASIS) at KCG College of Technology.
Stressing the need to collaborate with leading universities across the globe in the area of research and highlighting the importance of staff and student exchange programmes, Dr Anand Jacob Verghese, CEO, Hindustan Group of Institutions, listed the various initiatives taken by the institution to sign MOUs with globally well-known universities and bring visiting professors to interact with faculty and students.
Speaking on the activities of the Office of the International Student Services, Dr Subbaroyan, Head, International Affairs, highlighted the visits of academics and representatives from various universities to the institute and the signing of MOUs with the universities. He also added that eight students had been selected to attend the World Festival of Youth organized by the Moscow Aviation Institute at Sochi, Russia and they would participate in “Aviation of the Future – Perspective Directions for the Development of the Aircraft Building Industry” programme from 15th to 21st October.
Dr Anita Manuel, Dean, Student Affairs, said that the Office of Student Affairs had been set up with manifold objectives with the primary focus on the welfare of students on campus. Stating that inculcating in students the habit of lifelong learning is the need of the hour and stressing the need to facilitate learning beyond curriculum, she listed the various flagship events, co-curricular activities and contests organized by her office. She added that the annual Hindustan Young Leaders Conference attracted delegates from different parts of India and offered a platform for delegates to discuss global challenges, in the process developing a high degree of communication skills as well as leadership abilities. She also mentioned how the twenty different clubs offered a vibrant space for students to have constructive fun as well as hone their talents.
Presenting the activities of the Higher Education Cell (HEC), Dr Albert P’Rayan, said that the Cell organized a number of events to create awareness among students about the importance of pursuing higher studies, scholarship opportunities to study abroad, education system in different countries, and preparing for Civil Services. He stressed the need for giving career counselling to the students and conducting regular training sessions and workshops on preparing students for examinations such as TOEFL, IELTS, CAT, GMAT and GATE.
Vice-Principal Dr Sumathi Poobal who also heads the KCG Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (KCGIIEC) said that the Centre would support students and alumni of KCG and other colleges in Tamilnadu, local community entrepreneurs and startups from idea stage to market ready business. She added that KCGIIEC would strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region by providing shared resources within local ecosystems and identifying and addressing unexpected market inefficiencies faced by the SMEs. The KCGIIEC would focus on thrust areas such as manufacturing, renewable energy and sensor technology.
Director Dr Annie Jacob and Principal Dr G Prabhakaran were among other dignitaries who were present on the occasion.
The department of ECE organized “Department Award Function” programme on 11th October 2017 for the welfare of ECE students at KMC auditorium by 11.00 a.m. under the following.
- Class Toppers (first, second & third in the April/May 2017 University Examinations)
- 100 % Attendance
- EFY Workshop Participation Certificate
- IETE Events Certificate
The award function started at 11.00 a.m. with the welcome address by Dr. V. Subbaroyan, Prof. & Head/ECE. Then special address was given by Dr. G. Prabhakaran, Principal, followed by the distribution of various awards and certificates. The felicitation address was given by Dr. Sumathi Poobal, Vice Principal & Prof./ECE. Finally Vote of Thanks was given by Ms. Kavitha Balamurugan, Associate Prof./ECE. The programme was co-ordinated by Dr. Jose Anand, Associate Professor/ECE.
MAKERDEMY has conducted Internship Campus Drive for final year EEE students on 12th October 2017 at KCG College of Technology, Chennai.
MAKERDEMY is a senior IIM alumni venture started with a vision of bringing world class MAKER EDUCATION to India. The tag lines LEARN, EXPLORE and MAKE reflect their approach to learning and creating. The dream of the company is to mentor a generation of makers who will go on to build world class products for the world, right out of India.
The programme was coordinated by Dr. R. Murugan Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with valuable support and guidance of Dr. P Deiva Sundari, Professor & Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
The drive started with welcome address by Dr.P Deiva Sundari,. This was followed by small presentation by Mr. Venkatesh Varadachari, Founder, Makerdemy, which gave detailed knowledge of the company. The importance of internship and its key aspects in the industry was discussed in detail. He insisted that internships are a proven way to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience while establishing important connections in the field. He further emphasized on the fact that electrical and electronics engineers should pursue their career in their core field and to develop products for India and grow in India. Their ongoing projects such as Voice Controlled Light System and Voice Controlled Car using Raspberry Pi were demonstrated by the alumnus of EEE Department, Mr. Vigneshwar which gave the students a wide insight of wireless and remote monitoring systems in the industry.
After that, aptitude test was conducted on technical and logical questions background. The shortlisted students have been informed to appear for a personal interview on a later date. The company assured a stipend of Rs.5500/- to the selected students during the period of internship.
Makerdemy has conducted Internship Campus drive for final students on 12th October 2017 in K.C.G College of Technology, Chennai.
MAKERDEMY is a senior IIM alumni venture started with a vision of bringing world class MAKER EDUCATION to India. The tag lines LEARN, EXPLORE, and MAKE reflect their approach to learning and creating. The dream of the company is to mentor a generation of makers who will go on to build world class products for the world, right out of India.
The programme was coordinated by Dr.R.Murugan Associate professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with valuable support and guidance of Dr.P Deivasundari, Professor & Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
The drive started with warm welcome by Dr.P Deivasundari, Professor & Head. This was followed by small presentation by Mr.Venkatesh Varadachari, Founder Makerdemy, which gave detailed knowledge of the company. The importance of internship and its key aspects in the industry was discussed in detail. Take away from MrVenkatesh address was that Internships are a proven way to gain relevant knowledge, skills, and experience while establishing important connections in the field.He further emphasized on the fact that electrical and electronics engineers should pursue their career in their Core field and to develop products for India and grow in India. Their ongoing projects such as Voice controlled Light System and Voice controlled Car using Raspberry Pi were demonstrated by our alumni Mr.Vigneshware which gave us a wide insight of wireless and remote monitoring systems in the Industry.
After that, aptitude test was conducted which included technical questions as well as logical questions in them.Students qualifying the aptitude test were informed that they would be interviewed personally later. The company assured a stipend of 5.5k to the students, who get selected, during the period of internship.
We are very happy to be a part of the drive, to make use of the wonderful opportunity and be a part of Makerdemy.
Resource Persons
Ms.Senthamarai Selvam
Senior Principal Scientist, CLRI – CSIO
Dr.P.Yogesh
Associate Professor, Anna University
Dr.Krishnamurthy
Professor, KCG College of Technology
- A.Athif Shah
Chairman & Managing Director, ABE
- Senthil Kumar M,
Chief Information Security Officer& DGM-IT, RANE Holdings
- B Muthukumaran,
Scientist, HTC Global Solutions, Chennai
- Muthu Singaram,
CEO,IITM HTIC Incubator, Chennai
- S Chithrakala,
Associate Professor,Anna University
- Uma Maheswari,
Professor,Anna University
- A. Vallikkannu,
Associate Professor,Hindustan University.
- Ganesan,
Chairman and CEO, Guires Healthcare
- Swarna Ravindra Babu,
Founder & CEO of Coovam smart systems and Services private limited
- Sriram
CEO,AlliedElectronics,Chennai
- Uppu Ramachandraiah,
Professor and Head,EIE Department,Hindustan University
- Sasikala M
Associate Professor,Anna University
- K.M.Balaji
Subdivisional Engineer,RGMC,Chennai
- Bhagyaraj,
Associate Professor,SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
- Deepa Jose,
Associate Professor,KCG College of Technology,Chennai
- Radhika Ganesan,
CEO,Pepgra Healthcare Pvt Ltd
- Padmanabhan Ramaswamy,
Director,Eishaa Infotech,Chennai
- R. Panchanth,
MD, CPC Pharmaceuticals, Chennai
- Bhagyaraj,
Associate Professor, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
- M M Ramya,
Professor, Hindustan University, Chennai
- Dhanalakshmi,
Professor, KCG College of Technology
- Emylin Shiny
Professor, KCG College of Technology
- Balasubramaniyam Krishnan,
IOT Consultant, TCS, Chennai
- Ramakrishna Patra,
Head – Manufacturing Solutions & IoT Cluster, Nokia, Chennai
- P Karthikeyan,
Manager, Industrial Engineering and Automation, Nokia Chennai
- Venkatesh Varadachari,
CEO, Makerdemy, Chennai
- Hari Krishnan Ramchandran,
Research Services-Medical Devices, HCL Technologies, Chennai
- V. Subbaroyan,
Professor,KCG College of Technology, Chennai
- S. Elanthamizhan
Project Associate, KCG College of Technology, Chennai
- Hands-on Sessions –
Respro Labs(Chennai)- Mr. Sabarinath and Team
Enthu Technologies(Coimbatore) – Mr. Moorthy and Team
Participants from the following institutions attended:
v MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai
v Sathyabama University
v Jappiar College of Engineering
v S S N College of Engineering
v SCSVMV University
v Kammavar Sangam College of Technology
v SaintGits College of Engineering
v Vardhaman college of Engineering,Hyderabad
v New Prince Shri Bhavani College Of Technology
v Karpagam College Of Engineering
v University College Of Engineering, Villupuram
v Rajalakshmi Engineering College
v Christ College of Engineering,Pondicherry
v KCG College Of Technology
The Faculty Development Programme was attended by 50 participants from various technical institutes. Dr. Senthamarai Selvam, Senior Principal Scientist-CLRI-CSIO, Chennai was the Chief Guest for the inaugural function. The proceedings of the event were distributed to the participants. Resource persons from industry and academia were invited to deliver sessions for the FDP. Three day hands on sessions were also conducted for the participants. She emphasized ibn the latest trends in this field and the importance of IOT. IoT and AAL already share basic pillars in the development of related technology: demand for reliable energy-efficient designs and energy harvesting, including low-power circuits and communication protocols; layers of intelligence, to transform the massive amount of data generated by pervasive systems into wisdom; essential privacy and security requirements.
One day workshop on Raspberry PI was conducted by the core team of EFY KCG Tech center exclusively for the faculties of ECE department on Thursday 2 Nov 2017.The program commenced at 9.00 am at the CADENCE Lab. The Chief Resource Person was Dr.V.Subbaroyan, Professor, ECE Department and he was well supported by the core team members of EFY KCG Tech Center, Ms.B.Thyla, Mr.T.Thomas Leonid, Ms.Jaraline Kirubavathy and Ms.Majel Monisha.10 faculties of the ECE Department attended the Program.
First session was introduction to the Raspberry PI and how to start up with the tools. Raspberry PI is and inexpensive, cross platform, simple and clear programming environment. After the Tea break at 10.40 am the next sessions on few sketches like LED blink and sequence of LED blink was outlined. Participants found few programs like LCD display, RTC module and E-speak module very interesting and got involved in doing further programs. Many other fun filled projects were done by the participants in the afternoon session.
This workshop was organized to facilitate the faculties to effectively use Raspberry PI software to guide student projects and carry out research work. The sessions were completely hands on, increasing the confidence of the participants in using the tools and the trainers were adept at clarifying the questions that arose during the session relating theory concepts studied to practical issues.
For EFY KCG Tech center
Dr.V.Subbaroyan
Head
Envisioned as a forum for youngsters to express their talent and knowledge,
KCG Engenius ’17 kicked off splendidly on October 25th, drawing nearly a thousand enthusiastic youngsters from 22 schools. It was exhilarating to see young scholars come in droves, transforming the campus of KCG College of Technology with their vibrant enthusiasm. Competitions like Programming Contest, Best Sustainable Solution, Science Fair, Instrument solo, Battle of the bands, Group Dance, Debate, Adzap, Street Theatre, Quiz, Spell Bee, and Treasure Hunt saw students exhibiting a wide range of talent, vying with each other in a positive spirit and wowing the audience. The various venues resounded with cheers as the young contenders gave their best. Indeed, the judges, most of whom were well known alumni of the institution, had a tough time selecting the winners.
It was not just fun and games. Workshops on Robotics, App Development, 3D printing and Internet of Things provided a great opportunity for students to learn about emerging technologies. Pointing out that many of the events and workshops were conducted by various clubs active on the campus, Principal Dr G Prabhakaran said “The fine balance of competitions, workshops, display of working models and award winning innovations, gave the school children tremendous inspiration.”
One of the highlights was a spectacular air show, where KCG students flew drones and aero models they had built. One of the drones had scored the highest points among Indian institutions at an international competition held during the Aerial Robotic Conference in China. A special aerospace exhibition, as well as the display of more than 50 innovative models, kindled in the students the spark of creativity and innovation. Students also got a chance to go around the aero hangar; both faculty and students were seen climbing into the planes and experiencing a ground run. A special session on Beating Exam Stress also drew interested participants. ‘An exciting and great learning experience’, said one student; ‘Funtastic and very, very, memorable’ said another. “Impressed by the meticulous organization and massive turn out. A good initiative”, said alumnus Ramkumar Kanakrajan, celebrated drummer and music producer, who adjudged the music events.
Prof S Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor of Hindustan University, presided over the Valedictory. He advised the students to think carefully what they wanted to do with their lives. “Focus and determination will ensure success,” he said. The Prize distribution drew heavy applause as each individual or team walked on to the stage to receive their trophies, and certificates. They were also awarded cash prizes worth one lakh. Holy Family Matric Hr.Sec, St.John’s Public School, Chettinad Vidyashram, Dominic Savio Matric Hr.Sec School, Zion Matriculation Hr.Sec. Sembakkam, Alwin International Public School, Sri Sankara Vidyashram, SBIOA Model Matric Hr.Sec. Manuel Mony Hr. Sec. School, GRTMV Hr.Sec., and BVM Global, were some of the winning schools. Special kudos to Alpha Matriculation School which won the overall winner’s trophy at KCG Engenius ’17.
Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Our beloved former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam86th birthday has been celebrated on 16th October 2016. Two eminent personalities from Aerospace industry were invited as chief guests for the function. Group Captain A. Arunachaleshwaran, commanding officer, MTI from IAF, Tambaram and Mr.S. Ganesan, DRDO Scientist, RIC-IIT Madras were the chief guests.
Welcome address was delivered by HoDDr.Asad Ahmed and rhePresidential address wasdelivered by our principal Dr. G. Prabakaran. Group CaptainArunachaleshwaran gave a lecture on “Design Consideration for Aircraft Brake Parachutes”.It was an interactive lecture and he quoted that developing indigenous technologies was thekey mantra of Dr.Kalam.
Mr.S. Ganesan gave a lecture on “Solid rocket motors and combustion instabilities”. He discussed about the current research activities and detailed the research outcomes on combustion instability. After the guest lectures, Vote of Thanks Given by Professor Dr K.Vijayaraja.Students interacted with the guests and posed various questions on current aeronautical challenges, which were enthusiastically answered by the guests.
TOPIC : WORKSHOP ON VIRTUAL LAB
Date : 20.10.17
Venue : F14
Resource Persons
Dr. K.V. Gangadharan, Professor Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Center for System Design, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, (NITK Surathkal), India
Dr. Pruthviraj U, Applied Mechanics And Hydraulics, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, (NITK Surathkal), India
First speaker Dr. K.V.Gangadharan emphasis about the virtual lab and its importance of future.
| Virtual Labs will be made more effective and realistic by providing additional inputs to the students like accompanying audio and video streaming of an actual lab experiment and equipment |
Physical distances and the lack of resources make us unable to perform experiments, especially when they involve sophisticated instruments. Also, good teachers are always a scarce resource. Web-based and video-based courses address the issue of teaching to some extent. Conducting joint experiments by two participating institutions and also sharing costly resources has always been a challenge. With the present day internet and computer technologies the above limitations can no more hamper students and researchers in enhancing their skills and knowledge. Also, in a country such as ours, costly instruments and equipment need to be shared with fellow researchers to the extent possible. Web enabled experiments can be designed for remote operation and viewing so as to enthuse the curiosity and innovation into students. This would help in learning basic and advanced concepts through remote experimentation.
Second speaker Dr. Pruthviraj emphasis about the student internet based experimentation with natural phenomena
Today most equipment has a computer interface for control and data storage. It is possible to design good experiments around some of this equipment which would enhance the learning of a student. Internet-based experimentation further permits use of resources knowledge, software, and data available on the web, apart from encouraging skillful experiments being simultaneously performed at points separated in space (and possibly, time)
For the ‘touch and feel’ part, the students can possibly visit an actual laboratory for a short duration