Karukutty Kitty (April 08)

Batch 4 bids adieu
The fourth batch of Engineering Graduates is all set to leave the portals of SSET. There are around 320 students in this batch and this includes the first batch of Automobile Engineering students of the institution. The University Examinations are scheduled to start around third week of May, and by mid June, this final year students are expected to join the engineering fraternity.

College Union 2008-2009
The activities of the College Union (2008-2009) were inaugurated at a function held at the campus on April 5. Prof.M.Madhavan, Principal SSET, lit the ceremonial lamp to mark the inauguration. In his inaugural address, Prof. Madhavan reminded the students to strike a healthy balance between academic and co-curricular activities; Shri. P.P. Premachandran, Asst. Professor (ME) offered felicitations, and Justin Anto, the Union Secretary welcomed the gathering, Reynolds Premji, the union Chairman gave the presidential address, and Deepak Hari, Secretary, Arts Club proposed the vote of thanks.

Pict1: Prof.M.Madhavan, Principal, lighting the lamp. Also seen in picture Shri.P.P.Premachandran, Reynolds Premji, Deepak Hari and Justin Anto. Pict2 : Dance programme presented by students of S8 CSE. Pict3 :Rock Band of SSET in full Action

ISO certification
February 16, 2008 is going to be a Red Letter Day in the history of SSET. RINA, the lead assessors for ISO certifications, completed their external audit on the organization and methods followed at SSET. The external auditors have conveyed a satisfactory feed back and the final certificate is expected to be handed over in a month’s time.

Placement Activities

The placement cell had a hectic schedule during the month of April. A host of IT and non-IT based companies organized recruitment programmes at the campus. Civil Engineering students of 2008 batch were selected by companies like Galfar Engineering - Oman, Nael - UAE, Essa - UAE, Crest Buildtech, Kochi. Mechanical and Electrical students were absorbed by Galfar Engineering, Oman, Anglo Eastern Ship Management and Barber Shipping. IT based companies like Reliance Communications, SunTech Business Solutions and Poornam Infovision selected students mainly from Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. Around 80-85 percent of the eligible students of 2008 have been placed by now.

Students Association Activities
The Electronics and Communication Engineering students association organized a lecture on VIOP and Networking on April 19, in collaboration with B-Soft, a leading software company.

Staff achievements
Shri. P.P. Lalu, Asst. Professor (ME), presented a paper entitled ‘Parallel Computing Issues in the Development of Pipe Network Simulation Code’, at the national conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering held on March 28 and 29 at VJCET, Vazhakkulam.