After Christmas holidays the department reopens on 3rd January 2023(Tuesday).

MCA staff along with 3rd semester students representing the Global Academic Carnival , Kottayam as representation  from Union Christian College

MCA department conducted sports day on 14th January 2023 at cricket court , Union Christian College,Aluva with various events.

Third semester students of MCA participated in  Teresian Innovation Summit conducted by St.Teresas College,Ernakulam on 20-21 January 2023.

On Saturday 28th January 2023,we held our MCA day festival. The day was a wonderful celebration of the Arts and students embraced the opportunities share their talents with the rest of the department. The highlight of the day was our Dance, Songs etc.

A big thank you to Mr.Abin Joseph(Student Convener) and Mrs.Thanu Sudheesh (Association Cell-Convener 2020) congratulations on your leadership, assistance in organizing the day, and overall coordination of the event. 

Asif Khan K S of first semester 2022 admission participated in the Technical Fest “Xenorix 4.0” held at Naipunya College of Management studies on 31st January 2023 and won second prize in "Web Designing" and first prize in "Coding and Debugging".

Haripriya Shaji , Erics Antony and Amrutha J Ramesh of third semester MCA students participated in workshop on "Vulnerability Assessment and Pen Testing" conducted by Department of computer applications,Cochin University of Science and Technology on Feb 3,2023.

Federal Bank in association with Mathrubhumi conducted a debate competition on topic "Speak for India Kerala Edition" and many students from our department and college participated in the competition,out of which Amrutha Ramesh of third semester and Hizana of First semester was selected for district level competition.The district level competition was conducted after and Amrutha Ramesh was selected for Zonal level.

Haripriya Shaji , Erics Antony and Amrutha J Ramesh of third semester MCA students participated in workshop on "Vulnerability Assessment and Pen Testing" conducted by Department of computer applications,Cochin University of Science and Technology on Feb 3,2023.

The placement cell of union christian college in association "STEYP" arranged a pre-placement orientation for MCA ,CME and BSc.CS students on 20th February 2023 from 2.30 pm-3.30 pm at MCA seminar hall.Mr.Sobir Najumudeen was the resource person.

The department arranged "Anti drug awareness program" on for our students on 22nd February 2023(Wednesday) at MCA conference hall.Mr.Sreehari R,Clinical Assistant Professor & HoD,Department of Clinical Psychology, AIMS Kochi was the resource person.

The department in association with TCS P4L program inaugurated "Nature Club" by setting up "Herbal Garden" and Planting Asoka Trees on 23rd February 2023,10.30 am at MCA Block.The students of MCA department together with staffs planted saplings of various herbal plants and Asoka tree in herbal garden.

The IIPC cell of department arranged an Interactive Session(1 hour) on "Emerging Trends in IT" in association with TCS for our students on 23rd February 2023 after nature club inauguration at MCA conference hall at 11.00 am.

As part of women's day celebration , the department in association with Women Empowerment and outreach cell of department celebrated Women's day on 8th March 2023 at MCA Seminar hall .A Special thanks to Ms.Preetha G Nair,CEO,Bramma IT Solutions Pvt Ltd for accepting our invitation and handling session on "Women Entrepreneurship in IT industry" for our students!!!

The department has conducted pool placement drive in association with Yatnam Technologies on 14th March 2023 from 10.30 am- 1.00 pm. 87(14 students from BSc CS and 73 students from MCA) students attended the initial technical round conducted at MCA Lab.

Mr.Sreeraj M R of third semester (2021 Admission) secured A Grade in "Light Music" competition in connection with Mahatma Gandhi Youth Festival 2023 held at Ernakulam during 8-12th February 2023.

The department has conducted a placement drive in association with RoadE Labs Private Limited on 21st March 2023 from 10.30 am- 1.00 pm. 38students attended the initial technical round conducted at MCA Conference Hall

The department has conducted an online entrance coaching classes to the interested students who wished to join MCA based on their request. As reasonable strength of students expresses their willing to attend, the department conducted the same from 29th May 2023-31st May 2023 from 2.00 pm to 4 pm(2 hours a day) for various subjects.Around 50 students attended the session.Also the department shared the study material for reference to the students for the exam.

As part of world environment day the department organized the establishment of a vegetable garden and sapling planting on the MCA campus premises.The students , faculty and staff created a vegetable garden within the MCA department for promoting local food production.The presence of a vegetable garden contributes to a greener campus environment, improving aesthetics and promoting biodiversity.A variety of vegetables, such as tomatoes, ladies finger , Chilli herbs, brinjal etc were planted in designated pots and in growbags.Students and faculty planted the saplings of various trees like mango, Rambutan etc at designated areas.

The department has conducted a three days online hands on training workshop on topic "Python Programming & Data Science Fundamentals" for faculties,students and research scholars of other colleges on 7th-9th June 2023 from 2.00pm - 3.30 pm via Google Meet platform.Mrs.Veena Jose & Mrs.Sherna Mohan ,Associate Professor, MCA department ,U C College,Aluva were the resource person. 15  members participated for the event.

A one day training session on CO-PO Mapping & Attainment was organized by the department on June 16, 023 at 10 AM in the MCA Lab.Ms.Sherna Mohan introduced the faculty members to resource person which are the participants of the training session.She welcomed the resource person Mr.Jacob Thaliyan , HoD, School of Comp.Science ,  DiST, Angamaly to handle the session. 

The session began by with the brief introduction of OBE.The resource person took the participants on a journey of identifying expected outcomes, and recommending appropriate pedagogy and evaluation methods for the attainment of the course  outcomes. Participants were asked then to take one of the course they teach and explain their plans and execution methods to achieve the outcomes of that course. It was followed by questions and answers regarding the importance of outcome based learning.

A software for the measurement of CO attainment was designed by resource person to establish the mappings between COs, POs and PSOs based on performance of the learners in continuous as well as semester end evaluations.

The students(second semester 2022 admn) from our department participated in Inter-Collegiate Fest,conducted by department of computer science,Union Christian College,Aluva and secured various prizes.

As part of merit day of our college, Chandhini Syamaprasad has received memento from Rev.Thomas John , Manager , U.C.College as she secured fourth rank in MG University MCA degree examination.

Mr.Joswin Joseph semester 2 2022 admn has been selected as one of the district level winners of  "Young Innovators Program 4.0(YIP)" organised by Kerala Development and Innovation strategic Council(K-DISC) under Govt.of Kerala on July 21, 2023.He won a  cash prize of worth Rs.25,000/- and  was presented by Sri.K.N Balagopal , Hon.Finance Minister of Kerala.

To convey the importance of water among the students  and also to judge the knowledge of students in designing the Software Development cell has conducted an e-poster competition on 26th July 2023.tudents were divided into group of 3 .The groups were as follows :-

Team 1:-JOSWIN,PRAVEEN ,BLESSON

Team 2:-ASIF,ASHIQUE,AKHIL

Team 3-ATHUL,ABHISHEK,CHRISTO

Team 4-RINOY,VISHNURAJ,SANJULAL

Team 5-SAYED,MURSHID,HARIKUMAR

The teams were given 1 hour duration to prepare an e-poster on the topic “Preserve and Save Water”. Students designed e-posters .The team 3 secured first prize and team 5 secured second prize .

The placement cell of MCA department arranged Talk on “Empowering Agriculture through the Integration of  Computer Science" on July 27, 2023 (02.30 am- 03.30pm) for MCA 2022 Admn.Dr. Santhosh Kumar M B(Professor, Dept of IT, SOE, CUSAT) was the resorce person.The aim of this talk is to inspire MCA students to recognize the vast potential of integrating computer science into practical scenarios, specifically within agriculture, encouraging them to envision innovative solutions for real-world challenges .

The IIPC of MCA Department organized an Industrial Visit for all students(2021 admn and 2022 admn) on 31st July 2023 to TCS,Kakkanad Infopark Campus,Kochi. 135 students along with 5 staffs participated in this event.The purpose of the visit was to provide students with practical insights into the operations, processes, and working environment of a real-world industrial setting. The interactive session was conducted by Mr.Ashwin Joy by providing valuable insights into the latest trends and advancements in the IT industry especially the rapid development of AI.The visit was truly inspiring and eye-opening for our students and faculty members. The sessions came to a close at 12.15 pm.

The Alumni Association of our department has  organized "ALUMNI MEET 2023- a programme to facilitate, consolidate and coordinate Alumni Activities at MCA Seminar Hall in on 12th August 2023.The alumni meet is to reconnect with the Alumni and celebrate their success and various achievements. Around 110 alumni members participated over the meeting.

The department celebrated the “Onam Celebration 2023” on 25th September 2023 by organizing various activities. The activities were:

1. Malayali Manka / Sreeman Competition

2.Pookalam Competition

3.Vadamvali Competition

4.Uriyadi Competition

We are happy to feel that all the events went as per the schedule and that we were able to complete the events in right time.

Passing out ceremony is a day devoted to celebrating an important point in students' lives . It was held at MCA Seminar hall conducted by our department at 2.00pm on Sept 9, 2023 to final year students 2021 Admn Batch. The ceremony started with a prayer followed by welcome address by Mrs. Sherna Mohan , Head of the Department for esteemed dignitaries on the dais, students and faculty members. The Principal Dr.M.I Punnoose presided the programme and the ceremony was graced with blessings of God with lighting the lamp by Chief guest Prof.(Dr).C T Aravindakumar, Vice Chancellor , M G Uty,Kottayam  . The function proceeded with sharing a message by Rev.Thomas John , Manager to the graduating students. Dr.A.V Alex felicitate the programme. The speech was followed by certificate distribution to the graduates by the dignitaries on the dais. Around 119 students attended the event. The meeting came to an end with vote of thanks.

The batch of 2023-'25 was formally inaugurated on 11th Sept 2023 at MCA Department,Union Christian College, Aluva. The ceremony was attended by the new batch of students along with their parents,faculty, and staff of department at MCA seminar hall.Mr Mathew Joseph, CEO,Fresh to homes was the chief guest.The inaugural ceremony starts with prayer service followed by formal inaugural function.Respected chief guest delivered the inaugural address.The ceremony continued with Key note address delivered by Mr.Krishnakumar , Green-pepper Technology.The meeting came to an end with vote of thanks followed by Lunch.

The second day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall on 12 th Sept 2023 by Mr.Krishnakumar,CEO,Greenpepper Technologies by conducting "Rapid Sprint Skills" and  Mr.Sandheep Sudhakaran,Sr.Software Engineer,Tata Elixi at 11.00 am.He conducted an interactive session to our newly joined batch explaining about the various trends and technologies in IT industry.

The second day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall on 13 th Sept 2023 by Mr.Krishnakumar,CEO,Greenpepper Technologies by conducting "Rapid Sprint Skills" and  Mr.Sudheep Sebastian,Managing Director,ImpressOn  at 11.00 am and by Mr.Renjith Vishwanath,Co-Founder and CEO,RoadE Labs Ltd and Dabler Ltd,UK

The IIPC cell of our department along with our Alumni Mr.Jithin Antony(2017-2019 Batch),Technical Head,Pulse 63 Healthcare Ventures,Philippines  conducted an interactive session on "Project Development Aspects to be considered" for our third semester (2022 admn batch) on 13th Sept 2023 from 9.30 am to 12.00 pm.

As part of outreach and women empowerment cell,Our students  Athul babu,Althaf and Alen Jose of third semester MCA batch  went to chacko homes for 2 days(12th Sept 2023-13th Sept 2023) to help for their technological needs.

The third day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall on 14th Sept 2023 by Mr.Krishnakumar,CEO,Greenpepper Technologies by conducting "Rapid Sprint Skills" and  Mr.Rahul Somarajan,Manager,Quantiphi Analytics  at 9.30 am and by Mrs.Sneha Roase George,Asst Professor,U C College,Aluva at 11.00 am.

The fourth day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall on 15th Sept 2023 at 11.00am by Mr.Tinto,Manager,E & Y Co by conducting "Interactive Session" and  Mr.Abhilash at 3.15 pm and by Mr.Deepak Padbhanabhan,Sr.Lecturer,School of electronics,UK at 2.30 pm.

The fifth day of orientation was conducted at TB Ninan Hall,U C College,Aluva  on 16th Sept 2023 at 9.30am by Mr.Krishnakumar ,Green-pepper Technology and Mr.Roban Gilbert,Ar.Associate,CTS and Mr.Ajish Murali,Associate Director,Ascendion .The session came to an end at 1.00 pm.

The sixth day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall  on 18th Sept 2023 at 9.30am by an "Interactive Session" by Rev.Malhia Joshwa,Former Chaplain,U C College,Aluva at 9.30 am and Dr.Sunil Abraham,Asst.Professor,Dept of Economics,UC College,Aluva

The sixth day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall  on 19th Sept 2023 by conducting  an "Interactive Session" by Dr.Rajan Varughese,Director,MCMAT,CUSAT  at 9.30 am and Dr.Thomas Philip , Former Principal,U C College,ALuva at 11.00 am.

The seventh day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall  on 20th Sept 2023 by conducting  an "Interactive Session" by Dr.Marykutty P J, Asst Professor,Dept of Psychology,U C College,Aluva at 9.30am and Dr.Vidhu Narayan,Asst Professor,Dept of Malayalam,U C College,Aluva at 11.00 am.

The seventh day of orientation was conducted at MCA seminar hall  on 20th Sept 2023 by conducting  an "Interactive Session" by Ms.Janisben Bino,Assistant Professor and HoD,MBA Department , U C College,Aluva at 9.30am and Mrs.Sherna MOhan,Asst Professor & HoD ,Dept of MCA,U C College,Aluva at 11.00 am.

Mr.Abhishek Madhuraj and Mr.Christin of MCA 2022 Admn batch secured third position in the MG University Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament organized by Assumption College,Changanassery on 11th Sept 2023.

As part of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development cell,Union Christian College Aluva ,conducted an Interactive Session on GIT & GITHUB on 12th Oct 2023 from 9.30-12.30 pm.Students of various batch fro our department also participated the session very actively.

Students of MCA department (2022 & 2023 admn) secured championship trophy for arm wrestling competition conducted by Physical Education Department,Union Christian College,Aluva on 14th Nov 2023.

The MCA department conducted a seminar on Software modelling using UML diagrams on Nov 17, 2023 in the MCA Conference hall. The session was handled by Ms.Lee Juliet George and Ms. Amrutha Karthikeyan , Faculties of our dept.The started with a basics of UML diagrams and draw diagrams like Use case, Class, Sequence and Activity to plan, design, and talk about how software should work.The seminar includes real life examples to illustrate how UML can be applied in real-world scenarios.The students gained valuable insights into the practical applications of UML in software development, with a focus on simplicity and clarity.

As part of MCA curriculum Employability Skill training(EST), the department has conducted sessions in association with RoaELabs Technology for third semester students on 23-25 Nov 2023 and from 30-2nd Nov 2023.

MCA department in association with our Alumni Mr.Azad conducted a selection test for third semester students(2022 admn batch) for "Campus Coders Hub" on 27th Nov 2023 from 1.30 pm. Various students attended the test of of which following students where selected.

MCA department in association with our Alumni Mr.Vishak Vijayakumar(2018 Admn) conducted a session on "Devops" on 29th Nov 2023 from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm for our first semester(2023 admn batch). In the session he discussed about the introduction to devops software development.The session was very informative and lively.

Presenting our semester toppers (Third Sem ) of MCA 2021 Admission Batch.

"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where there was once despair". – Nelson Mandela

Our department,hosted the much awaited the Annual Sports day on 20th December’23 on the cricket court of the college. The morning was filled with great zeal, excitement and frolicsome atmosphere.

"Christmas Delight" - Home visit of bedridden patients nearby Union Christian College. Organised by MCA department in association with Nanma Palliative Care, Kadungalloor on 21st December 2023.

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