Events June 2012 - May 2013
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Dept faculty members participate in ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Training by Bureau Veritas (02 May 2013)
Participants in the training along with Trainer Mr K P Vinoth
Ms Reji C Joy and Mr Sajay K R, Associate Professors in the Department, participated in the Two-day ISO Internal Auditors' Training programme for the staff members of the College held during 26‐27 April 2013 in the College. Altogether twenty-five staff members from various departments participated in the Training . The trainer was Mr. K P Vinoth, a Lead Auditor Trainer, from Bureau Veritas, Chennai.
University publishes Exam Time Table for S1, S3, S5 MCA (26 April 2013)
S1 MCA Examinations
S3 MCA Examinations
S5 MCA Examinations
All MCA classes end (26 April 2013)
The last day of regular classes for the current semester MCA batches was on Friday, 26 April 2013. However the faculty and staff will be present in the Department up to 03 May 2013 and the Department will close for summer vacation on 03 May 2013. The department will reopen after summer vacation on Tuesday, 04 June 2013. The tentative plan for the commencement of even semester classes is as follows:
- S2 MCA : 10 June 2013
- S4 MCA : 10 June 2013
- S6 MCA : 04 June 2013
"In the World of Teams" : Faculty Development Programme by Manesh D (25 April 2013)
As part of the internal Faculty Development Programme of the Department, Mr Manesh D, Assistant Professor, gave a talk on "The World of Teams" in the after-noon of 27 April 2013. The talk was held in the Computer Lab of the Department. All faculty and staff of the Department participated in the Programme. It was very interesting presentation on the dynamics of the formation of a team and the mechanics of the internal working of a team. As a demonstration of certain ideas presented during the talk, a game playing session was also held. The game was solving a jigsaw puzzle, but with a twist. The photographs above show participants enthusiastically engaged in the game playing session.
The slides used in the programme can be viewed here.
Congratulations to Mr Dijesh P on his promotion as Associate Professor (25 April 2013)
Mr Dijesh P, currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department, has been promoted as Associate Professor with effect from 01 April 2013. The faculty and staff of the Department congratulate him on his elevation to a higher position in his teaching career.
S5 MCA students and staff visit Snehalayam, Mundathikode on charity work (09 April 2013)
The students of S5 MCA (2013 admissions) batch and staff of the department of Computer Applications visited Snehalayam, at Mundathikode, Thrissur, on 09 April 2013 as part of a charity work organised by the students.
Snehalayam, is a not-for-profit organisation for providing a helping hand to the less fortunate persons among us, that is, beggars, mentally and physically challenged persons, persons suffering from leprosy, unwanted babies, old destitute people, critically ill men and women, and the like. Presently, Snehalayam gives a home to more than 400 persons, men, women and children, of all ages, and of all religions. They are provided with shelter, medicine, food and all the necessary amenities.
The charity work was an initiative of the S5 MCA students and all staff of the Department cooperated with the work. Ms Aparna S Balan and Mr Manesh D, Group Tutors of the students, gave necessary guidance and helped coordinate the various activities.
The students collected money from among themselves and the staff members also made contributions.
The activities connected with the charity work had the following four components of which the last component was the most important.
- Donation of provision and other materials which are required on a daily basis in the running of the institution.
- Distribution of sweets among the inmates
- Donation of a sum of money to the Management of the institution as a gesture of support to the philanthropic activities of the Management
- Visiting the inmates of the institution
The students and staff left the college in a College bus at around 11.00 am and reached the premises of Snehalayam at around 11.30 am. The girls and lady staff members visited the women inmates, the boys and male male staff members visited the men inmates. Each inmate was presented with a packet containing some sweets and biscuits. Some of the inmates spoke of their unfortunate circumstances, some sat smiling and some didn't care. It appeared that all were happy to receive the visitors and the packets. At least the visitors could provide a few moments of joy in the lives of those unfortunate persons.
After the visit, Mr Antony, the man behind this philanthropic initiative, spoke of his vision, spoke of how he chose this way of life, and appealed all to give a helping hand to those who are in need. Then, the materials brought by the students were handed over to Mr Antony and and the money was also entrusted to him.
The staff and students returned to the College at around 1.00 pm, many with a heavy hart.
Photos here.
Snehalayam website: http://www.snehalayam.org/.
Aneesh Prakash (S5 MCA) is man of the Match in PECSAGA Cricket Match (01 March 2013)
The team that won the match. Aneesh Prakash is third from viewer's side.
In PECSAGA Cricket Match, College cricket team regained championship after 3 years by defeating I E S College of Engineering, Chittilappilly for three wickets. IES won the toss and opted batting. Our team was to chase a score of 150 runs. Mr. Aneesh P Prakash of MCA was selected as the Man of the Match.
Congratulations to Mr Manesh D, Asst Prof, on a job well done. (30 January 2013)
We reproduce verbatim a message received from Dr P Prathapachandran Nair, Professor Emerirus and ISTE VAST Chapter Chairman.
Pratapachandran Nair P.
To: allstaff
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:27 AM
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to place on record the sincere hard work of Sri. Manesh D, Asst. Professor in MCA and ISTE committee convener, for the very successful conduct of the chapter level and zonal level, Maths tests in our college. As per my request, he has motivated the staff and students of our institution to take part in the above programme which enabled them to secure prizes at National level. I feel that he was not acknowledged for the same. Let me hope that he will continue his good efforts so that our ISTE chapter will be recognized at the National level in future also.
All my best wishes to him.
Dr. P Pratapachandran Nair
(ISTE VAST Chapter Chairman)
All of us in the Department of Computer Applications extend our warmest congratulations to Mr Manesh D on a job well done.
Highest sessional marks scorers of S5 MCA felicitated (22 January 2013)
In a simple function held in the afternoon of 22 January 2013, students of S5 MCA class who had secured the highest total sessional marks in S4 MCA examinations were felicitated by their own classmates. Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department, awarded mementos and trophies to the highest scorers. Faculty members of the Department participated in the function and addressed the students. The following are the top scorers.
First
Second
Third
Ajana C S
Kavitha C Nair
Shahana M A
Ow! University Examinations are finally over. Classes of next higher Semester begin. (21 January 2013)
After much reschedulings and postponements, the University Examinations of S2 MCA and S4 MCA came to an end on 21 January 2013. The faculty and students heaved a sigh of relief at the conclusion of the Examinations. The next higher Semester classes are scheduled to commence as follows:
Detailed Academic Schedule will be published shortly.
Department faculty give talks in Academic Staff College, Calicut University (17 January 2013)
Two faculty members of the Department of Computer Applications gave talks on 17 January 2013 to College teachers participating in a Short-Term Course on Computer Applications organised by the Academic Staff College, University of Calicut. Mr Sajay K R, Associate Professor, gave talk on "Mobile Networks and Computing" in the fore-noon session and Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department, gave a talk on "Build Your Own Website for Free: An Introduction to Google Sites" in the after-noon session. The latter session was mostly a hands-on session for developing a website using Google Sites.
PoSiCom '13: National Conference on Power, Signals, Computations (09 January 2013)
Click here for more details.
Department Launches mindsparkZ, a mini-serial quiz in six episodes (09 January 2013)
Calicut University publishes Examination schedule (07 January 2013)
Calicut University has published an examination calendar for the year 2013. The dates of the MCA examinations of various semesters are as follows.
(See notification here.)
Faculty takes leave for higher studies (01 January 2012)
Ms Jisha Jose Panackal, Associate Professor in the Department, has entered on leave for two years with effect from 01 January 2013 to pursue higher studies. She had already enrolled as a Part-Time Research Scholar in Hindusthan University (Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science), Chennai and has completed a few preliminary courses. She has now availed leave to work full time as a Research Scholar and to complete all work leading to the award of Ph D degree.
All staff and students of the Department wish Ms Jisha all success in her studies.
Dhijin K C, S1 MCA, win FOUR prizes in Advika 2012, Arts Festival (09 December 2012)
Dhijin K C, S1 MCA, won four prizes in the recently concluded Advika 2012, two-day Arts Festival of the College. The Festival was held on 19 - 20 December 2012. The following are the prizes won by Dhijin. Congratulations to Dhijin!
Faculty participate in International Symposium at NITK, Suratkal (20December 2012)
Mr Dijesh P and Mr Sajay K R, faculty of the Department of Computer Applications participated in the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLOUD & SEVICES COMPUTING held at NIT Karnataka, Suratkal, during 16 - 19 December 2012. The Pre-Symposium Lectures were held on 16/12/2012 and the Post-Symposium Worksho/Demonstrations on 19/12/2012. The Symposium proper was held on 17 - 18/12/2012.
Faculty participate in 5-day Training Programme at GEC, Sreekrishnapuram (20 December 2012)
Mr Dijesh P and Mr Sajay K R, faculty of the Department of Computer Applications participated in a Short-Term Training Programme on Hands On Approach to database Systems held at Govt Engineering Cllege, Sreekrishnapuram, during 10-15/12/2012. The programme was sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala.
Department bids farewell to S6 MCA students (05 December 2012)
The Department of Computer Applications arranged a programme in the Seminar Hall at 3.30 pm on 05 December to bid farewell to the 2009 admissions batch of MCA students.
All students had come to the Department for attending the Project viva-voce examination on the same day. Students attended in the examinations in the fore-noon. After lunch, at 3.30 pm,all students and staff gathered in the Seminar Hall. The Head of Department reminded the studenst about the importance of the session: For most of the students that session would be the last session in their lives as students of an educational institution. From next day onwards they would no longer be students of Vidya academy of Science & Technology. The Head exhorted the students to lead an honest truthful life and uphold all the ideals that the College and the Department stand for. Other faculty members also spoke on the occasion. Merin Jose and Kadersha Mohamed, students, also spoke on the occasion. Staff members distributed sweets and tea to all present.
Project Viva of S6 MCA (2009 admissions) students (05 December 2012)
The final viva-voce examination of S6 MCA (2009) students in respect of the MCA2K 601 (P): THESIS WORK was held in the Department on 05 December 2012.
Each student has worked on a chosen topic, under the guidance of a supervisor approved by the department, at least for a period of four full months, as per the rules and regulations of the Calicut University. In the viva-voce examination, the thesis was evaluated by the university by a panel consisting of an internal examiner and an external examiner who were appointed by the university.
26th Internal FDP : "On Switchover to Free Software" (04 December 2012)
Because of certain licensing issues with MicroSoft, the College authorities have decided to stop using proprietary software to the maximum extend possible. At the bottom level this entails switching over to some free software Operating System. The entire IT establishment of the College is in this process of migrating to free software. This has repercussions in the Department of Computer Applications also. To help the process of migration and to develop strategies for the effective implementation of the migration, the Department has devised an Internal Faculty Development Programme. This FDP is different from all the previous FDP's in as much as it is not confined to one day; it is spread over several days. Each faculty member learns the process of migration by actually doing it. The current plan is to complete the programme during the period 04 - 12 December 2012. In a 30-minute inaugural ceremony held in the Computer Lab, Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department, suggested the following two main components for immediate implementation.
- Installing Ubuntu 12.04 after deleting all existing operating systems
- Installing the TexLive 2012 version of LaTeX and its TeXworks frontend
S2 & S4 MCA Examinations rescheduled again (03 December 2012)
S2 MCA (2010 Admn. onwards) Regular/ Supplementary
S4 MCA (2010 Admn.) Regular
Faculty attends Training Programme on Linux Based Systems (03 December 2012)
Ms Aparna S Balan, faculty member of the Department, attended a Training Programme on Linux Based System Administration & Network Management organised by the Department iof Computer Science & Engineering in College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, under the STTP Scheme of the Directorate of Technical Education, Govt of Kerala from 26 November 2012 to 01 December 2012.
TCS placed students get appointment letters (01 December 2012)
ANN MARY JOHN
BENITTA BABY
CHRISTINE JOSE K
HEMA V
NISHA SHUKOOR K
REJA C R
MCA (2010 admissions) students placed in TCS
A proud moment for the Department of Computer Applications.
All MCA students who were selected by TCS during the campus recruitment drive held in 2011 have received appointment letters form TCS. All of them have been directed to report at the Ahmedabad Centre of TCS on 27 March 2013. Congratulations to all!
S2 MCA Examinations postponed to 12 December 2012 (30 November 2012)
Revised schedule:
(2010 Admn. onwards) Regular/ Supplementary
S1 MCA (2012 Admissions) batch Classes started (28 November 2012)
Regular classes for S1 MCA (2012 admissions) began on 28 November 2012. During the first period, Dr V N krishnachandran, Head of Department, and Ms Salkala K S and Ms Jisha Jose Panackal, Group Tutors of the batch jointly addressed the newly admitted students. They explained the rules and regulations of the College and also the various policies of the Department of Computer applications. In the second period the students were requested to make self-introductions. Regular lecture classes began from third period onwards.
Faculty in FDP on Big Data at TCS, Kochi (28 November 2012)
Mr Dijesh P and Mr Sajay K R, faculty in Dept of Computer Applications, participated in the One-day Faculty Development Programme on Big Data organised by TCS, Kochi, on 28 November 2012.
The objective of the faculty development programme is to create awareness on the latest technologies / developments in IT Industry. The FDP on Big Data will provide an industry perspective, theoretical knowledge and practical application of Big Data Analytics.
The course will cover
MCA Freshers 2012 Orientation Programme held (27 November 2012)
An Orientation Programme for the freshly joined MCA students was held on 27 November 2012. The venue was the College Auditorium. Nearly all the newly joined students and their parents attended the Programme. The Programme was held in two sessions: The morning session was organised as the formal inauguration of the new batch of MCA. Dr K V Unninarayanan, Principal, Lead Institute of Management, Palakkad, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The session was presided over by the Principal. Dr V N Krishnacahandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications, welcomed the distinguished guests and the students and their parents. Er G Mohanachandran, Executive Director, Dr P prathapachandran Nair, Dean, Dr M N Agnisarman Namboothiri and Dean (PG Studies) felicitated the students. A special event was felicitations by Ms Nisha Shukoor K. and Ms Hema V., two outgoing students of the Department.
The morning session began at 10.30 am and concluded at 12.00 noon.
All participants then disbursed for lunch.
The afternoon session began at 1.15 pm. The session began with a presentation by Mr Haris V.M. and Ms Rose Mary Jacob, students of S2 MCA class. They talked about the College and the activities in the College, about the Department of Computer Applications and the various activities of the staff and students of the Department. Their talk was supported with a slide show.
The presentation was followed by a talk by Mr Paul Chakola, the Director of the Training & Placement Department of the College. There was also a motivational talk by Dr Vishnu, Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities.
The faculty and staff of the Department, and faculty of the Department of Applied Sciences engaging classes for S1 MCA students were then introduced to the audience.
All parents and newly joined students were then taken the Department premises in the South Block of the College. They were disbursed at 3.00 pm.
For more details click here.
Photos will be uploaded soon.
All Kerala C Coding Contest 2012 : Prize Distribution Ceremony held (14 November 2012)
List of prize winners
Prize
First
Second
Third
Consolation
Name
College
MES College of Engineering,
Kuttippuram
Vidya Academy of Science & Technology,
Thalakkottukara, Thrissur- 680501
Marian College, Kuttikkakanam,
Peermede
MES College of Engineering,
Kuttippuram
Adi Sankara Institute of Engineering
and Technology,
Kalady
Nisar T
Preeth C P
Aneesh Gopalakrishnan & Fazil A H
Akshay R
Placement drive by TCS (11 November 2012)
Kavitha C Nair
The much awaited TCS placement drive was held on 11 November 2012. In the drive, Kavitha C Nair (S4 MCA), along with eleven other students of B Tech classes, were selected for recruitment. Congratulations to all those who were selected by TCS!
On the whole the event turned out to be great disappointment for all. The students and all those involved in the placement activities were confident that a much larger number of students would be recruited by TCS. Students had been given intensive coaching for facing the various challenges associated with the drive. The global recession is cited as the main reason for low intake by TCS. It is rumored that TCS has decided to reduce this year's intake to about one-third of the total intake of the corresponding period last year.
But it is sure this is not the end of the road to the students of Vidya.
Farewell to S6 MCA students (09 November 2012)
The S2/S4 MCA students organised a farewell party in honour of S6 MCA students on 09 November 2012. There was a formal programme in the morning and a few cultural programmes in the evening. The entire programme was held in the Auditorium of the
College (of course, minus air-conditioning!).
The morning programme began at around 11.30 am. All the faculty members felicitated the outgoing students. several junior students also spoke on the occasion.
In the evening programme there were a few dances both by boys and girls. There were some songs also.
Unfortunately the participation of students was exceptionally low. Only less than 50% of the total student strength turned up for participating in the events. Photos will be uploaded as an when they are available.
S2/S4 MCA Examinations: University publishes schedule (08 November 2012)
MCA II SEMESTER (2010 Admn. onwards) Regular/ Supplementary
MCA IV SEMESTER (2010 Admn.) Regular
All Kerala C Coding Contest 2012: Names of short-listed candidates published (02 November 2012)
The Shortlisted Candidates (Alphabetical Order)
Congratulations
Oral presentation and award of prizes have been rescheduled as follows: 01.30 pm on Wednesday, 14 November 2012.
Eid-Al-Adha Mubarak! (26 October 2012)
Eid al-Adha also called Feast of the Sacrifice, the Major Festival, the Greater Eid and Id-ul-Zuha, is an important festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of the prophet ʾIbrāhīm (Abraham) to sacrifice his young firstborn son Ismā'īl (Ishmael) as an act of submission to God, and his son's acceptance of the sacrifice before God intervened to provide Abraham with a ram to sacrifice instead. This year's Eid al-Adha festival falls on 26th October 2012.
In Urdu- and Hindi-speaking areas, the festival is also called Bakr Īd stemming from the Urdu-Hindi word bakrī, "goat", because of the tradition of sacrificing a goat in South Asia. This term is also borrowed into other languages, such as Malayalam Bakr Eid Peru Nāl.
On this holy day the WebTeam of VidyaAcademyMCA extends to all best wishes for joy and peace in life.
Teachers participate in Faculty Development Programme at TCS, Kochi (25 October 2012)
The Kochi Division of Tata Consultancy Services organized a One-day Faculty Development Program on Mobility on 25 October 2012. Four faculty members of the Department, Ms Aparna S Balan, Mr Manesh D, Ms Reji C Joy and Ms Siji K B, participated in the Program.
Initiation to the world of letters : Vidyarambham (24 October 2012)
Wednesday, the 24th day of October of this year was the Vidyarambham day in Kerala. It was on the Vidyarambham day kids in large numbers are initiated to the world of letters. Prior to that, others who had already been initiated to the world of letters would worship the books they had studied as embodiments of the Goddess of Knowledge. The Department had organised last year a Granthapuja a simple ceremony symbolising the worship of Goddess of Knowledge. This year, because of the unexpected announcement of holidays such an event could not be organized in the Department. Nevertheless the WebTeam of this site wishes all visitors "Happy Learning".
Holidays on 23rd and 25th October 2012 (20 October 2012)
Due to demands from several quarters, the Principal declared holidays on 23rd and 25th October 2012. Since the remaining days of the week are public holidays, the students can now enjoy nine days of continuous holidays from 20th to 28th October 2012. Since 20th October is a working day for the teaching staff, the academic staff can enjoy eight days of continuous holidays. Happy holidays for students and staff.
Prize Distribution Ceremony of eSpiderZ 2012 (12 October 2012)
The Prize Distribution Ceremony of the eSpiderZ 2012 : Website Designing Contest was held in the Main Seminar Hall of the College on 12 October 2012. The Programme was presided over by dr V N Krishnachandran, Vice-Principal and Head of department of Computer Applications. Ms Aparna S Balan, Assistant Professor, welcomed the gathering and Mr Aneesh, Secretary of ViCA : Vidya Academy Computer Applications Association proposed vote of thanks. Dr Sudha Balagopalan, Principal, distributed the prizes and certificates. In addition to the first three prizes, seven participants were awarded Certificates of Appreciation for notable performance in the contest.
After the award of the prizes, the prize winners presented their websites. They explained the main idea behind the site and also the features they have included in the website. It was a lively presentation funny, and entertaining.
List of Prize Winners
Prize
First
Second
Third
Name & Class
Stephin P R
(S4 MCA)
Screenshot of home page (as on 12 October 2012 2012) and URL of site
Anu P J
(S4 MCA)
Ajana C S
(S4 MCA)
Certificate of appreciation for notable performance
25th Internal Faculty Programme (08 October 2012)
The Silver Jubilee Edition (25th Edition) of the Internal Faculty Development Programme of the Department was held in the After-noon of 08 October 2012. There was a brief formal session marking the occasion. The session was presided over by Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department. Ms Aparna S Balan welcomed the participants and Ms Reji C Joy proposed vote of thanks. Dr Sudha Balagopalan, Principal, participated in the function as an honoured guest and offered felicitations. Dr Satheesh and Dr Mannil Mohan of the Applied Sciences Department, and Mr G R Rajesh of the ECE Department also offered felicitations. Mr Dijesh P, with whose talk the series of Programmes were inaugurated, also talked on the occasion.
The main event of the session was a talk by Mr Sajay K R of the Department. He talked on "Mobile Network Technology". It was a well-studied presentation and was well appreciated by all present for the thoroughness of the coverage of the intended topics, for the well crafted slides and also for the well-modulated delivery of the talk. The Principal made a special appreciation of the presentation.
For more details, visit the FDP page of this site.
For more photos visit Photo Gallery.
S4 MCA students on pleasure trip (19 September 2012)
Brhmasmrithi (17 September 2012)
Rich tributes were paid to Er.K.R.Brahmadathan (Founder Executive Director of Vidya Interational Charitable Trust) on his second death anniversary. “Brahmasmriti” was held at 11.30 am on Monday, 17 September 2012, in the College Auditorium. Er. G. Mohanachandran (Executive Director, VICT) delivered the welcome address. Er. C.K.Jayarajan (Author Trustee, VICT) presided over the function and highlighted the honorable and dedicated service rendered by Er.K.R.Brahmadathan Fr. Davis Chirammel (Chairman, Kidney Federation of India) inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp and also by garlanding the portrait of Er.K.R.Brahmadathan before the elite audience.
Dr. Geetha Suraj (Former Principal, SNM College, Malliankara) delivered a talk on “Spiritual Values in Education”. It was very informative and especially useful to the student community.
Dr.T.K.Vijayaraghavan (Former President, Cochin Devaswom Board), Sri.K.V.Sachidananthan (Vice Chairman Retd., Central Administrative Tribunal), Sri. K.Shamsudheen, Yoga Master, Brahmayoga Center, Thrissur, Prof. C.P.Mathew (Member, District Sports Council, Thrissur), Sri. K.V.Abdu (Chairman, KSEB Engineers Forum, Thrissur), Er.R. Devarajan (Projects Director, VICT), Dr.P. Prathpachandran Nair (Former Principal, VAST) , Smt. Jayalatha K Ignatius (Headmistress, St. George High School, Puttekkara), Dr.K.S.Pillai (Director, Metropolitan Hospital, Thrissur) and Prof. V.A. Sudhakaran (Head, Dept. of Civil Engg., VAST) paid tributes to Er.K.R.Brahmadathan.
As part of Social Outreach Programme, some staff members of our college voluntarily contributed their services without expecting any remuneration. As a token of appreciation Er. G. Mohanachandran honored all the staff members participated in it.
Decennial Celebrations inaugurated (17 September 2012)
Dr M Abdul Salam, Honourable Vice Chancellor of Calicut University inaugurated the Decennial Celebrations of Vidya Academy of Science & Technology at 10.00 am on 17 September 2012 by unveiling a plaque commemorating the event. The Honuorable Vice Chancellor also released a logo of the decennial celebrations and launched the website of the celebrations. Dr Sudha Balagopalan, Principal, welcomed the dignitaries and Dr M N Agnisarman Namboothiri, Convener of the Organising Committee, proposed a vote of thanks.
Website of the Decennial Celebrations : http://decennial.vidyaacademy.ac.in/
Harthal on 15 September 2012
It had been decide to conduct regular classes on 15 September 2012 (Saturday) to compensate the losses of working days due to several reasons. However the classes could not be conducted as several political parties called for a Harthal on 15 september 2012 in protest against the proposed increase in diesel and LPG prices.
PTA meeting of S2 MCA class (14 September 2012)
A meeting of all parents of the students of the S2 MCA Class was held in the afternoon of 14 September 2012. Prior to the meeting the parents interacted in a one-to-one basis with the faculty members of the Department. The parents were handed over the marklists of the recently held Series Tests. The meeting was held in the Seminar Room of the Department.
(To view photos of the meeting click here.)
LaTeX Workshop for S7 B Tech students in Computer Lab (13 - 14 September 2012)
Under the auspices of the Association of the Computer Science & Engineering of the College, a workshop on LaTeX was held in the Computer Lab of the Department on 13 - 14 September 2012. The Workshop was intended to students of the S7 B Tech batch of students. Nearly all students of the batch participated in the Workshop. The inauguration of the activities of the Association was also held prior to the commencement of the Workshop. The Principal, Dean (PG Studies) and Head of department of CSE participated in the inauguration. Dr V N krishnachandran was the resource person for the Workshop.
Congratulations to Ms Jyothi (10 September 2012)
Ms Jyothi P R, Lab Instructor of the Department, has successfully completed the MCA programme of IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University). She has now been qualified to be a faculty member of the Department.Congratulations to Ms Jyothi on her achievement.
Scholarship and Endowment Prize Distribution Function 2011‐12
The Scholarship and Endowment Prize Distribution Function 2011 ‐12, one of the most exalted events of the College, was held in the Auditorium on 21, June 2011. The event was exalted by the presence of Dr. E. Sreedharan, Principal Advisor to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The chief guest inaugurated the function by lighting the traditional lamp. Stressing the importance of integrity, punctuality and personal health in addition to professional competence to success in their chosen field, the chief guest added that India was being held back by its mismanagement of human resources.
Scholarships worth a total of Rs. 1.6 Crore were distributed among 85 students of the college run by Vidya International Charitable Trust. Ms. Sujata Madhav (Head of Infrastructure Business for India, TCS) and Ms. Reeja George (Academic Relationship Manager ‐ Kerala, TCS) were special guests. Dr. Sudha Balagopalan (Principal VAST) introduced the guests. Mr. P.K Asokan (Chairman, VICT) presided over the meeting and Mr. K Muraleedharan (Founder Chairman, VICT) distributed the 27 endowment prizes. Mr. Suresh Varrier (PTA President), Mr. Ajin Aravind (Alumni Representative), Dr. S. P Subramanian (former Principal), Dr. P. Pratapachandran Nair (Professor Emeritus), Prof. K.C. John (Staff Club representative), Mr. Hariprasad K (Student Senate Secretary) delivered felicitations.. Er. G Mohanachandran (Executive Director VICT) welcomed the gathering and Dr. V.N Krishnachandran (Vice‐Principal and Co‐ordinator, Organizing Committee) proposed the Vote of Thanks.
Dr. E Sreedharan's Talk :
World Environment Day 2012 Celebrations
Slide-show Creation Contest
Results announced. (25 June 2012)
The Department of Computer Applications celebrated the World Environment Day this year by organising a slide-show creation contest for the S2 MCA students of the Department. All the students were requested to submit a slide-show on the theme Greenifying Computing which could be construed as a sub-theme of the main theme of this year's WED celebrations.The submissions were evaluated by the staff members under the leadership of Ms Aparna S Balan, staff in charge of the activities of the MCA Association.
The following are the prize winners of the contest.
Mukesh K
Nithya Thomas P
Dhanya R
First
Second
Third
Congratulations winners!
"Python Programming" : Talk by Ms Jyothy P R (25 June 2012)
As part of the Faculty Development Programme of the Department, Ms Jyothy P R, Lab Instructor of the Department, gave a talk on the Python programming language on 25 June 2012 (Monday). The talk was held in the Computer Lab of the Department in the After Noon session. It was a very instructive talk and it gave a glimpse of the style of the language."Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Its syntax is said to be clear and expressive. Python has a large and comprehensive standard library." (Wikipedia)
05 June : World Environment Day 2012
Celebrations in the Department
The Department of Computer Applications celebrated the World Environment Day this year by organising a slide-show creation contest for the S2 MCA students of the Department. All the students were requested to submit a slideshow on the theme Greenifying Computing which could be construed as a subtheme of the main theme of this year's WED celebrations. The theme of this year's WED celebrations is "Green Economy: Does it include you?" It was also announced that the best three shows would be awarded prizes.
Half-day Google Sites workshop for S1 MCA students (04 June 2012)
Every year, for the last two years, the Department has been organising a website designing contest, christened eSpiderZ Contest, for the students of the Department. As a prelude to announcing the contest of 2012, Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications, organised a Half-Day Workshop on Google Sites for S2 MCA students of the Department. The Workshop was held in the After-Noon of 04 June 2012 in the Seminar Hall of the Department. In the Workshop, the students were introduced to the basics of creating a website using Google Sites.
University notifies Time table of S3 and S5 MCA Examinations (01 June 2012)
After much delay, University of Calicut has notified the Time Table of S3 and S5 MCA Examinations. (The Time table of S1 MCA examinations has still not been notified.)
MCA V SEMESTER (2009 & earlier admn Regular/Supplementary/Special Supplementary)
MCA III SEMESTER(2010 Admn - Regular)