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Happy New year!

(01 January 2016)

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BTech programmes in CE, EEE, ME get NBA accreditation for 2 years

(22 December 2015)

This is a happy news that has ramifications for the whole College.

The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has granted provisional accreditation for two years for the BTech programmes in Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering of Vidya Academy of Science and Technology.

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Faculty participate in Deep Drive Prograamme of Infosys at Mangalore

(19 December 2015)

Mr Sajay K. R. and Mr. Dijesh P., Associate Professors in the Department of Computer Applications, attended the 6-day Deep Drive Faculty Enablement Programme on Foundation Programme 4.0 of Infosys Limited held at the Mangalore Campus of Infosys during 14 - 19 December 2015.

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Students and staff celebrate Christmas

(18 - 19 December 2015)

The students of Vidya celebrated Christmas on 18 December 2015 by organising crib making competitions, smart Papa competitions and distributing cakes. For students of the Department of Computer Applications, it was really a fun-filled and merry occasion with loud-noised drum-like instruments being played in and around the Department. All students, faculty and staff participated in the merry-making. There were a few fun games as well. The programme was held in the Seminar Hall of the Department.

The staff celebrated Christmas with speeches, songs and dances on 19 December 2015 in the College Auditorium. The Staff Club of the College coordinated the activities of the day. The kids in the photo are the children of the faculty members of the Department of Computer Applications. From left: Gowri Nanda, Gadha Bimal, Riya Sara Shine and Akshaya Manoj.

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Students contribute to the relief of the victims of the recent Chennai floods

(09 December 2015)

Students of S1 MCA voluntarily contributed money and clothes for the victims of the recent floods in Chennai.

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Six teachers attend a FDP on AI at TCS

(08 December 2015)

Six faculty members of the Department of Computer Applications attended a one-day Faculty Development Programme on Artificial Intelligence organised by Tata Consultancy Services at their Infopark Campus, Kochi, on 08 December 2015. The faculty members who attended the programme are Ms. Reji C. Joy, Ms. Jisha Jose Panakkal, Ms. Aparna S Balan, Ms. Siji K B, Ms. Salkala K S and Mr Manesh D.

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S1 and S3 MCA University Exam Results published

(04 Decmber 2015)

On 04 December 2015, Calicut University published the results of S1 and S3 MCA University Examinations held in May/June 2015.

S1 MCA Results

Toppers

Results in brief

Subject-wise pass percentage

Comparison with other Colleges

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Faculty member attends 4-day programme on "Self-Awareness & Integral Education"

(01 December 2015)

Mr Manesh D, Assistsnt Professor of Computer Applications, participated in a four-day training programme on Self-Awareness & Integral Education (SAIE-2015) organized by the Translational Research & Professional Leadership Centre (TPLC), Govt. Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvanathapuram from 24th to 27th November 2015.

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Domain Talk by Mr Dijesh P

(27 November 2015)

Mr Dijesh, Associate Professor of Computer Applications, gave a talk on e-commerce on 27 November 2015 as part of the Domain-Talk Series of the College. The talk was held in the Advanced Computer Lab of the College. The faculty and staff of Computer Applications and CSE Departments participated in the the programme.

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S6 MCA students sat in a class for the last time and heard teachers saying adieu to them

(24 November 2015)

The students of S6 MCA batch (2012 admissions) sat in a classroom for the last time of their life and heard their teachers bidding adieu to them. This happened on 24 November 2015, the day on which the Project Viva Voce of the MCA course was held as per Calicut University orders. Four external examiners from neighbouring institutions had come to the College to conduct the Viva and there were assisted by the faculty members of the department. Thankfully, the Viva ended happily for all, students, faculty and staff of the department, and the external examiners. The Department had arranged a lunch in honour of the external examiners.

Exits feedbacks were also collected.

The adieu programme was held at about 3.30 pm on the same day in the Seminar Hall of the Department. Faculty members formally welcomed the students and there was a brief speech by the Head of Department who remined the students of the importance of the moment: The students would, mostly, never again in their life be sitting as students in a classroom wearing a College uniform; perhaps the last hour in their life as students. He, along with all faculty and staff of the Department, bid adieu to the students for the last time. All the students were distributed Course completion Certificates during the programme. Sweets were also distributed.

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Domain talk series being organised jointly by CA and CSE Departments inaugurated

(21 November 2015)

The domain talk series being organized jointly by the Departments of Computer Applications and Computer Science & Engineering was inaugurated on 21 November 2015 (Saturday) with a two-hour talk on "Why I Love Fractals" by Dr. V. N. Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications. Attendance was thin due to overlap of several programmes organized simultaneously by other bodies in the College and higher level patronage to some other programmes. The programme was held in the Computer Lab of the Department of Computer Applications. It was followed by one-hour talks by Mr. E. T. sivadasan, System Adminstrator, on "Virtual LAN" and by Ms Divya K. V., Asst. Professor of CSE, on "Problem Solving Strategies".

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Faculty member undergoes training in Big Data Analysis in CUSAT

(21 November 2015)

Ms. Jisha Jose Panakkal, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Applications participated in a Short Term Training Programme on 'Big Data Analysis using Apache Spark and Map reduce - Developing lightening fast applications' organized by the Division of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, CUSAT under TEQIP Phase II from 16 to 20 November, 2015.

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For the fourth consecutive year, Vidya MCA students bag ranks in University Examinations

(20 November 2015)

MCA students of Vidya Academy of Science & Technology bagged the first and second ranks in the University Examinations held in December 2014. The first rank was secured by Ms Shajna Musthafa with a CGPA of 9.24 and the second rank by Ms Tainu Ousey with a CGPA of 9.03. The information was obtained from the University in response to a request made by Dr. V. N. krishnachandran under Right to Information Act.

This is the fourth consecutive year in which a Vidya MCA student is securing the First Rank in University Examinations.

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Dr. V. N. Krishnachandran, HoD, served as resource person for a two-day workshop on Latex at Royal College of Engineering

(18 November 2015)

Dr. V. N. Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications, helped Royal College of Engineering and Technology, Akkikavu, Thrissur, in organising a two-day workshop on LaTeX by serving as the resource person for the workshop. The workshop was held during 18-19 November 2015. It was a fully hands-on workshop providing a first introduction to the LaTeX typesetting programme. The students of MTech programmes and a few faculty members participated in the workshop. At the end of the workshop, the students were provided with a template prepared in LaTeX for writing their project and seminar reports.

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A memorable, fun filled and sentimental farewell to outgoing MCA students

(13 November 2015)

ViCA (Vidya Computer Applications Association) organised a programme on 13 November 2015 in the College Auditorium to bid farewell to the outgoing MCA students. It was indeed a memorable, fun filled and sentimental farewell programme.

The programme was formally inaugurated by Dr. Sudha Balagopalan, Principal, at about 10.30 am and was presided over Dr. V. N. Krishnachandran, Head of Deapartment. The activities of the forenoon session were more or less formal with speeches by faculty members and talks by selected outgoing and current students. There was also a solo welcome dance by Naveeja of S4 MCA. The afternoon session, after a sumptuous lunch arranged as part of the programme, was more informal and fun filled. The organisers distributed fun-awards to outgoing students in several categories like Mr. Perfect, Mr. Soap, Mr. Azhimathi and Mr. Ghost Rider. They also distributed small mementos to all outgoing students. There were dance performances by S2 MCA students. Some videos evoking nostalgia were also presented. The last item on the agenda was a deeply sentimental video depicting a faceless outgoing student finally bidding adieu to all faculty and staff of the Department and leaving the premises of the Department. Some of the students literally broke down in tears watching the video!

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Ms Jisha Jose Panakkal, Associate Professor, crosses another obstacle in securing a patent for her invention

(09 November 2015)

Ms. Jisha Jose Panakkal, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Applications, has crossed another milestone in securing a patent for her invention. She has submitted a file containing the complete specification of her invention titled "An adaptive utility-based anonymization" to Dy. Controller of Patents & Designs, Patents Office, Chennai, on 9 November 2015 for review. She had submitted a provisional application for the patent on 14 November 2014. The intellectual property for which the patent application has been filed was created as part of Ms Jisha's PhD studies. Ms Jisha is pursuing PhD at Hindusthan University under the guidance of Dr Anitha S Pillai.

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S5 MCA University Exam results published

(07 November 2015)

Calicut University published the results of the Fifth Semester MCA Examinations conducted in May/June 2015 on 31 October 2015.

Results in brief

Class Toppers

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Department of Computer Applications to come under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

(31 October 2015)

Kerala Government has issued orders for affiliating the MCA programmes in engineering colleges in Kerala to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (APJAKTU). APJAKTU will give affiliation to only those programmes which are now being conducted in engineering colleges affiliated to it. At present there are only 27 engineering colleges in Kerala which offer the MCA programme.

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Orientation Programme for MCA Freshers 2015

(27 October 2015)

The Orientation Programme for the newly admitted MCA students and their parents was held in the College Auditorium on 27 October 2015. The programme was held in two sessions.

In the first session, which began at 9.30 am, dignitaries associated with the College participated as specially invited guests. Principal Dr Sudha Balagopalan presided over the function and delivered the presidential address. Er. G. Mohanachandran, Executive Director, VICT, felicitated the participants and also gave an informative presentation on VICT. Two students of the outgoing batch shared their experiences. Dr V. N. Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applictaions, welcomed all and Ms Jisha Jose Panakkal, Associate Professor, proposed a vote of thanks. The newly admitted students form the 10th batch MCA batch of Vidya Academy of science & Technology. The 10th batch was inaugurated by lighting the traditional lamp.

The second session, which began at 11.00 am, was devoted introducing the College and the Department to the freshers and their parents. This was preceded by a talk on the placement scenario by Mr Paul Chakkola, Director of Training & Placement Cell. The Head of Department also gave an overview of the rules and regulations of the College. After a brief interaction with the other faculty of the department, all participants were taken to the Department premises. A college bus had been arranged to take the participants to Kaiparambu after the Programme.

For more information on the programme, click here.

Images of the programme will be uploaded soon.

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Devika Chandrasekharan M (S2 MCA) elected unopposed Joint Secretary of College Union

(16 October 2015)

In the election of the office bearers of the College Union held on 16 October 2015, Devika Chandrasekharan M (S2 MCA) was elected unopposed as the Joint Secretary of the College Union.

Congratulations Devika!

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Jayanthi observed in Department

(15 October 2015)

The 84th birth anniversary of much loved and respected former rocket scientist and President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (born on 15 October 1931 and died on 27 July 2015), was observed as "APJ Abdul Kalam Jayanthi" in the Department of Computer Applications on 15 October 2015 with slide shows and distribution of sweets. The students of S2 MCA took the initiative to organise the programme. Alphajohn T J prepared the slide show and Avinash V presented it. All faculty members of the Department participated in the programme.

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Workshop on Malayalam Computing

(9 October 2015)

Under the auspices of ViCA (Vidya Computer Applications Association), the Department organised a half-day workshop on Malayalam Computing on 09 October 2015 AN. The Workshop was held in the Computer Lab of the department. The programme was also structured as a Faculty Development Programme. All students of S4 MCA class and all the faculty members of the Department of Computer Applications participated in the Workshop. The programme began with a replay of a recorded recitation of Daivadasakam and a formal welcome speech by Ms Siji K B, Assistant Professor in the Department. Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications, was the resource person for the Workshop.

During the first half of the Workshop, the participants were trained to install the Varamozhi package and to use the Keyman software for inputting Malayalam script in documents. The method used was a popular phonetic transliteration scheme for Malayalam in the Roman script known as the Mozhi transliteration scheme. In the second half, the participants were trained to include Malayalam script as content in gmail messages. All the participants joyously participated in the workshop, and each one of them sent a gmail to the resource person containing a sketch written in Malayalm about his/her best friend.

Ms Merlin Paul, S4 MCA, proposed a vote of thanks.

For more details, click here.

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Vertical Eye mPower training for S2 MCA students

(9 October 2015)

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Faculty clears NET

(6 October 2015)

Ms. Aparna S Balan, Assistant Professor in the Department passes the CBSE-UGC National Eligibility Test (Lectureship) conducted in June 2015.

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NBA Inspection Team visits College

(5 October 2015)

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Annual joint class PTA meetings of S2 and S4 MCA classes held

(29 September 2015)

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S2 MCA students and staff on one-day tour to Nelliyampathy

(19 September 2015)

Photos...

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Department helped organise Brahmasmrithi 2015

(17 September 2015)

For detailed reports, click here.

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Mid-term Project Review Date Postponed

(1 September 2015)

Due to All-India general strike on September 2, 2015 and University Valuation Camp on declared by the University, the Mid-term project review is postponed to 07 - 09 September 2015.

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Holiday on 31 August 2015

(31 August 2015)

In view of the possible disruption of normal traffic on account of Pulikkali in Thrissur, it was decided not to have regular classes on 31 August 2015. The College will remain closed on that day.

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College closes for Onam vacation

(22 August 2015)

The College closed for Onam vacation on 22 August 2015. Classes will be resumed on 31 August 2015.

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Staff celebrate Onam

(22 August 2015)

The whole day was filled with glitter, glamour and fun. Young and not so young professors, managers and all sang, danced, and played music chair and devoured a thirteen-course dinner to their bellyful. The staff and family members of Vidya were celebrating the arrival of Onam in the campus. Of course there was the usual ritual of message giving. There was also the ritual of not listening to the messages! All were busy imagining the fun of the ensuing cultural programmes, and it was exactly the expected behaviour from the audience! But it was great fun indeed.

The celebrations, held on 22 August 2015, started at 11.00 am in the morning and went on up to 4.30 in the evening. A mixed Thiruvathirakali presented by the staff of CSE Department was one of the highlights of the cultural programmes.

The events were organised by the Staff Club of the College and its secretary Mr Prameesh played a very important leadership role in the success of the Programme. Ms Jyothi P R, Lab Assistant of the Department, as a member of the Executive Committee of the Staff Club, was fully involved in organising the events and also the competitions held as part of the Onam celebrations.

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Students celebrate Onam

(21 August 2015)

Images will be uploaded soon.

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WED 2015 contest prizes distributed

(17 August 2015)

The prizes for the winners of the slideshow creation contest conducted by the Department as part of the observance of the World Environment Day 2015 was distributed on 17 August 2015 during the ViCa activities' inauguration programme. The following students of S2 MCA secured the prizes:

First Prize: Ms. Anjana P

Second Prize: Mr. Rohit Raveendran

Third Prize: Ms. Kavita Chowgle

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VICA inaugurated

(17 August 2015)

The current academic year's activities of Vidya Computer Applications Association (ViCA) was inaugurated in a formal function held in the College Auditorium on 17 August 2015. There was a formal meeting presided over Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Depaartment, and it was followed by cultural events. Principal Dr Sudha Balagopalan participated as a Guest of Honour and felicitated the gathering. The cultural events consisted of meticulously choreographed group dances by students of both S2 and S4 MCA classes. Sweets were also distributed on the occasion.

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Faculty participation in International Conference

(13 August 2015)

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Alumna to join University of Illinois at Chicago

(30 July 2015)

Ms Ajana C S, a student of MCA (2010-13 batch) of Vidya has been selected for the MS programme in computer science in University of Illinois at Chicago. She will be proceeding to the United States on 12 August 2015 to join the University. An image of the selection letter can be seen here.

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On HoD's visit to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

(29 July 2015)

Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department of Computer Applications, along with Dr S S Swapnakumar, Prof and Head of Department of ECE, visited Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on 29 July 2015. The visit was as per a directive from the management and was intended to explore the possibility of developing nan-technology in Vidya cademy of Science & Technology.

The activities during the visit was well structured and happened in four stages. The first stage was a visit to i2n Technologies followed by a discussion with the Vice-President of to i2n Technologies, a startup company functioning in the IISc campus. This was followed by a visit to the Laboratories of the Centre for Nano-science & Engineering (CeNSE). The third stage was a personal interaction with Dr Rudra Pratap, the Chairman of CeNSE. In the last stage, they revisited the i2n Technologies and witnessed the working of a student version of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope.

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Faculty participated in seminar

(29 July 2015)

Ms Aparna S Balan and Ms Siji K B, Assistant Professors in the Department of Computer Applications, participated in a one-day seminar on Bio-inspired Computing held at Axis College of Engineering, Kodakara, Kerala 680699 on 29 July 2015.

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Holiday declared

(16 July 2015)

Govt. declares holiday on 17 July 2015.

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Student Entrepreneur inaugurates own office premises in town

(15 July 2015)

Tonny P Sunny of S6 MCA, an entrepreneur with great promise, has set up an office of his company StringSoft Technologies in Kunnamkulam town. The office is being inaugurated on 15 July 2015. The company, co-owned by an elder brother of Tonny, has at present four employees and is into the business of developing and hosting commercial websites.

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Eid Fest in the Department

(15 July 2015)

For the first time in the history of the Department of Computer Applications, and perhaps for the first time in the history of the College, a programme christened Eid Fest was held in the Department in the after-noon of 15 July 2015 to celebrate Eid al-Fttr,a festival associated with Islamic traditions. It was a simple, yet elegant, programme organized by Vidya Computer Applications Association (ViCA) in which all students, staff and faculty of the Department participated. Salih C P of S4 MCA explained at length the significance and the symbolism of Eid al-Fitr and in particular the real import of the dawn to dusk fasting observed by the believers in the month of Ramadan prior to the Eid al-Fitr festival. Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department, who presided over the function, and all faculty members addressed the students. They congratulated the students for taking the initiative in organizing such a programme and in particular for creating an ambiance for better understanding of different cultures and traditions. Nimisha of S2 MCA sang a mappila song.

As part of the programme, sweets were distributed to all. (Those who were on fast waited for the dusk to fall to savour the sweets!). There was also a mehendi competition in which as many as nine students participated keenly.

Photos and results of the mehendi competition will be uploaded soon!

Wish you all a happy Eid al-Fitr!

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One-Day Workshop on LaTeX for students of Ansar Women's College, Perumpilavu

(11 July 2015)

As part of the extension activities of the Department, the Department of Computer Applications is intending to organize workshops on various topics for the benefit of the students and staff of the neighbouring arts and science colleges. As a first step in this direction, the Department, jointly with Computer Society of India (VAST student Chapter), organized a “One-day workshop on LaTeX” for the post-graduate students and staff of Ansar Women’s College, Perumpilavu on 11-07-2015. For effective utilization of the available time, no formal ceremonies were held as part of the conduct of the programme. The workshop, held as fully hand on sessions in the Computer Lab of the Department, started with a silent prayer at 10.00 am and continued up to 3.30 pm with a short lunch break. All the M Sc (Computer Science) students (9 in number) and one faculty member from Ansar Women's College participated in the Workshop. All the participants were given participation certificates at the end of the Workshop. Dr V N Krishnachandran, Head of Department, and Ms Jisha Jose Panackal, Associate Professor, were the resource persons. Ms Jisha Jose Panackal and Ms Jyothi P R coordinated the activities connected with the Workshop.

(Click on images to zoom in.)

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A belated observance of World Environment Day 2015

(07 July 2015)

The Department of Computer Applications observed the World Environment Day by organising a slideshow creation contest for the S2 MCA students based on the theme of the World Environment Day 2015. The Department could hold the observance only on 06 July 2015 as all the students of the Department were out of campus due to University Examinations on the actual day, namely 05 June, on which the the observance should have been held. The slideshows will be evaluated and prizes will be awarded to the best entries at an appropriate occasion. The whole exercise is to force the students to spend some time contemplating the importance of environmental issues and pondering about the impending environmental disaster.

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Regular classes resume after University Examinations

(06 July 2015)

Regular classes for all the MCA batches have been resumed after University Examinations. Classes for S6 MCA were resumed at the beginning of June itself. Classes for S4 MCA were resumed on 24 June 2015 and for S2 MCA on 06 July 2015. University Examinations and Laboratory Examninations were conducted as per schedule.

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Faculty members of the Department participate in the Faculty development Programmes of TCS at Kochi

(12 June 2015)

The following faculty members of the Department participated in two Faculty Development Programmes organised by TCS at Kochi on 12 June 2015:

1. Mr. Sajay K R

2. Ms. Reji C Joy

3. Ms. Aparna S Balan

4. Ms. Siji K B

5. Mr. Manesh D

The FDP's were centered on the the following themes:

I Agile Software Development: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

A software development methodology refers to the framework that is used to structure, plan, and control the process of developing an information system. Agile Development is an incremental, iterative approach to software development that is designed to reduce risk. The session covered Agile Software Development with focus on SCRUM Methodology.

II DevOps: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

DevOps is an emerging software engineering practice that significantly reduces the amount of time it takes a product team to take software code to deployment and release. This practice embraces the unified agile process and spans through planning and requirements management to development, test and quality assurance (QA) on to release and deployment. The growth of cloud computing, mobile applications, Bigdata, social media etc (Digital Solutions and Services) introduces the need for a changed thinking in software development methodology and thus playing an important role in the adoption of DevOps in the IT.

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University publishes results of S2 MCA and S4 MCA Exams

(02 June 2015)

Calicut University has published the results of the S2 MCA and S4 MCA Examinations conducted in December 2014 / January 2015.

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College reopens after summer vacation

(01 June 2015)

The College has reopened after summer vacation on 01 June 2015.