Sri Shanmugha Educational Institutions

Republic Day – is celebrated on 26th January of every year commemorating the adoption of Our Constitution by hoisting the national flag followed by cultural activities through which our Institute plays its role in proving patriotism and carrying over the same to younger generation.

Independence Day – is celebrated on 15th August of every year in a grand manner marked with national flag hosting followed by the students’ march-past. Cultural activities related to independence movement are programmed.

Teachers’ Day – 5th September, the birth day of our former President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan as Teacher’s Day with great fervor. The students organize programme to celebrate the dignity of their teachers and offer sweets to their teachers as a token of respect.

Engineers’ day – 15th September, birth day of our country’s renowned Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is celebrated every year as an exceptional tribute in memory of the immaculate services rendered by him in the engineering field for our country.

Gandhi Jayanti -is praised in our Institute on 2nd October of every year to stamp the birth day celebration of Gandhiji, father of our nation, by garlanding his photograph. The righteous paths of truth and nonviolence followed by Mahatma is recalled and plugged in students’ mind.

Rashtriya Ekta Divas – 31st October, birth day of Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel, India’s Bismark, is celebrated as National Unity Day. On this day the valuable speech delivered by our Hon’ble Prime Minister through Dhoor Dharshan is displayed to all students in the college auditorium every year.

International Day of Yoga – 21st June of every year is being celebrated as “The International Day of Yoga”.International Day of Yoga is celebrated in our Institution by performing yoga practice by students and faculties with great enthusiasm.

World Environment Day – Our Institution is known for its serene environment with lush greenery, warmth sunlight and fresh air. 5th June of every year our Institution celebrates World Environment Day with great pomp by prompting our students to plant saplings in the campus as well as in nearby villages and thereby the efforts of carbon neutrality is achieved.

Women’s Day – 8th March of every year is celebrated in our Institution with the objective of empowering womenfolk in all walks of life. Women Empowerment Cell functioning effectively in our campus is the notable landmark for the same which aims at intellectual and social progress of girl students.

World Water Day – Sri Shanmugha has very well understood the significant value of water and hence we celebrate World Water Day on 22nd March of every year and the check dam built in our campus with 12.5 lakh litres capacity for rain water harvesting is the standing proof for our sentimental attachment towards

Voters Day – The objective of the program is to create awareness among the public regarding their electoral participation. On 25th January of every year our students extend their active participation in the rally conducted by the government authorities and prove their enthusiasm in this regard.

World Blood Donor Day –Every year 14 th june is celebrated as World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

National Pollution Control Day –The National Pollution Control Day or National Pollution Prevention Day is observed in India on December 2 to pay tribute to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

National Mathematics Day – is celebrated on 22nd December every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Yoga Description:

Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science, which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science of healthy living. 

Yoga as a hobby is great for spiritual and mental relaxation and for promoting health and fitness. It strengthen the student physical fitness and maintain their activeness throughout the day. Yoga is not a religion but an ancient form of exercise developed by the ancient sages of India for creating healthy body and mind. No expensive or large set-up is required for beginning yoga.

Yoga is an exercise that we perform by balancing the elements of our bodies. In addition, it helps us meditate and relax. Moreover, yoga helps us keep control of our bodies as well as mind. Yoga used to improve concentration power and maintain the student stress free environment. It helps for building confidence to make your mind clearer and produce sense of presence.

GRADUATION DAY 2022-2023

Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology organizing various activities to sensitize the students and employees to the constitutional obligations such as Values, Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of the citizens. Apart from achieving the academic excellence in all the spheres of its activities, our Institution is striving to produce the distinct productive engineers imbibed with moral and ethical values. Hence, the students are being nurtured with a sense of responsibility that a responsible citizen should essentially possess by motivating them consistently to involve in various social activities.

Sri Shanmugha commemorates the sacrifice and selfless services rendered by the great leaders for achieving independence and welfare of our nation by regularly celebrating various national festivals such as Independence Day, Republic Day, birth anniversaries of great leaders and thus a sense of patriotism and loyalty towards the sovereignty of our nation is being instilled in the minds of students and thereby they are put on a holy mission of making India in unity beyond diversity.It is obvious that the environmental cleanliness is the crux for a stronger body and mind of a person and it is the duty and responsibility of each and every individual to maintain absolute atmospheric cleanliness. It is ensured in our campus by initiating several green campus drives such as restriction of automobile entry, usage of battery-powered vehicles, pedestrian-friendly pathways and landscaping with trees and plants. As such, owing to the enormous interest evinced by our students and employees in promoting the cleanliness of our campus under SWACHHATA culture had fetched 4th position in SWACHH Campus Ranking-2018 for our Institution.

Our Institution has been recognized as a Swachhata Action Plan Institution by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE) for Sanitation & Hygiene, Waste Management, Water Management, Energy Management and Greenery. As such, NSS students and employees of our Institute continuously practicing the Clean India Campaign not only in our campus but also extended the same in the neighboring villages which clearly proves the extent of accepting the responsibility by our students and employees.

INITIATIVES

CULTURAL

PONGAL

The Educational institutions play a significant role in the economic development of a country and they produce the right type of human resources needed by different sectors of the economy. The technical and non- technical higher learning institutions presume greater importance in this context which produces the technical manpower needed for the industry. It is necessary to establish the appropriate links between the institution and the industry in order to make maximum use of facilities, expertise and innovation for the benefit of the economy development. Today ED Cell is one of the platforms to interact and link the Industries and educational institutions, with a view to train the people within college to produce entrepreneurs.

The main objectives of our ED Cell are:

  • To create an environment for Self-employment, Promote Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship development through formal and non-formal programs
  • To provide a platform to take-up ‘Entrepreneurship’ as an alternative career
  • To Identify and provide solution for the problems of small business management & entrepreneurs
  • To provide training & retraining of entrepreneurs through variety of programmes
  • To develop technical personnel at appropriate levels for the non-corporate and unorganized sectors like education, rural development, small-scale industry etc.

Through our ED Cell, it is proposed to provide a three dimensional activities for our students like programs, assistance and competitions:

Programs
  • Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC)
  • Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP)
  • Faculty Development programs (FDP)
  • Skill development programs (SDP)
  • Speaker Series- Lectures and talks on Entrepreneurship
  • Idea Generation workshop
  • Business Modeling Workshop
  • Startup to Idea Workshop
  • Panel Discussion on Early Stage Investments
  • Startup Showcase
To assist the students in starting industries of their own right from
  • Product Identification (PI)
  • Market Survey, tools for market research
  • Preparation of Project Reports
  • Preparation of technical feasibility Reports
Competitions
  • B-Roadies
  • Good Idea/Bad Idea
  • B-Plan Competition
  • Case Study Competition
  • Business Quiz
  • Business game and many more allied activities for our college students as well as students from neighboring institutions and any graduate student in Tamil Nadu and also to liaison with various external agencies like MSME, CED, NABARD, SIPCOT, SIDCO, SISI, DIC and leading Financial Institutions & Banks like IDBI, SIDBI, TIIC, Indian Bank and others.

A Ministry of Education initiative, the Institution Innovation Council aims to foster student’s inventive spirit. IIC of SSCET periodically organizes seminars, workshops, and events, to establish a platform that encourages and facilitates innovation and entrepreneurship among students, faculty, and staff within higher educational institutions. The council nurtures an innovative mind set by promoting original ideas and designing solutions for key problems. It also encourage start up formation, provide guidance on taking innovative ideas to commercialization.

 

Faculty Incharge : Mr.R.Pradeep,AP/ECE

Capacity Building and Skills Enhancement

SOFT SKILLS

Soft skills are interpersonal skills that a person has to possess which determines a person’s ability to enable in a work structure. Improving the soft skills for the  Students acquire and help them succeed in their future endeavours. Soft skills are a combination of skills such as communication, social, personality traits,etc.,.It is the desirable qualities for certain form of employment.

Objective:

  • To give each student a realistic perspective of work
  • To formulate and solve aptitude problems
  • To improve problem solving skills
  • To improve confidence and enhance self-motivation
  • To improve the ability of social skills

Activities

Positivity

Positivity means thinking in an optimistic way, looking for solutions, expecting good results and success, and focusing and making life happier. It is a happy and worry-free state of mind, which looks at the bright side of life. Positivity means a positive frame of mind.

Active listening

Active listening refers to a pattern of listening that keeps you engaged with your conversation partner in a positive way. It is the process of listening attentively while someone else speaks, paraphrasing and reflecting back what is said, and withholding judgment and advice.

Good Communication

In the workplace, one of the most important skills to possess is good communication. Employers value employees who can communicate effectively; it means they are able to listen to others, as well as successfully relay their own ideas and opinions. While listening and speaking are important in effective communication, there are other skills that are vital to good communication in the workplace

Team work

In the workplace, one of the most important skills to possess is good communication. Employers value employees who can communicate effectively; it means they are able to listen to others, as well as successfully relay their own ideas and opinions. While listening and speaking are important in effective communication, there are other skills that are vital to good communication in the workplace

Creativity

Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB

Communication skills play a vital role in students career.  Learning process of communication skills training is provided according to individual student’s ability and concentrating their pronunciation, proper grammar usage in sentence making. Main focus is given to fluency and accuracy of individuals. Group discussion will help the students to know about their ability to speak in public without hesitation.

To develop students communication skills, various training programs are given to the students.  We use Clarity Software in communication lab for build strong grammar ability to make a sentence without error.  In clarity software, all the grammar portions is included. Step by step exercises will make them strong in grammar.

It helps in huge level of speaking in English with fluently and accurately..

Main objective: 

* To ensure that all the students have confident to communicate in English.

* Concentrate on fluency and accuracy

* Build strong vocabulary skill both in professional and technical side.

Activities

•  Individual Activity — In individual activity students give self introduction and will talk about an event in front of others which will help them to get rid of stage fear and also helps them to develop communication skills.• Pair Activity — in this activity students will be paired among themselves and they will exchange dialogue, roleplay and converse which enables them to develop communication .

•  Group Activity —A group of students participate  in debate , group discussion paper presentation in symposium and conferences etc.

  • Audio listening sessions are conducted.

* Motivational speech

* Stories

* Articles reading

* News listening

* Phonetics oriented session

  • Group Discussion conducted

* Peer group activities

* Debate

* Topics given individually to talk

* Discussing the current events

* Education and motivational oriented speech.

  • Newspaper circulated

* Stared from reading newspaper

* Collecting vocabulary

* Word game conducted

* Magazines reading

* Journals reading

  •  Competitions are conducted

* Individual topics are given to write

* A topic is given to all

* Creative writing

* Misspelled words given to write correctly

* Listening audio and write the words.

LIFE SKILLS-YOGA AND MEDITATION

Daily Life is a system of practice of eight levels of development in the areas of physical, mental, social and spiritual health. When the body is physically healthy, the mind is clear, focused and stress is under control. This gives the space to connect with loved ones and maintain socially healthy relationships. When you are healthy you are in touch with your inner self, with others and your surroundings on a much deeper level, which adds to your spiritual health.

Yoga increases the flexibility of the spine, improve body’s physical condition and heightened awareness to the importance of relaxation. It has been emphasized that each exercise be practiced slowly, coordinating movement with the breath, pausing motionless in each position and always with full concentration.

The main goals of “Yoga in Daily life” are:

  • Physical Health
  • Mental Health
  • Social Health
  • Spiritual Health
  • Self-Realization or realization of the Divine within us

The goals are attained by

  • Love and health for all living beings
  • Respect for life protection of nature and the environment
  • A peaceful state of mind
  • Full vegetarian diet
  • Pure thoughts and positive life style
  • Physical, mental, and spiritual practices
  • Tolerance for all nations, cultures and religious

Physical Health

The health of the body is of fundamental importance in life. As the Swiss-born physician, Paracelsus, very correctly said, “Health isn’t everything, but without health everything is nothing”. To preserve and restore health there are physical exercise (Asanas), breath exercises (Pranayama) and relaxation techniques.Mental health

In general, we are led through life by the mind and senses, rather than having these under our control. However, to gain control of the mind, we must first place it under inner analysis and purify it. Negative thoughts and fears create an imbalance in our nervous system and through this our physical function. This is the cause of many illnesses and sorrows. Clarity of thought, inner Freedom, contentment and a healthy self-confidence are the basis of mental wellbeing.

Social Health

Social health is the ability to be happy within oneself and to be able to make others happy. It means to nurture genuine contact and communication with other people, to assume responsibility within society and to work for the community. Social health is also the ability to relax and experience life in all its beauty.

 

ICT & Computing facility

Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology follows the norms laid down by AICTE and Anna University for creating and enhancing the infrastructure facilities for effective teaching and learning methodologies. All the infrastructure facilities are provided with a vision to help students to develop their academic and carrier progression skills. The college has exclusive language laboratory attached with audio and video facilities for enhancing student to gain knowledge in communication.Our institution has 7 computer laboratories with high speed Internet connection of 55 MBPS . LCD projectors are available in each classroom to improve the students listening skills. We also have High sound Quality Speakers used in Communication Laboratories. In our college the AUTOCAD Laboratory is available which is used by Civil and Mechanical department students. Our college use advanced operating systems likes Windows-10 ,Windows-XP, Windows-7 and also have Linux, UNIX .The computers have various languages like C, C++, Java, .net, Rational Rose and Visual Basic. For the Internet connection we use optical fiber cables.

The Institution has IIT Remote Centre which is used for video conferencing. Our institution also possess Company incubation which is used for industry project. R&D labs are available for each department.

The college ICT facility includes projectors, wireless microphones, sound systems marker boards, PA system, desktop recorder with internet facility to conduct lectures, seminars, webinars, conferences guest lectures and workshop.

Every individual dreams of leading a healthy life. 7th April has been declared as the World Health Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) in view of creating awareness about the importance of health. Good health is more important than being free from disease. Healthy people are more efficient, productive and live longer than unfit people. Important factors that contribute to good health are:

  • Balanced Diet-

    To maintain a healthy life, one should take a proper well-balanced diet with plenty of water.

  • Personal Hygiene-

    A person should live in a clean environment and must follow good personal hygiene. There should be proper disposal of wastes. Clean surroundings prevent the spread of diseases.

  • Regular Exercise-

    Along with good food and hygiene exercise is also very important in maintaining good health. Regular exercise and good sleep help a person to remain fit, stress-free, and active.

 

On behalf of Health and Hygiene Club, Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology, Jointly organized a Seminar on 07th May 2022. The event commenced with “Personal Health and Nutrition”. The Keynote speaker Mrs.K.Vijayalakshmi, Principal, Sri Shanmugha College of Nursing for Women gave an informative lecture about Health and Hygiene.

Addition to that, the speaker delivered a personal health and hygiene of our daily routine. She expressed the way of healthy life along with the hygiene activity and prevention of diseases.  Students gained awareness about Health and Hygiene. The Speaker was more efficient and interacted and explained the content in a comfortable ascent so that Students could understand the content in a comfortable way. The future activities plan to be discussed in the session ending.

The Motto of NSS “Not Me But You”, reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for self-less service. NSS helps the students to develop appreciation to other person’s point of view and also show consideration to ‘other living beings. The philosophy of the NSS is well reflected in this motto, which underlines on the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society therefore, the NSS volunteers shall strive for the well-being of the society.
Activities
  • Road reconstruction
  • Yoga class
  • Class on self- confidence
  • Cultural fest
  • Class on internal marks
  • Class on personality development
  • Debate
  • Blood group identification camp
  • Class for school students
  • Trekking
  • Class on energy conservation
  • Camp fire
  • Training on paper carry bag preparation
  • Visit to orphanage
  • Indoor games
NSS SYMBOL
The symbol of the National Service Scheme, as appearing on the cover page of this Manual is based on the ‘ Rath ‘ wheel of the Konark Sun Temple situated in Orissa. These giant wheels of the Sun Temple portray the cycle of creation, preservation and release, and signify the movement in life across time and space.The design of the symbol, a simplified form of the Sun-chariot wheel primarily depicts movement. The wheel signifies the progressive cycle of life. It stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social transformation and upliftment.
NSS DAY

NSS was formally launched on 24th September, 1969, the birth centenary year of the Father of the Nation. Therefore, 24th September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with appropriate programmes and activities.

OBJECTIVE OF NSS
  • To enable the students to understand the society in which they work.
  • To identify the needs and problems of the society and provide solution of which they can be involved.
  • To apply their education in finding practical solution to individual.
  • To develop competence required for group living and sharing responsibilities.
  • Gain skills in mobilizing community participation.
  • To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
  • To develop capacity to meet emergencies and national disasters.
  • To practice national integration.
Staff In-charge

Mr S Senthil Kumar AP/Maths

CERTIFICATES

The Red Cross, established in 1863 in Geneva, by Jean Henry Dunant, is an International Organisation meant for humanitarian services. Its headquarers is in Geneva, Switzerland with many affiliated National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It is a non-religious, non-political and non sectarian International body. Regardless of either frontiers or race, the Red Cross remains a voluntary organisation and also an independent one having considerable welfare activities to its credit.

The seven fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are

  • Humanity
  • Impartiality
  • Neutrality
  • Independence
  • Voluntary Service
  • Unity
  • Universality
Red Cross Society functions with the prominant aim of serving people who are in distress without any consideration of caste, religion, language and nationality. The Indian Red Cross Society serves as an ancillary to the State authorities engaged in social welfare activities accepting the rules and regulations of the State but at the same time maintaining its autonomy so that it can act always in accordance with the fundamental principles. YRC in Anna University was established in the academic year 2002-03 as per the orders of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the avenues among NCC, NSS and NSO available for the students to be pursued under Personality and Character Development Programme. The YRC is the most important constituent of its mother organisation, Indian Red Cross. It is a student movement organised for students in Colleges and Technical Institutions. The objectives of the YRC is to impart a sense of discipline and formation of character to the students. In this University, the students are moulded not only to be innovators, explorers, scientists etc., but also to be the best engineers with social consciousness . This has been possible, because of the training imparted to them in the first year of their discipline, character building, personality development etc. along with academic input. Activities like Blood Donation Camp, Road Safety Campaign, Visit to Ashrams & Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tree Plantation, Campus Cleaning, AIDS Awareness Programme & Rally, participation in the Cancer Rally and Tobacco Control Measures were some of the important activities of work carried out by the Students of the University Departments. Mr. Jeevanantham AP/Chemistry coordinates the activities of the Youth Red Cross. Membership is open to both undergraduates and post graduates. About a hundred undergraduates serve as volunteers. The YRC of the College functions under the Coordinator for YRC.

Faculty Incharge

Mr.S.Senthil Kumar

CERTIFICATES

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2019 - 2020

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2018 - 2019

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2017 - 2018

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2016 - 2017

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2015 - 2016

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2014 - 2015

The students have been trained through Dreamdaa to enhance their communication skills.

DreamDaa enhance students & self-confidence, enlightening their future and opening a path to strongly impact society. It offer a gamified AI model and skilled offline teachers to ensure that students achieve mastery in English, breaking down of fears.

To enhance our student’s Communication skills to meet the corporate needs.

  • Regular communication skill classes  will be conducted for all students from the commencement of the college
  • Regular training is given for  GD, Personality Development Programmes and Interview Skills.
  • Spoken English Training that includes various activities is provided.
The cell has qualified faculty members to train students on personality development and soft skills. These training sessions emphasize a personalized approach where every student is counseled and groomed individually. Work ethic, attitude, communication skills, emotional intelligence and a whole host of other personal attributes are crucial for successful career and life. These are what our learning and development cell seeks to foster in our students.Students are encouraged to develop personal accountability, a collaborative and inclusive approach, interpersonal skills, adaptability and flexibility, clarity of communication and creative thinking through an intensive training and mentoring program.

To make the student to realize the prominence of higher studies and train them in their area of interest. In Higher Education cell, students’ interest and potential will be identified by HEC Team which is formed by field specialists with the help of counselors.

Accordingly he/she will be guided with their goals for their Higher Education.

Guide them the views and benefits on CAT, MAT, GATE, GMAT, and SAT.

Career Planning and Decision Making are the most crucial aspects of an individual’s life. It is an important factor that will have a lasting effect on both individual and the community. Human being’s desire is not only getting a job, but also to progress in his/her career.

Thus we help each student in realizing his/her ultimate dream by making career decision in a rational manner and in becoming self-sufficient and self-reliant responsible citizens.

At the outset of academic year, the students’ learning level is assessed through dual measures viz., on the basis of marks scored in +2 examination and in entry level test and in pursuance they are identified as slow and advanced learners. This system helps to formulate a strategy for improving slow learners through special coaching/tutorial sessions to bridge the gap between them and advance learners.After analyzing the learning level from their performance in daily tests and first Internal Assessment Examination, the students are again categorized which encourages them to learn more and prove their involvement in the class room observation. In order to motivate the students continuous trainings are given on communication skills, personality development, time management, seminars and guest lectures are arranged for their benefit. Various workshops with hands-on session both internal and external are arranged for promoting their programming knowledge and skills. The advanced learners are termed as “coordinators” and they actively sharing their knowledge with the slow learners.

Strategy for Slow Learners:

  • The class advisors assess the students’ caliber, analyze the nature of issues faced by them in their academia and motivate them diplomatically to achieve their academic goals.
  • Special/Tutorial classes are arranged for intensified teaching on the difficult units/chapters and clarifying doubts and thereby to improve their performance.
  • The class advisor/mentor critically analyses slow learners’ issues regarding their academy and personal and give suitable counseling.
  • Departments conduct remedial classes and provide course materials to slow learners and other students, who are likely to drop-out due to arrears.
  • Writing assignments on the frequently asked questions in University Examinations are given as the regular task for slow learners and thereby make them to be through with the subjects and the right way of answering the questions in the examination.
  • The advanced learners termed as “coordinators” actively sharing their knowledge with slow learners through peer learning and group study system.

Strategy for Advanced Learners:

  • Encouraging the advanced learners to be the members of various professional bodies and to organize technical events and club activities through which the leadership qualities in them are spurred up.
  • Encouraging the advance learners to participate in group discussions, technical quizzes and thereby promoting their analytical and problem-solving abilities along with their communication skills.
  • Encouraging the advance learners to accomplish in the research oriented projects to develop a thirst for research orientation and practical knowledge.
  • Encouraging the advance learners to augment their caliber and skills through Programme Specific Training, Value added Courses and interaction with industry experts etc. and thereby to compete the industries scenario requirements.
  • Encouraging the advanced learners to pursue their higher studies in premier institutions by appearing the GATE and IELTS etc.
  • Encouraging the advance learners identified as the Special Interest Group (SIG) found with individual and special talents to actively participate in various competitions and extracurricular activities.
  • Encouraging advanced learners to enroll in MOOC Courses viz., NPTEL, Swayam, edx, Coursera and so on and to actively participate in them.