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.

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:

• 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

• Product Identification (PI)
• Market Survey, tools for market research
• Preparation of Project Reports
• Preparation of technical feasibility Reports

• 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.

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.

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.

•  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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

“Art is the desire of man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.”

Art gives us a chance to find ourselves according to our imagination and solitude. Art indulges our senses into building a connection with our creative mind and Mother Nature. The fine arts club is to encourage students to express their thoughts, feelings and creativity through the various visual art forms. The club provides an opportunity to the students to let their imagination run wild and provides them with the sight to see things in a different way.

The aim of the fine arts club is to foster an artistic environment in our college and develop an appreciation of art and aesthetics in the student’s community. Its aim is to bring out the creative, expressive and aesthetic potential of each student. The fine arts department

Encourages responsiveness to new ideas and respect for individual differences by fostering self-esteem, respect for others as well as their work, cultures and art.

OBJECTIVES

• The main objective of the fine arts club is to encourage the budding talent of the students.

• Provide opportunities and encouragement to express oneself freely.

• Educational objectives of this club are to encourage imagination, create ability and introduce an artistic environment.

• Inspiring students to make maximum contributions as creative artists and citizens.

• Organize various competitions, functions, and events in the college.

• Make the student confident and competitive in the global environment.

• To improve the imagination skill in entertainment.

• To give the students artistic outlet and to help each enrich interest for art and personal experience through art.

 

FACULTY IN CHARGE

DR S ANANTHAN – AP/ENGLISH

Fine Arts Club & Cultural Coordinator

Every dream needs to be driven by passion to make it come true. Sports Club is one such dream, formed by keeping sheer passion for the sports. It was conceived by a group of people headed by Mr. D. Sathyakumar. The philosophy of the Sports Club Program is to support the best elements of competition, instruction and recreation by providing the opportunity for all the students to participate and excel in team setting. The members of the club are exposed to various activities which are competitive in nature, with an emphasis on participation, skill development and student leadership.

Our SSCET sports club, an effort has been made to provide world class facilities and infrastructure for the promotion of sports and health. Ten acres of open ground is allotted for promoting outdoor sports like cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, lawn tennis etc. and it has facilities for indoor games like badminton, table tennis, chess, caroms, etc.

Ultimately, Sport Club enhances the collegiate and educational experiences of their members. The competitive aspect of the Club allows their members to compete against other intercollegiate sports teams, while the instructional aspect of Club offers the members a chance to enhance their skills in a sports activities.

The purpose of the Science Club is to promote interest, understanding and knowledge of the scientific world. The area of emphasis shall include chemistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, physics and much more.The Science Club is started with the aim to invite many eminent scientists who would share their experience with the students and motivate them to gain scientific knowledge. Activities are designed primarily to introduce interesting/exciting science ideas, like motors, circuits, rockets, goofy putty, and squid. A secondary goal is to relate these ideas of science concepts in the classroom.

Science club creates an eagerness among students and gives practice to participate in the inter-collegiate science quiz contests, conferences and various science related competitions in order to bring out their hidden talents.

It also organizes events like science quiz, science related skits, paper presentation and lectures by experts on current and advanced topics on science.

This club is driven on the basis of – “Neither the technology nor the tools, it’s only an innovative idea that rules”.

The club enables the students to aware of their inner potential, cultivate creativity and initiative by proactive academic activities and research. It promotes enthusiasm among the students by participation of an information and scientific-based knowledge community. Preparing students to adapt the challenges of an ever changing world of tomorrow.

The central meaning of innovation relates to renewal or improvement, with novelty being a consequence of this improvement. It is quite necessary for people to change the way they make decisions or make choices outside their norms. On a lower level, innovation can be seen as a change in the thought process for doing something or useful application of inventions or discoveries. It may refer to incremental, emergent or radical and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes or organizations.

We provide all sorts of technical assistance and support service to students for developing new concepts, products and thereby ensure that innovation is a part of quality education.

Engineering education lacks practical orientation knowledge because of the absence of opportunities to develop new products during the course. If this can be solved in the campus, the transformation of a student into a professional will be explosive.

Developing communication skills within the team can be done easily by inculcating some basic manners, professional etiquette and keeping an open mind.

It is expected that every member of a team understands and shares relevant information related to a project. It is also important that they have a clear picture of their roles and responsibilities with respect to the project and deliver accordingly. All this is possible only when a team develops and practices effective communication skills.

Realizing the importance of the above club, SSCET has taken an honest step to form a CSDC with the involvement of the student and staff.

A Fitness club( commonly referred to as a gym)is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of Physical Exercise.Main workout area

Most health clubs have a main workout area, which primarily consists of free weights including dumbbells, barbells and exercise machines. This area often includes mirrors so that exercisers can monitor and maintain correct postures during their workout.

The objective of the club is to promote Mathematical Knowledge which is applicable to Engineering and Technology among students. The Maths club members celebrated the year 2000 as the world Mathematics year.

Maths club is formed to enrich the quantitative aptitude of the students. Eminent professors are invited to deliver guest lectures at regular intervals.

It is an integral part of the study of engineering regardless of which branch of engineering is chosen.

The objective of the club is to impart quality education to students and motivate them to apply the various mathematical techniques in their respective fields.

From its very inception, the club has encouraged a view of learning in which students are given an opportunity to participate actively in discussions.

The orators program is important because it is critical for young people to learn to express themselves clearly and precisely. This program increases self-confidence and keeps from fading into the background. The youngsters are learning life skills as well as how to present themselves in business situations. Winning first place not only celebrates a level of accomplished excellence, Orators club is to develop public speaking skills, confidence and the unique talents of the participating youths. There will be a competition involving orators speaking for not less than five minutes and not more than 10 minutes. The participants were judged on eye contact, voice projection, diction, knowledge of the piece and expression. Rather than sitting back and letting others lead, we can lead and take charge.

The Photography Club enables to inculcate photographic talent among the interested individuals. The mission of the club is to serve the members to develop the photographic skills through education, exhibitions of photographic accomplishments, competitions, friendship with others who share a love of photography and to share the talents with individuals and organizations in our community. An air conditioned dark room, two Cameras Yashica FX3 super 2000 & Nikon FM2 with normal zoom lenses and wide angle lens, close up lens set, filters., KODAK DLR Camera, METZ flash, camera stand, etc., are available. The club gives training for the students in handling cameras, developing, printing and enlarging of B/W films. The club library provides various books on Photography for the students. The club conducts Exhibition, Photo Contests, Video classes and Quiz competitions on Photography for students. Photographs and Video Coverage of College functions are taken by the club. Color Transparencies for teaching, paper presentation, projects and publication purposes are also prepared by the club. The club takes up the job of providing Identity Cards for students and faculty.

Life at SSCET campus is filled with all sorts of self-enriching activities that fulfill the expectations of its students in all spheres of life, including Arts & Culture, Sports & Fitness, Social Service, Technology, Networking, etc. A number of clubs, societies and other organizations provide a wide range of activities outside the curriculum to satisfy the needs of intellectual pleasure.The Music club is a vibrant and elite society of musically gifted students who come together and create fascinating melodies. The purpose of the club is to showcase the musical talent of maximum number of students and it has upheld this tradition over the years.

The club encourages young musicians to interact with each other and give them an appropriate jam pad. It enables students to utilize the free time productively and do something what the music enthusiasts are passionate about. The club recognizes exceptional talent and promotes it in the right direction. The students in the executive body arrange practice sessions for intra as well as inter collegiate events. Workshops and semester long classes are held for those who are interested in learning music. Thus, if a student wants to excel in the field of music, the club does its best to help achieve the goal.

Symphony of the Soul is the only recluse for mankind. And it is in the achieving of this salvation that the Music Club of Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology was formed. The Music Club has no dearth of instruments and constantly nurturing new talents. Membership is restricted to the students only.

Reading Club was initiated on 30/8/16 exclusively for first year Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi Medium Students in the library. Reading Club is a network of Students’ readers run in the college library to encourage reading for pleasure. The prime motive of this reading club initiation was to promote the importance of English among the students in the college. The students were grouped into teams and asked to select books on their own interest. They were asked to create a wall dictionary in their classrooms with the unfamiliar words they come across. They were asked to notate the important points and indulge in a short discussion for every week when they meet in the library. When they complete reading their chosen books they were asked to meet and share their pleasure of reading.

The Book Talk event is organized by The NDLI & Readers Club at Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology on 26.02.2022 by 3.30 Pm. Dr A Suphalakshmi Vice-Principal who felicitated the event and given a talk about the significance of reading, and how the books are interconnected to human life. Following with felicitation, the participants are encouraged to present their talk individually. The event was inspirational and exciting to all the students as well faculties. Mr T Manoj Kumar Librarian/Co-Coordinator of the event, who addressed the gathering with a quote “Keep Reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have”. The event was successfully completed with vote of thanks and National Anthem.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Toastmasters International has helped people of all backgrounds become more confident in front of an audience. There are no fees to be paid by the participants. The programme is to cater the developing needs of the young speakers

Every young person has the potential to become a good communicators and leader, but this potential needs to be developed. The programme’s unique eight-session, workshop-style design enables participants to develop this potential through practical experience.

The Youth Leadership Program is a workshop consisting of eight one- to two-hour sessions that enable participants to develop communication and leadership skills through practical experience. The program is presented during or after school, or on weekends. Participants learn to:

Each Youth Leadership Program group is limited to 25 people. Participants are selected by the sponsoring Toastmasters club or by a cooperating organization.A local Toastmasters club serves as sponsor and provides a coordinator to present the program. The individual coordinator attends each meeting, where he or she will lead most of the presentations and counsel participants. The coordinator assigns an assistant who can fill in for the coordinator should he or she be unable to attend a meeting. Meetings generally follow a format similar to that of a Toastmasters club meeting, including an announced agenda, practice in parliamentary procedure, and the selection of presiding officers.

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.

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.

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.