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Thursday, Jun 30, 2005

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Orientation programme of a different kind in Dindigul

To make first year students, particularly those admitted through management quota in first B.E. and B.Tech programmes fit for facing a stiff competition, R.V.S. College of Engineering and Technology in Dindigul conducted a unique orientation programme. The main aim of the programme was to make candidates with low profile on par with others.

Speakers at the training session pointed out that a recent survey conducted on the performance of students in the Anna University examinations concluded that those admitted through management quota and NRI quota were far below the average of students admitted through single window system.

The academic orientation programme provided ample support to weak students to make them perform better in the university examinations.

It was an occasion to recall the fond and joyful memories of about 25 years ago. When 30 persons, who studied B.Com during 1977-1980 at Alagappa College, met at a marriage function recently, some could not identify their beloved friends. But they identified each other by recalling unforgettable memories during the college period. D. Sivaprakasam, Head, Department of Commerce, who was their lecturer in 1975, said it was a happy and memorable reunion of students. One should be fortunate enough to meet each other after 25 years. This set of students was considered to be the best batch. It is good to see my students as professors, lecturers, teachers, bank officials, and businessmen.

And finally they disbursed, of course temporarily, after a tasty Chettinad meal — another factor to be cherished.

A five-day intensive session in spoken English, `Take off with spoken English,' organised by the Department of English, Holy Cross College, Nagercoil, recently evoked good response.

The programme was organised to bridge the gap between school and college education — to train students in articulation, effective communication, reading, recitation and public speech, said Margaret Ranjit.

Games and audio-visual aids were used to make the process of learning English effective and enjoyable. The purpose was to instil confidence in students and motivate them to speak in English.

A students' chapter of Computer Society of India was inaugurated on National Engineering College premises at Kovilpatti for 2005-06 recently.

A. Murugan, senior engineer, Harman Beghar Automative Systems, Michigan, United States of America, asked the students to use the chapter as a platform to develop their communication and organisational skills. He asked them to present their innovative ideas as papers at CSI chapter meetings.

K. G. Srinivasagan, student counsellor of the chapter, said various activities such as aptitude tests, workshops, intra-college symposium and computer awareness programmes for students from rural areas would be part of the action plan for the year.

K. Raju in Dindigul,

C. Jaishankar

in Ramanathapuram,

P.S. Suresh Kumar

in Nagercoil and

R. Vimal Kumar

in Tuticorin.

Contributions from K. Raju in Dindigul, C. Jaishankar in Ramanathapuram, P.S. Suresh Kumar

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