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PSG Arts Alumni Newsletter June – September 2018 1

PSG ARTS ALUMNI NEWSLETTERJuly – September 2018

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCEAn Autonomous College– Affiliated to the Bharathiar University

Accredited with A Grade by NAAC(3rd Cycle)College with Potential for Excellence (Status awarded by the UGC)

Star College Status Awarded by DBT-MSTAn ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution


Editorial Board

PatronShri.L.Gopalakrishnan,Managing Trustee - PSG & Sons’ Charities.

PresidentShri.V.Lakshminarayanasamy,PSG Arts Alumni Association.

Chief EditorMs.D.Rushandramani,Assistant Professor,Visual Communication & Electronic Media.

Advisor Dr.B.Murali,HOD - Department of Computer Science, Editorial Board MembersDr.R.Swaranalatha,Associate Professor,Department of Management Science. Ms.R.Poornima,Co-ordinator - PSG Arts Alumni Association.

Ms.D.Brindha,Assistant Professor,Visual Communication & Electronic Media.

DesignerMr.C.Senthil Kumar,Instructor,Visual Communication & Electronic Media.

PSG Arts Alumni Newsletter June – September 2018


CONTENTS

Patron Speaks ...................................................................................................................................................... 1President Speaks .................................................................................................................................................. 2Editor’s Brief ......................................................................................................................................................... 3PSG Arts Alumni Association .............................................................................................................................. 4

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES1st in Top 5 Colleges in Coimbatore .................................................................................................................. 5Among Top 10 Institutes of Commerce & Arts by the Knowledge Review Magazine .................................5International Business PSGIAS – Hull University (UK) ..................................................................................... 5Manavar Manram Inaugurals (Aided) ................................................................................................................ 6The International Congress of Mathematicians 2018 .....................................................................................6MoU with Westminster University ..................................................................................................................... 6Manavar Manram (Unaided) Inaugurals ........................................................................................................... 7Special Lecture on Industry Academia Interface and Career Options for Biotechnology Graduates .......7Faculty Development Program for Life Sciences ............................................................................................. 8Faculty Development Program on Question Paper Setting ............................................................................ 8Independence Day at PSG CAS........................................................................................................................... 9New Facilities ....................................................................................................................................................... 9Collaborative Educational Program .................................................................................................................10Staff Accolades ...................................................................................................................................................10Heart Beat 2018 .................................................................................................................................................10FDP on Intellectual Property Rights & Innovations ........................................................................................11

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESSeminar on Palm Oil & Its Applications ..........................................................................................................11Inter-Collegiate Competitions ..........................................................................................................................12Trainings/ Workshops .......................................................................................................................................12World Breastfeeding Day ..................................................................................................................................12Women Entrepreneurship Development Program .......................................................................................12Workshop on R Programming .........................................................................................................................13Motivational Workshop .....................................................................................................................................13Miniature Acrylic Painting Workshop ..............................................................................................................14National Nutrition Week ...................................................................................................................................14Workshop on Graphic and Animation Application ........................................................................................14Interaction Session – IQAC ................................................................................................................................15Face-to-Face ........................................................................................................................................................15Wizards 2018 ......................................................................................................................................................15Interaction Meeting with Scientist ...................................................................................................................16Swami Vivekananada’s Historic Speech at the World Parliament of Religions - 125th anniversary .........16Exuberance 2K18 ...............................................................................................................................................17World Maritime Day ..........................................................................................................................................17Meet and Greet the Entrepreneurs .................................................................................................................18Drama Workshop ...............................................................................................................................................18Book Fest and Exhibition ..................................................................................................................................19COSMA FEST 2018 Prize Winners .....................................................................................................................19


CONTENTSEXTENSION ACTIVITIESKerala Relief Fund ..............................................................................................................................................20GRD Memorial Rolling Trophy ..........................................................................................................................20Project Puthri - Udyog Utsav- 2018 ..................................................................................................................20SPORTS ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................Shooting ..............................................................................................................................................................21Triple Jump..........................................................................................................................................................21Kho-Kho ...............................................................................................................................................................21Cricket .................................................................................................................................................................21Bharathiar University Men’s Overall Championship .....................................................................................22

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS1986-89 and 1989-91 Batched B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science .............................................................2211th Annual General Meeting ..........................................................................................................................231981-84 Batches - All Departments .................................................................................................................231993-96 Batch B.Sc. Statistics ...........................................................................................................................23PSG CAS ReCALL .................................................................................................................................................241990-93 Batch B.Sc. Zoology ............................................................................................................................24Farewell ...............................................................................................................................................................242004-07 batch B.A. Sociology ...........................................................................................................................251983-86 Batch B.A. Economics .........................................................................................................................25Teachers’ Day 2018 Celebrations .....................................................................................................................26The PSG Arts Alumni Association Scholarships ..............................................................................................26

ALUMNI NEWS ............................................................................................................................................27


Dear Members,

Greetings! I am glad that we had a memorable Silver Jubilee Reunion, ‘PSG CAS ReCALL.’ It is indeed blissful to see the list of alumni get-togethers in this quarter. It is de-lightful to see that this academic year is gaining pace with activities from various departments. We have the next edi-tion of ‘CASIANS,’ the Alumni Newsletter of PSG CAS for you with all the updates. Keep yourself and the newsletter up-dated. I wish you all the best always.

Shri. L.Gopalakrishnan,Managing Trustee, PSG & Sons’ Charities.

LET THERE BE CHARITY SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY SHARE MY FAMILY’S PROSPERITY

Sri. P.S.Govindaswamy Naidu

PATRON SPEAKS


Dear PSG CAS Alumni,

Greetings of Prosperity !

This October is special since the country is celebrat-ing the 150th birth anniversary of the father of our nation Sri.M.K.Gandhi. Gandhiji stood for Ahimsa, non violence and reliance on swadeshi products. His preachings are more valid today when our country faces problems in balance of payment due to high imports.

Coming to the activities of our Alumni, the following get-togethers were organized:

B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science batch 1986–90, 1981-84 batches, B.Sc. Statistics batch 1993-96 in the month of July, and in the month of August, we had the Alumni re-union of 1990-93 batches where 453 Alumni members gathered in the PSG CAS Recall. Then we had 1990-93 B.Sc. Zoology batch, 2004-2007 B.A. Sociology batch and 1983-86 B.A. Economics batch re-union.

PSG Arts Alumni Association celebrated the Teachers’ Day in a fitting manner on 5th September 2018 with Shri.P.Manikandan as the Guest Speaker.

On 15th December 2018, we propose to conduct Crazy Mohan Drama and request all the Alumni to come and enjoy the hilarious drama.

Wishing all the members a Very Happy, Prosperous and Safe Deepawali.

With warm regards,

V. Lakshminarayanasamy,Trustee- PSG & Sons’ Charities,President - PSG Arts Alumni Association.

PRESIDENT SPEAKS


EDITOR’S BRIEF

Dear Alumni,

We have the next edition of ‘CASIANS,’ the Alumni Newsletter of PSG CAS for you. The activities from July to Sep-tember 2018 have been recorded for you. It covers events conducted and coordinated by various departments and the Alumni Association of PSG CAS. Winners of International sports competitions are also a part of this edition. We had a successful ‘PSG CAS ReCALL,’ the mega Silver Jubilee Reunion of 1990-93 batches of all the departments. Keep us updated with your details and achievements in the upcoming editions. Be with us to inspire your juniors. Wishing you all successful in all your endeavours.

D. Rushandramani,Assistant Professor,Visual Communication & Electronic Media,PSG CAS,Email: [email protected]


PSG ARTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The PSG College of Arts & Science Alumni Association has a full-fledged office from the year 2007. The Alumni Executive Com-mittee meets once in three months. One of the main purposes of our Alumni Association is to support a network of former gradu-ates who will, in turn, help to raise the profile of the college. They participate as mentors and donors for the students. Alumni Asso-ciation awards scholarships to meritorious students. Every year, our alumni association celebrates Teachers’ Day and honors all the past and present teachers of the college. It organizes two to three fund raising programmes with the support of the Office Bearers and Committee Members to help the students through scholar-ships. Number of alumni get-togethers and Silver Jubilee Reunions are organized by the PSG Arts Alumni Association.

PSG Arts Alumni Association,C-224, First Floor, C-Block,PSG College of Arts & Science.E-mail: [email protected]: 0422 - 430 3300 / 3317


1st in Top 5 Colleges in Coimbatore

PSG CAS participated in a survey conducted by Outlook Magazine in June 2018. Our college secured the First Rank in the Coimbatore Region with a cumulative score of 751/800 with regard to with regard to the infrastructure, students’ personality devel-opment & exposure, academics & selection process and institutional profile.

Rank 2018

Name of College

Selection Process & Institute Profile

(250)

Academics

(200)

Student Per-sonality Dev. & Exposure

(200)

Infrastruc-ture & Facilities

(150)

Total

(800)

1PSG College of Arts and Sci-

ence239 185 186 141 751

2PSGR Krishnammal College for

Women228 179 177 139 723

3 Government Arts College 224 170 169 134 697

4Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidy-

alaya College of Arts & Science218 168 167 131 684

5Sri Krishna Arts and Science

College215 163 162 128 668

Among Top 10 Institutes of Commerce & Arts by the Knowledge Review Magazine

PSG CAS was selected one among the top 10 institutes of Commerce and Arts in the country by the Knowledge Review Magazine’s June 2018 issue which is one of the best online education and knowledge magazines in the world.

International Business PSGIAS – Hull University (UK)

On 2nd July 2018, Prof.Lynne Barrow, Associate Dean and Mr.Calum Porter, Interna-tional Relations Officer, FBLP from University of Hull participated in the inaugural. Managing Trustee Shri.L.Gopalakrishnan issued the academic transcripts to the 2016 Cohorts who will be progressing to Hull University in September 2018 for their year

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


III B.A. (Hons) IB. Two academic toppers in I and II year were awarded 50 percent scholarship in their III year tuition fees.

Manavar Manram Inaugurals (Aided)

The inaugural function of the Manavar Manram (Aided) happened on 26th July 2018. Dr.B.Vanitha, Registrar In Charge, Bharathiar University, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Mr.’Nilalgal’ Ravi, Actor was the Guest of Honor. The elected office bearers of the Manavar Manram (Aided) took charge of the Students’ Council on the occasion. All aided departmental associations, clubs and forums were inaugurated.

The International Congress of Mathematicians 2018

The International Mathematical Union (IMU) conducted the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1st August to 9th August 2018. Dr.A.Anguraj, Vice Principal, Associate Professor of Mathematics, attended the con-ference and presented a paper entitled “Existence Results for Impulsive Stochastic Partial Functional Differential Equations with Poisson jumps”. He received a full grant sponsorship by Open Arms Grant of IMU with an amount of 8800 BLR (Brazilian Real).

MoU with Westminster University

The Departments of Biotechnology and Biochemistry signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Westminster University, UK on 2nd August 2018. The MoU was signed by Dr.D.Brindha, Principal and Dr.Kalpana Surendranath, Research Director from Westminster Universi-ty in the presence of Prof.V.Selvarajan, Secretary and the faculty members of Biotechnology and Biochemistry.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Manavar Manram (Unaided) Inaugurals

The Inauguration of Manavar Manram office Bearers for the academic year 2018-19 was held at GRD Auditorium on 3rd August 2018 Dr.V.R.Arivazhagan, Director, Indian Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy, was the Chief Guest. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, presided over and initiated the installation ceremony of the office bearers, V.Gokula Aravinthan (Chairperson Men), Ms.R.Thenmozhi (Chairperson Women), Mr.S.Anbarasu (Secretary Men), Ms.P.Sneka (Secretary Women), Mr.S.Vignesh Kumar (Joint Secretary Men) and Ms.S.S.Nivetha (Joint Secretary Women). All the Clubs and Department Associations were also inaugurated. The function was followed by cultural events.

Special Lecture on Industry Academia Interface and Career Options for Biotech-nology Graduates

A special lecture on ‘Industry Academia Interface and Career Options for Biotechnology Graduates’ was conducted by the Department of Biotechnology on 6th August 2018. The resource person was Dr.Eswaran, Director, Biocon Academy, Bengaluru.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Faculty Development Program for Life Sciences

“Faculty Development Programme for Life Sciences – An industrial Perspective” was conducted on 11th August 2018 at Sangaman Hall, PSG CAS. Experts from Biocon Industries and Biocon Research Limited (BRL), Bengaluru gave inputs for a session. The first session was conducted by Mr.Dinesh Baskar, Principal Scientific Manager, R&D, BRL. The second session was qualification and validation discussed by Mr.M.Unni Krishnan, Senior Director, Quality Control (Analytical). The last session was on Biosimilar production. Mr.N.Thirumurugan, Senior Manager, Production, Biocon emphasized the role of good manufacturing practices (GMP) and following aseptic condition in production unit. Dr.M.Sathyabhama, Assistant Professor, Biotechnology delivered the vote of thanks.

Faculty Development Program on Question Paper Setting

An FDP on Question Paper Setting for faculty members was organized on 11th August 2018 at GRD Auditorium. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal welcomed the gathering. Dr.B.Vanitha, Registrar in Charge, Bharathiar University was the Chief Guest. She highlighted the features of Outcome Based Education (OBE).

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Independence Day at PSG CAS

The 72nd Independence Day was coordinated by the NCC and NSS of PSG CAS on 15th August 2018. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, hoisted the national flag. Dr.M.Palanivel, Associate Professor was the Guest of Honour.

New Facilities

Prof.V.Selvarajan, Secretary and Dr.D.Brindha, Principal inaugurated the following laboratories on 24th August 2018 at PSG CAS:

1. B.Voc. Hospitality Management Laboratory.

2. B.Voc. Food Processing Technology Laboratory.

3. Biochemistry - Vocational Biotechnology Laboratory and Bioinformatics Laboratory.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Collaborative Educational Program

Department of Commerce with Retail Marketing organized 7th batch inauguration and 4th batch valediction of the TVS-CEP Program on 4th September 2018 at the Library Conference Hall. The program was presided over by Principal, Dr.D.Brindha and the TVS-CEP Program Manager, Mr.T.S.Manjunath elaborated the journey of TVS CEP with PSG CAS and student accomplishments. The Chief Guest, Mr.Venkateshwarlu, Vice-President, Parts Business - TVS Motor Company addressed the enthusiastic gath-ering with his personal life experiences.

Staff Accolades

Dr.V.Sripriya, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences and Dr.M.Latha Maheswari, Head of the Department of Mathematics (Computer Applica-tions) have been awarded the ‘Best Teacher of the Year 2018’ by the PSG Institutions.

Heart Beat 2018

Heart Beat ’18 – the extravagant event of Manavar Manram (Unaided), an interdepartmental cultural and literary festival was held on 28th of September 2018. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal presided over the function. The winners of the events were honored with certificates and attractive cash prizes.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


FDP on Intellectual Property Rights & Innovations

IQAC organized a Faculty Development Programme on “Intellectual Proper-ty Rights & Innovations” on 29th September 2018 at the Library Conference Hall. Dr.M.Padmavathi, Professor & Dean, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, was the resource person for this programme.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESSeminar on Palm Oil & Its Applications

The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics in association with Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Niswin Foods (Coimbatore) organized a seminar on “Palm Oil and Its applications” on 9th July 2018. Dr.Sheela Ramachandran, Former Vice Chancellor, Avinashilingam University for Women felicitated the event. Dr.Nagendran Balasundaram, Regional General Manager (South Asia), Malaysian Palm Oil Board, India (Mumbai) explained various methods of processing palm oil and its applications. Mr.R.Nishanth of Niswin Foods, an entrepreneur in wheat processing, spoke on “wheat and its products”.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Inter-Collegiate Competitions

The Aram forum of PSG CAS organized a competition for college students on 25th July 2018 to commemorate the contri-butions made by Srimath Adi Sankara. A total of 125 participants from 14 institu-tions across the district participated in essay writing, debate and elocution. A book exhibition was arranged by GITA Press. The winners were presented with certificates and books by Prof.V.Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG CAS.

Trainings/ Workshops

A workshop on ‘CRISPR/Cas9 Editing the Genetic Blue Print of Life’ was organized by the Department of Biotechnology on 2nd August 2018. Dr.Kalpana Surendranath, Lecturer and Research Director, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Westminster University, UK was the resource person. The event was presided over by Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, PSG CAS.

World Breastfeeding Day

An awareness program on “Importance of Breastfeeding” was organized on 6th August 2018 by the Centre for Women’s Studies of PSG CAS in association with PSG College of Nursing.

Women Entrepreneurship Development Program

Entrepreneurship Development Cell, PSG CAS in association with FICCI Flo, Coimbatore, conducted a 25-day Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) from 20th August to 27th September 2018. This program was sponsored by DST, with EDII- Ahmedabad under the aegis of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), New Delhi. Mrs. Jayanthi Manohar, Chairperson, FICCI-flo, Coimbatore Chapter delivered her inaugural address;

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Dr.D.Brindha, Principal presided over the function. The Chief Guest, Mr.Arun Viswanathan, Chocopreneur & Proprietor – D&D Foods, Infusions, Coimbatore, shared his entrepreneurial experiences and inspired the participants.

Workshop on R Programming

The Department of Mathematics conduct-ed a workshop on R Programming on 21st August 2018. Dr.V.Bhuvaneshwari, Assis-tant Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Bharathiar University was the resource person. The workshop dealt with thrust areas like Data Analytics, Role of Mathematician, Data Analytics, Data Visualization and Predictive Modeling.

Motivational Workshop

The Department of International Business organized a motivational session for the students of the Department on 24th August 2018 through Dr.Gnanaprakasam, Associate Professor, College of Finance Management and Development, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Miniature Acrylic Painting Workshop

Innopreneurs Club organized a one-day workshop on ‘Miniature Acrylic Paint-ing’ for our students on 1st September 2018 at Library Exam Hall, PSG CAS. Mrs.R.Selvapriya, Crafts Specialist at Nandhitha Creations, Coimbatore gave a hands-on training for acrylic painting.

National Nutrition Week

The 36th National Nutrition Week, themed “Ensuring Focused Interventions on Addressing Under-nutrition during the First 1000 days of the Child: Better Child Health” was celebrated in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics from 3rd to 7th September 2018. The Department initiated a Rolling Trophy to the overall winning class and the III UG students won the trophy.

Workshop on Graphic and Animation Application

The Department of Visual Communication organized a one-day workshop on “Graphic and Animation Application in Contempo-rary Filmmaking” on 17th September 2018 at GRD Auditorium, PSG CAS. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal delivered the presidential address. Chief Guests, Mr.Senthil Kumar, Creative Director and Mr. Jayachandran, Art director of Hybrid 360 Art Tech Pvt.Ltd., gave an in-sight into graphics & animation techniques and their applications in the film industry.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Interaction Session – IQAC

The Advisor & Coordinator of IQAC, members of CDC & ISO had an interactive ses-sion with Dr.Sheela Ramachandran, Former Principal, PSG CAS and Former Vice Chancellor, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, on 19th September 2018. The meeting was presided by Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, PSG CAS.

Face-to-Face

The Department of Visual Communication & Electronic Media organized a “Face-to-Face Interaction” with Mr.Raju Jeyamohan, an actor and our alumnus on 19th September 2018.

Wizards 2018

Manavar Manram (Aided) of PSG CAS organized ‘Wizards’ – an interdepartmental fest on 20th September 2018. Literary and cultural competitions were conducted for the students. Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, PSG CAS presided over the function.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Interaction Meeting with Scientist

An interactive meeting with Prof.S.Neelamani, Senior Research Scientist, Coastal Management Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Centre, Kuwait Institute for Scientific research was organized on 25th September 2018.

Swami Vivekananada’s Historic Speech at the World Parliament of Religions - 125th anniversary

A program commemorating the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananada’s historic speech at the World Parliament of Religions was organized in association with Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya on 26th September 2018. The program was presided over by Dr.D.Brindha, benedic-tion and felicitations were given by Swami Nirmaleshananda and Dr.V.Ponuswamy, Principal of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science. A special drama was enacted by the students of Swami Shivanandha Higher Secondary School. Prizes were awarded to the children.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Exuberance 2K18

The Department of Catering Science and Hotel Management, PSG CAS orga-nized a 3rd National Level Inter-collegiate Hospitality Competition, ‘EXUBERANCE 2K18’ on 26th September 2018. Students from 17 colleges participated in various competitions like Culinary King, Shake and Stir, Sculpting, Floral Fragrance, Tackle the Trick and Quizohilic. The Chief Guest, Mr. Sudheep, General Manager, Radisson Blu, Coimbatore addressed the students and honored the winners with prizes and certificates.

World Maritime Day

Department of International Business celebrated the 4th edition of ‘World Maritime Day’ on 27th September 2018. Two intercollegiate competitions were held on 26th Sep-tember 2018 in which students of IB department from 13 colleges participated. On 27th September 2018, the Department organized an International Conference on “Better Shipping for a Better Future”. Mr.Dileep T Abraham, MD, Interglobal Logisolutions was the Chief Guest. Mr.Venkatesh Rengaraj, GM, Zaray Group, Dubai and Mr.Shanmugam Premkumar, Sales Manager, CMA CGM India delivered special lectures on “Opportuni-ties in Shipping” and “Marine and Maritime” respectively

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Meet and Greet the Entrepreneurs

Innopreneurs Club of PSG CAS organized ‘Meet and Greet the Entrepreneurs’- a panel discussion moderated by Thiru.R.Krishnakumar, Former Co-ordinator, EDC, PSG CAS with leading entrepreneurs on 27th September 2018. Thiru.G.Duraisamy, Proprietor, Prithvi Foods & Spices, Pollachi, Mr.Arun Viswanathan, Proprietor, D&D Foods, Infusions Café, Ram Nagar, Coimbatore and Mr.Prasanna Nandakumar, Co-founder, Dainty’s Bread, Coimbatore participated in the panel discussion.

Drama Workshop

Department of Tamil organized a “Drama Workshop” on 29th September 2018. Dr.K.Ramesh Assistant Professor, Thiruvalluvar University conducted this workshop for 170 students. Dr.V.Selvarajan, Secretary, PSG CAS presided over the function and distributed certificates to successful participants.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES


Book Fest and Exhibition

A total of 23 students of PSG CAS participated in the competitions held at Codissia Book Fair and Exhibition from 20th July to 28th July 2018 where “Arivukenni” conducted short story writing, drama, short film and oratorical competitions. Our students won six prizes.

COSMA FEST 2018 Prize Winners

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Coimbatore Chapter conducted their flagship event, ‘COSMA FEST 2018’ at PSG Institute of Management on 11th August 2018. Around 25 students from B.Com. CMA participated in the competition and won first places in Paper Presentation & Business Quiz and second place in Block N Tackle. Ms.M.Valli Meena, III B.Com. CMA secured the first place and Ms.S.Shwetha, II B.Com. CMA secured the second place in the Coimbatore region in the foundation level examination.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES


Kerala Relief Fund

The NSS Volunteers with Program Officers of PSG CAS collected funds and relief materials for flood affected victims of Kerala. The team collected materials from 18th August to 21st August 2018 which were taken and distributed by our Program Officer, Mr.Kanagaraj, Assistant Professor of Commerce along with our students to the victims in and around Chalakudy, Idukki and Vandipperiyar rescue camps.

GRD Memorial Rolling Trophy

The Dr.G.R.Damodaran District Level Tamil Oratorical Competitions were conduct-ed by PSG Tech Alumini Association for Arts & Science, Engineering and Polytechnic colleges. The 16th year competitions were held at PSG College of Technology on 25th

August 2018. PSG CAS students Ms.V.Tamil Ilakiya, II M.Sc. Physics, Mr.V.Veera Balaji, I M.Com. and Ms.K.Roshini Priya, II B.A. competed with participants from 33 Arts & Science colleges in and around Coimbatore and bagged the GRD Memorial Rolling Trophy for the second time consecutively.

Project Puthri - Udyog Utsav- 2018

The Centre for Women’s Studies and the Department of Social Work, PSG CAS in association with Project Puthri has organized Udyog Utsav to inculcate career inten-tionality among underprivileged girl students on 1st September 2018 at PSG CAS. More than 500 girl students (from 8th to 12th standard) from various Corporation / Govern-ment / Missionary / Trust / Municipality Schools across Coimbatore participated in the event. Eminent Speakers who motivated the girls and provided career guidance were Shri.R.Ravi, Chief Education Officer, Coimbatore Corporation, Shri.P.Muthuvelappan, Senior Vice-President, HRD - Sakthi Sugars Limited, Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, PSG CAS and Smt.Latha Sundaram, Managing Trustee, Aram Foundation.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES


Shooting

Ms.N.Gayaathiri, II MIB represented India in the 2018 Asian Games held at Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia in Shooting, held from 18th August to 2nd September 2018.

Triple Jump

Mr.K.Kamalraj, III B.Sc. Zoology in secured 5th place in Triple Jump in the IAAF World U20 Championships held at Tampere, Finland from 10th to 15th of July 2018.

Kho-Kho

PSG CAS kho-kho team represented Tamil Nadu State and secured Runners - Up Tro-phy in the first ‘Khelo Bharat’ National Kho-Kho Championship held at New Delhi on 24th July & 25th July 2018.

Cricket

Mr.S.Mohan Prasanth, III B.Com. (CS) and Mr.S.Radhakrishnan, II B.Com. (CS) of PSG CAS have been selected to represent the Tamil Nadu Premier League Cricket Tournament

Mr.S.Mohan Prasanth Mr.S.Radhakrishnan

SPORTS ACTIVITIES


Bharathiar University Men’s Overall Championship

PSG CAS won the Men’s Overall Championship Trophy 2018 in the Bharathiar University Intercollegiate Sports & Games for the year 2017–18 conducted at Thanthai Periyar Auditorium, Bharathiar University on 9th September 2018.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS1986-89 and 1989-91 Batched B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science

A get-together of the 1986-89 and 1989-91 batched B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science alumni was held on 7th July 2018 at Sangamam Hall, PSG CAS. All the 17 alumni have registered as life members.

SPORTS ACTIVITIES


11th Annual General Meeting

Alumni Association 11th Annual General Meeting was held on 23rd July 2018.1981-84 Batches - All Departments

A get-together of 1981-84 batches of all the departments was held on 29th July 2018 at GRD Auditorium, PSG CAS. Around 27 out of the 65 registered alumni are life members.

1993-96 Batch B.Sc. Statistics

A get-together of 1993-96 batch B.Sc. Statistics was held on 29th July 2018 at Sangamam Hall, PSG CAS. All the 25 alumni have registered as life members.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS


PSG CAS ReCALL

‘PSG CAS ReCALL’ - the Silver Jubilee Reunion of 1990-93 batch of all the departments was held on 4th August 2018 at GRD Auditorium. Around 453 alumni gathered. Out of them, 38 alumni have registered and 84 of them have registered as life members.

1990-93 Batch B.Sc. Zoology

A get-together of 1990-93 batch B.Sc. Zoology was held on 5th August 2018 at Brah-mam Hall. All 22 alumni have registered as life members.

Farewell

The PSG Arts Alumni Association orga-nized a farewell party to Dr.R.Nandagopal for his dedicated service as the Director, PSG Institute of Management on 11th Au-gust 2018 at PSG Tech Guest House.

ALU MNI ASSOCIATION NEWS


A get-together of 2004-07 batch B.A. Sociology

A get-together of 2004-07 batch B.A. Sociology was held on 12th August, 2018 at Sangamam Hall. Out of 15 alumni, 13 have registered as life members and 2 have registered.

1983-86 Batch B.A. Economics

A get-together of 1983-86 batch B.A. Economics was held on 19th August 2018 in their own classroom. Around 18 alumni gathered, 9 of whom have registered as life members.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS


ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSTeachers’ Day 2018 Celebrations

Teachers’ Day 2018 Celebrations as a mark of respect and tribute to the great teach-er and eminent academician, Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, PSG Arts Alumni Associa-tion organized Teachers’ Day Celebrations 2018 at GRD Auditorium on 5th September 2018. Shri.V.Lakshmninarayanasamy, President of the PSG Arts Alumni Association, welcomed the gathering. Prof.V.Selvarajan, Secretary, Dr.D.Brindha, Principal, Alum-ni Office Bearers and all teaching and nonteaching staff of the college participated. The Chief Guest, Mr.P.Manikandan, Literary Speaker hilariously stressed the need for teachers to fine-tune themselves and inculcate moral values to students, to mould them into responsible citizens. Dr.B.Ramesh, Treasurer, PSG Arts Alumni Association delivered the Vote of Thanks.

The PSG Arts Alumni Association Scholarships

SI.NO DATE NAME WITH ROLL NUMBER AMOUNT

1 10/07/2018 R.Mohanapriya, Roll No.16BCE29 25,000.00

2 10/07/2018 M.Sabarinathan, Roll No.16BCA042 25,000.00

3 10/07/2018 T. Sree Yeswanthene, Roll No.16BCC055 25,000.00

4 19/07/2018 S.Makesh, Roll No.16BBC518 25,000.00

5 03/08/2018 K.Indhuja, Roll No.16BBT016 25,000.00

6 07/08/2018 S.Pavithra, Roll.No.16BBT037 25,000.00

7 20/08/2018 Y.Ganesh, Roll No.17MSS012 25,000.00

8 31/08/2018 R.Mani, Roll No.17BTA016 10,500.00

TOTAL 1,85,500.00


ALUMNI NEWSAlumni News

Shri.V.Lakshminarayanasamy, alumnus of 1973-76 batch B.Com., was honoured at the 11th PSG Arts Alumni Association General Meeting on 23rd July 2018 for being elected as the President of The Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Coimbatore.

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