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SCMS School o f Archi tecture

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar

Founder & Chairman

SCMS Group of

Educational Institutions

Looking through the crack in the cupboard, the mouse

could see the farmer and his wife opening a new

package. Hope it brings some food for me to share,

the mouse murmured and watched. But, alas, to his

utter dismay a mousetrap was taken out of the packet.

At the sight of the trap, the mouse got panicky, rushed

to the farmyard and began announcing the alarm:

There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a

mousetrap in the house!

Clucking and scratching, the chicken raised her head

and replied, Mr. Mouse, why should I be bothered? It's of no

consequence to me. But, of course, must be a matter of grave

concern for you.

Then, running to the pig the mouse alerted, There is a mousetrap

in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! The pig retorted,

I really sympathise with you Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I

can do about it, but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.

Finally, the mouse turned to the cow and cautioned, There is a

mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!

I feel sorry for you, Mr. Mouse, the cow reacted, but it's no skin

off my teeth.

So, the despondent mouse returned home head down, worried as

to how to face the threat all alone. That very night a sound was

heard throughout the house like the sound of a mousetrap

catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to look at the prey. In

the darkness, she could not make out it was a venomous snake

whose tail was caught by the trap. The annoyed snake bit the

farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she

returned home with a fever.

It is a common practice to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup. So,

the farmer took out his knife and went to the farmyard to prepare

the main ingredient for the soup. However, his wife's malady

persisted; so friends and neighbours came to sit with her round

Look for opportunities, to help others

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The solemn and colourful ceremony of the annual convocation of the

22nd PGDM batch was held on April 27. Hundred outgoing

qualified students received their diploma certificates from the hands

of the Chief Guest Mr.Anil Radhakrishnan, CEO, Adani Logistics,

Mumbai. The special awards were presented by the Guest of

Honour Mr. Dimitrov Krishnan, VP, Volvo Construction

Equipment, India. Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group

presided.

Vol : 11

No : 2

May 2015

A Monthly Newsletter of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Cochin

the clock. In order to feed them, the farmer

slaughtered the pig. Nevertheless, the farmer's wife

did not recover; she succumbed to death. So, lot of

people came for her funeral; the farmer had the cow

butchered to provide enough meat to serve all of

them.

The terrified mouse watched the whole drama

through the crack in the cupboard. What a great

tragedy it was for all those who firmly believed that

an isolated threat to the mouse couldn't ever

become a menace to them? So, the next time you

hear someone is facing a problem and think it

doesn't concern you, remember, when one of us is threatened we

are all at risk.

We are living in a totally interdependent world. It simply means

everything affects everything else. Each of us is a vital thread in

another person's tapestry. In an interwoven ecosystem there can

be very little that is absolutely isolated.

Our life itself is the sum of our interactions with the

surroundings. Thousands of such interactions take place every

day. These interactions may produce benign as well as malign

effects. If it produces beneficial effects, we call it progress. If the

results are harmful, we take it as downturn.

An adversity to someone around us can also be an opportunity.

True achievement comes when we identify such an opportunity

and create a benefit out of it for everyone. Remember, it was when

thousands of soldiers fell injured and infected during the World

War II that the antibiotic Penicillin was discovered by Alexander

Fleming. Most of all successful entrepreneurships arise out of

recognising a problem around and providing the best possible

solution for it.

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help

others. Unsuccessful people are asking, why bother about

others?

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar

SSTMNews

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Mr.Roshan K.Menon, Executive Vice President, Binani Zinc inaugurating the

conference. Others from L-R: Prof.P.C.Pillai, Senior Group Director,

Mr.A.S.Girish, HR Head, Apollo Tyres, Mr.Rajesh Nair, Director-Markets, Ernst

& Young, and Dr.V.Raman Nair, Group Director.

nd

The 22 Annual Convocation

Aparna R., the topper in PGDM batch 22, receiving the diploma certificate

from the Chief Guest, Mr.Anil Radhakrishnan, CEO, Adani Logistics, at the

convocation. Dr.V.Raman Nair, Group Director is also in the picture.

SSETDigest

Ms.Megha Mary Michael, Ms.Sree Lakshmi

K. R., Mr.Ajith Sundaram, Mr.Balakrishnan

Unni Raghavan and Mr.Anand Sasikumar,

Assistant Professors participated in a

Workshop on Data Analysis using Statistical Tools, organised by

Amrita School of Business, Kochi.

Mr.A.V.Jose, Associate Professor published a paper on 'Causes for

rise in NPAs in the Indian Banking Sector - A Different

Perspective' in the Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Management

Review Vol 4 (2) of February 2015.

For Merin Mathew, MTech Environmental

Engineering student of SSET it is a dream

come true to be selected for undergoing advanced training in

Germany for a period of five weeks. She has been assigned to work

with the internationally reputed German company Limco

International GmbH, a consultant in Limnology (science of fresh

water).

SCMS Group has MoU with Limco for joint research and

technology transfer as well as for student and faculty exchange. As

per the MoU it was decided to introduce for the first time in India

the novel concept of Automated Biomonitoring. Faculty from SCMS

Water Institute had already been to Limco earlier. Now a student is

being offered the training on automated biomonitoring using the

instrument developed by Limco. After the training, the biosensing

Seminars and workshops

Ms. Sonal Ayyappan, Associate Professor-CSE, and Ms. Anuranji R.,

Assistant Professor-CSE, delivered a talk on 'Crypto Watermarking

and Image Security' during the workshop on 'Image Sensing,

Medical Imaging and Satellite Image Processing,' sponsored by

ACM as part of Faculty Development Programme at IIITM-K,

Technopark, Trivandrum on March 20 and 21.

Ms.Felicita Joseph, former VP, Sime Darby

Plantations Sdn Bhd, Malaysia gave a motivational

talk for the upcoming managers and interacted with

them on April 21.

Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean-Management Studies was a panelist at the

Kerala State Level Quality Circle Competition organised by

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Kerala on February 25 at

Ernakulam.

Prof.K.J.Paulose also represented SCMS Group at the Deans

Summit 2015 organised by Deloitte on April 16 and 17 at

Hyderabad. There were two breakout sessions at the

summit on topics like (1) Talent Management:

Trends and Trials and (2) Higher Education in the

Digital Age.

Prof.K.J.Paulose speaking at the Quality Circle competition

conducted by CII.

Dr.Jayasri I., Associate Professor-HR, chaired a session at the

NAAC-sponsored National Conference at Sree Narayana Guru

College, Coimbatore on February 10. She also made a presentation

on 'Strategies in people management.'

Prof.K.J.Paulose panelist at CII

Chaired a session

Ms.Felicita Joseph

equipment will be brought to SCMS Water Institute for conducting

studies in India. The new

equipment will be useful for

monitoring of water quality of

the inland waters of Kerala. It

will be extremely useful

because of the widespread

pollution of water resources

here caused by the industry,

agriculture, municipal waste

water and others.

Campus activities

Placement news

A blood donation camp was conducted at SSET campus by

the NSS unit in association with Regional Blood Transfusion

Centre, Aluva on March 10. Forty students and ten staff members

donated blood. The programme was coordinated by

Mr. K.K.Gopalakrishnan, Sujai K. and A.Rakesh.

The activities of EEE Association were inaugurated by Mr. Reji John,

AGM, TELK, Angamaly, on February 6. Prof. M.L. Paul, HoD-EEE

presided.

IEEE face-to-face Kochi hub level seminar was held at our campus

on March 20. Hundred students from 12 engineering colleges in and

around Kochi participated.

GENESIS'15, National level technical festival organised by

Association of Royal Mechanical Engineers was held on March 21.

Mr. Antio Paul, MD, Star Pipes and Fittings was the chief guest.

Vipanchika-15, annual cultural festival of SSET was conducted on

March 13.

As part of the activities of the Industry Institute Interaction Cell of

ME Department, a talk by Mr. Jery Altaf from 3Dify.in on '3D

Printers' was held on March 17.

As a part of the outreach programme by IIT Madras, a talk by Dr.

Krishnankutty P., Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-M was

held on March 17 to spread awareness about Ocean Engineering

department, the courses offered, research areas, etc. among students

so that they can opt for challenging careers in Ocean Engineering

in future.

The following offers were received by our 2015 batch students

during April 2015: Federal Bank - 4 , TCS - 5, IVTL Infoview - 3,

Wipro - 2, Sutherland - 11, Plant Lipids - 1, WeP Solutions - 2,

MRF - 1 and JK Tyres - 3 offers.

Merin Mathew (centre) working in Limco

laboratory in Germany is seen along with

her colleagues.

for Improving Water Quality in India

MTech student on advanced training in Germany

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While Aparna R. received the Chairman's Gold Medal, instituted in

memory of the late Vice Chairman Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor, for

the Best Academic Performer, the Best Outgoing Student's Award

for the best overall performance went to Sharon Thankam James.

The merit certificates for the toppers in the two specialisation

streams Banking & Insurance, and Retail were received by Sreedevi

Chandramohan and Jithesh M. respectively.

Caudia Iken, PGDM student from University of Ravensburg-

Weingarten, Germany, under the student exchange programme,

received her successful course completion certificate for the two

trimesters she attended.

In his convocation address, Mr.Anil Radhakrishnan referred to the

two major factors that would be of importance to the budding

managers in their future life. To illustrate on the first factor namely,

the external circumstances, he presented a video clipping of the

famous TED talk by Prof.Hans Rosling on the amazing story about

the growth progression of India and the tremendous opportunities

open to today's youngsters in the coming three decades. The

external part is all in support of you and you are going to be in the

best part of India's future, said Mr.Anil. The country is well set to

move forward and you are going to be the torch bearers to take us

forward, he continued.

With regard to the second factor namely, the unique inner potential

of each individual, Mr.Anil briefed the youngsters that it was

extremely important for them to understand their unique potential

and be passionate and excited about what they were doing.

Stressing on the significance of values he said that there might be a

number of occasions in their career when they would be forced to

take decisions compromising on the value system, but never should

they compromise.

Another important factor that ensures your success is the people

around you, how well you manage them and their expectations, he

observed. If people around you are backing, you can be

successful, remarked he. Mr.Anil concluded his address with a

positive note: India is going to be the next superpower, under your

leadership.

I feel happy because of a couple of observations on this

convocation, said Mr.Dimitrov Krishnan in his commencement

speech, firstly, the larger number of women graduating out

and secondly, they are high achievers, since most of the best

awards went to women. It speaks volumes, he explained,

because an area of energy that has not been harnessed is

women power. In the coming years there will be more women

members in the board of companies in India, he anticipated.

In order to make a good career, in any job you need to make value

addition, he clarified. Are you learning something every day and

are you contributing something to the organisation? If so, you are in

the right place and the right direction, he explained. Then you don't

have to bother about your career planning, he elaborated. The usual

tendency to remain in the comfort zone for long has to be prevented

at any cost, if you want to move forward, he said. At the same time

never be impatient because patience is a virtue even in career, he

justified. Business is all about people. That is to say it is about

managing yourself and managing the people around. Therefore as

long as you remain focused on working with and learning from

people you will be successful, he pointed out.

Prof.P.C.Pillai, Senior Group Director welcomed the gathering.

Dr.V.Raman Nair, Group Director administered the oath.

Dr.Filomina P.George, Director, SCMS COCHIN School of Business

and Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean also spoke.

Mr.Dimitrov Krishnan, VP, Volvo Construction Equipment and the Guest of

Honour, speaking. Others on the dais L-R: Dr.Filomina P.George, Director,

SCMS COCHIN School of Business, Dr.V.Raman Nair, Group Director,

Mr.Anil Radhakrishnan, CEO, Adani Logistics (Chief Guest), Dr.G.P.C.Nayar,

Chairman, SCMS Group (presiding), Prof.P.C.Pillai, Senior Group Director

and Prof. K.J.Paulose, Dean.

No shortcut to success

(Aparna R., Gold Medalist in PGDM batch 22 sharing her feelings and

experiences with us Editor)

It was indeed a unique moment in my life today. To me it was really

an exhilarating experience to have been honoured in front of such a

large gathering and to have received the coveted awards from such

illustrious persons. I have been waiting for this moment from the last

convocation and when the time came today I was literally

dumbstruck. When I heard my name being called by Filomina

Ma'am I felt like the floor swept off underneath my feet. It was like I

have conquered something. My mind was telling me: Yes Aparna ..!

At lastthe day has come when your hard work has reaped

fruits!! When I stood on the stage seeing my parents filled with

pride, it was the best feeling I ever had.

There is no shortcut to success. Always chase your dreams till you

conquer it. I am proud to say on this day that I have conquered my

dream job in Deloitte from this SCMS platform. Teachers, friends,

parents and God Almighty, all are the pillars of support I had in

SCMS life that helped me achieve this. To my juniors, what I have to

say is: Find out your passion whatever it is and work for it before it's

late, whatever happens don't deter. If you are determined nothing

can stop you from achieving it.

It has been a privilege to study in SCMS

(Sharon Thankam James, Best Outgoing Student

Award winner in PGDM batch 22 sharing her

experience with us Editor)

As I walk out of SCMS carrying lots of

memories and mixed feelings, I'm truly

humbled to receive the award for the best

outgoing student of 2014-'15 batch. I sincerely

thank my parents and teachers who have

supported me constantly to make this happen.

The academic curriculum at SCMS demanded a lot of hard work

and commitment, but at the very end, every effort you put in pays

you back manifold. Make it a goal to meet new people and try new

things. Take the opportunity to start fresh, from the people you

choose to be your friends to the extracurricular events you decide

to take part in. College is about finding a balance between

assignments, family, friends, and just about a million other things,

but most importantly, it's about finding a balance between finding

yourself and shaping yourself.

Over the years, I've learnt that one must have an unwavering

passion for learning, self-discovery, and helping others to be

successful. Most importantly, the individual must be characterised

by a never-ending desire to do things.

It has been a privilege to study in SCMS, primarily because of the

unparalleled faculty, who are uniformly engaging and happy to

interact with students. As I proudly join the alumni group, I still

look forward to stepping foot in my alma mater to help the student

community become independent and driven.

Director's Fireside 2015

PGDM Batch 23 students organised the Director's Fireside 2015 on

March 27 at the campus for their beloved seniors. The evening

witnessed an emotional bidding adieu on a happy note to the PGDM

Batch 22 students, wishing them luck for all their future endeavors.

Dr.Radha P.Thevannoor, Group Director and Dr.Filomina P.George, Director,

SCMS COCHIN School of Business releasing the student magazine, Prateek.

SCMS Group wins International Award

for Leadership in Quality

SCMS Group of Educational Institutions has won the

prestigious International Star for Leadership in Quality

Award from Business Initiative Directions, Madrid, Spain.

The award is in recognition of the exemplary contribution

made by SCMS Group in terms of Leadership, Quality and

Excellence in the field of education. The award is given to the

best 50 educational institutions in the world. SCMS is the first

Indian institution to get the award. The Award in Leadership

in Quality from BID has over the last three decades established

itself as the true standard of excellence for institutions and

companies around the world. The award will be presented at

the ISLQ convention to be held in Paris on June 28.

Prof.Pramod P.Thevannoor on

Noise Pollution as a Health Hazard

Prof.Pramod P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman, SCMS Group

speaking on 'Noise Pollution as a Health Hazard' at the launching

of the noise pollution awareness project conducted by National

Initiative for Safe Sound at IMA Hall in Cochin on April 7.

Proof of the pudding

The entire effort of the unique teaching system

in SCMS Group is to bring about a measurable

improvement in the levels of knowledge,

skills and attitude of the students in order to make them readily

acceptable for the industry. The following evaluation of the

attributes of the outgoing students of SCMS by Blue Dart Express,

Mumbai during their recent visit for recruitment speaks for itself.

SCMSSpectrum

Water awareness campaign held

Mr.Sajan Koikkal, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) inaugurating the

road show organised by SCMS Water Institute and Lulu Mall jointly at Edappally.

Mr.Sanal Potty, Manager-Public Relations and Mr. Abdul Latheef, Liaison Officer

are also in the front row.

As a part of world water day on March 22, SCMS Water Institute

and Lulu Mall jointly organised a water awareness road show at

Edappally to promote awareness on major threats like high

bacterial-infected drinking water. Mr. Sajan Koikkal, Assistant

Commissioner of Police (Traffic) inaugurated the road show.

Dr.V.Raman Nair, Group Director, Prof.Sreekumar B.Pillai,

Mr.Sanal Potty, Manager - Public Relations, Mr. Abdul Latheef,

Liaison Officer, and Mr.Vishnu R.Nath, Manager, Lulu Mall also

participated in the campaign.

Book reading session

Industry Institute interaction

Dr.K.N.Raghavan IRS, Commissioner of Customs

and author of the book Dividing Lines: Contours of

India-China Conflict led a discussion on his book,

which described India's defeat in the war as a

result of the ill-advised forward policy and the

failure of the politico-military leadership. Dr.V.Raman Nair,

Group Director and Dr.Filomina P.George, Director, SCMS

COCHIN School of Business also participated in the discussions

held on March 27.

Mr.Harinath Viswanathan, Manager (Operations),

BPCL Kochi Refinery spoke to the students on the

'Indian Way of Donkey Nodding,' on

March 26.

Dr.Anil Kumar Pillai, CEO, Lokya Technologies,

Cochin, interacted with the students focusing on

topics like innovation and entrepreneurship, on

April 16.Dr.Anil Kumar Pillai

Mr.Harinath Viswanathan

The toppers. From L-R: Sharon Thankam James (Best Outgoing Student), Jithesh

M. (Topper in Retail stream), Sreedevi Chandramohan (Topper in B&I stream) and

Aparna R. (Chairman's Gold Medal winner for the Best Academic Performance).

The farewell function started with the release of the student

magazine, Prateek. Dr. Radha Thevannor, Group Director and

Dr. Filomina P.George, Director, SCMS COCHIN School of Business,

jointly released the magazine, Prateek, edited and designed by the

students.

The juniors put forth a wonderful extravaganza for their beloved

seniors.

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