Amrita Alumnus Santosh Nanduru, (BTech Degree in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,2013, Coimbatore campus), is one of those making an impact. He is Regional Head of Just for Kicks, which he helped elevate from a pilot project to a successful organization making a big change in children’s lives.
With the noble intention of reviving the art of public speaking and helping students cope with the increasing competition in the corporate world, the Corporate and Industry Relations (CIR) at the Coimbatore campus, organizes a public speaking contest for third-year engineering students every year. The event this year was held on 12th April, 2016, at Amriteswari Hall.
Prashanth Mohanasundaram of the department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, was the winner of the coveted TCS Best Student Award for the year 2016 and he secured this prize wining over eleven other nominations. He was awarded a Gold Medal, a certificate and cash prize at the function held on 22nd April, 2016, in the Muralikrishna Auditorium of CIR, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
The provisional result of the I, IV and VI Semester B.Tech, II Semester M.Tech, II, IV, VI Semester BA, Integrated M.Sc,MA Eng, II Semester MA, PGDJ, MSW examinations conducted in May 2016 are announced by the Controller of Examinations of Coimbatore Campus.
The Rover Phoenix team from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, was selected for the United Kingdom’s University Rover Challenge (UKURC) as part of European City of Science 2016. The competition will take place in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, United Kingdom from July 23-24.
Ms. Vandana Nimbalkar, a third year student from the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, has been selected for the 2016 Tech Top MIT Make in India Bootcamp to be held from 31st July, 2016 to 20th August, 2016.
In the 2016 Formula Hybrid Competition, students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham secured third position in the ‘Hybrid in Progress’ category. The team made their debut appearance, building a race car for the first time.
Dr. Shantanu Bhowmik, Head of the Research and Projects at Amrita School of Engineering and Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, was invited to deliver a lecture at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)), Empa, Thun, Konferenzraum, Switzerland, on June 16, 2016.
The provisional result of the VIII Semester B.Tech.examinations conducted in May 2016 are announced by the Controller of Examinations of Coimbatore Campus.
Students from Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus, have emerged winners in the Microsoft’s National College Hacking Contest- Build the Shield.