The students of Amrita won prizes for coming up with astonishing solutions, including national security problems, during Robotsavam 2017 – India’s first ever International level tech fest exclusively for Robotics. Robotsavam 2017, organised by the IEEE Student Branch of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amritapuri campus, was held at the campus on July 28-30, 2017.
Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan, Dean of Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore and a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, launched an Android App of the Amritadhwani the annual college magazine and yearbook of Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, on 28th July, 2017.
Amrita student, Mr. Rishideep S. (final year BTech), Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, developed an Android App, ‘Wall on”, which has been adjudged as one among the Top 10 Best Android Apps for July, 2017, by TechworkZ online global community of Android App developers.
Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, observed the International Yoga Day on June 21, 2017. The function started with a prayer by the 5th year Pharm.D. students. Principal, Dr. Sabitha M., inaugurated the function seeking the blessings of Amma by lighting the holy lamp and doing arathi followed by a short speech regarding the importance of International Yoga Day and the benefits of making yoga a part of our daily routine.
The Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, hosted an evening of music, dance and entertainment to officially flag off the beginning of the annual cultural extravaganza Kalanjali 2017.
The International Day of Yoga was celebrated at the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham on June 21, 2017. In honor of the 3rd International Yoga Day, and the 30th anniversary of Amrita Yoga, students of the Gitamritam practiced Yoga at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Summer Camp students and Amrita Multi Modal Application Using Computer and Human Interaction’s (AMMACHI Lab) Community Organizers in Kimana and Dunda villages celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2017, by planting trees and plants. An event also was organized at Nani Borvai village in Gujarat.
An industrial visit to a transformer manufacturing company, ENN ENN Transformers & Electrical Services, Bangalore, was organized for 4th semester Electrical andElectronics students of Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, on April, 25, 2017, by IEEE PELS student chapter. The students were studying transformers in the current semester.
The Computer Society of India (CSI) Student Branch of Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Mysuru, has been adjudged as the best active student branch in India for the 2015-2016 academic year.
A Forum for Aspiring Computer Engineers (FACE), in collaboration with StudyOwl, conducted a Developer Weekend on Chatbots and Progressive Web Apps on March 4- 5, 2017.