As per the guidelines given by AICTE – SIP, ‘General Fitness and Yoga sessions’ were conducted. Mr.G.Vinoth Kumar, Director, Physical Education, trained the first year students, by demonstrating important Asanas that everyone must learn in order to have healthy mind in a healthy body. He lectured the students about the significance of maintaining a healthy balance between one’s mind and body which could easily be achieved through meditation. The students followed all the instruction and concentrated well.

The students were encouraged to play different indoor and outdoor games during sports hour as per the timetable. The students played table tennis, basket ball, throw ball, carrom, chess, volley ball and cricket. Mr.G.Vinoth Kumar, Director, Physical Education, taught the rules and divided the students into different teams. They played with energy and enthusiasm.

As initiated by AICTE, UHV (Universal Human Values) sessions were conducted as a part of the SIP programme. Asst. Prof. Abhinaya C., Asst. Prof. Nishanth K. and Asst. Prof. Gopikha conducted these sessions. They had participated in the 5-day UHV Introductory Faculty Development Programme and had received certificates as per the requirement of AICTE to conduct SIP-UHV sessions. The session helped the students to understand the importance of ‘SELF and BODY’, and how to live in harmony with the self, family, society and nature. The students shared their views and expressed that they could develop a better perspective towards life after the session.

The students were taken to the villages adopted by Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering (as per Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme). The students were made to take Village Household Survey. The villages visited by our students were Palavedu, Pakkam, Puliyur, Kadavur and Pandeswaram. The students had a wonderful time interacting with the people living in the villages.

As part of the programme, Mr.T. Karthick, Career and Development Cell, taught ‘Speed Maths’. Students found this session very interesting as they had learnt new methods to solve some of the complicated mathematical problems and aptitude questions. The students expressed that the shortcuts learnt would be helpful for them to clear entrance examinations and competitive examinations.

On 10.11.2022, Er. K. Khaja Mohideen, Department of Information Technology, delivered a lecture on ‘Successful Career Path for IT Students’. He discussed on the following ideas:
• What is GOAL? How to have a MINDSET that will lead one to a successful career?
• How to make use of techno environments for IT career achievements?
• How to use Linked-In and Git Hub learning portal for IT jobs.

On 14.11.2022, a guest lecture was arranged for the Freshers. Dr. Mohamed Meeran, M.D. (Microbiology), M.D. (Venerelogy), delivered a lecture on ‘Awareness on Medicine’. He discussed on healthy daily routines. He recommended four principles to regulate one’s health:
• 8 Hour sleep
• Healthy breakfast before 9:00 AM
• Physical activities: Exercising, Walking
• Avoiding junk food and sweets

The students interacted well with the resource person. Mr. Gabriel Prasena Raj (CSE) and Ms. Rasheedha Begum (ECE) gave a feedback about the session. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Asst. Prof. Nishanth K

On 15.11.2022, Dr. R. Partheeban, the CEO of Knowledge Xchange, Entrepreneur and Industry Solutions Architect, delivered a lecture on ‘Career Guidance and Development’. He taught the students to use various online platforms to display their projects and skills. He guided the students about various opportunities provided by his company. He encouraged them to prepare for interviews. He gave updates about the trending career pathways and technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI, Edge Computing, VR and AR, IOT, Blockchain Technology, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, etc. The students came up with brilliant questions about the future developments in Engineering field.

On 18.11.2022, Prof. Dr. N. R. Shankar, IQAC Director, lectured the students through virtual mode on ‘Modern Learning Strategies’. He taught about how efficiently would E-Learning help the students to up skill. From 2022, due to the growth and development of Internet accessibility, MNC Companies expect Engineers with Multi skills: Basic Languages, Cloud Computing, Robotics and Verticals. He shared interesting information on the development of Aerospace, Agri Drones and Delivery Drones. The students interacted well with the resource person.

Guest lecture sessions by Alumni of Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering, were arranged for the students. The following Alumni members lectured on various technical topics:
i. Er. Muhammed Iliyas – “Prepare Yourself for Industry 4.0”
ii. Er. P. Dhanush Kumaran and Er. T. Karthikeyan – “Career Guidance”
iii. Er. S. Mohammed Waqqas – “Career Guidance”
iv. Er. Syed Ali Fathima Pitchaiibrahim – “Career Development in IT Field”
v. Er. H. Mohammed Aadil – “Entrepreneurship”
vi. Er. G. V. Chandrakanth – “Robotics and Core Value Requisite
for Core Company”